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

[TheFoe]

Cats x 14
Magpies
Saints
Eagles
Demons
Bombers
Power
Swans
Bulldogs

Good luck everyone. :-)

[SussexWelsh]

.
.
Lions by 10
Magpies
Saints
Eagles
Suns
Bombers
Power
Tigers
Bulldogs

[Dean]

Cats 19
Pies
Saints
Eagles (can't believe I'm tipping against my crows, but someone has plucked 'em!)
Suns
Bombers
Power
Tigers
Blues

Cheers Val, good luck all

[Val]

Suzy's tips (in absentia)

Cats x 7
Hawks
Freo
Crows
Dees
North
Giants
Swans
Blues

[Val]

And mine:

Lions x 18
Hawks
Saints
Eagles
Suns
Dons
Giants
Tigers
Dogs

[Val]

No sign of Anita and Grizzly as yet - possibly busy working.

Tonight's bounce will occur at 10.40am your time. If you don't check results, I am happy to accept late tipping.

[Val]

Well I think Anita and Grizzly have well and truly missed Thursday night's game. i hope all is well with them and that the manage to tip the remaining 8 games.

Tonight's result:

Geelong Cats (unwanted) v Brisbane Lions (David)
1.4.10 (Q1) 1.6.12
3.4.22 (Q2) 4.8.32
10.7.67 (Q3) 4.9.33
11.7.73 (Q4) 6.10.46

Not many of us saw this coming. But Dean did and was nearest the pin. He scores $6.00 for the Sacred Heart Mission. Well done Dean!

[Val]

Tonight's result:

Collingwood Magpies (tech) v Hawthorn Hawks (unwanted)
5.1.31 (Q1) 1.0.6
6.5.41 (Q2) 2.1.13
7.8.50 (Q3) 2.2.14
8.11.59 (Q4) 3.9.27

[Anita]

Mine,sorry I'm late .I've been laid up with an abscess,I've been really tough.
Hawks
Saints
Eagles
Suns
Roos
Power
SWANS
Bulldogs

[Val]

No worries Anita. I hope you're feeling better and that the abscess has been dispatched.

[Val]

Today's/Tonight's results:

Fremantle Dockers (unwanted) v St Kilda Saints (Lez)
1.2.8 (Q1) 7.2.44
6.4.40 (Q2) 8.5.53
9.7.61 (Q3) 8.5.53
12.7.79 (Q4) 11.7.73

West Coast Eagles (Sussex) v Adelaide Crows (Dean)
2.3.15 (Q1) 1.1.7
4.4.28 (Q2) 2.1.13
8.7.55 (Q3) 3.3.21
10.7.67 (Q4) 5.4.34

Melbourne Demons (TheFoe) v Gold Coast Suns (Suzy)
2.1.13 (Q1) 3.2.20
6.5.41 (Q2) 5.4.34
8.8.56 (Q3) 8.5.53
12.8.80 (Q4) 9.9.63

Essendon Bombers (Val) v North Melbourne Kangaroos (Steve)
2.5.17 (Q1) 3.4.22
5.11.41 (Q2) 4.7.31
8.11.59 (Q3) 6.11.47
9.13.67 (Q4) 7.11.53

[theDuke]

Well.....*sighs* this is looking to be a wash out for a some of us. Foe and & Dean are doing okay..nice one chaps. :)

Where's our Grizzly and Sunny one got to, though?

[Val]

I've heard from Suzy and she's still taking it easy after overdoing things a bit. And she's heard from Grizzly who's also taking a bit of a break to get on top of things. But both are otherwise well so we wish them all the best and hope to see them back soon. I'll tip for both of them until they get back.

[Val]

Today's results:

Port Adelaide Power (Grizzly) v Greater Western Sydney Giants (Duke)
1.2.8 (Q1) 0.1.1
4.4.28 (Q2) 2.5.17
5.6.36 (Q3) 4.9.33
9.9.63 (Q4) 6.10.46

Richmond Tigers (Philip) v Sydney Swans (Anita)
3.3.21 (Q1) 1.3.9
3.5.23 (Q2) 2.3.15
4.7.31 (Q3) 2.5.17
4.10.34 (Q4) 3.8.26

Carlton Blues (RedJohn) v Western Bulldogs (Blastro)
5.2.32 (Q1) 2.1.13
8.5.53 (Q2) 5.2.32
10.6.66 (Q3) 7.6.48
16.7.103 (Q4) 7.9.51

I'm convinced there's no reliable form line this season. You may as well use a pin. Carlton are in the eight!!!! All the experts said this year's Premiership ought to have an asterisk next to it as it won't be a full season of games, quarters are shorter, etc. However I'm beginning to think the team that wins it this year deserves all the praise it can get as it will be the team that's adapted best to ever-changing conditions.

[Val]

Our tipsters' ladder is as follows:

Round 6 (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 7 (8)
Foe on 6 (13)
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 6 (47)
RedJohn on 6 (49)
SussexWelsh on 5 (37)
David on 5 (42)
Tech on 5 (44)
Suzy on 4 (20)
Blastro on 4 (48)
Lez on 4 (70)
Philip on 3 (39)
Duke on 3 (43)
Val on 3 (45)
Anita on 2 (80)
Grizzly on 1 (80)

Charity donations are:

RedJohn (Fr. Bob Maguire Foundation) - A$6.00 (Highest score - Blues 103)
Dean (Sacred Heart Mission) - A$6.00 (closest margin)
Dean (Sacred Heart Mission) - A$11.00 (weekly winner)

CUMULATIVE LADDER:

Sj Brooke (Steve) on 37 (156)
Val on 32 (152)
SussexWelsh on 32 (178)
Tech on 31 (145)
Duke on 31 (152)
David on 31 (194)
Philip on 30 (168)
Foe on 29 (164)
Blastro on 29 (164)
Dean on 28 (137)
RedJohn on 28 (219)
Suzy on 26 (125)
Anita on 22 (200)
Lez on 21 (303)
Grizzly on 20 (188)

Do please check your scores!! Well done Dean for tipping 7 in a dismal weekend of matches. And for getting the closest margin. And RedJohn whose Blues were only the fourth score over 100 this year!!

[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:

Thursday, July 16
Geelong Cats v Collingwood Magpies (in Perth)

Friday, July 17
Essendon Bombers v Western Bulldogs (on the Gold Coast)

Saturday, July 18
GWS Giants v Brisbane Lions (in Sydney)
Sydney Swans v Gold Coast Suns (in Sydney)
Richmond Tigers v North Melbourne Kangaroos (on the Gold Coast)

Sunday, July 19
Carlton Blues v Port Power (in Brisbane)
Hawthorn Hawks v Melbourne Demons (in Sydney)
Fremantle Dockers v West Coast Eagles (in Perth)

Monday, July 20
Adelaide Crows v St Kilda Saints (in Adelaide)

If punters could lodge their tips by midnight WEDNESDAY July 15 (your time) it would be a great help, although I can accept them up until 11.00am THURSDAY (your time) if absolutely necessary.

[theDuke]

Well done Dean & RedJohn. That'll teach me to follow the 'experts' in the know..as clearly this they ain't that expert this season! :)

[Dean]

Blimey!! Er, I mean.... Yeah, I was really confident with my predictions this week. I put in HOURS of research, and crunched those numbers into dust........................
Oh, who am I kidding? More luck than judgement, I just look at the ladder and check for green arrows and W's, and the bigger the %, the better :-)

Cheers Val, I'll be padding my trousers this week, ready for the fall. haha

[Anita]

Mine
Pies by 17
Bulldogs
Giants
SWANS
Tiger
port power
Hawks
Eagles
Crows
Thanks Val.

[Sj]

Collingwood Magpies #10

Western Bulldogs

GWS Giants
Gold Coast Suns
Richmond Tigers

Port Power
Hawthorn Hawks
West Coast Eagles

St Kilda Saints

[Blastronaut]

Geelong 21
Essendon
Brisbane
Gold Coast
Richmond
Port
Hawthorn
Fremantle
St Kilda

[Craig White]

right then

PIES by 5
bombers
giants
suns
tigers
power
hawks
eagles
saints

cheers val

[theDuke]

Well.....anything could happen couldn't it?! Like Val says....the eenie meenie minie mo approach could yield better results than going by form! SO...here's hoping for a better result than 3 in this round.....

Cats - 11
Bombers
Lions
Suns
Tigers
Port
Demons
Eagles
Saints

[Lez]

Cats 43

Bombers
Lions
Suns
Tigers
Power
Demons
Freo
Saints

Thanks Val

[David]

Cats 15
Bulldogs
Lions
Swans
Tigers
Power
Demons
Eagles
Crows

Thanks Val

[RedJohn]

Cats x 22
Bombers
Lions
Suns
Tigers
Power
Hawks
Eagles
Saints

Ta a lot Val.

[Dean]

Time flies eh?

Pies 7
Bombers
Giants
Swans
Roos
Power
Hawks
Eagles
Crows

Cheers

[Philip]

Geelong x 1
Essendon
Brisbane
Sydney
Richmond
Carlton
Hawthorn
West Coast
St Kilda

[Val]

Suzy's tips:

Pies x 16
Dogs
Giants
Swans
Roos
Blues
Demons
Freo
Crows

[Val]

Grizzly's tips:

Cats x 7
Dogs
Giants
Suns
Tigers
Port
Demons
Eagles
Saints

[Val]

Val's tips:

Pies x 11
Dons
Giants
Suns
Tigers
Port
Demons
Eagles
Saints

[SussexWelsh]

.
.
.Cats by 8
Bombers
Giants
Suns
Tigers
Power
Demons
Eagles
Saints

[TheFoe]

Sorry Val, if you'll allow this

Bombers
Lions
Suns
Tigers
Power
Hawks
Dockers
Saints

[Val]

Hey Nick - happy to take your prediction for tonight's game, if you're quick!

[Val]

Tonight's result:

Geelong Cats (unwanted) v Collingwood Magpies (tech)
1.1.7 (Q1) 2.2.14
1.3.9 (Q2) 4.3.27
3.5.23 (Q3) 5.7.37
5.5.35 (Q4) 8.9.57

Anita tipped the closest margin (Pies x 17) so she wins $6.00 for The Mirabel Foundation. Well done Anita!!

[TheFoe]

Val wrote: "Hey Nick - happy to take your prediction for tonight's game, if you're quick!"

Damn it, I thought I'd missed my chance. Ah well teach me to be tardy!

[Val]

Tonight's result:

Essendon Bombers (Val) v Western Bulldogs (Blastro)
3.3.21 (Q1) 4.1.25
4.3.27 (Q2) 6.4.40
4.6.30 (Q3) 11.7.73
7.9.51 (Q4) 14.9.93

[Anita]

Thanks Val

[Blastronaut]

Well that's bloody typical innit? First time I pick against em this season and they cruise!

[Lez]

Me too, Blastro. Bloody annoying!

[Val]

And it didn't get much better today:

Today's/Tonight's results:

Greater Western Sydney Giants (Duke) v Brisbane Lions (David)
2.3.15 (Q1) 4.4.28
4.4.28 (Q2) 7.5.47
8.5.53 (Q3) 10.6.66
10.8.68 (Q4) 13.10.88

Sydney Swans (Anita) v Gold Coast Suns (Suzy)
2.1.13 (Q1) 2.3.15
5.3.33 (Q2) 6.7.43
9.3.57 (Q3) 10.13.73
9.6.60 (Q4) 13.14.92

Richmond Tigers (Philip) v North Melbourne Kangaroos (Steve)
4.3.27 (Q1) 0.0.0
6.5.41 (Q2) 2.3.15
9.7.61 (Q3) 2.6.18
11.11.77 (Q4) 2.11.23

Most of us sitting on 3, Steve out in front with 4.

[Val]

Today's results:

Carlton Blues (RedJohn) v Port Adelaide Power (Grizzly)
4.2.26 (Q1) 4.1.25
5.4.34 (Q2) 6.4.40
6.6.42 (Q3) 7.6.48
9.7.61 (Q4) 9.10.64

Hawthorn Hawks (unwanted) v Melbourne Demons (TheFoe)
1.2.8 (Q1) 3.2.20
2.3.15 (Q2) 7.3.45
4.6.30 (Q3) 11.6.72
7.6.48 (Q4) 14.7.91

Fremantle Dockers (unwanted) v West Coast Eagles (Sussex)
2.0.12 (Q1) 2.2.14
4.1.25 (Q2) 6.4.40
4.1.25 (Q3) 8.7.55
5.2.32 (Q4) 9.8.62

There is still one more game in this round so I won't have the round-up until tomorrow night.

[Val]

With the last game of Round 7 on Monday night and the first game of Round 8 on Thursday night, I thought I'd post the fixture now in case anyone wants to put their thinking cap on early:

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, July 23
Gold Coast Suns v Western Bulldogs (on the Gold Coast)

Friday, July 24
GWS Giants v Richmond Tigers (in Sydney)

Saturday, July 25
North Melbourne Kangaroos v Carlton Blues (in Brisbane)
Sydney Swans v Hawthorn Hawks (in Sydney)
Port Power v St Kilda Saints (in Adelaide)

Sunday, July 26
Adelaide Crows v Essendon Bombers (in Adelaide)
West Coast Eagles v Collingwood Magpies (in Perth)
Melbourne Demons v Brisbane Lions (on the Gold Coast)

Monday, July 27
Fremantle Dockers v Geelong Cats (in Perth)

If punters could lodge their tips by midnight WEDNESDAY July 22 (your time) it would be a great help, although I can accept them up until 10.40am THURSDAY (your time) if absolutely necessary.

[theDuke]

When will the postponed Demons versus Bombers game going to take place Val? The ladder isn't quite accurate with those two teams 1 game behind.

[Val]

No idea Duke. The fixture is only being issued one week at a time because of closed borders and travel restrictions. The two Adelaide-based teams are now back in their home state as are the two Perth-based teams - expect some home advantage. The 10 Victorian teams are now based in Queensland.

[Val]

Tonight's result:

Adelaide Crows (Dean) v St Kilda Saints (Lez)
1.2.8 (Q1) 3.2.20
4.2.26 (Q2) 7.4.46
5.6.36 (Q3) 8.4.52
8.7.55 (Q4) 12.6.78

[Val]

Our tipsters' ladder is as follows:

Round 7 (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)

Val on 7 (11)
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 7 (12)
Duke on 7 (33)
Tech on 6 (17)
Grizzly on 6 (29)
SussexWelsh on 6 (30)
David on 6 (37)
RedJohn on 6 (44)
Lez on 6 (65)
Anita on 5 (5)
Blastro on 5 (43)
Foe on 5 (75)
Philip on 4 (23)
Suzy on 3 (6)
Dean on 3 (15)

Charity donations are:

Blastro (Zaidee's Rainbow Foundation) - A$6.00 (Highest score - Bulldogs 93)
Anita (The Mirabel Foundation) - A$6.00 (closest margin)
Val (Warchild) - A$11.00 (weekly winner)

CUMULATIVE LADDER:

Sj Brooke (Steve) on 44 (168)
Val on 39 (163)
Duke on 38 (185)
SussexWelsh on 38 (208)
Tech on 37 (162)
David on 37 (231)
Philip on 34 (191)
Blastro on 34 (207)
Foe on 34 (239)
RedJohn on 34 (263)
Dean on 31 (152)
Suzy on 29 (131)
Anita on 27 (205)
Lez on 27 (368)
Grizzly on 26 (217)

Do check your scores!!! Well done to all winners (especially me - first time on the board this season). I think the five of us banked up behind Steve are going to have to plot how we can nobble him.

[Val]

Things are going to get a bit hectic soon. I think there will only be 16 rounds this season and the Grand Final is envisioned for around the third week in October. Reports today say that the AFL won’t release its next batch of fixtures until Tuesday at the earliest, but when it does there will be nine rounds compressed into six weeks. Rounds 17 and 18 are set to remain across a fortnight in order to give clubs a more ‘normal’ lead-in to finals.

So quick sticks, get your tips done for Round 8 starting this Thursday:

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, July 23
Gold Coast Suns v Western Bulldogs (on the Gold Coast)

Friday, July 24
GWS Giants v Richmond Tigers (in Sydney)

Saturday, July 25
North Melbourne Kangaroos v Carlton Blues (in Brisbane)
Sydney Swans v Hawthorn Hawks (in Sydney)
Port Power v St Kilda Saints (in Adelaide)

Sunday, July 26
Adelaide Crows v Essendon Bombers (in Adelaide)
West Coast Eagles v Collingwood Magpies (in Perth)
Melbourne Demons v Brisbane Lions (on the Gold Coast)

Monday, July 27
Fremantle Dockers v Geelong Cats (in Perth)

If punters could lodge their tips by midnight WEDNESDAY July 22 (your time) it would be a great help, although I can accept them up until 10.40am THURSDAY (your time) if absolutely necessary.

[Craig White]

quickly stickly,

bulldugs by 17
giants
blues
hawks
power
bombers
eagles
lions
cats

cheers val

[Anita]

Mine
Bulldogs by 19
Giants
Roos
SWANS
Power
Crow
Magpies
Demons
Cats