Seriously, if you're upset about the lack of sports this time of year, you absolutely need to be watching the AFL and the CFL. There's no excuse. Today's topic is "shit we had/did when I was growing up that kids today will never have." People today see that picture and think, "why
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AFL Beat 2024 – Round 18
Things seem to be back to normal. Sort of. Oh, and the West Coast Eagles finally fired their coach. Let's see what happened. *** The Ladder *** The Results *** The Highlights https://youtu.be/350a4SAMooE?si=SsqHyDZwhvPAaE2g https://youtu.be/1Ca8g_x0HTk?si=5dLeU0azjYjAqRjA https://youtu.be/Fmr_u8tYWfU?si=2Trz-yn1OAqGN9-x https://youtu.be/EU0Rd4QgPwU?si=Qc8CYvdPWIeHTAgO https://youtu.be/L8N4AcwYhbg?si=kOr_-4TH7eDz0qx9 https://youtu.be/kpgiesi457c?si=NdKgChHRMBT_hX09 https://youtu.be/CsftClmUbj8?si=lAyiWdqjasxYt-__ https://youtu.be/H4JDKDqAx7s?si=edGsZ_ZdtGatkG6B https://youtu.be/hOD3jH5h2BE?si=MSY1aJC9OyIY2D4q *** Next Round's Schedule *** Footy Tipping Contest *** Notes and Comments Sydney is back in the win column but it was against North Melbourne, so what can you really deduce
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Saturday Night Off-season Open Thread 20: Possible Canadia Bronze Medals Day!
AFL Beat 2024 – Round 17
Strange things are afoot in Sydney. Let's see what happened. *** The Ladder *** The Results *** The Highlights https://youtu.be/IcmfIv2kAlU?si=nCv1ODzzXoAi6Hg7 https://youtu.be/0HCSAiYnSHg?si=7G0QJ2U3bc7Mhz85 https://youtu.be/x5cBIANc7Wo?si=h1AWUadXaIIPbO8B https://youtu.be/kFoZ1c3xXsk?si=RZBHnkHIGGqklo0H https://youtu.be/osQjR2FHdyI?si=2cMJ_JIVOxbEVU-r https://youtu.be/-r-6BDpvb2g?si=7EcKpRINjBhi7LJJ https://youtu.be/no9QLib5eec?si=2bagog55X-RYpynZ https://youtu.be/h76eEuP5xSA?si=jf-vRr7USPh23pAd https://youtu.be/9SAsY703TBc?si=IIUxlkhAhGd199wO *** Next Round's Schedule *** Footy Tipping Contest *** Notes and Comments Sydney has now lost two games in a row after I said they would never lose again Shoresy-style. I don't know what going on. Australian media is saying teams have figured them
Saturday Night Off-season Open Thread 19: The Copa Knockout Round Has Started!!
AFL Beat 2024 – Round 16
We got a major upset and a couple of minor ones. Let's see what happened. *** The Ladder *** The Results *** The Highlights https://youtu.be/iDgLZ1dgAng?si=MXeph8L-P6Psn-6p https://youtu.be/okOPC5W94-A?si=llbIfwPyC8Cg0t9_ https://youtu.be/z2-yTm03hi0?si=Le2KymrB9jez5WrY https://youtu.be/wBvPqX6I2cE?si=R1vyD-tLA28KofpO https://youtu.be/jI30D-LkGYQ?si=dsk-EUlrPxeY2hWM https://youtu.be/Jh75l9nGIdU?si=RU608bxHwZRyUNZR https://youtu.be/tNMV5-eCuOA?si=X3d8141k7i1NMIMV https://youtu.be/wMeDTI5UkRg?si=R1lUqrhTNXAvfWXe https://youtu.be/3ZLigxPJQBA?si=q3JFCUe4KOE_eSRj *** Next Round's Schedule *** Footy Tipping Contest *** Notes and Comments Remember what I said about Sydney last week? Yeah, that aged well, didn't it? Fremantle went into Sydney and beat them. They were leading by plenty too,
Saturday Night Off-season Open Thread 18: The Euro Knockout Round Has Started!!
AFL Beat 2024 – Round 15
We are getting close to the meaty end of this season. Some teams are building while others are falling apart. Let's see what happened. *** The Ladder *** The Results *** The Highlights https://youtu.be/nXKyVnviXK4?si=U4KI27hXuag8wocN https://youtu.be/rq7CXJVqEeE?si=Llft_iWdgual06RK https://youtu.be/-K9s7e9XV8c?si=jh-C5qlADFJe0yTw https://youtu.be/ZsNa4lkLjhs?si=bva7wo4v5soj-DQ- https://youtu.be/OP9DLl8vnPA?si=b3AP8fziOtUpLl3G https://youtu.be/YtuK3-kya2Q?si=m6ekoic8BTDlMQ81 *** Next Round's Schedule *** Footy Tipping Contest *** Notes and Comments Sydney looks like a freight train. I will be very surprised if any other team wins the Premiership
Saturday Night Off-season Open Thread 17: The Copa Has Started!!
We just finished the battle for who has the best yellow, blue, and red flag between Ecuador and Venezuela. Colombia looks down on both of them. This evening's game features a Soon-To-Be- Disappointing Mexican team against Jamaica. I say Soon-To-Be because Jamaica is not good enough to embarrass México. I
AFL Beat 2024 – Round 14
We got a nice return to normalcy as I didn't do so badly on the Footy Tips. Let's see what happened. *** The Ladder *** The Results *** The Highlights https://youtu.be/M3Haus2CHhA?si=uKILTgcGre2eQhh2 https://youtu.be/a8WQ-Befv68?si=bJzEpVMQkEExhaAa https://youtu.be/14FiT1KnRZU?si=xZjFTC8MGlHIa6vE https://youtu.be/a4Dr_eavcGE?si=YwE-erorEUU_G5N0 https://youtu.be/iS7Aw3XpeB8?si=dwMwectcjTc2s6-O https://youtu.be/hL2Oia33DSM?si=rM3Fi3Fq_9bYCC0o *** Next Round's Schedule *** Footy Tipping Contest *** Notes and Comments Late Saturday night, I tuned in to the North Melbourne-Collingwood game and I was surprised to see that North had a
Saturday Night Off-season Open Thread 16: The Euro Has Started!!
Germany scored 6 goals in their opening match against Scotland on Friday. Charitably, one counted for Scotland, so that was a 5-1 thrashing, giving Germany its biggest ever victory in the European Championships and Scotland its biggest loss Today's games were Hungary v Switzerland, Spain v Croatia, and Italy v