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This week…
We have just started a shitload of games in a row:
We had quite a few blowouts:
and IT’S SEXY AFL FRIDAY NEXT WEEK, BITCHES!!
Welcome to Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat!
Much like the Australian media, we don’t really have much time to reflect upon the Round That Was because there is another Round starting tonight!
Here are the results and highlights from Round Nine:
Thursday, July 30, 2020
Western Bulldogs 49 v Richmond Tigers 90 at Metricon Stadium
Blowout The First: The Doggies played poorly and were never really in it.
Friday, July 31, 2020
Melbourne Demons 32 v Port Adelaide Power 83 at The Gabba
Blowout The Second: The loss was so bad they’re talking about firing the Demons’ coach.
Carlton Blues 58 v Hawthorn Hawks 89 at Optus Stadium
Does winning by 31 count as a blowout? Yeah, I’d say so.
Essendon Bombers 28 v Brisbane Lions 91 at Metricon Stadium
Blowout The Fourth and Surprise The First: I really though this game would be close.
North Melbourne Kangaroos 119 v Adelaide Crows 50 at Metricon Stadium
Blowout The Fifth: And by 69 points too…
Saturday, August 1, 2020
St. Kilda Saints 101 v Sydney Swans 48 at The Gabba
Blowout The Sixth: I can’t believe the Saints played this well. If they can only do this come finals time.
West Coast Eagles 73 v Geelong Cats 64 at Optus Stadium
The Eagles are scary good at home but the Cats led for quite a bit. Not a bad loss at all.
Gold Coast Suns 35 v GWS Giants 61 at Metricon Stadium
Blowout The Seventh: Even with Toby Greene out of the game, the Suns couldn’t take advantage.
Sunday, August 2, 2020
Fremantle Dockers 61 v Collingwood Magpies 49 at Optus Stadium
This one came down to the last two minutes:
Here are the full-game highlights:
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Let’s take a look at the ladder, shall we?
| P | TEAM | W | L | T | PTS | % |
| 1 | Port Adelaide Power | 7 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 146.0 |
| 2 | Brisbane Lions | 7 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 128.7 |
| 3 | St. Kilda Saints | 6 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 125.5 |
| 4 | West Coast Eagles | 6 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 114.8 |
| 5 | Richmond Tigers | 5 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 117.0 |
| 6 | Geelong Cats | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 118.3 |
| 7 | GWS Giants | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 104.5 |
| 8 | Western Bulldogs | 5 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 93.7 |
| 9 | Essendon Bombers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 88.2 |
| 10 | Collingwood Magpies | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 111.7 |
| 11 | Gold Coast Suns | 4 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 101.8 |
| 12 | Carlton Blues | 4 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 97.6 |
| 13 | Hawthorn Hawks | 4 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 86.6 |
| 14 | North Melbourne Kangaroos | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 91.8 |
| 15 | Melbourne Demons | 3 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 89.9 |
| 16 | Fremantle Dockers | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 84.6 |
| 17 | Sydney Swans | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 77.9 |
| 18 | Adelaide Crows | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 56.7 |
Here is the Balls GraphTM:
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Footy Tipping Contest
Here is where we are after Round Nine:
| P | TIPPER | Round Tips |
Round Margin |
Total Tips | Total Margin |
| 1 | SonOfSpam | 6 | 49 | 53 | 218 |
| 2 | BFC | 5 | 41 | 52 | 171 |
| 3 | Dolph Ucker | 6 | 37 | 52 | 227 |
| 4 | Litre_cola | 6 | 44 | 51 | 192 |
| 5 | Joliet Jake Delhomme | 5 | 54 | 49 | 293 |
| 6 | BALLS | 6 | 36 | 48 | 212 |
| 7 | Sunrisesunrise | 6 | 52 | 48 | 300 |
| 8 | Yeah Right | 6 | 26 | 45 | 230 |
| 9 | BC Dick | 5 | 41 | 43 | 211 |
| 10 | WhyEaglesWhy | 6 | 39 | 43 | 225 |
| 11 | Game Time Decision | 6 | 56 | 42 | 291 |
| 12 | Reverend Mayhem | 5 | 41 | 36 | 197 |
| 13 | Maestro | 6 | 50 | 34 | 220 |
| 14 | Sharkbait | 5 | 34 | 33 | 355 |
It’s now SonOfSpam all alone at the top! Congratulations to all the tippers this week as everyone got either a 5 or a 6! Besides the top spot, there was no movement elsewhere on the ladder.
With the new compressed schedule, it will be more important than ever to enter in the tips in advance. Like now because the first game of Round Ten starts in a few hours. As always,
DON’T FORGET TO PUT THE FOOTY TIPS IN!
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I’ve been providing, for your advanced Tipping reference, the schedule for the next few rounds (All times Pacific). Here then are the game schedules for Round Ten to Twelve:
Round Ten
Monday, August 3, 2020
2:10 AM – Port Adelaide Power v Western Bulldogs at Adelaide Oval
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
2:10 AM – Richmond Tigers v Brisbane Lions at Metricon Stadium
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
12:40 AM – Geelong Cats v North Melbourne Kangaroos at The Gabba
3:10 AM – Adelaide Crows v Melbourne Demons at Adelaide Oval
Thursday, August 6, 2020
12:40 AM – Collingwood Magpies v Sydney Swans at The Gabba
3:10 AM – Gold Coast Suns v St. Kilda Saints at Metricon Stadium
Friday, August 7, 2020
2:50 AM – Essendon Bombers v GWS Giants at Metricon Stadium
Byes: Carlton Blues, Hawthorn Hawks, Fremantle Dockers, West Coast Eagles.
Round Eleven
Friday, August 7, 2020
11:35 PM – Port Adelaide Power v Richmond Tigers at Adelaide Oval
Saturday, August 8, 2020
2:40 AM – Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs at The Gabba
10:35 PM – West Coast Eagles v Carlton Blues at Optus Stadium
Sunday, August 9, 2020
1:10 AM – North Melbourne Kangaroos v Melbourne Demons at Blundstone Arena
Monday, August 10, 2020
1:10 AM – Geelong Cats v St. Kilda Saints at The Gabba
3:40 AM – Fremantle Dockers v Hawthorn Hawks at Optus Stadium
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
2:10 AM – Adelaide Crows v Collingwood Magpies at Adelaide Oval
Wednesday, August 12, 2020
2:10 AM – Gold Coast Suns v Essendon Bombers at Metricon Stadium
Byes: GWS Giants, Sydney Swans
Round Twelve
Thursday, August 13, 2020
3:10 AM – Sydney Swans v GWS Giants at Optus Stadium
Friday, August 14, 2020
2:50 AM – Geelong Cats v Port Adelaide Power at The Gabba
9:35 PM – North Melbourne Kangaroos v Brisbane Lions at Blundstone Arena
Saturday, August 15, 2020
12:10 AM – Melbourne Demons v Collingwood Magpies at The Gabba
3:10 AM – Fremantle Dockers v Carlton Blues at Optus Stadium
8:05 PM – Western Bulldogs v Adelaide Crows at Metricon Stadium
10:35 PM – St. Kilda Saints v Essendon Bombers at The Gabba
Sunday, August 16, 2020
1:10 AM – West Coast Eagles v Hawthorn Hawks at Optus Stadium
Monday, August 17, 2020
2:10 AM – Richmond Tigers v Gold Coast Suns at The Gabba
The postponed Essendon-Melbourne game will be made up after Round 12, but there is no schedule out yet.
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Without further ado, it’s
Balls’ Sechs
1- I was shocked at how badly Brisbane beat Essendon. Something is gone wrong in Bomber-land. They’re not the same team they were a few weeks ago.
2- The usual suspects reasserted themselves with big wins as Richmond, Port Adelaide, and Brisbane all got blowout wins. The Eight is starting to take shape and it will include those 3 teams.
3- The Hawthorn Hawks are not dead yet. After a week full of controversy and speculation about Alistair Clarkson’s future, the Hawks came up with a great performance just when they needed it.
4- The Adelaide Crows are absolutely dreadful. It was 17th place North Melbourne against 18th place Adelaide and it wasn’t even close. This was probably their best chance to win a game this year.
5- I was pleasantly surprised how well Geelong battled West Coast in tough circumstances. It’s weird to say it was a good loss, but it could have certainly been a lot worse.
6- Next week’s games start right away with a big clash tonight between Port Adelaide and the Western Bulldogs. If the Doggies lose, their season may start falling off the rails.
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That’s all for this week.
As discussed last week, Fox Sports has the rights to the AFL in the United States while TSN has the rights in Canada and the AFL is pressuring them to have more games available on the FS1, FS2, and TSN networks. Now is the perfect chance for you to see what all the fun is about!
Not only that, but ESPN has jumped back into the AFL pool! They’ll be broadcasting one game per week live on an ESPN network and streaming another live on ESPN3.
You can find the latest broadcast information on the Australian Football Association of North America website here.
Here is your Round 10 live broadcast schedule with North American broadcast partner:
Round Ten
Monday, August 3, 2020
2:10 AM – Port Adelaide Power v Western Bulldogs at Adelaide Oval (FS1, TSN1)
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
2:10 AM – Richmond Tigers v Brisbane Lions at Metricon Stadium (FS1, TSN1)
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
12:40 AM – Geelong Cats v North Melbourne Kangaroos at The Gabba (FS1)
3:10 AM – Adelaide Crows v Melbourne Demons at Adelaide Oval (ESPN2)
Thursday, August 6, 2020
12:40 AM – Collingwood Magpies v Sydney Swans at The Gabba (FS1)
3:10 AM – Gold Coast Suns v St. Kilda Saints at Metricon Stadium (TSN4)
Friday, August 7, 2020
2:50 AM – Essendon Bombers v GWS Giants at Metricon Stadium (ESPN3, TSN5)
The new AFL schedule will also change the publishing times of the AFL Beat. AFL Beat Round 10 will publish on Friday, August 7, 2020 in the Sexy Friday slot. AFL Beat Round 11 will publish on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. Finally, AFL Beat Round 12 will publish at the normal day/time on Tuesday, August 18, 2020.
See you next time!
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