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Round 11 - Battle of Midway
posted by Mrs D on June 15, 2006 21:31
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Round 11 - Battle of Midway
You know what makes me sad ... Round 11 marks the midway point in the home and away season. Why, it seems like only 12 weeks ago that we were waiting for it to begin. And now look where we are - half way through the season already! Doesn't time fly when you're having fun. Looking back over my own tipping scorecard, well you know what they say hindsight is 20/20, but things aren't very clear when you're in the thick of things. Its time to get some perspective. You've got 11 rounds left to turn it all around - lets get tipping people!
And now - the wrap up:
One of these statements is the truth: Essendon are a great reason to watch Friday night football. Geelong have got their season back on track. The ground was pretty misty for an indoor game. [As an aside : Gary Ablett Senior couldn't attend a recent award ceremony down in Cat town as he had run over his own foot with a lawn mower. He was a great footy player but obviously not the sharpest mower in the shed.]
After remaining goalless in the first quarter, the Crows were hard at it in the wet at the Gabba and scrapped over the line against the Lions. Looks like Brown is the difference between a win and a loss for Brisvegas.
Speaking of Brown, Nathan made a very welcome return for the Tigers. They made short work of the Kangaroos, with Thompson the only multi goal scorer for the Roos with a bag of 5.
The Port put on a powerful display against the hapless Hawks beating them just shy of 100 points. That's 3 wins in a row for Port and 6 losses in a row for the Hawthorn.
I had my fingers crossed that the reported gastro epidemic would only leave the waterboy and a runner fielding the Doggies side ... but nope. Freo missed opportunities and the Bulldogs did enough. (Damn it!)
Another low scoring affair at the SGC, this time between the Swans and the Saints (what a surprise). A stellar mark and goal by the whitest albino in albino town (aka Riewoldt) put the Saints in front in the dying minutes of the game. So ends the Saints 7 game losing streak at the ground, the last win there was 1998.
Didn't the Blues give everyone a run for their money! Quite exciting stuff. The Eagles were at it again, with another 'come from behind', 'leave it til the last minute' win. They must be getting a commission on heart medicine or something.
Melbourne are pretty good aren't they? They made the Pies look pretty ordinary, which is a nice trick to pull off. So many highlights - the Yze soccer goal, the speedster Davey and Bruce had a nice day out against Buckley and Tarrant.
His fortunes have echoed that of the Doggies, its been a long time coming, and there have been detractors but this week he's finally cracked it. Tipper of the round is RedWhiteandBlue.
I have two theories - its easier to tip when your team is winning OR there is something in the water over at Med.
On your bike tipsters
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Round 10 - go with the odds
posted by Mrs D on June 8, 2006 05:24
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By some spooky coincidence or due to my own laziness (I prefer the first option) I seem to only get around to writing wrap ups on even numbered weeks. I'll try to do better ...
Round 10 - go with the odds
All the favourites won in Round 10, although at times it didn't seem it would end up this way. There were some stirring victories, and season crushing defeats. Of course, by favourites I mean betting favourites, not the "I only eat the red ones" or "Gaelan is the best housemate eva" type of favourites. Its always a good idea to see who the punters are putting their hard earned on, just as an indication mind you. For those poor tipsters not living up to their tipping potential (eg: sitting at the wrong end of the ladder) here's something that may take the mystery out of tipping. If you tipped with the TAB, you'd have 54 - which would make you equal second. Enough said.
And now a quick wrap up:
The Crows pummelled some poor team by 138 points, 24 majors all told. I can't remember who the losers were, cos from my reckoning there was only one team on the field.
Western Bulldogs and the Hawks had a bit of a tussle all day, but the Doggies were fitter, quicker and fast finishing.
Weren't the Eagles something? ... and the Cats something else all together, something unsavoury and usually found on the bottom of your shoe.
Collingwood beat the Lions at the MCG. Mr Buckley was very good for the Pies kicking 6. Poor Caracella paid a hefty price for the win - fingers crossed for a swift recovery.
Freo celebrated Connolly's 100th game by winning (yay!) against the Tigers (more yay)
The Manuka Fortress* hasn't been kind to the Roos this year. The Swans had more supporters there, which may have been crucial in their victory over the slumping Roos. *actual fortress doesn't exist
Should anyone care about the game between the Blues and Power? Power won. Carlton are limping through the season, with their form as bad as Denis Pagan's hair.
Melbourne v Saint Kilda. I kinda saw this game as a battle for Heaven, you know Demons versus the Saints. Hell won - a bad omen for the 6.6.06 ... but what a day out for Mr Neitz, who kicked a lazy 8 goals.
A whole lotta of 8s this round, but there is only one winner - the two headed tipper Maddog Muir. This email from the triumphant pair came across my desk this morning:
We just wanted to inform you that Simon has been avoiding the office this week due to our surprise win at footy tipping. He bullied us into joining the competition, and has this week been beating by two girls who know nothing about football, and choose teams by their colours. We don't expect to repeat this win ever again so we are revelling this week.
Ah bragging rights ... a great footy tradition.
A special mention to MichelleC who has scored 8 in the last two rounds, winning the round 9 tipping and only missing out this week by the slimmest of margins.
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