Drop Off Procedure
When the match is drawn at the expiration of full time, the referee will wait until the ball is dead, halt play, then signal to each team to reduce their playing strength by one player. Teams do not have a break or leave the field instead they immediately take up a position as for the restart of play continuing to play in the same direction.
As soon as each team removes a player, the game continues with a tap from the centre of the halfway line by the team who won the toss at the commencement of the game. Substitutions of players is permitted at any time as per the normal interchange rules.
At the conclusion of two minutes of extra time, a hooter is sounded and the referee will stop play at the next touch or dead ball. Each team will drop off one player thus reducing their on field strength to four (4) players.
Play will recommence immediately after the players have left the field at the same point in the play where it was halted; (i.e. the team retaining possession at the designated number of touches, or a change of possession due to some infringement or it being the sixth touch).
The clock does not stop when the hooter sounds at the two minute intervals, as there is no time off during the Drop Off.
At each subsequent two minute period a signal for another player to drop off, will be sounded.
Once the teams have been reduced to only three players each, no further drop off of players will occur, and the match will continue until a touchdown is scored. Should a player be sent off for the remainder of the match when teams have only three players each, the offending team will forfeit, and lose the match.
During the Drop Off, before a winner can be declared, both teams must have had possession. If a team scores before their opponents have had possession, the touchdown counts and the match commences as per normal after a touchdown is awarded. Once possession is lost the winner is then confirmed.
The decision on which player will drop off is entirely up to the team management, which is the captain, coach, etc.
A player/team wasting time at a drop off will be penalised at the mark for recommencement of the match.