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AFL Beat 2018 Grand Final Recap

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On Friday night's Open Thread,  we had a good time commenting on the Grand Final as it happened. Luckily for us,  we got ourselves a beauty of a game. The recap, the final Footy Tipping Contest standings,  and much more on Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! I watched many of

A Bet’s a Bet – Your Friday Evening Open Thread

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No doubt,  you are all in the middle of watching the pre-Grand Final festivities on the Watch AFL app. Remember that First Bounce is at 9:30 PM Pacific time! However,  I'd like to point your attention at an exchange that happened during last night's Thursday Night Football Open Thread: Let this post

AFL Beat 2018 Finals Week 3

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Boys and girls, I'm not going to lie to you.  There are certain times that, despite all the bullshit and all the stupidity and greed that is prevalent in sports, a magical moment happens that reminds you of why you watch sports in the first place.  This weekend, that moment

Your “My Nuts Are Falling” Friday Evening Open Thread

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Seriously.  Acorns, hickory nuts....even a persimmon hit me in the head yesterday while I was cleaning up hurricane debris.  Gravity is stupid. (This vid is very NSFW, btw) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20h-PJPMap4 But the squirrels like it... - Ringo I've told this story to some of you privately, but I still think it's funny.  So Imma tell it again

AFL Beat 2018 Finals Week 2

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This week,  we will have an abbreviated AFL Beat as real life got in the way. TO THE GAMES! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! The Semi-finals started with the surprising Melbourne Demons taking on the Hawthorn Hawks at the MCG. The Demons had not been this far in finals in 17

Your “This Isn’t What I Meant When I Said Blow Me” Friday Evening Open Thread

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I'm on my way to pick up teh King Hippo.  We've decided.... fuck this hurricane, we' goin' drankin'. Just kidding folks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5J5W-zZ-HtY Having driven in the middle of more than one hurricane over the years, I'm staying home this time and hoping no trees come down through the roof.  But if they do,

That’s My Raiders! Pocket Presence

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EXT. OAKLAND RAIDERS SHARED HOUSE – DAY Establishing shot and title card. ANNOUNCER BETH MOWINS: Everybody Loves My Raiders [sic] is filmed in front of a live stereo [sic] audience. CUT TO – INT. LIVING ROOM – DAY The music of Dashboard Confessional blares throughout the house.  KOLTON MILLER sits on the couch, munching from

Please Gamble Responsibly

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On Labour Day Weekend,  my lazy Saturday started with a vigorous masturbation session and only got better from there. On Hippo's JV Footy Open Thread, https://www.doorfliesopen.com/2018/09/01/jv-nfl-2018-kickoff-posting/ he encouraged us commentists to spice up our game-watching activities by making some wagers. Redshirt and I stepped up as UCLA and Cincinnati were playing each other at

AFL Beat 2018 Finals Week 1

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This week, And Dustin Martin is good. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! The First Qualifying Final started things off with #1 Richmond hosting #4 Hawthorn at the MCG. Now, prior to the game,  the big question was whether Hawthorn was BACK and if Richmond was up for the challenge of defending

AFL Beat Finals Bye Week

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This week, even though there are no games (or are there?), we still have stuff to talk about as the AFL season-ending awards were given out, we review the bottom ten clubs' season, and we look forward to next week's finals. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! *** Awards Week This week, multiple