How do you define perfection? You may want to ask Dok Zymm as she picked EVERY single game correctly this week in our Footy Tipping Contest! That, the week's recap, and much more on Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! The Round started with the blockbuster matchup of #1 Hawthorn vs #2
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Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round 16
It's about time. We have nine games to review with lots of finals implications. Let's get started! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! The Thursday Night Footy game this week (I'm still not happy about having to wake up early on Thursday mornings) had Port Adelaide hosting the Hawthorn Hawks for
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round 15
We are FINALLY done with the Bye weeks! This was the last of the Bye Rounds and we will return to our regular schedule next Round. In the meantime, what happened this week? Quite a bit, actually. Let's dive in. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Again, we had a Thursday Night
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Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round 14
So, um, about posting the AFL Beat on time.... Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! The image above could be used to describe my beloved Cats' performance this weekend. Well, at least the third quarter performance. But I'm getting ahead of myself... This was a weird week on the schedule. There was
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round 13
Ok, so since there are only 6 games this weekend, that means I should be able to get the AFL posted at the regular time, right? Well.... Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! We do our best around here, that's all I can say. Let's get right to the action! This
Euro 2016 DFO Field Report: Part Deux
Our man on the scene is kicking ass and taking names (no he's not Russian or English, why do you ask? ) and he's back with another ON THE SPOT REPORT. Take it away, Litre_cola! [gview file="https://www.doorfliesopen.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Dispatch-2-The-Red-Curtains.pdf"] Awesome job! Man, I wish I was there. BTW, I know I owe you guys an
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round 12
Once again, the AFL Beat is delayed. BUT THIS TIME I HAVE A GOOD REASON! Keen observers, of which I am not, will have looked at last week's post, seen the schedule of game for this Round, and realized that we had a Sunday Night Footy game! Let me take that
2016 U.S. Open Primer
STANLEY CUP WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Enjoy the golf. No, just kidding. Today marks the start of the year's second golf major, our national championship, the US Open. It's second of the four annual biggest events on the golf calendar, and has an earned reputation as being the "toughest test in golf." That is most
Balls of Steel’s AFL Beat – Round 11
Once again, apologies for posting the AFL Beat later than usual. I really need to get a spare key made for the DFO Clubhouse... This week, to make up for last week, we meet not one but TWO AFL footballers, we review this week's results, and we look at where we