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

[David]

Suns 20
Tigers
Blues
Hawks
Power
Bombers
Magpies
Lions
Cats

Thanks Val

[Lez]

Dogs 43

Tigers
Blues
Hawks
Power
Bombers
Pies
Lions
Cats

Thanks Val

[TheFoe]

Suns x10
Tigers
Roos
Hawks
Power
Bombers
Magpies
Lions
Cats

Thanks Val, good luck everyone!

[Blastronaut]

BULLDAWGS 25
Richmond
Carlton
Sydney
Port
Essendon
West Coast
Brisbane
Geelong

[SussexWelsh]

.
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Bulldogs by 14
Tigers
Blues
Hawks
Power
Bombers
Eagles
Lions
Cats

[theDuke]

Time to put the heat on Steve's tail.

Gunna go with a coupla risky ones this week....but i'll probably be jumping into the life raft. Oh ye of little faith! Gulp!

Suns - 11 - (Risky punt No.1 - Gunna tip for home ground advantage...as the doggies are inconsistent, i think the Suns might just bag it)
Giants - (Risky punt No. 2 - G.F. repeat? Me head says Tigers, but my heart says Giants. They might just bag this by a kick or so, despite the obvious problems they've got)
Blues - (The Kangas don't seem to be living up to expectations)
Swans - (Risky punt No.3 - Neither team are inspiring, but Hawks slightly better. Tipping an upset, albeit a narrow one)
Port - (Kilda are an improving side, but against the ladder leaders? Port should have it)
Bombers - (Got a feeling this could be an upset, but tipping the favs, but it's about time the Crows got one in!)
Pies - (Risky punt No.4 - Home ground advantage should see the Eagles grab this, but tipping another upset!)
Lions - (Demons appear to be gaining in confidence, but those plucky young Leos are an impressive side to be reckoned with)
Cats - (Freemantle could surprise, but they're stuffed with injuries)

[RedJohn]

Dogs x 22
Giants
Roos
Hawks
Power
Bombers
Eagles
Lions
C.ats

Thank you Val.

[Dean]

Here's mine

Suns 31
Tigers
Roos
Swans
Power
Crows (PLEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSEEEEEE)
Pies
Demons
Cats

Thanks for the nudge Val

[suzysunshine7]

Hiyah Val - and to all of our fellow friendly Footy fanatics ... x x x ;o>

SUNS by 7
Giants
Roos
Swans
Saints
Crows
Eagles
Demons
Dockers

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

[[deleted user]]

Managed to get here this week, though may struggle a bit over the next couple of weeks.
Many thanks, Val, for including me last week :)

OK,
Suns x 3
Tigers
Kangaroos
Swans
Power
Bombers
Eagles
Demons
Cats

Good luck everyone :)

[Philip]

Western x 5
GWS
Carlton
Hawthorn
Port Adelaide
Essendon
Collingwood
Brisbane
Geelong

Thanks for the reminder Suzy.

[Sj]

Sorry mine's so late Val :(
Well done Suzy for my reminder :)

Western Bulldogs #15

GWS Giants

Carlton Blues
Hawthorn Hawks
Port Power

Essendon Bombers
West Coast Eagles
Brisbane Lions

Geelong Cats

[Val]

And there was me thinking that we had managed to nobble Steve! Glad to see Suzy and Grizzly are here and hope all is going well for you.

My tips (and my strategy is to pick who I WANT to win rather than using any inside knowledge or following what the experts say)

Suns x 5
Giants
Blues
Hawks
Port
Dons
Eagles
Lions
Freo

Good luck everyone!!

[suzysunshine7]

WoW?!! - we all made it and all made it on time too! - LOL!!!

I'm betting that our Val was doing a little happy dance after she came online today! ;o>

[Val]

Happy earlier, not so happy now. Got the margin right, but the team wrong!

Tonight's result:

Gold Coast Suns (Suzy) v Western Bulldogs (Blastro)

2.1.13 (Q1) 2.3.15
3.4.22 (Q2) 3.6.24
5.6.36 (Q3) 5.6.38
6.10.46 (Q4) 7.9.51

Congrats Philip for being bang on the money (Dogs x 5) and winning $6.00 for Canteen.

[suzysunshine7]

Ohhh no?!! ;oO

I'm obviously going to have to give my Suns a very strongly-worded Team Talk!

Congratulations Philip! ... x

[theDuke]

Val wrote: "Happy earlier, not so happy now. Got the margin right, but the team wrong!

Tonight's result:

Gold Coast Suns (Suzy) v Western Bulldogs (Blastro)

2.1.13 (Q1) 2.3.15
3.4.22 (Q2) 3.6.24
5.6.36 (Q3)..."

Ooohh..that was close, darnit! Less than a kick...not bad. I didn't follow the game, but going the very tight scores, the Suns did alright, not shabby.

This is the 3rd week in a row I've got the wrong team in the first game...at least I'm consistent!

Congrats to Philip on his perfect margin.

[Val]

Tonight's result:

Greater Western Sydney Giants (Duke) v Richmond Tigers (Philip)
3.4.21 (Q1) 2.6.18
5.4.27 (Q2) 3.9.27
8.6.30 (Q3) 6.10.46
9.8.62 (Q4) 6.14.50

[theDuke]

Giants were at 34pts at half time & 54pts at Q3 time, Val! :)

Good game....the Tigers kicking efficiency wasn't great, otherwise they could've had that game in the bag.

[Val]

More haste, less speed. Thanks Duke!

Tonight's result:

Greater Western Sydney Giants (Duke) v Richmond Tigers (Philip)
3.4.21 (Q1) 2.6.18
5.4.34 (Q2) 3.9.27
8.6.54 (Q3) 6.10.46
9.8.62 (Q4) 6.14.50

[theDuke]

Well...there's a surprise....which Val will reveal soon!

[Val]

Today's/Tonight's results:

North Melbourne Kangaroos (Steve) v Carlton Blues (RedJohn)
1.2.8 (Q1) 5.1.31
5.2.32 (Q2) 7.2.44
8.2.50 (Q3) 8.7.55
9.3.57 (Q4) 9.10.64

Sydney Swans (Anita) v Hawthorn Hawks (unwanted)
2.1.13 (Q1) 3.3.21
5.1.31 (Q2) 5.3.33
8.2.50 (Q3) 6.6.42
9.6.60 (Q4) 7.11.53

Port Adelaide Power (Grizzly) v St Kilda Saints (Lez)
2.1.13 (Q1) 1.1.7
4.4.28 (Q2) 5.1.31
6.6.42 (Q3) 7.1.43
6.8.44 (Q4) 12.1.73

[Val]

There's still two more games to play in this round but just a heads up, Round 9 will start on Wednesday this week so your tips will need to be posted by midnight Tuesday if you can manage it.

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:

Wednesday, July 29
Western Bulldogs v Richmond Tigers (on the Gold Coast)

Thursday, July 30
Melbourne Demons v Port Power (in Brisbane)

Friday, July 31
Carlton Blues v Hawthorn Hawks (in Perth)
Essendon Bombers v Brisbane Lions (on the Gold Coast)

Saturday, August 1
North Melbourne Kangaroos v Adelaide Crows (on the Gold Coast)
St Kilda Saints v Sydney Swans (in Brisbane)
West Coast Eagles v Geelong Cats (in Perth)

Sunday, August 2
Gold Coast Suns v GWS Giants (on the Gold Coast)
Fremantle Dockers v Collingwood Magpies (in Perth)

If punters could lodge their tips by midnight TUESDAY July 28 (your time) it would be a great help, although I can accept them up until 10.00am THURSDAY (your time) if absolutely necessary.

[[deleted user]]

Well done to Phillip for his accurate punt on the Suns/Bulldogs match :)

Bulldogs by 7
Power
Blues
Bombers
Kangaroos
Saints
Cats
Suns
Dockers

[Lez]

Dogs 43

Power
Blues
Lions
Crows
Saints
Eagles
Suns
Pies

Thanks Val

[Val]

Today's results:

Adelaide Crows (Dean) v Essendon Bombers (Val)
2.1.13 (Q1) 2.1.13
4.3.27 (Q2) 5.4.34
7.5.47 (Q3) 8.5.53
8.11.59 (Q4) 9.8.62

West Coast Eagles (Sussex) v Collingwood Magpies (tech)
2.0.12 (Q1) 4.2.26
7.2.44 (Q2) 5.3.33
13.2.80 (Q3) 5.6.36
18.3.111 (Q4) 9.8.62

Melbourne Demons (TheFoe) v Brisbane Lions (David)
2.2.14 (Q1) 2.2.14
3.3.21 (Q2) 5.5.35
4.6.30 (Q3) 7.6.48
7.7.49 (Q4) 7.11.53

[Anita]

Mine
Bulldogs by 21
Power
Blues
Bombers
Roos
SWANS
eagles
Giants
Magpies

[Val]

Played in torrential rain in Perth

Tonight's result:

Fremantle Dockers (unwanted) v Geelong Cats (unwanted)
0.2.2 (Q1) 1.2.8
0.3.3 (Q2) 2.9.21
1.3.9 (Q3) 3.9.27
2.4.16 (Q4) 6.12.48

[Val]

Our tipsters' ladder is as follows:

Round 8 (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)

Sj Brooke (Steve) on 7 (10)
Tech on 7 (12)
Blastro on 7 (20)
Philip on 6 (0)
SussexWelsh on 6 (9)
Duke on 6 (16)
RedJohn on 6 (17)
Val on 5 (10)
Lez on 5 (38)
Grizzly on 4 (8)
Suzy on 4 (12)
Anita on 4 (14)
David on 4 (25)
Foe on 3 (15)
Dean on 2 (36)

Charity donations are:

Sussex (Save The Bilby Fund) - A$6.00 (Highest score - Eagles 111)
Philip (Canteen) - A$6.00 (closest margin)
Steve (Backpack Bed For Homeless) - A$11.00 (weekly winner)

CUMULATIVE LADDER:

Sj Brooke (Steve) on 51 (178)
Val on 44 (173)
Tech on 44 (174)
Duke on 44 (201)
SussexWelsh on 44 (217)
Blastro on 41 (227)
David on 41 (256)
Philip on 40 (191)
RedJohn on 40 (280)
Foe on 37 (254)
Suzy on 33 (143)
Dean on 33 (188)
Lez on 32 (406)
Anita on 31 (219)
Grizzly on 30 (225)

Congratulations to all prize winners. Steve has extended his lead and there's a log-jam behind him. Once again, please check your scores - I do make mistakes!

[Val]

YOU HAVE LESS THAN 48 HRS TO GET YOUR TIPS FOR THE NEXT ROUND IN!

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:

Wednesday, July 29
Western Bulldogs v Richmond Tigers (on the Gold Coast)

Thursday, July 30
Melbourne Demons v Port Power (in Brisbane)

Friday, July 31
Carlton Blues v Hawthorn Hawks (in Perth)
Essendon Bombers v Brisbane Lions (on the Gold Coast)

Saturday, August 1
North Melbourne Kangaroos v Adelaide Crows (on the Gold Coast)
St Kilda Saints v Sydney Swans (in Brisbane)
West Coast Eagles v Geelong Cats (in Perth)

Sunday, August 2
Gold Coast Suns v GWS Giants (on the Gold Coast)
Fremantle Dockers v Collingwood Magpies (in Perth)

If punters could lodge their tips by midnight TUESDAY July 28 (your time) it would be a great help, although I can accept them up until 10.00am THURSDAY (your time) if absolutely necessary.

[theDuke]

It's getting rather squashed up there behind Steve isn't it...i hope you've all got ya masks on! :)

[suzysunshine7]

YAYYY!!! ... Congratulations Sj ... x

And very well punted Philip and Sussex ... x x

[theDuke]

Val, I've seen the schedule for rounds 9 to 12, we've got a solid 20 days of games to come..with no breaks in-between rounds. After R9 has finished on Sunday, R10 beginning on Monday, we won't have much time to get our tips in....so will we be doing a triple punt for those rounds..or shall we just get our tips in a day or two before while the current rounds are playing out?

[Lez]

Dogs 43

Tigers
Blues
Hawks
Saints
Bombers
Pies
Lions
Cats

Thanks Val

[Sj]

Cheers Val 🏉

Here's my ROUND 9
🏉 🏉 🏉 🏉 🏉 🏉

Richmond Tigers #10

Port Power

Carlton Blues
Brisbane Lions

Rooo000OOOoos! 🙏
St Kilda Saints
West Coast Eagles

GWS Giants
Collingwood Magpies

[Sj]

Hey Les
Check your predictions as I reckon you've used last weeks fixture list

[Lez]

Oops! Thanks Steve. I have 'bits of paper' syndrome!

[Lez]

Dogs 43

Power
Blues
Lions
Roos
Saints
Cats
Giants
Pies

[Craig White]

okeedokee,

tigers by 5
power
blues
lions
kangaroos
saints
eagles
giants
PIES!

cheers val

[Blastronaut]

BULLDAWGS 25
Port
Carlton
Essendon
North Melbourne
St Kilda
WCE
Gold Coast
Collingwood

[Val]

Les - I think you've already submitted your tips for Round 9 in Message 325 above. Your latest message has 3 different selections. I apologise for confusing you but it's only going to get worse as the next 3 rounds are going to be compressed into 15 days. Can you let me know whether you want to go with Post 325 or 338? Thanks.

[Val]

As Duke has already mentioned above, the AFL is going to have to compress the next three rounds into 15 days. So when Round 9 (starts Wednesday, tomorrow, night) finishes on Sunday August 2, Round 10 will start on Monday August 3 and there will be at least one game played every day until Monday August 17.

I will post the fixture for the next three rounds below. You can submit your predictions any time you want - day-by-day, round-by-round, or all three rounds at once. But please tell me which round you are tipping and don't forget that the first game of each round will require a margin.

ROUND 10

Monday, August 3
Port Power v Western Bulldogs (in Adelaide) MARGIN REQUIRED!!

Tuesday, August 4
Richmond Tigers v Brisbane Lions (on the Gold Coast)

Wednesday, August 5
Geelong Cats v North Melbourne Kangaroos (in Brisbane)
Adelaide Crows v Melbourne Demons (in Adelaide)

Thursday, August 6
Collingwood Magpies v Sydney Swans (in Brisbane)
Gold Coast Suns v St Kilda Saints (on the Gold Coast)

Friday, August 7
Essendon Bombers v GWS Giants (on the Gold Coast)

BYE:
West Coast Eagles, Carlton Blues, Hawthorn Hawks, Fremantle Dockers.

Please lodge your tips by Monday, 3 August 2020 at 10:00am BST at the very latest!!!


ROUND 11

Saturday, August 8
Port Power v Richmond Tigers (in Adelaide) MARGIN REQUIRED!!
Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs (in Brisbane)

Sunday, August 9
West Coast Eagles v Carlton Blues (in Perth)
North Melbourne Kangaroos v Melbourne Demons (in Tasmania)

Monday, August 10
Geelong Cats v St Kilda Saints (in Brisbane)
Fremantle Dockers v Hawthorn Hawks (in Perth)

Tuesday, August 11
Adelaide Crows v Collingwood Magpies (in Adelaide)

Wednesday, August 12
Gold Coast Suns v Essendon Bombers (on the Gold Coast)

BYE:
Sydney Swans, GWS Giants.

Please lodge your tips by Saturday, 8 August 2020 at 7:30am BST at the very latest!!!


ROUND 12

Thursday, August 13
Sydney Swans v GWS Giants (in Perth) MARGIN REQUIRED!!

Friday, August 14
Geelong Cats v Port Power (in Brisbane)

Saturday, August 15
North Melbourne Kangaroos v Brisbane Lions (in Tasmania)
Melbourne Demons v Collingwood Magpies (in Brisbane)
Fremantle Dockers v Carlton Blues (in Perth)

Sunday, August 16
Western Bulldogs v Adelaide Crows (on the Gold Coast)
St Kilda Saints v Essendon Bombers (in Brisbane)
West Coast Eagles v Hawthorn Hawks (in Perth)

Monday, August 17
Richmond Tigers v Gold Coast Suns (in Brisbane)

Please lodge your tips by Thursday, 13 August 2020 at 11:00am BST at the very latest!!!

[RedJohn]

Round 9

Dogs x 22
Power
Blues
Lions
Roos
Saints
Eagles
Suns
Crows

[Val]

RedJohn wrote: "Round 9

Dogs x 22
Power
Blues
Lions
Roos
Saints
Eagles
Suns
Crows"

Oi! John! get back here!

the last game of Round 9 is:
Fremantle Dockers v Collingwood Magpies (in Perth)

You've tipped the Crows! help!

[Lez]

So sorry to confuse you Val. It's definitely POST 338 please..
Thanks so much.

[RedJohn]

Val wrote: "RedJohn wrote: "Round 9

Dogs x 22
Power
Blues
Lions
Roos
Saints
Eagles
Suns
Crows"

Oi! John! get back here!

the last game of Round 9 is:
Fremantle Dockers v Collingwood Magpies (in Perth)

You'v..."

Oops. Sorry Val. There was a time when I never had any trouble with birds!!!! :-)
Please substitute Pies for Crows. Thanks

[SussexWelsh]

RedJohn wrote: "Please substitute Pies for Crows"

Same family, at least. :-)

[Val]

Thanks for the updates Les and John.

[David]

Round 9
Tigers 15
Power
Blues
Lions
Roos
Saints
Cats
Suns
Magpies

[Dean]

I said I was going to crash and burn last week!!
Oh well, onward and backward!!

Tigers 33
Power
Blues
Bombers
Roos
Saints
Cats
Giants
Pies