Brought to you by your self-annointed FIXture committee in @Jen, @JC, @anthak, @Bandit & @That KI Guy Round 1 (AFL 1) 23/3 - 26/3 Fantasy Footballers Anonymous Round Placed in round 1 at the end of the most intense period in a fantasist's year. Raising awareness for the plight of those people (and their loved ones) who suffer from the rapidly emerging fantasy football addiction. Our version of the Gambler's Anonymous cards on the back of the toilet door at a Casino! Nunawading Nuffers v Lovely Banks Lilacs Wagga Wagga Wombats v Charlies Opening Spelunkers Cradle Mountain Devils v Gariwerd Cockatoos Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles v Marble Bar Misfits Mount Beauty Uglies v Darraweit Guim Dirrigibles Birdsville Battlers v Iron Knob Codpieces Larrikin Lagoon Lefties v Foul Bay Chickens Venus Bay Vultures v Whitsunday Warriors Gundagai Grasshoppers v Wineglass Bay Packers Round 2 (AFL 2) 30/3 - 2/5 Women's Celebration round A momentous and long overdue occasion sees the arrival of the Women’s AFL competition. The AFL might see our gesture of home games to our female coaches as tokenistic. So long as they don’t try to top it by rolling out Meatloaf for the AFLW Grand Final. Wineglass Bay Packers v Foul Bay Chickens Lovely Banks Lilacs v Whitsunday Warriors Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles v Charlies Opening Spelunkers Mount Beauty Uglies v Cradle Mountain Devils Birdsville Battlers v Wagga Wagga Wombats Larrikin Lagoon Lefties v Gariwerd Cockatoos Venus Bay Vultures v Marble Bar Misfits Nunawading Nuffers v Darraweit Guim Dirrigibles Gundagai Grasshoppers v Iron Knob Codpieces Round 3 (AFL 3) 7/4 - 9/4 Muso Round Each team can nominate the Australian (or Kiwi) muso or group they groove to and that inspires them; and hopefully have them perform for pre-match or half time entertainment. Charlies Opening Spelunkers v Gariwerd Cockatoos Wagga Wagga Wombats v Marble Bar Misfits Cradle Mountain Devils v Darraweit Guim Dirrigibles Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles v Iron Knob Codpieces Mount Beauty Uglies v Foul Bay Chickens Birdsville Battlers v Whitsunday Warriors Larrikin Lagoon Lefties v Lovely Banks Lilacs Venus Bay Vultures v Wineglass Bay Packers Nunawading Nuffers v Gundagai Grasshoppers Round 4 (AFL 4) 13/4 - 17/4 International Moment of Laughter Day April 14 is Moment of Laughter Day around the world. Humorologist Izzy Gesell created Moment of Laughter Day to encourage people to laugh. So laugh, Godammit! Charlies Opening Spelunkers v Mount Beauty Uglies Birdsville Battlers v Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles Larrikin Lagoon Lefties v Cradle Mountain Devils Venus Bay Vultures v Wagga Wagga Wombats Nunawading Nuffers v Gariwerd Cockatoos Gundagai Grasshoppers v Marble Bar Misfits Wineglass Bay Packers v Darraweit Guim Dirrigibles Lovely Banks Lilacs v Iron Knob Codpieces Whitsunday Warriors v Foul Bay Chickens Round 5 (AFL 5) 21/4 - 25/4 Fellowship Round This has proven to be such a great experience, so once again, we would like to propose that at an agreed time when everyone can participate, that we all raise a glass (or a cuppa) to the other seventeen ORFFA coaches and acknowledge what a fantastic group of people have got together to have fun. Charlies Opening Spelunkers v Cradle Mountain Devils Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles v Wagga Wagga Wombats Mount Beauty Uglies v Gariwerd Cockatoos Birdsville Battlers v Marble Bar Misfits Larrikin Lagoon Lefties v Darraweit Guim Dirrigibles Venus Bay Vultures v Iron Knob Codpieces Nunawading Nuffers v Foul Bay Chickens Gundagai Grasshoppers v Whitsunday Warriors Wineglass Bay Packers v Lovely Banks Lilacs Round 6 (AFL 6) 28/4 - 30/4 Mark Seaby Memorial Round Once again, we have Mark Seaby round in remembrance of pick 429 of our inaugural draft, where Foul Bay attempted to pick Seaby, but realised he had already been selected at pick 430 by Birdsville. Foul Bay Chickens v Birdsville Battlers Charlies Opening Spelunkers v Gundagai Grasshoppers Wineglass Bay Packers v Nunawading Nuffers Lovely Banks Lilacs v Venus Bay Vultures Whitsunday Warriors v Larrikin Lagoon Lefties Iron Knob Codpieces v Mount Beauty Uglies Darraweit Guim Dirrigibles v Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles Marble Bar Misfits v Cradle Mountain Devils Gariwerd Cockatoos v Wagga Wagga Wombats Round 7 (AFL 7) 5/5 - 7/5 Walesy Appreciation Round Walesy, we thank you for all the time you spend making this possible for us. Charlies Opening Spelunkers v Venus Bay Vultures Nunawading Nuffers v Larrikin Lagoon Lefties Gundagai Grasshoppers v Birdsville Battlers Wineglass Bay Packers v Mount Beauty Uglies Lovely Banks Lilacs v Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles Whitsunday Warriors v Cradle Mountain Devils Foul Bay Chickens v Wagga Wagga Wombats Iron Knob Codpieces v Gariwerd Cockatoos Darraweit Guim Dirrigibles v Marble Bar Misfits Round 8 (AFL 8) 12/5 - 14/5 The Spud Round In honour of the humble potato, or this could mean player as there have many a spud in the players of past and I’m sure in the future. Iron Knob Codpieces v Charlies Opening Spelunkers Darraweit Guim Dirrigibles v Foul Bay Chickens Marble Bar Misfits v Whitsunday Warriors Gariwerd Cockatoos v Lovely Banks Lilacs Wagga Wagga Wombats v Wineglass Bay Packers Cradle Mountain Devils v Gundagai Grasshoppers Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles v Nunawading Nuffers Mount Beauty Uglies v Venus Bay Vultures Birdsville Battlers v Larrikin Lagoon Lefties Round 9 (AFL 9) 19/5 - 21/5 Shanghai Surprise Gold Coast and Port Adelaide travel abroad for some well-earned roophied Gatorade and regrettable tattoos. The fixture committee has worked tirelessly on match ups to mitigate the fall out. Don't be surprised if your Suns and Power players have poor showings this round. (Except maybe Gaz, cos he has cobalt in his veins). Charlies Opening Spelunkers v Foul Bay Chickens Iron Knob Codpieces v Whitsunday Warriors Darraweit Guim Dirrigibles v Lovely Banks Lilacs Marble Bar Misfits v Wineglass Bay Packers Gariwerd Cockatoos v Gundagai Grasshoppers Wagga Wagga Wombats v Nunawading Nuffers Cradle Mountain Devils v Venus Bay Vultures Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles v Larrikin Lagoon Lefties Mount Beauty Uglies v Birdsville Battlers Round 10 (AFL10) 25/5 - 28/5 Geek Pride Round Geek Pride day is on May 25th. The universal Geek manifesto decrees the rights of the Geek to be many. Here is a taste: Right to be more geek. Right to stay home. Right not like it football or sport (WHAT! Ahh, must taking about Soccer. Phew!) Right to have few friends (or none). Right not to be fashionable. Right to overweight and myopia. Right to dominate the world. Whitsunday Warriors v Charlies Opening Spelunkers Foul Bay Chickens v Lovely Banks Lilacs Iron Knob Codpieces v Wineglass Bay Packers Darraweit Guim Dirrigibles v Gundagai Grasshoppers Marble Bar Misfits v Nunawading Nuffers Gariwerd Cockatoos v Venus Bay Vultures Wagga Wagga Wombats v Larrikin Lagoon Lefties Cradle Mountain Devils v Birdsville Battlers Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles v Mount Beauty Uglies Mid season break Round 11 (AFL 14) 22/6 - 25/6 Winter solstice round The most darkness for the year allows perfect conditions for evening games under lights. Charlies Opening Spelunkers v Lovely Banks Lilacs Whitsunday Warriors v Wineglass Bay Packers Foul Bay Chickens v Gundagai Grasshoppers Iron Knob Codpieces v Nunawading Nuffers Darraweit Guim Dirrigibles v Venus Bay Vultures Marble Bar Misfits v Larrikin Lagoon Lefties Gariwerd Cockatoos v Birdsville Battlers Wagga Wagga Wombats v Mount Beauty Uglies Cradle Mountain Devils v Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles Round 12 (AFL 15) 30/6 - 2/7 One Round Wonders False hope is celebrated this round, as a week-long happy dance is napalmed out of our existence forever. Wineglass Bay Packers v Charlies Opening Spelunkers Lovely Banks Lilacs v Gundagai Grasshoppers Whitsunday Warriors v Nunawading Nuffers Foul Bay Chickens v Venus Bay Vultures Iron Knob Codpieces v Larrikin Lagoon Lefties Darraweit Guim Dirrigibles v Birdsville Battlers Marble Bar Misfits v Mount Beauty Uglies Gariwerd Cockatoos v Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles Wagga Wagga Wombats v Cradle Mountain Devils Round 13 (AFL 16) 7/7 - 9/7 NAIDOC Round Celebrating the ongoing cultures of Indigenous Australian peoples. Check out the NAIDOC website for more info: http://www.naidoc.org.au and to find an event near you (except for probably Snoz, TiB & Chels): http://www.naidoc.org.au/naidoc-events Marble Bar Misfits v Charlies Opening Spelunkers Gariwerd Cockatoos v Darraweit Guim Dirrigibles Wagga Wagga Wombats v Iron Knob Codpieces Cradle Mountain Devils v Foul Bay Chickens Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles v Whitsunday Warriors Mount Beauty Uglies v Lovely Banks Lilacs Birdsville Battlers v Wineglass Bay Packers Larrikin Lagoon Lefties v Gundagai Grasshoppers Venus Bay Vultures v Nunawading Nuffers Round 14 (AFL 17) 14/7 - 16/7 Bleak Week In the Southern Hemisphere, the third week of July is considered the Bleak Week. No better way to celebrate the cold, miserable Australian winter than chasing a bag of wind through the ankle-deep slush of a Tasmanian footy paddock. Nunawading Nuffers v Charlies Opening Spelunkers Gundagai Grasshoppers v Venus Bay Vultures Wineglass Bay Packers v Larrikin Lagoon Lefties Lovely Banks Lilacs v Birdsville Battlers Whitsunday Warriors v Mount Beauty Uglies Foul Bay Chickens v Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles Iron Knob Codpieces v Cradle Mountain Devils Darraweit Guim Dirrigibles v Wagga Wagga Wombats Marble Bar Misfits v Gariwerd Cockatoos Round 15 (AFL 18) 21/7 - 23/7 Trade flops and draft tragedies Whether you’re drafting or trading, the word Garlett shall hence-forth be deemed blasphemous. In fact, just typing it feels sinful. We commemorate/commiserate the decision train-wrecks that we all snigger about behind closed browsers (can we have a train-wreck emoji, Len?) Larrikin Lagoon Lefties v Venus Bay Vultures Charlies Opening Spelunkers v Darraweit Guim Dirrigibles Marble Bar Misfits v Iron Knob Codpieces Gariwerd Cockatoos v Foul Bay Chickens Wagga Wagga Wombats v Whitsunday Warriors Cradle Mountain Devils v Lovely Banks Lilacs Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles v Wineglass Bay Packers Mount Beauty Uglies v Gundagai Grasshoppers Birdsville Battlers v Nunawading Nuffers Round 16 (AFL 19) 28/7 - 30/7 Fantasy Stalwarts Appreciation round We pause for a minute applause to honour those cool cats that rock up week in-week out and just do the business. The Elite, the Reliable or just that 70 point defender that saves your butt all too regularly. Larrikin Lagoon Lefties v Charlies Opening Spelunkers Venus Bay Vultures v Birdsville Battlers Nunawading Nuffers v Mount Beauty Uglies Gundagai Grasshoppers v Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles Wineglass Bay Packers v Cradle Mountain Devils Lovely Banks Lilacs v Wagga Wagga Wombats Whitsunday Warriors v Gariwerd Cockatoos Foul Bay Chickens v Marble Bar Misfits Iron Knob Codpieces v Darraweit Guim Dirrigibles Round 17 (AFL 20) 4/8 - 6/8 Left Footers Round The sixth year running for this theme. If only we'd trademarked the naming rights four years ago, we'd be moderately wealthy. Goofies are celebrated this week for good reason, they rock! http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-02-21/dualsided-gems Larrikin Lagoon Lefties v Mount Beauty Uglies Charlies Opening Spelunkers v Birdsville Battlers Venus Bay Vultures v Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles Nunawading Nuffers v Cradle Mountain Devils Gundagai Grasshoppers v Wagga Wagga Wombats Wineglass Bay Packers v Gariwerd Cockatoos Lovely Banks Lilacs v Marble Bar Misfits Whitsunday Warriors v Darraweit Guim Dirrigibles Foul Bay Chickens v Iron Knob Codpieces ORFFA Finals series from 11th August ORFFA Grand Final - AFL round 23
Its fun coming up with the themes each year and i reckon we've got some excellent new ones for 2017. If anyone is interested, here's a list of all themes we've had in the ORFFA: 6 time themes: Geek Pride - 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 Left Footers - 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 5 time themes: Walesy Appreciation Round - 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 The Spud Round (Relton) - 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 Bleak week - 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 Mark Seaby Memorial - 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 NAIDOC Round - 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013, 2012 Winter Solstice - 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 4 time themes: Fantasy Footballers Anonymous Round - 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 Fellowship Round - 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 Muso Round - 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 International Moment of Laughter Day - 2017, 2015, 2014, 2013 Anzac Day - 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 Chelsea Roffey Appreciation - 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012 3 time themes: none 2 time themes: One Round Wonders - 2017, 2015 Once in a Blue Moon - 2016, 2015 The Insomnia Round (daylight savings) - 2016, 2013 International Players - 2015, 2014 Harold Holt round - 2014, 2013 1 time themes ('one and done' for some): Women's Celebration round - 2017 Shanghai Surprise - 2017 Trade flops and draft tragedies - 2017 Fantasy Stalwarts Appreciation round - 2017 Goodbye to Prap and welcome to Tracey Round - 2016 Snoz Wooden Spoon Round - 2016 In Remembrance - Phil Walsh Round - 2016 Football Players Scandal Round - 2016 Laughable Surnames/Killer Nicknames - 2015 Comeuppance Cup / Schadenfreude Shield - 2014 International World’s Whore Day - 2013 Breast Appreciation round - World Breastfeeding Week - 2013 Welcome to the Newbies - 2013 X Remembrance round – World Penguin Day - 2013 BL Remembrance round - May Day - 2013
Round 9 (AFL 9) 19/5 - 21/5 Shanghai Surprise Darraweit Guim Dirrigibles v Lovely Banks Lilacs aka - Household Cup Round
The FIXture has been loaded into tsLeagues. It should be alright, but let us know if you see any errors etc.
Round 1 has a Thursday night game - will it be a partial lockout with final lockout at the bounce on Friday evening?
Looks like we have 5 Thursday round starts in FA this year. I think we have run partial lockout before though not sure who has taken the responsibility for setting the lockout clock. Can u confirm @Len ?
I was doing it last year, as well as others i think. I think its up to us fixture committee, but happy for anyone to do it who wants to, as long as thats ok with len
Yeah pretty much whomever noticed it wasn't set as far as i know, I did it often but definitely not always