"BALL UP!" - Val's 2024 Aussie Rules Footy Tipping *Open to Everyone*

[Tim]

Only one behind in final quarter for the Hawks. Didn't see but that sounds like a huge collapse.

See Eagles thrashed the Demons. They really will be a force next season.

[Val]

West Coast Eagles (Sussex) v Melbourne Demons (on hiatus)
4.3.27 (Q1) 2.1.13
7.8.50 (Q2) 6.1.37
12.8.80 (Q3) 9.8.62
16.9.105 (Q4) 10.10.70

Wow! The Eagles really are coming!

[Val]

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)

Philip on 7 (54)
Duke on 7 (60)
Anita on 7 (98)
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 6 (69)
Val on 6 (75)
SussexWelsh on 6 (83)
Tim on 6 (88)
Suzy on 4 (57)

Charity donations are:
Suzy (Friends With Dignity) - A$7.00 - Highest score (Suns 164)
Philip (Canteen) - A$7.00 (closest margin)
Philip (Canteen) - A$12.00 (weekly winner)

CUMULATIVE LADDER:

Val on 60 (359)
SussexWelsh on 60 (375)
Tim on 59 (336)
Philip on 58 (388)
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 56 (326)
Duke on 53 (306)
Anita on 43 (452)
Suzy on 36 (288)

Please check your scores!!!

Philip is really running into some form! Anyone can still win so keep your tips coming.

[Val]

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
or https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/ladder

ROUND 11

Thursday May 23
Western Bulldogs v Sydney Swans (in Melbourne)

Friday May 24
Fremantle Dockers v Collingwood Magpies (in Perth)

Saturday May 25
North Melbourne Kangaroos v Port Adelaide Power (in Tasmania)
Carlton Blues v Gold Coast Suns (in Melbourne)
Geelong Cats v GWS Giants (in Geelong)
Richmond Tigers v Essendon Bombers (in Melbourne)

Sunday May 26
Hawthorn Hawks v Brisbane Lions (in Melbourne)
Melbourne Demons v St Kilda Saints (in Melbourne)
Adelaide Crows v West Coast Eagles (in Adelaide)

If punters could lodge their tips by midnight WEDNESDAY May 22 (your time) it would be a great help, although I can accept them up until 10.15am THURSDAY (your time) if absolutely necessary.

[Val]

Every team analysed after Round 10 in just three words.

ADELAIDE CROWS: More Pies pain.

BRISBANE LIONS: Not a contest.

CARLTON: Injury issues underplayed.

COLLINGWOOD: Well past cliché.

ESSENDON: More wins coming.

FREMANTLE: Mature away win.

GEELONG: Almost gave up.

GOLD COAST SUNS: The humidity kings.

GWS GIANTS: Seriously falling off.

HAWTHORN:Safe mode... shutdown.

MELBOURNE: Just weirdly untrustworthy.

NORTH MELBOURNE: Showed a bit.

PORT ADELAIDE: The DBJ miracle.(small forward Darcy Byrne-Jones)

RICHMOND: Injuries. Can’t evaluate.

ST KILDA: Nah. They’re bad.

SYDNEY SWANS: Surging from pack.

WEST COAST EAGLES: Home fortress rebuilt.

WESTERN BULLDOGS: Quietly a threat?

[suzysunshine7]

Congratulations Philip! ... x

[theDuke]

Well done Phil & Suzy. A close shave for Port, Hawks seemingly just dropped off in that final moments....but Eagles are beginning to find some form. I nearly tipped them, but didn't find the confidence to do so, i was risking it with the Suns! GWS are beginning to suffer from the same issue they get each season, injuries. That said, they've still got a lot of talent on the pitch....what's going on there?

[Sj]

ROUND 11

Sydney Swans +14

Fremantle Dockers
Port Adelaide Power
Carlton Blues
Geelong Cats
Essendon Bombers

Brisbane Lions
Melbourne Demons
Adelaide Crows

[Val]

My theory on the Giants is that Toby Greene's new baby is keeping him up at nights,

My favourite singer, Mick Thomas (well one of them) who I've mentioned before on this thread as the singer/writer of any number of songs that mention footy (When The Swans Return; Under The Clocks; A DVD and a New Tattoo) is a mad St Kilda supporter. Today, on FaceBook, he was spruiking a new Canadian documentary that he took part in and said "and I feel it's about as much fun as you can have on a winter's night in front of the tele now that the FOOTBALL HAS TURNED TO SHIT!"

[theDuke]

Round 11:

Sydney - 17 pts
Freemantle
Port Adelaide
Gold Coast
Geelong
Essendon
Hawthorn
Melbourne
Adelaide

[SussexWelsh]

Swans by 19
Magpies
Power
Blues
Cats
Bombers
Lions
Demons
Crows

[Tim]

Sorry Val really late this week as in middle of move from Melbourne to Brisbane. Furniture arrives tomorrow which will be great after sleeping on floor in new house for 2 nights plus another tonight looking after our 2 cats.
Here goes..
Swans by 21
Fremantle
Carlton
Port
Cats
Bombers
Hawks
Demons
Crows but Eagles are a good chance

[Philip]

Sydney x 25
Fremantle
Port Adelaide
Carlton
Geelong
Essendon
Brisbane
Melbourne
Adelaide

[suzysunshine7]

I think I have managed to work out all the underdogs in this round? ;o>

Bulldogs by 7
Magpies
Roos
SUNS
Giants
Tigers
Hawks (?)
Saints
Eagles

Game on! ... and good luck everyone! ... x

[Val]

Mine:

Swans x 23
Pies
Port
Blues
Cats
Dons
Lions
Dees
Crows

[Val]

Tonight's result:

Western Bulldogs (on hiatus) v Sydney Swans (Anita)
4.3.27 (Q1) 4.1.25
7.8.50 (Q2) 7.4.46
8.11.59 (Q3) 12.6.78
12.16.88 (Q4) 16.6.102

I thought I was in the box seat halfway through the final quarter but the Doggies came back hard, cutting the margin to 8 points. Tim must have been worried, sitting there on the floor - or he may have been sensible and repaired to the nearest sports bar. Steve was spot on with his tip of the Swans by 14 points so $7.00 goes to Backpack Beds For Homeless. Well done!

[Tim]

Deeply concerned. Very hard fought win.
Was watching from my wife's room in nearby hotel.

[Anita]

sorry late Val
eek .missed my SWANS
pies
power
blues
cats
bombers
lions
demonss
eagles

[Val]

I knew this would happen. I picked up James McBride's The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store from the library on Wednesday (currently 50 pages in and enjoying it) and now Richard Flanagan's Question 7 is ready for me to pick up. 24 reservations after me for the first one and 9 for the second. I'm going to have to put down my knitting (birthday present for grand-daughter in July) and get reading FAST! I just hope Steven Carroll's Death of a Foreign Gentleman (I'm 4th of 15) doesn't become available any time soon.

[Val]

Tonight's result:

Fremantle Dockers (available) v Collingwood Magpies (on hiatus)
3.3.21 (Q1) 3.4.22
6.4.40 (Q2) 3.9.27
6.8.44 (Q3) 8.12.60
11.9.75 (Q4) 10.15.75

Wow, almost a carbon copy of last night's game. With only a few minutes on the clock I was sure the Pies had it in the bag but then Freo scored three late goals. I tipped the Pies but was barracking for Freo - ABC - anyone but Collingwood!

[Tim]

Me too!

[Val]

Today's results:

North Melbourne Kangaroos (Steve) v Port Adelaide Power (available)
3.3.21 (Q1) 5.2.32
4.3.27 (Q2) 7.5.47
5.5.35 (Q3) 13.10.88
7.6.48 (Q4) 16.11.107

Carlton Blues (available) v Gold Coast Suns (Suzy)
3.4.22 (Q1) 2.1.13
4.9.33 (Q2) 4.2.26
10.11.71 (Q3) 8.6.54
15.12.102 (Q4) 11.7.73

Geelong Cats (available) v GWS Giants (Duke)
5.0.30 (Q1) 2.4.16
6.2.38 (Q2) 8.9.57
9.5.59 (Q3) 10.12.72
11.8.74 (Q4) 11.12.78

Richmond Tigers (Philip) v Essendon Bombers (Val)
3.3.21 (Q1) 3.3.21
6.7.43 (Q2) 7.7.49
9.10.64 (Q3) 10.12.72
10.14.74 (Q4) 12.14.86

The Giants held on to beat the Cats at the Cattery in another close one. Ad a rejuvenated Richmond took it right up to Essendon in front of a crowd of nearly 80,000 for the annual Dreamtime at the G game.

The best moments from 20 years of Dreamtime at the 'G
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WxUj...

[Val]

Today's results:

Hawthorn Hawks (available) v Brisbane Lions (on hiatus)
4.3.27 (Q1) 1.3.9
9.5.59 (Q2) 5.5.35
10.8.68 (Q3) 8.12.60
15.10.100 (Q4) 10.15.75

Melbourne Demons (on hiatus) v St Kilda Saints (Tim)
4.7.31 (Q1) 1.0.6
5.9.39 (Q2) 4.3.27
11.10.76 (Q3) 5.5.35
14.16.100 (Q4) 9.8.62

Adelaide Crows (on hiatus) v West Coast Eagles (Sussex)
7.4.46 (Q1) 0.2.2
13.5.83 (Q2) 3.4.22
18.9.117 (Q3) 4.7.31
21.11.137 (Q4) 5.8.38

[Val]

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)

Tim on 8 (7)
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 7 (0)
Duke on 7 (3)
SussexWelsh on 7 (5)
Val on 7 (9)
Philip on 7 (11)
Anita on 5 (31)
Suzy on 3 (21)

Charity donations are:
To be redistributed at the end of the season - A$7.00 - Highest score (Crowss 137)
Steve (Backpack Bed For Homeless) - A$7.00 (closest margin)
Tim (Koala Hospital - Port Macquarie) - A$12.00 (weekly winner)

CUMULATIVE LADDER:

Tim on 67 (343)
Val on 67 (368)
SussexWelsh on 67 (380)
Philip on 65 (399)
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 63 (326)
Duke on 60 (309)
Anita on 48 (483)
Suzy on 39 (309)

Please check your scores!!! Congratulations to the winners and especially for Tim for making it to the top of the cumulative ladder.

[Val]

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
or https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/ladder

ROUND 12

Thursday May 30
Port Adelaide Power v Carlton Blues (in Adelaide)

Friday May 31
Collingwood Magpies v Western Bulldogs (in Melbourne)

Saturday Jun 1
Hawthorn Hawks v Adelaide Crows (in Melbourne)
West Coast Eagles v St Kilda Saints (in Perth)
Geelong Cats v Richmond Tigers (in Geelong)

Sunday Jun 2
Melbourne Demons v Fremantle Dockers (in Melbourne)
Gold Coast Suns v Essendon Bombers (on the Gold Coast)

BYE : Brisbane Lions, North Melbourne Kangaroos, GWS Giants and Sydney Swans

If punters could lodge their tips by midnight WEDNESDAY May 29 (your time) it would be a great help, although I can accept them up until 10.15am THURSDAY (your time) if absolutely necessary.

[Val]

Every team analysed after Round 11 in just three words.

ADELAIDE CROWS: Percentage weirdly matters.

BRISBANE LIONS: Nah, they’re done.

CARLTON: Important, mature win.

COLLINGWOOD: The draw kings!

ESSENDON: Can’t stop winning.

FREMANTLE: Fortunate. Weird game.

GEELONG: Must stop slide.

GOLD COAST SUNS: Dimma (Coach Damien Hardwick) hates Marvel (stadium).

GWS GIANTS: Another gun defender (Leek Aleer).

HAWTHORN: They own Brisbane.

MELBOURNE: Strong bounce back.

NORTH MELBOURNE: Eagles next... maybe?

PORT ADELAIDE: Tick. They’re 3rd!

RICHMOND: Much needed signs.

ST KILDA: It’s getting uglier.

SYDNEY SWANS: Tested. Passed again.

WEST COAST EAGLES: Back to earth.

WESTERN BULLDOGS: Brave but battered.

[suzysunshine7]

Congratulations Tim and Sj! ... x x

[Sj]

suzysunshine7 wrote: "Congratulations Tim and Sj! ... x x"

Hi Suzy and thanks

[Sj]

ROUND 12

Port Adelaide Power +11

Collingwood Magpies
Adelaide Crows
St Kilda Saints
Geelong Cats

Melbourne Demons
Gold Coast Suns

[SussexWelsh]

.
.
Power by 13
Magpies
Hawks
Eagles
Cats
Demons
Bombers

[Tim]

Thank you Suzy but it will not last long. This week's tips as follows:
Port by 17
Pies
Hawthorn
Eagles
Cats
Demons
Bombers

[theDuke]

Not a easy round this week, none of these games are easy calls, most are coin toss games..even the Eagles, Suns & Hawks, as they could all get up here. And i wouldn't put Richmond out of the frame to get one over the poor performing Cats neither. Port v Blues is a coin toss as is Pies v Dogs game, but here's mine:

Port - 5 points
Bulldogs
Hawks
Eagles
Cats
Demons
Suns

[Anita]

mine
Port by 19
magpies
hawks
eagles
cats
demons
bombers

[Tim]

Agree Duke a shorter week with the 4 byes but very tough

[suzysunshine7]

Wow! ... this round seemed to come around fast! ... LOL!!! ;o>

Blues by 7
Bulldogs
Crows
Saints
Tigers
Dockers
SUNS

[Val]

So I woke from a heavy sleep this morning dreaming that I was watching the Suns v Bombers game, first quarter, Bombers leading by 13 points to 6 and Kyle Langford was lining up for goal AND I hadn't done my footy tips! It was so real! I shot out of bed and then remembered it was only Thursday. So I am later than usual but still in time. it is a hard round but here goes:

My tips:

Port x 9 (a tough pick, especially without Connor Rozee but they've still got some great players plus the home ground advantage)
Pies (injury-plagued, as are many teams, but I'm hoping their structure will hold and the replacements will just slot in)
Crows
Eagles
Cats
Dees
Dons (sticking with my boys; they've got to land these games if they want to play Finals this year)

[Philip]

I think I might just have made it in time. Sorry Val for being so late

Port Adelaide x 25
Collingwood
Hawthorn
West Coast
Geelong
Melbourne
Essendon

[Val]

You're in Philip!

[Val]

Tonight's result:

Port Adelaide Power (available) v Carlton Blues (available)
3.2.20 (Q1) 3.2.20
4.8.32 (Q2) 5.5.35
7.9.51 (Q3) 8.10.58
10.11.71 (Q4) 16.11.107

For three quarters both teams went goal for goal although Carlton looked more confident. In the final quarter, the Blues could do nothing wrong. Every kick within the 50m arc went through the big sticks. They're up to 4th on the ladder and when they're hot, they're hot. Bombers next weekend and Carlton are our bogey team!

[suzysunshine7]

Val wrote: "Tonight's result:

Port Adelaide Power (available) v Carlton Blues (available)
3.2.20 (Q1) 3.2.20
4.8.32 (Q2) 5.5.35
7.9.51 (Q3) 8.10.58
10.11.71 (Q4) 16.11.107

For three quarters both teams went goal for goal although Carlton looked more confident. In the final quarter, the Blues could do nothing wrong. Every kick within the 50m arc went through the big sticks. They're up to 4th on the ladder and when they're hot, they're hot ..."

WoW! ... I am unexpectedly having a very good day indeed today! ... Brilliant ballwork Blues!!! ;o>

[theDuke]

I've changed my Pies tip to Bulldogs..i think Collingwood are going to struggle somewhat with the recent injuries added...but it'll still be a tight one i think.

[Val]

I've noted your change of heart Duke - it was well before the first bounce. It's a real coin toss who will win this one. The Dogs will never come across the Pies so undermanned again so need to take advantage of it. I'm just never game to tip against the Pies.

[theDuke]

Phew! What a game! :)

[Val]

And you made the right call! Though it was tight until the final quarter. I thought Darcy Moore had a poor night for the Pies; Adam Treloar had a great night for the Doggies.

Tonight's result:

Collingwood Magpies (on hiatus) v Western Bulldogs (on hiatus)
5.7.37 (Q1) 3.2.20
8.8.56 (Q2) 8.5.53
12.9.81 (Q3) 10.9.69
12.10.82 (Q4) 15.10.100

[Val]

Today's results:

Hawthorn Hawks (available) v Adelaide Crows (on hiatus)
5.4.34 (Q1) 2.2.14
7.5.47 (Q2) 2.6.18
12.9.81 (Q3) 7.6.48
16.11.107 (Q4) 12.8.80

West Coast Eagles (Sussex) v St Kilda Saints (Tim)
2.5.17 (Q1) 1.2.8
6.6.42 (Q2) 4.4.28
8.7.55 (Q3) 7.8.50
10.8.68 (Q4) 12.10.82

Geelong Cats (available) v Richmond Tigers (Philip)
2.2.14 (Q1) 4.3.27
5.3.33 (Q2) 7.7.49
11.5.71 (Q3) 10.8.68
15.9.99 (Q4) 10.9.69

[Val]

Today's results:

Melbourne Demons (on hiatus) v Fremantle Dockers (available)
2.3.15 (Q1) 5.2.32
3.3.21 (Q2) 11.5.71
5.4.34 (Q3) 18.7.115
7.7.49 (Q4) 22.9.141

Gold Coast Suns (Suzy) v Essendon Bombers (Val)
2.2.14 (Q1) 3.5.23
6.4.40 (Q2) 4.8.32
9.6.60 (Q3) 6.13.49
14.7.91 (Q4) 11.14.80

I apologise for stating, last week, that the Demons/Freo game was in Melbourne. It was only when i saw some of the highlights late this afternoon I realised it was in Alice Springs. It wouldn't have changed my tip but some of you may have thought differently.

After watching some of this weekend's game I am still not sure what constitutes "holding the ball" and how or why 50m penalties are given. It's getting ridiculous. I don't think the players know either. You're damned if you do and damned if you don't. I really fear umpiring decisions are skewing results.

[Val]

Our tipsters' ladder is as follows:

Round 12 (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)

Suzy on 5 (29)
Duke on 4 (41)
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 3 (47)
SussexWelsh on 2 (49)
Tim on 2 (53)
Anita on 2 (55)
Philip on 2 (61)
Val on 1 (45)

Charity donations are:
To be redistributed at the end of the season - A$7.00 - Highest score (Fremantle 147)
Suzy (Friends With Dignity) - A$7.00 (closest margin)
Suzy (Friends With Dignity) - A$12.00 (weekly winner)

CUMULATIVE LADDER:

Tim on 69 (396)
SussexWelsh on 69 (429)
Val on 68 (413)
Philip on 67 (460)
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 66 (373)
Duke on 64 (350)
Anita on 50 (538)
Suzy on 44 (338)

Please check your scores!!! Well done Suzy for holding your nerve. The rest of us, me especially, were obviously clueless this week. And we have a new leader, Tim, on equal points with Sussex but ahead on margins. Nice work!

[Val]

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
or https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/ladder

ROUND 13

Thursday Jun 6
Adelaide Crows v Richmond Tigers (in Adelaide)

Friday Jun 7
Western Bulldogs v Brisbane Lions (in Melbourne)

Saturday Jun 8
Hawthorn Hawks v GWS Giants (in Tasmania)
West Coast Eagles v North Melbourne Kangaroos (in Perth)
St Kilda Saints v Gold Coast Suns (in Melbourne)

Sunday Jun 9
Sydney Swans v Geelong Cats (in Sydney)
Essendon Bombers v Carlton Blues (in Melbourne)
Collingwood Magpies v Melbourne Demons (in Melbourne)

BYE : Port Adelaide Power and Fremantle Dockers

If punters could lodge their tips by midnight WEDNESDAY Jun 5 (your time) it would be a great help, although I can accept them up until 10.15am THURSDAY (your time) if absolutely necessary.

[Sj]

Val wrote: "I apologise for stating, last week, that the Demons/Freo game was in Melbourne. It was only when i saw some of the highlights late this afternoon I realised it was in Alice Springs. It wouldn't have changed my tip but some of you may have thought differently."

I pretty much [99% of the time] ignore who is playing at home or away. So that made no difference to my selection 👍
oh and P.S. superbly played Suzy

[suzysunshine7]

Wow! ... I start to feel dizzy when I see myself at the top of any ladder - LOL!!! ;o>