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2015 Mercury Footby League - joefoxon - 09 Dec 2014 The 2015 Mercury Footby League will kick off in January, under a new format. Four teams from each mainland state will take part, across six divisions. The winner of each division will advance to the play-offs, with the two best ranked second-placed teams. Divisional alignment NORTH CONFERENCE May May Minotaurs Hammond Hawks Clarkson Power Bisminster Broncos Taylor Taylor Tornadoes Castleton Panthers Nafferton Knights Ripley Rams CENTRAL CONFERENCE Mercury Mercury Thunder Kincester Wasps Arleness Cannons Enderby Flames Deacon Deacon Dolphins Jarwell Jaguars Mullen Tempests Encliffe Eagles SOUTH CONFERENCE Nova England West Grinstead Warriors St John's Saints Clapham Conquerors Port Barret Pirates Tow Law Tow Law Titans Pelmanby Phantoms Holham Hammers Longstoke Lions Scheduling Teams have a schedule consisting of 16 games: {A} Two games against each of the teams in its own division (6 games) {B} One game against each team from the opposite division in the same conference (4 games) {C} One game against two teams from a division in each other conference (4 games) {D} One game against one team from the other remaining divisions (2 games) An example is shown below: The Hawks do not play a team ranked third in any division outside their own conference. Similarly, a team ranked first would not play a team ranked fourth and vice versa. The following formula is used to determine the order of fixtures: Position 1 - A4, b3, C2, a3, D1, B1, a2, C3, c2, a4, B4, D1, A3, c3, B2, A2 Position 2 - A3, b4, C1, a4, D2, B2, A1, c4, C1, a3, B3, D2, A4, c4, B1, a1 Position 3 - a2, B1, c4, A1, D3, B3, a4, c1, C4, A2, b2, D3, a2, C1, B4, A4 Position 4 - a1, B2, c3, A2, D4, B4, A3, C2, c3, A1, b1, D4, a1, C2, B3, a3 Capital letters signify a home game, lower case signifies an away game, underlined ties can be either home or away, but there will be one of each Scoring system Teams are ranked by their win-loss record, as drawn matches are not possible. Play-offs The six divisions winners qualify automatically to the play-offs, as well as the two next-best teams from each conference (12 teams in total). The teams are seeded based on regular season record, with the first four seeds having a bye to the quarter-finals. Week 1: 5 v 12, 6 v 11, 7 v 10, 8 v 9 Week 2: 1 v 8/9, 2 v 7/10, 3 v 6/11 4 v 5/12 Week 3: Winner Q1 v Winner Q4, Winner Q2 v Winner Q3 Week 4: Winner S1 v Winner S2 |