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"BALL UP!" - Val's 2021 Aussie Rules Footy Tipping *Open to Everyone*
AFL 2021 FINALS FIXTURE - WEEK 3Melbourne Demons # 7
Port Adelaide Power # 10
Cheers SJ. Dunno about the rest of yous but I looked forward to me birthdays when I was a young un; now it's kinda like the opposite. Maybe I'm just a miserable old bugger. If I get to that age I can see me being a carbon copy of Grandpa Boswell (from 80s sitcom Bread for those who're wondering). Me punt
Melbourne - 17
BULLDAWGS - 17
Cheers Val
Blastronaut wrote: "Cheers SJ. Dunno about the rest of yous but I looked forward to me birthdays when I was a young un; now it's kinda like the opposite. Maybe I'm just a miserable old bugger. If I get to that age I c..."i don't think you're alone in thinking that Blastro...i certainly don't get the 'excitement' of being another year older these days than i did in the past, but i am grateful that i do still continue to get older! ;-)
And personally speaking..i think I'm moulding nicely into a Victor Meldrew type as the years whisk by!
"Ayyyyyyyee don't Beliiiieeeeeevvveeee it!" :)
Okay ... well it's looking like my Punt is going to be ...Cats by 7
Dogs by 7
Game On! - and Good Luck Everyone! ;o>
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLASTRO!!!! I hope your 50th is especially fun and that you get to celebrate with family and friends in real style. Enjoy!!!
;o> ... x ! ! ! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLASTRO ! ! ! x ... ;o>
Blastronaut wrote: "Cheers SJ. Dunno about the rest of yous but I looked forward to me birthdays when I was a young un; now it's kinda like the opposite. Maybe I'm just a miserable old bugger. If I get to that age I can see me being a carbon copy of Grandpa Boswell (from 80s sitcom Bread for those who're wondering). ..."I follow Bette Midler's lead : wake up every day and say "Still here mo...er f....ers!!"
Happy 50th Birthday Blastro, hope you have a smashing day!! Will e-mail you over the weekend, take care mate. :-)
Cracking start to the Demons/Cats game. Highly recommended for anyone with the chance to watch or listen.
Tonight's result:Melbourne Demons (TheFoe) v Geelong Cats (available)
5.3.33 (Q1) 1.0.6
9.6.60 (Q2) 5.1.31
17.8.110 (Q3) 5.2.32
19.11.125 (Q4) 6.6.42
That's what you call a trouncing. An absolute lesson in football skills. The Demons couldn't put a foot (or hand) wrong tonight. Captain (and 6' 10" ruckman) Max Gawn scored 5 goals - unheard of! Every player contributed. I hope they turn up in two weeks time for the Grand Final with the same level of intensity.
Just watched the highlights on AFL Val, wow! The Demons were brilliant. Maxy and Petracca both scored, cool! :-) If anyone has 7 and a bit minutes to spare, here are the highlights, worth a watch.https://www.afl.com.au/video/675863/h...
"We're on our way to Optus, cos nobody can stop us, na na na na,na na na na!!"
Why all of Australia (well, all of Melbourne) loves Max Gawn:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeZe8...
I love watching Melbourne's Clayton Oliver play (could be a big chance for this year's Brownlow Medal) but everytime I see him, I can only think of Oor Wullie:
He does, Val! - LOL!!! ;o> ...
Today's result:Port Adelaide Power (available) v Western Bulldogs (Blastro)
1.1.7 (Q1) 7.2.44
3.4.22 (Q2) 12.8.80
5.8.38 (Q3) 14.12.96
6.9.45 (Q4) 17.14.116
Well that was a turn-up for me! The injury-ridden, much travelled Bulldogs fronted up to a rested Port Adelaide playing in front of their feral home-ground supporters and blew them out of the park in the first quarter. After that they weren't headed all night. Another Grand Final for the Doggies! AND two Melbourne teams! Woo-hoo!
Our tipsters were pretty off beam this week (far too conservative with our margins) yet two of you managed a tie:Tech 2 (120) = 66+54
Blastro 2 (120) = 66+54
Dean 2 (135) = 67+68
Isabella 1 (142) 54+88
Foe 1 (145) 68+77
SussexWelsh 1 (151) 62+89
David 1 (153) 94+59
Val 1 (154) 61+93
Lez 1 (154) 40+114
Suzy 1 (154) 90+64
Sj Brooke (Steve) 1 (157) 76+81
Duke 1 (174) 78+96
Anita 1 (184) 98+86
Philip 0 (186) 99+87
So $15 goes to both Oscar's Law (Tech's charity) and Zaidee's Rainbow Foundation (Blastro's charity). Well done you two!
YAYYY!!! - Congratulations tech and Blastro!!! ... x x ;o>
We now get a break until the Grand Final on September 25 but feel free to submit your tips any time before then.AFL 2020 GRAND FINAL
Saturday, 25 September
MELBOURNE DEMONS (TheFoe) v WESTERN BULLDOGS (Blastro)
in Perth at 7:15pm
If punters could lodge their tips by midnight FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 24th (your time) it would be a great help, although I can accept them up until 10.00am SATURDAY (your time) if absolutely necessary.
I think I will be cheering for the Demons on Saturday 25th (1964 was the last time they won the Premiership) but you have to have a soft spot for the Bulldogs who have got to the Grand Final the hard way. You have to remember that Australia is a big country – 3 time zones – and that the 6 states and 2 territories all have elected governments of different political persuasions. So all health regulations (read Covid restrictions) are set at state level. So anyone from Victoria or New South Wales canot travel to any other state or territory without a specific exemption (dying is not an exemption) and the border between new South Wales and Victoria is also closed. Queensland and Western Australia in particular have hard closures and may not reopen their borders this year.Port Adelaide (from South Australia) went into tonight’s game having enjoyed an entire month without travel. If they had won, they would have flown to Perth and not had to quarantine. Not so the Bulldogs.
You might remember Round 23, the last game of the home-and-away season, when, in a nail-biter, the result (on August 20) was
Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide Power
4.1.25 (Q1) 1.3.9
5.3.33 (Q2) 1.8.14
9.3.57 (Q3) 6.10.46
10.4.64 (Q4) 9.12.66
That game was played in Melbourne (1hr 20min flight from Adelaide). Port then flew home to prepare for their Qualifying Final against the Cats on their home ground. The Dogs had earned a home game against the Bombers in an Elimination Final (on August 29) but because of Covid restrictions, this had to be played in Tasmania (1hr 5min flight from Melbourne).
Next up the Dogs had to fly to Brisbane to face the Lions on September 4 in a semi-final (2hr 25min flight Launceston to Brisbane). This was the game where they snuck home by a point scored in the dying minutes. They flew to Perth on the following day (5hr 40min flight Brisbane to Perth). At this point, the Western Australia government reset the Bulldogs’ quarantine clock and the Dogs could start “banking” part of their fortnight’s quarantine.
On Friday (September 10), the Dogs flew from Perth to Adelaide for tonight’s Preliminary Final (2hr 45mins) where the South Australian government took no notice of negative tests conducted in Western Australia 24 hours earlier, meaning the Dogs were unable to have a light run at Adelaide Oval on Friday evening when they landed. However all players and staff received South Australian-approved negative tests early this morning, which allowed them to make a lunchtime trip to the ground to stretch their legs seven hours before the match.
They will now fly back to Perth (3hr 20min) and be required to spend another week in hotel quarantine, whereas the Demons (who have been in Perth since August 29 and have served their quarantine) are free to roam the streets of Perth for the next fortnight.
The mandatory fortnight of isolation - aside from training - began on September 5, meaning players and staff will only be released hours before the Brownlow Medal ceremony on September 19. They would then have six days under the same eased restrictions as the Demons ahead of the Grand Final on September 25 at Optus Stadium. The Dogs have been tested 14 times in 25 days for Covid – I think it’s safe to say they’re negative!
Well well well..what incredible scores...two consistently strong sides absolutely wiped out by the opposition....says a lot about these finals games. I'd never had thought Port would crash out against a much lesser performing side as is the Bullies of late, with all their injuries.I recall that of the grand final of three years ago, when the Giants got their first and thus far only grand final match against the unstoppable Tigers....and it wasn't really much of nail biter was it...the Giants got thumped!
Congrats to Tech and Blastro....and equally and interstingly that both the teams supported by Nick and Blastro, are through to the final. How apt that these two half century old chaps, just fresh from celebrating their milestones, are now going head to head in the big one! I hope it's a gud 'un chaps! :)
Many thanks for the birthday wishes folks. Bless y'all.
Val wrote: "AFL 2020 GRAND FINAL Saturday, 25 September"
MELBOURNE DEMONS (TheFoe) #10
Val wrote: "We now get a break until the Grand Final on September 25 but feel free to submit your tips any time before then.AFL 2020 GRAND FINAL
Saturday, 25 September
MELBOURNE DEMONS (TheFoe) v WESTERN B..."
Isn't it 2021 though Val? 😬
Sj wrote: "Isn't it 2021 though Val? 😬 ..."You might be right! We've been in lockdown so long I can't even remember my name!
Better do mine while it's in mind. So, here's to the grand final of last year! :)AFL 2020 GRAND FINAL
Saturday, 25 September
DEMONS - wins by 25 points
Right here we go for the last game of the season (unless I hear otherwise from any of the tipsters who've forgotten):Isabella's tip:
Demons by 27
Tomorrow's bounce is at 10.15am your time. (So if anyone wants to change their tip, please post before then). If any of you are able to watch the game, or even listen to it, I highly recommend you do. Hopefully it's going to be a corker between the two best teams all year. There are no injuries, the weather is going to be 25 degrees C with a bit of cloud but no rain. Optus Stadium is almost the best in the country and it's looking in great shape so everything is set for a great spectacle.The running order is (all times are Melbourne times):
6.22pm – Welcome to Country (Dr Richard Walley)
6.29pm – Pre-Match Entertainment Performance (Abbe May, Baker Boy, John Butler, Stella Donnelly, The Waifs, duo Gina Williams & Guy Ghouse, Eskimo Joe, Colin Hay)
6.46pm – Pre-Match Entertainment Concludes
6.55pm – Umpires enter arena / Delivery of match footballs to Umpires
6.58pm – Western Bulldogs enter arena / Team photo
7.05pm – Melbourne enter arena / Team photo
7.10pm – Premiership Cup Arrival (Glen Jakovich, Garry Lyon and Chris Grant)
7.11pm – National Anthem (Amy Manford)
7.13pm – Two Sirens / Toss of Coin
7.15pm – AFL Grand Final Commences
7.45pm – Quarter Time
7.46pm – Colgate Grand Final Sprint
7.51pm – Second Quarter Commences
8.21pm – Half Time
8.29pm – Half Time Entertainment Performance (Birds of Tokyo and WA Symphony Orchestra)
8.48pm – Third Quarter Commences
9.18pm – Three Quarter Time
9.25pm – Fourth Quarter Commences
9.55pm – Final Siren
10.06pm – Post-Match Presentation/Team Photo
All Victoria is devastated that for the second year in a row, the Grand Final has had to be moved from its ancestral home, the MCG - especially as it's two teams from Melbourne that are playing and no Victorian fans are allowed to go because of COVID-related border closures. 60,000 spectators are expected/permitted. My daughter and s-i-l, plus his dad and brother, are devoted Doggies members - they gave their access codes for tickets away - 2 to friends who live in Perth, and the other 2 to applicants who they put through the wringer to weed out potential scalpers and make sure they were died-in-the-wool Doggies fans. Many members (of both clubs) have made tidy profits (one made £500) by selling their barcodes. Daughter and all the family will be together to watch the game and are stocked up with cup cakes, donuts, and choc-top ice-creams, all decorated in red, white and blue - it's amazing how small businesses have pivoted in lockdown to earn a crust somehow. They've also acquired pre-mixed cocktails in club colours.
My son and d-i-l are holed up in a bubble with her parents. They all support different teams so with no allegiances, they've just decided to enjoy themselves. Their (printed) program of events is as follows:
1.00pm - President's Lunch
- Location: Mitchell Deck/Dining Room
- Dress code: Black Tie
3.00pm - Half Time Heroes (kicking the footy)
- Location: Acord Patch
- Dress code: Sporting attire
4.00pm - Hit the Target (handball and kicking competition)
- Location: Wood Street
- Attire: Sporting attire
5.00pm - AFL Trivia
- Location: Mitchell Living Room
- Attire: Comfort
7.15pm - 2021 AFL Grand Final
They will also be conducting sweeps 9between the 4 adults and a 2 year old) for who gets the Norm Smith Medal (best on ground) and who kicks the first goal. I wish I could join them but COVID restrictions prevent that.
Wow, this is a hard game. Bodies crashing everywhere. Quartet time score: Melbourne Demons v Western Bulldogs
4.5.29 - 1.2.8
Bloody Bulldogs on fire in this 2nd quarter!
Power by 18