Each year Dynamic Solutions runs an Australian Rules Football tipping competition for our friends, family, clients and basically anyone else who wants to get involved. It is a web-based system which we wrote ourselves back in 1998 and have tinkered with it ever since. We have members from all over Australian and even internationally. Click here to sign up.

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At the end of each season and before the finals begin, we award the overall competition winner with one or more prizes.

To enter the competition you first have to create an account. You can do this by clicking on the Become a Member button on the website. There are a number of different groups that are part of the competition. You can join the one called Dynamic Solutions and Friends. Or if you prefer you can create your own group. Before each game we will send you an email reminding you to submit your tips. Easy!

We only use them for the competition. Nothing else. We do not sell, exchange, give away or barter any of our members' details.

Follow these steps:

1. Pick a name for your group, say "Sensitive New Age Guys"
2. Pick a username for the group administrator account, say "snag-admin"
3. Create this group administrator account by going to the front page of the website and clicking the button Become a Member. Make sure you select the group "administrator".
4. Note that this account can not be used to enter tips so it should be created in addition to your normal account.
5. Email the umpire with the name of the group and the name of the administrator account
6. Wait for the umpire to reply
7. Tell your group members to sign up, but make sure they select your group.

How easy is that? Ok, now that you have a group of your own you will have to take on the role of the group administrator. With power comes responsibility. This means that you will now be able to delete members of your group, change their passwords, enter late tips for them and even enter the results of a game. Note that this is NOT a way for you to subvert the system and boost your own score. We have installed a super-duper-sneakey-snooper-security system that will stop you. So don't even think about it.

Press the Enter Tips button, then select the round from the pop up menu and press View Round. Your tips will be displayed on the screen after being retrieved from our databses. If you wish you can change them at this time.

Sure, let the umpire know and he'll give you a 10 point start.

Yes you can. Send an email to the Umpire with your username, old group and the new one you want to join. It would be polite to ask the new group administrator first.

Because we're crazy?

Yes. Just select the future rounds from the pop up menu, hit the View Round button and enter your tips as normal.

Yes.

Yes. In fact we'll send you two reminders for the price of one! If you haven't entered your tips we will send you a reminder email on the two nights before the first game of a round. So let's say the first game is on Friday - you will receive a reminder on Wednesday and Thursday night.

Click on the My Details button, tick the Send Reminders box and press Save Changes.

No problem. Just click on the My Details button, un-tick the Send Reminders box and press Save Changes.

We have a 6pm closing time so that people who only have Internet access at work are not at a disadvantage to those who have Internet access at home.

No. Don't bug the Umpire about this. Contact your group administrator. However, they are both likely to say something like the following:

I'd like to draw your attention to the Terms and Conditions, in particular: Closing time for each round is 6pm (Melbourne time) on the night of the first game (unless indicated otherwise). These Terms and Conditions appeared on the page you had to click through to register an account with us so you can't say you didn't know. Also, you have been sent 2 email reminders to submit your tips.

It's a good habit to enter your tips one week in advance in case you do forget or something goes wrong. You can always change your mind later and modify your selections.

Email your group administrator about this. Make sure you do this as soon as possible and make sure you tell them what your tips are. The final decision is up to your group administrator. And don't bug the umpire about this!

You don't get any points for a drawn game. We treat it as a loss when tallying your score.

Sorry, but your username is the only thing we can't change. We suggest you create a new account with the username you really want, then contact your group administrator and ask them to enter your old tips into your new account. Your administrator will then delete your old account. However, unless it is the start of the season, this may mean a lot of work for your administrator because they will have to re-enter all your tips for each round.

You don't get any points at all. Some competitions will award you the home teams, or the away teams, or Lou's tips. But we don't do that. Why? Well because that is what the group administrators all agreed to when we started this competition. Besides we think we give you plenty of chances to enter your tips and even send you reminders.