2026 ORFFF Round 6 (AFL Rd 8)

With the continuing site issues we are encouraging coaches to make any changes they can promptly and email/text/tweet their preferred round 6 lineup through as a record of their intentions.

 

These are the 8 matchups this week - bold are the current top 8 - including the top 3 sides playing the bottom 3 sides

Sherwood Magpies (4-1, 5th) vs Neptune Island Noahs (4-1, 4th)
Useless Loop Virgins (3-2, 9th) vs Black Swamp 29ers (3-2, 6th)
Heard Island Shags (1-4, 15th) vs Drouin Dropbears (4-1, 1st)
Walpole Woylies (4-1, 2nd) vs Nangkita Bucks (1-4, 14th)

Rutherglen Fugitives (2-3, 11th) vs Wedge Island White Pointers (3-2, 8th)
Jan Juc Ducks (0-5, 16th) vs Port Lincoln Power (4-1, 3rd)
Mt Thirsty Boozers (3-2, 7th) vs Maralinga Atoms (1-4, 13th)
Macquarie Island Whales (2-3, 10th) vs The Stony Ponys (1-4, 12th)

 

The Shags are up for the challenge @stowie

 

Heard Island Shags
6 changes this week at the Shags as we try to find the right combination to turn things around after 3 losses in a row.
But we’ve decided to keep Tom Burton as an emergency again this week as he waits for a chance to debut.

In: Zane Duursma, Sam Clohesy, Nik Cox, Jake Soligo, Harry Schoenberg, Pat Voss.
Out: Lachie Jaques, Judd McVee, Elijah Tsatas, Zeke Uwland, Lachlan Smith, Sam Lalor.

DEF: Jedd Busslinger, Riley Bice, Ryan Maric, Zane Duursma
MID: Massimo D'Ambrosio, Jagga Smith, Sam Clohesy, Nik Cox (Tom Burton)
RUCK: Jake Soligo -oop
FWD: Josh Treacy, Calsher Dear, Harry Schoenberg, Jamarra Ugle-Hagan (Elijah Tsatas -oop)
INT: Patrick Voss, Sam Davidson

 

I would’ve set my team up differently too, but I had so much trouble getting onto tsLeagues to make the changes quickly enough before the lockouts both last night and tonight.

 

Round 6 - Useless Loop Virgins (AFL Rd 8)
Def: James Sicily, Josh Battle, Brennan Cox, Isaac Quaynor
Mid: Lachie Neale, Zak Butters, James Worpel, Mark O'Connor (Elijah Hewett)
Ruck: Tylar Young*
Fwd: Cameron Zurhaar, Sam Switkowski, Jack Gunston, Ed Langdon (Cooper Sharman)
Int: Hugo Garcia, Ryan Angwin (Steele Sidebottom)

Out: Liam Baker, Jarrod Witts, Jacob van Rooyen
In: James Sicily, Tylar Young, Isaac Quaynor

 

The 29ers 15/1525 have drafted the Virgins @YAD69 by approximately 440 points.

 

5-4-3-2-1 in each game

Where players tie in a game there is a tiebreaker but unsure what those criteria are

Your players have tended to split votes so may not have been as prominent as other teams stars.

 

The reason it doesn't make sense is that in 2026 it appears that there is a bug in the weekly rollover and only AFL Rounds 1 and 4 have seen votes awarded, and none in rounds 5-8. My guess is that Grundy would have no votes in round 1 and 5 votes in round 4.

I have no idea if this bug is the case for other comps.

 

Maybe @Len can fix it in the next round rollover?

 

Feel free to ask, it is well down my list.

 

Yup, it's the same in all comps, I haven't found the cause as yet, the rollover process has been the same all the way through.
I am still looking but it's a low priority atm

 

This week's round review is thanks to ChatGPT and inspired by the great Australian conservationist Steve Irwin

CRIKEY WHAT A ROUND OF ORFFF FOOTY, MATES!

Round 6 exploded across the league like a startled kangaroo in a fireworks factory, and fair dinkum, there were more beltings than at a croc feeding show in the Northern Territory!

Now let’s start with the headline act — the Drouin Dropbears. These absolute apex predators are no longer just hunting… they’re extincting species. The poor old Heard Island Shags waddled innocently into Round 6 and got turned into roadkill, losing 1534 to 877 in what officially becomes the SECOND BIGGEST LOSS IN ORFFF HISTORY!

Crikey! I’ve seen saltwater crocs show more mercy to a wildebeest crossing a river!

The Shags looked rattled from the opening bounce. By quarter time they were already searching for emergency flares and thermal blankets. Meanwhile the Dropbears were launching themselves from the gum trees with terrifying precision. Another 1500+ score! That’s TWO WEEKS IN A ROW above 1500 for the Dropbears, who right now are playing like they’ve injected pure caffeine directly into their midfield rotations. League officials are reportedly considering placing warning signs around Drouin: “CAUTION — ACTIVE PREDATOR ZONE.”

Not far away, another extinction-level event occurred at Useless Loop, where the Virgins suffered the biggest loss in club history. The Black Swamp 29ers rolled in like a pack of hungry dingoes and demolished them 1523 to 1087. Now the Virgins actually scored 1087, which in most weeks would keep you competitive. But the 29ers were in full feeding frenzy mode. They were snapping up points left and right like pelicans attacking a dropped bucket of chips. By the third quarter the Virgins looked emotionally exhausted. Trainers were spotted offering players herbal tea, emotional support blankets, and copies of “How To Recover From Public Humiliation.” The Black Swamp boys meanwhile were strutting around like alpha cassowaries. Dangerous. Confident. Slightly terrifying.

Over at Jan Juc, the Ducks were once again discovered to be exactly what scientists suspected — vulnerable to electricity. The Port Lincoln Power zapped them 1159 to 883 in a performance so clinical it should’ve required hospital paperwork. The Ducks tried hard early, bless ‘em, but the Power simply overloaded the circuit board. Every time Jan Juc threatened to make a run, Port Lincoln flicked another switch and sent sparks flying. Somewhere on the sidelines, a duck was seen quietly updating its resume.

Now THIS next one was an absolute beauty. The Neptune Island Noahs and Sherwood Magpies went at each other like two angry wombats fighting over the last patch of grass. Tough, scrappy, relentless footy. In the end the Noahs prevailed 1394 to 1289 in one of the highest-quality contests of the season. The Magpies actually played ripper footy, but unfortunately for them the Noahs brought both animals onto the ark this week — attack AND defence. Neptune Island’s stars were everywhere, swarming contests like seagulls around a hot chip. Sherwood can hold their heads high though. They didn’t get eaten alive like some other clubs this week.

The Mt Thirsty Boozers continued their glorious mission to prove that hydration is entirely optional in fantasy football, knocking over the Maralinga Atoms 1333 to 1143. The Boozers are becoming one of the league’s great mysteries. They appear to consume nothing but sausages, tinnies, and poor decision-making, yet somehow keep producing elite football. Scientists are baffled. The Atoms actually weren’t bad, but the Boozers simply exploded at the right moments. Big scores everywhere. One bloke was reportedly celebrating goals before the ball had even bounced.

At Rutherglen, the Fugitives escaped with another victory, defeating the Wedge Island White Pointers 1215 to 1094. The White Pointers circled menacingly all day, but the Fugitives always seemed one step ahead, like blokes fleeing the scene after stealing a police helicopter. Disciplined performance from Rutherglen. No panic. No drama. Just clean getaway driving.

The Walpole Woylies bounced past the Nangkita Bucks 1364 to 1210 in an entertaining clash packed with scoring. The Woylies were everywhere — hopping, scrambling, pinching possessions and generally causing chaos. The Bucks weren’t disgraced either. They fought hard and landed some solid blows, but the Woylies had too much energy. Trying to tackle them was like trying to catch a sugar glider in a cyclone.

And finally, the Macquarie Island Whales survived a nail-biter against the Stony Ponys, winning 1282 to 1256 in one of the closest contests of the round. This one had more twists than a crocodile death roll. Every time the Whales looked home, the Ponys charged back in. Massive scores, huge momentum swings, absolute pandemonium.

ORFFF Round 7 commences Thursday, so allow for system issues and get your teams in early.