The Pesle Dicker Shield was founded in 2011 and began as a competition between the Emu Plains and St Marys A-Grade sides. In 2016, the Shield evolved to become an Under 9s Gala Day open to teams from within and beyond the Penrith district.
The Shield is played in memory of two club stalwarts from the Emu Plains and St Marys clubs. John Pesle from Emu Plains and Tony Dicker from St Marys were both long serving committee members and their children and grandchildren are still strongly connected to their respective clubs. The Pesle Dicker Shield is played in honour of these two men who gave so much to their communities.
The Shield is played in memory of two club stalwarts from the Emu Plains and St Marys clubs. John Pesle from Emu Plains and Tony Dicker from St Marys were both long serving committee members and their children and grandchildren are still strongly connected to their respective clubs. The Pesle Dicker Shield is played in honour of these two men who gave so much to their communities.
All expressions of interest in participating in this year’s Pesle Dicker Gala Day are to be lodged online via the link above. By lodging an online expression of interest, you acknowledge and agree to abide by the following terms and conditions.
Once you have registered your team's interest, please wait for the confirmation email which will include a team nomination form, payment details and further instructions. Final gala day information and pool draws will be sent to team organisers prior to the event.
Once you have registered your team's interest, please wait for the confirmation email which will include a team nomination form, payment details and further instructions. Final gala day information and pool draws will be sent to team organisers prior to the event.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
General Information
Ground rules
Game rules
Finals
General Information
- Cost to enter: $60 per team.
- Please note your team’s place in the gala day is not confirmed until payment has been received.
- A maximum of 32 teams will be confirmed to participate in the gala day.
- All players and officials must be registered to their club and have participated in their teams regular games during the 2022 season.
- All players and officials must have their e-cards available for viewing upon check in on the day or when requested.
- There will be 2 Draws, one competing for the Pesle Dicker Shield and one competing for the Pesle Dicker Plate. The draw will be finalised before the day and forwarded to the managers/coaches with further information.
Ground rules
- No BBQs are to be used other than those supplied by Emu Plains Committee.
- No Alcohol to be consumed at the grounds.
- Zero tolerance for swearing and bad behaviour shown on the day with offenders potentially being asked to leave the grounds.
Game rules
- All games will be 15 minutes one-way with no halftime or kick for goals.
- No time off for injuries.
- Unlimited interchange will apply with a maximum of 15 players per team.
- All games will start at 9:00am and then every 20 minutes after that. Please be on time to your game and move on quickly to allow the next game to commence without interference.
- DH & FR Vests are to be worn by the same player for the duration of the 15-minute game unless being replaced due to injury.
- Normal mini game rules apply (with the exception of the DH & FR Vests as above).
- Number of games played in regular pool games will depend on number of teams in each pool. A finalised draw will be released before the gala day and emailed to team managers/contacts.
- Points allocation:
- Win = 3 points
- Draw = 2 points (awarded to the first try scoring team only)
- Loss = 0 points
Finals
- There will be 2 draws (Shield and Plate) which are made up of 4 pools (depending on number of teams) in each draw.
- Once all regular games are played for all pools, the team who finishes with the most points within their pool will progress to either semi-final 1 or 2.
- The winners of semi-finals 1 and 2 will then progress to play in the Grand Final and compete for either the Shield or the Plate as relevant to their draw.
- For example, based on a 32-team schedule:
- Pesle Dicker Shield Draw:
- Pool A highest point scorer vs Pool B highest point scorer will play Semi-Final 1
- Pool C highest point scorer vs Pool D highest point scorer will play Semi-Final 2
- Winner from Semi-Final 1 vs the Winner from Semi-Final 2 will play the Grand Final to compete for the Shield.
- Pesle Dicker Plate Draw:
- Pool E highest point scorer vs Pool F highest point scorer will play Semi-Final 3
- Pool G highest point scorer vs Pool H highest point scorer will play Semi-Final 4
- Winner from Semi-Final 3 vs the Winner from Semi-Final 4 will play the Grand Final to compete for the Plate.
- Pesle Dicker Shield Draw: