AFL Beat 2021 AFLW Week 8 + AFL Week 1!

ballsofsteelandfury - March 23, 2021March 23, 2021

This week, both the men and the women were in action! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! There is SO MUCH footy to go over! Let's get right to it! *** Week 8 Recaps Gold Coast Suns 27 - 87 Carlton Blues The Blues' victory ensures that there will only be one winless team at

AFL Beat 2021 AFLW Week 7 + AFL Season Preview!

ballsofsteelandfury - March 16, 2021March 15, 2021

This week, the games were intense Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! There were some titanic clashes that told us a lot about what finals will be like. In addition, the AFL men's season starts THIS WEEK, so I've got to get you prepped for that! There is much to go over.

AFL Beat 2021 AFLW Week 6 + AFL Season Heads Up!

ballsofsteelandfury - March 9, 2021March 7, 2021

This week, the cream rises to the the top Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! The gap between the good teams and the not-so-good teams is wider than ever. This week was really a warm-up to next week and the crazy good games we will get to see. In addition, the

AFL Beat 2021 AFLW Week 5

ballsofsteelandfury - March 2, 2021March 1, 2021

This week, We had Indigenous guernseys everywhere! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! The finals picture is starting to focus into shape. We had near-upsets and some good games amongst contenders. There is much to go over. Let's get right to it! *** Week 5 Recaps Geelong Cats 13 - 60 Richmond Tigers You've got

AFL Beat 2021 AFLW Week 4

ballsofsteelandfury - February 23, 2021February 21, 2021

This week, Twins! Jess and Sarah Hosking (left to right) I try REALLY hard not to act like a 12 year old, And, this is a great picture! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! The upsets continued and the contenders are separating themselves even more from the pretenders. Considering that there are byes this year,

AFL Beat 2021 AFLW Week 3

ballsofsteelandfury - February 16, 2021February 15, 2021

This week, The AFLW is wearing more Indigenous guernseys! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! So, remember when I said last week that we are starting to see which teams are good and which ones aren't? Well, we had a few upsets this week that showed there may be more contenders than

AFL Beat 2021 AFLW Week 2

ballsofsteelandfury - February 9, 2021February 8, 2021

This week, The AFLW has pride! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! We are starting to see which teams are good and which ones aren't. Sharp-eyed readers will note that we got some different games from what was on the revised schedule. As you remember, the Giants and Crows had to fly

AFL Beat 2021 AFLW Week 1

ballsofsteelandfury - February 1, 2021February 1, 2021

This week, The AFLW season got started! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! We had some upsets, some not-so-upsets, and a lot of bone-crushing action. Let's get right to it! *** Week 1 Recaps Carlton Blues 27 - 33 Collingwood Magpies The Pies got off to a hot start in the first half only for

AFL Beat 2021 AFLW Season Preview

ballsofsteelandfury - January 26, 2021January 24, 2021

This week... We are previewing the 2021 AFLW season! [gview file="https://www.doorfliesopen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2021-NAB-AFLW-Competition-Fixture-Guide.pdf"] Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! You may not recognize the competition from last year as there have been numerous changes. Let's go over them one by one: *** No More Conferences! There are still 14 teams in the competition but they are no longer

Tuesday nights open threads

Game Time Decision - January 19, 2021January 19, 2021

What up all? As always, I hope you're as well as can be considering all the shit going on in the world these days. I try to stay away from politics, but only one more sleep until there's a new president, so that's a plus, i think. I'm hoping it's

AFL Beat 2020 Season Grand Final Recap

ballsofsteelandfury - October 27, 2020October 27, 2020

This week... We have our 2020 Premiers! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! As I said when I woke up on Saturday morning and checked the score: Well shit! Here is your recap: Richmond Tigers 81 v Geelong Cats 50 at The Gabba It was still close at the start of the fourth, but

AFL Beat 2020 Season Preliminary Finals Recap

ballsofsteelandfury - October 20, 2020October 17, 2020

This week... We have the Grand Final Matchup! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Holy shit my team is in the Grand Final!! WOOOOOOOO!!!!! Here are your recaps: Port Adelaide Power 40 v Richmond Tigers 46 at Adelaide Oval As I predicted, it went down to the last two minutes: Here are the full-game highlights: Brisbane