2015 Senior Men’s Season

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In 2015 the Gridiron Victoria Senior men’s season features 13 teams competing across two divisions in a 14 week regular season (including byes). Season kicks off first weekend in May with the 2015 Vic Bowl XXXI on Saturday 15th of August.

2015 Gridiron Victoria Vic Bowl XXXI Saturday 15th August

Division Two Championship
PAKENHAM SILVERBACKS defeat MONASH BARBARIANS 9-6

VIC BOWL XXXI
CROYDON RANGERS defeat MONASH WARRIORS 16-7

2015 Preliminary Finals

Saturday 8th August @ Cotchin Reserve Reservoir

Croydon Rangers defeat Geelong Buccaneers 21-20
Monash Warriors defeat Western Crusaders 28-24

Sunday 9th August @ Sydney Pargeter Reserve Endeavour Hills

Monash Barbarians defeat Northern Raiders 10-6
Pakenham Silverbacks defeat Bendigo Dragons

2015 regular season

Division One (7 teams – 12 games)

Monash Warriors, Geelong Buccaneers, Western Crusaders, Croydon Rangers, South Eastern Predators, Berwick Miners, Melbourne Uni Royals

All division one teams play each other twice throughout the season for 12 games and 2 byes.

Division Two (6 teams – 10 games)

Bendigo Dragons, Monash Barbarians, Northern Raiders, Gippsland Gladiators, Ballarat Falcons, Pakenham Silverbacks

All division two teams play each other twice throughout the season plus for 10 games and 4 byes . There are no cross-over games between the divisions.

See the full 2015 senior men’s fixture & results below:

Top four in each division advance to playoffs (1st vs 4th; 2nd vs 3rd) with winners playing for the Vic Bowl and Division Two Championship respectively.

Standings: Division One

TeamGWLDPNET
Monash Warriors12111022343
Croydon Rangers128401674
Geelong Buccaneers^126601264
Western Crusaders126601258
South Eastern Predators125708*-133
Berwick Miners^123906-135
Melbourne Uni Royals123906-224

Standings: Division Two

TeamGWLDPNET
Bendigo Dragons1091018265
Monash Barbarians107301426
Northern Raiders^10640127
Pakenham Silverbacks106401255
Gippsland Gladiators102804-57
Ballarat Falcons1001000-309

Week 1 – Saturday 2nd May & Sunday 3rd May

Saturday 2nd May – Ranger Field, Springfield Avenue Croydon (Google Maps)

10:30am South Eastern Predators defeat Western Crusaders  18-14
1:30pm Croydon Rangers defeat Geelong Buccaneers  37-27

Saturday 2nd May – Maryvale Reserve, Grant Street Morwell (Google Map)

10:30am Pakenham Silverbacks defeat Northern Raiders  24-18
1:30pm Gippsland Gladiators defeat Ballarat Falcons  26-6

Sunday 3rd May – Brens Oval, Royal Park, Macarthur Road Parkville (Google Map)

10:30am Monash Warriors defeat Melbourne Uni Royals  60-0
1:30pm Monash Barbarians defeat Bendigo Dragons  14-8

Bye: Miners

Week 2 – Saturday 9th May

Saturday 9th May – The Cove: Corio Community Reserve, 20 Hendy Street Corio (enter off Bogong)  (Google Map)

10:30am Croydon Rangers defeat Melbourne Uni Royals  58-0
1:30pm South Eastern Predators defeat Geelong Buccaneers  32-28

Saturday 9th May –Victoria Park, Military Drive Ballarat (Google Maps)

10:30am Monash Barbarians defeat Ballarat Falcons  22-0
1:30pm Bendigo Dragons defeat Pakenham Silverbacks  22-0

Saturday 9th May – Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Power Road Endeavour Hills  (Google Map)

1:30pm Berwick Miners defeat Western Crusaders  13-12

Bye: Warriors, Gladiators, Raiders

Week 3 – Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th May

Saturday 16th May – Maryvale Reserve, Grant Street Morwell (Google Map)

10:30am Pakenham Silverbacks defeat Monash Barbarians 24-14
1:30pm Northern Raiders defeat Gippsland Gladiators  14-13

Saturday 16th May – The Cove: Corio Community Reserve, 20 Hendy Street Corio (enter off Bogong)  (Google Map)

1:30pm Geelong Buccaneers defeat Berwick Miners  26-6

Sunday 17th May – Brens Oval, Royal Park, Macarthur Road Parkville (Google Map)

10:30am South Eastern Predators defeat Melbourne Uni Royals  20-14
1:30pm Monash Warriors defeat Croydon Rangers  28-17

Bye: Crusaders, Dragons, Falcons

Week 4 – Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th May

Saturday 23rd May – Ranger Field, Springfield Avenue Croydon (Google Map)

10:30am Monash Warriors defeat Berwick Miners  64-8
1:30pm Croydon Rangers defeat South Eastern Predators  37-27

Sunday 24th May – Maryvale Reserve, Grant Street Morwell (Google Map)

10:30am Bendigo Dragons defeat Gippsland Gladiators  44-6
1:30pm Northern Raiders defeat Ballarat Falcons  36-6

Sunday 24th May – Brens Oval, Royal Park, Macarthur Road Parkville (Google Map)

1:30pm Western Crusaders defeat Melbourne Uni Royals  38-8

Bye: Buccaneers, Barbarians, Silverbacks

Week 5 – Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st May

Saturday 30th May – The Cove: Corio Community Reserve, 20 Hendy Street Corio (enter off Bogong)  (Google Map)

1:30pm Geelong Buccaneers defeat Melbourne Uni Royals  54-6

Saturday 30th May – LE Cotchin Reserve, Massey Avenue Reservoir  (Google Map)

10:30am Northern Raiders defeat Monash Barbarians 28-6
1:30pm Pakenham Silverbacks defeat Gippsland Gladiators 28-13

Sunday 31st May – Henry Turner Reserve, Maribyrnong Blvd Footscray (Google Map)

10:30am Croydon Rangers defeat Berwick Miners  23-12
1:30pm Monash Warriors defeat Western Crusaders  22-15

Bye: Predators, Dragons, Falcons

Week 6 – Friday 5th, Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th June

Friday 5th June – State Netball Hockey Center, Parkville
(FREE ENTRY Gates open 6pm)

7:30pm Gridiron Victoria WOMEN’S ALL STAR GAME

Saturday 6th June – State Netball Hockey Center, Parkville
(FREE ENTRY Gates open 10am)

11:30am South Eastern Predators defeat Berwick Miners  14-0
2:30pm Western Crusaders defeat Croydon Rangers  37-18
6:00pm Geelong Buccaneers defeat Monash Warriors  27-22

Sunday 7th June State Netball Hockey Center, Parkville
(FREE ENTRY Gates open 9am)

10:30am Bendigo Dragons defeat Ballarat Falcons  48-0
1:30pm Monash Barbarians defeat Gippsland Gladiators  20-6

Bye: Royals, Raiders, Silverbacks

Week 7 – Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th June

Saturday 13th June – Victoria Park, Military Drive Ballarat (Google Maps)

10:30am Pakenham Silverbacks defeat Ballarat Falcons 43-0
1:30pm Bendigo Dragons defeat Northern Raider 28-0

Sunday 14th June – Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Power Road Endeavour Hills  (Google Map)

10:30am Monash Warriors defeat South Eastern Predators 58-0
1:30pm Berwick Miners defeat Melbourne Uni Royals 20-0

Sunday 14th June – Henry Turner Reserve, Maribyrnong Blvd Footscray (Google Map)

1:30pm Geelong Buccaneers defeat Western Crusaders 39-9

Bye: Rangers, Barbarians, Gladiators

Week 8 – Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st June

Saturday 20th June – The Cove: Corio Community Reserve, 20 Hendy Street Corio (enter off Bogong)  (Google Map)

10:30am Western Crusaders defeat South Eastern Predators 38-15
1:30pm Croydon Rangers defeat Geelong Buccaneers 9-6

Saturday 20th June – Tom Flood Sports Centre, Park Road Bendigo (Google Map)

4:00pm Monash Warriors defeat Melbourne Uni Royals 30-6
7:00pm Bendigo Dragons defeat Monash Barbarians 44-20

Sunday 21st June – LE Cotchin Reserve, Massey Avenue Reservoir  (Google Maps)

10:30am Gippsland Gladiators defeat Ballarat Falcons 36-6
1:30pm Northern Raiders defeat Pakenham Silverbacks  16-7

Bye: Miners

Week 9 – Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th June

Saturday 27th June – Ranger Field, Springfield Avenue Croydon (Google Maps)

10:30am Geelong Buccaneers defeat South Eastern Predators 21-0
1:30pm Croydon Rangers defeat Melbourne Uni Royals 14-8

Sunday 28th June – Tom Flood Sports Centre, Park Road Bendigo (Google Map)

10:30am Monash Barbarians defeat Ballarat Falcons 26-6
1:30pm Bendigo Dragons defeat Pakenham Silverbacks 42-0

Sunday 28th June – Henry Turner Reserve, Maribyrnong Blvd Footscray (Google Map)

1:30pm Western Crusaders defeat Berwick Miners 22-0

Bye: Warriors, Gladiators, Raiders

Week 10 – Saturday 4th & Sunday 5th July

Saturday 4th July – Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Power Road Endeavour Hills  (Google Map)

10:30am Melbourne Uni Royals defeat South Eastern Predators  24-0
1:30pm Berwick Miners defeat Geelong Buccaneers  21-13

Saturday 4th July – Ranger Field, Springfield Avenue Croydon (Google Maps)

1:30pm Monash Warriors defeat Croydon Rangers  42-16

Sunday 5th July – LE Cotchin Reserve, Massey Avenue Reservoir (Google Maps)

10:30am Monash Barbarians defeat Pakenham Silverbacks  14-12
1:30pm Northern Raiders defeat Gippsland Gladiators  22-6

Bye: Crusaders, Dragons, Falcons

Week 11 – Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th July

Saturday 11th July – Henry Turner Reserve, Maribyrnong Blvd Footscray (Google Map)

10:30am Melbourne Uni Royals defeat Western Crusaders 26-20
1:30pm Croydon Rangers defeat South Eastern Predators 34-7

Saturday 11th July – Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Power Road Endeavour Hills  (Google Map)

1:30pm Monash Warriors defeat Berwick Miners 20-0

Sunday 12th July – LE Cotchin Reserve, Massey Avenue Reservoir  (Google Maps)

10:30am Bendigo Dragons defeat Gippsland Gladiators 7-0
1:30pm Northern Raiders defeat Ballarat Falcons 12-0

Bye: Buccaneers, Barbarians, Silverbacks

Week 12 – Saturday 18th & Sunday 19th July

Saturday 18th July – The Cove: Corio Community Reserve, 20 Hendy Street Corio (enter off Bogong)  (Google Map)

10:30am Monash Warriors defeat Western Crusaders  16-6
1:30pm Geelong Buccaneers defeat Melbourne Uni Royals  20-12

Saturday 18th July – Ranger Field, Springfield Avenue Croydon (Google Maps)

10:30am Monash Barbarians defeat Gippsland Gladiators  30-22
1:30pm Croydon Rangers defeat Berwick Miners  14-0

Sunday 19th July – Tom Flood Sports Centre, Park Road Bendigo (Google Map)

10:30am Pakenham Silverbacks defeat Ballarat Falcons 48-6
1:30pm Bendigo Dragons defeat Northern Raiders  28-6

Bye: Predators

Week 13 – Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th July

Saturday 25th July – Sydney Pargeter Reserve, Power Road Endeavour Hills  (Google Map)

10:30am Western Crusaders defeat Croydon Rangers 22-13
1:30pm South Eastern Predators defeat Berwick Miners 7-6

Saturday 25th July – Tom Flood Sports Centre, Park Road Bendigo (Google Map)

4:00pm Pakenham Silverbacks defeat Gippsland Gladiators 14-8
7:00pm Bendigo Dragons defeat Ballarat Falcons  58-8

Sunday 26th July – Monash University Clayton, Wellington Road Clayton (Google Map)

10:30am Monash Barbarians defeat Northern Raiders  18-8
1:30pm Monash Warriors defeat Geelong Buccaneers  32-0

Bye: Royals

Week 14 – Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd August

Saturday 1st August – The Cove: Corio Community Reserve, 20 Hendy Street Corio (enter off Bogong)  (Google Map)

10:30am Melbourne Uni Royals defeat Berwick Miners  20-14
1:30pm Western Crusaders defeat Geelong Buccaneers  21-8

Sunday 2nd August – Monash University Clayton, Wellington Road Clayton (Google Map)

1:30pm Monash Warriors defeat South Eastern Predators 51-7

Bye: Rangers, All Division Two teams

Tie-break Steps

  1. Fewest forfeits
  2. Best head-to-head results between tied teams
  3. Best net points differential between tied teams
  4. Best head-to-head record in games between tied teams and highest ranked non tied teams
  5. Best net points differential in games between tied teams and highest ranked non tied teams
  6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for all teams in the division.
  7. Fewest Ejections
  8. Fewest Unsportsmanlike Conduct Fouls
  9. Fewest Personal Fouls
  10. Coin toss