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"BALL UP!" - Val's 2019 Aussie Rules Footy Tipping *Open to Everyone*
YAYYY!!! - Congratulations Dean! ... x ;o>
Val wrote: "A bit of trivia for Duke:Former Commonwealth Games decathlete Jake Stein will make his debut for GWS. The defender, who was disqualified for two false starts in the 100 metre sprint in Glasgow, c..."
Hopefully this Jack Stein will be quick off the mark then! :)
Well done Australia, (Women's World Cup), great comeback! Posted on this thread as it's Australia.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NtPT...
Last night's result:Essendon Bombers (Val) v Hawthorn Hawks (available)
2.2.14 (Q1) 2.3.15
6.7.43 (Q2) 6.4.40
11.11.77 (Q3) 8.6.54
14.12.96 (Q4) 11.11.77
(Not a great game, but pretty tight and things got a bit hairy in the third quarter when we lost Jake Stringer to a lower leg injury. I know, cos I was there!)
Today's/Tonight's results:
Gold Coast Suns (Suzy) v St Kilda Saints (Lez)
3.5.23 (Q1) 0.2.2
5.6.36 (Q2) 2.5.17
8.9.57 (Q3) 7.8.50
11.10.76 (Q4) 11.14.80
Fremantle Dockers (available) v Port Adelaide Power (Grizzly)
3.2.20 (Q1) 5.1.31
8.4.52 (Q2) 7.5.47
12.6.78 (Q3) 12.7.79
15.10.100 (Q4) 12.7.79
Carlton Blues (RedJohn) v Western Bulldogs (Blastro)
2.1.13 (Q1) 5.2.32
6.3.39 (Q2) 9.6.60
10.9.69 (Q3) 11.9.75
15.10.100 (Q4) 15.13.103
Ohhh yes! ;o>Dare I risk commenting out loud that the Suns are playing better now?! - LOL!!!
suzysunshine7 wrote: "Ohhh yes! ;o>Dare I risk commenting out loud that the Suns are playing better now?! - LOL!!!"
Only if you think giving up a lead of 31 points to lose by 4 is "better".
Ohhh sugarbutties!!! ;oOI'm absolutely hopeless at understanding what the Results mean - LOL!!! ;o>
I've uploaded some photos of Friday night's game at Marvel Stadium (disclaimer: I'm not crash hot with a phone, or any camera, come to that). There was a crowd of over 44,000 in a stadium that seats 54,000, so pretty full. I had a good video of the crowd singing "See the Bombers fly up, up" at the end of the game but Goodreads says the file is too large to upload and I can't be faffed editing it. So instead you'll have to make do with the 6 minute highlights reel on Youtube. We had good seats on the wing on the same side as the camera (Hawthorn attacking goal in 1st and 3rd quarters, Essendon in 2nd and 4th).https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXIlz...
Today's result:North Melbourne Kangaroos (Steve) v Greater Western Sydney Giants (Duke)
3.0.18 (Q1) 3.2.20
7.3.45 (Q2) 7.3.45
8.6.54 (Q3) 11.6.72
10.8.68 (Q4) 14.7.91
Our tipsters' ladder is as follows:Round 13 (first number is correct number of wins - you want this to be high; number in brackets is the cumulative margin which is used to separate punters on the same amount of points - you want this to be low)
Dean on 6 (6)
Lez on 6 (10)
Tech on 6 (16)
Blastro on 6 (16)
RedJohn on 6 (32)
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 5 (67)
SussexWelsh on 4 (13)
Val on 4 (15)
Anita on 4 (16)
Duke on 3 (8)
David on 3 (18)
Grizzly on 3 (28)
Philip on 3 (54)
Foe on 3 (57)
Suzy on 1 (46)
Charity donations are:
Blastro (Zaidee's Rainbow Foundation) - $6.00 (Highest score - Bulldogs 103)
Dean (Sacred Heart Mission) - A$6.00 (closest margin)
Dean (Sacred Heart Mission) - A$11.00 (weekly winner)
CUMULATIVE LADDER:
Tech on 74 (421)
David on 72 (372)
Val on 70 (322)
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 70 (430)
RedJohn on 70 (500)
Dean on 68 (357)
Blastro on 66 (455)
Lez on 65 (386)
Grizzly on 65 (456)
SussexWelsh on 63 (359)
Duke on 63 (388)
Anita on 63 (421)
Philip on 63 (505)
Foe on 54 (429)
Suzy on 37 (497)
Well done to Dean who nearly scooped the pool this week. The Crows scored 2 points less than the Bulldogs otherwise we would all have been gaping in awe. Tech has put two points between him and David on the cumulative ladder but we've still got time to catch him. Just need to tip better.
Check your scores!
N.B!!!!! ANOTHER THURSDAY GAME IN THE WEEK AHEAD!!!If anyone would like to view the AFL Ladder before submitting next week's tips, it's at http://www.afl.com.au/ladder
Next week's fixtures are:
Thursday, June 20
West Coast Eagles v Essendon Bombers
Friday, June 21
Sydney Swans v Hawthorn Hawks (in Sydney)
Saturday, June 22
Melbourne Demons v Fremantle Dockers (in Melbourne)
St Kilda Saints v Brisbane Lions (in Melbourne)
Port Power v Geelong Cats (in Adelaide)
Sunday, June 23
Western Bulldogs v Collingwood Magpies (in Melbourne)
If punters could lodge their tips by midnight WEDNESDAY June 19 (your time) it would be a great help, although I can accept them up until 10.45am THURSDAY June 20 (your time) if absolutely necessary.
Well done to all the winners.Here is my attempt;
Eagles 15
Swans
Dockers
Lions
Power
Magpies
Good luck everyone
don't let the dust from the front catch on your throats!eagles by 23
swans
demons
lions
cats
PIES!
cheers val, good luck catching a glimpse of me in the distance!
Val wrote: "Our tipsters' ladder is as follows:..."
Well done to Dean who nearly scooped the pool this week. The Crows scored 2 points less than the Bulldogs otherwise we would all have been gaping in awe. Tech has put two points between him and David on the cumulative ladder but we've still got time to catch him. Just need to tip better.
Sorry, I'll try not to muscle in next time..
"we've still got time to catch him"dream on, suckah!
Blastronaut Mk2 wrote: "Sorry, I'll try not to muscle in next time....."No! Keep muscling! The Bulldogs need all the help they can get and everyone loves them, everyone's "second team".
..
Eagles by 26
Swans
Dockers
Lions
Cats
Magpies
A bit like Man Utd then?Nah just kidding, I know what ya mean. I shall indeed keep plugging away, and in the hope that the Dawgs' fortune is now on the up.
MineEagles by 19
SWANS
Demons
Saints
Cats
Bulldogs
Eagles 43Swans
Freo
Saints
Cats
Pies
Thanks Val
West Coast Eagles #30Sydney Swans
Melbourne Demons
Brisbane Lions
Geelong Cats
Collingwood Magpies
Eagles x10Hawks
Demons
Lions
Cats
Magpies
West Coast 17Sydney
Fremantle
St Kilda
Geelong
Collingwood
I'm doing the eenie meenie minie mo approach today..cos i'm too knackered to look into this in any detail. So..let's see if i can improve on my crap performance of late, with this lot:Eagles - 35
Swans
Demons
Lions
Cats
Bullies
Well done on winning the Highest Score last time around, Blastro! ... x ;o>
Bombers x 7Hawks
Dockers
Saints
Power
Bulldogs
Game On! - and Good Luck Everyone! ;o>
Thanks for the nudge Suzy, here's mine:Eagles 16
Swans
Dockers
Lions
Cats
Pies
Cheers Val.
West Coast x28Sydney
Fremantle
St Kilda
Geelong
Collingwood
RedJohn's tipsWest Coast x 2
Sydney
Melbourne
Brisbane Lions
Geelong
Collingwood
I'm off to Part 1 of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child tonight (Part 2 tomorrow night) but will update the scores/winners when I get home. I'm still tired from an amazing show by John Grant last night - forget the albums, just go and see him. I don't know if it was the 4th or 5th time I've seen him, but he never lets you down. Go Dons!!!!John Grant's setlist:
https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/john-g...
Well done to Blastro and Dean :)
Eagles by 21
Hawks
Demons
Saints
Cats
Magpies
Good luck everyone :)
Eagles by 21
Hawks
Demons
Saints
Cats
Magpies
Good luck everyone :)
Val wrote: "I'm off to Part 1 of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child tonight (Part 2 tomorrow night) but will update the scores/winners when I get home. I'm still tired from an amazing show by John Grant last ni..."If it's anywhere as good as the London production, I think you'll love it - Harry Potter that is
David wrote: "If it's anywhere as good as the London production, I think you'll love it - Harry Potter that is ..."Thanks David. It was a spectacular Part 1. The theatre was closed for 9 months to prepare the set, re-upholster all the seats (in red and gold), completely re-carpeted, and all the walls painted with HP stencilled pattern. It looked lush:
https://marrinergroup.com.au/venues/p...
I was a bit worried in the first half. Incredible sets, staging, choreography and magic aren't enough in themselves. However the second half really upped the drama and it became a true play where you were invested in the individual characters. The ending was stupendous and eerie. I am really looking forward to tomorrow night. Did you see it all on one day or split? It opened here in January. When tickets went on sale last year, I blithely thought I'll book for February or March. June was the earliest I could get! I think it's expected to run here for at least two years. People will book packages and fly in from interstate, New Zealand and possibly S.E. Asia.
Tonight's result:West Coast Eagles (Sussex) v Essendon Bombers (Val)
3.4.22 (Q1) 4.0.24
7.14.56 (Q2) 6.1.37
11.17.83 (Q3) 8.1.49
14.22.106 (Q4) 11.5.71
The Eagles by 35 points and guess who picked that exact margin? Duke did. $6.00 going to Insight. Well picked!
(Don't know how they managed 22 behinds!)
WoW?!! - it sounds amazing, Val! ;o>
YAYYY!!! - Congratulations Duke! ... x ;o>
Val wrote: "(Don't know how they managed 22 behinds!) "I've just watched the game, Val. The Eagles just couldn't kick straight. It should have been a massacre. The commentators were joking at one point in the last quarter, when it was 12 goals to 11, that Essendon could kick more goals than West Coast and still lose by a 3-goal points margin.
Val wrote: "David wrote: "If it's anywhere as good as the London production, I think you'll love it - Harry Potter that is ..."Thanks David. It was a spectacular Part 1. The theatre was closed for 9 months t..."
Glad you enjoyed it so far. I actually went to see it twice - once with my son and once with my daughter, both grown-up. First time it was 2 consecutive nights and the second time the same day. Think I preferred the former. Enjoy part 2
SussexWelsh wrote: "I've just watched the game, Val. The Eagles just couldn't kick straight. It should have been a massacre. The commentators were joking at one point in the last quarter, when it was 12 goals to 11, that Essendon could kick more goals than West Coast and still lose by a 3-goal points margin...."Thanks for the update. It certainly looked very weird on paper. It will help Essendon's percentage on the very outside chance they make the eight.
David wrote: "Glad you enjoyed it so far. I actually went to see it twice - once with my son and once with my daughter, both grown-up. First time it was 2 consecutive nights and the second time the same day. Think I preferred the former. Enjoy part 2."I was with my daughter (adult). There were a lot of children there and I wonder what they made of it because it's a very wordy play and the dialogue is thick and fast.
Sussex,Don't know if you follow the Save The Bilby campaign but I get their newsletters via email and today's said:
"We have had a bit of a celebration out here. It’s only been a month but already we have wild-born bilby babies!
My days have been really long – and my nights too. The bilbies are our number one priority and we have to watch them closely for weeks. I sneak a bit of kip in the swag, when I can but the rest of the time we are tracking and monitoring the health and movement of the bilbies.
Everything has been going so well that we decided it was time to open the soft release area. Before we did that, we caught up all 6 animals and checked them over. Which brings me to my incredible news – three of our four females have had babies including 2 sets of twins.
Bilbies have one of the shortest pregnancies of any mammals at just 12-14 days. So, they have definitely conceived out here in the park – Unbelievable. We are ecstatic, as well as reassured that the bilbies are exhibiting normal behaviours and settling in to their new environment.
And, it only makes us even more determined to reach our goal of 40 tail transmitters so that we can be ready for the next group of bilbies to be released.
Valerie, I know that you have supported our thirty tail trackers by June 30 campaign, so please accept my gratitude and just enjoy the good news this email brings.
We haven’t made our goal yet, but we are hopeful!"
Isn't that lovely! I'm sure every little bit helps so hopefully we'll be able to send them some more dosh by season's end.
Wow, thanks for the information Val. That's very encouraging. I must check the website again. :-)
Yaaaaaaayy...finally! My first closest margin......and i got the bulleye..whoohoo!Mibbe the eniee meenie minee mo approach is the way forward...spent snafu time choosing me tips this week!
LovelyWhen he says he had a kip I in the swag where is that?
Anita wrote: "LovelyWhen he says he had a kip I in the swag where is that?"
I know that one, it's a bedroll.
🎼 "Once a jolly swagman...'
It's hard to tell whether he was in the swag out in the open (quite possible in Queensland winter) or sleeping on the floor of some sort of animal enclosure.This is what a 21st Century swag looks like (they come in single or double)
Tonight's result:Sydney Swans (Anita) v Hawthorn Hawks (available)
6.1.37 (Q1) 3.1.19
7.4.46 (Q2) 6.3.39
8.9.57 (Q3) 7.7.49
12.10.82 (Q4) 9.9.63
Adelaide Crows (Dean) v Richmond Tigers (Philip)
1.1.7 (Q1) 3.2.20
3.7.25 (Q1) 5.6.36
10.10.70 (Q3) 8.9.57
15.11.101 (Q4) 9.14.68
Congrats Dean! Your Crows did it for you and you picked the closest margin - Crows by 27. You might even end up winning the highest score too as not many teams are making over a hundred this season.