Special AFL Opening Day Late Night Insomniac-Heavy Open Thread

Congratulations!  You made it here!  On a weekday no less!  This realistically means that you are either an insomniac a huge AFL fan or you're lost.  Either way, welcome! Today's/Tonight's/This morning's Opening Day match features the Richmond Tigers taking on the Carlton Blues.  Even though Richmond made finals last year and the Blues

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Last Offseason Report!

Are you ready for some AFL football?!?!?! The regular season starts this week with an early Thursday morning/late Wednesday night Special Opening Day match between Richmond and Carlton.  Those of you with Fox Soccer Plus can watch this LIVE starting at 4:00 AM Eastern / 1:00 AM Pacific.  Of course, those

An Open Letter to King Hippo, Sill Bimmons, and the other EPL lovers/La Liga haters

Dear Invisible Imaginary Internet Friends, Please don't take this post the wrong way.  I love international football just like you do.  I like Rebecca Lowe as a host and as an expert on all things footy.  I also enjoy watching the English Premier League along with you and I was raptured

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Offseason Report #6

We're getting closer to the beginning of the regular season!  Last week, we previewed the teams that just missed out on finals last year and met the mullet attached to Ivan Maric.  This week, we preview the bottom four of the finals teams, we wrap up the preseason, and we

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Offseason Report #5

Last week, we continued with the season previews, met my favorite AFL player, and caught up on the first scores from the preseason.  This week, we have more scores, more previews, and a brand new player to get to know.  Let's dive in. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! A few

A Breaking Announcement

Now, I could be down in Pittsburgh with the Yinzbergians. ::Crown Groans:: Or giving a stump speech in Cincinnati, oh-Hi-Oh. ::Crowd Groans Louder:: I've even been approached to come down to give a speech and...AND...accept the key to the city, from the people of CLEVELAND. ::Crowd Boos:: Because they think that, just because they vote before you, that

Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Offseason Report #3

  Last week, we caught up on where the AFL stands after the long North American winter / Australian summer.  I'm happy to announce that we've picked up some new AFL team supporters!  The updated list: Team - Commentist Carlton Blues - King Hippo Collingwood Magpies - Moose Geelong Cats - Balls of Steel, theeWeeBabySeamus North Melbourne Kangaroos