"BALL UP!" - Val's 2020 Aussie Rules Footy Tipping *Open to Everyone*

[TheFoe]

Eagles x20
Saints
Demons
Tigers
Lions
Hawks
Cats
Bulldogs
Magpies

Ummed and arred about Hawks v Suns, went for Suns twice before changing my mind.

[suzysunshine7]

I am here! - I'm just trying to work out who the Teams are as I still get confused, even now, by the different ways that they are referred to - LOL!!! ;o>

[Sj]

Soz it's a little late Val.

Round 18

West Coast Eagles #42

St Kilda

Melbourne
Richmond
Brisbane Lions

Gold Coast Suns
Geelong Cats
Western Bulldogs

Port Adelaide

[suzysunshine7]

Right! - I've got my Melbournes and Coasts sorted out! - LOL!!! ;o>

Roos by 7
Giants
Bombers
Crows
Blues
SUNS
Swans
Dockers
Magpies

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

[SussexWelsh]

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Eagles by 26
Saints
Demons
Tigers
Lions
Hawks
Cats
Bulldogs
Power

[Val]

My tips:

Eagles x 32
Giants
Bombers
Tigers
Lions
Suns
Cats
Dogs
Port

[Val]

Hope David makes it!

[Val]

Tonight's result:

North Melbourne Kangaroos (Steve) v West Coast Eagles (Sussex)
2.4.16 (Q1) 0.0.0
2.6.18 (Q2) 3.1.19
3.10.28 (Q3) 4.4.28
4.10.34 (Q4) 7.7.49

North started off so well they must have given the Eagles quite a fright. Took the latter till the final quarter to get going. Anita was closest to the pin (Eagles by 17) so she wins $6 for The Mirabel Foundation. Well done Anita!

[suzysunshine7]

Val wrote: "Hope David makes it!"

Yeah, I could-of sworn that I had messaged David before now to send him a Reminder - but he isn't on my Friends Contact List and so I can't have done ;o>

"! ! ! DAVID ! ! ! ... ! ! ! WE'RE MISSING YOU ! ! !"

[suzysunshine7]

YAYYY!!! - Congratulations Anita!!! ... x ;o>

[Val]

I have a feeling David said on the EPL punting thread that he was going to be away this week, so I'm giving him the benefit of the doubt and giving him the tips from the leading tipster in The Melbourne Age newspaper. They've never really worked when I've used them for Blastro, Suzy or anyone else who has been away - maybe David will have better luck.

West Coast by 32 pts
St Kilda
Melbourne
Richmond
Brisbane Lions
Hawthorn
Geelong
W Bulldogs
Port Adelaide

[Val]

Tonight's result:

St Kilda Saints (Lez) v Greater Western Sydney Giants (Duke)
3.3.21 (Q1) 1.5.11
5.5.35 (Q2) 3.8.26
8.9.57 (Q3) 3.10.28
12.10.82 (Q4) 3.12.30

The Giants are in all sorts of trouble - a very disappointing end to their season! But St Kilda are into the Finals for the first time in a long time.

[theDuke]

They've been in trouble for a while now Val....being beaten by the Crows was a very good indicator of that! They have amassed a huge injury list...again....so it's not surprising. Just The Dees and and the Doggies left vying for that 8th place. The Dees will have to hope that the Doggies will lose their game, and they win theirs, a tall order, but possible.

[Blastronaut]

Anita wrote: "Val I couldn't edit can you add Tigers to mine.thanks.

Blastro I hope your mum is improving."

Hello Anita. Mother's got about as well as she's gonna get I think. We been told a couple of days ago that upon release she's gonna need round-the-clock 24-7 care. Some tough decisions to make now.
Don't think she even knows I'm her son anymore (she asked me if I knew her brother/my uncle, who died over 20 yrs ago) but I can still have a conversation with her and I'll take that. I mean three weeks ago I din't think she was gonna make it so... gotta be thankful. Just all seems so damn cruel.

Thanks for asking m'dear.

[Val]

I don't envy you Blastro. As you say, tough decisions. Do you have any siblings who will also have a say? Your Mum must be a tough ol' gal to have pulled through. I hope she is happy even if she's not all with it and that whatever you decide works out well for all concerned. Take care.

[Val]

Today/Tonight's results:

Essendon Bombers (Val) v Melbourne Demons (TheFoe)
2.0.12 (Q1) 1.4.10
2.2.14 (Q2) 6.6.42
3.3.21 (Q3) 7.7.49
7.7.49 (Q4) 10.8.68

Adelaide Crows (Dean) v Richmond Tigers (Philip)
2.2.14 (Q1) 3.0.18
2.4.16 (Q2) 5.0.30
3.5.23 (Q3) 9.5.59
4.9.33 (Q4) 12.5.77

Brisbane Lions (David) v Carlton Blues (RedJohn)
3.2.20 (Q1) 4.0.24
8.5.53 (Q2) 4.1.25
9.7.61 (Q3) 6.1.37
11.12.78 (Q4) 10.1.61

[suzysunshine7]

Blastronaut by Brown Town Pharmaceuticals wrote: "Mother's got about as well as she's gonna get I think. We been told a couple of days ago that upon release she's gonna need round-the-clock 24-7 care. Some tough decisions to make now.
Don't think she even knows I'm her son anymore (she asked me if I knew her brother/my uncle, who died over 20 yrs ago) but I can still have a conversation with her and I'll take that. I mean three weeks ago I din't think she was gonna make it so... gotta be thankful. Just all seems so damn cruel."

Awww, Poppet ... x x x

It sounds like your Mum still seems to know that you are someone to be trusted to talk to and maybe she still retains some knowledge that you are someone that she cares about as well?

The good thing is that you still know who she is. She is still your Mum and you are still her Son. You love her and will continue to remind her of that love every day of the rest of her life - even when it is so hard on you and it hurts you so much that she no longer knows that you are her Son.

All of those incredibly precious and cherished memories that you got to make together over the years - they all still happened and nothing can ever get to take anything away from them - it's just that you will now be the one that gets to remember them for the both of you ... x x x (*HUGE HUGS*) x x x

[Val]

Today/Tonight's results:

Hawthorn Hawks (unwanted) v Gold Coast Suns (Suzy)
7.1.43 (Q1) 1.1.7
9.3.57 (Q2) 3.5.23
13.6.84 (Q3) 5.5.35
17.6.108 (Q4) 8.9.57

Sydney Swans (Anita) v Geelong Cats (unwanted)
5.4.34 (Q1) 4.1.25
5.8.38 (Q2) 4.3.27
7.9.51 (Q3) 7.7.49
9.9.63 (Q4) 10.9.69

Fremantle Dockers (unwanted) v Western Bulldogs (Blastro)
2.2.14 (Q1) 2.3.15
5.4.34 (Q2) 7.4.46
6.5.41 (Q3) 8.4.56
6.8.44 (Q4) 11.5.74

[Anita]

Demons.

[Anita]

Sorry I put demons on the wrong pagitis ,came on this one and of course the match has beenplayed😀

[Anita]

Blastro ,so sorry about your mum ,I've got a 93 year old at home luckily she doesn't have any memory problems,I do feel very lucky seeing so many of my friends parents with dementia..I couldn't add anything better than the lovely things Suzy wrote.xx

[Blastronaut]

Thanks for those kind words m'dears, really nice of yous.
Nah Val, no siblings, just me. Obviously any big decisions rest on my shoulders but I do have me own family around so there's no lack of support in making said decisions or with me own issues.
Definitely some kinda recognition Suze, but I'm pretty sure she thinks I'm a friend of the family or something. Not something I'm gonna quiz her about, I don't want to confuse her any more than she is. Must be bloody awful to suffer from, I mean I watched me gran and now my mother's personalities just seep away over a few years... and when you add the stroke to the equation it's like shaking the whole bag and then seeing what falls out and what's left. Like I said before - cruel.
93 is good going Anita, especially with her faculties intact. No reason why she can't push on for the big 100 then, assuming she's physically ok. You females seem to be a damn sight tougher than us fellas.

Thanks again ladies, will let yous know how it all turns out.

[Val]

Tonight's result:

Collingwood Magpies (tech) v Port Adelaide Power (Grizzly)
2.0.12 (Q1) 2.2.14
4.0.24 (Q2) 5.3.33
6.1.37 (Q3) 8.7.55
7.3.45 (Q4) 9.7.61

[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)


SussexWelsh on 9 (11)
David on 9 (17)
Foe on 8 (5)
Grizzly on 8 (5)
RedJohn on 8 (7)
Tech on 8 (8)
Blastro on 8 (12)
Dean on 8 (19)
Philip on 8 (25)
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 8 (27)
Lez on 8 (28)
Anita on 7 (2)
Duke on 7 (10)
Val on 6 (17)
Suzy on 0 (22)

Charity donations are:

To be re-distributed at the end of the season - A$6.00 (Highest score - Hawks 108)
Anita (The Mirabel Foundation) - A$6.00 (closest margin)
Sussex (Save The Bilby Foundation) - A$11.00 (weekly winner)
Suzy (Friends With Dignity) - $6.00 (for getting a big fat zero - do you know how hard that is???)

CUMULATIVE LADDER:

Sj Brooke (Steve) on 114 (446)
Philip on 106 (469)
Tech on 105 (432)
Val on 103 (424)
Duke on 103 (468)
SussexWelsh on 103 (542)
RedJohn on 98 (517)
Blastro on 98 (540)
Foe on 96 (489)
David on 96 (525)
Dean on 93 (415)
Lez on 89 (804)
Anita on 78 (517)
Grizzly on 77 (431)
Suzy on 55 (429)

[Val]

And folks that is the end of the home and away season so we have some more winners to announce:

As our overall 1st place winner: Steve ($35.00 for Swags For Homeless)
2nd place: Philip ($25.00 for Canteen)
3rd place: Tech ($15.00 for Oscar's Law)
Wooden spoon: Suzy ($10.00 for Friends With Dignity)

Also, over the weekend, the Coleman Medal for the season's top goal kicker went to Tom Hawkins of the Cats so a further $15.00 goes into the kitty to be redistributed at the end of the season.

We now get a week off until the first week of Finals on October 1st. I'll get back to you once I know exactly who is playing who and where. Tipping at this stage is purely voluntary but there is still money to be won for your charity over three weeks of Finals, plus the Grand Final. And you may be lucky enough to pick up some random cash if one of your team's players wins the Brownlow Medal (Best AND Fairest Player) - Brisbane's Lachie Neale is the hot favourite. Also the award for the 2020 Rising Star (Best First Year Player) - tipped to go to Freo's Caleb Serong. So hope to see you back next week!

[suzysunshine7]

Blastronaut by Brown Town Pharmaceuticals wrote: "Thanks for those kind words m'dears, really nice of yous.
Nah Val, no siblings, just me. Obviously any big decisions rest on my shoulders but I do have me own family around so there's no lack of s..."

X ! X x x

[suzysunshine7]

Val wrote: "Suzy (Friends With Dignity) - $6.00 (for getting a big fat zero - do you know how hard that is???)"

I keep on telling everyone this, Val, but no-one ever believes me?!! - LOL!!! ;o>

[suzysunshine7]

YAYYY!!! - Congratulations Sussex!!! ... x ;o>

And very well punted Anita ... x ;o>

[RedJohn]

Blastro, so sorry to hear about your Mum. I know how you feel as I was there many moons ago. Stiff upper lip time mate.

[suzysunshine7]

Val wrote: "And folks that is the end of the home and away season so we have some more winners to announce:

As our overall 1st place winner: Steve ($35.00 for Swags For Homeless)
2nd place: Philip ($25.00 for Canteen)
3rd place: Tech ($15.00 for Oscar's Law)"

! ! ! YAYYY ! ! ! - Congratulations Sj ! ! ! ... x ;o>

And Congratulations to Philip ... x ;o> ... And Congratulations to tech ... x ;o>

[Sj]

Yahaaay!
Cheers Suzy, AND of course much admiration and cheers Val for your generosity xx

[Val]

Yes, I know, it's as clear as mud, but I will post it anyway.

HOW THE AFL FINALS SYSTEM WORKS

The winners of the two qualifying finals advance to host the two preliminary finals.

The loser of the First Qualifying Final (Port Adelaide v Geelong Cats) hosts the winner of the First Elimination Final (West Coast Eagles v Collingwood) in the First Semi Final.

The loser of the Second Qualifying Final (Brisbane Lions v Richmond) hosts the winner of the Second Elimination Final (St Kilda v Western Bulldogs) in the Second Semi Final.

The winner of the First Qualifying Final (Port Adelaide v Geelong Cats) hosts the winner of the Second Semi Final (Brisbane Lions, Richmond, St Kilda or Western Bulldogs) in the First Preliminary Final.

The winner of the Second Qualifying Final (Brisbane Lions v Richmond) hosts the winner of the First Semi Final (Port Adelaide, Geelong Cats, West Coast Eagles or Collingwood) in the Second Preliminary Final.

The winners of the two Preliminary Finals face off in the 2020 AFL Grand Final.

[Val]

AFL 2020 FINALS FIXTURE - WEEK 1 +
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Thursday October 1 at Adelaide Oval
First Qualifying Final

PORT ADELAIDE POWER (Grizzly - finished 1st on the ladder) v GEELONG CATS (unallocated - finished 4th on the ladder)
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Friday October 2 at the Gabba, Brisbane
Second Qualifying Final

BRISBANE LIONS (David - finished 2nd on the ladder) v RICHMOND TIGERS (Philip - finished 3rd on the ladder)
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Saturday October 3 at the Gabba, Brisbane
Second Elimination Final (Sudden Death)

ST KILDA SAINTS (Lez - finished 6th on the ladder) v WESTERN BULLDOGS (Blastro - finished 7th on the ladder)

and

Saturday October 3 at Optus Stadium, Perth
First Elimination Final (Sudden Death)

WEST COAST EAGLES (Sussex - finished 5th on the ladder) v COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES (Tech - finished 8th on the ladder)
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You have plenty of time to post your tips but remember, I want MARGINS for all four games.

[TheFoe]

Congratulations SJ, well done! :-)

[Craig White]

well done steve and (bloody) philip,

cats by 5

lions by 5

bulldogs by 17

eagles by 17

cheers val

[Blastronaut]

RedJohn wrote: "Blastro, so sorry to hear about your Mum. I know how you feel as I was there many moons ago. Stiff upper lip time mate."

Cheers Red.

[Anita]

Thanks Val,congratulations to the victors🐸🏅🏅🏅
Mine
Power 12
Lions 13
Bulldogs.14
Eagles15

[David]

My best result seems to have been by not posting!!!

[David]

Power 20
Lions 10
Bulldogs 12
Eagles 15

thanks Val

[suzysunshine7]

David wrote: "My best result seems to have been by not posting!!!"

LOL!!! ;o>

[Lez]

Port 43
Tigers 43
Saints 43
Pies 43

Thanks Val

[Blastronaut]

Port 21
Brisbane 27
BULLDAWGS 19
West Coast 15

Cheers Val

[Val]

YOUR TIPS ARE NEEDED BY THURSDAY OCTOBER 1st 10.30am BST

AND MARGINS FOR ALL 4 GAMES, PLEASE!

AFL 2020 FINALS FIXTURE - WEEK 1 +
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Thursday October 1 at Adelaide Oval
First Qualifying Final

PORT ADELAIDE POWER (Grizzly - finished 1st on the ladder) v GEELONG CATS (unallocated - finished 4th on the ladder)
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Friday October 2 at the Gabba, Brisbane
Second Qualifying Final

BRISBANE LIONS (David - finished 2nd on the ladder) v RICHMOND TIGERS (Philip - finished 3rd on the ladder)
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Saturday October 3 at the Gabba, Brisbane
Second Elimination Final (Sudden Death)

ST KILDA SAINTS (Lez - finished 6th on the ladder) v WESTERN BULLDOGS (Blastro - finished 7th on the ladder)

and

Saturday October 3 at Optus Stadium, Perth
First Elimination Final (Sudden Death)

WEST COAST EAGLES (Sussex - finished 5th on the ladder) v COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES (Tech - finished 8th on the ladder)

[RedJohn]

Power x 15
Lions x 15
Saints x 15
Eagles x 15

Thank you Val.

[Sj]

AFL 2020 FINALS FIXTURE - WEEK 1 +

PORT ADELAIDE POWER #20

RICHMOND TIGERS #14

WESTERN BULLDOGS # 10

WEST COAST EAGLES #30

[Dean]

Power 26
Lions 9
Saints 14
Pies 12

Cheers Val, and good luck all

[theDuke]

And mine:

Port - 18
Tigers - 15
Saints - 10
Eagles - 25

Good luck everybody! :)

[[deleted user]]

Power by 9
Tigers by 3
Saints by 7
Eagles by 5

Good luck everyone :)

[Philip]

Congrats Steve.

Geelong x 20
Brisbane x 20
St Kilda x 20
West Coast x 20

[SussexWelsh]

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Power by 10
Lions by 12
Saints by 15
Eagles by 17