"BALL UP!" - Val's 2019 Aussie Rules Footy Tipping *Open to Everyone* Showing 751-800 of 1,111

[suzysunshine7]

I now have visions of you buried under a huge pile of bouncing Babies, Nappies, Bottles, and Rattles whilst everyone else heads off to the nearest Pub or Café, Val!!! ;oO

[theDuke]

Congrats Blastro..you got a win! :)

Well done RedJohn, Dean & to Lez for getting 7 out of that unpredictable lot!

[Craig White]

awreet!

crows by 17
tigers
blues
giants
lions
dockers
cats
eagles
bulldugs

cheers val, have a stinker, david!

[Sj]

Val wrote: "Friday, July 19
Adelaide Crows v Essendon Bombers (in Adelaide)
Richmond Tigers v Port Power (in Melbourne)
Carlton Blues v Gold Coast Suns (in Melbourne)
GWS Giants v Collingwood Magpies (in Sydney)
Brisbane Lions v North Melbourne Kangaroos (in Brisbane)
Fremantle Dockers v Sydney Swans (in Perth)
Geelong Cats v Hawthorn Hawks (in Melbourne)
Melbourne Demons v West Coast Eagles (in Alice Springs)
St Kilda Saints v Western Bulldogs (in Melbourne)

If punters could lodge their tips by midnight THURSDAY July 18"

Adelaide Crows #10

Richmond Tigers
Carlton Blues
Collingwood Magpies
Brisbane Lions
Sydney Swans

Geelong Cats
West Coast Eagles
Western Bulldogs

[David]

Here's mine;

Crows 15
Tigers
Blues
Giants
Lions
Swans
Cats
Eagles
Bulldogs

Good luck everyone! - well nearly everyone

[Anita]

Mine
Crows by 16
Power
Blues
Pies
Roos
SWANS
Cats
Eagles
Bulldogs

[[deleted user]]

Crows by 12
Tigers
Blues
Giants
Kangaroos
Dockers
Cats
Demons
Bulldogs

Good luck everyone :)

[Dean]

Whoops!! Nearly forgot

Crows 23
Tigers
Blues
Pies
Lions
Swans
Hawks
Eagles
Dogs

Cheers Val, and good luck all

[theDuke]

I haven't forgotten...i'll do mine later tonight.

[suzysunshine7]

Me too! ;o>

[Lez]

Bombers 43

Tigers
Blues
Pies
Lions
Swans
Cats
Eagles
Dogs

Thanks Val

[Lez]

Val, I know I asked you this a long time ago, but I've completely forgotten what you said.
Here, the home team is usually perceived as having an advantage even if only psychologically. Is it the same in Oz? Do the long distances make a significant difference too?

[Blastronaut]

Essendon 17
Richmond
Carlton
Collingwood
Brisbane
Fremantle
Geelong
West Coast
BULLDAWGS

[Val]

Lez wrote: "Val, I know I asked you this a long time ago, but I've completely forgotten what you said.
Here, the home team is usually perceived as having an advantage even if only psychologically. Is it the same in Oz? Do the long distances make a significant difference too?"

Hard to answer categorically Lez. There is a perception by Victorian fans that the rabid crowds in Perth and Adelaide sway the umpires' decisions. I doubt statistics show that to be true, but the crowds at those grounds are very one-sided (it's a long and expensive trip for Victorian fans to follow their teams to an away game) and I do think Freo/Eagles and Crows/Port rise to their fans' expectations. Also, the trip to Perth is long and potentially gruelling : "Non-stop flight time from Melbourne to Perth is around 4 hours 15 minutes. Fastest one-stop flight between Melbourne and Perth takes close to 5 hours . However, some airlines could take as long as 19 hours based on the stopover destination and waiting duration." There is also a 2 hour time difference to factor in. The shortest flight from Brisbane to Perth is 5 hours 30 minutes. Geelong are usually strong on their home ground. In theory Sydney should be the stronger team because their ground is smaller and they are used to exploiting it; visiting teams may have to change tactics. But Sydney are often vulnerable in home games. There is a theory that inter-state clubs who don't get to play at the MCG often are at a disadvantage in a Grand Final (didn't affect the Eagles last year but the Giants seem to struggle there). And then there are weather factors. Brisbane and Perth may be hot. There are two main stadiums in Melbourne: Marvel has a retractable roof but it is usually kept closed because strong sunlight causes shadows that bugger up the television coverage; the MCG is open-air so swirling winds and potential downpours. So no easy answer but I think the two Perth-based clubs and the two Adelaide-based clubs are more reliable at home.

[Lez]

Thanks Val, I'll factor in all these things. Watch me go!

[SussexWelsh]

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Crows by 23
Tigers
Blues
Giants
Lions
Dockers
Cats
Eagles
Bulldogs

[theDuke]

Okay then...here's mine:

Crows - 14
Tigers
Blues
Giants - surely this time..after 3 straight losses?!
Lions
Dockers
Cats
Eagles
Dogs

Thanks Val, & good luck folks.

[suzysunshine7]

Bombers x 7
Power
SUNS
Pies
Roos
Dockers
Hawks
Demons
Saints

Game On! - and Good Luck Everyone! ;o>

[TheFoe]

Bombers x14
Tigers
Suns
Magpies
Lions
Swans
Cats
Demons
Bulldogs

Best of luck everyone, cheers Val! :-)

Edit -Just beat you to it Suzy, but thanks for the heads up all the same. :-)

[Philip]

Adelaide x 20
Richmond
Carlton
GWS
Brisbane
Fremantle
Geelong
West Coast
Western

Thanks once again for the reminder Suzy!

[Val]

RedJohn's tips:

Adelaide x 1
Richmond
Carlton
GWS Giants
Brisbane Lions
Fremantle
Geelong
West Coast
Western Bulldogs

[Val]

My tips:

Crows x 9
Tigers
Blues
Pies
Roos
Freo
Cats
Eagles
Saints (let's see if the tradition of sacking the coach mid-week followed by a weekend win continues!)

Good luck all! Especially the Bombers even though I haven't tipped them!

[Val]

"Essendon looked dead and buried after trailing by 30 points during the second quarter. But an amazing comeback has resulted in the Bombers climbing up the AFL ladder with five games left."

Tonight's result:

Adelaide Crows (Dean) v Essendon Bombers (Val)
2.5.17 (Q1) 1.2.8
7.10.52 (Q2) 5.3.33
8.11.59 (Q3) 9.5.59
10.15.75 (Q4) 15.6.96

Blastro wins the closest margin prize (Dons x 17) so $6.00 is going to Zaidee's Rainbow Foundation. Great work Blastro!

[suzysunshine7]

YAYYY!!! - Congratulations Blastro! ... x

[theDuke]

Bugger!

Ah well..well done Blastro...again! :)

[Blastronaut]

Yay, finding a bit of form! Cheers folks.

[Val]

Today's/Tonight's results:

Richmond Tigers (Philip) v Port Adelaide Power (Grizzly)
5.4.34 (Q1) 2.4.16
8.5.53 (Q2) 4.6.30
12.7.79 (Q3) 7.7.49
15.11.101 (Q4) 9.9.63

Carlton Blues (RedJohn) v Gold Coast Suns (Suzy)
5.3.33 (Q1) 2.3.15
8.5.53 (Q2) 4.5.29
13.6.84 (Q3) 10.6.66
15.9.99 (Q4) 11.9.75

Greater Western Sydney Giants (Duke) v Collingwood Magpies (Tech)
8.2.50 (Q1) 1.1.7
9.2.56 (Q2) 3.2.20
13.5.83 (Q3) 7.7.49
19.8.122 (Q4) 11.9.75

Brisbane Lions (David) v North Melbourne Kangaroos (Steve)
1.4.10 (Q1) 5.0.30
4.7.31 (Q2) 8.2.50
7.12.54 (Q3) 8.2.50
12.15.87 (Q4) 12.3.75

Fremantle Dockers (available) v Sydney Swans (Anita)
1.1.7 (Q1) 1.4.10
3.6.24 (Q2) 5.4.34
6.7.43 (Q3) 5.6.36
7.10.52 (Q4) 7.9.51

I'm not sure what's with three losing teams today, plus Adelaide last night, all scoring 75 but there you go. There are some smart tipsters on 5 - I'm not one of them.

[Val]

Today's results:

Geelong Cats (available) v Hawthorn Hawks (available)
2.2.14 (Q1) 4.1.25
4.5.29 (Q2) 7.10.52
7.10.52 (Q3) 10.11.71
8.13.61 (Q4) 12.13.85

Melbourne Demons (TheFoe) v West Coast Eagles (Sussex)
1.5.11 (Q1) 5.1.31
7.8.50 (Q2) 8.3.51
10.10.70 (Q3) 10.4.64
11.12.78 (Q4) 14.7.91

St Kilda Saints (Lez) v Western Bulldogs (Blastro)
6.5.41 (Q1) 1.0.6
11.6.72 (Q2) 4.5.29
13.9.87 (Q3) 10.5.65
17.14.116 (Q4) 14.5.89

[Val]

Our tipsters' ladder is as follows:

Round 18 (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)

Blastro on 6 (4)
RedJohn on 6 (22)
Duke on 6 (35)
Tech on 6 (38)
Philip on 6 (41)
SussexWelsh on 6 (44)
Lez on 5 (22)
Val on 5 (30)
David on 5 (36)
Dean on 5 (44)
Suzy on 4 (14)
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 4 (31)
Grizzly on 4 (33)
Foe on 3 (7)
Anita on 2 (37)

Charity donations are:

Duke (Insight) - $6.00 (Highest score - Giants 122)
Blastro (Zaidee's Rainbow Foundation) - A$6.00 (closest margin)
Blastro (Zaidee's Rainbow Foundation) - A$11.00 (weekly winner)

CUMULATIVE LADDER:

Tech on 101 (533)
David on 100 (467)
RedJohn on 95 (570)
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 94 (546)
Val on 92 (449)
Dean on 91 (495)
Lez on 90 (554)
Duke on 89 (456)
Blastro on 89 (547)
SussexWelsh on 88 (453)
Grizzly on 87 (510)
Philip on 87 (644)
Anita on 82 (544)
Foe on 73 (584)
Suzy on 53 (563)

Do please check your scores! Blastro is to be congratulated for doing the double this week! Tech leapfrogs David in the quest for overall honours. Five weeks to go in the home and away season so still plenty to play for!

[Val]

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:

Friday, July 26
Collingwood Magpies v Richmond Tigers (in Melbourne)

Saturday, July 27
Hawthorn Hawks v Brisbane Lions (in Tasmania)
Carlton Blues v Adelaide Crows (in Melbourne)
West Coast Eagles v North Melbourne Kangaroos (in Perth)
St Kilda Saints v Melbourne Demons (in Melbourne)
Port Power v GWS Giants (in Adelaide)

Sunday, July 28
Western Bulldogs v Fremantle Dockers (in Melbourne)
Sydney Swans v Geelong Cats (in Sydney)
Gold Coast Suns v Essendon Bombers (on the Gold Coast)

If punters could lodge their tips by midnight THURSDAY July 25 (your time) it would be a great help, although I can accept them up until 10.45am FRIDAY July 26 (your time) if absolutely necessary.

[Craig White]

's better, david!

tigers by 5
hawks
crows
eagles
demons
giants
bulldugs
cats
bombers

cheers val, continued good fortune, to me particularly!

[[deleted user]]

Congratulations to Duke for his Giants getting the highest score and well done to Blastro for doing the double :)

I suspect I've got a very busy week ahead so I'll get my punt in now while I've got the time;

Tigers by 19
Lions
Blues
Eagles
Demons
Power
Dockers
Swans
Bombers

Good luck everyone :)

[Lez]

Well done Blastro!!

[theDuke]

Congrats Blastro....and to my Giants...they won a game at last! :)

[David]

Tech XXIII wrote: "'s better, david!

tigers by 5
hawks
crows
eagles
demons
giants
bulldugs
cats
bombers

cheers val, continued good fortune, to me particularly!"

Still 5 weeks to go Tech

[David]

Here's my attempt to regain the top spot;

Tigers 15
Lions
Crows
Eagles
Demons
Giants
Dogs
Cats
Bombers

Good luck to everyone

[Sj]

Richmond Tigers #20

Brisbane Lions
Adelaide Crows
West Coast Eagles
Melbourne Demons
GWS Giants

Western Bulldogs
Geelong Cats
Essendon Bombers

[Blastronaut]

Collingwood 17
Brisbane
Adelaide
West Coast
St Kilda
GWS
BULLDAWGS
Geelong
Essendon

[Lez]

Tigers 43

Lions
Blues
Eagles
Saints
Port
Dogs
Cats
Bombers

Thanks Val

[Anita]

Tigers.by 8
Hawks
Crows
Eagles
Saints
Power
Bulldogs
SWANS
Bombers

[TheFoe]

Hi Anita, the first game is Magpies v Tigers, unless you meant Magpies x8?

Decided to abandon looking at the AFL ladder as it has done me no favours, and going for the tried and tested method of the coin flip. Just a shame it ended up in the bin when I tossed for Swans v Cats. :-(

Tigers x19
Hawks
Crows
Eagles
Demons
Giants
Dockers
Swans
Suns

Cheers Val.

[suzysunshine7]

Just for you, Nick ;o> ... "A Second-Hand Turban & A Crystal Ball" ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C7gS...

[Anita]

Thanks foe,I ended up with the tigers after all.

[Dean]

Mine

Tigers 27
Lions
Crows
Eagles
Saints
Giants
Dogs
Cats
Bombers

Ta muchly

[TheFoe]

suzysunshine7 wrote: "Just for you, Nick ;o> ... "A Second-Hand Turban & A Crystal Ball" ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C7gS..."

Thanks Suzy that'll go well with my cutlass and flying carpet, (the second hand turban and a crystal ball, not Bing Crosby). :-)

[SussexWelsh]

.
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Tigers by 17
Lions
Crows
Eagles
Demons
Giants
Bulldogs
Cats
Bombers

[theDuke]

Okay doke...

Tigers - 9
Hawks
Crows
Eagles
Saints
Giants
Dogs
Cats
Bombers

Thank you Val....good luck peeps!

[suzysunshine7]

Pies x 9
Hawks
Blues
Roos
Saints
Power
Dockers
Swans
SUNS

Game On! - and Good Luck Everyone! ;o>

[Philip]

Richmond x 18
Brisbane
Adelaide
West Coast
Melbourne
Port Power
Western
Geelomg
Essendon

[Val]

RedJohn's tips:

Richmond x 1
Hawthorn
Adelaide
West Coast
Melbourne
GWS Giants
W. Bulldogs
Geelong
Essendon