No trips for me this week, so we are back to our regular schedule. There is a LOT to talk about. Remember that talk we had about Hawthorn? Apparently somebody was paying attention. The details behind that, our first 100+ point victory margin of the season, a new footballer to
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Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Rounds 4 and 5
In case you missed it, I was in Dallas last weekend visiting a friend and enjoying a lot of this: and this so I was in no state to write the AFL Beat. Upon my return, work was crazy busy so my promised mid-week edition of the AFL Beat did not happen.
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’ Bedtime Stories – Chapter 13
Chapter 12 Who was that gorgeous blonde Russian track girl? Who slipped that picture under the door? It seemed that Balls had friends but the picture did not have any of the tell-tale codes that M would have ordered to be included. Balls' mind was whirring with the possibilities. Balls had friends in
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
Down the Rabbit Hole with BoS
Yeah Right's air guitar post led to this. So, if you have anyone to blame, it's him. When I was growing up in the 80s, I was incredibly lucky to grow up in Los Angeles, where I was exposed to many forms of music all reaching at that time what many