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

[Anita]

Bulldogs by 19
Power
Hawks
Bombers
Roos
SWANS
Eagles
Giants
Magpies

[SussexWelsh]

.
.
Tigers by 9
Power
Blues
Lions
Kangaroos
Saints
Eagles
Giants
Magpies

[suzysunshine7]

I'm just having a giggle at all of the extra punts ;o>

They seem to be like Buses and coming in twos and threes for Round 9 - LOL!!! ;o>

[suzysunshine7]

ROUND 9 ...

Tigers by 21
Demons
Hawks
Bombers
Crows
Swans
Cats
SUNS
Dockers

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

[theDuke]

Round 9:

Dogs - 5
Port
Blues
Lions
Roos
Saints
Eagles
GIANTS!
Maggies

[theDuke]

Yes..i thought that too...even Anita has tipped twice for R9! Oh and thanks for the reminder Suzy....but i hadn't forgotten.....i tend to do mine in the final hours before kick off. But i might forget one day...so cheers darling! :) xxxxx

[TheFoe]

Round 9

Tigers x13
Power
Blues
Lions
Roos
Saints
Eagles
Suns
Magpies

Thanks for the heads up Suzy, I thought I had another day to punt. :-)

[[deleted user]]

Right, I'll get them all in now, while I'm busy doing nothing :)

ROUND 10

Power by 14
Tigers
Cats
Crows
Swans
Suns
Bombers

ROUND 11

Power by 9
Lions
Blues
Demons
Saints
Dockers
Crows
Suns

ROUND 12

Giants by 4
Power
Kangaroos
Magpies
Dockers
Bulldogs
Bombers
Hawks
Tigers

Can someone remind me when I'll need to punt again, please, as I'm definitely going to lose track :)

[Val]

No worries Grizzly! I'll get the hounds on to it!

[Val]

Just Philip to come in this round - and me!

[Val]

ANITA!!!!!

You have tipped twice for Round 9. It's confusing, I know, and it's getting worse.

If you see this, can you let me know which way you intended to go?

Post 327

Bulldogs by 21
Power
Blues
Bombers
Roos
SWANS
eagles
Giants
Magpies

OR

Post 351

Bulldogs by 19
Power
Hawks
Bombers
Roos
SWANS
Eagles
Giants
Magpies

[Val]

Mine:

Dogs x 12
Port
Blues
Lions
Crows
Saints
Eagles
Giants
Pies

[Philip]

Round 9. I think I have got 20 mins to go!

Richmond x 6
Port Adelaide
Carlton
Brisbane
North Melbourne
St Kilda
West Coast
GWS
Collingwood

Apologies for being so late again. I can't keep up and it seems the AFL is getting as bad as the Premier League has been with matches every day.
I didn't even realise I had won some money for Canteen.
Thanks again to Suzy for the reminder, the banana muffins are in the post!

[[deleted user]]

Val wrote: "No worries Grizzly! I'll get the hounds on to it!"

Erm ......
Is now the time to mention that I'm so frightened of dogs, I'm almost phobic?

[Val]

Philip wrote: "Round 9. I think I have got 20 mins to go!

Apologies for being so late again. I can't keep up and i..."

Well in time Philip! No worries!

[Val]

Then you shouldn't have picked the Dogs tonight Grizzly! Neither should I!

Tonight's result:

Western Bulldogs (Blastro) v Richmond Tigers (Philip)

1.1.7 (Q1) 4.3.27
3.5.23 (Q2) 10.4.64
4.7.31 (Q3) 11.10.76
7.7.49 (Q4) 13.12.90

Dean wins $6.00 for the Sacred Heart Mission - and Dean, you are now our leading money earner!! The Tigers looked great tonight.

[theDuke]

Aarggghh... that's 4th time in a row I've picked the wrong team in the first game...!

Aw well...well done Dean...again!

[Anita]

327 please Val.The one with the blues.

[Val]

Thanks Anita!

[Val]

Tonight's result:

Melbourne Demons (TheFoe) v Port Adelaide Power (Grizzly)
0.2.2 (Q1) 3.2.20
1.3.9 (Q2) 6.6.42
3.5.23 (Q3) 10.9.69
4.8.32 (Q4) 12.11.83

[suzysunshine7]

Philip wrote: "Thanks again to Suzy for the reminder, the banana muffins are in the post!"

Oooh? - Banana Muffins! ... Yummy!!! ;o>

[suzysunshine7]

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

[Val]

Tonight's results:

Carlton Blues (RedJohn) v Hawthorn Hawks (unwanted)
5.1.13 (Q1) 2.0.12
6.2.31 (Q2) 8.3.51
7.4.46 (Q3) 11.4.70
9.4.58 (Q4) 14.5.89

Essendon Bombers (Val) v Brisbane Lions (David)
1.3.9 (Q1) 5.3.33
2.3.15 (Q2) 5.5.35
3.4.22 (Q3) 10.6.66
3.10.28 (Q4) 14.7.91

[Lez]

Before I forget:

ROUND 10

Power 43
Lions
Cats
Crows
Swans
Suns
Bombers

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ROUND 11

Power 43
Dogs
Eagles
Demons
Saints
Freo
Pies
Bombers

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ROUND 12

Giants 43
Power
Lions
Pies
Blues
Dogs
Saints
Eagles
Tigers

Desperately hoping these are alright.
Thanks Val

[Val]

Lez wrote: "Desperately hoping these are alright...."

Your tips look good to me Lez. For your sake I hope they're all correct on the day/night.

[Val]

Today's/Tonight's results:

North Melbourne Kangaroos (Steve) v Adelaide Crows (Dean)
4.1.25 (Q1) 0.2.2
9.1.55 (Q2) 3.3.21
12.2.74 (Q3) 6.7.43
19.5.119 (Q4) 7.8.50

St Kilda Saints (Lez) v Sydney Swans (Anita)
3.3.21 (Q1) 2.1.13
7.4.46 (Q2) 3.6.24
9.6.60 (Q3) 5.10.40
15.11.101 (Q4) 6.12.48

West Coast Eagles (Sussex) v Geelong Cats (unwanted)
3.0.18 (Q1) 4.0.24
4.2.26 (Q2) 7.0.42
7.6.48 (Q3) 9.2.56
11.7.73 (Q4) 10.4.64

I watched the Eagles/Cats till half-time and thought the Cats were home and hosed. How wrong I was! I see the commentators are saying it might be the game of the season!

[Val]

Just a reminder folks! Two more games on Sunday and then Round 10 kicks off on Monday.

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!!!

[Anita]

All mine
Round 10
Port power by 15
Lions
Roos
Crows
SWANS
Saints
Giants

🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪

Round11
Port power by 12
Lions
Eagles
Roos
Cats
Hawks
Pies
Suns

🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪🐪

Round 12
SWANS BY 11
Power
Lions
Pies
Blues
Bulldogs
Bombers
Hawks
Tigers
Thanks val

[theDuke]

I'll do mine round by round i think, so here's the next one:

Round 10:

Dogs- 15
Lions
Cats
Demons
Swans
Saints
Giants

[RedJohn]

Round 10
Power x 22
Lions
Cats
Demons
Pies
Saints
Bombers

Round 11
Power x 22
Lions
Eagles
Roos
Saints
Hawks
Pies
Bombers

Round 12
Giants x 22
Power
Lions
Pies
Blues
Dogs
Saints
Eagles
Tigers

Thank you Val.

[Val]

Thanks John but computer says NO to your tips for Round 11

The fixture is:
ROUND 11

Port Power v Richmond Tigers
Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs
**West Coast Eagles v Carlton Blues
**North Melbourne Kangaroos v Melbourne Demons
Geelong Cats v St Kilda Saints
Fremantle Dockers v Hawthorn Hawks
Adelaide Crows v Collingwood Magpies
Gold Coast Suns v Essendon Bombers

and you've tipped:

Round 11
Power x 22
Lions
**Eagles
**Blues
Saints
Hawks
Pies
Bombers

so the two marked need correcting please.

[Val]

Today's results:

Gold Coast Suns (Suzy) v Greater Western Sydney Giants (Duke)
0.3.3 (Q1) 2.4.16
2.4.16 (Q2) 4.5.29
2.7.19 (Q3) 5.7.37
4.11.35 (Q4) 9.7.61

Fremantle Dockers (unwanted) v Collingwood Magpies (tech)
0.0.0 (Q1) 1.2.8
4.1.25 (Q2) 2.4.16
6.1.37 (Q3) 6.5.41
10.1.61 (Q4) 7.7.49

[Val]

Our tipsters' ladder is as follows:

Round 9 (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 (31)
SussexWelsh on 7 (32)
Philip on 7 (35)
Tech on 7 (36)
Foe on 6 (28)
Duke on 6 (46)
Dean on 5 (8)
David on 5 (26)
Val on 5 (53)
RedJohn on 5 (63)
Lez on 5 (84)
Grizzly on 4 (48)
Anita on 4 (62)
Blastro on 4 (66)
Suzy on 3 (20)

Charity donations are:

Steve (Backpack Bed For Homeless) - A$6.00 (Highest score - Roos 119)
Dean (Sacred Heart Mission) - A$6.00 (closest margin)
Steve (Backpack Bed For Homeless) - A$11.00 (weekly winner)

CUMULATIVE LADDER:

Sj Brooke (Steve) on 58 (209)
Tech on 51 (210)
SussexWelsh on 51 (249)
Duke on 50 (247)
Val on 49 (226)
Philip on 47 (226)
David on 46 (256)
Blastro on 45 (293)
RedJohn on 45 (343)
Foe on 43 (282)
Dean on 38 (196)
Lez on 37 (490)
Suzy on 36 (163)
Anita on 35 (281)
Grizzly on 34 (273)

And once again Steve skips blithely past the rest of us to take out two of the cash prizes this week! I'm almost ready to give him the title now. He and Dean are salting the money away for their charities and good on them.

[Val]

REMINDER! YOUR TIPS ARE NEEDED PRONTO! THE NEXT GAME IS MONDAY NIGHT!

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:

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!!!

[suzysunshine7]

Ohhh WoW?!! ... Congratulations Steve!!! ... x

And very well punted congratulations to Dean ... x

[Dean]

Sorry Val, I remembered last night, and thought, I'll do it in the morning.........and subsequently forgot!!!!!!!
Thanks for the nudge.

Power 52
Tigers
Cats
Crows - What has happened to my beloved Crows Val?
Pies
Saints
Bombers

Thanks, and good luck

[RedJohn]

RedJohn wrote: "Round 10
Power x 22
Lions
Cats
Demons
Pies
Saints
Bombers

Round 11
Power x 22
Lions
Eagles
Roos
Saints
Hawks
Pies
Bombers

Round 12
Giants x 22
Power
Lions
Pies
Blues
Dogs
Saints
Eagles
Tigers

Th..."

Val wrote: "Thanks John but computer says NO to your tips for Round 11

The fixture is:
ROUND 11

Port Power v Richmond Tigers
Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs
**West Coast Eagles v Carlton Blues
**North Melb..."

Val wrote: "Thanks John but computer says NO to your tips for Round 11

The fixture is:
ROUND 11

Port Power v Richmond Tigers
Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs
**West Coast Eagles v Carlton Blues
**North Melb..."

RedJohn wrote: "Round 10
Power x 22
Lions
Cats
Demons
Pies
Saints
Bombers

Round 11
Power x 22
Lions
Eagles
Roos
Saints
Hawks
Pies
Bombers

Round 12
Giants x 22
Power
Lions
Pies
Blues
Dogs
Saints
Eagles
Tigers

Th..."

So sorry Val. Now amended.
You do a fantastic job but then a 'plonker' like me tries my level best to bu**er it up now and then. Oi vey!!!
I heard some of the deserved Oz expletives from here! :-)

[Val]

Thanks John!!

[TheFoe]

Round 10

Power X34
Lions
Cats
Demons
Magpies
Saints
Giants

Been a while since I've tipped the Demons, reckon they've got this one in the bag!

[Philip]

Round 10

Port Adelaide x 16
Richmond
Geelong
Melbourne
Collingwood
St Kilda
GWS

[Craig White]

strapped for time, val, these ok now and i'll get the rest in tues morning?

power by 17
lions......

cheers, val

[suzysunshine7]

Missing you already tech ... x ... and hoping that you have a good Shift at Work ;o>

[Sj]

Cheers for reminder (once again) Suzy

ROUND 10

Port Power #20

Richmond Tigers

Geelong Cats
Melbourne Demons

Collingwood Magpies
St Kilda Saints

GWS Giants

[suzysunshine7]

Hmmm? - well it's still a bit tricky to try and pick out some of the final Underdogs in Round 10 at the moment but I'll give it my best shot ...

Bulldogs by 7
Tigers
Roos
Crows
Swans
SUNS
Bombers

Game On! & Good Luck Everyone! ;o>

[Sj]

Val wrote: ".And once again Steve skips blithely past the rest of us to take out two of the cash prizes this week! I'm almost ready to give him the title now. He and Dean are salting the money away for their charities and good on them."

Aww Brilliant stuff!
Cheers Val on behalf of my 'Swags'

[Val]

I'm in a rush like tech so I'll post

Port x 12

and be back later with the rest. I've emailed Blastro but we're also missing David and Sussex.

[Blastronaut]

Oh 'nads, it looks like I be too late for the first un. Here's the rest...

Brisbane
Geelong
Melbourne
Collingwood
St Kilda
GWS

Apols for lateness. Gotta rush again. How long do I got 'till the next uns have to be in ?

Also, would someone kindly remind me of the remaining fixtures.

Am currently using our youngest's mini laptop or 'notebook' or 'notepad' or whatever ya call em and have somehow lost the cursor (flashing line thingy?) for writing so it's a tad awkward typing, editing etc.

[suzysunshine7]

Hang on, Blastro, I'll go find it ... x ...

[suzysunshine7]

Got it! ... it's in Message 342 by Val (Jul 28, 2020 06:48AM) ...


ROUND 11
Please lodge your tips by Saturday, 8 August 2020 at 7:30am BST at the very latest!!!

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)

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ROUND 12
Please lodge your tips by Thursday, 13 August 2020 at 11:00am BST at the very latest!!!

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)

[Val]

The rest of my tips following on from Port x 12 above:

Richmond
Cats
Crows
Pies
Saints
Giants