Team and individual Registrations are open for our Summer 2026-27 touch football (also called touch rugby) competition, located in Melbourne’s heart: Princes Park on Wednesday and Thursday evenings

Full information on the season is available here:

https://princesparktouch.com/about/summer/

To enter a team or join as an individual follow these instructions:

Individuals

If you are an individual or small group without a team, wishing to be placed into team please use our Individual Players form and follow the instructions.Every year we place large numbers and there is no cost for placement.

New Teams

To enter a new team (i.e. a team that has not played with us before). Please ensure you have familiarised yourself with this seasons competition. Then download and complete the following Team Registration Form and email it to: info@princesparktouch.com.

If you have not collected all your players details do not worry (we will send you a link where you can add additional names later), just ensure the following are details are recorded:

• Team name
• Captains or primary contacts details (phone number and email)
• Approximate standard of team, note your actual grade will be determined over the grading round(s)

Once we have received your form we will hold a place for you in the competition.

Please note team entries of new mens teams are temporarily on hold while I confirm with long standing existing teams (as we always preference long standing teams as they are current members).

Existing teams

Please send us an email and we will reactivate your team for the upcoming season.

Or for any other enquiries please contact Pete on:

• Peter Shaw (Mob) 0414 315 957
  E-mail: info@princesparktouch.com

In October and November we will be providing team coaching for existing teams and training and refereed scratch matches for unaligned players looking to start playing touch or those just keen to upgrade their skills or get back into it.

The preseason nights will incorporate an interview, coaching and playing components and will be used to assess unaligned players and place them into teams to play in the PPT Summer competition. We have now locked in the following dates:

Our pre season nights are on:

• Wednesday the 28th of October at 6:20PM for 6:30pm (add to calendar)
• Thursday the 05th of November at 6:20PM for 6:30pm (add to calendar)

Touch is an all weather sport so our preseason night are run in the rain (even torrential)

Where

• The venue is Princes Park, Carlton. We shall be near field 1 on this map. And I´ll have flags up so will be easy to find.

Format

Our pre season nights incorporate:

1. A short chat with one of our committee to determine individual player experience and what sort of touch you wish to play.
2. A short training session, with groups broken up by ability.
3. A refereed scratch match to gauge ability and provide a fun run around
4. An optional drink with our committee either next to the fields or at our Summer sponsor, the Great Northern Hotel.

These nights are primarily for individual players. Existing teams or players wishing to attend and are welcome but are requested to let us know.

To receive updates on our pre season program and player placement please please fill out this form (If we’ve been in contact with you about placement in the last 3 months, there is no need to use this form, we have your details)

• Peter Shaw (Mob) 0414 315 957
  E-mail: info@princesparktouch.com

Winter 2026

I hope you are having a good off season, after two weeks break from touch I thought I’d take a chance to reflect on the season that was.

The weather was perfect for our final night and 2 out of 4 grand finals could not have been any closer (both a 4 all draw),and it was also great to see such healthy numbers at the Wild Geese afterwards for the end of season celebration and the visit of our local MLC Sheena Watt. There are some great photos on the website of our final nights (not just GF teams).

Formal team and presentational photos of Dunneworthy (A grade premiers) and Charlies Angels from the fields/clubhouse:

https://princesparktouch.com/2026/09/09/images-of-week-18-2026-fields/

And photos of all the grand final teams, referees, and patrons at the Wild Geese for our presentations.

No Rucks to Give, Only Phans, Sugar Gliders, and Untouchables:

https://princesparktouch.com/2026/09/09/images-of-week-18-2026-presentations-part-1/

Slightly Touched, Whitlams Angels, and Sheena:

https://princesparktouch.com/2026/09/09/images-of-week-18-2026-presentations-part-2/

Dunneworthy, Easy Touchy Tigers, and Wednesday Referees

https://princesparktouch.com/2026/09/09/images-of-week-18-2026-presentations-part-3/

I’ve also put together a gallery of all 35 teams that participated across the season here:

https://princesparktouch.com/2026/09/09/images-of-all-teams-winter-2026/

This gallery links through to an archive of photos for your team going back through the past (we’ve 4 teams who go back to the early 2000’s or earlier). Check it out.

Anyway thanks for being part of our Winter season, as someone who organises a team I know it can be challenging but rewarding. It was our largest (most number of teams) and equal longest (most weeks) Winter and our third with a clubhouse (although we did not use it as much as we should have). There were some issue with field markings and not everyone understood the expectations of membership but overall a success I think

But there is no point blowing smoke up our own backside. So if there is anything that you or your teammates think we can improve upon or any feedback we want to know. Email or call is fine or call or you anonymous feedback form here:

https://princesparktouch.com/feedback/

We are a competition that is run for and by its members (which includes the current players and referees) so please pass it on to your teammates. I am a huge believer in constructive criticism so don’t hold back.

Now onto the future:

SWITCH Spring 2026

The second module of our women’s program SWITCH starts on the 08th of October. The free program teaches basic fitness, ball skills and an introduction to game play with the emphasis on having fun in what we believe is the best game. We supply everything, all participants need to bring is their boots. More info and rego here:

https://princesparktouch.com/individual-players/switch/

Please circulate to the women in your team or the women in your life as it is an amazing program.

Summer 2026-27

Rego’s are open for our Summer 2026-27season, all the details are on the website:
https://princesparktouch.com

Three important things though

If you have not yet registered, start rallying troops. Best not to leave this to the last moment. If you are not entering a team but have players who are still keen to stay involved please put them in touch with me and I´ll find them a home. This is important as we are a touch community here in the inner north.If you are considering entering a team and need extra players let me know and I’ll send some through (I have a long list already).

Hopefully see you over Summer as we fire up the BBQ in Summer back in Princes Park.

Pete

All teams play

The most important point, for those teams who are new, is that if your team misses finals, your season is not over. All teams play in week 17 and week 18, whether they are playing finals or not (those missing finals are playing friendlies), as per the player members faq we fixture and expect all teams to play as participation and socialising are far more important than the result.

Draws

The draw for week 17 – mixed semi finals and friendlies (for everyone else) is here:

Draw: https://princesparktouch.com/social-competition/wednesday-draw/

Uniforms

Please make sure your team is in uniform, we will be making sure referees are enforcing the penalty provisions for teams not in uniform in finals (as they should have been since week 3).

https://princesparktouch.com/membership/#lh_faq_shortcode-list-62177

Team Lists

If you are team captain of a team playing finals please review your team list. It can found like this. Only those on the team list, who’ve played 4 games, and are a member of Princes Park Touch Association can play finals matches (exemption may be granted on request).

I suspect many teams have players who have not yet done their membership onboarding, those who have not should start here:

https://princesparktouch.com/register/

I strongly advise you to get everyone to do it as they will be removed from the field until they have. If someone believes they have completed but are not appearing on the team list feel free to get them to reach out to me directly.

Get along to the pub

A reminder to socialise after the match, either bring some refreshments to drink in the park, or grab a voucher , they are available win or lose, and get along to our Winter sponsor the Wild Geese Hotel

End of season breakup/presentation night

Please schedule a team dinner now for our final week (week 18 – Wednesday the 02nd of September). Attendance is expected for all mixed teams playing in grand finals and highly encouraged for everyone else. All teams will be playing that week, and we shall likely arrange an extra field to avoid the late slot. Presentations and will kick-off at the end of the night.

So lock in dinner at the Wild Geese that night, it is always a great night.

See you all on the field

Week 17 and 18

This is week 16, weeks 17 and 18 are our last two weeks. A grade finals have already started a hybrid arrangement, B grade finals start tonight, and C, D grade start next week. The structures are detailed on the website. Most importantly we emphasise participation so teams not playing finals still play in week 17 and 18, so this is not the final week for any team.

We also suggest you lock in a team dinner at the Wild Geese Hotel for week 18 for our presentations. It is always a great night.

SWITCH

Also of a reminder of our amazing women’s program, SWITCH. For any female that may want to learn the game or just improve.

Details are on the website: https://princesparktouch.com/individual-players/switch/

Spread the word!