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
Retro Round Gold Shorts Team for the Nuffers (subject to tweaking depending on final lineups) D: Redman, Richards, Clark, Murphy (Miller) M: Rowell, Serong, Warner, Ross R: Soldo (Coleman-Jones) F: Cameron, Gulden, Horne-Francis, Daniels (Long) I/C: Cumberland, Ryan (Amiss) Welcome back Ross, Soldo, Coleman-Jones and Murphy. We won't be wearing gold shorts into the game against Venus Bay (the team has been wearing them around town the past few days and getting many an admiring glance, I might add). We are looking at a more musk pink get up this week - a nod towards the team being in the pink of health and having 20+ players fit to select from for the first time in many a moon.
Spelunkers will be wearing cobalt blue shorts this week in acknowedgement of @ChiefRussell and his juggernaut Hope we put up a decent showing
Misfits for this round look like this atm. DEFENDERS Jake Lloyd, Lachlan Weller, Caleb Daniel, Lachie Whitfield - Massimo D'Ambrosio MIDFIELDERS Josh Kelly, Adam Treloar, Rory Sloane, Xavier O'Halloran - Angus Sheldrick RUCKS Matthew Flynn - FORWARDS Tim Taranto, Ash Johnson, Harrison Himmelberg, Jake Stringer - Will Hayward INTERCHANGE Charlie Ballard, Tom McCartin - James Peatling
Cradle Mountain Round 7 team for the away game against the ladder leading Gundagai Grasshoppers. Out: S Pendlebury (eye), D Heppell (managed) In: T Membrey, T Sonsie Def: N Vlastuin, J Lever, D Rich, R Ginbey (J Bowey) Mid: J Steele, J Hopper, S Sidebottom, J Gresham (B Cook) Ruc: T English Fwd: D Zorko, A Naughton, J Riewoldt, T Membrey (Z Fisher) Int: R Marshall, T Sonsie (J Gunston)
The Waikicks, in a nod to old school attire, will be wearing form fitting, skin tight (unsure of the difference) lurex gold lame shorts with their team numbers picked out in sparkling rhinestones. Topped off by off the shoulder shirts in a fetching mix of rainbow colours. Complemented by sparkling gold boots. The players drew the line at bouffant hair styling. Must be said that not all players are happy with their outfits. Anyways, it's an away game with no free to air TV coverage so they are (reluctantly) going along with this interpretation of the theme of the round. Comments in the Bullshit Tavern should be lively. Facing the Misfits at this stage we will likely be the following line up (assuming no hissy fits on the day): D: N Newman, B Campbell, B Williams, R Burton (K Coleman) M: T Mitchell, B Crouch, T Sparrow, C Taylor (M Johnson) T: R O'Brien F: J Dunkley, T Papley, B Close, Z Bailey I: J Finlayson, M Owens It's a pretty young team as we transition from the old guard to a new look outfit. Best of luck @Len - we have had some terrific tussles in the past, let's hope this is another.
Lefties definitely not worthy of the gold shorts. We’ll be donning the baby shit orange garb in honour of the mighty trendsetting HB Torana hue. Expecting a tight tussle vs the Packers, hoping my midfield can finally show up.
When I obtained your first round MSD pick you were meant to spud it up like normal @That KI Guy you have won two in a row now. Can normal service be restored please?
Me thinks the Uglies are on the MARCH ! Two 1300s on the trot ! (To be confirmed of course) Bama setting up for an AFL gig (Oh when the Mounts, Oh when the Mounts come marching IN)