Here are the first 11 rounds of the 2023 season. Thank you @chris88 for your somewhat bizarre write ups of our themes. ORFFA Round 1/AFL Round 1 Thursday 16th March THEME – Drastic List Reduction Round Surgery is best with a sharp scalpel and plenty of something or other to numb the appropriate bits and pieces. Sharp post-COVID surgery on our ORFFA playing lists has been a challenge for some … let’s see if the correct list parts have been retained. Birdsville Battlers v Charlies Opening Spelunkers Cradle Mountain Devils v Wineglass Bay Packers Dunsborough Dung Beetles v Whitsunday Warriors Foul Bay Chickens v Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles Gariwerd Cockatoos v Wagga Wagga Wombats Gundagai Grasshoppers v Venus Bay Vultures Iron Knob Codpieces v Nareewillock Nuffers Larrikin Lagoon Lefties v Mt Beauty Uglies Lovely Banks Lilacs v Marble Bar Misfits ORFFA Round 2/AFL Round 2 Thursday 23rd March THEME – AFLX Memorial Round This week we remember the colour, excitement and brilliance of the regrettably short-lived AFLX experiment. What a concept – who can forget the AFLX draft, a besuited Alex Rance’s entrance aboard an electric skateboard, those gymnast circus performer people in the promo behind Gil, the … uh … um … yeah, look … gotta go. Charlies Opening Spelunkers v Marble Bar Misfits Mt Beauty Uglies v Lovely Banks Lilacs Nareewillock Nuffers v Larrikin Lagoon Lefties Venus Bay Vultures v Iron Knob Codpieces Wagga Wagga Wombats v Gundagai Grasshoppers Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles v Gariwerd Cockatoos Whitsunday Warriors v Foul Bay Chickens Wineglass Bay Packers v Dunsborough Dung Beetles Birdsville Battlers v Cradle Mountain Devils ORFFA Round 3/AFL Round 3 Thursday 30th March THEME – Walesy Appreciation Round It is that time again, the time where we say thanks to Walesy and his happy team of moderator-staff type elves who personally see to it that all the cogs and wheels and spindles that drive this great site are where they are meant to be, and are kept in good working order. Now where does this bolt go? Anyone? Anyone?? Cradle Mountain Devils v Charlies Opening Spelunkers Dunsborough Dung Beetles v Birdsville Battlers Foul Bay Chickens v Wineglass Bay Packers Gariwerd Cockatoos v Whitsunday Warriors Gundagai Grasshoppers v Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles Iron Knob Codpieces v Wagga Wagga Wombats Larrikin Lagoon Lefties v Venus Bay Vultures Lovely Banks Lilacs v Nareewillock Nuffers Marble Bar Misfits v Mt Beauty Uglies ORFFA Round 4/AFL Round 4 Thursday 6th April THEME – Mark Seaby Round Sent from the past to the future, and then back into the past by mistake before arriving in the present, Terminator Mark Seaby emerges from the mist and various pollutants to save the ORFFA draft from double drafting and other threats to humankind’s existence. Meanwhile his sidekick, Brynn Teakle, looks nervously at various ORFFA lists, confused about which one he is actually on and too frightened to ask Terminator Mark Seaby for help. Charlies Opening Spelunkers v Mt Beauty Uglies Nareewillock Nuffers v Marble Bar Misfits Venus Bay Vultures v Lovely Banks Lilacs Wagga Wagga Wombats v Larrikin Lagoon Lefties Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles v Iron Knob Codpieces Whitsunday Warriors v Gundagai Grasshoppers Wineglass Bay Packers v Gariwerd Cockatoos Birdsville Battlers v Foul Bay Chickens Cradle Mountain Devils v Dunsborough Dung Beetles ORFFA Round 5/AFL Round 5 Thursday 13th April THEME – Terry's Round This round is an opportunity for the ORFFA, its coaches and everyone here at this crazy site called Too Serious to pay tribute to our longtime colleague and friend Terry. Let's pay a visit to the Tiki Bar, raise our glasses, share a story or two and pay our respects throughout the weekend. We'll miss you Terry. Dunsborough Dung Beetles v Charlies Opening Spelunkers Foul Bay Chickens v Cradle Mountain Devils Gariwerd Cockatoos v Birdsville Battlers Gundagai Grasshoppers v Wineglass Bay Packers Iron Knob Codpieces v Whitsunday Warriors Larrikin Lagoon Lefties v Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles Lovely Banks Lilacs v Wagga Wagga Wombats Marble Bar Misfits v Venus Bay Vultures Mt Beauty Uglies v Nareewillock Nuffers ORFFA Round 6/AFL Round 6 Friday 21st April THEME – ANZAC Round Lest We Forget Charlies Opening Spelunkers v Nareewillock Nuffers Venus Bay Vultures v Mt Beauty Uglies Wagga Wagga Wombats v Marble Bar Misfits Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles v Lovely Banks Lilacs Whitsunday Warriors v Larrikin Lagoon Lefties Wineglass Bay Packers v Iron Knob Codpieces Birdsville Battlers v Gundagai Grasshoppers Cradle Mountain Devils v Gariwerd Cockatoos Dunsborough Dung Beetles v Foul Bay Chickens ORFFA Round 7/AFL Round 7 Friday 28th April THEME – Retro Round Once, long ago, there were teams that took to the field with yellow shorts. Or red shorts. Or gold shorts. Or short shorts. All with straight faces too – though those faces were often hidden underneath formidable facial hair. This week we start our drive for the return of compulsory gold shorts wearing. In fact, yes, let’s do it – we proclaim that all ORFFA teams must wear gold shorts this week to mark Retro Round. On the field, however, teams can wear whatever colour shorts they like. Foul Bay Chickens v Charlies Opening Spelunkers Gariwerd Cockatoos v Dunsborough Dung Beetles Gundagai Grasshoppers v Cradle Mountain Devils Iron Knob Codpieces v Birdsville Battlers Larrikin Lagoon Lefties v Wineglass Bay Packers Lovely Banks Lilacs v Whitsunday Warriors Marble Bar Misfits v Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles Mt Beauty Uglies v Wagga Wagga Wombats Nareewillock Nuffers v Venus Bay Vultures ORFFA Round 8/AFL Round 8 Friday 5th May THEME – Muso Round Home teams – nominate an Aussie or NZ muso or musos to perform pre-match entertainment duties before your game. Away teams – shut up and listen and just be happy you are getting a free concert. Charlies Opening Spelunkers v Venus Bay Vultures Wagga Wagga Wombats v Nareewillock Nuffers Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles v Mt Beauty Uglies Whitsunday Warriors v Marble Bar Misfits Wineglass Bay Packers v Lovely Banks Lilacs Birdsville Battlers v Larrikin Lagoon Lefties Cradle Mountain Devils v Iron Knob Codpieces Dunsborough Dung Beetles v Gundagai Grasshoppers Foul Bay Chickens v Gariwerd Cockatoos ORFFA Round 9/AFL Round 9 Friday 12th May THEME – Late Withdrawal/Unexpected Doughnut Round Doughnuts should never be unexpected, especially when you are eating those sugar coated jam ones you can buy outside the MCG and other places when you leave early because your team is getting smashed and you bite into them and the unexpectedly scalding jam ends up burning all the taste buds off your tongue and leaves you even more upset than you were when you were inside watching your team getting smashed. Stick to simple glazed doughnuts, people. Or ensure you list emergencies. Gariwerd Cockatoos v Charlies Opening Spelunkers Gundagai Grasshoppers v Foul Bay Chickens Iron Knob Codpieces v Dunsborough Dung Beetles Larrikin Lagoon Lefties v Cradle Mountain Devils Lovely Banks Lilacs v Birdsville Battlers Marble Bar Misfits v Wineglass Bay Packers Mt Beauty Uglies v Whitsunday Warriors Nareewillock Nuffers v Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles Venus Bay Vultures v Wagga Wagga Wombats ORFFA Round 10/AFL Round 10 Friday 19th May THEME – Meat and Potatoes Round Every team has them. Those plain, no frills meat and mashed potatoes performers that sit on a plate, gradually going cold until they are mere white gloop and cold protein, before being covered in cling wrap and put in the fridge to be reheated and consumed later on. Hold on, that’s not what this round is about at all. This round is about those plain, no frills meat and mashed potatoes performers that turn up every week on our plates and with a minimum of fuss produce a good score for our fantasy teams, before being covered in cling wrap and put in the fridge to be reheated and consumed later on. Charlies Opening Spelunkers v Wagga Wagga Wombats Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles v Venus Bay Vultures Whitsunday Warriors v Nareewillock Nuffers Wineglass Bay Packers v Mt Beauty Uglies Birdsville Battlers v Marble Bar Misfits Cradle Mountain Devils v Lovely Banks Lilacs Dunsborough Dung Beetles v Larrikin Lagoon Lefties Foul Bay Chickens v Iron Knob Codpieces Gariwerd Cockatoos v Gundagai Grasshoppers ORFFA Round 11/AFL Round 11 Friday 26th May THEME – Bring Out Your Dead Round As befits the final round before that greatest of events, that night of nights, the star-studded ORFFA mid-season draft, we quietly, respectfully and thoughtfully employ our stretcher-bearers to visit each team’s HQ and ask for volunteers. Gundagai Grasshoppers v Charlies Opening Spelunkers Iron Knob Codpieces v Gariwerd Cockatoos Larrikin Lagoon Lefties v Foul Bay Chickens Lovely Banks Lilacs v Dunsborough Dung Beetles Marble Bar Misfits v Cradle Mountain Devils Mt Beauty Uglies v Birdsville Battlers Nareewillock Nuffers v Wineglass Bay Packers Venus Bay Vultures v Whitsunday Warriors Wagga Wagga Wombats v Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles
Great work folks! I love the “somewhat bizarre” description and write ups! Reached a new level this season! Had me in stitches haha