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Squads

The squad is your roster of players for a team. You can add, edit, and remove players at any time, and mark who is available for each game.

An AFL squad page showing a list of players with jersey numbers and names
The Squad tab shows your full active roster.

Adding a player

  1. Open your team and tap the Squad tab.
  2. Find Add player at the top of the page.
  3. Enter the player's full name. AFL and league squads can also add a jersey number (optional). Netball squads don't use numbers, so there's no number field.
  4. Tap Add player. The player appears in the active squad list.
The AFL add player form open at the top of the squad list, showing name and jersey number fields
Fill in the name (and a jersey number for AFL or league), then tap Add player.
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In AFL and league, jersey numbers show on player tiles so you can spot players quickly during a live game. Each number can only be used once in the squad. Netball players wear position bibs (GS, GA, etc.) instead, so Siren doesn't ask for numbers.

Editing a player

Tap a player's row in the squad list to open the edit form. Change the name (or, for AFL and league, the jersey number) and tap Save.

Removing a player

Open the player's edit form and tap Remove from squad. The player is marked inactive and removed from future lineups. Their historical stats are kept.

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Removing a player does not delete their game history. Their minutes and per-position data remain in the Stats tab.

Player roles — where each kid plays

Each player on the squad has a Role. What it offers depends on how your team plays (Team tab › How we play):

  • Plays as — the lines or positions they play. Siren suggests them only there. Pick none and they play anywhere.
  • Main — their main position or line, where Siren puts them first (Set positions, Partners, Named positions, preferred lines).
  • Takes a turn in goal — soccer's version: on unless a kid would rather not go in goal.
  • Plays every minute — they play as much as the rules allow, every game.
  1. Open the Squad tab.
  2. Tap Role on a player, choose, and tap Save role. Their role shows under their name.

To mix or group kids — older with younger, or a kid who plays best next to a mate — add a Keep apart or Keep together rule under Team › How we play › Rules.

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Player chips have become roles and rules: a chip linked to a line is now that kid's home line, and split or group chips are now Keep apart / Keep together rules. Nothing to redo.

Setting availability before a game

Only available players are included in the lineup and rotation suggestions. You can set availability the night before, or fix it on the day.

  1. The night before: open the game and tap Availability. Mark each player in or out, then tap Continue to lineup.
  2. On the day: tap Start game day. The Who's here line at the top of the lineup shows who's in; open it to mark a no-show out and the lineup rebuilds without them.
The availability screen showing a list of players with toggle buttons to mark them present
Mark present players before moving to the lineup picker.
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You can add a late-arriving player during a live game using + Add late arrival on the live game screen. See Live Game for details.