Calling old and new DuFFLers for the 2010 H & A season !!

The Dockerland Fantasy Football League has been running for a very long time now and this year is no different. Although, having said that, the DFFL can only operate with the invaluable assistance of Shane in terms of technical setup and general niceness.

This year, with the huge effort that Shane has made in the fantastic changes to Dockerland recently, it seriously looked as though the DFFL was not going to be technically possible at all. But thanks to Shane and his can-do attitude the DFFL has been saved. We may need to be patient in the lead up to round one as Shane works hard to get it operational. Shane is thanked every year for his DFFL efforts, but this year should be thanked more than ever!!

The DFFL is a fantastic battle of strategy, skill and wits. In 2009, Oos and Hypen drew the Grand Final in a very exciting and entertaining season.

There are only sixteen spots available, and the first in best dressed. It's alot of work and you need to be committed to the cause, with only 16 spots available, only the serious need apply. The following spots have been reserved already, but please confirm your intentions if you are on the list:

i Nelson
ii Oos
iii Guy Smiley
iv Polly
v Superswede
vi Docker_man
vii Hypen

So that leave 9 spots left - get in quick if you're keen.

So, how does the competition work? The section below provides the detail. In short, you participate in a Preseason Draft to pick your squad. Each week you select a team and your score is generated from the number of scores, marks, tackles, hit-outs and disposals your players pick up in the course of the game.



Want to play? To take part you must commit yourself to the Draft and submit a team each week. If you can't do that, do not nominate! To submit your nomination, reply to this posting on Dockerland. In the tradition of the DFFL, the first 16 self-nominations get to play, but I'll drop someone off the nomination list if they have a history of taking up a position but not participating.



Draft

Each coach will be assigned a number from 1 to 16 randomly. In the first round of the draft, coaches will choose a player starting with coach 1 through to 16. In the second round, we will reverse the order, and coach 16 will start, backwards through to coach 1. This will continue for all 15 rounds of the draft. The draft is conducted via Dockerland's Chat utility on an agreed night. Be warned - it does take a few hours to conduct! You can prepare a list of players you wish to draft if you are unable to make the draft night or in case there are any technical difficulties.



Extra Picks

From the time the draft is completed until June 30, each coach can avail themselves of a maximum of two (2) extra draft picks but must also delist players to allow for the new ones. In the event of one of their players being declared out of action for the remainder of the season, coaches can select a replacement. This is in addition to the extra draft picks. This is not compulsory and is at the coach's discretion.



Weekly Selection

Each week, the coach selects 11 players out of their 15 to compete. Those 11 players are broken up into 2 forwards, 3 midfielders, 2 backmen, 1 ruckman and 3 interchange players. If one of the main 8 players pulls out before the game on the weekend, the best interchange player will be chosen to take his place. If a player is hurt during the game, that is bad luck and the stats he has collected will be counted.



Scoring

The teams total score consists of the scores attained by the 8 players selected (or the interchange player if needed).



* Forwards - 3 points per goal, 1 point per behind
* Midfielders - 1 point per disposal
* Backmen - 1 point per mark, 1 point per tackle
* Ruckman - 1 point per mark, 1 point per hit-out



Winning

If you win the game for that week, you will score 4 premiership points, and get percentage according to how well you won. The ladder is identical to the AFL ladder in every respect.



Finals

At the end of the 18 rounds of premiership action, the final 8 will compete in 4 rounds of finals.