http://nrlfantasy.dailytelegraph.com.au/Welcome to The Telegraph Sportsbet.com.au SuperCoach for NRL Season. Take the role of coach and selector and guide your hand-picked team to glory. Each week, the real-life performances of your chosen players score points for your team.
Coach the highest-scoring team of the week and you'll win $500 cash.And if, after 26 weeks, your team tops the overall ladder, you'll win $30,000 cash. Like a real coach, you'll select, trade and bench your players in pursuit of the ultimate prize. The Telegraph Sportsbet.com.au SuperCoach for NRL is easy to play but difficult to master. And it's absolutely free to play.
You can become a NRL SuperCoach in three easy steps: Name your team and choose a squad of 25 players within your $5 million salary cap. Each week pick 13 starters and four reserves who will earn you points based on their real-life performances.
During the season, make up to 30 trades, shuffle your starting line-up and watch your team perform in the $30,000 winner-take-all Telegraph Sportsbet.com.au SuperCoach for NRL game.
Telegraph Sportsbet.com.au SuperCoach for NRL - Terms & ConditionsThe SuperCoach game ("SuperCoach") for NRL is an online fantasy sports community. This web site ("Web Site") and SuperCoach are operated by Vapormedia VirtualSports, a business unit of Vapormedia Pty Limited ACN 140 989 368 ("Vapormedia") for News Limited ABN 82 000 529 457 in association with its publishing newspapers in Queensland and New South Wales. By registering and participating, users agree to be bound by these rules and conditions.
The SuperCoach for NRL game is promoted by:
- Nationwide News Pty Limited, 2 Holt Street, Surry Hills, NSW 2010.
- News Queensland Pty Limited, Cnr Campbell and Mayne Street, Bowen Hills, QLD 4001.
- Gold Coast Publications Pty Limited, 385 Southport Nerang Road, Molendinar, QLD 4214.
- North Queensland Newspaper Company P/L (Townsville Bulletin), 198-244 Ogden Street, Townsville QLD 4810.
By registering and participating, users agree to be bound by these rules and conditions.
1. WHO MAY PLAY
Entry to SuperCoach for NRL is open to players in NSW and QLD only. There is no minimum age limit, however any prizes that may be won by an entrant below the age of 18 will be awarded to their parent/legal guardian. The following entrants are welcome; however are not eligible to be awarded any prizes for participation in SuperCoach for NRL:
Employees of, or contractors to Nationwide News, Cumberland Newspapers, News Queensland, Gold Coast Publications, North Queensland Newspaper Company, Quest Community Newspapers, The Cairns Post, game sponsors or any of the associated agencies involved with this competition,
Members of the immediate family of such employees and contractors, and
International or Australian participants who are not residents of NSW, Australian Capital Territory or Queensland.
SuperCoach for NRL is offered as a free game to all participants, and is not to be used in connection with any form of gambling or the promotion of gambling. All entrants and competition winners consent to the publication of their name and suburb of residence and agree to participate in reasonable promotional activities as requested by News Limited and its publishing newspapers in Queensland and New South Wales. News Limited reserves the right to limit the number of participants in Fantasy NRL (SuperCoach) at any time for any reason.
2. TERM OF COMPETITION
SuperCoach for NRL will be conducted during the normal National Rugby League home and away season. The competition period commences at 12:01AM AEST on Wednesday 25 January 2012 and will cover each of the 26 rounds of fixtures conducted as part of the 2012 NRL Premiership Season.
3. HOW TO ENTER
To enter, participants must first complete the online registration form on the Web Site. There are no charges for registration and all games are free. Once registered, participants receive their personalised home page, where they are required to:
Choose a nickname, which is also used as their team name;
Participate in the selection of SuperCoach for NRL side;
Play and maintain the side in accordance with these official rules;
If they were invited to join a private league, enter the appropriate details to join that league (participants may create or join up to 5 Private or Public Leagues with their single registration and team entry). The private league competition begins at the end of round 4 when leagues of 16 SuperCoach for NRL teams will be formed.
From round 4 to round 22, each team in a private league will "play" every other team in that league once, except for Rounds 11,14,17 and 18, which will be league 'bye' rounds. The winner of each round is the team with the most SuperCoach for NRL points for that round.
Teams will get 2 points for a win, 1 point for a tie and nothing for a loss. Then, during rounds 23-26, the top eight teams in a private league will participate in a finals series to determine the league Premier. Also during rounds 23-26, the bottom eight teams in a private league will participate in a finals series to determine the minor league premier.
Private leagues can be joined in one of three ways:
Participants can use the League page on the Web Site to create and name up to five private leagues that other players can be invited to join. If there are fewer than 16 teams in a private league, other teams will be automatically recruited to make up a 16-side league.
Players invited by another participant to join a private league will receive an invitation and link to the registration page for the SuperCoach for NRL game and once registered, will be automatically added to the league.
Participants can accept an invitation from another SuperCoach for NRL player to join their private league using the league code that will be sent to them.
Participants who elect to do neither of the above will be automatically entered into a 16-team public league.
Participants can only enter SuperCoach for NRL once. Under no circumstances can participants enter two or more teams in SuperCoach for NRL.
Any entry that fails to provide all required information may be disqualified. News Limited assumes no responsibility for incomplete, late or misdirected entries, or entries received through impermissible or illegitimate channels or for failed, partial or garbled computer transmissions, or for technical failures of any kind. News Limited reserves the right to disqualify any entrant submitting an entry which is not made in accordance with the terms of these official rules or who does not abide by the Web Site terms and conditions.
In order to meet the minimum activity requirements for SuperCoach for NRL, participants must access their SuperCoach for NRL home page at least once every 30 days. Participants that fail to meet the minimum activity requirements may be disqualified at News Limited's discretion.
4. SCORING OF POINTS
Each participant chooses a squad of 25 players according to salary cap and positional restrictions described on this Web Site. Participants must choose a 25-man squad according to the following positional requirements: 2 fullbacks, 7 wings/centres, 2 five-eighths, 2 halfbacks, 6 front row forwards and 6 second row forwards.
Each week, participants choose 13 players in their starting lineup and 4 players from their remaining 12 'substitutes', whose contribution to a participant's SuperCoach for NRL score is based on the player's real-life performance in that week's NRL round. Points are only scored by players selected for each game/round.
After selecting their 17 players, participants must choose a team captain who will score double points for the round. Participants may also choose a Vice Captain, who will score double points for the round if the selected Captain scores 0 points for reasons such as not playing that round or being a late withdrawal.
Players traded during the season do not get their aggregate points added or subtracted to the participant's total.
Participants can replace members of their squad via the Trade page of this Web Site.
Participants can make up to 30 trades per season with a maximum of 2 trades in any given round. Trades must be made prior to the commencement of the next round and will be subject to the participant's SuperCoach for NRL salary cap. Player values can be found on the Player Draft, Team, Trade and Statistics pages of this Web Site.
Scores are awarded to each of the 17 players in a participant's Fantasy NRL starting line-up as follows:
How points are scored
Stat Description Points Awarded/Deducted
Trys 15 Points
Try Assists 10 Points
Goals 4 Points
Missed Goals -2 Points
Field Goals 5 Points
Missed Field Goals -1 Point
Tackles 1 Point
Missed Tackles -1 Point
Offloads 4 Points
Line Breaks 8 Points
Line Break Assists 6 Points
40/20 10 Points
Hitups (all runs) 2 Points
Penalties Conceded -2 Points
Errors -2 Points
Sin Bin/Send offs -8/-16 Points
Each eligible participant will be awarded one Automatic Emergency, in the event that any of the Scoring 17 players do not play in any given round and receive a score of 0 points. The Automatic Emergency will be the lowest scoring player who receives a score greater than 0 from their selected Squad of 25, who is not selected in the Scoring 17. The Automatic Emergency score will be automatically added to the total points scored by the eligible participant's team in any given round.
5. SELECTION OF WINNERS
Entrants will be awarded points in each Week as set out in the Rules, available at the Website.
Weekly Winners
The participant whose Fantasy NRL (SuperCoach) team has earned the highest number of points will be declared the Weekly Winner. Weekly winners will be determined at 10:00am (AEST) on the day after completion of each round of the NRL season during the competition period.
Judging of the Weekly Winners will take place at Vapormedia at Suite 107, 425 Docklands Drive, Docklands VIC 3008 and will be conducted by a representative of the Promoter. The Judge's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
The Judging Dates (as applicable) and winner names will be published on the thetelegraph.com.au website a week after the judging date:
WEEK/ROUND JUDGING DATE
1 8 March 2012
2 14 March 2012
3 21 March 2012
4 28 March 2012
5 4 April 2012
6 11 April 2012
7 18 April 2012
8 25 April 2012
9 2 May 2012
10 9 May 2012
11 16 May 2012
12 23 May 2012
13 30 May 2012
14 6 June 2012
15 13 June 2012
16 13 June 2012
17 20 June 2012
18 27 June 2012
19 4 July 2012
20 11 July 2012
21 18 July 2012
22 25 July 2012
23 1 August 2012
24 8 August 2012
25 15 August 2012
26 22 August 2012
Overall Winner
The participant whose Fantasy NRL team has earned the highest number of points for the entire season will be declared the Overall Winner. The Tipping Winner will be determined at 10:00am (AEST) on 22 August 2012
Judging of the Overall Winner will take place at Vapormedia at Suite 107, 425 Docklands Drive, Docklands VIC 3008 and will be conducted by a representative of the Promoter. The Judge's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. The Overall Tipping Winner's winner name will be published on the thetelegraph.com.au website on 29 August 2012.
6. TIE-BREAKING
In the event of a tie, the participant with the highest average SuperCoach for NRL points score as displayed on the web site will be declared the winner. Should this fail to break the tie for weekly prizes or the competition prize, the participant with the highest overall score will win. Where a tie cannot be resolved by any of the means above, the participant whose SuperCoach for NRL team was registered the earliest will win.
7. PRIZES
Weekly Prize - The winner of each weekly prize will receive $500 (one weekly prize will be awarded for each of the 26 rounds of the NRL season).
Competition Prize - At the completion of the NRL season the participant whose SuperCoach for NRL team has earned the highest number of points for the entire season will be declared the overall winner. The winner will receive $30,000.
All prize items are valued inclusive of GST and News Limited takes no responsibility for any variations in prize values. Any taxes which may be payable as a consequence of a winner receiving a prize are the sole responsibility of the winners. A participant may only receive a maximum of one (1) weekly prize during the season.
The total value of all prizes will be $43,000 (inc GST).
8. WINNER NOTIFICATION AND PUBLICATION
Each weekly prize winner will be notified by email within 28 days of winning, using the details provided in their entry. The overall prize winner will be notified by email within 28 days of winning, using the details provided in their entry.
News Limited is not responsible for and shall not be liable for late, lost, misdirected or unsuccessful efforts to notify prize winners.
9. UNCLAIMED PRIZES
At 10:00AM AEDST on 04/12/12 at Suite 107, 425 Docklands Drive, Docklands VIC 3008, Vapormedia will distribute any prizes that have remained unclaimed to that date. In the event that a weekly prize is unclaimed, the weekly prize will be awarded to the participant whose SuperCoach for NRL team earned the second highest number of points for the week for which the weekly prize was unclaimed. In the event that the major prize is unclaimed, the major prize will be awarded to the participant whose SuperCoach for NRL team earned the second highest number of points for the entire season. Winners will be notified by email, using the details provided in their entry.
10. TAX STATEMENT
News Limited accepts no responsibility for any tax implications that may arise from the prize winnings. Independent financial advice should be sought. Where the operation of this competition results in, for GST purposes, supplies being made for non-monetary consideration, entrants agree to follow the Australian Taxation Office's stated view that where the parties are at arm's length, goods and services exchanged are of equal GST inclusive market value.
11. EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY
To the extent permitted by law, News Limited and Vapormedia are not liable for any loss suffered or sustained to person or property and including, but not limited to, consequential (including economic) loss, by reason of any act or omission, deliberate or negligent, by News Limited, Vapormedia or their servants or agents, in connection with the arrangement for supply, or the supply or failure to supply, of any goods or services by any person to entrants or the prize winners. Each winner must sign and return any liability release provided by News Limited and/or Vapormedia as a condition of any prize being awarded. Failure to return the signed releases will result in the entitlement to the prize being forfeited and the selection of another winner.
Nothing in these official rules affects, nor is intended to affect, any rights a consumer might have which are not able to be excluded under applicable Australian consumer protection laws. To the fullest extent permitted by law, any liability of News Limited or its servants or agents for breach of any such rights is limited to the supplying of the relevant goods or services again.
12. GENERAL CONDITIONS
News Limited, its employees, officers, agents, and its parent companies and subsidiaries, and any participating News Limited company, are not responsible for and shall not be liable for: (i) any condition caused by events beyond the control of News Limited that may cause the game to be disrupted or corrupted; (ii) any injuries, losses, or damages of any kind caused by a prize or resulting from acceptance, possession, use, or misuse of a prize, or from participation in the game or downloading material from this Web Site; or (iii) any printing or typographical errors in any materials associated with SuperCoach for NRL.
News Limited reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel or suspend the competition, should virus, bugs, unauthorized human intervention, or other causes beyond the control of News Limited, in its sole opinion, corrupt the administration, security, fairness, integrity, or proper operation of the game or to disqualify any entrant who engages in offensive, illegal or objectionable conduct. News Limited reserves the right in its sole discretion to disqualify any individual who tampers with the entry process.
All entries become the property of News Limited. News Limited collects your personal information to assist us in providing the goods or services you have requested, to process your competition entries, and to improve our products and services. News Limited is bound by the National Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act 1988. We or any of our Australian related companies may contact you by any means (including by SMS or e-mail) in the future to let you know about goods, services or promotions which may be of interest to you. We may also share your information with other persons or entities who assist us in providing our services or running competitions or with other companies who provide prizes for competitions or reader offers. This company is part of a global media and entertainment group. We would like to share your information with our related companies so that they can contact you with offers. By marking the "opt-in" boxes on the Web Site entry form you consent to the storage and use of your personal information by News Limited, and any participating News Limited companies, or Vapormedia or other connected entities for the marketing purposes as set out next to the opt-in boxes and as detailed above. Entrants can access the personal information the Promoter holds about them by writing to the Promoter's Privacy Officer at Level 3, 2 Holt Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010 ABN 82 000 529 457 or via email
privacy@matp.newsltd.com.au.
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