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"BALL UP!" - Val's 2022 Aussie Rules Footy Tipping *Open to Everyone*
Tonight's result:Carlton Blues (Tim) v Sydney Swans (Anita)
3.5.23 (Q1) 4.0.24
12.8.80 (Q2) 7.0.42
14.9.93 (Q3) 12.4.76
15.12.102 (Q4) 13.9.87
It was a great game to watch on TV. I hope it wasn't too awful for Tim in the stands. At least he won some money with both him and Blastro tipping the exact margin of 15 points. So it's $7.00 each for the Koala Hospital @ Port Macquarie (Tim) and Zaidee's Rainbow Foundation (Blastro). Great work!
Dammit! I thought I,d posted mine 😕Too late for the first game, but I had tipped the Blues by 17 points. I knew they were going to win, but hey ho, that might cost me my lead now!
Here,s the rest:
Cats
Dogs
Demons
Saints
Tigers
GWS
Lions
Freo
Sorry about that.
Today's/Tonight's results:Geelong Cats (available) v Port Adelaide Power (available)
3.6.24 (Q1) 2.1.13
4.8.32 (Q2) 5.3.33
9.11.65 (Q3) 6.3.39
11.16.82 (Q4) 7.5.47
Western Bulldogs (Blastro) v Gold Coast Suns (Suzy)
4.5.29 (Q1) 3.3.21
6.12.48 (Q2) 6.5.41
10.15.75 (Q3) 9.7.61
15.16.106 (Q4) 13.9.87
North Melbourne Kangaroos (Steve) v Melbourne Demons (TheFoe)
3.0.18 (Q1) 4.4.28
6.1.37 (Q2) 8.9.57
8.3.51 (Q3) 10.13.73
8.5.53 (Q4) 14.16.100
Adelaide Crows (Dean) v St Kilda Saints (Lez)
1.5.11 (Q1) 2.1.13
4.8.32 (Q2) 3.3.21
6.13.49 (Q3) 6.4.40
9.15.69 (Q4) 14.6.90
Richmond Tigers (Philip) v Essendon Bombers (Val)
2.3.15 (Q1) 1.2.8
7.5.47 (Q2) 3.3.21
9.12.66 (Q3) 6.3.39
11.14.80 (Q4) 7.6.48
After watching a Wagner opera this afternoon (conservatively timed at 4 hours and 20 minutes but worth it all for Jonas Kaufmann), I was supposed to be seeing the musical "Jersey Boys" this evening. Seen it before and it's fabulous! But it was not to be; got a text about an hour before the curtain to say it was cancelled. Presumably Covid. The same happened earlier this month when myself and two friends turned up for the Bob Dylan-themed musical "Girl From The North Country" - arrived to find the doors shut and staff explaining the cancellation. We've re-booked for the Dylan but I doubt I'll be able to get to Jersey Boys before it closes. Anyway, it meant I was at home to flick between me shouting abuse at my team (Essendon) for another hapless performance and me cheering on the change of government as our election results came through. PM Scomo was on the nose for many reasons but now he has quit as leader, pray we don't get Peter Dutton!
We are off to Lohengrin Tuesday and looking forward to it. Just hoping we do no get a late cancellation which is always a concern in these times for any live event. That would have been some combination yesterday Val had Jersey Boys gone ahead. Like you sat in front of tv last evening cheering on all the election news and the demise of Scomo. I have bad feelings that it must be Dutton but at least it will be in opposition.
We had the really pleasing news of Zoe Daniels in our seat of Goldstein throwing out Tim Wilson who seemed to give up weeks ago once he lost the great sign debacle.
Thanks Val for your kind thoughts of my evening at Marvel but at least it was a good match and apart from the second quarter the Swans held up against the Blues.
Tim wrote: "We are off to Lohengrin Tuesday and looking forward to it. Just hoping we do no get a late cancellation which is always a concern in these times for any live event. That would have been some combin..."I hope you enjoy it Tim. It is long and I found myself drifting a bit in the second act but the singing from all the soloists is superb and some of the musical interludes (particularly the prelude to Act 3) are beautiful. The set is a bit convoluted with lots of symbolism (much of which I didn't get) but overall, a great performance.
Congratulations on ousting Tim Wilson in Goldstein. I've never liked him since his time with the I.P.A. And those emails to Bayside Council re the corflutes (a word I haven't encountered prior to this election) were just petty. We're in Higgins (Peter Costello was our MP for years) and we voted out Katie Allen in favour of Labor's Michelle Ananda-Rajah. I despair of Peter Dutton leading the LNP. Karen Andrews isn't strong enough, nor is Angus Taylor (IMO) but Dutton is downright dangerous. I'd much prefer Josh Frydenberg - if he can make a comeback. Anyway, hopefully we will see some meaningful legislation in the months ahead.
Today's results:Greater Western Sydney Giants (Duke) v West Coast Eagles (Sussex)
7.3.45 (Q1) 4.1.25
14.3.87 (Q2) 5.4.34
17.7.109 (Q3) 9.5.59
21.12.138 (Q4) 13.8.86
Hawthorn Hawks (available) v Brisbane Lions (David)
5.2.32 (Q1) 6.2.38
10.3.63 (Q2) 9.8.62
13.5.83 (Q3) 13.9.87
18.9.117 (Q4) 17.10.112
Fremantle Dockers (available) v Collingwood Magpies (Tech)
2.2.14 (Q1) 2.2.14
2.4.16 (Q2) 5.3.33
3.6.24 (Q3) 7.4.46
6.8.44 (Q4) 12.8.80
Great game in Tassie! Don't know what happened to the Dockers.
Our tipsters' ladder is as follows:Round 10 (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)
Blastro on 7 (0)
Tim on 7 (0)
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 7 (10)
Tech on 7 (10)
Philip on 7 (13)
Lez on 7 (28)
Val on 6 (7)
SussexWelsh on 6 (9)
Foe on 6 (15)
Duke on 6 (43)
David on 5 (30)
Anita on 4 (33)
Dean on 3 (26)
Suzy on 2 (22)
Charity donations are:
Duke (Centre For Eye Research Australia) - Highest score (Giants - 138)
Tim (Koala Hospital @ Port Macquarie) and Blastro (Zaidee's Rainbow Foundation) - A$7.00 each (closest margin)
Tim (Koala Hospital @ Port Macquarie) and Blastro (Zaidee's Rainbow Foundation) - A$12.00 (weekly winners)
CUMULATIVE LADDER:
Blastro on 61 (268)
Duke on 60 (236)
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 60 (263)
Tim on 60 (279)
Tech on 60 (326)
Lez on 60 (353)
SussexWelsh on 58 (266)
Philip on 57 (285)
David on 57 (300)
Foe on 53 (249)
Val on 52 (248)
Dean on 46 (276)
Anita on 44 (413)
Suzy on 30 (309)
Do please check your scores! Tim and Blastro were on a roll this week and Duke's Giants earned him some money too.
If anyone would like to view the AFL Ladder before submitting next week's tips, it's at http://www.afl.com.au/ladderROUND 11
Friday May 27
Sydney Swans v Richmond Tigers (in Sydney)
Saturday May 28
Brisbane Lions v GWS Giants (in Brisbane)
Geelong Cats v Adelaide Crows (in Geelong)
Melbourne Demons v Fremantle Dockers (in Melbourne)
West Coast Eagles v Western Bulldogs (in Perth)
Gold Coast Suns v Hawthorn Hawks (in Darwin)
Sunday May 29
St Kilda Saints v North Melbourne Kangaroos (in Melbourne)
Collingwood Magpies v Carlton Blues (in Melbourne)
Port Adelaide Power v Essendon Bombers (in Adelaide)
If punters could lodge their tips by midnight THURSDAY May 26 (your time) it would be a great help, although I can accept them up until 10.45am FRIDAY (your time) if absolutely necessary.
Hi Val, Lohengrin has always been one of my favourites but from the reviews I think the sets are a challenge. A bunch of feathers representing a swan and a chess game for a sword fight? Looking forward to hearing Jonas though. I am concerned that my wife, who hates Wagner and has never seen a Wagner opera will lag with the length. However, I do have a good track record when once went to a complete Ring Cycle over 6 evenings at the Royal Albert hall in London. The tickets were standing on the floor but sensibly they let us sit and by the third opera I had made friends with so many people and we started bringing our own picnics which the RAH sensibly allowed us to bring in.Congratulations on Higgins which was a wonderful result. Our friend has just moved into Prahran from Sydney but unfortunately for this election she was still registered in Sydney for what was her first election since gaining her citizenship.
I agree about the downplaying of scenes - I was awaiting the river and the swan pulling the boat with Lohengrin aboard. Some years ago OA staged Lakme with a very serviceable river and boat. I'm not a Wagner aficionado (the only other one I've see is The Flying Dutchman at The Palais with a very weird 3-D effect which made one feel quite seasick) but I reckon your wife won't have too much trouble. The plot is quite a bit more logical than many operas. I doubt I could do the Ring Cycle. When it was last done in Melbourne a few years back, I think the price may have included dinner and was quite prohibitive. Picnicking at the Royal Albert Hall sounds much more civilised. I'm not very happy about this coming Saturday. I'm the designated babysitter in Lakes Entrance while my daughter and son-in-law attend a wedding there. I've had to give away my tickets to Victorian Opera's The Selfish Giant (to which said daughter and older grandson were accompanying me in the morning) and to OA's La Traviata in the afternoon, and had I not been off to Gippsland, I would have bought a ticket for Eric Bogle on Saturday night at The Athenaeum!
Agreed on the Ring Cycle and its expense which is why I went to the one at the RAH and took standing tickets. That was 18 or so years ago now. I saw a Lohengrin with a great Swan at Covent Garden that also at times had a mesh over the entire face of the set that made a very good effect of rippling water. I am just disappointed that Victoria will not be able to scream to herself "Swan" as she always does in reference to the Simon Pegg film Hot Fuzz.
The Flying Dutchman sounds great. I think the audience is supposed to feel sea sick given the storm is blowing for at least 80% of that opera.
What a shame your Saturday is so ruined. We went to La Traviata
two Saturdays ago and loved the performance.
My tips this weekSwans by 15. Fingers crossed but not that optimistic although Tigers revival has been at lower end teams so far
Lions
Cats
Demons
Bulldogs
Suns
Saints
Pies
Port
ah, yuh!swans by 17
lions
cats
demons
bulldugs
suns
saints
blues
power
cheers, Val
Sydney Swans #20Brisbane Lions
Geelong Cats
Melbourne Demons
Western Bulldogs
Hawthorn Hawks
St Kilda Saints
Carlton Blues
Port Adelaide Power
SWANS by 14lions
cats
demons
bulldogs
hawks
Saint
magpies
port
Here's mineTigers 18
Lions
Cats (Really hope I'm wrong...C'mon you Crows)
Demons
Dogs
Hawks
Saints
Blues
Power
Cheers
Swans 10Lions
Cats
Demons
Bulldogs
Hawks
Saints
Magpies
Power
Good luck everyone
Sydney x 25Brisbane
Geelong
Melbourne
Western
Hawthorn
St Kilda
Carlton
Port Adelaide
I see that the Demons have changed their name, to....er..Narrm?! What,s that meant to mean?!!Anyhoo, not wanting to same tardy mistake last week, here,s mine:
Tigers - 14
Lions
Cats
Narrm ("You wern,t there maan, you don,t know!"😆
Dogs
Suns
Saints
Blues
Port
Good luck folks.
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Tigers by 13
Lions
Cats
Demons
Bulldogs
Hawks
Saints
Blues
Power
theDuke wrote: "I see that the Demons have changed their name, to....er..Narrm?! What,s that meant to mean?!! ..."Last week was Indigenous Round where teams celebrate the amazing skills of aboriginal players. They also wear a special guernsey (often designed by one of the current or former players). Melbourne chose to honour the occasion by changing their name (for one week only) to Narrm - "the Aboriginal name for Melbourne, comes from Woi Wurrung, the language spoken by the traditional owners of the city and its surrounds". The round always starts with the Richmond v Essendon game - Dreamtime at the G - and is preceded by The Long Walk where fans gather at Federation Square and walk in procession to the MCG. I can't find footage on Youtube of this year's ceremony but here's one from 4 years ago to give you an idea:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIwyC...
Suzy's tips:Tigers x 7
Giants
Crows
Freo
Eagles
Suns
North
Pies
Roos
Lez's tipsSydney x 43
Brisbane Lions
Geelong
Melbourne
W Bulldogs
Gold Coast
St Kilda
Carlton
Port Adelaide
And mine:Tigers x 15
Lions
Cats
Dees
Dogs
Suns
Saints
Blues
Port
I'm away for three days. See you Sunday night with all the results!
Sorry Val, not ignoring your request to get this in early, just been really busy. Lions
Cats
Demons
Bulldogs
Hawks
Saints
Blues
Power
Dammnit I'm a day behind. Seriously!! Sorry Val it's not like me to miss one but it IS like me to be imbecilic. Are the other fixtures still good to go?Brisbane
Geelong
Melbourne
BULLDAWGS
Gold Coast
St Kilda
Carlton
Port
So, the mighty Dees have been toppled, by a team I had thought were one of two that could, but !Ike everyone else, didn,t tip ,em cos they,d lost to two teams that they should,ve beaten! This game is infuriating! LoL 😄The next round looks interesting tho, should start to break the log jam at the top!! 😆
I'm back and gradually catching up.Friday's result:
Sydney Swans (Anita) v Richmond Tigers (Philip)
3.4.22 (Q1) 5.0.30
6.7.43 (Q2) 11.2.68
10.10.70 (Q3) 12.4.76
16.10.106 (Q4) 15.10.100
Saturday's results:
Brisbane Lions (David) v Greater Western Sydney Giants (Duke)
6.1.37 (Q1) 8.1.49
9.4.58 (Q2) 10.1.61
14.11.95 (Q3) 12.2.74
16.14.110 (Q4) 15.6.96
Geelong Cats (available) v Adelaide Crows (Dean)
2.4.16 (Q1) 0.6.6
8.5.53 (Q2) 3.7.25
11.5.71 (Q3) 6.11.47
15.7.97 (Q4) 7.13.55
Melbourne Demons (TheFoe) v Fremantle Dockers (available)
2.2.14 (Q1) 1.6.12
6.8.44 (Q2) 2.7.19
7.10.52 (Q3) 10.9.69
7.14.56 (Q4) 14.10.94
West Coast Eagles (Sussex) v Western Bulldogs (Blastro)
3.0.18 (Q1) 6.3.39
5.5.35 (Q2) 10.7.67
7.5.47 (Q3) 18.9.117
9.6.60 (Q4) 25.11.161
Gold Coast Suns (Suzy) v Hawthorn Hawks (available)
4.3.27 (Q1) 1.3.9
10.8.68 (Q2) 4.3.27
14.12.96 (Q3) 5.5.35
18.13.121 (Q4) 7.12.54
Sunday's results:
St Kilda Saints (Lez) v North Melbourne Kangaroos (Steve)
5.2.32 (Q1) 2.2.14
6.5.41 (Q2) 2.3.15
12.7.79 (Q3) 4.4.28
16.7.103 (Q4) 7.8.50
Collingwood Magpies (Tech) v Carlton Blues (Tim)
3.4.22 (Q1) 2.2.14
4.8.32 (Q2) 6.2.38
7.12.54 (Q3) 6.7.43
11.13.79 (Q4) 11.9.75
Port Adelaide Power (available) v Essendon Bombers (Val)
4.2.26 (Q1) 0.6.6
8.4.52 (Q2) 2.9.21
9.8.62 (Q3) 6.12.48
9.12.66 (Q4) 6.14.50
Our tipsters' ladder is as follows:Round 11 (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)
Tim on 8 (9)
David on 7 (4)
Anita on 7 (8)
Tech on 7 (11)
Lez on 7 (37)
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 6 (14)
Philip on 6 (19)
Duke on 6 (20)
Val on 6 (21)
Blastro on 6 (47)
SussexWelsh on 5 (19)
Dean on 5 (24)
Foe on 5 (47)
Suzy on 3 (13)
Charity donations are:
Blastro (Zaidee's Rainbow Foundation) - Highest score (Bulldogs - 161)
David (The Song Room) - A$7.00 (closest margin)
Tim (Koala Hospital @ Port Macquarie) - A$12.00 (weekly winner)
CUMULATIVE LADDER:
Tim on 68 (288)
Blastro on 67 (315)
Tech on 67 (337)
Lez on 67 (390)
Duke on 66 (256)
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 66 (277)
David on 64 (304)
SussexWelsh on 63 (285)
Philip on 63 (304)
Val on 58 (269)
Foe on 58 (296)
Dean on 51 (300)
Anita on 51 (421)
Suzy on 33 (322)
Please let me know if I've made any mistakes! Well done Tim! - he's back on top. And Blastro (Dogs made mincemeat of the Crows) and David (very close checking!). I'm not sure if the leader board is thinning out any but hopefully it will as the weeks unfold.
If anyone would like to view the AFL Ladder before submitting next week's tips, it's at http://www.afl.com.au/ladderWe're on to three rounds of byes with six teams getting one week's rest over that time. Should make my job a bit lighter!
ROUND 12
Friday June 3
Western Bulldogs v Geelong Cats (in Melbourne)
Saturday June 4
Adelaide Crows v West Coast Eagles (in Adelaide)
Gold Coast Suns v North Melbourne Kangaroos (in Darwin)
Melbourne Demons v Sydney Swans (in Melbourne)
Sunday June 5
Hawthorn Hawks v Collingwood Magpies (in Melbourne)
Fremantle Dockers v Brisbane Lions (in Perth)
If punters could lodge their tips by midnight THURSDAY June 2 (your time) it would be a great help, although I can accept them up until 10.45am FRIDAY (your time) if absolutely necessary.
hokeedokee,bulldugs by 5
crows
suns
demons
PIES!
dockers
cheers, Val
Tricky week indeedBulldogs x 10
Crows
Suns
Demons. Could have been tempted to Swans had Buddy got away with ban but not surprisingly he didn't. Also light in the ruck without Hickey or half fit Hickey
Pies
Lions
I don't condone violence but Buddy would have been within his rights to have knocked Trent Cotchin out! He was behaving like a serial pest and the way he grabbed his chin (very theatrically) and then quickly looked around for the free?
BULLDAWGS 9Adelaide
Gold Coast
Melbourne
Collingwood
Fremantle
Cheers Val
Right, just about sane enough to get my latest tips in, I,ve been having major issues with Tinnitus. I honestly do not know how sufferers cope with it myself. That audiology appointment on Monday can,t come soon enough!Okay, some toughies this week:
Cats - 9
Crows
Suns
Dees
Pies
Freo
Bulldogs x27Crows
Suns
Demons
Magpies
Dockers
Cheers Val.
bulldogs by 21crows
roos
SWANS
pies
dockers
Bulldogs by 18Crows
Suns
Demons
Magpies
Dockers
Completely agree on Cotchin. He knew exactly what he was doing. Just listening to Virginia Trioli this morning and cannot believe what she is saying
Lez's tips:Geelong by 43 pts
Adelaide
Gold Coast
Melbourne
Hawthorn
Fremantle
Suzy's tips:Cats x 7
Eagles
North
Swans
Hawks
Lions
And mine:Cats x 18
Crows
Suns
Dees
Pies
Lions
Nadgers!!! Been a bit tied up the last couple of days. I would've backed the Doggies for what it's worth now.
Crows
Suns
Demons
Hawks
Dockers
Soz :-(
Tonight's result:Western Bulldogs (Blastro) v Geelong Cats (available)
1.5.11 (Q1) 7.2.44
4.6.30 (Q2) 8.6.54
6.9.45 (Q3) 8.8.56
10.10.70 (Q4) 12.11.83
An exciting game even though Geelong lost focus mid-way through (once defender Tom Stewart got subbed off with concussion). The Dogs got within a goal but Geelong fought back in the final quarter and held on to their lead. Duke was nearest the pin with his tip of the Cats by 9 so he wins $7.00 for the Centre For Eye Research Australia - well done!
Oops I missed today's match. Here are my tips for the rest, for what they are worth!Adelaide
Gold Coast
Melbourne
Collingwood
Fremantle
Blues x 30
Power
Bulldogs
Demons
Saints
Tigers
Giants
Lions
Dockers
Apologies again, thanks Val.