The divisions

The field gets split up. This is the half of the comp you can see from your own boat.

Every crew in the 2026 Daiwa Mallacoota Flatty Classic fishes the overall board. On top of that, each one is drawn into a division of about three teams and scored against those crews alone. Win your division and you go home with something regardless of where you land overall.

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Divisions
51
Teams
162
Anglers
The fleet idling together on the Mallacoota inlet at the start of a session

02

LAKERS

3 teams · 9 anglers

  • Another Job

    4anglers

    • Digger Cowie (C)
    • Ian Cowie
    • Thomas Hodge
    • Mitch Louden

  • Bag Limit

    3anglers

    • Will Cowie (C)
    • Tim Cowie
    • James Cowie

  • TEAM GFAB

    2anglers

    • Chris Galea (C)
    • Jess

04

HEAT

3 teams · 10 anglers

  • Beer pressure

    4anglers

    • Tim Sullivan (C)
    • Clinton Filtness
    • Joel Woolley
    • Darcy

  • Circle Jerks

    4anglers

    • Stephen Ferlazzo (C)
    • Bruce Phillips
    • Paul Williams
    • Phil Brookes

  • Keep it Reel

    2anglers

    • Bryce Fayd’herbe de Maudave (C)
    • Con Apostalou
Two crews pulled alongside each other mid-morning on the Mallacoota inlet

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PELICANS

3 teams · 10 anglers

  • Anger Management

    4anglers

    • Aaron Bickery (C)
    • Shane Handley
    • Stuart Carruthers
    • Michael Crane

  • The Captain

    4anglers

    • Jack Murphy (C)
    • Alli Murphy
    • Brett Sheppard
    • Nick Wood

  • Carter marine

    2anglers

    • Zack Elstob (C)
    • Nate Somerville
They entered to watch a mate's comp fall over, got beaten by a captain in a chicken mask, and came home with five tips and a 2026 entry.
Anger ManagementRead their 2025 story

10

THUNDER

3 teams · 10 anglers

  • Fishin Impossible

    4anglers

    • Daniel Sommerville (C)
    • Troy Galt
    • Danny Materia
    • Anthony Goeman

  • Bent tips

    3anglers

    • Brock York (C)
    • Lachlan Mitchell
    • Oscar Brown

  • Liquor Legends

    3anglers

    • Stuart Cattanach (C)
    • Bill Boyton
    • Benn Boulton

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NUGGETS

3 teams · 10 anglers

  • R N Y C

    4anglers

    • Russell Caple (C)
    • Blake Caple
    • Ryan Mumford
    • Jarod farmer

  • BAG OF FLATTYS

    3anglers

    • Billie Hicken (C)
    • Grant Dennison
    • Josh Dawson

  • Hfa

    3anglers

    • Jovan Pageot (C)
    • Tom Hall
    • Matty Gorry

13

NETS

3 teams · 9 anglers

  • Rowdy Floyd's

    4anglers

    • Matt Furphy (C)
    • Jake Fredericks
    • Mark Harrison
    • Shannon Hush

  • DBK

    3anglers

    • Brandon Clark (C)
    • Robbie Gallo
    • James Gallo

  • Cooma devils

    2anglers

    • Patrick Whelan (C)
    • Michael Hewitt
Two of the crew holding a flathead each on the boat, one wearing the chicken mask

Rowdy Floyd's

The 2025 champions tell it their way: a fishless Friday morning, the flats session that won it, and a limo ride to Scallywags.

Read their 2025 story

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PISTONS

3 teams · 9 anglers

  • RNP

    4anglers

    • Darren Jessop (C)
    • Troy Jessop
    • Tom Dodkins
    • Kayne Rowley

  • Geed up

    3anglers

    • Will Bennett (C)
    • Piet Bras
    • Tim Michelson

  • Seawasps

    2anglers

    • Bowan Joiner (C)
    • Dylan Nichols
Three matching grey hoodies from behind, each printed with a cartoon of the crew and the words Flattys Need Love Too

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ROCKETS

3 teams · 10 anglers

  • Fishy Business

    4anglers

    • Peter Van Vegten (C)
    • Mark Van Vegten
    • Dave Wakefield
    • Shane Robinson

  • NO IDEA

    4anglers

    • Ian Smith (C)
    • Shane Best
    • Michael Cincotta
    • Ryder

  • Skull Draggers

    2anglers

    • Matt McBain (C)
    • Darren Kerr

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