Author: ballsofsteelandfury

How Are We Doing? Saturday Morning Footy Open Thread

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Teh Hippo asked me to fill in this weekend as he is driving to the Great White North. Considering he's from North Carolina, that could just as well be Virginia. Anyhow, I've got some things on my mind after this week's Champions League Quarterfinals Second Legs: Real - Man City should

Summer of Soccer 2024

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This summer is going to be a very special summer. We have not just one, not just two, not just three, but FOUR major tournaments happening! In this post, I will break everything down for you and invite you to write team previews. *** The Schedule The above graphic looks best if you

Balls Magazine Year 2, Volume 4 (25 overall)

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As you may remember, I let you know about my first tournament win of the year and my lowest score differential ever in Volume 2. Today, I'm going to tell you about the very next tourney I played with my club. This month's tournament was a two-person team Scramble. In this

AFL Beat 2024 – Round 5

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We have two unbeaten teams left. Coincidentally (or not), they are the teams of the AFL Beat writers. Let's get right into it. *** The Ladder *** The Results *** The Highlights https://youtu.be/RUMiRaIAxzM?si=mIDv1nhQPRWgWO8a https://youtu.be/NWw2vjN6-vg?si=CLp9lfTwbF9CsmcQ https://youtu.be/T6MrtGdCEM0?si=ai4tzjgJjrxLhnCO https://youtu.be/RZXeZZF5rDU?si=EKNJClnsJStL-dWz https://youtu.be/rjlLUuaKmec?si=_mN8o0wkUVPhWdJk https://youtu.be/7n7TrBX5aU8?si=eaqx-LEHOWkwhL4z https://youtu.be/dG8q2ovXyfM?si=b-AMY9riSC-mZ7zq https://youtu.be/5c_PzusnZmM?si=9-FSijSVt-WanlmE *** Next Round's Schedule *** Footy Tipping Contest *** Notes and Comments BFC and Lemonjello's GWS Giants are still undefeated and at the top of the ladder after a really tough

AFL Beat 2024 – Round 4

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If you were in Adelaide this week, you had a great time! Looking at you, WhyEaglesWhy. Let's get right into it! *** The Ladder *** The Results *** The Highlights https://youtu.be/D16rpxmJWag?si=NqQbIevzFzzJNdwo https://youtu.be/AH1UHbfY-yE?si=QThShagablvRQKb- https://youtu.be/aHbZVd7ZI7w?si=h-KkQdxufTQ-nwsu https://youtu.be/p7XmXIe8XfA?si=bDeM6cS9-ssHTFA- https://youtu.be/O9GoZHQLlIA?si=Gyr6L22-pDpgU2qe https://youtu.be/J2pKT0FM56o?si=CGhQgmLd99ilYDRX https://youtu.be/SHH7CY52GLo?si=EbFQqshSnayOwfZf https://youtu.be/2jnlInXtEz8?si=5N0QbMmoHfWlN0P_ https://youtu.be/QBCNqcCUrBA?si=quccUIlVZD1tKuKa *** Next Round's Schedule *** Footy Tipping Contest *** Notes and Comments BFC and Lemonjello's GWS Giants are still undefeated and at the top of the ladder. The game against the Suns was

AFL Beat 2024 – Round 3

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It was an exciting week. Let's get right into it! *** The Ladder *** The Results *** The Highlights https://youtu.be/b_k40yYzE5w?si=rKli91vQbaTSAIQA https://youtu.be/6_hDmKFJUxA?si=pcU2mcmD1s6FlQQb https://youtu.be/2EZ_gsL3Wew?si=llk3OR5KkhMSXeWD https://youtu.be/az1-J_wJLEU?si=Dxg1fbOY1E77N9vu https://youtu.be/me-RZLla-5k?si=zIpsrVj7oiJvDZnD https://youtu.be/-rASPG5beyc?si=Gymkzb6sFyaZvIQc https://youtu.be/wcDBxTFsen8?si=c5LKI_atnPS3wZVY https://youtu.be/VXGAS_BRDWI?si=4-Ug9qMmjystv2xw *** Next Round's Schedule *** Footy Tipping Contest *** Notes and Comments You will notice that all the games this week are in Adelaide. This is a special Round that the AFL created for this year called the "Gather Round" (sounds like gather around)

AFL Beat 2024 – Round 2

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I think the new format worked last week. Let's give it another go! *** The Ladder *** The Results *** The Highlights https://youtu.be/svwenEyEo6A?si=sPVEF4A6hRrh4iSF https://youtu.be/Pe4HxYSN2NY?si=T_MW_ZPsx42gA6CL https://youtu.be/MISYy9MWixE?si=qBcEHRowaNWr2zhH https://youtu.be/Xs6ICp2BAn4?si=MMfrk87bMWusGwvw https://youtu.be/SdqPLPl8UZ4?si=mMXm1SAM8iJbXD-v https://youtu.be/8dQ7U7rHkAw?si=mJno-XPtSIOq0KPc https://youtu.be/2Z969r5fTdc?si=iMMyIICVXjb2wa8a https://youtu.be/8IXnNZJwwys?si=Riys4g0BaH0NoZiU *** Next Round's Schedule *** Footy Tipping Contest *** Notes and Comments I'm now shocked that the defending champion Collingwood Magpies is 0-3 to start the year. That's the defending champion! Oh you know they're under the pump now. On the other

AFL Beat 2024 – Round 1

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I'm going to try a new format this year. Let's see if it works. *** The Ladder *** The Results *** The Highlights https://youtu.be/kCKRQhsS42g?si=TIlsFvD02hhjGWM6 https://youtu.be/6yQqqv8kmYQ?si=wY9dEhDRbZcHsgHH https://youtu.be/f_2MsFf6l6g?si=VgX7KspT2AJLwD-P https://youtu.be/mD8BjL5rVss?si=5HajLz5G_pvv-90x https://youtu.be/ZXaf5cgsCUs?si=JdxvCgQru7fif_Ox https://youtu.be/d7XH2Qml_No?si=M82q2JbzAD0zK6C6 https://youtu.be/k5hUqt32fP4?si=7NEDgxSbADwMIiY- https://youtu.be/1nZ62rvWwBM?si=cn4U0DfYyeEBcVeo https://youtu.be/VN3asThoLoE?si=-QlqewJXqVNXbO2P https://youtu.be/ok9ZQwastw4?si=laKu5gAFAnFcpzf1 https://youtu.be/0_7nPEuFy5k?si=E6oMaZfSd6q1y-Nc https://youtu.be/HUe5BlsUzss?si=6R2WATYxPVfAkQYb https://youtu.be/gpv_E1zjyG8?si=d7zhDmCXn8Ee9lPz *** Next Round's Schedule *** Footy Tipping Contest *** Notes and Comments I don't think anyone would have guessed that the defending champion Collingwood Magpies would be 0-2 to start the year. That's a huge surprise to me. Hippo take

Balls Magazine Year 2, Volume 3 (24 overall)

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Last time, I let you know about my first tournament win of the year and my lowest score differential ever. Today, I'm going to tell you about the very next time I played golf which was roughly three days after the tourney. I took off a Tuesday from work to play