WLFF 2024 Rules & Regulations
Ownership:
1) WLFF teams have 1 owner
a) General Managers may be assigned to a team at a cost of $75 per year
b) General Managers are automatically included in all league events
c) Teams will return to the league if an owner is no longer participating in the league
I) General Managers will be offered the first chance to become the team owner
II) Rosters are inherited with the team
Schedule:
1) Custom Schedule
a) Divisional play weeks 1-5
b) Interdivisional play weeks 6-9
c) Divisional play weeks 9-14
2) Each team will play divisional teams twice
3) Divisions and interdivisional play teams is based on the blind card drawing done at the draft.
Draft:
1) Order according to finish
a) 6th place 5th place, then losers in the first round, losers in the second round, WLFF runner up
b) Draft Tiebreakers: win/loss, head to head, total points, opposite division of WLFF Champ)
c) Rounds 1 & 2 are worst to first, starting in the 3rd round a worst to first switchback.
2) Protect a variable number of players, replacing draft choices with protected players (2-player max.)
a) Protected players are announced by 6:00 PM on the Sunday before the draft begins
b) An owner may withdraw a protected player at the draft, but not add one
3) Traded players for draft positions (all teams a required to maintain 16 draft slots)
4) Teams must be comprised as followed (Commissioner has final say on player positions labels)
2 QB’s 4 RB’s 6 WR/TE’s 2 K’s 2 Def/Special Teams
Waivers:
1) Selection of players throughout the wavier system will be on a first come, first serve basis. All claims are to be posted on the message board.
a) a $5.00 transaction fee will be charged for each wavier signing
b) Rosters will be frozen upon elimination from the playoffs (WLFF Bowl or Toilet Bowl)
c) teams may not cut a starting player from their roster until that player’s team has completed their game that week
Trades:
1) A $5.00 transaction fee will apply for each player involved
2) Players for Picks end with kickoff of the first game in week 13 (Thursday Night)
3) All trades must be approved by the commissioner
General Information:
There will be two divisions. (East & West, 6 teams per)
Standings will be kept for each team in their respective division based on WIN-LOSS-TIE.
The regular season will consist of 14 games.
The 15th week will be the first round of the playoffs. (Both divisions 1st vs. 4th & 2nd vs. 3rd)
The 16th week will be the divisional finals
The 17th week will be the WLFF Bowl.
Regular Season Standings Tiebreakers
1) Head to head competition
2) Highest point total for the season
3) Divisional Record
4) Total points in the head to head games
5) Coin Toss
Playoff Tiebreakers (3 non-starters designated)
1) A head to head total point comparison of the #1player of each team will decide the winner
2) In the event of a tie the #2 player of each team goes head to head.
3) If a tie still exists then the #3 players go head to head.
4) Highest point total for the season
5) Coin Toss
Payouts:
14 Weekly high scores each Division $50 ($100 weeks 6-9 1 winner)
17 Weekly NFL Pick $50
1st Place Seasonal NFL Picks $200
2nd Place Seasonal NFL Picks $100
1st Place each Division $250
2nd Place each Division $175
3rd Place each Division $125
4th Place each Division $75
1st Round Victory each Division $150
2nd Round Victory each Division $250
Toilet Bowl Champion $150
WLFF Bowl Champion $500
Min | Max | |
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Quarterback | 1 | 2 |
Running Back | 2 | 4 |
Wide Rec/TE | 4 | 6 |
Kicker | 1 | 2 |
Defense/Sp Team | 2 | 2 |
Quarterback | 1 |
Running Back | 2 |
Wide Rec/TE | 3 |
Kicker | 1 |
Defense/Sp Team | 1 |
Week 1 | Fri Mar 1 12:00am ET | thru | Sun Sep 8 1:00pm ET |
Week 2 | Tue Sep 10 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Sep 15 1:00pm ET |
Week 3 | Tue Sep 17 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Sep 22 1:00pm ET |
Week 4 | Tue Sep 24 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Sep 29 1:00pm ET |
Week 5 | Tue Oct 1 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Oct 6 1:00pm ET |
Week 6 | Tue Oct 8 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Oct 13 1:00pm ET |
Week 7 | Tue Oct 15 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Oct 20 1:00pm ET |
Week 8 | Tue Oct 22 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Oct 27 1:00pm ET |
Week 9 | Tue Oct 29 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Nov 3 1:00pm ET |
Week 10 | Tue Nov 5 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Nov 10 1:00pm ET |
Week 11 | Tue Nov 12 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Nov 17 1:00pm ET |
Week 12 | Tue Nov 19 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Nov 24 1:00pm ET |
Week 13 | Tue Nov 26 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Dec 1 1:00pm ET |
Week 14 | Tue Dec 3 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Dec 8 1:00pm ET |
Playoff Week 1 | Tue Dec 10 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Dec 15 1:00pm ET |
Playoff Week 2 | Tue Dec 17 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Dec 22 1:00pm ET |
Playoff Week 3 | Tue Dec 24 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Dec 29 1:00pm ET |
Offseason | Mon Dec 30 7:00am ET | thru | Sun Jan 5 1:00pm ET |
General | |
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League Entry | $525 |
Wins and Losses | |
Losses | $0 |
Ties | $0 |
Wins Credit | $0 |
Roster Moves | |
Each Player Acquired | $5 |
Each Player Acquired via Waivers | $0 |
Each Player Acquired via Free Agency | $0 |
Each Player Released | $0 |
Each Player Placed on I/R | $0 |
Each Player Activated from I/R | $0 |
Lineup Moves | |
Each Player Started | $0 |
Each Player Benched | $0 |
Trades | |
Each Trade | $0 |
Each Player Traded Away | $0 |
Each Player Traded For | $5 |