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"BALL UP!" - Val's 2022 Aussie Rules Footy Tipping *Open to Everyone*
And mine, going all in with a couple of gambles...i'm one behind Tech and Tim & 2 margin points ahead of Steve...it's tighter than the proverbial!:Lions - 7pts
Freo
Kangaroos
Cats
Tigers
Port
Hawks
Blues
Swans
May the best punter win!
Brisbane x10Fremantle
Gold Coast
Geelong
Richmond
Port Adelaide
West Coast
Collingwood
Sydney
Philip - I've recorded your tip of "West Coast" as meaning Western Bulldogs.
Lez's tips:Melbourne by 43 pts
Fremantle
Gold Coast
Geelong
Richmond
Port Adelaide
W Bulldogs
Carlton
Sydney
Blastro's tips:Brisbane Lions by 14 pts
Fremantle
Gold Coast
Geelong
Richmond
Port Adelaide
W Bulldogs
Collingwood
Sydney
Suzy's tips:Dees x 7
Giants
North
Eagles
Dons
Hawks
Crows
Blues
Saints
Mine:Dees x 15 (I think their talent level overall is higher than the Lions; plus, shut down Lachie Neale, and it's all over Red Rover. Joe Daniher and Eric Hipwood [who I love] just aren't reliable enough in front of goal and Charlie Cameron can't score enough goals all on his own)
Freo (Giants are possibly the most disappointing side of the season)
North (playing at home, I hope there's a big crowd to cheer on Ben Cunnington, plus I expect the players to be buoyed by the Alistair Clarkson announcement)
Cats (in cruise control with or without Jeremy Cameron)
Tigers (Essendon in disarray and Tigers wanting to show form at the right end of the season)
Port (Port host the hometown derby and will be cock a hoop after last week's score)
Dogs (will need to fight hard and improve their percentage, as well as pray for a Carlton loss, if they want to play Finals footy)
Pies (I think their experience will prove too much for an injury-ridden Carlton [shame though] and the Pies will want that top 4 slot)
Swans (in the box seat and looking primed)
Good luck everyone!
Sorry this is late ValDockers
Suns
Cats
Tigers
Crows
Hawks
Magpies
Swans
It certainly worked for Lance at Swans. I feel sorry for Ginnivan at Collingwood who is under constant scrutiny which is tough for his tender years.Your money was safe with Clarkson but I think he should have gone to Bombers. Norths will take 2 years just to be competitive.
Your family has certainly seen changes of fortune through the years!
Where did you migrate from? The game is strange at first byt you doget easily hooked
Crikey what were Lions doing tonight. This makes top 2 for Swans highly unlikely
We are in Brisbane tonight having driven up over last 2 days for our friends 60th tomorrow night. He was at Suncorp tonight for Broncos and what a disaster for both Brisbane teams in such high profile late season matches. Good job we were too tired to go out and are having quiet one in at apartment tonight.
TheFoe wrote: "Sorry this is late ValDockers
Suns
Cats
Tigers
Crows
Hawks
Magpies
Swans"
I'll give you the Dees Nick because I'm sure you would have picked them but you'll have to have the equal highest margin (it's quite big this week!)
Tim wrote: "It certainly worked for Lance at Swans. I feel sorry for Ginnivan at Collingwood who is under constant scrutiny which is tough for his tender years.Your money was safe with Clarkson but I think he..."
I feel the same about Ginnivan. The game needs colour and enthusiasm and characters and he embodies all those qualities. He doesn't deserve the constant commentary. I always thought Clarkson would stay in Melbourne because of family (children at school?) and I thought he would go to North because a) it was his old club and b), more importantly, it was the biggest challenge. Now to see what Horne-Francis is going to do! I think it was too little, too late for Essendon - they didn't have all their ducks in a row. We'll see what happens next there.
Our family is a real hodge-podge. Mr H. is Manchester born and bred and a true red (but his support is much the same as he feels for North - much pulling of hair and grinding of teeth). I was born in Scotland but grew up in what was Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe. I have lived, studied and worked in the U.K. but that was nearly 50 years ago. I'm a Leeds Utd supporter. We lived and worked in New Zealand for a year before coming to Australia, and our three adult children were born here.
Tim wrote: "We are in Brisbane tonight having driven up over last 2 days for our friends 60th tomorrow night. He was at Suncorp tonight for Broncos and what a disaster for both Brisbane teams in such high prof..."That was a mighty drive! 1100 miles! We were flicking back and forth between the AFL and NRL games (we were cheering on the two Melbourne teams) and did comment that it was a poor night to be a Queenslander. Enjoy the celebrations tomorrow and have a safe drive back.
Tonight's result:Brisbane Lions (David) v Melbourne Demons (TheFoe)
1.1.7 (Q1) 6.2.38
2.3.15 (Q2) 13.3.81
5.6.36 (Q3) 17.4.106
8.9.57 (Q4) 18.7.115
Melbourne were ruthless in annihilating Brisbane. Some rough play and a fair bit of ill-feeling. Cam Rayner (Lions) is likely to get a week's suspension for a dangerous tackle on Ben Brown. And Dayne Zorko (Lions) seemed to be targeted from the first bounce. Lez's regular tip of a 43 point win was the closest so another $7.00 goes to Dementia Australia.
Aw poo! What happened to the Lions?!
Some blow-out scores today!Today's/Tonight's results:
Greater Western Sydney Giants (Duke) v Fremantle Dockers (available)
4.3.27 (Q1) 2.2.14
7.4.46 (Q2) 5.5.35
8.7.55 (Q3) 8.8.56
10.9.69 (Q4) 13.11.89
North Melbourne Kangaroos (Steve) v Gold Coast Suns (Suzy)
1.5.11 (Q1) 4.2.26
3.6.24 (Q2) 6.8.44
5.9.39 (Q3) 12.12.84
6.11.47 (Q4) 16.18.114
Geelong Cats (available) v West Coast Eagles (Sussex)
6.4.40 (Q1) 3.2.20
12.7.79 (Q2) 4.4.28
15.12.102 (Q3) 6.4.40
19.17.131 (Q4) 7.4.46
Essendon Bombers (Val) v Richmond Tigers (Philip)
3.2.20 (Q1) 6.3.39
7.6.48 (Q2) 10.7.67
9.8.62 (Q3) 16.10.106
11.9.75 (Q4) 21.15.141
Port Adelaide Power (available) v Adelaide Crows (Dean)
2.4.16 (Q1) 2.3.15
5.7.37 (Q2) 4.6.30
9.13.67 (Q3) 5.9.39
16.15.111 (Q4) 7.13.55
Today's results:Hawthorn Hawks (available) v Western Bulldogs (Blastro)
4.1.25 (Q1) 2.1.13
8.1.49 (Q2) 8.4.52
9.2.56 (Q3) 9.12.66
10.4.64 (Q4) 12.15.87
Carlton Blues (Tim) v Collingwood Magpies (Tech)
0.3.3 (Q1) 3.5.23
2.5.17 (Q2) 5.6.36
10.8.68 (Q3) 6.8.44
10.14.74 (Q4) 11.9.75
St Kilda Saints (Lez) v Sydney Swans (Anita)
3.3.21 (Q1) 4.2.26
5.5.35 (Q2) 9.3.57
7.7.49 (Q3) 11.6.72
11.8.74 (Q4) 13.10.88
Heartbreak for Carlton and tinny bums Collingwood win by a point!
Our tipsters' ladder is as follows:Round 23 (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)
Lez on 8 (15)
Val on 8 (43)
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 8 (59)
Philip on 8 (68)
Blastro on 8 (72)
David on 8 (73)
Tech on 8 (75)
Foe on 7 (81)
SussexWelsh on 7 (81)
Tim on 6 (66)
Anita on 6 (70)
Dean on 6 (81)
Duke on 5 (65)
Suzy on 1 (51)
Charity donations are:
Philip (Canteen) - A$7.00 - Highest score (Tigers - 141)
Lez (Dementia Australia) - A$7.00 (closest margin)
Lez (Dementia Australia) - A$12.00 (weekly winner)
CUMULATIVE LADDER:
Tech on 141 (604)
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 140 (579)
Tim on 139 (612)
Blastro on 139 (653)
Duke on 137 (583)
David on 135 (665)
Lez on 134 (948)
SussexWelsh on 131 (679)
Philip on 131 (917)
Val on 124 (573)
Foe on 121 (712)
Anita on 114 (896)
Dean on 105 (794)
Suzy on 60 (657)
Ant that's the end of the home and away season for another year. Our winners are:1st Tech - $35.00 (Oscar's Law)
2nd Steve - $25.00 (Backpack Bed For Homeless)
3rd Tim - $15.00 (Koala Hospital - Port Macquarie)
Wooden Spoon Suzy - $10.00 (Friends With Dignity)
plus...
Charlie Curnow (Carlton Blues) is the 2022 Coleman Medallist with 64 goals so Tim wins another $15.00 for the Koala Hospital at Port Macquarie.
Well done to all winners!
We now get a week off until Week One of the Finals series. I'll be back shortly once the exact order of the games plus starting times and venues are confirmed.
We now get a week's rest before the finals. Punters whose teams are still alive are Tech, Blastro, David, Philip, TheFoe and Anita. But remember, all punters are still in the competition to pick winners and earn some cash for their charities. There are no prizes for closest margin or highest score, just $15.00 for the tipster who predicts the most wins with the lowest cumulative margins.
Qualifying and Elimination Finals:
(Qualifying: loser gets a second chance)
(Elimination: loser is out of the Finals)
This time I'd like you to choose the winning team AND the margin for ALL FOUR GAMES. Scoring will be one point for every winner picked and a sliding table based on the margins predicted for each game. There will (hopefully) be one winning punter after all games have been played. $15.00 to your charity is up for grabs.
Thursday September 1
Second Elimination Final (6th hosts 7th):
Brisbane Lions (David) v Richmond (Philip) in Brisbane
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Friday September 2
Second Qualifying Final (2nd hosts 3rd):
Melbourne (TheFoe) v Sydney Swans (Anita) in Melbourne
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Saturday September 3
First Qualifying Final (1st hosts 4th):
Geelong Cats (available) v Collingwood (Tech) in Melbourne
First Elimination Final (5th hosts 8th):
Fremantle (available) v Western Bulldogs (Blastro) in Perth
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ALL TIPS DONE BY MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY AUGUST 31st (if you can manage it) but I can take them up until 10.15am (your time) on Thursday September 1st.
Well...i truly buggered that up, didn't i?!Congrats to Tech, Steve & Tim!
Cheers Val and congrats Tech ...ya jammy wotsit! :)
Brisbane Lions (David) #10~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Melbourne (TheFoe) # 20
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Geelong Cats # 30
Fremantle # 20
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Who bet all the PIES? ooooooh, yeah!Congratulations to all those coughing and spluttering in the wake of my dust!
On a run of nightshifts at the moment, but i'll be back with more unbearable one-liners later!
Cheers Val
Just checking in to make sure i still won......check
carry on! 😁
lions by 14SWANS by 24
cats by 14
Bulldogs by 14
Well done to Tech,SJ and Tim, especially Tech nice going! :-)
When you're hot, you're hot. Tech earned another $15.00 tonight when Nick Daicos was named the NAB Rising Star for 2022.He's something very special this young man. He's 19 and played his first season of senior AFL alongside his brother Josh (23). They're the sons of champion Collingwood player Peter Daicos who played 250 games and kicked 549 goals for the club in the number 35 – the same number as Nick.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al8mS...
Lions 15Swans 10
Cats 20
Dockers 10
Tech XXIII wrote: "Just checking in to make sure i still won......check
carry on! 😁"
Is it your first time win, Tech? I know some of you were doing this game before i joined in for the 2016 season.
The only record I've kept is of donations to charities. This list is of the biggest donations (so probably that year's winner) but I think I may have started doing this in 2011 (not sure) and if I did, I haven't kept that stat.2021 - TheFoe
2020 - Steve
2019 - David
2018 - Tech
2017 - Val
2016 - Philip
2015 - Val
2014 - Lez
2013 - Philip
2012 - Steve
definitely not the 1st. at least once before.the only stats i've kept are winning this year - had i mentioned that before, y'know that i'm the winner and stuff? 😁
so as the chief punt here,tigers by 5
demons by 17
cats by 17
dockers by 17
cheers, Val
You know Mick Thomas wrote some lyrics about folk like you:Picture this, a paper boy,
He stands outside a Collingwood hotel
On his back, black and white,
He hums a tune I've learnt to hate so well.
Only the tinny bum Pies could have the gall to sing "Oh, the premiership’s a cakewalk"!
https://www.crikey.com.au/2018/09/20/...
The Pies turned me into a bad boy! 😁
And mine:Tigers - 10
Demons - 15
Cats - 15
Dockers - 15
Lions by 12Swans by 13
Cats by 18
Dockers by 4
I have my tickets for Swans Friday evening so looking forward to it. My record attending Swans Finals is not good though. Fingers crossed
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Tigers by 11
Demons by 11
Cats by 31
Dockers by 20
Brisbane x 10Melbourne x 16
Geelong x 27
Fremantle x 20
Congrats to Tech.
Blastro's tips:Richmond by 19 pts
Sydney by 12 pts
Geelong by 6 pts
Fremantle by 22 pts
Lez's tips:Richmond by 12 pts
Melbourne by 3 pts
Geelong by 5 pts
Fremantle by 16 pts
Suzy's tips:Lions by 7 pts
Swans by 7 pts
Pies by 7 pts
Dogs by 7 pts
My tips:Tigers by 14 pts
Dees by 11 pts
Cats by 19 pts
Freo by 21 pts
Demons x 17Magpies x8
Bulldogs x15
Sorry I missed the first game Val, the way my season was going I'd probably have backed the wrong team anyway.
Pretty sure I've had at least one overall win over the years. Possibly imagined. SHIT!!!! I really thought there wuz another day to go!! Was gonna do these meself too. Only when I read Foe's above post and thought 'First game? What does he mean??' so checked further up for dates.
I'll settle for the proxy tips now then. Thanks Val. Apologies much-like.
Tonight's result:Brisbane Lions (David) v Richmond Tigers (Philip)
4.3.27 (Q1) 4.3.27
8.5.53 (Q2) 9.5.59
13.7.85 (Q3) 14.6.90
16.10.106 (Q4) 16.8.104
An absolute cracker of a game. I lost count of how many times the lead changed - last I heard, one of the commentators said it was 16. The final Brisbane goal was scored with a minute to go - just when you thought Richmond was home and hosed. The game had everything - star players subbed out with injury, miraculous goals, amazing marks, silly mistakes, you name it! I hope all the other games are this competitive.
Final minute:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INaNG...
Tim will be pleased to have broken his Swans in Finals hoodoo. They were prepared to be scrappier, were much cleaner in their handballs and forced Melbourne into simple errors. They also contained Clayton Oliver and Christian Petracca very well. Coach John Longmire deserves much more credit than he receives for tailoring each game according to the opposition's strengths.Tonight's result:
Melbourne Demons (TheFoe) v Sydney Swans (Anita)
4.1.25 (Q1) 2.3.15
5.4.34 (Q2) 6.4.40
10.5.65 (Q3) 12.5.77
10.9.69 (Q4) 14.7.91
Dockers
Suns
Cats
Tigers
Crows
Bulldogs
Magpies
Swans