2025 From Long Range Competition - It's back!

Running very late this year but it’s back for season 2025! The tipping competition with a difference. No need to pick your tips week by week - you pick them all before the season starts!

Now in its 19th year, From Long Range (FLR) is a competition available exclusively to all Blitzers. Originally conceived and run by Mero, FLR provides you with something to do in the off season, as well as an interest during the season no matter how the Bombers are going.

Past winners include:
2007 Sloots
2008 Mero
2009 swoodley
2010 #11
2011 Red Rover / Plugs
2012 WindyDill
2013 Paddyl90
2014 Ivan
2015 Quietachiever
2016 CrazyBomber
2017 Paddyl90
2018 Klawdy
2019 swoodley, samwoods, Cyberbomber
2020 Yossarian
2021 Lifetime_ban
2022 samwoods
2023 stuka
2024 Mackster
2025 ???

This year’s First prize is a choice of 1 photo of your choice from 3 great Essendon moments. Second prize will be one of the remaining two photos, while the last photo goes to Third place.

They look a lot better than my scans suggest and all about 20cm x 20cm official Newscorp prints.

Most of you know how it goes, but for those who don’t, here are the rules and instructions:

  1. You must be a BomberBlitz member to play.
  2. Download the entry spreadsheet from here:
    FLR 2025 Your Blitz Name.xls
  3. Rename the file with your BomberBlitz name.
  4. Select the predicted winner (or draw) for each of the 207 matches of the season. Note: You may have to “Enable Editing” to be able to make your picks.
  5. Email your entry to BomberMcVeigh @ Gmail.com (without the spaces). Give it about 24 hours to be processed as I’m not checking that inbox too often.
  6. You must do all of this BEFORE Thursday March 6 at 7:50pm (start of the season) Any entries received after this time will be ignored.
  7. Any games that you don’t select a winner for will be assumed to be the AWAY team.
  8. Only one entry per Blitzer, including those with multiple personas.
  9. In the event of a tie, all winners will be recognised in the honour roll however due to the uniqueness of the prizes, there will be a countback for the prize winner with the tipper with the most "9"s, “8”'s etc. being the winner.
  10. Isaac Kako
  11. Any complaining or correspondence will probably be ignored.
  12. Entries will be recorded in this opening post as they have been processed.
  13. All “ladders” will be sent in the replies to your entry emails.
  14. Progressive results will be published after each round in this thread.

Go for it!

2025 Entry List (7)

Borneo13tk2
Esteban
Muriel_St_Bomber
percebushby
RobThommo
simmo41
wimmera1

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Great!

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Coming off my worst FLR season ever.

ANNOUNCE REBUILD

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Awesome!!!

Thanks BMcV.

I’d definitely find a spot on a wall for that Moorcroft mark.

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You’ve got a little glitch on lines 109 and 110.

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Thanks! I’ll get on to it.

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Coming off my best FLR season ever.

ANNOUNCE CLIFF FALL

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I have been waiting for this announcement in great anticipation and now it is here. Whoopee!

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In for 2025. Hopefully no post bye capitulation this year.

Predicted ladder

Predicted Ladder Selection Tips
Brisbane Lions 21
GWS GIANTS 18
Carlton 17
Collingwood 17
Geelong Cats 16
Port Adelaide 14
Hawthorn 13
Fremantle 12
Sydney Swans 12
Gold Coast SUNS 12
Western Bulldogs 10
Adelaide Crows 10
Essendon 10
North Melbourne 9
St Kilda 6
West Coast Eagles 5
Melbourne 4
Richmond 1
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17 Wins!!!

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Fark Carlton

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17 wins for Fark Carlton (who will choke in finals) but we get pick 2 off Melbourne. Can’t really complain.

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Yes, that Melbourne death ride is looking good.

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#10… was, is and always will be Darren Bewick.

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