AFL Beat 2024 – AFLW Round 2 and AFL Finals Week One!

ballsofsteelandfury - September 11, 2024September 8, 2024

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TONS of action this week! Two teams got eliminated, there were some surprises, and the AFLW is as unpredictable as ever! Let's see what happened. *** The AFLW Ladder *** The AFLW Results *** The AFLW Highlights https://youtu.be/vvEL2kqvp0E?si=WBTScHrHJeZtOASm https://youtu.be/DjokAi9PccE?si=v79SAu-sJpwLRbuf https://youtu.be/Cvwi4LojwaA?si=QXBH-JmDiFXUGp9J https://youtu.be/UbdOgQPgMsc?si=DXJgLoRo-Ja0bGA6 https://youtu.be/ZV29WjsI-vQ?si=BLH4OESHxChZR49A https://youtu.be/B95OCsOThdU?si=NPyrBkRgtjVMdL3Z https://youtu.be/TZzLKJJoKp0?si=ZrF6VCTizVxCYnWq https://youtu.be/g6VFX2BU1zc?si=uhGl3rovwl1bjEAb https://youtu.be/rm3e6MXuH4w?si=TuHGy9UAdvNYyN8L *** Next AFLW Round's Schedule AFL Finals Week One Results AFL Finals Highlights https://youtu.be/9Q602KMk92E?si=z71MIvU1DRjm_SIi https://youtu.be/WxfvdJSjwXI?si=yB24eerzIiM9FPnx https://youtu.be/j3JucP89JMY?si=I50Iv4PZDd26y22Y https://youtu.be/AH0GSVkXxH4?si=pflfVCv8ppW2WjkS Next AFL Round Schedule *** AFL Footy Tipping Contest *** Notes and Comments The Geelong Qualifying

Instant Hippo Thoughts – Week 1, 2024 Season

King Hippo - September 9, 2024September 8, 2024

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Well, well, well. We are back, and I hope you like your changes served up sudden. So much chaos early failed to make it across the finish line. Except the GREATRIOTS, who obviously went into The Jungle and kicked WKRP ass for all 60 minutes. The one thing every NFL watcher

7 September 2024 Night JV Thread

King Hippo - September 7, 2024September 6, 2024

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Some days, one just runs out of thread titles. Is the apocalypse imminent? MAYBE! Kansas (-4.5) at Illinois (7:00, FS1) Oy, if only I had the hostorical knowledge to make an apt John Brown joke here. Illini just might be terrible this season, but are we really ready to trust Rock Chalk

JV Stand-Alone September Sabado Open Thread

King Hippo - September 7, 2024September 6, 2024

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Alas, there is no Lesser Footy to start one's day with. Sleep in if one can. Steerfuckers South (-7) at Michigan (Noon, Fox) How long has it been since not-THEEEE has gone into the Big House as a full-tuddy favoUrite? Long fucking time, I'd bet. But I'd still not touch this line

AFL Beat 2024 – AFLW Round 1 and AFL Finals Bye!

ballsofsteelandfury - September 4, 2024September 4, 2024

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Yes, you read that correctly. The AFLW has started! I get more excited for the start of the women's competition because they truly are fearless. They hit harder than the men. Let's see what happened. *** The AFLW Ladder *** The AFLW Results *** The AFLW Highlights https://youtu.be/cPK34DeGFwU?si=nJsWIXd1ptwkGlus https://youtu.be/KROGm_lkPnk?si=TS7JrXqG4dqTBIo5 https://youtu.be/3tvc43sdz_8?si=8xprn3KQAPelAQF2 https://youtu.be/XOlQnrXn_UE?si=YLKJ_zqwRGAso8dc https://youtu.be/poSHmUIzomk?si=aUISv5yp9JbNkH-3 https://youtu.be/OVywSZVH04Y?si=dZ1_C_w-y-93uB00 https://youtu.be/kEJxL02p_kc?si=VuYaSlRREgn_QNdA https://youtu.be/ehD9qTYBw14?si=3pU68whOaG7zynjK https://youtu.be/i6D4y_CXRpg?si=Jic17D9AGKiSmoVe *** Next AFLW Round's Schedule Next AFL Round Schedule *** AFL Footy Tipping

Closing Out August 2024 in JV Style

King Hippo - August 31, 2024August 30, 2024

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This summer has been a whirlwind decade, has it not? But I have good news for you - if you make it to Tweaker Halftime tonight, the calendar will move to September. Unless you are some kind of g-dless heathen on PST, obvs. Western Kenfucky (+31.5) at Alabama (7:00, ESPN) Just highlighting

AFL Beat 2024 – Round 24

ballsofsteelandfury - August 28, 2024August 25, 2024

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Finals are set! Who is in? Who is out? Let's see what happened. *** The Ladder *** The Results *** The Highlights https://youtu.be/s8XgkviA-iM?si=oHXOrZzPIZNHLcVf https://youtu.be/h2_GtI6531g?si=9OGDLH3St6M-xPL- https://youtu.be/cYDRFS4FJr0?si=W_Hen11iSgYJsFQ1 https://youtu.be/eLvSXqChfGw?si=oQW2OHBA_9MOfBnV https://youtu.be/_yeHbM2JYuw?si=Fv7OP1ZgzbkjouX7 https://youtu.be/kYdGba0DUkc?si=1r5j3dvi86DAjmiu https://youtu.be/K4iMPHRO2zU?si=GZ19wU07ZbDQKs37 https://youtu.be/gZysM9u2sEE?si=ESukMEZNbQX8WSr9 https://youtu.be/Y3H8Tis4WKc?si=B_lCFGY6qFO0pO9b *** Next Round's Schedule *** Footy Tipping Contest *** Notes and Comments Fremantle could have gotten in. Carlton had already lost. However, they could not beat Port Adelaide at home. Not that it was an easy task, but if you're going

You Lookin’ FOAR a Hero – Just Watch (JV NFL) Week Zero

King Hippo - August 24, 2024August 23, 2024

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I was thinking of the serendipity (word likely makes no sense in this context, but as you may know, I do a lot of drugs) of the football calendar. Last week, we get eased back in with EPL only. This week, we get the smattering of Week Zero games. Next

AFL Beat 2024 – Round 23

ballsofsteelandfury - August 21, 2024August 18, 2024

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One more week until Finals! Who is in? Who is out? Let's see what happened. *** The Ladder *** The Results *** The Highlights https://youtu.be/U5dFpOu3Iwk?si=7Z40SNKRhqGgXYBz https://youtu.be/OsMLlXkGRYE?si=VFhW5tcDvHel-H78 https://youtu.be/47uyvzww064?si=mfURv0CpQxSWi_xK https://youtu.be/c-Jle-asJAg?si=ma6c6sMtYpEzhfjD https://youtu.be/hWUTJaCPInI?si=jeEYVBzoOEnLsInP https://youtu.be/FJzhMY-NWt4?si=8qrwf4TDzbKvEGQA https://youtu.be/fIaAmIUYWwI?si=GfDc1hstyLthApDx https://youtu.be/RGImiGzpPcw?si=96ZzQtKyO9n-kxqy https://youtu.be/USv8bJjifXw?si=M9HRWapzp2GwwfYx *** Next Round's Schedule *** Footy Tipping Contest *** Notes and Comments The following teams are locked into The Eight: Sydney, Port Adelaide, GWS, and Geelong. Brisbane is for all intents and purposes IN the Eight as they are

A New Lesser Season Awaits

King Hippo - August 17, 2024August 16, 2024

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Oh my cats, next week, I will even have a handful of JV NFL fixtures to write up. Our long national/international nightmare is over! FITBAW!!!! You might suspect Hippo is irritated that YET AGAIN the Redshite filth open with a newly-promoted minnow. Especially given that it is in a stand-alone window

AFL Beat 2024 – Round 22

ballsofsteelandfury - August 14, 2024August 11, 2024

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We are coming down the stretch and things are super interesting! It's been one heck of a season. Let's see what happened. *** The Ladder *** The Results *** The Highlights https://youtu.be/Nhfki48OZ9U?si=b9kOlq2JeieAmgPW https://youtu.be/DrmdmjJrISE?si=gil4uKAdcSTsw_OY https://youtu.be/Qu-GruQ5hhI?si=ZYH8GRAKZW2WAagz https://youtu.be/naP4DGOs6-s?si=DiL79inbZ36DSJG7 https://youtu.be/Xz4GCd4IPsY?si=Dkkd-gPJLq_hRq6o https://youtu.be/1bNzMx09y7s?si=fg5Rv_IBsqgZttPh https://youtu.be/M0QL3tq62rE?si=b9FoTfgwcWLJpr3F https://youtu.be/N5tixUJbFbk?si=OiDf0c9vaGy5B3yf https://youtu.be/Ed91JonkysA?si=_wgskxB06l2M7fKS *** Next Round's Schedule *** Footy Tipping Contest *** Notes and Comments So much for Western being good. They just lost to Adelaide, who is definitely not making finals. I tell you,

2024-25 – Previewing the Prem Once MOAR

King Hippo - August 10, 2024August 9, 2024

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These are the teams that will take to the pitch, and our SWAG's as to how they will perform. Take with the appropriate grain of salt. Also, trying sommet new, format-wise. The ded/relegated from 2023-24 simply have their last season's predictions in strikethrough font. I think it's kind of neat, but

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