Monday 30 March 2009
Yes, My Email Had the Wrong Ladder
Sorry Ladies, my email didn't include the Freo/Dogs game in the Ladder - I cut n pasted before it had updated. Whoops. Just join up to this 'ere blog and it will be prettier :)
Sunday 29 March 2009
Round 1. Done. Dusted.
Round 1. GONE!
NOW...
8 Winners. 8 Losers. But we all know there is only one REAL loser. Ahhh the Mighty Tiggers! Splendid Stuff! C'mon - who amongst us REALLY was unhappy to see the Couz go off the ground? Who amongst us didn't think 'thank the Lord our team didn't pick the Ice Man'? And who amongst us didn't chuckle at the Slaughter that was Round 1, Game 1, 2009? Glorious. OK, there may have been one person - Judge Dredd started off the year picking the Tiggers as his Ded Cert and proclaimed the Glory of Ben would part the waters and lead them to Success. Well Judge, you were halfway there cos he led them to a place called Suck.
Oh yes Benny-Boy, you can shave yer body daily, you can wax yer crack on the hour every hour, but we ALL know you took a hit of the sweet elixir of life at 3 quarter time and it was THAT that caused some foot-wobble and ultimately your demise! And the thing is none of us blame you. Can any of you imagine the ignominy of coming down from some high in LA and then realising you are a member of the Tiggers? That only one team thought you were capable of playing AFL footy again, and that team is a bunch of clowns who still think Richo is a champion? That one team is one that has made the finals less times than Brendan Nelson topped 10% approval in leadership ratings? That HAS to be depressing. Self Medication is the Key Benny-Boy. And NONE of us blame you now.
Of course we all know Round 1 means nothing. Many a team has started with a bang and finished with a fizzle. And to be honest that team is usually the Tiggers themselves. This year was it the Blues? They played some good footy but it WAS against the Tigs. I love hearing the experts declare teams CHAMPIONS after a single round of footy. It warms my cockles. Come on Mike Sheahan - tell us who the good'uns are - you are The Man.
Vossy got his Lions off to a winning start. Daniel Rich picked up 21 possessions in his first game - handy effort. But again it was a win over my Wooden Spooner pick, the Beagles. *shrugs* I thought my dead cert was dead there for a bit but no - the Lion pulled through with one good quarter of footy. Whoever said you needed to play four quarters is a liar. The Lions were unconvincing. The Cats did the Hawkers in the Grand Final replay. The Cats should have won by more but they clearly got a bit bored towards the end. Buddy keeps looking the goods and the Hawks do look handy but the Cats were wasteful.
On saturday those Mighty Mighty Crows did their best to hand the game to the Pies. Apparently it was their first win at the Geeee for 11 years. Of course what that doesn't say is that the Crows almost always play the Pies at the Dome, not the MCG. Oh, and they beat them regularly there. I seem to remember not so long ago sitting beside Mr Nipster and his bunch of not-so-happy Pies supporters as the Crows secured another 4 points. Anyway, the Crows looked reasonable and they'll finish in the top half. Pies, similar. That cannot be said of the Swans. Sorry Sydney-siders but it is going to be ugly. 2 quarters of football, 2 behinds. Oh Dear. Can't say i'm looking forward to being one of 60 people at ANZ Stadium next week! Line In The Sand and MadJakob - will you be there? If so then I may need a beer before the slaughter.
On Sunday there was a bunch of who cares wins. None of cared. The 4 Roos supporters in the world found a dark room with a small telly and watched their team beat the soon to be extinct demons. That it was only 5 goals the diff speaks volumes. The Paaaaaah scraped together some handouts down on Rundle Mall and caught a bus out to AAMI to take on the Bomb-outs. Beers flowed all the way to the seats, and the crowd was satiated - even it if was West End Draught *sighs*. But lets be clear here - not even Bombers supporters picked the Bombers. Eh Dave? I love a man with confidence. And Dave. And over in the West the Dockers got the whole clock thing mixed up and slept in an extra 8 hours to lose to the Doggies. Clowns.
The Ladder
FIFTY SEVEN TIPSTERS! Excellent effort folks - thanks to the recruiters! Before I go further, I would like to say that we have amongst us a faction of tipsters that are too young to drink legally, and as such are clearly more likely to tip to advantage. Yes, D Master, Luke (the cute one) - apparently this is ANOTHER cute one other than me????, maddstarr, hschafer (hard to work out who he may belong to), and dean rba have all joined up and I bid them welcome. Some of their parentage may be of dubious Collingwood heritage, however, they will forge their own way. To keep it interesting amongst them, if they end up outside the cash at the end of the year, the highest ranked one of them will get $40 for their efforts. Of course chances are that one of them will win... if so... well the likely prize split is in the Blog.
With that number of tipsters there is a huge spread, but leading the way with the full 8 from 8 - plus a bonus point - is our European Correspondent the Asylum Seeker! Nice start. Behind him sit 19 people on 7 from 8, and the rest drag out behind. It is early in the season so don't be too worried if yer a couple of tips down. But did you survive the Knockout Comp? 9 people knocked out. Next week it jackpots to $20 but there's a lotta people still in there... as you'd expect.
Round 2
The second round throws up some interesting battles, but a majority of them are reasonably straight forward - are you gonna tip an upset? Starting with the Crows at home against the Sinners, the home ground advantage will no doubt throw you all the Crows way - you are a bunch of bandwagoners. Get on board.
The Cats will absolutely destroy the Tiggers and if the Pies lose to the Dees then I will chuckle. I won't get a chance to chuckle. Brissy have a chance to show they are more than a top 15 side if they can beat the Blues (they won't), and the Swans... well... they'll be a happy team at Hawthorn.
The Bombers will get 1/4 of their 2009 season wins against the Dockers, and the Doggies will beat the Roos. In the final tough game, the Eagles take on the paaaah. With the Weagles playing at home... well this IS a tough game. Hmmm. I think the Paaah may have the edge here. Did I say that?
GOOD LUCK ALL! Any questions...
NOW...
8 Winners. 8 Losers. But we all know there is only one REAL loser. Ahhh the Mighty Tiggers! Splendid Stuff! C'mon - who amongst us REALLY was unhappy to see the Couz go off the ground? Who amongst us didn't think 'thank the Lord our team didn't pick the Ice Man'? And who amongst us didn't chuckle at the Slaughter that was Round 1, Game 1, 2009? Glorious. OK, there may have been one person - Judge Dredd started off the year picking the Tiggers as his Ded Cert and proclaimed the Glory of Ben would part the waters and lead them to Success. Well Judge, you were halfway there cos he led them to a place called Suck.
Oh yes Benny-Boy, you can shave yer body daily, you can wax yer crack on the hour every hour, but we ALL know you took a hit of the sweet elixir of life at 3 quarter time and it was THAT that caused some foot-wobble and ultimately your demise! And the thing is none of us blame you. Can any of you imagine the ignominy of coming down from some high in LA and then realising you are a member of the Tiggers? That only one team thought you were capable of playing AFL footy again, and that team is a bunch of clowns who still think Richo is a champion? That one team is one that has made the finals less times than Brendan Nelson topped 10% approval in leadership ratings? That HAS to be depressing. Self Medication is the Key Benny-Boy. And NONE of us blame you now.
Of course we all know Round 1 means nothing. Many a team has started with a bang and finished with a fizzle. And to be honest that team is usually the Tiggers themselves. This year was it the Blues? They played some good footy but it WAS against the Tigs. I love hearing the experts declare teams CHAMPIONS after a single round of footy. It warms my cockles. Come on Mike Sheahan - tell us who the good'uns are - you are The Man.
Vossy got his Lions off to a winning start. Daniel Rich picked up 21 possessions in his first game - handy effort. But again it was a win over my Wooden Spooner pick, the Beagles. *shrugs* I thought my dead cert was dead there for a bit but no - the Lion pulled through with one good quarter of footy. Whoever said you needed to play four quarters is a liar. The Lions were unconvincing. The Cats did the Hawkers in the Grand Final replay. The Cats should have won by more but they clearly got a bit bored towards the end. Buddy keeps looking the goods and the Hawks do look handy but the Cats were wasteful.
On saturday those Mighty Mighty Crows did their best to hand the game to the Pies. Apparently it was their first win at the Geeee for 11 years. Of course what that doesn't say is that the Crows almost always play the Pies at the Dome, not the MCG. Oh, and they beat them regularly there. I seem to remember not so long ago sitting beside Mr Nipster and his bunch of not-so-happy Pies supporters as the Crows secured another 4 points. Anyway, the Crows looked reasonable and they'll finish in the top half. Pies, similar. That cannot be said of the Swans. Sorry Sydney-siders but it is going to be ugly. 2 quarters of football, 2 behinds. Oh Dear. Can't say i'm looking forward to being one of 60 people at ANZ Stadium next week! Line In The Sand and MadJakob - will you be there? If so then I may need a beer before the slaughter.
On Sunday there was a bunch of who cares wins. None of cared. The 4 Roos supporters in the world found a dark room with a small telly and watched their team beat the soon to be extinct demons. That it was only 5 goals the diff speaks volumes. The Paaaaaah scraped together some handouts down on Rundle Mall and caught a bus out to AAMI to take on the Bomb-outs. Beers flowed all the way to the seats, and the crowd was satiated - even it if was West End Draught *sighs*. But lets be clear here - not even Bombers supporters picked the Bombers. Eh Dave? I love a man with confidence. And Dave. And over in the West the Dockers got the whole clock thing mixed up and slept in an extra 8 hours to lose to the Doggies. Clowns.
The Ladder
FIFTY SEVEN TIPSTERS! Excellent effort folks - thanks to the recruiters! Before I go further, I would like to say that we have amongst us a faction of tipsters that are too young to drink legally, and as such are clearly more likely to tip to advantage. Yes, D Master, Luke (the cute one) - apparently this is ANOTHER cute one other than me????, maddstarr, hschafer (hard to work out who he may belong to), and dean rba have all joined up and I bid them welcome. Some of their parentage may be of dubious Collingwood heritage, however, they will forge their own way. To keep it interesting amongst them, if they end up outside the cash at the end of the year, the highest ranked one of them will get $40 for their efforts. Of course chances are that one of them will win... if so... well the likely prize split is in the Blog.
With that number of tipsters there is a huge spread, but leading the way with the full 8 from 8 - plus a bonus point - is our European Correspondent the Asylum Seeker! Nice start. Behind him sit 19 people on 7 from 8, and the rest drag out behind. It is early in the season so don't be too worried if yer a couple of tips down. But did you survive the Knockout Comp? 9 people knocked out. Next week it jackpots to $20 but there's a lotta people still in there... as you'd expect.
Round 2
The second round throws up some interesting battles, but a majority of them are reasonably straight forward - are you gonna tip an upset? Starting with the Crows at home against the Sinners, the home ground advantage will no doubt throw you all the Crows way - you are a bunch of bandwagoners. Get on board.
The Cats will absolutely destroy the Tiggers and if the Pies lose to the Dees then I will chuckle. I won't get a chance to chuckle. Brissy have a chance to show they are more than a top 15 side if they can beat the Blues (they won't), and the Swans... well... they'll be a happy team at Hawthorn.
The Bombers will get 1/4 of their 2009 season wins against the Dockers, and the Doggies will beat the Roos. In the final tough game, the Eagles take on the paaaah. With the Weagles playing at home... well this IS a tough game. Hmmm. I think the Paaah may have the edge here. Did I say that?
GOOD LUCK ALL! Any questions...
Wednesday 25 March 2009
Other Comps of Interest
Hi All - a friend of a friend is running a comp where you guess the number of wins for each team across the year. $10 entry. Winner takes all. Too easy! It's always nice pencilling in 3 wins for the Bombers early on. Only complication is that you need to have the spreadsheet to the FoF before the start of Round 1... email dan.hansen@db.com for details.
Tuesday 24 March 2009
The Side Competition: Knockout Comp
One thing I may not have mentioned LOUDLY which I need to given a few new tippers is Don't Forget to Enter Your Dead Cert!
What?
I said "DON'T FORGET TO ENTER THE DEAD CERT!!!!!"
The Dead Cert is at the bottom of your tips in the Oztips form. You choose a team that you think will definitely win that week. If they win, you stay in the side competition, if you lose, yer OUTTA THERE JERRY! It will jackpot by $10 a round - last tipper standing gets the cash. If you miss entering it - you are out. no excuses... You've Been Told!!!!
Any questions...?
What?
I said "DON'T FORGET TO ENTER THE DEAD CERT!!!!!"
The Dead Cert is at the bottom of your tips in the Oztips form. You choose a team that you think will definitely win that week. If they win, you stay in the side competition, if you lose, yer OUTTA THERE JERRY! It will jackpot by $10 a round - last tipper standing gets the cash. If you miss entering it - you are out. no excuses... You've Been Told!!!!
Any questions...?
Monday 23 March 2009
No... Seriously it's Time to Give
OK Ladies and Gents...
It is BUSINESS TIME... and several people have not given me their GF/WSpooners. Above is the standard response amongst you... a majority of you have no imagination and chose the Cats n Hawks. You Are Jokes. You heard me. I know the ones that haven't tipped them yet are waiting because they have more imagination. But the time is nigh. So GET IT IN as the Dragon Boat Master said to his crew of Merry Strokers!
ALSO. Please subscribe to this blog. My preference is to deliver via this... why? cos you don't have to rely on receiving an email and i don't have to send it out to 50 emails... simple! One person said they liked the email because it reminded them... well my ladyfriend, if you subscribe to this blog (click on the right!), you will get an email telling you the blog is updated - how good is that???
So please log n subscribe. Plus if you are as opinionated as me you can add yer own comments. But remember I am the one with the key to the house.
Finally, The People who are in my comp but have not yet given me their GF/WS are:
Avoid Heathrow
Bampo
beandmore
chooka
D Master
Doorknob (not yet entered!)
DrizaBone
FavaBeans
FootyJunkie (NYE)
Go Jana Love Tasmyn (NYE)
hschafer
Kermit
line in the sand
mozza
Once Great
Pavs (NYE)
RedHotChilli
rsddls
ruby
Nips
If I have made a mistake, let me know asap...
GO!
It is BUSINESS TIME... and several people have not given me their GF/WSpooners. Above is the standard response amongst you... a majority of you have no imagination and chose the Cats n Hawks. You Are Jokes. You heard me. I know the ones that haven't tipped them yet are waiting because they have more imagination. But the time is nigh. So GET IT IN as the Dragon Boat Master said to his crew of Merry Strokers!
ALSO. Please subscribe to this blog. My preference is to deliver via this... why? cos you don't have to rely on receiving an email and i don't have to send it out to 50 emails... simple! One person said they liked the email because it reminded them... well my ladyfriend, if you subscribe to this blog (click on the right!), you will get an email telling you the blog is updated - how good is that???
So please log n subscribe. Plus if you are as opinionated as me you can add yer own comments. But remember I am the one with the key to the house.
Finally, The People who are in my comp but have not yet given me their GF/WS are:
Avoid Heathrow
Bampo
beandmore
chooka
D Master
Doorknob (not yet entered!)
DrizaBone
FavaBeans
FootyJunkie (NYE)
Go Jana Love Tasmyn (NYE)
hschafer
Kermit
line in the sand
mozza
Once Great
Pavs (NYE)
RedHotChilli
rsddls
ruby
Nips
If I have made a mistake, let me know asap...
GO!
Sunday 22 March 2009
Horseboy v Sheedy
I'll take the bugger down. Kevin Who?
http://sledgeyourmates.news.com.au/heraldsun/?article=12641
http://sledgeyourmates.news.com.au/heraldsun/?article=12641
Round 1 Preview
Welcome Oh Tipsters! Here we are... born to be kings... we are Princes of the Universe!
Yes Season 2009 is upon us and let us pray it will be so much better than 2008. No, it's not just that the skidmarks won the Premiership after clearly being second best all year. It's that the draw was shite which led to 3 teams being unbeaten after 36 rounds of football. Andrew Demetriou I'll show YOU social impact. It's not that hard - 16 teams and after 15 rounds they've all played eachother. BANG. GOAL. NINE POINTER SUPER GOAL. *sighs*
Question One is have you enrolled? If not, this is where you go and what you do:
As per usual it will be run via www.oztips.com and the details are:
===================================================================
Comp Name: Horseboys AFL Tipping Comp 2009
Comp #: 157818
Comp Password: Couzondrugs
===================================================================
Set up yer profile and join up. It really ain't that hard. Plus if you get someone else in the comp you all of a sudden have the chance to take THEIR $30 as well. So go on - get some other mug with no idea involved. You know it makes sense.
Question Two is the rules. If you still need them then email me at luke.vanessa.porter@gmail.com - too easy.
Question Three. The Games. Let them begin. ROUND ONE!
Thursday March 26 2009
RIC v CAR 19:40
Friday March 27 2009
HAW v GEE 19:40
Saturday March 28 2009
COL v ADE 14:10
BL v WCE 18:10
STK v SYD 19:10
Sunday March 29 2009
MEL v ROO 13:10
POR v ESS 14:40
FRE v WB 16:10
Well it all kicks off with a marketers absolute wet dream. The BlueBaggers v Benny's Coked Up Tigers. Juddy v Benny. This is huge. Seriously. The Tigers are chockers full of happiness pills at the moment - Benny got a special deal, and memberships are up and the team is talkin it, but will they walk it? They're coming up against the Blues who most people are tipping to finish top 8. Will the Fev play? Once again I have him in my dream team (sheeds can go get...) so chances are he is already out for 6 months. Juddy is in there too so I expect a groin strain halfway through the second quarter. But despite that my tip is the Tigers will go down like an addict after a 3 day bender. Blues will be way too good. Simple.
Friday night sees yet another ripper. Tis the Grand Final replay. This tip is like shooting fish in a barrel. Well, assuming the AFL brought in the rule to stop scabbing rushed behinds. Ablett to score 300 points in my dream team, captain = 600. GO SON GO! Hawks to lose 8 in a row and be the first Premiers to finish bottom the following year.
On Saturday we have the Pies n Crows duking it out in melbourne. *sighs* memories of NYC 2008. Squinting at a lil tv with no sound in some dodgy irish bar, sending off random texts as 3 in the morning. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE DAMN YOU! You'll all pick the Pies but you'll all be wrong. Crows young brigade to do the biz. Brisbane will start a mediocre year with a win against the 2009 wooden spooners, and the Swans will start their slide out of the 8 in round one. It's going to be a long year....
On Sunday we have a marketers absolute nightmare. The Dees v the Roos. Two teams that should have relocated or merged 10 years ago. Who gives a sht. Seriously. Then the Paaaah v Essendon and the Dockers v the Dogs. What a bunch of ratings bonanza's these are eh? Unbelievably ordinary games by a bunch of who-cares scraggers. Ok, the doggies have a reasonable team but seriously... I reckon that Paps/Bombers game is the only game that ALL the teams supporters will tip the opposition. Loyalty my arse.
So that's it. Get yer tips in. Get yer CERTAINTY in. Get yer GRAND FINALISTS/WOODEN SPOONER in BEFORE THURSDAY NIGHT.
Any questions, email me! Good luck for Season 2009 :)
Cheers
Horseboy
Yes Season 2009 is upon us and let us pray it will be so much better than 2008. No, it's not just that the skidmarks won the Premiership after clearly being second best all year. It's that the draw was shite which led to 3 teams being unbeaten after 36 rounds of football. Andrew Demetriou I'll show YOU social impact. It's not that hard - 16 teams and after 15 rounds they've all played eachother. BANG. GOAL. NINE POINTER SUPER GOAL. *sighs*
Question One is have you enrolled? If not, this is where you go and what you do:
As per usual it will be run via www.oztips.com and the details are:
===================================================================
Comp Name: Horseboys AFL Tipping Comp 2009
Comp #: 157818
Comp Password: Couzondrugs
===================================================================
Set up yer profile and join up. It really ain't that hard. Plus if you get someone else in the comp you all of a sudden have the chance to take THEIR $30 as well. So go on - get some other mug with no idea involved. You know it makes sense.
Question Two is the rules. If you still need them then email me at luke.vanessa.porter@gmail.com - too easy.
Question Three. The Games. Let them begin. ROUND ONE!
Thursday March 26 2009
RIC v CAR 19:40
Friday March 27 2009
HAW v GEE 19:40
Saturday March 28 2009
COL v ADE 14:10
BL v WCE 18:10
STK v SYD 19:10
Sunday March 29 2009
MEL v ROO 13:10
POR v ESS 14:40
FRE v WB 16:10
Well it all kicks off with a marketers absolute wet dream. The BlueBaggers v Benny's Coked Up Tigers. Juddy v Benny. This is huge. Seriously. The Tigers are chockers full of happiness pills at the moment - Benny got a special deal, and memberships are up and the team is talkin it, but will they walk it? They're coming up against the Blues who most people are tipping to finish top 8. Will the Fev play? Once again I have him in my dream team (sheeds can go get...) so chances are he is already out for 6 months. Juddy is in there too so I expect a groin strain halfway through the second quarter. But despite that my tip is the Tigers will go down like an addict after a 3 day bender. Blues will be way too good. Simple.
Friday night sees yet another ripper. Tis the Grand Final replay. This tip is like shooting fish in a barrel. Well, assuming the AFL brought in the rule to stop scabbing rushed behinds. Ablett to score 300 points in my dream team, captain = 600. GO SON GO! Hawks to lose 8 in a row and be the first Premiers to finish bottom the following year.
On Saturday we have the Pies n Crows duking it out in melbourne. *sighs* memories of NYC 2008. Squinting at a lil tv with no sound in some dodgy irish bar, sending off random texts as 3 in the morning. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE DAMN YOU! You'll all pick the Pies but you'll all be wrong. Crows young brigade to do the biz. Brisbane will start a mediocre year with a win against the 2009 wooden spooners, and the Swans will start their slide out of the 8 in round one. It's going to be a long year....
On Sunday we have a marketers absolute nightmare. The Dees v the Roos. Two teams that should have relocated or merged 10 years ago. Who gives a sht. Seriously. Then the Paaaah v Essendon and the Dockers v the Dogs. What a bunch of ratings bonanza's these are eh? Unbelievably ordinary games by a bunch of who-cares scraggers. Ok, the doggies have a reasonable team but seriously... I reckon that Paps/Bombers game is the only game that ALL the teams supporters will tip the opposition. Loyalty my arse.
So that's it. Get yer tips in. Get yer CERTAINTY in. Get yer GRAND FINALISTS/WOODEN SPOONER in BEFORE THURSDAY NIGHT.
Any questions, email me! Good luck for Season 2009 :)
Cheers
Horseboy
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