Well it's been a week of hatchets and hatchings. It's all been said re Mark Harvey and Ross Lyon. But what are the Dees doing? Have they learnt nothing from Carlton circa 2001-2? Wayne Brittain? A crap team in search of a clue and they hire a neville nobody. Hirdy's sold them a screwball. Conniving bastard. Wouldn't be surprised if he starts spruiking Stanton soon in an attempt to get him to go to... well probably Freo.
No surprises last week - the Eagles were way too good for the Blues, with the Blues getting the better of the umpiring to keep them in the game. Shabby! The Hawks downed a very average Swans after they had lied lied lied all week about Buddy. Surprise. I told mad jacob it was all a ruse and ruse it was. They didn't fool me though! No sireeee... and this week he has a tummy bug. oh puhlease....
This week... well there will be no surprises. The Eagles will get done comfortably by the Cats, and the Pies will give it to the Hawks. Yep, we'd laugh if the Hawks won... but would we be happy?
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
"Buddy Is Over Rated"
Thats what Daaaaave said earlier this week when he heard the Budsta may miss the game against the Swans. Yep. "Buddy is the reason why Hawthorn loses games" is how Dave described the big fella. To put that in context, back in 2003 Dave described Adam Goodes as "a log.. not even a log... a splinter...". That would be the year Goodesy won the Brownlow. So I'm not sure where that leaves this weeks game except that I won't be asking for Dave's opinion.
Not that I ever did.
But back to last week and the Bombers crashed out in the ugliest of fashion. Shame. Shades of Crows v Bombers not so long ago. Hirdy tells me there is improvement in the wings. Get rid of Stanton and maybe. The Judds were way too good. Juddy took a mark and the commentators blew their wads like a bunch of 12 year olds watching a Rhianna video. If Dave said that Judd was over rated he may be on to something.
On friday night the Cats smashed the Hawks with Buddy intacto so maybe Dave is on to something? The Cats were simply to big and strong for the Hawks. Interesting to note only 3 teams have beaten the Hawks this year... the Cats... the Pies... and the Crows... GO CROWS!
The Beagles gave the Pies a good ole fright on Saturday in what was probably the best game of the 4. For a while there the drug runners seemed to have all the answers. The Frog was slotting them, and their forward line just looked too big and too strong. Pretty unbelievable given their positions last year. But normal service was resumed in time and the dirty pies supporters breathed a sigh of relief a they were able to go back to their supervised residencies for a couple of weeks without missing a game.
And finally of course the Goodes beat the Sinners. In a thrilling game, it took106 minutes of play before a goal was scored. Makes the Hawks/Swans game look like it will be high scoring...
Tippers
Yes keep on tipping... the GF/WS picks will affect yer positions... it's top TEN... so keep on keeping on...
Finals - Week 2
I can barely concentrate on writing this up as I just saw an ad for the NEW Charlies Angels. I just can't imagine how exciting that may be. But in the meantime I have to deal with a BuddyFreeHawks vs A GoodesRampantSwans. People are starting to favour the Swans... it's Goodes 300th... and the Swans like to play for these games... hmmm but surely the Hawks aren't a one player team? Surely one player didn't single handedly take them to victory over all but three teams - the Cats, the Pies, and the CROWS!... hmmm. I'll tip the Swans cos I'm no chance for the tips but if the Hawks don't win they are GONE for 2012 too...
Game 2 has the Drugs v the Judds. Too easy.
Not that I ever did.
But back to last week and the Bombers crashed out in the ugliest of fashion. Shame. Shades of Crows v Bombers not so long ago. Hirdy tells me there is improvement in the wings. Get rid of Stanton and maybe. The Judds were way too good. Juddy took a mark and the commentators blew their wads like a bunch of 12 year olds watching a Rhianna video. If Dave said that Judd was over rated he may be on to something.
On friday night the Cats smashed the Hawks with Buddy intacto so maybe Dave is on to something? The Cats were simply to big and strong for the Hawks. Interesting to note only 3 teams have beaten the Hawks this year... the Cats... the Pies... and the Crows... GO CROWS!
The Beagles gave the Pies a good ole fright on Saturday in what was probably the best game of the 4. For a while there the drug runners seemed to have all the answers. The Frog was slotting them, and their forward line just looked too big and too strong. Pretty unbelievable given their positions last year. But normal service was resumed in time and the dirty pies supporters breathed a sigh of relief a they were able to go back to their supervised residencies for a couple of weeks without missing a game.
And finally of course the Goodes beat the Sinners. In a thrilling game, it took106 minutes of play before a goal was scored. Makes the Hawks/Swans game look like it will be high scoring...
Tippers
Yes keep on tipping... the GF/WS picks will affect yer positions... it's top TEN... so keep on keeping on...
Finals - Week 2
I can barely concentrate on writing this up as I just saw an ad for the NEW Charlies Angels. I just can't imagine how exciting that may be. But in the meantime I have to deal with a BuddyFreeHawks vs A GoodesRampantSwans. People are starting to favour the Swans... it's Goodes 300th... and the Swans like to play for these games... hmmm but surely the Hawks aren't a one player team? Surely one player didn't single handedly take them to victory over all but three teams - the Cats, the Pies, and the CROWS!... hmmm. I'll tip the Swans cos I'm no chance for the tips but if the Hawks don't win they are GONE for 2012 too...
Game 2 has the Drugs v the Judds. Too easy.
Wednesday, 7 September 2011
Spooners Points etc
Cos OzTips Sucks, I have not been brave enough to make changes to the actual points there. Who know what could happen? But I have posted your points changes based on what I know on a separate page...
Here! http://horseboystippingcomp.blogspot.com/p/woodenspoonergrandfinalistpoints.html
Have a look. Any issues...
Here! http://horseboystippingcomp.blogspot.com/p/woodenspoonergrandfinalistpoints.html
Have a look. Any issues...
Monday, 5 September 2011
Minor Round... Done!
How farkin stupid are people? Evidence to say Extremely Farkin? D Wallis. Seriously.
24 Rounds of Pleasure and Pain. Mostly pain if you were South Aussie. But then at least most of you can say you don't barrack for Port. It's enough to make you get on some dodgy scooter and ride VERY SLOWLY around the 'burbs of Brissy a la Once Great. What the huck is going on up there big fella? I'm watching Brisbane's Least Wanted and in the background I see The Artist Formerly Known as Once Great hooning along at about 3k an hour. Yer hardcore dude... HARDcore...
Actually there is one thing worse than being a Port supporter... and that is being a Melbourne supporter. Absolute rubbish. They came, they saw Adelaide Oval with more people than tarps, and they squandered. And as a result the Paps avoid the spoon and hand it to the Gold Coast. One thing I do know for sure is the Suns will NOT be taking the spoon next year.
In the only two games that mattered on the weekend the Swans set up a chance for a game at the SCG by beating the Lions. It was all a bit easy really. And then the Sinners got over the Blues to get the home ground advantage back from them. Extremely selfish play by the Judds.
Tippers
Yes we are including the finals. Don't forget! But who knows what could happen with the Oztips site... in the meantime, l have had a bit of a look thru the GF and Spooner picks and there are def a few negatives going on there. The Doggies cost a few points at one end, while the Eagles were picked more than once for the Spoon. Towards the end of the week I'll put the points up on a separate page here but in the meantime when are you guys going to catch the Juddmeister?!!! COME ON!!
FINALS - Round 1
Too many Victorian teams for my liking, so it's guaranteed that all the Vic papers are going to say how WONDERFUL this series is going to be, and it starts off with the Cats n Hawks. Can't say I can disagree with this one being a ripper. A real 50/50, and while the Cats have the better TEAM by a long way, the Hawks have Buddy and Cyril so anything can happy. I'm going with the Team.
The Pies take on the Eagles at the MCG, and after the smashing the Pies took, anything can happen. It is hard to imagine that the team so many picked for the bottom 4 could beat the Pies, but Cox n NicNat are in rare form, and all the old stagers are doing the do quite nicely... I can smell an upset folks... Get On Board.
The Sinners host the Swans in what may well be a nil-all draw. If the Sinners lose, expect Rossco to go to the Dees next year. NOT. Why would you? Lordy Lordy Lordy. Home ground advantage here gives the win to the Saints.
Finally the Judds take on the Hirdy Girdys. The Hirdy's have a few players back but if Judd plays, the Bombers will Bombout.
24 Rounds of Pleasure and Pain. Mostly pain if you were South Aussie. But then at least most of you can say you don't barrack for Port. It's enough to make you get on some dodgy scooter and ride VERY SLOWLY around the 'burbs of Brissy a la Once Great. What the huck is going on up there big fella? I'm watching Brisbane's Least Wanted and in the background I see The Artist Formerly Known as Once Great hooning along at about 3k an hour. Yer hardcore dude... HARDcore...
Actually there is one thing worse than being a Port supporter... and that is being a Melbourne supporter. Absolute rubbish. They came, they saw Adelaide Oval with more people than tarps, and they squandered. And as a result the Paps avoid the spoon and hand it to the Gold Coast. One thing I do know for sure is the Suns will NOT be taking the spoon next year.
In the only two games that mattered on the weekend the Swans set up a chance for a game at the SCG by beating the Lions. It was all a bit easy really. And then the Sinners got over the Blues to get the home ground advantage back from them. Extremely selfish play by the Judds.
Tippers
Yes we are including the finals. Don't forget! But who knows what could happen with the Oztips site... in the meantime, l have had a bit of a look thru the GF and Spooner picks and there are def a few negatives going on there. The Doggies cost a few points at one end, while the Eagles were picked more than once for the Spoon. Towards the end of the week I'll put the points up on a separate page here but in the meantime when are you guys going to catch the Juddmeister?!!! COME ON!!
FINALS - Round 1
Too many Victorian teams for my liking, so it's guaranteed that all the Vic papers are going to say how WONDERFUL this series is going to be, and it starts off with the Cats n Hawks. Can't say I can disagree with this one being a ripper. A real 50/50, and while the Cats have the better TEAM by a long way, the Hawks have Buddy and Cyril so anything can happy. I'm going with the Team.
The Pies take on the Eagles at the MCG, and after the smashing the Pies took, anything can happen. It is hard to imagine that the team so many picked for the bottom 4 could beat the Pies, but Cox n NicNat are in rare form, and all the old stagers are doing the do quite nicely... I can smell an upset folks... Get On Board.
The Sinners host the Swans in what may well be a nil-all draw. If the Sinners lose, expect Rossco to go to the Dees next year. NOT. Why would you? Lordy Lordy Lordy. Home ground advantage here gives the win to the Saints.
Finally the Judds take on the Hirdy Girdys. The Hirdy's have a few players back but if Judd plays, the Bombers will Bombout.
Monday, 29 August 2011
Round 23: It's Like... An Extra Round!
*YAWN*
Well THAT was exciting eh? Two games of AFL Saturday night... we had the Beagles v the Bears and the finals shaping Sinners v the Roos... and I watched... the Tri-Nations.How good did they play? Fantastic game. Aussie Nev is stoked to be a winner again - good work big fella. It's all looking good for the World Cup and it will be great to see Nev upstanding when the aussie anthem is played.
Back to the AFL and the Sinners smashed the Roos. Surprise, surprise. And that means the 8 is now all set up ladies so you know if yer gonna lose some points eh? I'll put something together a lil later in the week.
In Luke Power's last game before taking over the Captaincy of the GWS I thought the Beagles may get done by the Lions but... alas... alas... cos... I bluddy tipped the Lions. DAMNIT! And the Paps n Crows kept the home fires burning for me by losing the unlose-able against two of the crappest teams in the comp. The only good thing about the Bombers making the 8 this year is knowing the result will be similar to the last time they appeared in a final...
Oh... and in other yawns, the Hawks beat the Dogs, the Dees beat the Suns, and the Pies beat the Dockers and lost Daisy in the process... SUCKERS!!
Tippers
Well I am VERY confused cos I can see 2x9 pointers (well done Hooksta & Nelson), but I can also see 1x8 pointer. How? FRIGGIN OZTIPS ARE SHT THAT IS HOW! *sighs* i dunno what to do with these CLOWNS but suffice to say I won't be there next year...
In the meantime, leading the gang is the Juddmeister... ahhh what a year he is having...
The Last Round
My... what a lovely guernsey will be worn by the Hawks when they take on the Suns. Am I right hmm? Make sense hmm? That is really all I have to say about this rounds cos sadly... it doesn't matter! Can we just call a big bye?
Thursday, 25 August 2011
Ricky Nixon Finds Love. Bless.
Sounds like love cos he is one sexy dude!
http://www.news.com.au/national/tegan-gould-reveals-how-ricky-nixon-got-under-her-skin/story-e6frfkvr-1226121725853
http://www.news.com.au/national/tegan-gould-reveals-how-ricky-nixon-got-under-her-skin/story-e6frfkvr-1226121725853
Wednesday, 24 August 2011
Ethical Bandwagon Jumping
Copied from the http://www.baseballprospectus.com/ - something for Power fans to consider.
Changing Speeds
Ethical Bandwagon Jumping
It’s late August, and if the team you root for is already out of contention, you’re not alone. According to our Playoff Odds Report, only 12 teams currently have even a 5 percent chance of making the postseason, meaning that fully 60 percent of teams are realistically playing out the string with more than a month to go. If you follow one of those teams and are the sort of fan who finds that having a heart-felt rooting interest greatly adds to your baseball enjoyment, what are you to do with the rest of the season? My recommendation is to become a bandwagon jumper, or more specifically, an Ethical Bandwagon Jumper (EBJ).
To describe what it means to be an EBJ, I’ll need to define a few terms. A “Bandwagon Jumper” is not the same thing as a “Fair-Weather Fan.” The latter is someone who is nominally a fan of a given team but is only active at certain times. For example, this year’s crop of late-summer Brewers apparel looks to be larger than I’ve seen in years, since local growing conditions—hot team, cold division, the fertilizer of ugly politics—have caused once-dormant Brewers fans to resume paying attention to and bonding around the local nine. This can actually be a wonderful thing to witness, akin to wildflowers blooming in the desert after a rainstorm.
A “Bandwagon Jumper,” however, starts rooting for a contending or front-running team in mid-season or later. Such behavior is often derided among hardcore fans as shallow and self-serving, much like making your pick for the Sausage Race while Frankie Furter and Stosh are casing-to-casing down the stretch. Don’t let this negative connotation deter you, though. If you follow the Ten Commandments of Ethical Bandwagon Jumping, you can find a new team to root for whole-heartedly, if temporarily, while maintaining long-term interest in your long-time favorite—avoiding guilt and recrimination, while enjoying the pleasures (and pains) of rooting for a contender down the stretch.
I. Thou shalt not ignore your original team. Unlike the traditional bandwagon jumper, you have a team waiting up for you at home, and you’re not about to forget that. This isn’t a trial separation—you’ve been through a lot together, and you both know you’ll be back soon. You and your team have a mature relationship built on years of trust and a lifetime of shared experience, but you both understand and accept that, right now, circumstances have kept your short-term fan needs from being met. Don’t take advantage of this, however—your future continues to be with your old team. Give them the attention they deserve, even if they’re playing out the string.
II. Thou shalt not shop around. Similarly, don’t demean the entire fan/team relationship by half-heartedly groping your way through a number of possible teams before settling on one to follow. Pick one team quickly and stick with it. Shopping for a temporary team is like shopping for underwear—you can’t try it on, you just have to find what you’re looking for on the shelf, buy it, and take it home.
III. Thou shalt not root for the Yankees. This is self-evident, no? Jump onto the always-crowded Yankees bandwagon, and the tires are liable to explode. Moreover, part of the idea here is to immerse yourself in the season of a team you generally don’t follow closely. If you pay attention to baseball media at all, you can no more avoid in-depth Yankees coverage than Hollywood can avoid misguided superhero origin scripts. You’re already following the Yankees whether you like it or not. Try another flavor.
IV. Thou shalt not root for the Red Sox. See above. This would have been acceptable prior to 2004, however.
V. Thou shalt not root for a divisional or traditional rival. Don’t shop your fandom around your own neighborhood—it’s unseemly and can lead to logical and emotional complications once your rooting interest has flown home. Moreover… ick.
VI. Thou shalt not pretend to be a long-timer. When long-suffering fans finally have something to celebrate, few things annoy them as much as having to share their joy with unworthy latecomers, especially those who don’t realize they’re unworthy. No matter how much you know, embrace the fact that you’re a tourist, not a local, and don’t act as though you’ve already been down all the franchise’s back roads. You may remember Kent Tekulve, you may have seen Kent Tekulve, but the Pirates fans on the barstools around you lived Kent Tekulve. Give them their due.
VII. Thou shalt not choose again. One mulligan per round. Once your EBJ team falls out of contention, be grateful you were at least able to keep some skin in the game a little longer.
VIII. Thou shalt not root ironically. Don’t get me wrong, I’m no stranger to ironic appreciation: one of my favorite pieces of clothing is a baby blue t-shirt with a drawing of Sherman Hemsley amid the words “Shut up, honky!” EBJ, however, requires a genuine respect for your newfound rooting interest—otherwise, you risk demeaning yourself and, by extension, your normal team. Don’t use irony in selecting your team or in the way you express your single-serving fandom. Especially out of bounds is acting beyond any stereotype of your new team’s fan base, e.g., wearing a foam Brewers cheesehead hat to work, throwing a cheesesteak wiz wit at the your TV when Ryan Madson blows a save, or politely clapping the Twins’ effort after a loss. There’s no winking in baseball.
IX. Thou shalt not be more obnoxious than the team’s normal fans. Similarly, don’t be even more blindly supportive of your short-term team than long-time fans—you might enjoy lighting off fireworks at the party, but it’s their living room you’re trashing. First-person example: the 1985 Chicago Bears, who were the first team in which I had a primary rooting interest to ever win a championship. They were also one of the most obnoxious teams in history, and every loud-mouthed, unethical bandwagon jumper in the country flocked to their banner. As a result, the primary emotion I felt when they won the Super Bowl wasn’t so much joy as relief, and the backlash against that team and their boastful fans, many of them squatters, has yet to fully abate—many Packers fans still can’t take joy in their own team’s success without tossing in “the Bears still suck.”
So… don’t do that.
X. Thou shalt not become a serial front-runner. If you find yourself transferring allegiance every summer from your own crummy team to whomever leads the league at the All-Star break, perhaps you’re just not wired for monogamy. There’s nothing inherently wrong with that, but if this describes you, why even bother calling yourself a fan of your crummy team? You don’t qualify as an Ethical Bandwagon Jumper, but no worries. Embrace the variety, allowing that you may be trading joy quality for joy quantity, and root for whomever strikes your fancy.
Or, just give in and root for the Yankees full-time already. Bandwagon jumper.
Ken Funck is an author of Baseball Prospectus. You can contact Ken by clicking here or click here to see Ken's other articles.
Tuesday, 23 August 2011
Round 22: The Paps Score More Than 5 Goals! Yay!
It is indeed time to celebrate for the Paps. Never one to look at the dark side, lets concentrate on the UP! Sure they lost by ten goals, but (a) they scored a goal before quarter time, (b) they scored goals in the second quarter, and (c) they kicked more than ten goals for the entire match! That is sensational! There aren't many teams that can lose by ten goals and still have their percentage improve. Yep, they are back on track.
Speaking of back on track, the Tigers are playing to their normal game plan. Start the season ok, lose the middle 15 to rule themselves out, and then win a couple at the end when it means diddly squat. The only question is who is going to be the Tigers 2012 Cousins? Maybe Fev? And every year the media jump on it and say oh it all looks good for next year. Go Tiger Fans! Never mind they were playing a crap team - the Dees are K Rudderless. Starting yer Captain as the substitute is a genius move, especially if he is out of contract. GWS would have a spot for him I'm sure.
Fifty One possessions to Mr Thompson on the weekend for the Crows. Handy effort. Clearly we should have got rid of N Craig earlier - 3 wins and a nearly since he took over. Either we should have got rid of him earlier or we should have played the bottom teams every week for the whole season. Hmmm actually that didn't work so well earlier in the season - we lost to Port and Melbourne didn't we... Still at least we aren't Port. Hmm for some reason I'm reminded of the TISM song... "I might be a c*nt but I'm not a f*cking c*nt" <<rude language alert!>>.
There were a cuppla games that mattered on the weekend... the Sinners n Sydney was one. Good to see Sydney stop MadJacob from scoring a perfect scrore not once, not twice, but three weeks in a row. Not sure where that puts the Sinners - they have gone from being no chance for the 8, to almost deadset certs for 6th, to a bit wobbly. But if they beat the Roos then they'll be fine - and they will. Sydney should have won by more. RO'K is saying they were too tired to kick straight. Uhm. OK. Sydney should make it through now but their holidays are only deferred by a week. The other game of note was the Purples v Roos. The Purples are 'cooked' apparently. I love the way the media jumps on a term and start using it for everything they can. Six weeks ago - before K Hunt was 'cooked' - it was never used, now any player that is tired is cooked! After the weekend the Haze has ANOTHER 7 players out... Pv, Mundy, McPhee, Broughton, Ballantyne, Silvagni and probably Grover. 25 people left on their list to choose from. The skill levels of both teams was low - medium to rare. But if people are thinking the Roos are anything but ordinary on the back of that game then they are trying to sell newspapers to keep the interest up. They will get baked by a decent team and Chef Lyon will deliver them well done to a September holiday.
No surprise that the Beagles smashed the Bombouts. As soon as Jobe 'milkman son' Watson headbutted Waters it was all over. And if Brissy had kicked straight they would have smashed the Pies! Go Brissy!
Tippers
3 folkettes got the Royal Flush on the weekend - fava, kschafer and The Anti-Dave. He clearly didn't pick the Roos by a margin of under 40. Who goes margin bets? Destined for failure. It's almost like the TAB knows that only idiots go for margin bets. Hey Dave? HEY DAVE?
Still leading the way we have the Judder, Drizza and Once Great, and Fava moves up a few spots into 5th.
Yes we do include finals.
Round 23
Where are we... hmm... two rounds to go and games of consequence are starting to narrow. The Pies should smash the personnel challenged Dockers. Loved the comments page on the herald sun page where Pies supporters are saying THEY have injuries... not sure who they were referring to. Jolly is the only one of consequence, and maybe Dawes but he is support cast. Compared to the dockers injuries?? Anyway, Pies to win in a remote foreign land and end any remote chance the Dockers had.
Hawks should have too much for the Doggies but there is the sniff of an upset about this one. No such sniff for the Cats n Swans. Swans just don't have the cattle. And maybe they are cooked. And maybe they can't go the Journey. Any others?
The Sinners/Roos game will spell the end for the Roos. The Sinners are the only team that I reckon can challenge the Cats/Pies/Hawks for a shot at it, and they will make it through.
Upset of the Round? The Lions over the Eagles. It's a long trip ladies and the Lions are playing ok. In the last three games the Crows will smash the Tiggers, the Dees should beat the Suns, and The Bombers have a bye.
Speaking of back on track, the Tigers are playing to their normal game plan. Start the season ok, lose the middle 15 to rule themselves out, and then win a couple at the end when it means diddly squat. The only question is who is going to be the Tigers 2012 Cousins? Maybe Fev? And every year the media jump on it and say oh it all looks good for next year. Go Tiger Fans! Never mind they were playing a crap team - the Dees are K Rudderless. Starting yer Captain as the substitute is a genius move, especially if he is out of contract. GWS would have a spot for him I'm sure.
Fifty One possessions to Mr Thompson on the weekend for the Crows. Handy effort. Clearly we should have got rid of N Craig earlier - 3 wins and a nearly since he took over. Either we should have got rid of him earlier or we should have played the bottom teams every week for the whole season. Hmmm actually that didn't work so well earlier in the season - we lost to Port and Melbourne didn't we... Still at least we aren't Port. Hmm for some reason I'm reminded of the TISM song... "I might be a c*nt but I'm not a f*cking c*nt" <<rude language alert!>>.
There were a cuppla games that mattered on the weekend... the Sinners n Sydney was one. Good to see Sydney stop MadJacob from scoring a perfect scrore not once, not twice, but three weeks in a row. Not sure where that puts the Sinners - they have gone from being no chance for the 8, to almost deadset certs for 6th, to a bit wobbly. But if they beat the Roos then they'll be fine - and they will. Sydney should have won by more. RO'K is saying they were too tired to kick straight. Uhm. OK. Sydney should make it through now but their holidays are only deferred by a week. The other game of note was the Purples v Roos. The Purples are 'cooked' apparently. I love the way the media jumps on a term and start using it for everything they can. Six weeks ago - before K Hunt was 'cooked' - it was never used, now any player that is tired is cooked! After the weekend the Haze has ANOTHER 7 players out... Pv, Mundy, McPhee, Broughton, Ballantyne, Silvagni and probably Grover. 25 people left on their list to choose from. The skill levels of both teams was low - medium to rare. But if people are thinking the Roos are anything but ordinary on the back of that game then they are trying to sell newspapers to keep the interest up. They will get baked by a decent team and Chef Lyon will deliver them well done to a September holiday.
No surprise that the Beagles smashed the Bombouts. As soon as Jobe 'milkman son' Watson headbutted Waters it was all over. And if Brissy had kicked straight they would have smashed the Pies! Go Brissy!
Tippers
3 folkettes got the Royal Flush on the weekend - fava, kschafer and The Anti-Dave. He clearly didn't pick the Roos by a margin of under 40. Who goes margin bets? Destined for failure. It's almost like the TAB knows that only idiots go for margin bets. Hey Dave? HEY DAVE?
Still leading the way we have the Judder, Drizza and Once Great, and Fava moves up a few spots into 5th.
Yes we do include finals.
Round 23
Where are we... hmm... two rounds to go and games of consequence are starting to narrow. The Pies should smash the personnel challenged Dockers. Loved the comments page on the herald sun page where Pies supporters are saying THEY have injuries... not sure who they were referring to. Jolly is the only one of consequence, and maybe Dawes but he is support cast. Compared to the dockers injuries?? Anyway, Pies to win in a remote foreign land and end any remote chance the Dockers had.
Hawks should have too much for the Doggies but there is the sniff of an upset about this one. No such sniff for the Cats n Swans. Swans just don't have the cattle. And maybe they are cooked. And maybe they can't go the Journey. Any others?
The Sinners/Roos game will spell the end for the Roos. The Sinners are the only team that I reckon can challenge the Cats/Pies/Hawks for a shot at it, and they will make it through.
Upset of the Round? The Lions over the Eagles. It's a long trip ladies and the Lions are playing ok. In the last three games the Crows will smash the Tiggers, the Dees should beat the Suns, and The Bombers have a bye.
Tuesday, 16 August 2011
Round 21 - PapSmeared All Over
Good times down at PapLand - 303 points in 2 weeks. Not sure I need to say more to be honest. Dunno how Primus can keep his job with that bunch of monkeys. Chad Cornes 'retired' and K Cornes tearing up without his brother. Two years ago his acting was to fall down when someone looked his way, now he's acting as an AFL footballer. I know a lot of people are saying it but the Paps are playing like Fitzroy did in their last few months. And we all know where Primus played some footy... aha... you got it! At the mo GWS would put on a better show than the Paps - Folau would outscore the entire Port team.
Mind you, given what was at stake I'm not convinced the Swans played much better. What was going on there? It's Business Time but the Swans were playing like it's Tuesday not Wednesday night. Deep. Trouble. The Tigers played like they cared and the Swans played just awful. Can't see em making the 8 now looking at the draw. GO FREO! Yes, I picked em for the Grannie and that could lift me up to 34th in the tipping. That said, the reality is that whoever finishes in those bottom 2 positions of the 8 are crap so who REALLY gives a sh!t.
The Crows gave it a red hot one against the Catters and people are saying that it's cos Craigy has gone blah blah. Those people need to look at how we finished 2010. Didn't we actually beat the Cats this time last year in a similar game? ie the Season is over... players play more freely... and yet we had Craigy there last year... errr... wakey wakey hands off snakey. Don't wanna say this but the Tigers finish EVERY year well, but only when it means SFA. Anyway it was good to see a decent game even if Stiffy stufftied up every time he got the ball. I'll blame Mooney's hit.
The Sinners n media are all concerned over what those feral Pies supporters (the ultimate tautology) are calling that dirty little player who was found innocent. And now Eddie jumps on the bandwagon saying there is no room in the game for it. Hang on... Micky Malthouse was clearly seen to call Milney a 'f**king rapist' just last year. I do love consistency. The Pies got home despite the odd scare but were never really in trouble.
Over at the Subi Sturt beat the Dockers to keep them out of the 8, while the Bombers, Brissy & Beagles all did it pretty easy.
Tippers
We had one full pointer on the weekend and again it is the lack of faith in her own team that is giving her the beanies - mozza, the SWANS supporter clearly picked the Tigers on her way to 9 from 8, and I for one am VERY disappointed in her lack of LOYALTY to the Bloods. Next thing ya know I'll see that the VERY quiet Once Great and PavPaaaaa have been tipping against the Paps every week. Up the top of the table we still have the Juddernaught followed by our own ex-pat, DrizaBone. After that it is still pretty open for that Top 10 finish and a go at the $$$.
Round 22
Big opening to the round with the Hawks n Blues facing off. Great test for both teams and I'm swaying towards the Blues midfield. Must be the South Australian element to it. But my sway may change... toss of the coin and hopefully it is a ripper of a game. Anything less than 100 points margin would be nice.
Speaking of 100 points margins, the Paps host the Dogs. Surely they can't lose by over 100 this week... the Dogs are an average bunch of woofers... they are indeed sub-woofers in my books... the Dogs by 69.
The Beagles will be way too good for the Bombouts on home turf, and the Crows should make it 3 quality wins from 4 games when they beat the Suns. 2011 was the year we finally had a decent draw and look what we did with it - it's like wiping a hole that you had two shots on in golf. *sighs*
Another finals decider is the Dockers n Roos in Melbourne. The loser is gone, the winner is still a chance to make the finals. Heart says the Purple Haze but the head says the dockers are goneskie. The only other game that matters is the Swans n Sinners. Home town advantage is reduced cos its out at the Stadium of No Atmosphere, but this is the Season Decider for the Swans. They will have enough.
The Pies will smash Brissy, and I really couldn't care less about the Dees n Tigers. I hope the Tigers win though I guess cos I am over people saying the Dees are still a chance. *YAWNS*
Sunday, 7 August 2011
Round 20: Ugly
A pre first up. Yes... my week was a bit busy in the end... so no write up. And thats probably why the tips were down a bit this week? So I apologise for not imparting my wisdom in time... :)
For the real First up I would like to send a big IN YOUR FACE to the Nipster in his DreamTeam this week. SMASHED by Horseboy's finest! IN YOUR FACE NIPS!!!!! hehe yeah it's coming down to the sticky end of the season and I'm just about to come good. Just like the Crows. I am taking my glory just like Bicks is taking his. With two in a row to the Mighty Mighty's I wonder if the bandwagon will start to roll! COME ON! We beat two POWERhouses - the Paps n the Lions. NOTHING can stop us now!!! Oh... who we playing next week? The Cats? Pfft. Easy. IN YOUR FACE CATS... IN YOUR FAAAAAACE!
Has there been a year where the gap between the good (Pies, Cats), the average (Hawks, Blues, Beagles) and the Shit (the rest) been so big at each step? I mean... I know the Power are total and utter shit. We all know that. The Suns n Giants are both currently lobbying the AFL to get two games against the Power next year even as we speak. But what happened to Melbourne? All that supposed tanking and they are still shit? The Pies tanked in 2005 and have won a Premiership. You start to wonder how the Dees won any games at all? Bluddy Crows... unbelievable. That loss is even more embarrassing than the Sinners n Port loss - at least the Sinners are coming good(ish) and Port... well they always have a woody for us.
The Paps clearly no not have a woody for anything else at the moment though. The only disappointment was to see them score a goal before half time. FOURTEEN Paps players played in the Grand Final against the Cats not that long ago... which is handy cos they all knew what it feels like to get SMASHED without mercy. Chad Cornes last game... oh they clearly loved him - the effort the team made for him was scintillating. Primus must be praying for some Melbourne-like action so he can at least get paid out for his contract.
There was the odd close game though - the Bombers scraped in against the Goodes. Ooof. Goodesy. Hero to Zero. If the Bombers make the 8 that should be enough to make the AFL realise 8 is more than enough. The Bombers replaced the Injured Dockers - they just keep piling up. The Dockers lost to the Sinners who have gone from Zeros to Heros. 6th spot on the table after winning what... 6 in a row??? Of course they haven't played a good team in that time... ahh the luck of the draw. The other close game was the Hawks just getting in over the Roos. The Roos never really looked like doing it. Which is standard Roos. The Roos were behind all game until halfway through the last quarter Matty Campbell kicked 4 goals to get into the lead. Unbelievable. Normality was resumed when Buddy slotted one from 65 out... ahh... thats better... The Roos are GONE season 2011 - just like 15 other teams.
The Tips
I would love to be able to tell you how people are going but as we all know, the new version of oztips SUCK DOGS BALLS so I can't tell you. Cept I think there are probably 4 full houses there. I think my pre-season picker may have got 9 from 8 too - can I please use him? Please? :)
Round 21
It kicks off with a Grand Final replay... This will test the Sinners. They've had 6 weeks of playing mediocre teams with injuries... now for the Pies. I think it will be a better game than many are saying. Well I hope it will be cos if the Pies smash em, the finals series is going to be Crap.
There are three season defining games this week... first up the Dockers have to beat the Blues to make the finals. And the Blues would wanna beat the Dockers to make the top 4. Over in the West... hard to tip either team really... hmm. Form says the Blues but homeground makes me Docker up! The second game that matters is the Doggies n Bombers. Bombers win and they stay in the 8. Lose and ... well they could still be in the 8. Cos thats how shit the 8 is this year. But it's a big chance for them to consolidate a spot in the 8 if the dockers lose. Bombers should be too good for the Doggies. Finally the Swans travel to Melbourne to take on the Tigers. Two away games in a row. That never seems to happen for Collingwood. The Swans need the win - a good one could see them get back up the ladder... a loss and they could drop to 8th. They win these games. And the Tigers are shit. In other games the Beagles should be too good for the Rabbley Dees, the Crows too good for the Scatters, and the Hawks will write their own cheque against the Paps.
For the real First up I would like to send a big IN YOUR FACE to the Nipster in his DreamTeam this week. SMASHED by Horseboy's finest! IN YOUR FACE NIPS!!!!! hehe yeah it's coming down to the sticky end of the season and I'm just about to come good. Just like the Crows. I am taking my glory just like Bicks is taking his. With two in a row to the Mighty Mighty's I wonder if the bandwagon will start to roll! COME ON! We beat two POWERhouses - the Paps n the Lions. NOTHING can stop us now!!! Oh... who we playing next week? The Cats? Pfft. Easy. IN YOUR FACE CATS... IN YOUR FAAAAAACE!
Has there been a year where the gap between the good (Pies, Cats), the average (Hawks, Blues, Beagles) and the Shit (the rest) been so big at each step? I mean... I know the Power are total and utter shit. We all know that. The Suns n Giants are both currently lobbying the AFL to get two games against the Power next year even as we speak. But what happened to Melbourne? All that supposed tanking and they are still shit? The Pies tanked in 2005 and have won a Premiership. You start to wonder how the Dees won any games at all? Bluddy Crows... unbelievable. That loss is even more embarrassing than the Sinners n Port loss - at least the Sinners are coming good(ish) and Port... well they always have a woody for us.
The Paps clearly no not have a woody for anything else at the moment though. The only disappointment was to see them score a goal before half time. FOURTEEN Paps players played in the Grand Final against the Cats not that long ago... which is handy cos they all knew what it feels like to get SMASHED without mercy. Chad Cornes last game... oh they clearly loved him - the effort the team made for him was scintillating. Primus must be praying for some Melbourne-like action so he can at least get paid out for his contract.
There was the odd close game though - the Bombers scraped in against the Goodes. Ooof. Goodesy. Hero to Zero. If the Bombers make the 8 that should be enough to make the AFL realise 8 is more than enough. The Bombers replaced the Injured Dockers - they just keep piling up. The Dockers lost to the Sinners who have gone from Zeros to Heros. 6th spot on the table after winning what... 6 in a row??? Of course they haven't played a good team in that time... ahh the luck of the draw. The other close game was the Hawks just getting in over the Roos. The Roos never really looked like doing it. Which is standard Roos. The Roos were behind all game until halfway through the last quarter Matty Campbell kicked 4 goals to get into the lead. Unbelievable. Normality was resumed when Buddy slotted one from 65 out... ahh... thats better... The Roos are GONE season 2011 - just like 15 other teams.
The Tips
I would love to be able to tell you how people are going but as we all know, the new version of oztips SUCK DOGS BALLS so I can't tell you. Cept I think there are probably 4 full houses there. I think my pre-season picker may have got 9 from 8 too - can I please use him? Please? :)
Round 21
It kicks off with a Grand Final replay... This will test the Sinners. They've had 6 weeks of playing mediocre teams with injuries... now for the Pies. I think it will be a better game than many are saying. Well I hope it will be cos if the Pies smash em, the finals series is going to be Crap.
There are three season defining games this week... first up the Dockers have to beat the Blues to make the finals. And the Blues would wanna beat the Dockers to make the top 4. Over in the West... hard to tip either team really... hmm. Form says the Blues but homeground makes me Docker up! The second game that matters is the Doggies n Bombers. Bombers win and they stay in the 8. Lose and ... well they could still be in the 8. Cos thats how shit the 8 is this year. But it's a big chance for them to consolidate a spot in the 8 if the dockers lose. Bombers should be too good for the Doggies. Finally the Swans travel to Melbourne to take on the Tigers. Two away games in a row. That never seems to happen for Collingwood. The Swans need the win - a good one could see them get back up the ladder... a loss and they could drop to 8th. They win these games. And the Tigers are shit. In other games the Beagles should be too good for the Rabbley Dees, the Crows too good for the Scatters, and the Hawks will write their own cheque against the Paps.
Tuesday, 2 August 2011
Golfing
Sorry folks... no write up yet... the board sacked me for scoring 24 over off the stick on Monday even though that was around about what everyone expected of me. But thy will be done Wednesday night...
Wednesday, 27 July 2011
Bet of the Week
Rumour has it that the-falcon put $150 on the Pies to beat the Suns. That earnt him... $3. That's almost a whole coffee! Good work son... Good work...
OzTips n Craigy
OZTIPS
So for the Bankers... you may or may not have noticed that we can now get through to the oztips/yahood website at work. It's still $hit, the fonts are way too big to allow you to actually see anything, I don't know who designs these things but anyway...
If you were having trouble in any way last week, please try again. But yes I will still be moving away from them for next year.
Craigy
Loved yer work. You lost 28,000 games of experience this year but where was the skill level of our middle tier players... turnover after turnover... even Thompson was kicking straight to the opposition. Yer time was up.
So for the Bankers... you may or may not have noticed that we can now get through to the oztips/yahood website at work. It's still $hit, the fonts are way too big to allow you to actually see anything, I don't know who designs these things but anyway...
If you were having trouble in any way last week, please try again. But yes I will still be moving away from them for next year.
Craigy
Loved yer work. You lost 28,000 games of experience this year but where was the skill level of our middle tier players... turnover after turnover... even Thompson was kicking straight to the opposition. Yer time was up.
Sunday, 24 July 2011
Round 18: Death of Crows
It's not often that I score more in an entire round of stableford golf than an entire footy team in an entire game of footy but this weekend has produced it. And I would like to say it's partially because I had an absolute corker of a round but... nope! Twenty Four Points to the Crows. Thirty One Points to the Horseboy. I would be disappointed with either in a quarter of footy but 24 points in a whole game? Ouch. Sorry Neil... I love yer stuff but you've lost em. Now, I know we've lost about 38,000 games of experience - Edwards, McLeod, Bock etc but they are playing without passion damnit! And that's the crux of the matter. Hmmm. I mean... even Amy Winehouse got 27 on the board.
But enough of that. In the Match of the Round - the Derby - the Eagles did everything they could to lose the game by kicking SEVENTEEN points. Halfway through the last quarter the Beagles were 22 up (thats like... a whole GAMES worth of points!) and then bang... dodgy ump decision 1, 2, 3. Are the Dockers paying the umps at the moment? All of a sudden there's only 3 points the diff... then 2... then with 2 seconds to go the Umps yet AGAIN do their best to try and get the Dockers higher into the 8 by calling a deliberate out of bounds 50 out... and that annoying little RUNT Ballantyne gets a shot on goal after the siren... and he kicks it long... and it's headed towards the goals... and the RUNT starts to celebrate... and it hits the post... PHEW! Can you imagine how annoying that RUNT would have been?
On Saturday night the Suns went down to the Pies - but not as badly as they could have - and the Blues gave the Bombers a spanking after half time. Eddie Betts kicked 8 of the best while Walkers mark has everyone forgetting Krak's, NikNaks, and the other half dozen marks that have been Mark of the Year at various times during the year to date...
And of course all the rest of the games went to script. The Hawks bashed the Dees, the Cats the Tigers, and the Swans the Doggies. Although how any Swans fan didn't pick em I'll never know... eh Mozz?
Tippers
Well I would love to easily let you know who got what but for now... the oztips site is BRILLIANT... yes BRILLIANT! And I can't quite tell.... but given there were 8 faves winning from 8 games... I'm guessing there were a few 9's on the board this week!
Round 19
Some big games this week - dare I say that some finals positions WILL be sorted. First up the Kangas need to beat the Blues if they are going to make the 8 this year. And it's quite do-able. The Roos are in as good form as the Blues - both teams struggling with half decent teams. If you want an upset, this is the one. Meanwhile the Doggies host the Eagles. And again, if the Doggies are going to make the 8, they need to beat them, but being in Melbourne, the Doggies have got to be a good chance... eh?
Geelong will douse Melbourne's slim hopes with a caning, as will the Pies over the Bombers, while Freo will consolidate their's by beating the Hawks over in the West. I can't see the Sinners losing to the Suns, but in the Match of the Round, the new Coach of the Crows will get off to a winning start over the Paps....
But enough of that. In the Match of the Round - the Derby - the Eagles did everything they could to lose the game by kicking SEVENTEEN points. Halfway through the last quarter the Beagles were 22 up (thats like... a whole GAMES worth of points!) and then bang... dodgy ump decision 1, 2, 3. Are the Dockers paying the umps at the moment? All of a sudden there's only 3 points the diff... then 2... then with 2 seconds to go the Umps yet AGAIN do their best to try and get the Dockers higher into the 8 by calling a deliberate out of bounds 50 out... and that annoying little RUNT Ballantyne gets a shot on goal after the siren... and he kicks it long... and it's headed towards the goals... and the RUNT starts to celebrate... and it hits the post... PHEW! Can you imagine how annoying that RUNT would have been?
On Saturday night the Suns went down to the Pies - but not as badly as they could have - and the Blues gave the Bombers a spanking after half time. Eddie Betts kicked 8 of the best while Walkers mark has everyone forgetting Krak's, NikNaks, and the other half dozen marks that have been Mark of the Year at various times during the year to date...
And of course all the rest of the games went to script. The Hawks bashed the Dees, the Cats the Tigers, and the Swans the Doggies. Although how any Swans fan didn't pick em I'll never know... eh Mozz?
Tippers
Well I would love to easily let you know who got what but for now... the oztips site is BRILLIANT... yes BRILLIANT! And I can't quite tell.... but given there were 8 faves winning from 8 games... I'm guessing there were a few 9's on the board this week!
Round 19
Some big games this week - dare I say that some finals positions WILL be sorted. First up the Kangas need to beat the Blues if they are going to make the 8 this year. And it's quite do-able. The Roos are in as good form as the Blues - both teams struggling with half decent teams. If you want an upset, this is the one. Meanwhile the Doggies host the Eagles. And again, if the Doggies are going to make the 8, they need to beat them, but being in Melbourne, the Doggies have got to be a good chance... eh?
Geelong will douse Melbourne's slim hopes with a caning, as will the Pies over the Bombers, while Freo will consolidate their's by beating the Hawks over in the West. I can't see the Sinners losing to the Suns, but in the Match of the Round, the new Coach of the Crows will get off to a winning start over the Paps....
Saturday, 23 July 2011
OzTips Gets The Big Fail
Seriously. How bad are they? I know there is no 'mid-season' cos they are a tipping site for lots of different sports, but they could have left alive comps on the old and then forced new ones onto the new format. Which most won't do anyway. Does anyone actually LIKE the new layout? Are we just old and grumpy? Maybe you lame facebookers like it?
Go to Twitter and do a search on OZTIPS... we're not the lone rangers. ANYway... next year I will move to footytips.com - sorry about this folks but there is obviously nothing I can do about it.
Go to Twitter and do a search on OZTIPS... we're not the lone rangers. ANYway... next year I will move to footytips.com - sorry about this folks but there is obviously nothing I can do about it.
Sunday, 17 July 2011
Round 17: Mucus. Completed.
So Friday night was a bugga eh? There I was out n about, following the Mighty Mighty's on the phone. Up easy. Victory assured. UP YOURS DAVE! Then someone says 'whats that?' and points to my shirt and what looks like a piece of fluff to me. I go to pick it off and it is... a little more... fluid than I expect... highly viscous... and sticking to my fingers as I pull them away... and I can tell you folks, it wasn't of my body. Stunned! AARGH! I am yet to recover. As the group around me pointed and dry retched I sat and looked. Fingers alive with slime. *sighs* aaargh. No seriously. And to top it all off, by the time I got back from vomiting in the toilet, I checked the Crows game and bang. Gone. DAMN YOU MUCUS!
Hmm. No. Seriously. I am booked in for therapy monday. I have been scarred.
How bout those Suns eh? Paying $6! Money for nothing. Can't believe I only put $10 on it. Maxwell's cousin had $100 on it. Even when they were down you knew they'd get up. The Tigers are $hit. Couldn't beat an egg. But as bad as the Tiggers are, there is one truth, and that is that the Paps are even worse. Even I am starting to get concerned. They have become a blight on South Australia and not of the Malcolm variety. We have enough problems in South Oz without having 2 footy teams that are $hit. Bring Back Wiederman! And how annoying are the Victorians now? Cocky mofo's. 5 years ago they were all tearing up at how no Victorian team could make the top 15, and how it was all in favour of the 'interstate teams'... Newsflash for you fuc$ers - in a national comp there are no interstate teams. And who would have thought it would change? Well... everyone that isn't a biased Victorian writing for the Herald I guess. Mike Sheahan you are a joke. You should work for News of the World.
Speaking of jokes, the Roos got up over the Doggies. The Roos aren't a huge amount better but they do have Drew Petrie and Boomer Harvey. I have never seen that big lug fail. Mind you I didn't see last weeks massacre. But he was on fire I tells ya. That said, they were playing the Doggies. The Doggies winning streak consisted of beating (1) The Suns, (2) The Crows, (3) The Dees, and (4) The Blues. While I'm prepared to say the Blues are a top 6 team - due entirely to the fact there are so many crap teams out there this year - the other 3 teams are dare I say... crap. The Roos formline is no better cept they happened to get pummelled last week by the second best team in the comp. If you put money on the Doggies you are a deadset IDIOT! Malthouse hasn't done that since the late 80's.
Of course the Pies got an easy win over the Blues, but the upset of the week had to be the Sinners over the Beagles. Well it was for me. And the Cats only just got home over the Lions - Mr WildJohnny would have been a bit nervous me thinks... poor JB going down AGAIN... fark.
Tippers
Well the main news out of the round is that the SideComp is finished! 101 and bjak both went the Doggies so it's game over at $120 shared... let's see... Heath Shaw said that works out at $350 each if you put money on Eddie weaseling him into the finals. Well done guy and gal. Email me your details for me to send to (in case they have changed). I will not be re-starting it.
In the comp proper... well I would love to tell you but the Oztips site is down for bluddy maintenance. The big question is, will they do as good a job as last time? Once again, apologies for them doing their SHITTY THING but nothing I can do about it. Will go elsewhere next time.
Round 18
The round starts with a belter. I rang Goldsack to get the odds on the Crows leading by 10 goals at half time and lose by 3, but he said I was better off asking him mum. She told me it is $7.25 for the Crows/Saints option. She's a smart gal and had already put $10 on it.
North host Brissy - do not put money on a game involving North. Simple. They will screw you. But they should win this one, while a damn tough one to pick is Bazza's likely last game against his old Premiership mates at the SCG Saturday Arvo. Those Swans supporters got on poor razor rays back like an ewok on a stormstrooper last week, but the Giesch is adamant that they were ALL CORRECT SO UP YOURS LOMAS! Actually I think the Giesch needs to get his eyesight checked by the sponsors but... hmm. Anyway, tough pick but the Swans at home are unbeata... hang on... 2 from 6? Well it's their last game at the SCG this year so will still back em.
The Pies n Coasters of the Au variety. Tough pick. But easier is the Dons n Blues. The Blues should get back on track here after losing to the Pies by 16 goals last week. Well it FELT like 15 goals. The Cats will smack the pussytiggers, and the Hawkers with a few players back will beat the Dees. Finally we have the Derby. Form says the Beagles which probably means the Dockers are a shoe-in!
Sunday, 10 July 2011
Round 17: Crows Undefeated Again.
FIRST UP... those wonderful folk at OzTips have made it so that you have to have either a yahoo, facebook or google id to log in. I know that at our glorious workplace we may not be able to log in to the site now... So if you fall into this category, let me know and email me your tips weekly. Yes it is as annoying as a bee in yer motorbike helmet but that's life. Next year I will look for a new host for the comp.
Done.
Onto the round that was. It was great to see the Crows continue their undefeated run. That's two weeks in a row that Angry Anderson has been able to sing WE CAN'T BE BEATEN! for the Mighty Mightys. Good work Angry. Now if you can stop attending those Alan Jones-led anti-Carbon Tax rallies we can all be happy. On the other side of the coin the Cats have now lost two in a row. In hindsight the Eagles at home were always gonna be a tough gig but then I didn't pick it so what do I know? At the other end of the weekend the Blues went down to the Bullies. The Blues were mediocrity at it's best. Ie maudlin. And they lost Waite. Just as well cos they were looking a bit phat. HA! stop me. Anyway that's four in a row to the Doggies and they aren't far out of the 8 now. I would like to say winning form is good form but the only decent team they beat was the Crows. That said, after Round 17 expect to see the Doggies in after they smash the Paps and the Bombers out after they lose to the Mighties...
Speaking of Bombers, they kicked ten in a row to beat the Tigers. The Tigers looked good. They looked strong. And then ex-Bomber Houli got the ball and showed why they got rid of him. No wonder he was Dave's favourite player. Loser. Speaking of losers... the Roos. This was the week they were gonna show us how good they were. And they did. They got SPANKED. And not in an 'ooooh who's a naughty boy' kinda way. Nup, they were royally reamed by the Pies and that has put the Pies into top of the table.
Speaking of reaming, yes I did pick Ablett in my supercoach team recently, and yes he was my Captain. Thanks for asking. The Swans enjoyed the sunshine and scored an easy win on the Coast as they consolidated their spot in the 8, and the Sinners smashed Port this week. Seems unfair that of the 5 teams to have a bye this week, the Swans and Sinners are the only two to get 4 points...
And finally the Hawkers made it hardish against the Lions. Yeah whatever.
The Tippers
Seven games to pick from this week, 2 upsets (sort of), and one tipper picked the full monty. Yep CaseyinCH got the boner point for picking 7 this week and moves up the ladder to 3rd. Equal top at the mo are the Juddsta and Driza. So yep, 2 of the top 3 are not in the country - says it all about local knowledge.
In the side comp there are still two - they both picked the Hawks. This week they have to choose from the Adelaide/Essendon game or Roos v Doggies...
Round 17
And it kicks off with the Crows/Bombers. What a great game. Both teams undefeated for two weeks. Both battling for a spot in the top 16. You know the Crows will win... The Tigers are playing the Gold Coast at Cazaleys Stadium. Absolutely no idea where that is. Wagga? No idea. Lets home the Tigers aren't travelling on their namesake airline cos they could be waiting a while. If Ablett was playing then I'd give the Suns a chance but they have none.
Carlton take on the Pies in the MOTR, but no one will pick the Blues - expect a slaughter as mediocrity rises to the middle and drops away. Which means that the Eagles will nab a spot in the top four as they beat the exciting combination that is... the Sinners. Who woulda thunk?
The Dees will do the Paps, the Swans the Dockers, the Cats get back on the winning list over the Lions, and in yer upset of the week, the Kangas will beat the Doggies. But only if you tip the Doggies.
Done.
Onto the round that was. It was great to see the Crows continue their undefeated run. That's two weeks in a row that Angry Anderson has been able to sing WE CAN'T BE BEATEN! for the Mighty Mightys. Good work Angry. Now if you can stop attending those Alan Jones-led anti-Carbon Tax rallies we can all be happy. On the other side of the coin the Cats have now lost two in a row. In hindsight the Eagles at home were always gonna be a tough gig but then I didn't pick it so what do I know? At the other end of the weekend the Blues went down to the Bullies. The Blues were mediocrity at it's best. Ie maudlin. And they lost Waite. Just as well cos they were looking a bit phat. HA! stop me. Anyway that's four in a row to the Doggies and they aren't far out of the 8 now. I would like to say winning form is good form but the only decent team they beat was the Crows. That said, after Round 17 expect to see the Doggies in after they smash the Paps and the Bombers out after they lose to the Mighties...
Speaking of Bombers, they kicked ten in a row to beat the Tigers. The Tigers looked good. They looked strong. And then ex-Bomber Houli got the ball and showed why they got rid of him. No wonder he was Dave's favourite player. Loser. Speaking of losers... the Roos. This was the week they were gonna show us how good they were. And they did. They got SPANKED. And not in an 'ooooh who's a naughty boy' kinda way. Nup, they were royally reamed by the Pies and that has put the Pies into top of the table.
Speaking of reaming, yes I did pick Ablett in my supercoach team recently, and yes he was my Captain. Thanks for asking. The Swans enjoyed the sunshine and scored an easy win on the Coast as they consolidated their spot in the 8, and the Sinners smashed Port this week. Seems unfair that of the 5 teams to have a bye this week, the Swans and Sinners are the only two to get 4 points...
And finally the Hawkers made it hardish against the Lions. Yeah whatever.
The Tippers
Seven games to pick from this week, 2 upsets (sort of), and one tipper picked the full monty. Yep CaseyinCH got the boner point for picking 7 this week and moves up the ladder to 3rd. Equal top at the mo are the Juddsta and Driza. So yep, 2 of the top 3 are not in the country - says it all about local knowledge.
In the side comp there are still two - they both picked the Hawks. This week they have to choose from the Adelaide/Essendon game or Roos v Doggies...
Round 17
And it kicks off with the Crows/Bombers. What a great game. Both teams undefeated for two weeks. Both battling for a spot in the top 16. You know the Crows will win... The Tigers are playing the Gold Coast at Cazaleys Stadium. Absolutely no idea where that is. Wagga? No idea. Lets home the Tigers aren't travelling on their namesake airline cos they could be waiting a while. If Ablett was playing then I'd give the Suns a chance but they have none.
Carlton take on the Pies in the MOTR, but no one will pick the Blues - expect a slaughter as mediocrity rises to the middle and drops away. Which means that the Eagles will nab a spot in the top four as they beat the exciting combination that is... the Sinners. Who woulda thunk?
The Dees will do the Paps, the Swans the Dockers, the Cats get back on the winning list over the Lions, and in yer upset of the week, the Kangas will beat the Doggies. But only if you tip the Doggies.
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