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

[theDuke]

And mine:

Tigers- 7
Lions - 16

Thanks Val..& g'luck folks.

[RedJohn]

Power - 16
Lions - 17

Thanks Val.

[[deleted user]]

Power by 9
Lions by 19

Good luck everyone :)

[Dean]

Here we go

Power 16
Cats 21

Cheers and good luck all

[Philip]

Richmond x 20

Geelong x 20

[Val]

Suzy's tips:

Port x 7
Lions x 7

[Val]

And mine:

Port x 11
Lions x 10

[Lez]

I'll keep Post 795 thanks.

I don't know why I keep making such a hash of it. Sorry Val, thanks for your patience.

[Val]

Great game in Adelaide tonight in pouring rain:

Port Adelaide Power (Grizzly) v Richmond Tigers (Philip)
2.3.15 (Q1) 2.1.13
3.3.21 (Q2) 3.3.21

[Val]

Port Adelaide Power (Grizzly) v Richmond Tigers (Philip)
2.3.15 (Q1) 2.1.13
3.3.21 (Q2) 3.3.21
4.4.28 (Q3) 4.6.30

[Val]

Tonight's result:

Port Adelaide Power (Grizzly) v Richmond Tigers (Philip)
2.3.15 (Q1) 2.1.13
3.3.21 (Q2) 3.3.21
4.4.28 (Q3) 4.6.30
6.4.40 (Q4) 6.10.46

A very exciting game with the lead changing even in the final quarter. Richmond are through to their third Grand Final in four years.

[Val]

Another fierce game in Brisbane tonight.

Brisbane Lions (David) v Geelong Cats (unwanted)
2.0.12 (Q1) 2.5.17
4.3.27 (Q2) 4.8.32

[Val]

Brisbane Lions (David) v Geelong Cats (unwanted)
2.0.12 (Q1) 2.5.17
4.3.27 (Q2) 4.8.32
5.5.35 (Q3) 7.11.53

[Val]

Tonight's result:

Brisbane Lions (David) v Geelong Cats (unwanted)
2.0.12 (Q1) 2.5.17
4.3.27 (Q2) 4.8.32
5.5.35 (Q3) 7.11.53
6.6.42 (Q4) 11.16.82

[Val]

Tech wins the third week of the finals. $15.00 goes to Oscar's Law. Congratulations!

Tech - 2 (24)
Blastro - 2 (34)
Philip - 2 (34)
Lez - 2 (40)
Anita - 2 (45)
Dean - 1 (41)
Duke - 1 (57)
Steve - 1 (65)
Suzy - 0 (60)
Val - 0 (67)
Grizzly - 0 (74)
David - 0 (76)
RedJohn - 0 (79)
Foe - 0 (103)

[Craig White]

chic chic chicaaaah!

[Val]

Just one game to go - and who would have thought that it would be two Victorian teams, stuck in a bubble 1100 miles from home, that would be fighting it out?

AFL 2020 GRAND FINAL

Saturday, 24 October

RICHMOND TIGERS (Philip) v GEELONG CATS (unwanted) MARGIN PLEASE!

in Brisbane

If punters could lodge their tips by midnight FRIDAY OCTOBER 23rd (your time) it would be a great help, although I can accept them up until 9.30am SATURDAY (your time) if absolutely necessary.

[Craig White]

careful consideration dictates,

tigers by 17

cheers val

[Lez]

Cats 43

Thanks Val

[TheFoe]

Cats x27 (well done Tech!)

[theDuke]

Aw poo..i really wanted the Lions to make it to the finals. Well done Tech, nicely done.

Aw well.....it's gotta be those stripy ones again....so final roll of the die...

Tigers - 15

[Dean]

Here we go then

Tigers 13

Cheers Val

[Anita]

cats by 17

[David]

Cats 15

Thanks, Val. Shame the Lions didn't make the final

[Sj]

AFL 2020 GRAND FINAL

Saturday, 24 October

RICHMOND TIGERS (Philip) #10

[Blastronaut]

Geelong 21

Cheers Val

[RedJohn]

Tigers x 14

Plenty ta's Val.

[suzysunshine7]

WoW?!! ... I have been gone for so much longer than I had realised! ;oO

Congratulations to Dean ... x ... and to David ... x ... and to tech ... x

And bless you & thank you, Val, for so very kindly putting Punts in for me ... x x x

[suzysunshine7]

I'm not really quite sure at this point who to Punt for? ... but I've always been rather partial to Tigger and his bounce and so I shall go with ...

Tigers by 7

[[deleted user]]

Tigers by 9

Thanks for the reminder, Suzy, I'd completely forgotten!

[Philip]

I want the Tigers to win but I am going for the Cats.

Geelong x 10

[Val]

I'm the opposite of Philip. I'm tipping the Tigers but barracking for the Cats!

Tigers x 8

[Val]

The day before the Grand Final, which is usually the last Saturday in September, is a public holiday in Victoria - Grand Final Eve - when there is a huge parade through the city centre with both teams waving from convertibles. So we did have the holiday yesterday, but although it was renamed Thank You Victoria Day (because of our great figures for new infections), I don't think anyone noticed as we are still in total lockdown, all businesses closed and everyone working from home.

Today has been wet and windy here, but in Brisbane it's even worse. Bucketing down there as I type.

Still, we should be excited. Two great Victorian teams who are deserved finalists. And as it's the first ever night final, anyone in the UK who wants to follow it should be able to.

"BT Sport 3 HD has the rights to show the Grand Final in the UK.

Subscription service BT Sports has exclusive TV rights to show the AFL in the UK and will be broadcasting select matches live throughout the season. If you're looking to stream matches, the BT Sport app or BTSport.com is where you need to go, enabling mobile, tablet and PC viewing."

https://www.theroar.com.au/2020/10/23...

If you’re still stuck for options, or just want a little bit extra Grand Final coverage The Roar will have a live blog and commentary of all the action from 7:15pm (AEDT), as well as all the best analysis, news and reaction from the 2020 decider.

You should be able to follow radio coverage at :

https://www.afl.com.au/

This is the running sheet for tonight:

FULL AFL GRAND FINAL RUNNING SHEET (all times in EDT)

6.40pm – Welcome to Country

6.42pm – Electric Fields/Thelma Plum/Busby Marou/Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO)

6.47pm – Past Players Video Tribute with Mike Brady, QSO Orchestra & Choir

6.52pm – Pre-Game Entertainment Performance including Cub Sport: These Days, DMA’S, Andrew Stockdale + Band & QSO Orchestra: Joker and The Thief

7.08pm – Pre-Game Entertainment Concludes

7.11pm – Umpires enter arena, delivery of match footballs to umpires

7.13pm – Geelong enters arena, team photo

7.15pm – Richmond enters arena, team photo

7.25pm – Premiership Cup Arrival – Simon Black delivers premiership cup to presenters Ash Barty (Richmond) and Ian Nankervis (Geelong), teams line up

7.26pm – National Anthem, Tim McCallum + QSO

7.28pm – Two Sirens, coin toss

7.30pm – 2020 AFL Grand Final commences

Following timings are approximate

7.55pm – Quarter time

7.59pm – Grand Final Sprint

8.03pm – Second quarter commences

8.28pm – Half time

8.33pm – Half time entertainment performance – Sheppard
8.55pm – Third quarter commences

9.20pm – Three quarter time

9.28pm – Fourth quarter commences

9.53pm – Final siren

10.04pm – Post-match presentation, team photo

Media conference (Runners up) – This post-match media conference will commence 15 minutes after the winning club exits the field of play.

Media Conference (Premiers) – To be conducted following the Runners Up media conference.

Here's hoping for a top notch game!

[Val]

And to get us all in the mood, here is the anthem played at every Grand Final.

First in the original classic form:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxM8X...

and then how it is supposed to look and sound on the last Saturday in September:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FAfb...

[Val]

Well the game is living up to expectations. After 3 minutes, Richmond's Nick Vlaustin was stretchered from the field - knocked out cold. I doubt he'll return. And Geelong's Gary Ablett looked like he had done his shoulder. But he is back out there now.

Quarter time

Richmon v Geelong
2.1.13 (1st Qtr) 2.2.14

[Val]

Half-time

Richmond v Geelong
2.1.13 (1st Qtr) 2.2.14
3.2.20 (2nd Qtr) 5.5.35

[Val]

Tigers are pumped!!

Three-Quarter Time

Half-time

Richmond v Geelong
2.1.13 (1st Qtr) 2.2.14
3.2.20 (2nd Qtr) 5.5.35
7.4.46 (3rd Qtr) 6.8.44

[Val]

Full-Time Siren:

Richmond v Geelong
2.1.13 (1st Qtr) 2.2.14
3.2.20 (2nd Qtr) 5.5.35
77.4.46 (3rd Qtr) 6.8.44
12.9.81 (4th Qtr) 7.8.50

Tech was nearest the pin with his tip of Tigers by 17 so he wins another $15.00 for Oscar's Law.

I'll be back in the next few days with a wrap-up of the year and who won what but in the meantime, thanks everyone for hanging in there for another year.

[Craig White]

"Tigers are pumped!!"

but the cats got pumped!

again, good for me! and good for oscar's law!

................and, i suppose,......erm........eh.......good for the tigers!

[TheFoe]

Well done again Tech! Thanks a lot for hosting this punt again Val, and for all of your generosity throughout the season. Bring on the next one! :-)

[suzysunshine7]

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

And thank you SO very much, Val, for so generously creating and running this Punt Thread for us all once again and also for providing us with a much-needed and pleasurable distraction from everything else that has been going on across the World this year as well ... x x x ;o>

[Blastronaut]

Good going Tech. Bless you Val. Nuff said.

[SussexWelsh]

Many thanks again Val, sorry I dropped out for the last few punts. Work has got the better of me timewise.

[David]

Thanks, Val for your hard work and generosity

[Lez]

Thanks Val for all the time, effort and generosity you put into this. It's much appreciated.

[Val]

No worries folks. I really enjoy it. It's taken me a while to work out the donations. I had to re-distribute monies earned by the three unallocated teams. Then I had to add 18.5% on to all the charities to make the 18 game season up to the usual 23 game season (which I had budgeted for). Anyway this is what the final totals look like, with approximate currency conversions:

Steve (Backpack Bed For Homeless) £53.00
Dean (Sacred Heart Mission) £47.50
Tech (Oscar's Law) £45.00
Philip (Canteen) £39.50
Suzy (Friends With Dignity) £39.50
Val (Asylum Seeker Resource Centre) £28.50
David (The Song Room) £28.50
Anita (The Mirabel Foundation) £23.00
Blastro (Zaidee's Rainbow Foundation) £17.50
Grizzly (Red Nose) £17.50
Duke (Centre For Eye Research Australia) £17.50
Sussex (Save The Bilby Fund) £17.50
Lez (Dementia Australia) £17.50
Nick (Launch Housing) £17.50
RedJohn (Fr Bob Maguire Foundation) £17.50

I have made a start on making the donations online and will have them done by the end of the week, I promise.

Let's hope we're all back again next year to give it another go.

[theDuke]

Congratulations to Steve for winning the season, Phil and Tech as runner-ups, and supreme appreciation galore to Val for your generosity and your sterling effort with running this once again. It's been another fun if slightly different season.....but can't wait for the new season to begin. Hopefully things will be back to some sort of normality by then.

[RedJohn]

Thank you once again for another great season Val and for your dedication, hard work and generosity. It's good to be part of such a closely knit little punting family that you've carefully nurtured over the years. You're a superstar.

[Anita]

Thankyou Val for your generosity and congratulations to tech.

[Dean]

Thank you, and well done Val, your hard work and limitless generosity is simply wonderful.
As soon as it's time to start again, just give me a shout.
Stay safe everyone.