Boots on the Ground Down Under, the Third and Final Installment

BrettFavresColonoscopy - September 21, 2023September 21, 2023

When we last left off in recapping my sporting adventures in Oz, I had followed up BOTGs for GWS vs Sydney and RSA vs NED with another Women's World Cup match and my first ever trip to the MCG. Which leaves (checks notes) another WWC match and one last AFL

Random Thoughts with BFC, Volume 22

DFOing Good

BrettFavresColonoscopy - September 20, 2023September 20, 2023

Remember that old SNL sketch “Fecal Matter with your host John Fecal”? No? Yeah I figured it was just me. It was a solid (heh) talk show format with a specialized host and topic. Well, we ain’t exactly doing Pod Flies Open around here, but what about in written form, maybe

Your “Boots on the Ground 2: Australian Boogaloo” Tuesday Night Open Thread

BrettFavresColonoscopy - September 12, 2023September 12, 2023

Rev is off tonight. I'm sure it's completely unrelated to last night's tilt featuring his wooly mammals and their LOLjob. That was worth any monkey paw tomfoolery, though. As you may have heard, A-A-Ron's achilles is indeed torn, meaning he is out for the whole season. I'll try and limit my

Are You Ready For Some Football and Boots on the Ground?

BrettFavresColonoscopy - September 7, 2023September 7, 2023

Picture originally from here, modified expertly by me Are you ready for some football? Want to be specific about which kind? Because I have been at a LOT of football games these past few weeks, none of them of the "gridiron" variety. And virtually every minute of it was fucking awesome.

Another Selection of Phrases from Aussie Footy Broadcasts That Are Confusing, Bizarre, Hilarious, or Just Plain Dirty

BrettFavresColonoscopy - August 2, 2023July 31, 2023

Banner Photo Credit: https://thewest.com.au/sport/afl/greene-powers-giants-to-stunning-comeback-win-over-dogs-c-11426231 A Subsequent Selection of Phrases from (recent-ish) Aussie Footy Broadcasts That Are Confusing, Bizarre, Hilarious, or Just Plain Dirty*: Burned so many tickets Sold the dummy Another behind Pounds the ball deep In really good touch Disposals Ryan with a hand there right up the back Scott's gonna chop that off Gets good purchase on that Can't

A Selection of Phrases from Aussie Footy Broadcasts That Are Confusing, Bizarre, Hilarious, or Just Plain Dirty

BrettFavresColonoscopy - June 21, 2023June 21, 2023

Banner Photo Credit: Perth News A Selection of Phrases from (recent-ish) Aussie Footy Broadcasts That Are Confusing, Bizarre, Hilarious, or Just Plain Dirty*: Sell a little candy Bit of a Meal of It Sidebottom with the banana Out of Tickets Here Comes The Fist Suddenly it's end to end Fishtowning beautifully Had a bit of a fresh airy That makes

Your AFL Beat and Thursday Night Open Thread

BrettFavresColonoscopy - June 15, 2023June 14, 2023

I know what you're thinking, but no, the AFL coverage will not end until you all are bought in on Aussie Footy or I die. Or I get lazy. Whichever comes first. This past week my GWS Giants showed they've still got fight left in this rebuilding season, Port throttled Western,

Your “Sir Doug Nicholls Round Recap Redux” Thursday Night Open Thread

BrettFavresColonoscopy - June 1, 2023June 1, 2023

Good evening and Happy June. I'm writing this well in advance because today marks ten years since Lady BFC and I went on our first date, and if I'm in the DFO clubhouse typing away instead of celebrating, something has gone horribly wrong. Speaking of things going horribly wrong, the reason

Your “Sir Doug Nicholls Round AFL Recap” Thursday Night Open Thread

BrettFavresColonoscopy - May 25, 2023May 24, 2023

Evening. Five posts in one month from this guy? I guess you all can't get rid of me. This past weekend was the AFL's Sir Doug Nicholls Round, and while you may recognize that term from Balls's previous writeups, I thought maybe tonight I could do an homage to BeerGuyRob and

Not-So-Instant BFC Thoughts (on Aussie Footy)

BrettFavresColonoscopy - March 21, 2023April 6, 2023

Did you get that thing I didn't send you? Consider this an alternative "AFL Beat" that will mainly focus on the games I watched/tracked this weekend (and I make no promises of doing this on the reg). Keep in mind that I watch these games post hoc on the WatchAFL app,

Your “IT’S HAPPENING” 2023 Aussie Footy Preview and Thursday Night Open Thread

DFOing Good

BrettFavresColonoscopy - March 16, 2023March 16, 2023

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Banner Photo Credit: GWS Giants Homepage I don't know how Irish you are, but if you wanted to celebrate drinking as much as possible, wouldn't you pair up the kickoff of the Australian Football League season with St. Patrick's Day? Because that's what is happening TODAY/started this morning and continues into

AFL Beat! (Substitute Teacher Edition)

BrettFavresColonoscopy - August 2, 2022August 1, 2022

Hodwy. Your friendly neighborhood Balls has been underwater for a bit, so he asked me to pinch hit on an AFL Beat! As you may or may not know, we are now 20 weeks into the 2022 Aussie Footy season, which can mean only three things-- It's starting to get