Running very late this year but it’s back for season 2026! 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 20th 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 swoodley
2026 ???
The prize this year is a Matthew Lloyd, player issued jumper from the Dreamtime at the G! In my opinion one of the best jumper designs we have ever had. Remember, you have to be in it to win it!
Most of you know how it goes, but for those who don’t, here are the rules and instructions:
- You must be a BomberBlitz member to play.
- Download the entry spreadsheet from here:
FLR-2026-Your-Blitz-Name.xls
Note that you can’t edit the file online. You must download it. - Rename the file with your BomberBlitz name.
- 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.
- 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.
- You must do all of this BEFORE Thursday March 5 at 7:30pm (start of the season) Any entries received after this time will be ignored.
- Any games that you don’t select a winner for will be assumed to be the AWAY team.
- Only one entry per Blitzer, including those with multiple personas.
- In the event of a tie, all winners will be recognised in the honour roll however due to the uniqueness of the prize, there will be a countback for the prize winner with the tipper with the most "9"s, “8”'s etc. being the winner.
- Isaac Kako
- Any complaining or correspondence will probably be ignored.
- Entries will be recorded in this opening post as they have been processed.
- All “ladders” will be sent in the replies to your entry emails.
- Progressive results will be published after each round in this thread.
Let me know if there are any glitches in the spreadsheet - I did this pretty quickly.
Go for it!
2026 Entry List (38)
2011
All Black
AnnStBomber
bomber3232
BomberAbroad
BomberMcVeigh
Borneo13tk2
Captain Jack
coldblood
Crazy Bomber
CyberBomber
dingus
DODGA
Engulfma
Esteban
hampy
jackman7
KIALLA
Kj_11
Klawdy
Koala
Muriel_St_Bomber
nickers
paddyl90
PHBomber
Quietachiever
RobThommo
Rossoneri
samwoods
Scotty21
Stuka
SWEATYMAN
swoodley
thegeoffrode
Vince_Black
Vozdog
Windy Dill
Wrighty05
