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"BALL UP!" - Val's 2023 Aussie Rules Footy Tipping *Open to Everyone*
Suzy's tips:Dees x 7
Saints
Eagles
Dons
Crows
Hawks
Tonight's result:Geelong Cats (available) v Melbourne Demons (on hiatus)
3.4.22 (Q1) 2.1.13
4.7.31 (Q2) 4.8.32
5.10.40 (Q3) 6.11.47
11.12.78 (Q4) 8.15.63
The game had only started when there was a 10 minute delay when Jeremy Cameron had to be stretchered from the field - injured in a friendly fire collision with Gary Rohan. Both teams were holding their own but by the start of the final quarter you thought Melbourne were going to run away with it. Geelong thought otherwise and put in a blistering spell. Melbourne hit back with two late goals but they had left it too late. Geelong are a different team when both Mark Blicavs and Rhys Stanley play.
Philip had the margin spot on so wins another $7.00 for Canteen. You're definitely in form at the moment Philip!
Friday night's result:St Kilda Saints (Tim) v Brisbane Lions (David)
1.0.6 (Q1) 3.4.22
2.3.15 (Q2) 5.8.38
6.5.41 (Q3) 9.8.62
8.8.56 (Q4) 12.12.84
Today's/Tonight's results:
Sydney Swans (Anita) v West Coast Eagles (Sussex)
9.4.58 (Q1) 1.0.6
14.9.93 (Q2) 4.1.25
25.14.164 (Q3) 4.3.27
31.19.205 (Q4) 5.4.34
Fremantle Dockers (available) v Essendon Bombers (Val)
3.3.21 (Q1) 2.3.15
8.7.55 (Q2) 5.3.33
12.8.80 (Q3) 6.5.41
14.9.93 (Q4) 9.7.61
No, that's not an error in the Swans/Eagles game. I think even Tim might have got tired watching all the play at one end of the ground.
We had this win coming and it was unfortunate for the Eagles. Got 3 big players back and it showed. We put up a good fight at Lions last week and I knew we could do this. Maybe a kick start to scrape into top 8 but a huge game for us next Friday at the SCG against the Cats
That's the first time i've ever witnessed a 200+ score! Those poor Eagles!
I felt sorry for the Eagles. They were not in game after 10 minutes. Heads dropped and it will be a tough week in training for them.
Today's results:Collingwood Magpies (on hiatus) v Adelaide Crows (Dean)
2.4.16 (Q1) 1.5.11
7.5.47 (Q2) 2.8.20
7.8.50 (Q3) 9.9.63
12.10.82 (Q4) 11.14.80
Gold Coast Suns (Suzy) v Hawthorn Hawks (available)
2.0.12 (Q1) 3.1.19
4.8.32 (Q2) 3.4.22
9.12.66 (Q3) 5.4.34
14.17.101 (Q4) 5.4.24
Our tipsters' ladder is as follows:Round 15 (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)
David on 6 (5)
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 6 (14)
Philip on 5 (0)
Anita on 5 (1)
Tim on 5 (6)
Val on 5 (25)
Duke on 5 (27)
SussexWelsh on 3 (28)
Dean on 2 (37)
Suzy on 0 (22)
Blastro on 0 (47)
Charity donations are:
Anita (The Mirabel Foundation) - A$7.00 - Highest score (Swans - 205)
Philip (Canteen) - A$7.00 (closest margin)
David (The Song Room) - A$12.00 (weekly winner)
CUMULATIVE LADDER:
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 83 (432)
Val on 81 (408)
Philip on 79 (363)
SussexWelsh on 79 (497)
David on 78 (406)
Duke on 76 (463)
Tim on 73 (436)
Anita on 67 (406)
Dean on 62 (541)
Blastro on 51 (647)
Suzy on 41 (350)
Well done the winners! Some loot bags are topping up nicely!
N.B. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR TIPS EARLY!!! THERE'S A THURSDAY NIGHT GAME!!!If anyone would like to view the AFL Ladder before submitting next week's tips, it's at http://www.afl.com.au/ladder
ROUND 16
Thursday Jun 29
Brisbane Lions v Richmond Tigers (in Brisbane)
Fiday Jun 30
Sydney Swans v Geelong Cats (in Sydney)
Saturday Jul 1
Western Bulldogs v Fremantle Dockers (in Melbourne)
Adelaide Crows v North Melbourne Kangaroos (in Adelaide)
Gold Coast Suns v Collingwood Magpies (on the Gold Coast)
Essendon Bombers v Port Adelaide Power (in Melbourne)
Sunday Jul 2
Hawthorn Hawks v Carlton Blues (in Melbourne)
Melbourne Demons v GWS Giants (in Melbourne)
West Coast Eagles v St Kilda Saints (in Perth)
If punters could lodge their tips by midnight WEDNESDAY Jun 28 (your time) it would be a great help, although I can accept them up until 10.15am THURSDAY (your time) if absolutely necessary.
Every team analysed after Round 15 in just three words.ADELAIDE CROWS: (Jordan) Dawson caught high.
BRISBANE LIONS: Great, mature win.
CARLTON: Had the bye.
COLLINGWOOD: Did it again.
ESSENDON: Failed road test.
FREMANTLE: (Sean) Darcy so critical.
GEELONG: Back in it.
GOLD COAST SUNS: Had to. Did.
GWS GIANTS: Had the bye.
HAWTHORN: Bright start, faded.
MELBOURNE: Fell apart late.
NORTH MELBOURNE: Had the bye.
PORT ADELAIDE: Had the bye.
RICHMOND: Had the bye.
ST KILDA: Really wobbling now.
SYDNEY SWANS: Percentage problem sorted.
WEST COAST EAGLES: Absolutely, unacceptably pitiful.
WESTERN BULLDOGS: Had the bye.
N.B. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR TIPS EARLY!!! THERE'S A THURSDAY NIGHT GAME!!!
ROUND 16Brisbane Lions #32
Geelong Cats
Western Bulldogs
Adelaide Crows
Collingwood Magpies
Port Adelaide Power
Carlton Blues
Melbourne Demons
St Kilda Saints
Lions by 21Swans
Fremantle
Crows
Collingwood
Port
Carlton
Demons
Saints
Wow indeed Anita. Just goes to show what happens when you get our young but good looking forward line back plus Mills to stabilise defence and Parker to run midfield. Mind you the opposition were woeful but playing like this we would have beaten much stronger teams. I missed the game live apart from the first 90 seconds as was out at concert but in that 90 seconds we had already kicked 2 goals. Enjoyed watching it late on Saturday though as didn't know the score.
MineLions 32
Swans
Crows
Dogs
Pies
Power
Hawks
Demons
Saints
minelions by18
SWANS
bulldogs
crows
pies
port
hawks
demons
saints.
Lions by 23Swans
Bulldogs
Crows
Magpies
Power
Blues
Demons
Saints
Brisbane x 29Sydney
Fremantle
Adelaide
Collingwood
Port Adelaide
Carlton
Melbourne
St Kilda
R16:Lions - 9pts
Cats
Crows
Dogs
Pies
Port
Blues
Dees
Saints
Suzy's tips:Tigers x 7
Cats
Freo
North
Suns
Dons
Hawks
Giants
Eagles
Mine:Lions x 13
Cats
Crows
Dogs
Pies
Port
Dees
Saints
Tonight's result:Brisbane Lions (David) v Richmond Tigers (Philip)
4.6.30 (Q1) 1.3.9
9.7.61 (Q2) 1.7.13
15.13.103 (Q3) 4.7.31
20.14.134 (Q4) 7.11.53
One-way traffic tonight but two people picked the Lions by 32 points (the closest to the actual margin of 81) so congrats to Steve and Dean. $7.00 goes to both Backpack Bed For Homeless and the Sacred Heart Mission.
Sorry I'm late to the party. Pleased to see the Lions win. Obviously I would have picked them!Cats
Bulldogs
Crows
Magpies
Power
Blues
Demons
Saints
Wellal draw. What can I say. Swans missed so many chances. Tom Hickey... how can you miss 2 straight in front from about 10m??That said...a great performance apart from kicking at goal. Geelong...you knew you had a game and were outplayed. Trouble is we nneded that win.
David - I'll give you the Lions but you'll have to take the penalty on margin.
Tonight's result:Sydney Swans (Anita) v Geelong Cats (available)
1.6.12 (Q1) 3.3.21
4.12.36 (Q2) 4.4.28
5.15.45 (Q3) 6.8.44
6.18.54 (Q4) 7.12.54
I can't say either side was truly deserving of a win here because they both made so many fundamental errors. They both had the chance to put the game out of reach but couldn't score under pressure. Players seemed to drift in and out of the game. At least it counts as a win for all tipsters.
My heart goes out to Val with Port kicking a goal from 54m after the siren to win. It just made the line. This was after the Bombers had fought back from a 17 point defecit with only 7 minutes to go to take the lead with 90 seconds left. This game is very tough and really pulls at you at times.
Today's/Tonight's results:Western Bulldogs (Blastro) v Fremantle Dockers (available)
3.1.19 (Q1) 3.0.18
7.3.45 (Q2) 6.3.39
9.4.58 (Q3) 7.5.47
16.6.102 (Q4) 11.7.73
Adelaide Crows (Dean) v North Melbourne Kangaroos (Steve)
7.2.44 (Q1) 4.1.25
12.5.77 (Q2) 8.3.51
17.8.110 (Q3) 9.3.57
21.12.138 (Q4) 11.6.72
Gold Coast Suns (Suzy) v Collingwood Magpies (available)
0.2.2 (Q1) 4.4.28
1.4.10 (Q2) 11.6.72
5.7.37 (Q3) 14.10.94
5.12.42 (Q4) 18.12.120
Essendon Bombers (Val) v Port Adelaide Power (available)
2.2.14 (Q1) 2.7.19
4.8.32 (Q2) 5.8.38
7.12.54 (Q3) 6.9.45
10.14.74 (Q4) 11.12.78
I was out tonight (went to see Cate Blanchett [in the flesh] together with director Warwick Thornton doing a Q & A following the screening of their new film "The New Boy") but emerged from the cinema to see the Dons leading by 9 points. By the time I got home Port were leading but then miraculously my boys reversed it. Siren! Hooray! Houston will never goal from there! Should have known better, especially after Jamie Elliott's goal for the Pies after the siren last year. Oh well!
We are going to see the film this week. Nearly booked to go today as a few sneak showings but the lure of a live screening of a National Theatre play from London with David Tennant in a play called Good won out as this will have limited showings and Victoria adores David Tennant.
Me too, going back to Takin' Over The Asylum (I still love that show). And wasn't he eerily awful as Des? And Deadwater Fell? If you've seen some of Warwick Thornton's films (I loved The Beach on SBS) you'll know how his work is always visually beautiful. Good support from Deborah Mailman and Wayne Blair.
Today's results:Hawthorn Hawks (available) v Carlton Blues (available)
0.3.3 (Q1) 3.4.22
0.5.5 (Q2) 8.7.55
5.8.38 (Q3) 11.10.76
7.10.52 (Q4) 17.10.112
Melbourne Demons (on hiatus) v GWS Giants (Duke)
1.5.11 (Q1) 1.0.6
2.9.21 (Q2) 3.3.21
4.12.36 (Q3) 6.4.40
5.15.45 (Q4) 7.5.47
West Coast Eagles (Sussex) v St Kilda Saints (Tim)
4.1.25 (Q1) 3.2.20
9.2.56 (Q2) 11.7.73
12.2.74 (Q3) 11.10.76
12.5.77 (Q4) 12.13.85
A couple of exciting games there. Conditions were poor in Alice Springs for the Demons/Giants game but no excuses for the Dees' loss. The Eagles almost looked like they might pull it off - got to feel sorry for them.
Our tipsters' ladder is as follows:Round 16 (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 8 (49)
SussexWelsh on 8 (58)
Val on 8 (68)
Duke on 8 (72)
David on 8 (98)
Dean on 7 (49)
Philip on 7 (52)
Tim on 7 (60)
Anita on 7 (63)
Suzy on 2 (88)
Blastro on 1 (98)
Charity donations are:
Dean (Sacred Heart Mission) - A$7.00 - Highest score (Crows - 138)
Steve (Backpack Bed For Homeless) and Dean (Sacred Heart Mission) - A$7.00 each (closest margin)
Steve (Backpack Bed For Homeless) - A$12.00 (weekly winner)
CUMULATIVE LADDER:
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 91 (481)
Val on 89 (476)
SussexWelsh on 87 (555)
Philip on 86 (415)
David on 86 (504)
Duke on 84 (535)
Tim on 80 (496)
Anita on 74 (469)
Dean on 69 (590)
Blastro on 52 (745)
Suzy on 43 (438)
Steve and Dean sewed up the results this week. Well done gents!
N.B. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR TIPS EARLY!!! THERE'S A THURSDAY NIGHT GAME!!!If anyone would like to view the AFL Ladder before submitting next week's tips, it's at http://www.afl.com.au/ladder
ROUND 17
Thursday Jul 6
Richmond Tigers v Sydney Swans (in Melbourne)
Friday Jul 7
Western Bulldogs v Collingwood Magpies (in Melbourne)
Saturday Jul 8
Brisbane Lions v West Coast Eagles (in Brisbane)
GWS Giants v Hawthorn Hawks (in Sydney)
St Kilda Saints v Melbourne Demons (in Melbourne)
Port Adelaide Power v Gold Coast Suns (in Adelaide)
Sunday Jul 9
Geelong Cats v North Melbourne Kangaroos (in Geelong)
Essendon Bombers v Adelaide Crows (in Melbourne)
Fremantle Dockers v Carlton Blues (in Perth)
If punters could lodge their tips by midnight WEDNESDAY Jul 5 (your time) it would be a great help, although I can accept them up until 10.15am THURSDAY (your time) if absolutely necessary.
Every team analysed after Round 16 in just three words.ADELAIDE CROWS: Textbook after halftime.
BRISBANE LIONS: And Eagles next!
CARLTON: Consistency... and relief.
COLLINGWOOD: Flag favouritism reminder.
ESSENDON: Jeez that hurts.
FREMANTLE: Finals slipping away.
GEELONG: Two points? Lucky.
GOLD COAST SUNS: Embarrassing given stakes.
GWS GIANTS: (Josh) Kelly’s bomb brilliant!
HAWTHORN: Second reality check.
MELBOURNE: Selling game costly.
NORTH MELBOURNE: That got ugly.
PORT ADELAIDE: Another great escape.
RICHMOND: Mini’s (temporary coach Andrew McQualter) major faceplant.
ST KILDA: Was bloody scary.
SYDNEY SWANS: SO incredibly frustrating.
WEST COAST EAGLES: Response deserves applause.
WESTERN BULLDOGS: Jamarra’s (Ugle-Hagan) superstar signs.
N.B. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR TIPS EARLY!!! THERE'S A THURSDAY NIGHT GAME!!!
Val wrote: "David - I'll give you the Lions but you'll have to take the penalty on margin."Thank you Val
Getting in early;Tigers 15
Magpies
Lions
Giants
Demons
Power
Cats
Crows
Dockers
Here goes remaining loyal to SwansSwans by 15
Collingwood
Lions
Giants
Demons
Power
Cats
Crows
Freo
Whatever happens this weekend in AFL it cannot match contraversy over Ashes. This has pushed AFL off a lot of pages in The Age here in Melbourne which is unheard of. Even covered on pages 3 and 4 today as well as about 4 of the sports pages. Needless to say not very pro England stance.
I've been very disheartened by all the ill-feeling going around on both sides. Not that it's anything new. Behaviour among spectators has been deteriorating in all sports for quite a while now and I don't like the direction it's heading. On-field, professional players are paid exorbitant amounts of dosh so the main concern is winning. How we play the game went out with Bodyline. Rod Marsh recalling Derek Randall and Adam Gilchrist walking are such rare examples of "sportsmanship" that we remember them vividly. Winning, and not how we win, is the name of the game for all cricketers. I really like Stuart Broad and how he plays the game, I just wish he would temper his comments in the cool light of day. At least this Australian team (possibly Warner excepted) is not quite as yobbo as in years gone by. Headingley is going to be interesting!New recording from Paul Kelly written after watching Khawaja’s double century against England at the SCG in January 2022.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kTy2...
Richmond Tigers #25Collingwood Magpies
Brisbane Lions
GWS Giants
Melbourne Demon
Port Adelaide Power
Geelong Cats
Adelaide Crows
Fremantle Dockers
Tigers 15Pies
Lions
Giants
Saints
Power
Cats
Crows
Blues
Sydney x 5Collingwood
Brisbane
GWS
Melbourne
Port Adelaide
Geelomg
Essendon
Fremantle
..
Swans by 2
Magpies
Lions
Giants
Demons
Power
Cats
Crows
Blues
R17:Tigers - 9 pts
Pies
Lions (this is going to be a blood bath for the poor Eagles!)
GWS
Demons
Port
Cats
Bombers
Freo
I agree Val, fan behaviour is in serious decline. There is a fine line though between providing passionate support and just plain abuse. It is one I try to maintain. I have always felt supporters create the atmosphere and games are dead without it. As long as you keep respect and mindful of others around you then it is fine. Whilst Australia were perfectly within their rights to dismiss Bairstow in that manner I feel the appeal should have been withdrawn. It would be interesting to see if an Australian, perhaps deliberately wandered out of his crease in the same manner, if England would uphold their principles they claim to have and not run him out.
Most of the abuse I articulate at the footy is directed at my own team - "Showpony" being my favourite. I'm leaning towards support for Carey's action. I rather think this was always planned because the Aussies had identified Bairstow's tendency to wander out of his crease. Carey was standing well back, didn't miss a beat, just picked up the ball and threw at the stumps not even looking where Bairstow was. And I also believe any keeper in any team would have done the same. It's not nice, nor is the rejoicing, but there's a lot about professional sport that isn't nice these days.
Another question is why is Bairstow there anyway (yes, I know it's because he can bat a bit) but everyone seems to think Foakes is a better keeper and his run average (32.2) isn't much behind Bairstow's (36.88). I see England has made three changes for tonight. It will be interesting to see how Todd Murphy goes at Leeds - I'll always barrack for a Victorian! - and whether any other changes eventuate.
EDIT: I'm not a fan of Mitch Marsh but I see his name cropping up.
Demons -12
Lions
Swans
Freo
Pies
Suns