AFL Beat 2024 – Round 16

ballsofsteelandfury - July 3, 2024June 30, 2024

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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,

Micro-Thoughts on Euros Stuff

King Hippo - June 29, 2024June 29, 2024

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I don't fucking feel like in-depth writing (fuck off, world and everything in it), so here is a list of weekend European Euros matchups and a half-assed thought on each: Don T: But first hi, HI. The King opened the floor to write about the European Euros and with me being

AFL Beat 2024 – Round 15

ballsofsteelandfury - June 26, 2024June 23, 2024

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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

Euros Euros Everywhere Saturday

King Hippo - June 22, 2024June 21, 2024

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Are y'all enjoying the concurrence of TWO Euros in the same June/July? Hippo sure enough is, even if (as usual) the teams I would like to do well are mostly...uh, not. But Spain looks really good and fun, plus my prediction of the Krauts faceplanting....YEESH. They showed up as the hyper-efficient

AFL Beat 2024 – Round 14

ballsofsteelandfury - June 19, 2024June 16, 2024

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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

Partially Covered European Euros Thread

King Hippo - June 15, 2024June 14, 2024

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As y'all know, Hippo procarstinates. So, I waited until I turned the TV on for Krauts v. Kilts, before checking channel listings for today's thread. All I had read to date was that Fox was covering both summer Euros, so I assumed Fox or FS1. Fine. The panel coverage would

AFL Beat 2024 – Round 13

ballsofsteelandfury - June 12, 2024June 10, 2024

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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

Better Know a Macro-Euros Roundtable

King Hippo - June 8, 2024June 7, 2024

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King Hippo asked some MOAR knowledgeable, less-inebriated Lesser Footy enthusiasts to weigh in. Our thoughts are as follows: King Hippo: Shempion - FRANCE - when in doubt, pick the Froggers. I wanted to pitch the Dutch, but their group draw scares me. In el Sud, URUGUAY - I am all-in on the cult of Bielsa. Surprise Package

AFL Beat 2024 – Round 12

ballsofsteelandfury - June 4, 2024June 3, 2024

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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

Lesser Footy Merde Platter

King Hippo - June 1, 2024June 1, 2024

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Because that's what my mind is full of, and not just because the poop-loving Germans have sent a representative to the Shempions Final. It's not Bear Team, no! It's the spunky island of misfit toys, the Yellow Wall of Borussia Dortmund (spoiler alert - more Bo content to follow!). Sadly, they

Summer of Soccer Previews: Slovenia in Euro 2024

ballsofsteelandfury - May 29, 2024May 27, 2024

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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

ballsofsteelandfury - May 29, 2024May 26, 2024

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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

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