Every year the 12 local teams that compete for the Tipley and District Tiddlywinks Trophy are split into two leagues for the purpose of eliminating four of the teams, and sorting out the pairings for the knockout stage of the competition. The table below shows how this is done (QF is Quarter Final). This year's league stage has just been completed, with the following results. Despite having finished 3rd in their league, the reigning champions, The Goats are still confident of reaching the final.