MORE ABOUT THE GAME

LEAGUE & TEAM FORMATS

There are twelve teams in each game of Play On, all fighting for a place in the finals and a chance to win the flag. Eight teams play in the finals and the scoring system favours the teams that placed highest in the minor round.

Your squad is made up of twenty-eight current AFL stars and your results are determined solely by their performances in real-life.

Each turn you can change your lineup (eighteen starters with four on the bench) by selecting from players in your squad, and you can change your squad by making new signings, releasing players you don't want, or by making trades.

Teams and leagues normally carry over from season to season. If you're not going to win the grand final this season, then you've got a head start on your opponents for next season - you have the freedom to start rebuilding while they're still committed to the players who are performing right now. Rebuilding isn't just with young players coming through - the top teams will often release top players towards the end of the season if they're injured or aren't going to make the finals.

SCORING

Your players' stats for the week are taken from their real-life performances, with every single game played in the AFL over the weekend being used. It's important you select the right players. There's no point having one of the top scorers in the league if you haven't selected him!

All players score goals and extras equal to their scores in real-life, along with bonus scores for kicks, marks, handballs, hitouts and tackles.

The season follows the AFL season, played from March through to September. Each week you play one other team in your league and your aim is simply to outscore that opponent that week.

TIPSTERS & SECONDS

There are two secondary competitions in Play On. Each week during the season you try to predict the results of all the real-life games. At the end of the season each team gets extra income according to how well they've done in this competition. It's to help keep people interested even when their team is doing badly, and it provides and extra chance of improving the team for next season.

In the second half of the season there's the "Seconds" competition. This has nothing to do with reserve team football, but rewards the team that improved the most in the second half of the season. If you start the season with a team of broken down old donkeys then the Seconds competition is probably your target, to give you the momentum to build a winning team for the season after.

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