I play both, but much prefer the touch footy, even though there are less teams now. It has a real spirit about it, a lot of teams have been in there for a while, whereas Oztag just feels like a bunch of random teams and ring-ins handing over cash and swapping around every year. Plus the refereeing is a LOT better at touch.
the standard of refereeing in oztag is atrocious. there is no training provided to the refs, and no evaluation. and TBH no interest from perry to help them out, all he is worried about is his money and his houses all over the counrty that he has from oztag. i referee at a high level in oztag (nsw state cup, qld state cup, national championships), and im ashamed at comp level. all i get is complaint after complaint about the standard. its a shame really, the game would be so much better with better referees.
there is no referees association in oztag, unlike touch football. there should be. only then will the standard get better with people who can actually provide feedback to the referees and improve their game, instead of having players yell and scream at them and then, they eventually get jack of it, and leave.