So I get a call from a mate... wanna go over to his place and watch the Granny? Take over a cuppla beers, have a barbie, chill and watch what will probably sadly be a Pies victory? Well there's no point in saying no to that is there? His brother even offered to pick me up on the way through, Very handy. Oh... can I get some bread and tomatoes... no problemo... I pick up a 6 pack on the way through. Must say do I REALLY care about this result? My only allegiance in this is cos it would be great to see the Pies lose. I don't even like the Saints.
We arrive - beautiful day in sydney - and the footy is on - a repeat of the 2009 granny. This is on Channel 10. He's got it all set up to play through his PS3 so I start having a fiddle and look for Channel 7, but can't find it... he wanders through and asks what I'm doing... I explain that I can't find Channel 7.. and he says... he doesn't have Channel 7...
No. Seriously!!!!! He can't get Channel 7!!!!! Gold. Off to the pub... and I was really looking forward to those snags.
Quite a game eh? The Pies dominated the first 20 minutes, making the Sinners look second rate but somehow they managed to stay in it. There were times where I have to admit to feeling unclean. I was actually cheering when that dirty r*pist Milney got a possession and kicked a goal. I am scrubbing as we speak. The Pies took off again in the second quarter, and yet again the Sinners managed to slow down the game. The Pies started missing goals and one wise sage was heard to invoke the ghost of W Carey, 1998 Granny just before half time. If S Waugh was there he would have screamed at Cloke "YOU JUST MISSED THE WORLD CUP!". What a shame...
So we're back again next week... get yer leave passes sorted and make sure yer tv has Channel 7.
Sunday 26 September 2010
Wednesday 22 September 2010
Pies Destined for Second...
Sadly I actually think that it would take a choke of Greg Norman proportions for the Pies to lose this one. But I like the optimism of this...
http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/go-pies-the-punch-tribute-to-109-years-of-almost-winning?
http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/go-pies-the-punch-tribute-to-109-years-of-almost-winning?
Tuesday 21 September 2010
The Ladder
The Ladder after the Grand Final Bonus Points & Barry Hall Lucky Draw Prize...
(and yes, you have one more game to pick to now you need to work out if yer feeling lucky punk... well... are ya?)
(and yes, you have one more game to pick to now you need to work out if yer feeling lucky punk... well... are ya?)
If you think I may have your picks wrong, drop me a line!
Monday 20 September 2010
Bonus Points
FORTY SIX PEOPLE!!!
So Baz didn't get suspended - you get a point for that if you picked it - and obviously the Pies/Sinners Granny...
# 14 people picked Bazza correctly - he was a bit lucky!
# 4 people picked Collingwood and St Kilda
# 1 of those picked Collingwood, St Kilda AND Baz...
Nice picking to the footy junkie...
Patience as i add the points in.
So Baz didn't get suspended - you get a point for that if you picked it - and obviously the Pies/Sinners Granny...
# 14 people picked Bazza correctly - he was a bit lucky!
# 4 people picked Collingwood and St Kilda
# 1 of those picked Collingwood, St Kilda AND Baz...
Nice picking to the footy junkie...
Patience as i add the points in.
Sunday 19 September 2010
The Granny Lurketh!
Pies n Sinners eh? A few of you picked it - well done! Me currently recovering from some stupid run today but I will looksie at the spreadsheet tomorrow and get busy with it.
One game to go... Do you go the fave or take a risk to move up a place or 2?
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One game to go... Do you go the fave or take a risk to move up a place or 2?
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Tuesday 14 September 2010
Semi Finals DONE
But I still have no internet connection.
What AM I doing? hmmm. I blame work.
Anyway, you all know the results now. Unsurprisingly the Cats spanked the Dockers. And they took about 12 minutes to do it. Season Over. Bloody Rubbish Team.
In the other game the Swans were doomed from the start. Well, doomed as soon as Daaaave suggested we should put our money on them..... This man has put on countless bets over the years for us and has a failure rate second only to his favorite coach, Matthew Knights. From that point on the Dogs were destined for success.
Speaking of crap, Knights eh? Surely that backstabbing mongrel Hirdy will take it on. He's been gunning for it all year. sniping, biting, scratching. Only libba has sharper nails.
The Ladder
We're still tipping, and the Top Ten pay money so if yer anywhere around the mark then keep em coming in. Remember who yer grand finalists were? Well here are the majority... and there are plenty of potential 6 pointers in the offing!
Preliminary Finals
I think we all know that the Sinners will spank the Doggies. The Doggies overachieved last week courtesy of a team that clearly knows some Pakistani bookmakers and backed themselves to lose the unlosable. Or was that the Wallabies? Eitehr way, the Sinners will have a day out.
The OTHER game however is a pearler. It's the Grand Final we have been expecting for 2 months. But it's a week early. And wouldn't all sane non-commonwealth benefit receiving people love to see the Pies go out at this stage? The answer is yes! I'm tipping the Cats but not by many.
What AM I doing? hmmm. I blame work.
Anyway, you all know the results now. Unsurprisingly the Cats spanked the Dockers. And they took about 12 minutes to do it. Season Over. Bloody Rubbish Team.
In the other game the Swans were doomed from the start. Well, doomed as soon as Daaaave suggested we should put our money on them..... This man has put on countless bets over the years for us and has a failure rate second only to his favorite coach, Matthew Knights. From that point on the Dogs were destined for success.
Speaking of crap, Knights eh? Surely that backstabbing mongrel Hirdy will take it on. He's been gunning for it all year. sniping, biting, scratching. Only libba has sharper nails.
The Ladder
We're still tipping, and the Top Ten pay money so if yer anywhere around the mark then keep em coming in. Remember who yer grand finalists were? Well here are the majority... and there are plenty of potential 6 pointers in the offing!
Preliminary Finals
I think we all know that the Sinners will spank the Doggies. The Doggies overachieved last week courtesy of a team that clearly knows some Pakistani bookmakers and backed themselves to lose the unlosable. Or was that the Wallabies? Eitehr way, the Sinners will have a day out.
The OTHER game however is a pearler. It's the Grand Final we have been expecting for 2 months. But it's a week early. And wouldn't all sane non-commonwealth benefit receiving people love to see the Pies go out at this stage? The answer is yes! I'm tipping the Cats but not by many.
Wednesday 8 September 2010
Tuesday 7 September 2010
Finals Part 1...
A little late but STILL no internet connection... what can ya do?
It was a week where in my book there was but one upset - the Catters going down to the Sinners. Am I upset with that? HELL NO! I love the idea of the Cats smashing the Pies in the Prelim Final and I am sure there are a few Pies Centrelink 'employees' in a nervous state at the mo.
Speaking of Catters, BOB! What an unusual man he is. But even more unusual must be the people that voted for him... no? You can call him The Charmer.
Mooney could take a leaf out of his book? That was a dead set push in the friggin back so SHUT UP CAM! Mike Sheahan you are a clown for questioning it. Bozo, you are a clown. No seriously...
The Swans eh? Nice work. They are of course my second team Once Great, as I have lived in Sydney for 15 years. The Judds sparked halfway thru the second quarter and DAMN it was a great game, but in the end four missed goals cost the Blues a chance to take on the Doggies next week. But whatta game.
The Dogs... well they got smashed by the Pies. No surprises there. What WAS a surprise was how Bazza got off when he belted pieboy. What is going on there? Eh? EH????? BLUDDY RUBBISH DECISION!!!!
Oh and the Hawks... yes that IS a shame. on yer bike boys... yer win/loss ratio is in the negative for the last 2 years. You had 8 good weeks of footy in the last 3 years and somehow snagged a premiership. I see a correlation between the Hawks and LRT...
SemiFinals...
It's the Cats v the Dockers and the Doggies v the Swannies... The Cats will spank the Dockers guys - just reality. The Doggies n Swannies...? Well that IS interesting... Sydney are playing good finals footy I reckons, while the Doggies... well Johnno strategically is retiring to fire em up. It won't work.
It was a week where in my book there was but one upset - the Catters going down to the Sinners. Am I upset with that? HELL NO! I love the idea of the Cats smashing the Pies in the Prelim Final and I am sure there are a few Pies Centrelink 'employees' in a nervous state at the mo.
Speaking of Catters, BOB! What an unusual man he is. But even more unusual must be the people that voted for him... no? You can call him The Charmer.
Mooney could take a leaf out of his book? That was a dead set push in the friggin back so SHUT UP CAM! Mike Sheahan you are a clown for questioning it. Bozo, you are a clown. No seriously...
The Swans eh? Nice work. They are of course my second team Once Great, as I have lived in Sydney for 15 years. The Judds sparked halfway thru the second quarter and DAMN it was a great game, but in the end four missed goals cost the Blues a chance to take on the Doggies next week. But whatta game.
The Dogs... well they got smashed by the Pies. No surprises there. What WAS a surprise was how Bazza got off when he belted pieboy. What is going on there? Eh? EH????? BLUDDY RUBBISH DECISION!!!!
Oh and the Hawks... yes that IS a shame. on yer bike boys... yer win/loss ratio is in the negative for the last 2 years. You had 8 good weeks of footy in the last 3 years and somehow snagged a premiership. I see a correlation between the Hawks and LRT...
SemiFinals...
It's the Cats v the Dockers and the Doggies v the Swannies... The Cats will spank the Dockers guys - just reality. The Doggies n Swannies...? Well that IS interesting... Sydney are playing good finals footy I reckons, while the Doggies... well Johnno strategically is retiring to fire em up. It won't work.
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