Next round up guys, sorry no time to write anything up...... Macquarie Island Whales (1-1) vs Drouin Dropbears (2-0) Black Swamp 29ers (2-0) vs Neptune Island Noahs (1-1) Walpole Woylies (2-0) vs Wedge Island White Pointers (1-1) Mt Thirsty Boozers (2-0) vs Port Lincoln Power (1-1) Useless Loop Virgins (1-1) vs Nangkita Bucks (0-2) The Stony Ponys (0-2) vs Heard Island Shags (1-1) Sherwood Magpies (1-1) vs Jan Juc Ducks (0-2) Rutherglen Fugitives (0-2) vs Maralinga Atoms (1-1) Lockout is at NM vs BRL on Saturday afternoon, be sure to put your Saints and Giants back into the lineup after last weeks bye for those sides.
Squad for the round NWM, Bo Allan, Perryman, Mac Andrew (Blakiston) Andrew Brayshaw, Florent, Naicos, Bruhn (Hopper) Luke Jackson Zac Bailey, Sheezel, Ginnvian, Bolton (Mitch Lewis) Darcy Wilson, Jack Graham (Chol)
Round 3 (AFL 5) - Useless Loop Virgins Def: Liam Baker, Josh Battle, Brennan Cox, James Sicily (Isaac Quaynor) Mid: Lachie Neale, Zak Butters, Ryan Angwin, Jaeger O'Meara (Steele Sidebottom) Ruck: Jarrod Witts Fwd: Ed Langdon, Aaron Naughton, Jack Gunston, Daniel McStay (Sam Switkowski) Int: Hugo Garcia, Jacob van Rooyen (Cooper Sharman) Out: Steele Sidebottom, James Worpel, Mark O’Connor In: Ryan Angwin, Hugo Garcia, Jacob van Rooyen
The 29ers match committee have named their lineup for their match with the Noah's @That KI Guy There are 3 changes from our Round 2 side with the well rested trio of Nick Madden, Harvey Thomas and Max Hall replacing Jordan DeGoey, Elijah Hollands and Heath Chapman. Blakey J Daicos Jeffery Noble - Cowan Bont Anderson LDU JHF - JDG H Thomas M Hall Schultz Sonsie - Daniels Madden - no emg O Hollands Banks - Chapman It appears that with the AFL byes over we have 5 players named for AFL duties that are lining up for the Black Swamp ressies and putting selection pressure on this week's starting side.
Noahs Def - Fonti, Maynard, Amon, Powell (Clark) Mid - Warner, Kennedy, Dawson, Dempsey (Steele) Ruck - Gawn Fwd - Moore, Wright, Neale, Richards (McKay) IC - Powell, Sweet (MJohnson)
Heard Island Shags In: Elijah Tsatas, Ryan Maric, Zane Zakostelsky (the latter two are both unlikely to play) Out: Lachie Jaques, Harry Schoenberg (both could/should be late inclusions) DEF: Riley Bice, Ryan Maric, Judd McVee, Zeke Uwland (Lachie Jaques) MID: Jagga Smith, Sam Clohesy, Jake Soligo, Massimo D'Ambrosio (Nik Cox) RUCK: Zane Zakostelsky (Harry Schoenberg -oop) FWD: Josh Treacy, Sam Lalor, Patrick Voss, Zane Duursma (Jamarra Ugle-Hagan) INT: Sam Davidson, Elijah Tsatas
Round 3 - Macquarie Island Whales v Drouin Dropbears Def: Matt Roberts, Bailey Williams, Jarman Impey, Archie Roberts (Harry Himmelberg) Mid: Marcus Windhager, Conor Nash, George Wardlaw Harley Reid (Xaviery Lindsay) Ruck: Connor Budarick *OOP Fwd: Sam Flanders, Kade Chandler, Connor MacDonald, Justin McInerney (Zac Williams) Int: Jack Ross, Josh Ward (Josh Lindsay)
Heading into the final game the home team 29ers, 13/1072, trail the visiting Noah’s @That KI Guy, 13/1131 by 59 points. JHF and Max Hall will need to fire up if Black Swamp is to challenge Joe Richards, Jordan Sweet and a lead of 59 for Neptune Island.
The Noahs @That KI Guy were too classy - extending the Head to Head to 12-2 - and per the unofficial scoreboard ran out winners by 68 points (1307-1239).
Great game mate. Some frustrating sub par efforts on both sides, just that the Noahs were a little less sub par…
Round review (based on unofficial scores) courtesy of Chat GPT Round 3 of ORFFF delivered a proper mixed bag — blowouts, boilovers, and a combination of historically ugly and near historically ugly afternoons that’ll sting well into the season. The headline act (for all the wrong reasons) came from Jan Juc, where the Ducks absolutely fell apart. Their 550 is a competition-record low score — a performance that never got out of second gear — and the 652-point belting at the hands of the Sherwood Magpies goes down as one of the heaviest defeats the competition has seen. From the opening bounce it was one-way traffic, with the Pies piling on scoreboard pressure while the Ducks couldn’t win it at the contest or control territory. Not to be outdone in the misery stakes, the Heard Island Shags were smashed by the Stony Ponys (1365-723) and the 642-point margin tells the story of a side completely overrun. The Ponys dominated clearance, spread hard on the outside, and punished every turnover with ruthless efficiency. At the other end of the spectrum, Port Lincoln Power lit up the round with a club-record 1368, an attacking masterclass built on slick ball movement and relentless forward pressure. That kind of score shows a side capable of tearing games apart when their midfield gets on top and their forwards get silver service. The Boozers were outmatched as they tasted defeat for the first time in 2026. The Neptune Island Noahs continued their dominance over the Black Swamp 29ers, making it 12 wins from 14 encounters between the two sides. In a high-scoring shootout (1307 to 1239), the Noahs proved cleaner by foot and more composed going inside 50, maintaining their psychological edge in this matchup. Elsewhere, the Useless Loop Virgins handled the Nangkita Bucks with authority, controlling the tempo and converting their chances in a professional 1174 to 938 win. The Macquarie Island Whales challenged the Drouin Dropbears in a spirited performance, showing grit around the contest but Drouin oozed class as their young squad deservedly took the win by 1419 to 1226, claiming top spot on the ladder in the process. The Walpole Woylies edged out the Wedge Island White Pointers (1197 to 1127) in a tighter affair, where contested footy and defensive structures held up under pressure, while the Rutherglen Fugitives flexed their scoring power in a commanding 1372-1083 win over the Maralinga Atoms. Round 3 ultimately highlighted the gap between the competition’s top-end firepower and its struggling sides. With record lows and highs in the same weekend, the season is already shaping as one of extremes — and plenty of clubs have some serious soul-searching to do before next week’s first bounce (once again commencing on a Thursday night).