Visit our registration page here: PJFC Registration. This will redirect you to the PlayHQ system, where you’ll need an account. Follow the steps and answer the required questions. Once completed, you can pay the registration fee, which covers both PJFC and league fees.

For assistance, contact our Registrar, Peter Cotter, at registrar@prahranjfc.com .For issues like changing your email address linked to PlayHQ, you’ll need to contact PlayHQ directly at clubhelp@afl.com.au

No, the Summer Development Program registration is separate from the regular season registration and payment.

Players in their first year of football (e.g., Under 8) must provide a proof of age document (e.g., birth certificate or passport) to confirm their date of birth before registration is accepted.

These documents can be emailed to registrar@prahranjfc.com or shown in person at a training session. Returning or transferred players do not need to provide additional documents.

The registration fee is $403, with $345 allocated to PJFC for football program administration and $58 paid to the league.

Yes, PJFC offers support for families who may find registration costs challenging, including fee reductions or waivers.

For a confidential discussion, please contact Peter Cotter at registrar@prahranjfc.com  or President Jo Harris at president@prahranjfc.com.

We offer a refund of the club portion for withdrawals before 15 March. After that, pro-rata refunds may be available to cover participation and administrative costs.

Please contact the Registrar for arrangements. You can also request a refund for the league’s $58 fee.

We encourage early registration to assist with team allocations and avoid missing out on a spot. Priority is given to players registered by 1 February.

Teams are filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Registrations typically close mid-March, but some age groups may close earlier if squads are full. Team allocations occur on 25 March.

While you can register close to the start of the season, there may be no available spots if teams are full or registrations have closed.

If a spot is available, you can still register. For age groups with grading, players who missed the grading may be placed in a lower division.

We may accept late registrations for teams with available spots until 1 June. If your child joins after the season begins (e.g., recently moving in the area), a reduced registration fee may be offered.

Please refer to the guidance on our registration page: PJFC Registration.

The number of teams depends on registrations. While we’ve outlined above preliminary plans for 2025 based on 2024 team numbers, if the registrations are significantly more / less than planned, then we will amend the number of teams accordingly. This is one of the reasons we encourage early registrations to assist with this team planning.

PJFC  intentionally mixes teams to ensure we embrace our key values of diversity, inclusion and meeting new kids.

We avoid "whole school teams" to help prepare players for future age groups, where teams are based on ability. For U8–U10, players can list up to three friends, and we aim to include at least one in their team allocation.

PJFC generally prefers players to play in their designated age group unless there are strong reasons (e.g., to play with kids of the same school year level).

Players wishing to play up must request this to the Registrar and providing justification.

The club will assess factors such as age, school year level, physical size, ability, maturity, and the division of the older team before making a decision.

Players wishing to play in a younger age group must obtain an exemption from the league under the AFL’s Age Dispensation Policy, typically supported by documentation.

This decision is made by the league, not PJFC. Please contact the Registrar for more details. If a player has received this dispensation in previous seasons, a renewal request is required each year.

There’s no formal action required, but it helps with team planning if you inform us so we can adjust team allocations accordingly

Contact the PJFC Registrar, who will coordinate the transfer. All players need to request a transfer from their previous club before registering with PJFC.

The process is straightforward, and PJFC can initiate the request via PLAYHQ. Objections to transfers are rare and usually only occur if the player owes money or has outstanding club property.

We understand that for a range of reasons a player may wish to transfer to a different team. Although it is not required, it is useful for PJFC’s planning if you let us know of the planned transfer so we can factor this into the team allocations.

Similar to above, the new club will submit the transfer via PLAYHQ and PJFC approves the transfer. It is rare for a club to object to a transfer and the grounds for objection are narrow.

Grading is optional. Players can choose to be placed in the lower division of their age group if preferred. However, we encourage all players to participate in grading, as the feedback can be valuable.

PJFC requires all parents and players to read and acknowledge the Code of Conduct before registration. This outlines expectations for training, game day, and social conduct at the Club. The code is available via the registration process and can also be accessed here.

Teams and coaches will be announced around 25 March for graded teams. We hope to share the ungraded teams and coaches earlier, but this is pending registration numbers.