British xv's Rules and Team threads

[Ringo]

1.1 The British 15's is the Virtual Sports version of the popular World 15s competitions developed by Ossie85.  The World 15s (WXV) uses the Supercoach scoring method, the European 15s (EXV) use the Dream Team scoring method, and the Asian 15s (AXV) use the SportsBet scoring method.

1.2 The concept was designed for Fantasy Fans who want to experience the additional benefits of coaching a team that doesn't cease at the end of the regular season.  Players drafted into a 15s team remain with that team for the life of their career until they either retire, are delisted, or are traded to an opposition club.

1.3  In 2016 we went to a customised UF






2.1 Initial drafts for the British 15s took place in the last half of 2012.  18 Teams participated in the Initial Draft each selecting 39 players from current AFL Rosters.

3.1 In the foundation season of the league the National Draft will be conducted in a snake format, in the opposite direction to the Initial Draft.

3.2 All future drafts will be looped commencing with the team finishing last the previous season.

3.3 Each team will be allocated 4 picks which may be used in the draft, or traded on to other teams.

3.4  Priority Picks - Teams with less than 4 wins year 1 will have priority picks at end of Round 1 of National draft and if they also have less than 4 wins in year 2 then they will receive a priority pick following their Rd 1 Draft pick. Tanking will not be tolerated and will result in forfeiture of Round 1 pick as well

3.5 Players selected must be listed by an AFL club after the actual National Draft.  This may include players not already listed by a BXV team or players brought into the league via compensation picks.  This includes pre-listed 17 year olds and zone selections. If a player is delisted but you wish to keep him on your list you may hold that player

3.6 Coaches have 24 hours offline, or 2 hours online in which to make their selections, after the previous selection is made.  This will be enforced by the league administrator and discretion can be used where appropriate.

3.7 The draft will commence on the day following the actual AFL National Draft.



4.1 In the foundation season of the league the Rookie Draft will be conducted in a snake format, in the opposite direction to the Initial Draft.


4.3 All future drafts will be looped commencing with the team finishing last the previous season.

4.4 Each team will be allocated 4 picks which may be used in the draft, or traded on to other teams.

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4.7 At the conclusion of the rookie draft all teams must have 50 currently listed AFL players.  Teams not meeting filling this quote will receive additional picks at the conclusion of the rookie draft, in the same order as previous rounds.  These additional picks may not be traded.

4.8 All compensation picks will be awarded at the discretion of the administrator.  These may be awarded in abnormal circumstances which significantly affect the team in question.


5.1 Trading between teams is allowed as long as trades are determined to be reasonably fair between both parties.

5.2 Trades must be listed in the Trading Thread in the following format:

X Team receives: Player A

Y Team receives: Player B

Reason: Justification for why the trade has been made

The trade must be then confirmed by the other party in the trade, and they must list their reasons also

5.3 Trades will either Passed or Rejected by the league administrator.  The administrator will take into consideration the short and long term impacts to both teams, to ensure the trade does not damage a team's future chances of being competitive.

5.4  Administration will rule on all trades and should 5 coaches object to the decision of Adminstrator then trade will be sent to a vote of all coaches. Coaches will have 5 days to object to decision.

5.5 Trades for Trade Period 1 will be on an unlimited basis and can include Draft Picks. For trade period 2 trades are on a one for one basis.

5.7 There will be two trade periods per season, one before the drafts, and one after. Teams are entitled to 20 Player movements over the 2 trade periods.

5.8 A player movement is defined as moving a player from one team to another. Draft picks or players you have received as part of a trade can be on traded but will not count as a movement.

5.9 If a player that has been previously been on your list re-enters the competition you have first option by Using your last available rookie pick to retain with the option to return player to the pool.

5.10 Picks may be traded until day before National Draft

6.1 Every team must be led by a Senior Coach. This person is responsible for all aspects of managing the team.  The Senior Coach may appoint Assistant Coaches, Drafting Consultants or other staff as the Senior Coach desires.

6.2 New users of Fan Footy wishing to participate in the competition should contact the league administrator who will assist them to link with an existing team.

6.3 Teams participating in the British 15s are:




Final team lodgement in priority order must be lodged by coaches as directed by Administrators  Team list to comprise 50 Senior Players. 

7.1b Rule: If you wish to retain a player who you believe may be picked up in supplementary drafts you may do so, however you will be able to make final decision at end of rookie draft where you make the decision whether to delist and take a rookie pick or keep the player on the list. If player is not picked up he will remain on your list and you will play 1 player short in UF.

7.1c Retiring Players after list lodgement.  Should a player on your list retire, after final list lodgement, and prior to Round 1, you will be entitled to select a replacement player from the left over players pool prior to Rd 1.


7.2 Teams must be named weekly before the first game each week:
Teams must be lodged weekly in a new thread created for the round.
All teams will be locked at first bounce of first Saturday game of the round. Players locked at commencement of each game till the Saturday full lockout. Loopholing is not allowed,
Captain and Vice Captain will be locked at bounce of first game of Round.
Failure to lodge teams in thread will incur penalties as follows:
1st Offence Warning
2nd Offence - No Captain, VC bonus.
3rd and subsequent offences - No bonus points to be applied C,VC or Hga

Administrator will rule on any disputes regarding team lodgement.

7.3 Teams must be named in the following format:
Backs: *** , *** , *** , ***  - Four starting backs
Mids: ***, ***, ***, ***  - Four starting mids
Ruck: ***  - One starting ruck
Forwards: ***, ***, ***, ***  - Four starting forwards
Utilities: ***, ***  - Two starting utilities (These can be players from any position)
Emergencies: ***, ***, ***  - Four emergencies (One for each Line but if OOP is used half points will apply if used)
Captain: Double points
Vice - Captain: Score doubled if Captain does not play.
Emergency Vice Captain Score doubled if Captain or Vice Captain do not play.

7.4 Emergency Scoring[/b]
Emergencies will play should a starting member of your team not play, but with conditions.

    7.4a. If a player on the interchange is the same position as the player that pulled out, he will be moved into that position. The extra interchange spot will be filled by your FIRST preference listed emergency.
    7.4b. If a player on the interchange is NOT of the same position, then option to replace the player who pulled out moves to your emergencies.
    7.4c. Emergencies can only replace players in the SAME position for full points. If emergency used OOP than 1/2 points will apply.
    7.4d. If an emergency is a Dual Position Player, he can be called into either position (i.e. if he is a Fwd/Mid, he can play as either a forward or mid)
    7.4g. If you have more than 4 players in your starting 15 not playing, the highest value (determined by your draft selection) squad member from the rest of your team will play, but only a QUARTER (rounded up) of the score will count. I.e if Alan Toovey is the highest remaining squad member, and he scores 53, only 1/4 points will count towards your final score.
    7.4h If a starting player has less than 25% TOG then the score from the emergency in the same position will apply.
    7.4i If none of your emergencies can cover a non starting player in the exact position, then the first available playing emergency (not used elsewhere) will be substituted into the position for 1/2points OOP.

7.5 You can choose to play a player out of position e.g. Gary Ablett as a forward. But if you do so you will only get half there score. 

7.6  Home Ground Advantage
Lowest score on field to be applied for HGA. HGA to apply in all games except Rivalry Rounds and Grand Final.


7.7 Match Points Scoring
Teams will be scored in the AF system - Administrators will adjust weekly scores where necessary eg in case eg oop players, utilities promoted or not named but for transperancy will record changes in the weekly thread.
Team scoring the most points will be the winner and be awarded the 4 points for winning each week.

7.8 Rising Star
For a player to be eligible for a nomination for The Rising Star Award, a player must meet the criteria listed by the AFL for their Rising Star Award, which is currently as follows:
- To be eligible for the AFL Rising Star Award, each year's nominated players must be under the age of 21 at 1 January and have played no more than 10 AFL games to the start of that season.
- They must not have been suspended by the AFL or State League tribunals during the season (as with the Brownlow Medal, players found guilty of certain offences and fined or reprimanded by the Tribunal remain eligible to win the award)."
At the conclusion of the BXVs 15 round regular sseason, only the nominations of players who have played at least 5 games and have not been suspended since their nomination
The Rising Star Award is voted on by all 16 current BXVs Coaches in preference order
In the case where there is no new players eligible to receive a nomination in a round no nomination recorded
In the case where there are multiple players tied for the most coaches' votes for the BXVs Rising Star, the award will be shared,

7.9 Position changes - Rule passed 2022
When AF allocate changes in position then the new positions will also apply from that date.

8.1 If you do not make contact within two weeks unless a reason is provided to the league administrator you may be sacked.

8.2 Teams must maintain a reasonably organised Team thread.  This should include at a minimum the current team list.

8.3 Tanking by any coach will not be accepted. It is fairly easy to judge if a player is tanking for draft picks or not. If anyone is caught tanking their first round draft pick for the national draft and priority pick will be taken away from them.

8.5 When replacing a coach, the Administrator will seek alternative coaches and should more than 1 be available coaches will vote on which coach to appoint.

[kilbluff1985]

heaps of teams do not have current team lists in there threads pretty hard to try and put forward any trade offers when you don't know the team list

i been looking at the team lists thread to get a accurate list but still think some coaches should pay a bit more attention

[Ringo]

Note to coaches now that drafts are complete may be an idea for you all to update your threads with latest team lists.

Also check your team list against this thread as well

http://www.fanfooty.com.au/forum/index.php/topic,69887.0.html

[Ringo]

All coaches and assistants can you familiarize with the rules contained in 7 and if you need clarification or ask any questions please do so here or via PM.

Some slight differences to other competitions here.

[SydneyRox]

Did we relax slightly the bonus point timing for those in WA last year?

[LF]

Its doesn`t matter what time in the morning it is Monday as I start work at 5am so guess I`ll have to do it Sunday night either way.

[kilbluff1985]

Scores are not due by Monday morning anymore I can't remember if it was changed until Monday night or Tuesday morning but was changed

[Ringo]

To clarify when the final match of the round is on a Monday then you have till 9:00pm AEST to lodge scores.  However when the final game in Sunday deadline is still 9:00am AEST.

Sub rule applies for all rounds regardless of Partial lock out.

[kilbluff1985]

Oh I thought we changed it

[Ringo]

I have checked back through the records and can find nothing approving the extending the Monday deadline but did find the above for Monday games.  Happy to discuss extension if with newer coaches this now creates a problem but would not to extend till 9:00pm 12:00 noon maybe as most coaches would not be working Sunday evening and will allow ample time for update.

[GoLions]

7.11 Rising Star

Rising Star Award will be presented to a Player under 21 years of age making his debut in the competition ,  Will be awarded to the player with the highest points average for season with a minimum of 5 games being played. A player who has has played 2 games or less in the previous season is eligible for this award providing the play a minimum of 5 games this year,

Apparently there has been some confusion on The Discord. This was changed like 4 years ago to same rules as AFL.