[span style='background-color: #fcfcfc; color: black;]A cracking first round to the 2014 ORFFA premiership season, with a number of upsets and three games decided by 36 points or less.

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<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]Round 1 - [span style='background-color: white;]Fantasy Footballers Anonymous Fortnight.
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<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]Lovely Banks 1,309 defeatedNunawading 1,004
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<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]With pre-season odds painting a fairly even contest, the Purple Haze threw betting circles into a spin with a spirited demolition of the Nuffers.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]Coach Jen was loop-holing like no tomorrow to make the most of the split round with Hunt, Langdon and Balla all shining early.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]With an already depleted fwd line, the Nuffers were floored with a one/two punch as Dixon and Palmer tapped out early.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]Rosa was a stand out for the home side which took out an easy win with strong performances across all lines.
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<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]Charlie's Opening 1,104 lost to Wagga Wagga 1,428
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<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]Another even bet with the bookies which somehow turned into a one-sided romp!
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]The Wombat's engine room was blistering, courtesy of massive tons from Jobe, Swallow and the Human Meatball.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]With seven players cracking triple figures (plus a 99 from Mayes), the Wagga lads could do no wrong.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]The home side was by no means shamed, with exceptional efforts from the Frenchman, Pearce and Kings Cross.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]Unfortunately, the late withdrawal of Jack and under-par returns from Reid, Atley and the Dish all equated to an uphill battle for the Troggs.
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<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]Birdsville 1,219 lost toDarraweit Guim 1,255
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<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]This match of the round clash between two emerging heavyweights of the completion did not disappoint.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]The Battlers midfield got them off to a flier with early tons from Ebert, Smurf and a bolter from young Treloar.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]However, with Walker throwing his weight around in the Guim defence, the Birdsville fwds were comprehensively beaten.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]A lone hand from Howlett gave the Battlers a sniff.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]A see-sawing affair ensued, with the visitors' mids in Goddard, Kornes and Coniglio wrestling back the lead
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]With the game hanging in the balance, new recruit Nic Nat was called up in the last quarter to play the hero.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]Not his most memorable performance, but the chosen one repaid the faith and dragged the Blimps over the line for a gutsy win.
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<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]Gundagai 866 lost to Powlett Plains 1,071
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<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]In what can only be labelled as a cruel blow, the Hoppers prized #1 draft pick succumbed to an LTI without seeing out one full quarter of footy.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]Unfortunately, this only added to their woes with Neale and Taylor both frog-suiting before a ball was bounced.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]With a skinny guts, the Hoppers were stretched by the rebuilding Packers with Scully, Ball and Greene all contributing well.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]The phenomenal rucking of Sandi and some solid defense, kept the home side in the game, but last quarter efforts from Stanley and first gamer Aish sealed the deal for the Packers.
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<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]Venus Bay 1,160 defeatedMount Beauty 1,075
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<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]The under-rated Vultures played host to a highly fancied (albeit lean) Uglies outfit and defied the odds to run out victors.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]A solid performance across the board from the home side was capped by stand out efforts from Beams, Gaff and Watts.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]The Vultures didn't have it all their own way as a potent Uglies fwd line dominated proceedings thanks to N Roo, Wingard and Dusty.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]In the end, the Uglies were a bit under-done coming into this game and were found wanting.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]With a bevvy of kids set to return over the coming weeks, the Mount will definitely be a side to watch as the season unfolds.
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<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]Marble Bar 982 lost to Foul Bay 1,527
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<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]The reigning premiers picked up where they left off with a stunning training drill.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]Ten tons, including monsters from Duckwood and Mummy, had the Chooks dominating on every line.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]The Misfits' depleted defence stood tall for most of the day, with Hombsch playing a stand out on Tomahawk.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]Ward and first gamer Dunstan held their own in the middle, but the battle was well and truly over.
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<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]Waikikamoocow 1,182 defeated Larrikin Lagoon 1,169
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<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]With almost half of Kangaroo Island making the pilgrimage across the brine to watch their beloved Lefties, the atmosphere at Cow-Kicker Park was electric.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]The Lefties promised much but delivered little last season, and were set to atone for their sins against the fabled Incorrigibles.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]With Conca and Mzungu shining early, the visitors had a spring in their step heading into the first change.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]This run was soon quashed with dominant showings from Fyfe and Titch coupled with Garlett and Rohan harvesting spuds.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]With plenty of lead changes throughout the afternoon, the final quarter was set to be a cracker.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]Priddis and Selwood fought gallantly to try and snare the lead but the might of Monopod Crameri was enough to clinch it for the home side by 13.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]Lefties selection panel will be put under the investigative blowtorch, as explanations are sought for the last minute decision to elevate Wright to D4 at the expense of Baguley.
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<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]Whitsunday 1,208 lost toCradle Mountain 1,217
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<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]With bet makers almost unable to split these two sides in the lead-up, many were predicting a dour tussle.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]The Warriors threw up a tight defensive wall with Birchall, Brown and Laidler crushing the Devils' Kennedy factor.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]Only a point separated these two imposing midfields with Pendles, Stevie J and Heppell narrowly edging Sloane, Barlow and Quadzilla (love that kid).
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]The Devils reveled in some inspired West ruck-work and the Amazing Zorko holding the fwd line afloat.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]The Warriors staged a last quarter comeback with Johannisen and JJK bringing them astonishingly close.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]Eyebrows likely to be raised by the Warrior faithful during the week, regarding the lack of faith in the General.
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<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]Iron Knob 1,370 defeatedGariwerd 1,118




<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]An under-manned Codpiece unit demonstrated their depth and their right to Premiership favouritism as they dismantled the strapped Cockies.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]Significant absences in the Gariwerd fwd line were patched over by strong efforts from Gray and deBoer while Lids and Polec made the midfield look respectable.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]Consistent performances across the ground for the Codpieces were over-shadowed by superlative firepower of Breust, Jones and GAJ.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]The unfortunate injury to Davis opened a chasm that the remaining Cocky backs struggled to fill.
<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]The visitors were praying for their remaining mids to run the game out, but Cooney, Stevens, Wallis and Masten failed to ton up.
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<p style='background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;]ORFFA Ladder After Round 1
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<col width='193' style='width: 145pt;[/img] <col width='29' style='width: 22pt;[/img] <col width='28' style='width: 21pt;[/img] <col width='25' style='width: 19pt;[/img] <col width='23' style='width: 17pt;[/img] <col width='44' style='width: 33pt;[/img] <col width='43' style='width: 32pt;[/img] <col width='64' style='width: 48pt;[/img] <col width='30' style='width: 23pt;[/img] </colgroup>
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<td class='xl65' style='height: 15pt; width: 145pt;]Club
<td class='xl65' style='width: 22pt;]P
<td class='xl65' style='width: 21pt;]W
<td class='xl65' style='width: 19pt;]L
<td class='xl65' style='width: 17pt;]D
<td class='xl65' style='width: 33pt;]F
<td class='xl65' style='width: 32pt;]A
<td class='xl65' style='width: 48pt;]%
<td class='xl65' style='width: 23pt;]pts




<td class='xl66' style='height: 15pt; width: 145pt;]Foul Bay Chickens
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 22pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 21pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 19pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 17pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 33pt;]1527
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 32pt;]982
<td align='right' class='xl67' style='width: 48pt;]1.55%
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 23pt;]4




<td class='xl66' style='height: 15pt; width: 145pt;]Wagga Wagga Wombats
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 22pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 21pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 19pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 17pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 33pt;]1428
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 32pt;]1089
<td align='right' class='xl67' style='width: 48pt;]1.31%
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 23pt;]4




<td class='xl66' style='height: 15pt; width: 145pt;]Iron Knob Codpieces
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 22pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 21pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 19pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 17pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 33pt;]1370
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 32pt;]1118
<td align='right' class='xl67' style='width: 48pt;]1.23%
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 23pt;]4




<td class='xl66' style='height: 15pt; width: 145pt;]Lovely Banks Lilacs
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 22pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 21pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 19pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 17pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 33pt;]1309
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 32pt;]1004
<td align='right' class='xl67' style='width: 48pt;]1.30%
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 23pt;]4




<td class='xl66' style='height: 15pt; width: 145pt;]Darraweit Guim Dirigibles
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 22pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 21pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 19pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 17pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 33pt;]1255
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 32pt;]1219
<td align='right' class='xl67' style='width: 48pt;]1.03%
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 23pt;]4




<td class='xl66' style='height: 15pt; width: 145pt;]Cradle Mountain Devils
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 22pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 21pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 19pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 17pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 33pt;]1217
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 32pt;]1208
<td align='right' class='xl67' style='width: 48pt;]1.01%
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 23pt;]4




<td class='xl66' style='height: 15pt; width: 145pt;]Waikikamoocow Incorrigibles
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 22pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 21pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 19pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 17pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 33pt;]1182
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 32pt;]1169
<td align='right' class='xl67' style='width: 48pt;]1.01%
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 23pt;]4




<td class='xl66' style='height: 15pt; width: 145pt;]Venus Bay Vultures
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 22pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 21pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 19pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 17pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 33pt;]1160
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 32pt;]1075
<td align='right' class='xl67' style='width: 48pt;]1.08%
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 23pt;]4




<td class='xl66' style='height: 15pt; width: 145pt;]Powlett Plains Packers
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 22pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 21pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 19pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 17pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 33pt;]1071
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 32pt;]860
<td align='right' class='xl67' style='width: 48pt;]1.25%
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 23pt;]4




<td class='xl66' style='height: 15pt; width: 145pt;]Birdsville Battlers
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 22pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 21pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 19pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 17pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 33pt;]1219
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 32pt;]1255
<td align='right' class='xl67' style='width: 48pt;]0.97%
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 23pt;]0




<td class='xl66' style='height: 15pt; width: 145pt;]Whitsunday Warriors
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 22pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 21pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 19pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 17pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 33pt;]1208
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 32pt;]1217
<td align='right' class='xl67' style='width: 48pt;]0.99%
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 23pt;]0




<td class='xl66' style='height: 15pt; width: 145pt;]Larrikin Lagoon Lefties
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 22pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 21pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 19pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 17pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 33pt;]1169
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 32pt;]1182
<td align='right' class='xl67' style='width: 48pt;]0.99%
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 23pt;]0




<td class='xl66' style='height: 15pt; width: 145pt;]Gariwerd Cockatoos
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 22pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 21pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 19pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 17pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 33pt;]1118
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 32pt;]1370
<td align='right' class='xl67' style='width: 48pt;]0.82%
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 23pt;]0




<td class='xl66' style='height: 15pt; width: 145pt;]Charlies Opening
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 22pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 21pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 19pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 17pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 33pt;]1089
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 32pt;]1428
<td align='right' class='xl67' style='width: 48pt;]0.76%
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 23pt;]0




<td class='xl66' style='height: 15pt; width: 145pt;]Mount Beauty Uglies
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 22pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 21pt;]0
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 19pt;]1
<td align='right' class='xl66' style='width: 17pt;&quo