Have just had an atrocious week with injuries. Newnes got knocked out early, two of my emergencies got hurt and now Caddy is out too. Not the only one though, with Higgins getting cleaned up as well. Not great for either of us!

In Match 35 The Coolgardie @JPK side have calculated themselves as 11/974 in the ORFFU round thread and by my count I have the Tamarama Beach @graeme side trailing on 12/973.

The Prospectors have Astbury, Aish, C Brown and Fantasia still to play while the Glamas are going to need massive games from their Bombers trio of Heppell, Stewart and TBC if they are any chance of taking out the matchup.

It has been a funny old match up Darran. Best of luck to you tomorrow, and hope your injured guys get back real quickly as well.

@Darran @chris88
Fantasy Footy Eliminator Comps (including those run here on TS) have consistently used the most points scored for the season tiebreaker, so we will roll with that. As such in the event of a draw in this match the Dirigibles would proceed to the Semi Finals.

Quarter Final/AFL Round 5 results are up on the knockouts page http://tooserious.net/forum/tsLeagues.php?leagueId=20&round=5

but also pasted here for easy reference

King Island Monarchs ORFFU 1231 def by Christmas Island Smugglers ORFFU 1299 - @DamoH wins the ORFFU derby

Darraweit Guim Dirigibles ORFFA 1192 def Macquarie Island Whales ORFFF 1143 - @chris88 keeps the ORFFA flag flying after surviving a low scoring slugfest

Cockburn Avengers ORFFF 1397 def Useless Loop Virgins ORFFF 1252 - @Len ’s side hit almost break 1400 points while fielding an out of position ruck, and are now the ORFFF’s only team left standing

Coolgardie Prospectors ORFFU 1255 def Tamarama Beach Glamas ORFFL 1220 – the WA side @JPK outlasted the Glamas to win the closest of the 4 Quarter Finals


The ORFF* Knockout Quarter Finals in summary
Highest Score – Cockburn 1397, Lowest Score – MacQuarie Island 1143, Average Score - 1249
Lowest Winning Score – Darraweit Guim 1192, Highest Losing Score –Useless loop 1252
Average Winning Score - 1286, Average Losing Score - 1212

Largest Win - Match 34 Cockburn 1397 defeated Useless Loop 1252 (145 points)
Closest Match - Match 35 Coolgardie 1255 def Tmaarana Beach 1220 (35 points)
Average Margin – 74 points

Highest Aggregate - Match 34 Cockburn 1397 defeated Useless Loop 1252 (2649 aggregate)
Lowest Aggregate - Match 33 Darraweit Guim 1192 defeated MacQuarie Island 1143 (2335 aggregate)
Average Aggregate - 2497 points

The FU managed another win in the intercomp clashes to be 10 from 16 in this years knockout (def FF 1-0, def FL 5-2, dw FA 4-4)
The FA also won it’s only intercomp clashes to be 10 from 18 in this years knockout (def FL 3-1, dw FU 4-4, dw FF 3-3)
The FF lost it’s only intercomp match to be 6 from 12 in this years knockout (def FL 3-2,dw FA 3-3, lt FU 0-1)
The FL lost it’s only intercomp clash to finish at 5 from 16 in this years knockout (lt FF 2-3, lt FU 2-5, lt FA 1-3)

2018 ORFF* Knockout Semi Finals and ORFF* Champions League Match as per http://tooserious.net/forum/tsLeagues.php?leagueId=20&round=6

The 2018 Knockout reaches the final 4 stage with each team eyeing a spot in the big Dance. In a fortnight the winner of the silverware will be playing in an ORFF* Champions League Quarter Final Clash with the Winner of the Round of 16 match between Sarah Island @4nsy and Marble Bar @Len.


2018 ORFF* Knockout Match 36 Christmas Island Smugglers ORFFU @DamoH vs Darraweit Guim Dirigibles ORFFA @chris88

How they got here

Christmas Island (4-1 in the ORFFU, 6546 points scored)
Rd 3 - def Charlies Opening Spelunkers ORFFA 1131 to 836 (295 points)
Rd 4 – def Banchang Barcrawlers ORFFU 1382 to 1228 (154 points)
Rd 5 - def King Island Monarchs ORFFU 1299 to 1231 (68 points)

Darraweit Guim (5-0 in the ORFFA, 6405 points scored)
Rd 3 - def Heard Island Shags ORFFF 1444 to 1209 (235 points)
Rd 4 - def Lovely Banks Lilacs ORFFA 1205 to 1099 (106 points)
Rd 5 - def Macquarie Island Whales ORFFF 1192 to 1143 (49 points)

The first Semi Finals see the 9th clash between FU and FA teams in the 2018 knockout with the honours currently even at 4 apiece. Both teams have survived 3 progressively closer matches however Darrweit Guim makes the long trip to Christmas Island as slight underdogs in a match that seems destined to go down to the wire.


2018 ORFF* Knockout Match 37 Cockburn Avengers ORFFF @Len vs Coolgardie Prospectors ORFFU @JPK

How they got here

Cockburn Avengers (4-1 in the ORFFF, 6088 points scored)
Rd 3 - def Glenrowan Gunslingers ORFFL 1048 to 908 (140 points)
Rd 4 - def Cradle Mountain Devils ORFFA 1284 to 1180 (104 points)
Rd 5- def Useless Loop Virgins ORFFF 1397 to 1252 (145 points)

Coolgardie Prospectors (3-2 in the ORFFU, 6114 points scored)
Rd 3 - def Wagga Wagga Wombats ORFFA 1152 to 931 (221 points)
Rd 4 - def Coulta Couldabeens ORFFL 1382 to 1208 (174 points)
Rd 5 - def Tamarama Beach Glamas ORFFL 1255 to 1220 (35 points)

Cockburn has won all 3 knockout matches by 100 plus while Coolgardie had to dig deep before squeezing their way past Tamarama Beach in the Quarter Finals. The second semi final is only the 2nd FU vs FF clash in the 2018 knockout and is the first ever time each side has played a team from that competition. The bookies cannot split the two teams. Fun Fact - Brandon Parffit plays for both sides so hopefully he tons up this weekend in a high scoring contest.


2018 ORFF* Champions League Match 1 Rutherglen Fugitives ORFFF @tyze1 vs Neptune Island Noahs ORFFF @That KI Guy
The Fugitives were 2017 ORFF* Knockout Runners up and Neptune Island qualified for this Round 6 playoff match as 5th best ORFFF side in 2017 of those who nominated, after taking out the ORFFF premiership in 2016.

I rate these 2 sides as co-favourites in the 2018 ORFFF premiership race and the winner of this derby tussle will host Mallacoota @thokash from the ORFFL in the ORFF* Champions League Round of 16 in Round 7.

Coolgardie @JPK are obviously the team paying Brandon the larger salary as he has failed to show up for the game leaving the Avengers @Len a player short with Majak Daw filling in for the Prospectors to provide the visitors with a 15 vs 14 player numerical advantage early in the contest.

We have a score update from the Vineyard ar Rutherglen, as per score updates on the ORFFF round 6 thread.

Midway through the 3rd quarter the home side are 10/798 @tyze1, narrowly leading the visiting Noahs 9/763 @That KI Guy .

The Fugitives have Salem, Parish and Goddard running out in the early Sunday game against the Noahs trio of Gawn, D Smith and Tyson.

Pendles and Cotchin for the home side then tussle with Howe and Sidebottom for the visitors in the 3.20pm match before Neptune Island's Andrew Gaff is tasked with reeling in any Rutherglen lead in the final term of a match that could go either way.

Courtesy of the ORFFU thread and a pm from @chris88 we have a half time update from Christmas Island.

The Smugglers @DamoH are on 9/820 off to a flyer against the visiting Dirigibles who are also well placed on 7/615.

Christmas Island have Heppell, Lever, Dusty, Grigg, Hurn and Johnson to play while Darraweit Guim have Goddard, oop ruck Jordan Lewis, WHE, the usual host of tigers (Rance, Caddy, Astbury, S Edwards) and Walters lacing on the boots in the second half of this Semi Final.

Game on !

The Avengers @Len are all done for 1017 in the other knockout semi final.

The Prospectors @JPK are lurking on 10/804 and barring catastrophe are well placed to take this one out.

Sunday proceedings commence with Astbury, Aish and Callum Brown. Liam Duggan and Willie Rioli will complete the contest in the late Sunday match.

Pretty much my worst weekend in fantasy footy across all three ORF leagues, SC and AFLF.
Hopefully I am just getting it all out of the way in one week!!

AFL Round 6 results are up on the knockout/champions league page http://tooserious.net/forum/tsLeagues.php?leagueId=20&round=6

but also pasted here for easy reference

ORFF* Knockout
Christmas Island Smugglers ORFFU 1290 def Darraweit Guim Dirigibles ORFFA 1135 (155 points) - a comfortable win by the home side
Cockburn Avengers ORFFF 1017 def by Coolgardie Prospectors ORFFU 1044 (27 points) - Majak Daw vs a donut covering Parffit was a decisive factor in this contest

@DamoH and @JPK take out the semi finals and @chris88 and @Len bow out after their strong cup runs.


ORFF* Champions League
Rutherglen Fugitives ORFFF 1270 def by Neptune Island Noahs ORFFF 1420 (150 points)
@That KI Guy's side takes their place in the Champions League Round of 16 after dispatching their ORFFF rival

The FU managed 2 wins in the intercomp clashes to be 12 from 18 in this years knockout (def FF 2-0, def FL 5-2, def FA 5-4)
The FA lost it’s only intercomp match to be 10 from 19 in this years knockout (def FL 3-1, lt FU 5-4, dw FF 3-3)
The FF also lost it’s only intercomp match to be 6 from 13 in this years knockout (def FL 3-2,dw FA 3-3, lt FU 0-2)
The FL had the week off and was 5 from 16 in this years knockout (lt FF 2-3, lt FU 2-5, lt FA 1-3)

AFL Round 7 - as per http://tooserious.net/forum/tsLeagues.php?leagueId=20&round=7

ORFF* Knockout Grand Final (Match 38)
For the second year running it will be an ORFFU side taking out the ORFF* knockout title as Christmas Island @DamoH hosts the Coolgardie @JPK side at Flying Fish Cove in the knockout Grand Final match.

How they got here

Christmas Island (5-1 and 3rd in the ORFFU, 7836 points scored)
Rd 3 - def Charlies Opening Spelunkers ORFFA 1131 to 836 (295 points)
Rd 4 – def Banchang Barcrawlers ORFFU 1382 to 1228 (154 points)
Rd 5 - def King Island Monarchs ORFFU 1299 to 1231 (68 points)
Rd 6 - def Darraweit Guim Dirigibles ORFFA 1290 to 1135 (155 points)

Coolgardie Prospectors (3-3 and 7th in the ORFFU, 7158 points scored)
Rd 3 - def Wagga Wagga Wombats ORFFA 1152 to 931 (221 points)
Rd 4 - def Coulta Couldabeens ORFFL 1382 to 1208 (174 points)
Rd 5 - def Tamarama Beach Glamas ORFFL 1255 to 1220 (35 points)
Rd 6 - def Cockburn Avengers ORFFF 1044 to 1017 (27 points)

Christmas Island has already defeated 2 fellow ORFFU sides on their way to the Big Dance and will have a crucial home ground advantage putting them around 100 point favourites with ORFF* bookmakers. Coolgardie has defeated sides from each of the other 3 comps on their cup run with comfortable victories in Rounds 3 and 4 followed by 2 close ones which have the Prospectors going into the Grand Final battle hardened and believing in their ability to upset the favourites.

I am hopeful that @DamoH and @JPK will add some banter and post some live score updates through the weekend so that we can follow all of the action at home.


ORFF* Champions League Round of 16
Match 2 - Mt Thirsty Boozers ORFFF @leematty1 vs Groote Eylandt Barracudas ORFFU @YAD69 - a replay of their 2017 ORFF* knockout clash won by the ORFFU side, Jamie Cripps suits up for both sides.
Match 3 - Venus Bay Vultures ORFFA @Fitzy vs Drouin Dropbears ORFFF @stowie - Deledio out hurts the Vultures.

Match 4 - Waikikamoocow Incorrigbles ORFFA @graeme vs Southern Cross Sandgropers ORFFU @eagle_eyed - 5 common players named - if all play its 10 POD's apiece
Match 5 - Nuytsland Vikings ORFFU @bryzza vs Tarwin Lower Pigs ORFFL @Kel - the 2017 ORFF* Knockout Champions (with a 5-0 undefeated intercomp record) will no doubt be keen to add further ORFF* silverware in 2018, while TLP have Sheed out and are hoping for McInerney to make the Lions final 22 for this week's match.

Match 6 - Sarah Island Savages ORFFL @4nsy vs Marble Bar Misfits ORFFA @Len

Match 7 - Serengeti Buffaloes ORFFU @wrightbrendan vs Jan Juc Ducks ORFFF @thokash
Match 8 - Neptune Island Noahs ORFFF @That KI Guy vs Mallacoota Magicians ORFFL @thokash - Betts, Seb Ross and Lewis Taylor named for both sides.

As per the above, if coaches wish to provide some of their better insults to their opponents and/or post some live score updates through the weekend I am sure that will add to what is sure to be a hard fought and entertaining competition.

Good luck all !

I'm still lurking when I can.
Thanks @TheTassieHawk for all your hard work with the inter ORFF* comps.
Thanks @choppers for looking after the team (although I'm blaming you for the relatively abysmal showing from my defence this week - is Aish injured now???).
Thanks @Len for the matchup and for always being a great sport.
Finally, thanks @DamoH for putting the boys up in the "Ritz". They're all very excited.

Looks like there may need to be some deck chair shuffling out Coolgardie way this week.