AFL Beat 2021 AFL Finals Week 2

Welcome to Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat!

We’ve eliminated two more teams. Which ones were they? Let’s see what happened.

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AFL 2021 Finals Week 2 Recaps

Geelong Cats 103 – 68 GWS Giants

It was a much different performance this week from the Cats than last week. The same could be said for the Giants as they were missing Toby Greene and others through injury. The Giants fought hard but ultimately couldn’t overcome the challenges they faced.

Here are the highlights:

Brisbane Lions 78 – 79 Western Bulldogs

For the second week in a row, the second match of the weekend ends up being a 1 point game with a thrilling finish!

Here are the highlights in Mini Match format!

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Footy Tipping Contest

Here is where we stand after the second week of finals:

Thanks to his perfect tipping, Litre_cola is our 2021 Footy Tipping Champion! Very well done, good sir, and a Gently Used Fleshlight plus a package of Mexican snackies are on their way to you!

Everyone else is pretty close to each other and there are three games left so a lot of positions can switch hands!

Please remember that the Tipping Contest runs THROUGH the Grand Final! You can still enter tips on the app!

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Balls Sechs

• Brisbane’s shock loss at home to the Doggies will have reverberations beyond this season. Last season, the Grand Final was in Queensland and they couldn’t get there. This season, they had a home final and lost. That’s not good.
• Hopefully, the Giants’ loss will convince the AFL to drop their appeal of the Toby Greene penalty. He will end up missing the first two games of next season and that’s a pretty harsh punishment already.
• The Doggies are still in it and playing extremely well. The match against the Power will be exciting to watch as both teams like to run up and down the field. I have no idea who will win.
• The Geelong-Melbourne game is also difficult to predict. The Demons won in Geelong a few weeks ago. However, it took a massive comeback from 44 points down to do it. What does that mean for this game? No one knows.
• The Grand Final has been officially given to Perth. It will be held on September 25th at a time to be determined.
• The Match of the Round next week is probably Port-Western. That seems like a really even matchup and it will be an exciting game to watch!

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Finals Week Three Schedule

Here are your games this week (all times Pacific):

Friday, September 10, 2021

2:50 AM – Geelong Cats v Melbourne Demons at Optus Stadium

Saturday, September 11, 2021

2:40 AM – Port Adelaide Power v Western Bulldogs at Adelaide Oval

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That’s all for this week. See you next week!