I know you're disappointed that, for travel-related reasons, your weekly dose of AFL Beat will be delayed. In an effort to tide you over, I offer this little analysis I did in which I asked the question: What if the NFL used the AFL system to determine playoff seedings? I compiled the
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Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round 3
I always enjoy the odd-numbered rounds more than the even-numbered ones. I'm not sure why. Around round three is where teams begin to differentiate themselves and you can start to tell who will be good, bad, really good, and really bad. This glorious in-depth analysis you can't get anywhere else
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round Two
After a thrilling Opening Round that saw both the defending regular season champion and the Grand Final champion go down in defeat, the big question this week was how would the losers react. Would they bounce back to keep everyone in the competition fairly close or would we start to
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round One
One of the things I love about this league is that it always brings you surprises. Some are pleasant and some not, but it is not easy to predict what will happen week to week. Maybe this is why the AFL has embraced gambling and has an online sportsbook as
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
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
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
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Offseason Report #2
As I mentioned previously, it's been quite an off-season. Similarly to the NFL, the first major event after the last game was the start of free agency. That was promptly followed by the First Draft (yeah, I still don't get that but I gather that the second draft is roughly
Balls’ Offseason Plans
Well, here we are again at the end of a NFL season. Things may seem bleak. Maybe as bleak as my Cure-inspired middle of the night ramblings, but fear not, dear readers for we have plans PLANS I TELL YOU for the offseason. At least I do. Old School Zero is putting
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Offseason Report #1
Have you ever wondered what would happen if soccer had the wettest ball-slappiest intersport sex with Australian Rules footy? No, Rex, that's not what I'm talking about. Have I piqued your interest yet? READ ON! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! So, a few things have happened since Hawthorn captured their