Suburbs Of Origin 22/23 - 18/11/22-15/01/23 Competition Rules and Details

[The Mad Hughesy]

SUBURBS OF ORIGIN 22/23! 18/11/2022 - 15/01/2023

Seems like the majority of people want the comp extended, so that's exactly what is happening. although it might seem like long time to run, but this gives everyone a great chance to add to their teams scoreboard. the more entries, the better! Also, the comp starts in under 2 weeks, so get planning folks. This is the 6th time this comp is being run and still seems pretty popular which is great! Lots of good banter so far, and will sure to be lots more over the coming months. Leader board from over the years has Team South in a commanding position with 4 wins to 1. Poor Team North seems to be lacking numbers again this year, but who doesn't love a good underdog story! Apologies for the long post, but there is a bit of info to cover 

2016 - Team South

2017 - Team South

2018 - Team North

2020 - Team South

21/22 - Team South

So i haven't made any changes from last year in terms of species or scoring system. Instead of having one winner per category, there will  be a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place for each fish species. Each place will have a corresponding score. 1st (3 points) 2nd (2 points) 3rd (1 point). For either team North or South to win, they will need to have scored the most points overall. Make sense? In the off chance that two identical length fish are caught, then all anglers who catch that exact same sized fish species will be awarded the same point. Eg: two people catch a bream that is 35cm which is the joint biggest fish. Both angles will score 1st/ 3 points (of course, this only applies when a Team North and team South anglers catch the same sized fish). So the same team cannot share and double up on points for any given place. Ideally, the measurement should be down to the mm, but that is not always the case as not everyone has a brag mat that goes down to the mm.  ill be running an up to date scoreboard on the leader board topic.

SPECIES LIST
Yellowfin Bream, Australian Bass, Mangrove Jack, Whiting, Flathead, Snapper, Mulloway or Teraglin (Jew), Threadfin Salmon, Golden Perch (yellow belly), Tailor, Tuna, Mackerel, Cod (any type freshwater or salt), Trevally (any type) and Shark (i will allow shovel nose in this category), emperor species and tusk fish species

In years gone by, this has always been a free event which is still the case, the bragging rights are enough of a prize for some! However, I’ve decided to give the winners an opportunity to have a trophy to show off their win…let me explain this a bit further. There is a trophy available to each species category winner and will say something like “SUBURBS OF ORIGIN 22/23 – BREAM 1st Place – Joe Bloggs”. Up to the winner if they want their name or not on the trophy. For the winning team, there is also the opportunity to have a “SUBURBS OF ORIGIN 22/23 Summer Slam CHAMPIONS – TEAM NORTH” which will be available to anyone on the winning team who wants one regardless if you catch any fish or not as this is a team based event. The trophy will probably look like this below (tbc and finalised at the end of the comp) 14cm tall, and the cost of it will need to be paid for by the winning angler who wants one. Completely up to each individual, if bragging rights are enough then that’s cool too.  I figured the chance at winning a trophy might bring out the competitive streak in people! Cost will be around $10-$20 for the trophy plus postage (or pickup if that’s easier). I’ll be the contact to organise this at the end of the comp.

To keep it fair, the night before the opening day of fishing, a unique symbol/object will be released that must be pictured with the catch. Submissions can be made online in the topic that I will create to keep a up to date leader board for all to see (topic will be called “SUBURBS OF ORIGIN 22/23 LEADER BOARD” and will be created closer to the event start). Each time a new longest species is caught, I will update the original post to let everyone know what Team is in front and who is winning each category. The unique symbol will be as easy as writing/drawing on a piece of paper (or a hand signal) or an object, which can be easily placed next to the fish. Fish where you want, just because you’re a Team North member doesn’t mean that you have to fish North of the Brisbane river and vice versa. 

Team lists below. I've just copy and pasted last years teams. If you've changed, or aren't below just let me know and ill update

Team North @christophagus@Jono4500@Tuna are fish@Angry51@benno573@Matt83@GregOug@Ed.

Team South @Allnighter @ellicat @Neil Stratford@AUS-BNE-FISHO@tugger@kmcrosby78@Drop Bear@rayke1938@Old Scaley@Junky@Kat@Breaming with bro @TheCharliefisho@Thorbjorn Hale

HOW TO SUBMIT AN ENTRY
To submit a entry, you will need a photo of the fish on a brag mat or some form of measuring device that clearly displays the length of the fish along with the unique symbol/object. This entry must be uploaded to the topic “SUBURBS OF ORIGIN 22/23 LEADER BOARD” before 8pm on the final day of the competition. Even if you catch a fish that isn’t as big as the top 3 fish already submitted, feel free to post it up anyway as it would be great to see how everyone is going regardless. Non legal fish will be accepted...meaning fish that are not of a legal length (fish that are under or over legal length as defined by the state you are fishing in) Just ensure that any non-legal fish are released safely.

The more anglers involved the better! This competition isn’t designed to push us against each other, but to just get some friendly banter going among this awesome community that we have going here on AFO.

The gauntlet has been thrown down! Who is keen? To nominate what team you are on, just comment on this post and I will add your name to the below list

To keep it plain and simple, if you live North of the Brisbane river, you are Team North

If you live South of the Brisbane river, you are Team South

It’s not about where you were born, just about where you live now

Also important to note, if we could please only use the leader board topic for competition submissions. For any banter or general chat, just use this topic. Just helps me monitor the comp submissions easier

Unique item : GREEN. it can be the word, or a green item. Must be easily recognisable as green

[Allnighter]

Pls add me to team south, i just want to go drink and smoke and watch brian so i know what NOT to catch 

[GregOug]

8 hours ago, christophagus said:

SUBURBS OF ORIGIN 22/23! 18/11/2022 - 15/01/2023

Leader board from over the years has Team South in a commanding position with 4 wins to 1. Poor Team North seems to be lacking numbers again this year, but who doesn't love a good underdog story! Apologies for the long post, but there is a bit of info to cover 

2016 - Team South

2017 - Team South

2018 - Team North

2020 - Team South

21/22 - Team South

So i haven't made any changes from last year in terms of species or scoring system.

SPECIES LIST
Yellowfin Bream, Australian Bass, Mangrove Jack, Whiting, Flathead, Snapper, Mulloway or Teraglin (Jew), Threadfin Salmon, Golden Perch (yellow belly), Tailor, Tuna, Mackerel, Cod (any type freshwater or salt), Trevally (any type) and Shark (i will allow shovel nose in this category)

 

Team North @christophagus@Jono4500@Tuna are fish@Angry51@benno573@Matt83@GregOug

Team South @ellicat @Neil Stratford@AUS-BNE-FISHO@tugger@kmcrosby78@Drop Bear@rayke1938@Old Scaley@Junky@Kat

To keep it plain and simple, if you live North of the Brisbane river, you are Team North

If you live South of the Brisbane river, you are Team South

 

Hi @christophagus,

Thanks for organising this. As in previous years, it falls to a Northsider to do the actual organising and associated work involved, and to the Southsliders to start working out ways to rig the competition. They will now be busy passing out brag mats with the usual bogus measurements on them to any new Southsliders. 
 

Realising that most people can’t afford to live on the Northside of the river, can I propose a change to the rules to even things up somewhat. I propose that the final points be adjusted to account for the uneven number of anglers ( and I use that term loosely in the case of Southsliders - danglers more like it) on each team. So we divide the total number of points achieved by each team by the respective number of anglers in each team to decide the winning score, and team. A Northsider will probably have to do this, given the limited brain power available on the other side. 
 

I also propose that we add some reef species to the list, such as sweetlip (or emperor to be more precise) and perhaps an overall category for reef fish in general, excluding any already named species. 
 

Happy to argue the toss with any Southsliders that think the above may impact on any procedures they have already put in place to rig the comp.

cheers

Greg

[Jono4500]

Yeah big thanks christophagus for putting your time into this, I'm looking forward to the challenge!! Can I also add to any AFOers reading about this, COME JOIN IN!! the more the merrier! You either live on 1 side of bris. River or the other. And God knows I'm not gonna catch/contribute anything. ( unless there's a toadfish or largest undersize bream categorie introduced ) 

[The Mad Hughesy]

@GregOug not a bad idea. Maybe emperor as one, and tuskies as another category??

[The Mad Hughesy]

22 minutes ago, Jono4500 said:

Yeah big thanks christophagus for putting your time into this, I'm looking forward to the challenge!! Can I also add to any AFOers reading about this, COME JOIN IN!! the more the merrier! You either live on 1 side of bris. River or the other. And God knows I'm not gonna catch/contribute anything. ( unless there's a toadfish or largest undersize bream categorie introduced ) 

Mate you’ll clean up on the flatties later this month! 

[GregOug]

32 minutes ago, christophagus said:

@GregOug not a bad idea. Maybe emperor as one, and tuskies as another category??

Sounds good to me.

[kmcrosby78]

54 minutes ago, GregOug said:

Sounds good to me.

Ditto.

[kmcrosby78]

2 hours ago, GregOug said:

10 hours ago, christophagus said:

SUBURBS OF ORIGIN 22/23! 18/11/2022 - 15/01/2023

Leader board from over the years has Team South in a commanding position with 4 wins to 1. Poor Team North seems to be lacking numbers again this year, but who doesn't love a good underdog story! Apologies for the long post, but there is a bit of info to cover 

2016 - Team South

2017 - Team South

2018 - Team North

2020 - Team South

21/22 - Team South

So i haven't made any changes from last year in terms of species or scoring system.

SPECIES LIST
Yellowfin Bream, Australian Bass, Mangrove Jack, Whiting, Flathead, Snapper, Mulloway or Teraglin (Jew), Threadfin Salmon, Golden Perch (yellow belly), Tailor, Tuna, Mackerel, Cod (any type freshwater or salt), Trevally (any type) and Shark (i will allow shovel nose in this category)

 

Team North @christophagus@Jono4500@Tuna are fish@Angry51@benno573@Matt83@GregOug

Team South @ellicat @Neil Stratford@AUS-BNE-FISHO@tugger@kmcrosby78@Drop Bear@rayke1938@Old Scaley@Junky@Kat

To keep it plain and simple, if you live North of the Brisbane river, you are Team North

If you live South of the Brisbane river, you are Team South

 

Hi @christophagus,

Thanks for organising this. As in previous years, it falls to a Northsider to do the actual organising and associated work involved, and to the Southsliders to start working out ways to rig the competition. They will now be busy passing out brag mats with the usual bogus measurements on them to any new Southsliders. 
 

Realising that most people can’t afford to live on the Northside of the river, can I propose a change to the rules to even things up somewhat. I propose that the final points be adjusted to account for the uneven number of anglers ( and I use that term loosely in the case of Southsliders - danglers more like it) on each team. So we divide the total number of points achieved by each team by the respective number of anglers in each team to decide the winning score, and team. A Northsider will probably have to do this, given the limited brain power available on the other side. 
 

I also propose that we add some reef species to the list, such as sweetlip (or emperor to be more precise) and perhaps an overall category for reef fish in general, excluding any already named species. 
 

Happy to argue the toss with any Southsliders that think the above may impact on any procedures they have already put in place to rig the comp.

cheers

Greg

Southsiders - is it just me or did Greg actually sound slightly coherent for once ......... . If his idea gets voted in, I wonder if his team will try to keep him pre-occupied with something else that weekend so he doesn't fish, thus increasing points versus anglers ratio ....... . A little like schools with NAPLAN ....... .

[charlie.hans.fishing]

Hi @christophagus,

Could you please add me to Team South?

Cheers

[The Mad Hughesy]

so ive added tusk fish and emperor to the score list

[benno573]

i guess put my name down for team north, unsure at this stage how much fishing i will get done but i will give it a crack.

[The Mad Hughesy]

happy fishing everyone! Unique item is updated!

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

Go Team South!

[Jono4500]

55 minutes ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

Go Team South!

Boo!

[Jono4500]

1 minute ago, Jono4500 said:

Boo!

That was a bit rude of me. Good luck every1!

[GregOug]

1 hour ago, AUS-BNE-FISHO said:

Go Team South!

Boo!

[Kat]

Can't wait to see what everyone lands!

[The Mad Hughesy]

12 hours ago, Jono4500 said:

That was a bit rude of me. Good luck every1!

no you were right the first time. While this comp is on, we dont deal with those weird southerners. ive spent the past few nights sneaking into their houses and rubbing sand paper all over their leaders. Australian cricket style

[AUS-BNE-FISHO]

3 hours ago, christophagus said:

no you were right the first time. While this comp is on, we dont deal with those weird southerners. ive spent the past few nights sneaking into their houses and rubbing sand paper all over their leaders. Australian cricket style

Northside, always cheating!  

[Kat]

Brian is out right now catching a monster for the southsiders!

[ellicat]

First entry to the comp decided to bite me off before we could get a picture - 3 foot hammerhead took the floating pillie in the Rainbow where we were looking for mackerel. Cute little critter. Gained his freedom boatside.

[Kat]

I caught a baby hammerhead at Macleay once.  Yes it was very cute - for a shark

[ellicat]

@Another Wazza got an unders grassie that we could have submitted with little confidence, but with the way the fishing has been lately it could have been a chance...

He also jagged a whiting on a 9 inch plastic. haha

[Kat]

My turn tonight hopefully - whiting fishing

[ellicat]

Good luck... 43cm ?

[Kat]

Nope 44 this time

[Another Wazza]

1 hour ago, ellicat said:

@Another Wazza got an unders grassie that we could have submitted with little confidence, but with the way the fishing has been lately it could have been a chance...

He also jagged a whiting on a 9 inch plastic. haha

Don’t forget that 37 Squire I released this morning, but being a Southsider I knew that Squire wouldn’t make the grade, not with the caliber of fisherman we have, now if a Northsider had caught that Squire.....the champagne would’ve been flowing well into the early hours of the morning, as they rarely see such big fish.....Hahaha 

[ellicat]

Shhh, my compassionate side made me refrain from mentioning that.

[Angry51]

2 hours ago, ellicat said:

Shhh, my compassionate side made me refrain from mentioning that.

Which side do you keep that on?

[ellicat]

rearside

haha

[Ed.]

Hi, can I join the north team please.

[Thorbjorn Hale]

Can I join the Southside please

 

[Jono4500]

 The hazards southsiders face whilst cleaning their fish...

[Angry51]

Where's the green item with the cod?

[ellicat]

9 minutes ago, Angry51 said:

Where's the green item with the cod?

Oops. forgot that... Not confident of a win anyway

 

[GregOug]

1 hour ago, Angry51 said:

Where's the green item with the cod?

I’m surprised the Southsliders have found as many old photos of fish with something green in them as they have. Now they’re even trying to pass photos off without the green. Has anyone else noticed how many fish are suddenly being caught by Southsliders compared to their norm? Just saying.

[GregOug]

And, just so everyone is aware, the green item in @ellicat’s photos looks like a large drink container, but is in fact a thimble. It is directly proportional to the six inch brag mat.

[Kat]

52 minutes ago, GregOug said:

And, just so everyone is aware, the green item in @ellicat’s photos looks like a large drink container, but is in fact a thimble. It is directly proportional to the six inch brag mat.

Have another red wine Greg!  Your jokes might get better

[GregOug]

4 hours ago, Kat said:

Have another red wine Greg!  Your jokes might get better

I doubt it.