Keeper Lg. BFDL - 2026 Season Thread

[Wise Guy Sam]

Welcome to your season 2026 BFDL season thread and 15th season of the league.

With the mighty addition of keeper there is significantly less work to be done before the draft starts. Draft date TBA but tentatively mid feb. Drafting is faster and it might be nice to see some pre season reports.

Key changes:

No need to submit lists manually in this thread. All lists are in keeper. All new positions can be viewed and you can set your lineups now.

No subs to deal with this season. We need to decide if we go to a best 23 or retain a best best 22. I’ll pop a poll up. Structurally keeper may change the default anyway but at present it’s best 22. But if default changes I we change automatically

Key non change:

Post all de-listings and trades in here and tag me for engagement.

Round zero scores to be used for early season byes. 10 teams playing rd zero this season.


Coaches:

Unknown Caller
Rockford
Zim^zuM
KissKiss
Drew23
tenderwarrior
The_Big_Ship
deeman87
Bowski
Jordie_tackles
Deadly Darcy
Wise Guy Sam
Northern Dogs
flaps

Wait list:

Matthew Jelley
The Sultan

League History:

Premiers

2025: Rockford Raiders - Rockford
2024: Rockford Raiders - Rockford
2023: Geelong West Sparrows - Jordie_tackles
2022: Rockford Raiders - Rockford
2021: TenderWARRIORS - tenderwarrior
2020: TenderWARRIORS - tenderwarrior
2019: Rockford Raiders - Rockford
2018: TenderWARRIORS - tenderwarrior
2017: Rockford Raiders - Rockford
2016: Albury Lightning - flaps
2015: Richcogs - richcogs
2014: Rochcogs - richcogs
2013: Drew’s Dynamos - Drew23
2012: Maroons - Ironmonger

Future Pick Tracker:
21/2
Zim traded Thomas and a 2028 first rd pick
to TenderWarrior for Nobel.

4/3
Raiders receives:
Jai Murray

Geelong West Sparrows receives:
RR 2028 RND 1

16/3
Wombats trade Pitonett and there 4th round pick to
Northern Dogs for his 2nd and 3rd round pick (plus a plodder)

 

[Wise Guy Sam]

Scythe pincrusher or Jiska

Can one of you please pin this thread and unpin last years thread:
BFDL - 2025 list management thread

Thanks.

 

[Jordie_tackles]

Also there has been some talk in the PRC of list deadlines and maybe a draft date, what are our thoughts here?

 

[Wise Guy Sam]

Also there has been some talk in the PRC of list deadlines and maybe a draft date, what are our thoughts here?

Because there is no longer a manual component of getting lists ready, like we needed to do on UF, the list deadline will likely be the same time the draft starts or very close to.

For clarity let’s say lists need to be finalised 24 hours before the draft and then we can lock delisting (and manual adding of players in case flaps gets accidentally creative again while drafting in a way that almost negatively affected only himself)

 

[Northern Dogs]

Because there is no longer a manual component of getting lists ready, like we needed to do on UF, the list deadline will likely be the same time the draft starts or very close to.

For clarity let’s say lists need to be finalised 24 hours before the draft and then we can lock delisting (and manual adding of players in case flaps gets accidentally creative again while drafting in a way that almost negatively affected only himself)

Sounds great to me.

 

[flaps]

Because there is no longer a manual component of getting lists ready, like we needed to do on UF, the list deadline will likely be the same time the draft starts or very close to.

For clarity let’s say lists need to be finalised 24 hours before the draft and then we can lock delisting (and manual adding of players in case flaps gets accidentally creative again while drafting in a way that almost negatively affected only himself)

I'll do my best (not to).

 

[flaps]

Welcome to your season 2026 BFDL season thread and 15th season of the league.

With the mighty addition of keeper there is significantly less work to be done before the draft starts. Draft date TBA but tentatively mid feb. Drafting is faster and it might be nice to see some pre season reports.

Key changes:

No need to submit lists manually in this thread. All lists are in keeper. All new positions can be viewed and you can set your lineups now.

No subs to deal with this season. We need to decide if we go to a best 23 or retain a best best 22. I’ll pop a poll up. Structurally keeper may change the default anyway but at present it’s best 22. But if default changes I we change automatically

Key non change:

Post all de-listings and trades in here and tag me for engagement.

Round zero scores to be used for early season byes. 10 teams playing rd zero this season.


Coaches:

Unknown Caller
Rockford
Zim^zuM
KissKiss
Drew23
tenderwarrior
The_Big_Ship
deeman87
Bowski
Jordie_tackles
Deadly Darcy
Wise Guy Sam
Northern Dogs
flaps

Wait list:

Matthew Jelley
The Sultan

League History:

Premiers

2025: Rockford Raiders - Rockford
2024: Rockford Raiders - Rockford
2023: Geelong West Sparrows - Jordie_tackles
2022: Rockford Raiders - Rockford
2021: TenderWARRIORS - tenderwarrior
2020: TenderWARRIORS - tenderwarrior
2019: Rockford Raiders - Rockford
2018: TenderWARRIORS - tenderwarrior
2017: Rockford Raiders - Rockford
2016: Albury Lightning - flaps
2015: Richcogs - richcogs
2014: Rochcogs - richcogs
2013: Drew’s Dynamos - Drew23
2012: Maroons - Ironmonger

Also, congratulations to me for being just the second most recent winner in a decade outside of Tender and Rocky.

Incredible sustained success there.

 

[deeman87]

In sorry

 

[Zim^zuM]

Also, congratulations to me for being just the second most recent winner in a decade outside of Tender and Rocky.

Incredible sustained success there.

With it being so two sided, thw winners of the McClelland Trophy should be included too. Maybe even GF runners up

 

[Zim^zuM]

Anyone interested in Daicos? Serious offers only. I know what I got.

 

[Bowski]

Jade Gresham is also available, I know what I got.

 

[flaps]

Pick 156 on the table.

Serious offers only.

 

[Zim^zuM]

TRADE ALERT:

Bulldogs recieve pick 156

flaps recieves pick 166 plus Bulldogs future round 12 pick

 

[flaps]

TRADE ALERT:

Bulldogs recieve pick 156

flaps recieves pick 166 plus Bulldogs future round 12 pick

Unconfirmed.

 

[Zim^zuM]

Matthew Jelley and I are starting a draft league in SuperCoach. We would like to create a league with our keeper league friends. Let us know if keen. Will begin to hound and harass the veterans in feb. reply IN to avoid that.

 

[Zim^zuM]

can we please change BFDL to its proper name in the headline please. BigFooty Dynasty -

 

[Zim^zuM]

can we please change BFDL to its proper name in the headline please. BigFooty Dynasty -

cough

 

[Bowski]

Matthew Jelley and I are starting a draft league in SuperCoach. We would like to create a league with our keeper league friends. Let us know if keen. Will begin to hound and harass the veterans in feb. reply IN to avoid that.

If you need another I'll play.

 

[Zim^zuM]

If you need another I'll play.

Counting you as IN

 

[Wise Guy Sam]

cough

When the current poll has closed we can start a new poll to gauge if their is significant interest in me editing the thread title for the first time is several seasons.

 

[Rockford]

Less than 20 days now until our draft kicks off... starting to get excited.

 

[flaps]

Less than 20 days now until our draft kicks off... starting to get excited.

Who are you taking first?

 

[flaps]

TRADE ALERT

Albury Lightning trades out: Round 1, Pick 14 (via Rockford Raiders)
to Lolern Bulldogs for
Round 1 pick, 2027.

Zim^zuM to confirm

 

[Zim^zuM]

TRADE ALERT

Albury Lightning trades out: Round 1, Pick 14 (via Rockford Raiders)
to Lolern Bulldogs for
Round 1 pick, 2027.

Zim^zuM to confirm

Confirm

 

[Wise Guy Sam]

TRADE ALERT

Albury Lightning trades out: Round 1, Pick 14 (via Rockford Raiders)
to Lolern Bulldogs for
Round 1 pick, 2027.

Zim^zuM to confirm

Death riding Zim^zuM will be fun for you.