Fire & Fury Women’s League 2025 – Draft Rules

📅 Draft Date: Saturday, 28 June 2025
📺 Streaming Live on Instagram from 10:00 AM

1. Teams & Squad Structure

• The league consists of 4 franchise teams: Gryphons, Dragons, Phoenixes, and Unicorns.
• Each team will draft 13 players from the player pool.
• All teams must include:
  At least 5 players from the Women’s division
  At least 1 U19 player
  At least 2 U16 players
  The remaining 5 players may be chosen from club and school players.
• Each team must also select a captain and a wicketkeeper as part of their squad.
• Players do not have to be present at the draft in order to be selected.
• All provincial players (Storm Women, U19s, U16) are guaranteed to be placed in teams.

2. Player Pool & Eligibility

• A total of 91 players are eligible for selection.
• All players confirmed availability at registration.
• A player may only be drafted to one team.
• Players not drafted will remain in a pool for possible injury replacement selections.
• No post-draft trades are permitted. Only injury/unavailability substitutions will be considered.

3. Draft Format & Order

• The draft will consist of 13 rounds, with each round focused on a specific category of player:
• Captains (Round 1)
• Women’s Players (Rounds 2-5)
• U19s (Round 6)
• U16s (Rounds 7–8)
• Club/School Pool (Rounds 9–13)
• Draft Order System:
  Round 1: Order randomly drawn (1–2–3–4)
  Round 2: Same as Round 1
  Round 3: Reverse (4–3–2–1)
  Round 4: Shuffled (2–1–4–3)
  Round 5: Shuffled (3–4–2–1)
  Then repeat from the top for rounds 6–13
  (ensuring all teams draft from each position across the draft)

4. Captains & Coaches

• Each team is led by a coach, who is responsible for making draft selections.
• Coaches will choose captains as their first draft pick

5. Draft Day Flow

• The draft will be conducted live and streamed on Instagram Live.
• Coaches will have access to player details prior to the draft to prepare.
• Each round will follow this format:
• Up to 1 minute for coaches to prepare at the start of each round.
• Each team has 30 seconds to make their selection when it’s their turn.
• Total estimated draft time: 60–75 minutes

6. Injuries & Replacements

• Any injuries or unavailability post-draft must be communicated promptly.
• Only players from the undrafted pool will be considered for replacements.
• Final team lists (including replacements, if any) will be confirmed before the tournament.