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Oh my Dog, is it less than two weeks to our first game already? Well that must mean ...
Pieman Season 15 is now open!
Welcome to Pieman 15. Yes, it's our crystal anniversary, so get out your crystal ball.
I'm sure we'll see many of the regulars but new players are always welcome.
If you're interested, read on.
No rule changes for 2026, except to reflect the fact that the AFL has finally done away with the sub. So now you can pick any of the 23 selected players each week.
For those who have never played before it's pretty simple:
Here’s a little more detail of how it works:
There's no need to do anything until teams are announced for the first round. You simply enter by posting your five picks in this thread before the game starts. However it'd be handy to know in advance if you're planning to play. Just post here saying you're in.
Late Joining?
You can also join after the first round has been completed. Instead of missing out on all points for that round you can get a randomly generated team retrospectively for that round. This offer is open for the first 3 rounds. After that it’s too late to join.
If you let me know some time after round 1 that you want to be in, I will generate a random team for you for each round you've missed (yes, even after the game has been played) just to keep you in the race. Random teams don't normally do all that well (just ask RandomDog) but they usually pick up a few points which is better than scoring a bagel.
The only limit on this is that any such random team can't retrospectively win the Kelvin (in fact the random team’s score will max out at 90% of the Kelvin winning score).
Who can play?
Anyone can play. You don't have to belong to the WB board. You don't even have to like the Bulldogs. But you can only select WB players each week.
Pieman Season 15 is now open!
Welcome to Pieman 15. Yes, it's our crystal anniversary, so get out your crystal ball.
I'm sure we'll see many of the regulars but new players are always welcome.
If you're interested, read on.
No rule changes for 2026, except to reflect the fact that the AFL has finally done away with the sub. So now you can pick any of the 23 selected players each week.
For those who have never played before it's pretty simple:
- You pick 5 Western Bulldogs players each week.
- You get a certain number of points when any of them kicks a goal. The points you get are different depending on the player.
Here’s a little more detail of how it works:
- Everything happens in this thread
- I publish goalkicking “handicaps” for each player for each round (the less likely he is to kick goals, the higher his handicap will be)
- Each time one of your players kicks a goal you accrue points equal to that player's handicap
- The highest total points each week wins the "Kelvin" for that round
- The winner of the comp overall ("The Pieman") is the one who has accumulated most points at the end of the year, covering all games the Dogs play, including finals
- You can use your picks any way you like including doubling up on one player or even tripling up BUT you may not have one player four times or five times. Three is the max.
- So for instance you could have:
- Bont, Davidson, Williams, Sanders, Naughton
- 2x Bont, 2x Naughton, 1x Sanders
- 3x Bont, Darcy, West
- 3x Bont, 2x Darcy
- If in any game you have selected five different players and each of them kicks at least one goal this is called a Chump. For that you get a 30% point bonus on your entire team's score.
- There are also provisions for substitutes if any of your players are withdrawn, or if you forget to put your entry in - so once you start the season you are guaranteed 5 picks each week, even if you forget. See the full rules below for details.
- You can use these substitute/carryover rules to have a "set-and-forget" team for the whole season if you want to be in the comp but can't be bothered posting a new team each week.
There's no need to do anything until teams are announced for the first round. You simply enter by posting your five picks in this thread before the game starts. However it'd be handy to know in advance if you're planning to play. Just post here saying you're in.
Late Joining?
You can also join after the first round has been completed. Instead of missing out on all points for that round you can get a randomly generated team retrospectively for that round. This offer is open for the first 3 rounds. After that it’s too late to join.
If you let me know some time after round 1 that you want to be in, I will generate a random team for you for each round you've missed (yes, even after the game has been played) just to keep you in the race. Random teams don't normally do all that well (just ask RandomDog) but they usually pick up a few points which is better than scoring a bagel.
The only limit on this is that any such random team can't retrospectively win the Kelvin (in fact the random team’s score will max out at 90% of the Kelvin winning score).
Who can play?
Anyone can play. You don't have to belong to the WB board. You don't even have to like the Bulldogs. But you can only select WB players each week.
