Amazon exiles discussion

Our tipsters' ladder is as follows:

ROUND TWENTY FOUR (first number is correct number of wins - you want this to be high; number in brackets is the cumulative margin which is used to separate punters on the same amount of points - you want this to be low)

Jed on 8 (1)
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 8 (4)
Tim on 8 (16)
Philip on 7 (1)
Anita on 7 (8)
Duke on 7 (11)
SussexWelsh on 7 (21)
Val on 6 (37)
Suzy on 3 (41)

Charity donations are:
Anita (The Mirabel Foundation) and Suzy (Friends With Dignity) - A$8.00 each - Highest score (Swans 118 Round 24 and Suns 153 deferred from Opening Round)
Jed (Great Barrier Reef Foundation) & Philip (Canteen) - A$8.00 each (closest margin)
Jed (Great Barrier Reef Foundation) - A$14.00 (weekly winner)

CUMULATIVE LADDER:

Sj Brooke (Steve) on 150 (667)
Jed on 148 (628)
Tim on 145 (701)
Val on 140 (684)
SussexWelsh on 138 (722)
Duke on 132 (768)
Anita on 122 (807)
Philip on 117 (949)
Suzy on 56 (798)

I hope I've got it right! Please check! I decided to give two donations for highest score seeing as I didn't do it in the cyclone-affected Opening Round and the Suns' score was so amazingly high compared to the rest of the season.

Here are the results of the 2025 home and away tipping:

1st: Steve takes out top spot and earns $40.00 for Backpack Bed For Homeless.
2nd: Jed who was consistent all season and gave Steve a run for his money. He earns $30.00 for the Great Barrier Reef Foundation.
3rd: Tim fills third position and earns another $20.00 for the Koala Hospital at Port Macquarie.

and the wooden spoon prize of $15.00 is safe in the hands of Suzy and Friends With Dignity.

Well done everyonet!!

We now get a week's rest before the finals. Punters whose teams are still alive are Duke, Suzy and Jed. But remember, all punters are still in the competition (if you wish to carry on) to pick winners and earn some cash for their charities. There are no prizes for closest margin or highest score, just $20.00 for the tipster who predicts the most wins with the lowest cumulative margins.

The top eight teams will have a week off before the first set of finals games which begins on Thursday, September 4.

Eventually, the season will conclude with the Grand Final on Saturday, September 27.

Duke, Suzy and Jed still have teams to cheer on but all punters are still in the competition to pick winners and earn some cash for their charities. There are no prizes for closest margin or highest score, just $20.00 for the tipster who predicts the most wins with the lowest cumulative margins.

Qualifying and Elimination Finals:
(Qualifying: loser gets a second chance)
(Elimination: loser is out of the Finals)

This time I'd like you to choose the winning team AND the margin for ALL FOUR GAMES. Scoring will be one point for every winner picked and a sliding table based on the margins predicted for each game. There will (hopefully) be one winning punter after all games have been played. $20.00 to your charity is up for grabs.

Thursday September 4

First Qualifying Final (1st hosts 4th):

Adelaide Crows (available) v Collingwood Magpies (available) in Adelaide
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Friday September 5

Second Qualifying Final (2nd hosts 3rd):

Geelong cats (available) v Brisbane Lions (Jed) in Melbourne

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Saturday September 6

First Elimination Final (5th hosts 8th):

GWS Giants (Duke) v Hawthorn Hawks (available) in Sydney


Second Elimination Final (6th hosts 7th):

Fremantle Dockers (available) v Gold Coast Suns (Suzy) in Perth

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If punters could lodge their tips by midnight WEDNESDAY September 3 (your time) it would be a great help, although I can accept them up until 10.30am THURSDAY (your time) if absolutely necessary.

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mine
crows by 21
cats by 19
hawks by 21.
suns by 21

Crows by 9
Cats by 13
Hawks by 17
Dockers by 11

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Crows by 15
Cats by 16
Giants by 20
Dockers by 11

Adelaide Crows +10

Geelong cats +8

GWS Giants (Duke) +6

Fremantle Dockers +20

Pies by 8. Just to be different and it would be exactly like them to come back now

Lions by 8. Again, but as I live here now should support them

Giants by 9

Dockers by 15

I am away for the following week so will try to do on my phone as will not be taking laptop. If need be, can I send my tips to Sussex to enter for me in case do not manage to reach this site on my phone. I am still not receiving any notifications.

Many congrats to Steve for taking the top spot in the season's punting and to Jed and Tim as well.

Adelaide x 14
Brisbane x 12
GWS x 8
Fremantle x 18

And congrats from me also, to the 3 winners, especially Steve. You're rather good at this aren't ya Steve?! ;-)

FW1:

Crows - 8 points
Lions - 12 points
Giants - 5 points
Dockers - 15 points

Suzy's tips:

Collingwood by 7
Brisbane by 7
Hawthorn by 7
Gold Coast by 7

My tips:

Pies x 3
(Crows are everyone's favourites and on paper, they should account for the Pies, but I just can't write off Collingwood yet. My hero, Matthew Lloyd, (former star Bomber) has tipped the Crows, but always says prior experience in Finals is a must if you want to move up. I hope the latter is true this time. Jeremy Howe and Bobby Hill are big outs, but Mason Cox is a big (literally) in. The Crows will miss Izak Rankine's flair. Tipping the Pies to reverse the score of their last meeting.)

Lions x 9
(I'd love to see the Cats win but they've had a soft lead in to the Finals and Rhys Stanley is a question mark starter. Lachie Neale and Jarrod Berry are back for the Lions and they've shown they can win away, and at the G, this season.)

Hawks x 12
(Yes the Giants are at home but without Jack Buckley, Brent Daniels and Jesse Hogan. Hawks regain Josh Weddle and on their day can beat anyone.)

Freo x 13
(Again, I'd love to see the Suns win if only for David Swallow who has been such a loyal servant, retiring after 15 seasons and 247 games at the club - good on Damien Hardwick for recalling him - but I worry they may have celebrated to early after just getting into the Finals. Got to be Freo at home.)

Val, have just checked, it seems that Kelly, Hogan & Stringer are playing on Saturday, might give GWS the edge....i'm tempted to change my tip!

Meanwhile in Adelaide....Pies are doing the Pie thing at the moment!

Tonight's result:

Adelaide Crows (available) v Collingwood Magpies (available)
2.1.13 (Q1) 2.3.15
5.1.31 (Q2) 5.7.37
8.4.52 (Q3) 10.11.71
8.7.55 (Q4) 11.13.79

Those pesky Pies - never discount them! It was a fiercely fought game and both teams will be feeling plenty aches and pains. Collingwood have a two weeks to recover from them.

theDuke wrote: "Val, have just checked, it seems that Kelly, Hogan & Stringer are playing on Saturday, might give GWS the edge....i'm tempted to change my tip!."

There's been so much speculation about Hogan's foot - I wonder if they're throwing everything at this chance to advance further in the competition. I do hope he's 100% fit.

I'm going to do it Val, swapping Hawks for GWS, i've adjusted my tips post.

Noted Duke.

Tonight's result:

Geelong Cats (available) v Brisbane Lions (Jed)
4.6.30 (Q1) 3.0.18
8.11.59 (Q2) 7.2.44
13.12.90 (Q3) 9.5.59
16.16.112 (Q4) 11.8.74

The Cats dominated the game; every time you thought the Lions would turn things around, the Cats scored another goal. I tipped the Lions and would have been happy if they had won but some ridiculous umpiring which gifted Cam Raynor (Lions) two consecutive goals had me swearing at the TV and barracking non-stop for the Cats. Lachie Neale (Lions) went off with what looks like a calf injury and it's doubtful he'd be right for next week. Shaun Mannagh (Cats), who drew much amusement during the week when named the AFL Coaches' Association's Best Young Player - at the age of 28!! - played a blinder. He also limped off near the end but seemed happy enough after the final siren and hopefully the week off will have him back to peak fitness.

This arvo's game:

GWS Giants (Duke) v Hawthorn Hawks (available)
3.2.20 (Q1) 7.2.44
6.5.41 (Q2) 11.3.69
12.7.79 (Q3) 13.7.85
13.10.88 (Q4) 16.11.107

Another very exciting game. At half time you'd have thought the Hawks have got this but the Giants scored seven unanswered goals before Hawthorn settled and scored another three goals to cement the win. To add insult to injury, the Giants lost young Darcy Jones to a possible ACL injury.

Bugger! 0-3 so far!

Tonight's result:

Fremantle Dockers (available) v Gold Coast Suns (Suzy)
1.2.8 (Q1) 1.6.12
5.2.32 (Q2) 8.9.57
8.4.52 (Q3) 9.13.67
12.7.79 (Q4) 11.14.80

Well this game had everything. First quarter - almost no scoring. Second quarter - Suns take off. Third quarter - Freo come back strong, three goals to the Suns' one. Final quarter - Freo takes the lead, Suns equalise, is it going to be a draw?? Then the fairy tale - with 9 seconds left on the clock, substitute player David Swallow who has already announced his retirement (15 seasons and 247 games at this club and never played in a Final) takes a mark, lines up for goal (pretty far out), kicks accurately through the big sticks but a goal review is called for. Turns out the ball was touched on the way through so it's just the one point, but the Suns hang on and win by a point. Whew!

EDIT: From Wiki : "Swallow is the first and, as of 2024, only player to play premiership matches at 22 different VFL/AFL venues."

Our ladder at the end of Round 1 of Finals:

Suzy - 3 (80)
Anita - 3 (86)
Jed - 2 (72)
Val - 2 (89)
Tim - 1 (106)
Steve - 1 (110)
SussexWelsh - 1 (112)
Duke - 0 (122)
Philip - 0 (134)

Suzy wins $20 for Friends With Dignity! Love your work!

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AFL 2025 FINALS FIXTURE - WEEK 2

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Friday September 12

First Semi Final:

First Qualifying Final :
Adelaide Crows (available) v Hawthorn Hawks (available)

At Adelaide Oval 7.40pm

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Saturday September 13

Second Semi Final:

Second Qualifying Final :
Brisbane Lions (Jed) vs Gold Coast Suns (Suzy)

At the Gabba, Brisbane 7.35pm

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If punters could lodge their tips by midnight THURSDAY September 11 (your time) it would be a great help, although I can accept them up until 10.30am FRIDAY (your time) if absolutely necessary.

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Val wrote: "Our ladder at the end of Round 1 of Finals:

Suzy - 3 (80)
Anita - 3 (86)
Jed - 2 (72)
Val - 2 (89)
Tim - 1 (106)
Steve - 1 (110)
SussexWelsh - 1 (112)
Duke - 0 (134)

Suzy wins $20 for Friends Wit..."

A big fat zero for me! This feels weird, Suzy should be down 'ere! ;-)

theDuke wrote: "Val wrote: "Our ladder at the end of Round 1 of Finals:

Suzy - 3 (80)
Anita - 3 (86)
Jed - 2 (72)
Val - 2 (89)
Tim - 1 (106)
Steve - 1 (110)
SussexWelsh - 1 (112)
Duke - 0 (134)

Suzy wins $20 for..."

You are not alone Duke as I ended up 0 (134) as well but fortunately my post got missed! Perhaps I can start the next round with 0 (0).

Apologies Philip. Your post was not missed, I just managed to amalgamate you and Duke when I was transcribing the results. I have amended my post above and here it is again - sorry to add to your ignominy!

Suzy - 3 (80)
Anita - 3 (86)
Jed - 2 (72)
Val - 2 (89)
Tim - 1 (106)
Steve - 1 (110)
SussexWelsh - 1 (112)
Duke - 0 (122)
Philip - 0 (134)

Crows by 15
Lions by 18

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Hawks by 10
Lions by 21

AFL 2025 FINALS FIXTURE - WEEK 2
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Adelaide Crows +8
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Brisbane Lions (Jed) +12
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Semi Finals:

Hawks - 9pts

Lions - 16pts

Here goes after last weeks failures
Crows will surely come back so Crows by 22
Lions by 25

mine
Hawks by 19
lions by 21
ted chose the scores ,he's.only just got counting 😂 into the 20s.

not Counting Crows though? 👀

Jed wrote: "not Counting Crows though? 👀"

Good one!