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!!

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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

AFL Beat 2024 – Round 13

We got a LOT of surprises AGAIN this week! I don't remember doing so badly on the Footy Tips. Let's see what happened. *** The Ladder *** The Results *** The Highlights https://youtu.be/yAN-IFisYL4?si=uAs491YrQgjEtK64 https://youtu.be/5FvmtKaFi0s?si=JZpcmDl3q8Sg3bao https://youtu.be/1ZXPgoPaYkA?si=3uUUTzGN-1kbP9ZR https://youtu.be/_9l-BnBrp50?si=tbjR2C078AvxJCh7 https://youtu.be/YlkMKGvTa7I?si=wwb_yoJIa-beJzsg https://youtu.be/NKDpcGxn7xw?si=NEA0aYrCaSdouR5C https://youtu.be/uymtCFgmChE?si=r--AGkcLXjAv2JTF https://youtu.be/PXSu5Pp8LDc?si=S45L2YdN1yu2izhW *** Next Round's Schedule *** Footy Tipping Contest *** Notes and Comments Rikki's Bombers fell to Hippo's Blues, who have seemed to turn around their season. Both teams are on the

AFL Beat 2024 – Round 12

We got a LOT of surprises this week. I don't think I've seen so many upsets in one week. Let's see what happened. *** The Ladder *** The Results *** The Highlights https://youtu.be/cVhu48pUFN4?si=RXBoEN64ddv6Eini https://youtu.be/JKX47slbino?si=hE5xajAYGzVRtErG https://youtu.be/R75v1Q9Q88s?si=8ZimfApPghue1mCg https://youtu.be/bjMfZOEiJP8?si=vQcnQPoFiLzVgHbZ https://youtu.be/xF_tLgg8Bw8?si=Qh8-ctt3Crqr7O36 https://youtu.be/_ZeGt-mNZ8Q?si=FLTDz2IY-PvTa2hf https://youtu.be/Qh69Bx4i26s?si=h4oOy6QACUfz7Njb *** Next Round's Schedule *** Footy Tipping Contest *** Notes and Comments Rikki's Bombers are still in second place even thought they lost to the Gold Coast Suns. I'm fact, I

Summer of Soccer Previews: Slovenia in Euro 2024

Back in the olden times, pre-COVID, I took advantage of BMW's European Delivery program and flew to Munich to pick up my M car and drive it through Central Europe. I went south to Austria and then southeast through Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Slovenia again, and then back to Germany to

AFL Beat 2024 – Round 11

We got some cool ass guernseys again this round! Yes, Doug Nichols Round spans two weeks! That's why you see different logos on the ground and names in the Ladder and the Highlight videos. Let's see what happened. *** The Ladder *** The Results *** The Highlights https://youtu.be/6SCnboUD49I?si=-_qtBqg5MIXhPM2H https://youtu.be/l-rI6pGh2cs?si=IjugO0HMx_H8J__g https://youtu.be/xM3sXLaAY2M?si=cUbHlzKW7hsNAL8z https://youtu.be/kqvbsHLmSf8?si=g4aiVxG-gnv_4q3O https://youtu.be/AYat2Mr2AQ4?si=U8xTs99QNo68WJhY https://youtu.be/2Z840rmOsP8?si=tq8Kn_ONVGz7UMQt https://youtu.be/Nkmx7K8PMnE?si=S5Ja5i2Zp1t8UHXn https://youtu.be/miwP2ikRx4w?si=c7Z0M2AAsLjUxPtS https://youtu.be/QqDTpN5Iqf4?si=2bTvGpzylUwei-Yj *** Next Round's Schedule *** Footy Tipping Contest *** Notes and Comments Rikki's Bombers are still

Balls Magazine Year 2, Volume 7 (28 overall)

This round happened a little before the "Casino" tournament in Palm Springs that my retired friend is putting on. Coincidentally, he was the one that set up the tee time and got the other two in the foursome for this round. This game was also on a work day because 1)

Saturday Night Off-season Open Thread 13

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In these Off-season Open Threads, I'll sum up the week that was, provide you with TMI-style information, and throw some random spaghetti at the wall and see if it sticks. *** Today, I am continuing my quick hit previews of teams playing in the Summer of Soccer tournaments. Here we go... *** Zambia National

25 Questions About….

This: Just so you know, this was being passed around in the Clubhouse and several DFOers had ... questions. I volunteered to write this up as a post and since multiple people were involved in the discussion, I'm going to include the person responsible for each question. Strap yourselves in. Phrasing. DFO has