Ultimate guide to how Gold Coast Bulletin Cyber League works
Gold Coast Bulletin’s inaugural football Cyber League has arrived and with it comes an amazing prize pool. FULL PRIZE LIST
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There might be no Cyber League manager with more in-depth FQPL3 knowledge than our most recent weekly prize winner, Monny Bailey.
Bailey’s team, with the fan-favourite moniker ‘Kick Ons’, led the Round 11 points standings among eligible teams with an impressive 690 points.
In just the second completed round of a Cyber League season seriously hampered by wet weather postponements, Bailey edged out ‘Off the Pase’ (680 points) and ‘Celebration Crew FC’ (620 points) to take home the weekly prize, a Sea World Pass and Tropical Reef Snorkel package valued at $692, thanks to Village Roadshow.
Bailey is at multiple games every weekend as a freelance photographer and knows the competition and its players like the back of her hand.
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“(I signed up for Cyber League) for a bit of fun during the week. I already go to a majority of the games so I thought 'why not?'," she said.
Bailey’s team was led by weekly leading point scorer Josh Squires, who bagged 110 points for his efforts in Round 11.
The ‘Kick Ons’ manager said her pre-season squad selection was predicated on picking a team that would be consistent week to week, and it showed in Round 11. Each of her four position groups scored between 140 and 200 points.
Bailey’s team also rates among the early leading contenders for the overall Cyber League title, though she knows there is plenty of water to run under the bridge just yet.
“I think the second half of the season will be a bit more difficult with the catch-up games, injuries, sickness and the like,” she prophesized.
Entries for the Village Roadshow Theme Parks Cyber League remain open, allowing late starters the chance to win top prizes.
For Round 12 this weekend, Village Roadshow is offering eligible cyber teams a pass for a family of four to Australian Outback Spectacular, valued at $439.96.
It is part of a $16,500 prize pool for the inaugural Gold Coast Football Cyber League, which includes a first prize totalling more than $4500.
Join now and have your chance to win amazing prizes.
For all enquiries email gcfcberleague@news.com.au
*DISCLAIMER: Football Queensland, in partnership with Gold Coast Bulletin, has provided statistics for the 2022 Gold Coast Football Cyber League and other FQPL 3 content. Cyber League terms and conditions here.
ROUND 8 WINNER
Gold Coast Football Cyber League Round 8 prize winner Nao Grati is proof you don’t have to be a local football buff to play well and win big, courtesy of Village Roadshow Theme Parks.
You just need to listen to The Guru.
Reading The Guru’s weekly column, as well as browsing the pre-season Cyber League content is how Grati built her team – PBSC-G – into a title contender, she says.
The proud mum has had a decade-long affiliation with Palm Beach Soccer Club and lamented not being able to pick more than three Sharks players in her team.
That meant broadening her FQPL3 South Coast horizons, and so Grati did her research and built a competitive team, which has now paid off.
With 960 points, Grati earned a narrow weekly prize win ahead of Kick Ons (935 points) and Off the Pase (930 points) in Round 8.
Grati won tickets for a family of four to Australian Outback Spectacular, valued at $439.96.
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“I try to keep well across all the Palm Beach players but I could only pick three from the team, which was really hard, so I had to study all the players in the newspaper to pick names from three because I didn’t know most of the players from other clubs,” Grati said.
“I think (the Cyber League) is a great idea. We’ve never had something like this before, so I thought I would give it a go.
“I never thought I would win something, so this is really exciting.”
Entries for the Village Roadshow Theme Parks Cyber League remain open, allowing late starters the chance to win top prizes.
For Round 9 this week, Village Roadshow is offering eligible cyber teams a Sea World Pass and Tropical Reef Snorkel for four people, valued at $692.
The league runs until the end of the FQPL3 South Coast regular season in early August, meaning there are thousands of dollars in prizes up for grabs.
*DISCLAIMER: Football Queensland, in partnership with Gold Coast Bulletin, has provided statistics for the 2022 Gold Coast Football Cyber League and other FQPL 3 content. Cyber League terms and conditions here.
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The prizes feeds into an amazing prize pool across the entire season.
The inaugural Village Roadshow Theme Parks Gold Coast Football Cyber League is an exciting new competition that allows subscribers to compete against their mates for thousands of dollars in prizes.
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News Corp subscribers living in Queensland can pick their squad of 16 players from any Gold Coast Premier League 3 (FQPL 3) side, with players then awarded points based on match performances each week.
The Gold Coast Premier League 3 is the highest level of senior men’s competition on the Gold Coast.
The subscribers whose team scores the most Cyber League points each week will be in the running for weekly prizes, as per terms and conditions of competition entry.
End-of-season prizes, proudly brought to you by News Corp partners, will also be awarded based on overall points tallies from the regular season.
The competition starts in Round 7 (weekend of April 29-May 1) and closes after the completion of Round 18 (weekend of August 4-6). Because of the early season weather delays, it will also include the rescheduled Round 3, meaning there will be 13 rounds to get bragging rights over your friends.
Once registered, you will receive weekly content on the Cyber League, including player and team power rankings, top tips from Gold Coast football experts, and overall performance of every team.
So what are you waiting for? Start thinking of who will be in your team so you can beat your mates and be in the running to win thousands in prizes.
WHERE CAN I ENTER?
From April 14 at 3pm, head to goldcoastbulletin.com.au and simply register your team via our sign-up stories. Enter your details, pick a team name, choose your squad, and away you go. The competition is for subscribers only – see our subscriber benefits here.
WHEN CAN I ENTER MY TEAM?
Starting April 14 but any time throughout the season in order to be in the running for round and end-of-season prizes. Entry is for Queensland subscribers only.
HOW MANY PLAYERS CAN I PICK?
16, made up of 2 goalkeepers, 4 defenders, 5 midfielders, 5 forwards. A maximum of three players per club will be permitted, so do your homework.
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WILL THERE BE TRADE PERIODS?
All subscribers can change their squads (maximum of 3 player changes per trade) on two occasions throughout the competition. You can email your squad changes after the Cyber League starts to gcfcyberleague@news.com.au.
HOW CAN I WIN PRIZES?
Subscribers have to be living in Queensland and keep their News Corp subscription for the duration of the FQPL 3 South Coast season in order to be in the running for prizes. There will be Round Prizes for each of the 13 rounds, and Bonus Round Prizes for the team that earned the second highest number of points for rounds 7, 10 and 16.
The Major Prize Winners will be treated like royalty courtesy of the masters of fun, Village Roadshow Theme Parks.
HOW DOES POINT SCORING WORK?
Goal scored by goalkeeper 100 points
Goal scored by defender 60 points
Goal scored by midfielder 50 points
Goal scored by forward 40 points
Clean sheet (goalkeeper/defender only) 40 points
Listed starting player 30 points
Listed bench player who comes on at any time 15 points
Listed bench player who does not take part in match 5 points
Penalty save 50 points
Penalty miss -20 points
Bonus (referee and coaches’ best-on-ground combined for each game. Three votes 30
points; 2 votes 20 points; 1 vote 10 points)
3 votes = 30 points
2 votes = 20 points
1 vote = 10 points
Two goals or more scored by the other team against the goalkeeper and defenders -10 points
Yellow card -10 points
Red card -30 points
Own goal -20 points
For all enquiries email gcfcberleague@news.com.au
*DISCLAIMER: Football Queensland, in partnership with Gold Coast Bulletin, has provided statistics for the 2022 Gold Coast Football Cyber League and other FQPL 3 content. Cyber League terms and conditions here.
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