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🃏🔥 BFW SPEED EDITION — ROUND FIVE RESULTS 🔥🃏

📅 18 JULY 2026
🏁 ROUND FIVE — COLLECTOR SERIES

Round Five is officially in the books, and this month’s results have received the full trading-card treatment!

Before we crack open the leaderboard pack, however, I need to confess something…

While putting these scores together, I realised that I never actually posted last month’s scores. 🤦‍♂️🦤

I simply forgot to post them online.

Absolute peanut behaviour from me.

Sorry, everyone!

Now that I have publicly confessed my crimes against social media administration, let’s get into Round Five. 😂

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🌏 OUR ROUND FIVE VISITORS
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This month was a little different, with several visitors joining our regular Speed Edition crew.

First up, we welcomed Milky from One Shot Crew in Far North Queensland, who travelled all the way down from Townsville and joined Notorious for the day.

That is a fair hike for a casual fill-in! ✈️

Milky slotted into the team beautifully and helped Notorious finish only four points behind first place.

Thanks for making the trip and becoming part of the Speed Edition madness for the day.

Krysis, normally a pillar player for the Valhalla Keepers, stepped up to play with Havoc Company.
Between his own games, he also repeatedly jumped back onto the field to help referee.

Playing and refereeing throughout the same competition is no easy task, so a massive thank you to Krysis for putting in the extra work and helping keep the day moving.

Havoc certainly made good use of him too, securing third place with a massive 102 points. ☣️💪

Then we had Wayne from Bay City Gelball Arena, who didn’t simply turn up to help…

He arrived like a complete expansion pack. 😂

Wayne jumped straight into the referee team, plus brought an entire crew of kids who formed a team to compete annnnnd arrived with a suitcase full of exciting giveaways.

A massive thank you, mate.

Your support, generosity and willingness to get involved were genuinely appreciated. 🙌

That additional team was the Bay City Ballers, made up of Jyva, Akka, Tyler and Kyzer.

These young players arrived at an unfamiliar competition, used equipment borrowed from other people and still managed to finish fourth overall with 89 points.

That is an outstanding effort from a team of kids entering unfamiliar territory.

They listened, adapted, competed hard and showed everyone exactly what young gelballers are capable of. 👏🔥

Then there was Gelman, who once again took control of the scoring for me.

Although calling him a visitor is becoming a bit of a stretch.

At this rate, he is basically part of the furniture.

We may need to put his name on a chair. 😂

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✈️ A FAREWELL ROUND FOR MATT
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Our usual scorekeeper, Matt, stepped away from the laptop and joined the Crimson Raiders for the day.

This was an especially important round because it will be the last competition we get to share with him for a while.

Matt has officially been accepted into the Royal Australian Air Force, which is an incredible achievement and something he should be extremely proud of. ✈️🇦🇺

Round Five became a bit of a farewell game for him—and apparently, he planned on leaving with the championship card in his pocket!

The Crimson Raiders claimed first place with 113 points.

Congratulations, Matt.

Thank you for everything you have done behind the scoring desk, and best of luck with this massive next chapter.

You will always have a place with us whenever you return. ❤️

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🤝 TRUSTED HANDS
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On a personal note, having both Wayne and Gelman there made this one of the most comfortable competitions I have ever run.

Both of these men have previously proven themselves to be reliable and capable second-in-command figures for me at national events.

Knowing they were both beside me meant that, should I have needed to leave the field for any reason, the competition would still have been in extremely capable hands. So I totally took advantage of that and kicked my feet up for half the day.

That level of trust is incredibly reassuring as an event organiser.

I cannot thank either of them enough for the support they have given me over the years.

Much love, lads. 🤝

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🏆 ROUND FIVE LEADERBOARD
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🥇 1ST — CRIMSON RAIDERS
113 POINTS | 1 SPEEDY

🥈 2ND — NOTORIOUS
109 POINTS | 1 SPEEDY

🥉 3RD — HAVOC COMPANY
102 POINTS | 0 SPEEDIES

🌹 4TH — BAY CITY BALLERS
89 POINTS | 1 SPEEDY

🪽 5TH — BFW ALL STARS
67 POINTS | 0 SPEEDIES

💀 6TH — BAD NATURED
66 POINTS | 1 SPEEDY

🔥 7TH — PLACEHOLDER
58 POINTS | 2 SPEEDIES

⚔️ 8TH — RONIN
58 POINTS | 0 SPEEDIES

🌩️ 9TH — THE VALKYRIES
46 POINTS | 0 SPEEDIES

👻 10TH — BAD COMPANY
42 POINTS | 1 SPEEDY

Congratulations to the Crimson Raiders, 🏆

Only four points separated first and second.

Havoc Company broke through the 100-point barrier.

The visiting Bay City youngsters stormed into fourth place.

Placeholder and Ronin both finished on 58 points, with Placeholder’s two Speedies separating the tied totals.

It was another cracking day of competition, teamwork, laughs and people stepping up wherever they were needed.

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❤️ MORE THAN JUST A COMPETITION
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The time surrounding this competition also reminded me that this community means far more than what happens on the field.

The weekend before Round Five, Gelman joined Zen and me for a Pokémon Trading Card Day and helped us throughout the event. 🃏⚡

Sadly, the following day—on the Sunday before the competition—my little dog Sam passed away.

The week between the Pokémon day and Round Five was an incredibly difficult one for me.

Having Gelman staying with me during that time proved to be a genuine blessing.

Having a close friend nearby—someone who could offer support, company and simply be there when I needed it—was invaluable.
He kept me focused and distracted at the same time, taking care of a bunch of things for me before I'd even thought about it.

Mate, your support throughout one of the hardest weeks I have experienced meant more to me than I can properly put into words.

It was deeply appreciated and will never be forgotten.

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🎱 THE AFTER-HOURS CHAMPIONSHIP
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After Round Five wrapped up, a group of us met again at Chalker’s Pool Hall later that night.

We enjoyed some friendly games of pool and a few “refreshing beverages”…

The kind of refreshing beverages that come in bottles, contain absolutely no electrolytes and somehow convince everyone they are much better at pool than they actually are. 🎱🍻😂

Then on Sunday, Gelman, Liam, Mick, Chloe, Lachlan and I met up with the Bay City crew at the Pooraka go-karts for a Grand Prix championship. 🏎️🏁

Now, I don’t want to brag.

As the referee, I very rarely get the opportunity to compete in anything myself, so naturally I intended to handle the result with humility, dignity and quiet professionalism.

Unfortunately, all three of those things disappeared somewhere around the first corner.

I won the Grand Prix. 🏆😂

Therefore, I will be taking this extremely rare opportunity to mention it repeatedly, exaggerate its historical importance and behave as though I have just secured a Formula One contract.

Please respect the champion during this difficult period of overwhelming success. 😎🏁

Later that evening, we caught up with the Bay City crew again for another round of those highly refreshing, definitely-not-alcoholic adult hydration products.

We played Cards Against Humanity, where maturity, dignity and appropriate conversation were immediately abandoned. 🍻🃏😂

Even away from the field, it was brilliant having everyone here and getting to spend genuine time together.

The pew pew game may be what originally brings us together, but the friendships, support and memories built around it are what make this community truly special.

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🙏 THANK YOU
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As always, none of this happens without the people and businesses who continue to support us.

A huge thank you to Battle for Waterloo for providing us with a field, allowing us to run these competitions and giving the community somewhere to come together and play.

Thank you to Innovo Electrical & Solar and Mr. Anonymous for continuing to support the BFW Speed Edition and helping us build something special for the gelball community. ⚡🎭

Thank you to every player, referee, scorer, volunteer, visitor and supporter who contributed to the day.

Round Five has been collected.

The cards have been dealt.

Now we get ready to shuffle the deck again. 🃏🔥

FAIR PLAY IS FUN PLAY.

💚🫡
RefJ

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🚨 BFW Speed Edition — May Competition Wrap-Up 🚨

Alright, first things first — yes, I missed posting last month’s scores.

Not because I forgot.
Not because I rage-quit the spreadsheet.
But because I hit a bit of a creative wall trying to find a better way to display everything properly.

After a bit of tinkering, swearing, redesigning, deleting, redoing, questioning my life choices, and then doing it all again… I’ve finally come up with a new way to show each team’s results individually.

Introducing the BFW mugshot scorecards. 📸

Each team’s mugshot shows:

🔢 The big number on the name card = that team’s total points for the month
🟩 Green scratch marks = how many Speedy Bonuses that team earned
🟥 Red scratch marks = how many penalties that team received

So now the monthly results have a bit more personality… and apparently a criminal record. Seems fitting. 😂

It was another great day out at Battle for Waterloo, as always. The competition is getting seriously tight now too — there’s only 13 points between 7th place and 3rd place, which is absolutely wild. One good round, one Speedy Bonus, or one messy penalty day could shake the whole thing up.

This month’s standings:

1st — Notorious: 112
2nd — C. Raiders: 109
3rd — Havoc: 75
4th — UTG: 74
5th — Bad Natured: 68
6th — Placeholder: 64
7th — BFWAS: 62
8th — Bad Company: 33
9th — Valkyries: 15

A huge congratulations to Troy, who took out the All-Star Award for the day. Well earned.

I also awarded a second All-Star Award to Jess from UTG, who played every single game all day while wearing a moon boot wrapped in glad wrap. That is genuinely one of the most ridiculous and impressive efforts we’ve seen. Absolute warrior behaviour. Moon boot mobility meta confirmed. 🫡

The Standout Ref Award was also chaos in the best possible way. Out of 23 votes, it ended in a three-way tie between Pablo, Mick, and Jonesy, all receiving 7 votes each.

And the remaining 2 votes?
They went to refs who weren’t even there on the day. 😂
That’s either loyalty, confusion, or elite-level ghost reffing.

It was also awesome to see some old faces back out there again. A special shoutout to Corey, who gave up his day to come out and help. For that, he received an extra Outstanding Ref Award.

Also, hopefully that helps entice him to come back again.
Haha. Just joking.
Mostly.

Massive thanks again to everyone who played, reffed, helped, scored, supported, or just brought good energy to the day.

The season is getting tighter.
The scorecards are getting cooler.
And the mugshots are getting suspiciously accurate.

Fair play is fun play.
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🔥 BFW SPEED EDITION – ROUND 1 RESULTS 🔥

2026 kicked off with zero hesitation—no easing in, no gentle starts… just straight into the grind.
Round 1 gave us a proper look at where everyone’s sitting early, and if this is the baseline… we’re in for a spicy season 🌶️

👑 Notorious take first blood with 124 and set the early pace.
💀 Crimson Raiders right there lurking, ready to pounce.
🔥 BFW All-Stars and Bad Natured keeping themselves well within striking distance.

And don’t let the lower half fool you… this ladder’s tighter than a fresh mag spring 👀

⚡ Speedy Bonus Watch ⚡
👏 BFW All-Stars
👏 Valkyries

Both teams locking in their first Speedy Bonus. 💥

🙏 Massive Thanks & Shoutouts 🙏

Big appreciation to Battle for Waterloo for providing the field and facilities.

And of course… Truc in the kitchen…
still undefeated, still delicious 😏🔥

Massive thank you to Gellman for making the trip down to join us for Round 1 and jumping in on scoring duties all day—absolute legend effort 👏

⚡ Welcome to the Team ⚡

A huge welcome to Inception Energy, now officially onboard as a sponsor!

Their support is helping power:
🏆 Monthly awards
👕 End-of-season winners jerseys
🧊 And a few cheeky extras in the ref’s esky (hydration… very important business 😎)

If you’re chasing solar or battery setups—
👉 Hit up Powney and get yourself sorted ⚡

Keen to jump in?

We’re always open to new teams—whether you’re local or coming over from Queensland, if you’re keen to run a round with us, get in touch and we’ll slot you in 🔥

Fair play is fun play

🫡💚
RefJ

🏆 BFW SPEED EDITION — SEASON PRESENTATION NIGHT 🏆

After the chaos of Jingle Gels wrapped up, a bunch of us headed over to the White Horse Inn to celebrate the end of the BFW Speed Edition season. 🍻

It was a chance to relax, hand out some awards, recognise the people who made the season what it was, and reveal the final season leaderboard.

🏆 Final Season Leaderboard

🥇 Crimson Raiders — 710 pts
🥈 Notorious — 652 pts
🥉 Bad Natured — 509 pts

These teams battled it out across the whole season and earned their podium spots through consistency, teamwork, and showing up ready to compete every round. 🔫

🗳 Player-Voted Awards

One of the highlights of the night was announcing the community voted awards.
These were voted on by the players themselves, which always makes them a bit more meaningful.

💥 Skin In The Game
Best (or worst) tactical slide that turned into a lawn-mower impersonation
🏆 Ty – Valkyries

🔥 Catwalk Commando
Best outfit drip
Originally voted for RefJ… but the ref can’t win his own fashion show 😅
So it was passed to the next highest votes:
🏆 Zen – Crimson Raiders

🛠 MacGyver Medal
Fixed their blaster with tape, hopes and a small prayer
🏆 Ray – Bad Natured

🔋 The Energizer Operator
Never stops. Ever. Probably solar-powered
🏆 Dave – BFW All Stars

🕵️ Where’s Wally
The player you can never find
🏆 Shayne – Bad Natured

📦 Deadbox Is My Home Now
Lives in the deadbox area… rent free
🏆 Pete – UTG

🤝 Ref’d & Fairest (Player Edition)
Calls hits immediately, every time
🏆 Dad – Bad Natured

⭐ The Rising Star
New player who’s already outta this world
🏆 Logan – BFW All Stars

🛡 The Gel Guardian
Steps in to help anyone who needs it
🏆 Dad – Bad Natured

😊 The Day-Maker
Made someone’s day with a small act of kindness
🏆 Tim – Notorious

🎬 The Oscar
Best video content
🏆 Reaper’s Edits

And a special mention to Reaper as well — who was presented with his own Media Vest for consistently capturing amazing footage of the community all season. 📸

The quality of content he produces for everyone to enjoy doesn’t go unnoticed.

🦺 Referee Recognition

Behind every good season is a group of referees who show up month after month to make the games run smoothly.

This year we introduced the “Get Reff’d” glass awards for referees who did not miss a single game across the entire season.

These legends turned up every month and reffed every single game.

🏆 Jonesy
🏆 Mick
🏆 Ryan

Much love to those guys — the season wouldn’t run without that level of commitment. 💚

💚 A Moment I Didn’t Expect

Right at the end of the night the community surprised me with something I genuinely didn’t see coming.

They presented me with a custom shield that will now live on as a permanent community award:

🏆 The FJ Holden – Fair Play is Fun Play Award
“Outstanding Referee”

This is an award I now get to present at competitions I attend, recognising referees who embody the spirit of Fair Play is Fun Play.

That means it won’t just appear at the local season — I can also award it at Gel-X events and any other competitions I’m invited to help referee.

Honestly… I was blown away.

I organise and ref these events because I love the game and the community around it.
To have the players turn around and create something like this means more than I can really put into words.

So to everyone involved in putting that together — thank you.
I absolutely love it, and I’m proud that it will now be something I get to pass on to referees across the community.

Massive thanks to every player, ref, media legend, and supporter who helped make this season what it was.

More chaos, more gel, and more community coming soon.

Fair Play is Fun Play

🫡💚
— RefJ