Live Game

Before the game: the lineup picker

After marking availability, you're taken to the lineup picker. The app auto-suggests a starting lineup based on each player's cumulative zone minutes from previous games this season.

1. Review the suggested lineup. Players are placed across FORWARD, H-FWD, CENTRE, H-BCK, BACK, and Bench.
2. Tap any two players to swap them — even between zones or to and from the bench.
3. When you're happy, tap Start Q1.

The on-field view

Once the quarter starts you see:

• Header — your team's score on the left, a dark clock pill in the centre, opponent score on the right. Tap the clock pill to pause or resume.
• SwapCard — a dark card above the field showing suggested rotations and a countdown ring. Tap it to expand the details. See Rotations for how suggestions work.
• Field — five zone rows (FORWARD at the top, BACK at the bottom) showing each player as a tile with their jersey number and first name.
• Bench — players not currently on the field, shown below the field.

Scoring goals and behinds

This flow requires the Track goals & behinds toggle to be on.

1. Tap a player on the field to select them (they get a highlighted ring).
2. Action buttons appear — tap Goal or Behind.
3. A toast notification confirms the score. Tap Undo in the toast within 8 seconds if you made a mistake.
4. For opponent scores, use the small +G and +B buttons below the opponent name in the header.

Making a manual substitution

To manually swap a player without waiting for a suggestion:

1. Tap a player on the field. They get a selection ring.
2. Tap a player on the bench.
3. A confirmation dialog shows the pair. Tap Confirm to commit or tap outside (or the backdrop) to cancel.

The Sub Due modal

When the sub interval timer reaches zero, the SwapCard pulses with a NOW countdown and expands automatically to show the suggested swaps. The sub interval is set on your team settings page.

You can also tap Do next to any individual pair to apply just that one swap, or tap Do all N swaps to apply everything at once. After any swap is committed, the card collapses automatically and the timer resets.

Player actions: injury and loan

Long-press any player tile to open the Player actions sheet:

• Lock to field — the player is never subbed out. Good for a player who needs extra game time.
• Lock to zone — the player can rotate off temporarily but always returns to the same zone.
• Mark injured — moves the player to the bench and excludes them from rotation suggestions. Their tile shows an INJ badge. Tap Mark recovered to return them.
• Lend to opposition — marks the player as lent (common in U10s when numbers are uneven). Shows a LENT badge. Loan minutes are tracked separately. Tap Bring back to return them.

Ending a quarter

1. Tap End Q{n} when the quarter siren sounds. A confirmation dialog appears.
2. Tap End quarter to confirm.
3. The quarter-break screen appears for Q1–Q3. For Q4, the game is marked complete.

When the clock runs past the set quarter duration, the time display turns orange to flag overtime — but it keeps counting up so you can see total elapsed time.

Quarter breaks

Between quarters, the app shows a Set zones for Q{n} screen. This is your chance to adjust who plays where in the next quarter.

• A Fairness score (0–100) shows how evenly zone minutes are distributed across the squad so far. 100 is perfectly even; aim for a high score by the end of the season, not every game.
• The ✓ Using suggested reshuffle button is on by default — the algorithm has already placed players in the fairest possible zones. Tap it to toggle back to last quarter's positions if you prefer.
• Tap any two players to swap them — even across zones or to and from the bench.
• INJ and LENT players are greyed out and cannot be moved onto the field.

When you're ready, tap Start Q{n}.

The walkthrough

The first time you open a live game, a walkthrough modal guides you through the key features: zones, bench, making a sub, reading the swap suggestions, and the sub due alert. You can skip it or step through it — it only shows once per team.