AFL Beat 2024 – Round 17

Strange things are afoot in Sydney. Let's see what happened. *** The Ladder *** The Results *** The Highlights https://youtu.be/IcmfIv2kAlU?si=nCv1ODzzXoAi6Hg7 https://youtu.be/0HCSAiYnSHg?si=7G0QJ2U3bc7Mhz85 https://youtu.be/x5cBIANc7Wo?si=h1AWUadXaIIPbO8B https://youtu.be/kFoZ1c3xXsk?si=RZBHnkHIGGqklo0H https://youtu.be/osQjR2FHdyI?si=2cMJ_JIVOxbEVU-r https://youtu.be/-r-6BDpvb2g?si=7EcKpRINjBhi7LJJ https://youtu.be/no9QLib5eec?si=2bagog55X-RYpynZ https://youtu.be/h76eEuP5xSA?si=jf-vRr7USPh23pAd https://youtu.be/9SAsY703TBc?si=IIUxlkhAhGd199wO *** Next Round's Schedule *** Footy Tipping Contest *** Notes and Comments Sydney has now lost two games in a row after I said they would never lose again Shoresy-style. I don't know what going on. Australian media is saying teams have figured them

Saturday Night Off-season Open Thread 19: The Copa Knockout Round Has Started!!

Thank you to Don T for his excellent post this morning that reminded me, "Oh shit, I have a post to write!" Not just a post, mind you, a SPITE post. Because I'm still pissed about taking down Marika's buffet spread picture. I hope you enjoyed today's pro-Trump banner pic. In fact,

AFL Beat 2024 – Round 16

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,

Saturday Night Off-season Open Thread 18: The Euro Knockout Round Has Started!!

Don't let it be said that I don't listen. Last week, some people wanted me to change the banner image. I listened. This may be taken as a passive-aggressive thing from me, but I assure you it's not. It's openly aggressive. Just to make it clear: Also, So, every Saturday, I'll be posting

AFL Beat 2024 – Round 15

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

Saturday Night Off-season Open Thread 17: The Copa Has Started!!

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We just finished the battle for who has the best yellow, blue, and red flag between Ecuador and Venezuela. Colombia looks down on both of them. This evening's game features a Soon-To-Be- Disappointing Mexican team against Jamaica. I say Soon-To-Be because Jamaica is not good enough to embarrass México. I

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