The picture, of course, alludes to the epic second battle this season between head coach twins Brad Scott of North Melbourne and Chris Scott of Geelong. Imagine Rob Ryan finally getting a head coaching gig and going up against Rex. Like that, but Australian. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! The
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Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round 14
This was certainly the round of surprises and shock. First and foremost, the thing that shook the AFL to its core was the murder of the Adelaide Crows' coach Phil Walsh late Thursday night/early Friday morning in Australia by his own son in some sort of domestic dispute. The Crows
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round 13
Finally, the byes are completed and we are back to a full schedule of games next week. In the meantime, we got some surprises, some disappointments, and a new Carlton supporter in King Hippo! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! The Round started with another Thursday night match (in Australia, Wednesday
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round 12
As you may remember from last week, the AFL Beat this week was going to be either delayed or abbreviated due to my week-long vacation (more on that in another post!) in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Well, it turns out that it will end up being both. Delayed because I
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round 11
Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! We came tantalizingly close to history on Friday night. The last place Gold Coast Suns (previously 1-10) hosted the league-leading Fremantle Dockers (previously 10-1) just a week after Fremantle had lost their first game of the season. It was reasonable to expect that they would
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round 10
Welcome To Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! So, remember how Fremantle were undefeated and were not scheduled to meet a threatening opponent for about a month? Yeah, um, about that... Richmond pulled off the upset of the season on late Thursday/early Friday by beating Fremantle in Perth by 27. The Tigers took a
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round 9 (Indigenous Round)
Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! As I wrote earlier in the week, one of the ways the AFL honored and celebrated Australia's Indigenous culture was by having all 18 teams wear special jerseys. I did not notice until later that the referee uniforms were also specially designed. Here is
Pick your guernsey!
As WhyEaglesWhy mentioned in a komment on the AFL Beat post, the special jerseys (or guernseys as they call them in Australia) being used this week for the Indigenous Round are pretty cool. And yes, for the low low price of around $100 American (thanks to the exchange rate), you
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round 8
Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! This week, the AFL played the first of two exhibition games featuring the 50 best female players. Each women's game precedes the regularly-scheduled men's match between the Melbourne Demons and the Western Bulldogs and is streamed live and free from the AFL website. For marketing
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round 7
Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Last week, there were many upsets and we wondered if this week would bring the teams together or provide some separation. As it turned out, we got a bit of both. Let's dive in, shall we? The round started late Thursday night/Friday morning with the
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round 6
Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! I am making it a habit now to wake up extra early on Friday mornings, start my workout, and have the AFL game in the background before I go to work. This week, I was specially looking forward to it since Geelong were playing
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round 5
Welcome To Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Indeed this was/is/will be a good day as Geelong won again! It really wasn't easy as, just as in the only other win this season against Gold Coast, Geelong were barely able to survive a mad comeback in the fourth by Richmond to hang on