FAQs
Whether you are a previous or new member of the Club,
the following information will give you some idea of where information can be found, times events occur, and where more details can be found on the site.
What Age Group should my child be registered into.
Age groups in football as with almost all Sports is determined by their year of birth between 1 Jan and 31 Dec of the year. This page has the detail for correct age you should register into.
When does the Season Start?
Depending on the Competition level and age group you or your child is in, determines when the Competition Starts. Note: Competition start date is not necessarily when activates start, Trials or Training will be earlier and communicated to you from the Club or your Team Management.
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Look for the age and competition you are in down the left column. Also note the dates at the top are a Friday.
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Important Dates apart from Season Start
The Competition Season is created by Football Queensland and is in the SEASON CALENDAR. Our Club then runs other events throughout the year. The link below will show events and dates the Club runs them throughout the coming year. Note - these are subject to change and should be checked regularly.
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Go to the
GTFC SEASON CALENDAR
AND EVENTS
Page for this information.
What level of Competition is for me?
​If you want to play with your mates, the level of Football competition is called Community and the name of the group is highlighted below.
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3 to 5 years old - Squirts
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Will be 5 and up to 13 this year - Coles Miniroos
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Under 6 and 7 Squads consist of a maximum of 7 players​
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Under 8 and 9 Squads consist of a maximum of 10 players
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Under 10, 11, 12 and 13 Squads consist of a maximum of 12 players
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Will be 14 to 18 this year - Junior Divisional
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Under 14 to 16 Squads consists of a maximum of 16 players​
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Under 18 Squads consist of a maximum of 20 players
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18 and over - Senior Metro Leagues
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Senior Metro League Squads consist of a minimum of 16 players with at least 20 preferred.
IF you want to play at the top level our Club participates in, you need to Trial and be offered a place.
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U08 and U09 Academy (Boys and Girls)
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U10 - U18 - FQAL Boys
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U11 and U13 FQAL Girls
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U18 upwards - FQPL
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Squad sizes in these groups are determined by the Technical Director.​
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Information is available FOOTBALL
Registration Process for the New Season?
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Grange Thistle is a very popular Club and as such demand for positions in our teams is high.
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Unfortunately, our available field space means we need to limit our intake of players in order to fit.
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The Club policy is to offer existing Members (Squirt, and Under 6 to Senior) first preference to reregister in the new Season.
NOTE: This process is for Community Level teams only. It does not include our FQAL and Academy squads as well as the Senior FQPL squads for the new Season, which are selected via Trialing and Letters of Offer only. -
Players who were registered for the previous Winter Season and are going into Under 06 through to Senior Football Teams will be notified when Registrations are open and given a short time to register and pay in SQUADi and PLAY FOOTBALL before we open registrations to the general public.
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If existing players do not register in the early offer timeframe, they risk missing out on their previous team and if numbers are high, may miss out on a place in the Club. Put simply, it is very important to register immediately you are advised registrations are open.
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In 2025 the Club had almost 1100 Players in the Under 6 to Senior Club. There were a further several hundred in the Squirts and Masters Competitions. As mentioned previously, our field space limits how many teams we can have in any given year.
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Registrations have previously opened at the start of January of the new year. However, communication via XPS, SPOND, Emailed Newsletters, Website and Facebook will also take place for Members prior to being opened to the general public.
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Any person who has completed an expression of interest Form will be notified when the registrations for general public open.
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Registering to Play
The Club has a number of Registration options for you. The main one being Registering for the Football Season.
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There is the pre-registration offered to existing Club members at the end of the current Season. This is only Club fees.
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In January of the new Season, Players must use SQUADI to register as a Player. This is a 2-part process.
Once logged into SQUADI, you will be directed to register in Football Australia's Play Football System.
You then go on to complete the required registration for Football Queensland in SQUADI.
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Other programs are our Squirts, Holiday Clinics, FC1919 Rapid Acceleration Program, and Summer 6s.
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Go to the Registrations Page for more information.
Formation of Teams
Criteria the Club uses when forming teams.
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Existing teams stay together the following year.
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Exception being Competitive level (U13 upwards) where there may need to be trials if we have more than one team to form. U13s is the first Season where teams play for points and Premierships, so grading may be a requirement.
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In general, if all players return and the squad is at maximum, no additional players will be added to that squad.
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If the squad size increases e.g. going from U7 to U8, U9 to U10 or U13 to U14 then additional players will be added to the Squad.
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Community level Squad sizes:
U6 and U7 have a maximum of 7 players,
U8 and U9 have a maximum of 10 players,
U10 to U13 have a maximum of 12 players and
U14 upwards have a maximum of 16 players but can be as high as 20 players.
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Players may request to move out of a team prior to the new team formation by emailing the Club when they complete their registration. (This is not required for players selected in Academy and FQAL teams)
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The Club Registrars will form teams by using only registered players for each age group. They will not allocate players that are not fully registered in SQUADI and Play Football.
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If a squad needs more players, consideration to add players are in the following order and method:
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requests received by email for a player or players to join a team of someone they know.
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NOTE only occurs if space is available in the squad and the team is not an Academy or FQAL side.​
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players from the same school will be grouped
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Any spaces in an age group.
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The National and State policy is for all players to play in their correct age. Requests to play out of an age group will be considered but not necessarily agreed.
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The introduction of the Academy system from Under 8s mean trials occur in October/November each year for players who wish to be considered. A letter of offer will be issued to successful trialists. It is up to the parents and player to decide if they wish to accept the offer. Turning this offer down does not exclude players from joining the Community competitions at the Club when registration s open.
When does training start?
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Squirts do not train.
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Training for Under 6 and 7 inhouse age groups is before they play. Therefore it will be from the first Saturday of Competition - see the Competition Calendar.
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Training for all other age groups in Community Football Teams, both Junior and Senior will start approximately one month before their age group Competitions commence.
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U8 to U18 Community Teams must be formed at the Muster called by the Club.
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At this time the Coach and Manager will be nominated from parents of the team.
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All members of the team will then discuss and provide the Club with 3 days and times they would prefer to train in the available time slots. (e.g. Monday to Thursday 4.30, 5.30, 6.30 or Friday 4.30 or 5.30)
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The Club will collate all requests and confirm the time and place for each team after which team training can commence at the allocated space. ​
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Training for FQ Academy League and FQ Premier League teams will be determined by the Technical Director and Coaching Group and communicated directly to the selected players.
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ALLWAYS check the Field Status on the Club Website. Weather impacts training and games. Field Status is updated by 3.00pm Monday to Friday and by 6.00am Saturday and Sunday for Lanham Park. All other Clubs have their own method of notification.​
What is Muster?
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The Muster is a group of meetings of age groups where players and their parents or guardians come together for the first time in the Season.
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The Club will have formed teams from players that have registered in the Online Registration system, SQUADI and Play Football, up to and including midnight on the Wednesday before the scheduled meeting. Any player who registers after this time will be added to teams at a later date or placed on a waiting list if there is no space available in the age group.
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It should also be noted that these meetings are for Community level teams, not our FQ Academy League or Academy Squads.
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What to bring
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You and your child who is participating in the team. If possible, due to the large numbers attending, please do not bring any other children with you.
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​ What will happen at the Muster
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There will not be any games or training at the Muster. It is only to form and meet team members. No need for your child to be in the training kit.
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The team will be named and players' names called out. (This information may already have been forwarded electronically to you.
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A Team list Sheet will be provided to the Team.
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Each Team groups together to meet each other.
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Parents volunteer as Coach and Manager (No Coach or Manager = no Team)
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U8 to U18 Teams provide the Club with 3 day and time options for training. The Club will inform the Manager later, which option if any will be available for the team and where on the pitches the allocation is to train. This training will commence on our fields when advised by the Club and not before.
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U6 teams train on the Field they are scheduled to play on Saturday mornings competition begins.
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U7 teams train on Field 1 before they play also on Saturday mornings competition begins.
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Kit for the Coach (Balls, Cones, and Bibs) collection will be arranged by the Club Equipment Officer
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Jerseys (Shirt only) for the Team – collection will be arranged via the Club Equipment Officer.
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The Team Manager will be provided with contact details for all players in the Team for future communication.
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Merchandise - (See the Shop tab on the Club Website)
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Club Shorts and Socks are the only mandatory additional cost and will be available via the Grange Thistle Shop. 
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The Merchandise shop may also be available on the day of the Muster and then each weekday evening from 4.30 pm to 7.30 pm. It will also be available for purchases on Saturday mornings during the Season at the Club Marquee.
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Purchases can be made by Credit or Debit Card and Cash.
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Merchandise (See the Shop tab on the Club Website)
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Club Shorts and Socks are the only mandatory additional items required for community teams, and must be purchased via the Grange Thistle Shop. A range of Grange Thistle Football Club supporter merchandise and training gear is also available to order.
All merchandise is available by online order only via the Club Website.
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Online Orders & Collection
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Place your order online via the Club Website
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Wait for an email confirming your order is ready (please check your junk/spam folder
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Collect from the Clubhouse Monday to Friday, 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm or Saturday mornings during the season at the Club Marquee
Merchandise & Equipment - Playing Kit, and optional Club Kit
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Club-Provided Playing Kit
The Club provides certain items as part of the registration fee, depending on the program the player is registered in.​-
FQAL Players
FQAL players are supplied with:-
Playing Jersey (Home and Alternate)
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Playing Shorts (Home and Alternate)
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Playing Socks (Home and Alternate)
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Training Shirt
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This kit is provided as part of the registration fee and is the player’s to keep after the season concludes.
Any replacements required after the initial issue will be at the player’s cost.
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​Academy MiniRoos
Academy MiniRoos (Orange and Black Teams) players are supplied with:
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Playing Jersey (Home kit only)
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Playing Shorts (Home kit only)
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Playing Socks (Home kit only)
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Training Shirt
This kit is provided as part of the registration fee and is the player’s to keep after the season concludes.​
Any replacements required after the initial issue will be at the player’s cost.
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​Community Teams - U06 to U18
Each Community team is provided with a team jersey set containing:
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​​Enough playing jerseys for the registered squad size only
These jerseys:
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Are loaned to the team for the season
All jersey sets must be washed and returned to the Club at the end of the season.
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Club Shorts and Socks are not supplied and must be purchased via the Club Shop.
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Squirts
Squirts players are supplied with:
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A playing shirt (which remains the player’s to keep)
Club Shorts and Socks are optional and must be purchased via the Club Shop if desired.
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Coaching Equipment - Training Kits
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At the commencement of the season, the Club will provide each Team Coach with a Training Kit containing:
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Footballs
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Bibs
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Cones
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All Training Kits must be returned to the Club at the end of the season.
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Club Merchandise
(Refer to the Shop tab on the Club Website for full details)
Mandatory additional Items:-
Club Shorts
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Club Socks
These are available for purchase by online order only via the Club Website and is available to collect on:
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Generally, Weekday evenings from 4:30 pm – 7:30 pm (not Public Holidays)
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Saturday mornings during the Season at the Club Marquee
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A range of optional Club gear is also available for purchase.
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Mandatory Kit Not Supplied by the Club:
All Players must supply their own:
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Shin Pads
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Playing Boots
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Optional Kit Not Supplied by the Club:
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Skins / base layers / compression garments (or similar) are permitted only if they match the main colour of the Club kit for that part of the body:
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Upper body: Orange (to match the home jersey)​
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Alternate kit: Pale Blue
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This is a requirement under the Laws of the Game and is enforced by referees.
Any non-compliant item may need to be removed before the player is permitted to participate in a match.
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