The other interesting section which has been discussed over the years is what the rules were in 2012 for jersey allowances and changes.
From the same document as previous post:
7.4 STRIP ALLOWANCES
Jersey allocation per season:
1. Main Jersey x 1 design – 3 year design cycle
Retail Distribution – Club Retail/General Retail
2. Alternate ‘A’ x 1 design - 2 year design cycle
Retail Distribution – Club Retail/ General Retail
3. Alternate ‘B’ x 1 design - 1 year design cycle
Retail Distribution – Club Retail/ General Retail
4. ‘One-Off Promotional’ – unlimited allocation per season – 1 year design cycle
eg Charity/Cause related themed – Reconciliation/Breast Cancer etc
Retail Distribution – Club Retail only
Please note that request to wear nominated jersey design on a specific round will still be subject to NRL Football Operations approval as per the guidelines outlined within the Football Operations Manual. Please also be advised that should your Club wish to wear your One-Off Promotional jersey for a match where the competing team does not hold a contrasting main or alternate jersey to the promotion jersey, the request to wear the promotional jersey will be denied (regardless if the match is at your Club home venue), therefore ensure that you consider who you are playing when designing promotional jerseys. Any proposed use of traditional or ‘One-Off Promotional’ jerseys for particular matches or occasions must be approved by the NRL at least one calendar month prior to the date of the fi xture. Please refer to the appropriate application form in order to submit an application for this request. (Attachment E, section 1)
Main Designs
A Club must maintain its Main Jersey design for a minimum of three seasons before it may submit to change it. Clubs must provide an application in writing to change their main jersey within the 12 month time frame.
A Club may elect to change its Main short and socks after they have been in a cycle for a two season period.
Alternate Designs
A Club must maintain its Alternate Jersey design for a minimum of two seasons before it may submit to change it. Clubs must provide an application in writing to change their Alternate jersey within the 12 month time frame.
The timelines for any submissions to change Club jerseys/shorts or socks for 2013 has closed.
With regards to the Main and Alternate strips, it is a requirement that Clubs have these strips in sufficiently contrasting colours (ie one light, one dark) to avoid clashes with other teams that may play in similar colours. It is an absolute requirement that one or both (should a Club carry 2 Alternative strips) are in direct contrast to the Main strip.
In all cases, the Home Team will be entitled to wear the playing strip of their choice. The Visiting Team may apply to the NRL Director of Football (or his nominee) for approval to wear either of their playing strips, however, where the NRL Director of Football (or his nominee) considers that the Visiting Team’s
selection does not sufficiently contrast with the Home Team’s selection, the NRL Director of Football (or his nominee) may direct the Visiting Team to wear its Alternate strip.
Please note if the NRL Director of Football (or his nominee) is of the opinion that the colour contrast between the two playing strips of any Club is not sufficient, the Club concerned will be required to have a third playing strip in a completely contrasting colour available for use as directed by the NRL Director of Football (or his nominee). Any Club required to have a third playing strip will be advised in writing by the NRL Director of Football (or his nominee).
The form of notice (Attachment E, section 1) advising of the Home Teams selected playing strip, and the Visiting Team’s requested playing strip, must be completed and faxed to the NRL Director of Football (or his nominee) by 5pm on the Monday preceding each match. The NRL Director of Football (or his nominee) will advise Clubs of approved playing strips as soon as possible after receiving the form of notice.
In matches played at ‘neutral’ venues (e.g. Finals) both participating Clubs may apply to the NRL Director of Football (or his nominee) for approval to wear their preferred playing strip. After considering
such requests the NRL Director of Football (or his nominee) will advise both competing teams of the approved playing strips for that match.
