NAME

#

TEAM

CODE

Q

OFFENCE

SUSPENDED

New items this week

Previous weeks

Benjamin Neil Williams

17

Milton Keynes City Pathfinders

TUF

4

USC Fouls in 1st and 4th Quarters of the game

Unknown

Matt Strong

71

Birmingham Bulls

FPF

4

During a fractious period of the game, #71 went out of his way to cheap-shot an opponent who was not participating in the play.

31/08/08 vs East Kilbride Pirates

Jason Osei

79

Hertfordshire Hurricanes

FPF

4

Lifted an opponent into the air and dropped him on his head.

Next regular

season or playoff

game he is eligible

for

Brian Hopkins

40

Gloucester Banshees

FGT

3

After a play #40 was clearly seen throwing punches at an opponent who was not retaliating.

Unknown

Note: it is the responsibility of the individual teams to ensure that their suspended players serve their suspensions in the proper game (according to the BAFA Disciplinary Code), and any dates mentioned here are intended only as a guide.

HOME TEAM

REPORT

NEXT HOME GAME

26/08/08

Sussex Thunder

2 members of chain crew were changed (one during first half and the other at half time). Chain crew were generally slow.

Dan Bridgland #506

Unknown

South Wales Warriors

Colchester Gladiators did not have a roster from the BAFL. A roster with names and numbers was provided to the crew.

Keith Wickham #423

Unknown

  Outstanding items from previous weeks

Watford Cheetahs

Soccer goalpost sockets required filling as they were in the endzone at both ends of the field.

Phil Clarke #372

Unknown

Bolton Bulldogs

All the Bulldogs' equipment was locked in a store to which the Council had recently changed the locks. Team had no access to the store. No 5 yard lines on the field, no goalposts and the match balls were of very poor quality. The stakes were telescopic rods which extended to 5' and had no clear markings – it was difficult to see them. The chain crew did their best in spite of the horrendous weather conditions, but they were – apart from the down box person – very slow and unsure about their role.

Tim Vickers #129

Unknown

Birmingham Bulls

80 yard field. No team areas or coaching boxes.

Brian Yates #29

Unknown

Bristol Aztecs

End zones only 8 yards deep. Team area lines actually 24ft from sidelines (coaching box lines were correct). Chain crew quite poor.

Jim Briggs #31

Unknown

Cumbria Mariners

Teams were informed of a 1pm kick off, officials were informed of a 2:30pm kick off. Game kicked off at 1:40 pm and continued as long as there was medical cover available. The ambulance was only booked between 1pm and 4pm – it had to leave at 3:50pm. The game was abandoned at this point.

Henry Richardson #358

Unknown

Reading Renegades

Start of game delayed 14 minutes due to late arrival of ambulance. Field audit score of 30, game played in a good spirit, plaudits to both teams.

Mike LeFevre #341

Unknown

Southern Sundevils

End zones only 8yds deep. Inbounds lines 21yds from sidelines. Goals strapped to fence, 3yds beyond end line - officials could not get behind. Two wires across the field about 8ft off ground. We notified both teams that if the ball touched the wire it would be dead and inadvertent whistle provisions would apply.

Phil Clarke #372

Unknown

Sheffield Tomahawks

Pitch was only 70 yards long. Game was not played due to a dispute over the pitch dimensions.

Tim Vickers #129

Unknown

Note: it is possible that any game may be cancelled, or any team may arrange additional games. In addition, the large number of game cancellations this week means that the fixtures listed here are highly likely to change. Any dates mentioned here are intended only as a guide.

PLAY OF THE WEEK:

New this week

Play: A's ball on B's 3, try. A33 advances and fumbles on B's 2. The ball rolls into B's end zone where B57 bats the ball over the end line.

Ruling?

Last week's play

Play: Team A, 1^st and 10 on the B40. A89 is playing at tight end, his team-mate A11 lines up at wide receiver on the line and covers A89 (so A89 is not on the end of the line). A89 runs to the B32 and is thrown the ball by A3. A89 and B36, who is marking A89, simultaneously jump to catch the ball. A89 Catches the ball and is downed at the B29.

Ruling: Team A's ball 1^st and 25 on A's 45. A89 is illegally downfield on a forward pass play and intelligible to touch the pass (7.3.3). Since A89 is downfield “far enough to block a linebacker or defensive back in pass coverage” (M3.3.6c) he is also guilty of offensive pass interference. Team B will accept the pass interference penalty, 15 yards from the previous spot.

Date

Event

Contact for details

2008

September 13^th (Sat)

BAFRA Elite Programme Training Day (Heathrow)

training@bafra.org

September 20^th & 21^st (Sat/Sun)

Britbowl weekend

operations@bafra.org

October 4^th (Sat)

Northern Training Event (Birchwood golf club, Warrington

Cheshire)

training@bafra.org

October 12^th (Sun)

Southern Training Event (Chelmsford)

training@bafra.org

October 18^th (Sat)

BAFA board meeting

president@bafra.org

October 26^th (Sun)

NFL game at Wembley

n/a

November 2^nd (Sun)

BUAFL season starts

operations@bafra.org

November 22^nd (Sat)

BAFRA board meeting

secretary@bafra.org

BAFRA Directors

President

Jim Briggs

president@bafra.org

General Secretary

Paul Sutton

secretary@bafra.org

Finance

Charles Dean-Young

finance@bafra.org

Operations

Pete Johnson

operations@bafra.org

Recruitment

Ben Griffiths

recruitment@bafra.org

Training

David Parsons

training@bafra.org

Director without Portfolio #1

Dan Bridgland

dwp1@bafra.org

Director without Portfolio #2

Keith Wickham

dwp2@bafra.org

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