Answer: 7
Any number of players can be ejected at any time for major fouls, so you can have less players on the field, but never more than 7 in total. There are six field player positions, however unlike most common team sports there is no positional play, players often will play several positions throughout the game as situations demand. These positions are centre forward, point, two drivers and two wings. In offense, teams set up a "mushroom" in front of the goals. The centre forward sits on the 2 metre line in the middle of the goals. The point is directly in front of the centre forward usually around the 5 - 7 metre line. On either side of the point are the drivers. Their job is to drive towards the goals in the hopes of getting free and scoring a goal or to make the defense move positions and leave another player free to take a shot. Lastly, the wings sit on the 2 metre line also, one on each side of the goals. When this is set up properly it should look like a horseshoe or mushroom shape.