Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – 2017 Round 20

ballsofsteelandfury - August 7, 2017August 7, 2017

There are only 3 weeks left in the Home and Away season and things are getting interesting/crowded/hectic/wild. Let's get right to it. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! The Round started with a matchup that looked great on paper but that lost its appeal once Geelong decided to NOT appeal Patrick

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – 2017 Round 19

ballsofsteelandfury - July 31, 2017July 31, 2017

As I alluded to in the Saturday morning Open Thread, this has been another crazy weekend in the AFL. There is lots to cover. Let's get right to it. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Last week, I dubbed this week's Friday Night Footy the Match of the Round. It did

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – 2017 Round 18

ballsofsteelandfury - July 24, 2017July 24, 2017

We are getting closer and closer to the end of the Home and Away season and things are heating up. This week, someone else got 8 out of 9 on our tipping contest, the finals picture got muddled, and the fight to avoid the Wooden Spoon has a new contender!

Offseason Fantasy FOOTBAW! Roundtable and Saturday Open Thread

King Hippo - July 22, 2017

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The following will comprise a conversation told by one ugly American and two upstanding Canadians (Maestro and Litre_Cola). No names have been changed to protect the innocent. I apologize for not cleaning up the format and syntax better, but fuck it, I am lazy. I tried adding and changing the

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – 2017 Round 17

ballsofsteelandfury - July 17, 2017July 17, 2017

Man, the action does not stop with this league! As always, the action was awesome on the field, but this week we also had action off the field. And the AFL again provided multiple reasons why it is run better than the NFL. Let's get right to it. Welcome to Balls

Thursday Open thread- AKA Wine night

litre_cola - July 13, 2017July 13, 2017

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Hi, tonight is the night I am stepping in for BeerguyDan who is just back from Chile trying to sell stolen phones or something along those lines. This would be my virgin Open Thread blog and there is very little sportsing going on so I will just ramble then go

“Dingers, Dingers!” Your Monday Evening HR Derby/ANW Open Thread

Senor Weaselo - July 10, 2017July 10, 2017

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(The terrifying truth, of course, was the steroids.) And now, I think it's the news! NFL News Only 59 days until football! Real football! That counts in the standings! 24 days until I Can't Believe It's Football, the Hall of Fame Game! And 12 days until the first team's first practice! (That would

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – 2017 Round 16

ballsofsteelandfury - July 10, 2017July 10, 2017

So, you know how I keep saying that this season is full of surprises and that you never know what's going to happen on any particular week? Follow me and I'll show you some real crazy shit. Crazy enough to make Donovan McNabb lose his mind. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – 2017 Round 15

ballsofsteelandfury - July 3, 2017July 3, 2017

Don't let it ever be said that I don't care for you. Yes, I am currently in my underwear and either completely asleep or lounging around the house not doing a motherfucking thing thanks to my work supervisors letting me have the day off today. Yet, I toil in the DFO

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – 2017 Round 14

ballsofsteelandfury - June 26, 2017June 26, 2017

So, this season has been pretty crazy, right? No way we get humongous upsets and last minute finishes, right? Yup, strap yourselves in. We're in for a bumpy ride. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! We start in Adelaide, where the league-leading Crows were hosting the Hawthorn Hawks on Australian Thursday Night

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – 2017 Round 13

ballsofsteelandfury - June 19, 2017June 19, 2017

We are at the halfway point, the dreaded byes are over, and we can finally make some definitive statements about this year's competition and the prospects for every team going forward. This is going to be fun. Let's dive in! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Round 13 Let's start things off

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – 2017 Round 12

ballsofsteelandfury - June 12, 2017June 12, 2017

Ok, seriously, what the hell happened this week? You know what? I'm just going to tell you what happened and then we can go about our business. How does that sound? Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! The Round started with an Australian Thursday Night Footy (Wednesday late night/Thursday morning for us