Touch Football
Jointly developed by Touch Football Australia (TFA) and the National Rugby League, NRL League implements aspects of Rugby League into touch football. The game includes a marker, kicks in general play and the ability to drop the back backwards. The idea is to slow the game down, making it more accessible to all people of all ages and sizes.
The Pakenham Eels Rugby League Club and Touch Association deliver NRL League Touch from mid-September to mid-December, across three separate grades every Friday evening. The competition is 10 rounds (plus 2 washout rounds) with three rounds of finals with time slots of 6:30 pm, 7:20 pm and 8:10pm.
Open Mixed Social: Open to all teams wanting to play in a social, less competitive format with registrations open to male and female participants aged 11-years and over. This grade is perfect for inexperienced players, family teams and social players wanting to stay physically active in a less serious, fun environment. Mixed teams in this grade require five males and two females on the field at any given time.
Open Mixed Competition: This grade is suited for your more competitive teams, and for more experienced players aged 13 years and over. Mixed teams in this grade are required to have four males and three females on the field at any given time. There is a yearly prize pool up for grabs for the season premiers and runners up.
Open Male Competition: This grade is suited for your more competitive male teams, and for more experienced players aged 13 years and over, and we encourage all league teams on the Southeast to enter to stay engaged over the post season period. This grade also a includes a prize pool for the season premiers and runners up.
Team registrations are now open for the 2025 season so follow the links below
The Pakenham Eels have delivered off-season touch football competitions since 2016, and 2024 sees the return of the traditional touch football format to the fold.
Branded as the ‘Ten53 Touch Football Shootout’ this competition is open for mixed teams (14 years +), in what will be a highly competitive fixture. The Ten53 competition is for touch football teams and clubs wanting to compete in an elite structure, with the long-term plan to expand the number of rounds and grades as the competition grows.
The competition has a maximum of ten (10) team registrations into the draw and will run over a five (5) week regular season culminating in a three (3) week finals series. Squad sizes for each mixed open team are fourteen (14) and each team must field three (3) male and three (3) female players on the field at any one given time. This will be a short and sharp competition.
If you are a touch football club, or a touch football team and are interested in entering this competition, please contact the club to discuss the TEN53 Touch Football Shootout. This not intended to be a social competition and is open to teams who are wanting to participate in a highly competitive environment.