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"BALL UP!" - Val's 2025 Aussie Rules Footy Tipping *Open to Everyone*
Three word summary:ADELAIDE CROWS: Breathe. (Irishman Mark) Keane as.
BRISBANE LIONS: What on earth?
CARLTON: Happy for Harry (McKay).
COLLINGWOOD: They’re the favourites.
ESSENDON: Beating teams below.
FREMANTLE: Positives... more negatives.
GEELONG: Giants own GMHBA (their home ground).
GOLD COAST SUNS: Kings of humidity (playing in the Darwin heat).
GWS GIANTS: (Jesse) Hogan squash, brother.
HAWTHORN: Hoodoo finally over.
MELBOURNE: Great for three.
NORTH MELBOURNE: Wins will come.
PORT ADELAIDE: That fourth quarter...
RICHMOND: Spoon avoided already.
ST KILDA: Expected slightly more.
SYDNEY SWANS: Brainfades, blunders. Bad.
WEST COAST EAGLES: Painful... Gross talented.
WESTERN BULLDOGS: Acceptable. JOD (James O'Donnell) emerging.
I went for a few long shots and clearly picked the wrong ones. Swans abysmal and should practise kicking for goal all week. A dreadful week for me personally and will need to pick up my game this week?There were a few poor decisions but no excuses. How could we give (I think it was 5) 50m penalties away is beyond me although a couple were highly questionable? Still well below what is required at this standard and a big improvement for Dean Cox is necessary.
And for Sussex a good week especially getting the margin so close and the Eagles just agonisingly missing out.
GWS fought magnificently and that was a well-deserved win.
This weeks tips hopefully better than last weekSuns by 26
Swans although little confidence
Pies
Port..tough one
Giants
Bulldogs
North Melbourne
Lions
Saints...just
..
Suns by 9
Blues
Magpies
Cats
Giants
Bulldogs
Kangaroos
Lions
Saints
Hawthorn x 15Sydney
Collingwood
Port Adelaide
GWS
Western
Richmond
Brisbane
St Kilda
Round 10:Suns - 9 pts (Humid conditions suit the Suns, but not discounting Hawks pulling an upset here)
Blues (got no faith in the poorly Swans, but Carlton haven't won at Sydney in a long time, maybe it's long over due?)
Magpies - Crows could win this one, but hard not to tip against the pesky pies!
Cats (Port might pull a surprise win here, but their form ain't great)
GWS (time to climb the ladder again boys! :)
Bulldogs (both love playing at Marvel, Dogs just in better shape)
Tigers - just can't trust the Roos, last week's game was more on the Lions' poor 2nd half performance than anything North did, i think Richmond can do this.
Lions (would be just typical if Brisbane drops this one wouldn't it?! But it's at the Gabba.)
Saints (one of West Coast's best chances for a win, but sticking with the favs.)
Still in the Gauntlet, so...er....Saints.
Gold Coast Suns +9Sydney Swans
Collingwood Magpies
Geelong Cats
GWS Giants
Western Bulldogs
North Melbourne Kangaroos
Brisbane Lions
St Kilda Saints
Val, for the last round [round 9] I think my score should be 7 not 6
minesuns by 15
SWANS
magpies
power
giants
bulldogs
tigers
lions
saints
Suns by 14Blues
Magpies
Cats
Giants
Bombers
Roo's
Lions
Saints
Suzy's tips:Hawthorn by 7
Carlton
Crows
Port
Fremantle
Essendon
Richmond
Melbourne
Eagles
Mine:Suns x 12
Blues
Pies
Giants
Cats
Dogs
North
Lions
Saints
Sj wrote: "Val, for the last round [round 9] I think my score should be 7 not 6"You are of course right! Thanks for keeping me on my toes. Here's the revised ladder (I've still given Sussex $14 to the Save The Bilby Fund because it just seemed mean to retract it).
Our tipsters' ladder is as follows:
ROUND NINE (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)
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 7 (13)
SussexWelsh on 6 (0)
Jed on 6 (2)
Val on 6 (17)
Duke on 5 (23)
Philip on 5 (33)
Tim on 4 (22)
Anita on 4 (33)
Suzy on 3 (7)
Tazz on 2 (33)
Charity donations are:
Suzy (Friends With Dignity) - A$8.00 - Highest score (Suns - 106)
SussexWelsh (Save The Bilby Fund) - A$8.00 (closest margin)
SussexWelsh (Save The Bilby Fund) & Steve (Backpack Bed For Homeless) - A$14.00 (weekly winner)
CUMULATIVE LADDER:
Jed on 54 (241)
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 54 (252)
Tim on 52 (261)
SussexWelsh on 52 (275)
Val on 50 (235)
Duke on 46 (313)
Philip on 46 (321)
Anita on 44 (354)
Tazz on 32 (408)
Suzy on 24 (176)
Tonight's result:Gold Coast Suns (Suzy) v Hawthorn Hawks (available)
5.2.32 (Q1) 2.0.12
9.4.58 (Q2) 7.2.44
11.6.72 (Q3) 12.3.75
16.8.104 (Q4) 15.6.96
I haven't really watched the Suns this season but I sat glued to all four quarters. A very tight and exciting game and if I can believe Google, the temperature was 26 degrees with 60% humidity. Both teams gave it their all. In the first quarter you would have thought the Suns by how much. But the genius that is (coach) Sam Mitchell moved a few positions and suddenly the Hawks were right in it. Three tipsters picked the Suns by 9 points so $8.00 goes to each of Backpack Bed For Homeless (Steve), Save The Bilby Fund (Sussex) and Centre For Eye Research Australia (Duke). Great work you three!
Val wrote: "Sj wrote: "Val, for the last round [round 9] I think my score should be 7 not 6"You are of course right! Thanks for keeping me on my toes. Here's the revised ladder (I've still given Sussex $14 to the Save The Bilby Fund because it just seemed mean to retract it)"
Aww, thank you so much, Val. That is extra generous!! :-)
And a thank you from me too. Three closest tipsters this week...that doesn't happen very often.
sighs.......terrible performance from the Giants today, what on earth has happened to them, and on their own turf! Maybe GWS should just concentrate on away games, they seem to do those well...terrible performance from them today. Dockers will be happy, they've never won at the Engie stadium, so a commentator mentioned.
Last night's result:Sydney Swans (Anita) v Carlton Blues (available)
3.2.20 (Q1) 4.2.26
5.3.33 (Q2) 6.4.40
6.7.43 (Q3) 7.6.48
11.12.78 (Q4) 9.8.62
Today's results (so far):
Collingwood Magpies (available) v Adelaide Crows (available)
4.3.27 (Q1) 3.2.20
6.7.43 (Q2) 6.2.38
9.9.63 (Q3) 7.5.47
11.12.78 (Q4) 10.8.68
Port Adelaide Power (available) v Geelong Cats (available)
2.4.16 (Q1) 3.1.19
3.6.24 (Q2) 5.3.33
4.9.33 (Q3) 10.9.69
5.9.39 (Q4) 17.13.115
GWS Giants (Duke) v Fremantle Dockers (available)
2.4.16 (Q1) 3.4.22
4.5.29 (Q2) 5.10.40
4.10.34 (Q3) 8.15.63
8.13.61 (Q4) 13.17.95
I watched a bit of last night's game and was quite underwhelmed. Carlton started much better but couldn't seem to show that on the scoreboard. Neither team coped with the slippery ground and ball and many of the "stars" on both teams seemed very out of touch. I gave up in the third quarter.
And I only caught a bit of the Cats/Port game. Eerie quiet from the outer as Port let the Cats walk all over them. Some costly injuries to both sides though.
Some of these results are making Essendon look good! At least four teams below them on the ladder are better than the Dons (IMO).
You won't be happy with what the Cats did to your Bombers today then Val. Both of us down in dumps with lack lustre teams performances today. GWS should've wiped the floor with Fremantle today, i just don't understand what going on with GWS atm. All that talent, yet just one win out of 5 games, pathetic. Just heard that former West Coast player Adam Selwood passed away at the age 41 today, just 3 months after his twin brother Troy of Brisbane Lions died. I don't know what the cause of death is, but i do know that Troy committed suicide. How tragically sad and awful for the family.
Tonight's game:Western Bulldogs (Tazz) v Essendon Bombers (Val)
7.3.45 (Q1) 0.3.3
10.8.68 (Q2) 1.3.9
15.13.103 (Q3) 4.4.28
18.16.124 (Q4) 5.4.34
The Bombers were well and truly put back in their place tonight. A superb showing by the Bulldogs. Injuries and umpiring are no excuses - all teams face the same problems. Essendon will struggle to beat any of the teams above them on the ladder. Horrible to watch.
Calling this a couple of minutes before the siren over in the west. I'll correct the final score later:Today's results:
Richmond Tigers (Philip) v North Melbourne Kangaroos (Steve)
2.1.13 (Q1) 6.0.36
6.2.38 (Q2) 7.1.43
9.6.60 (Q3) 10.5.65
11.8.74 (Q4) 12.6.78
Brisbane Lions (Jed) v Melbourne Demons (available)
6.3.39 (Q1) 3.4.22
8.7.55 (Q2) 6.6.42
12.9.81 (Q3) 10.7.67
13.10.88 (Q4) 14.15.99
West Coast Eagles (Sussex) v St Kilda Saints (Tim)
4.2.26 (Q1) 2.2.14
7.5.47 (Q2) 4.4.28
10.10.70 (Q3) 6.6.42
16.12.108 (Q4) 12.8.80
I only had half an ear open for today's games. My daughter and family were at the G to support Richmond (3 year old T's first game) - at least it was an exciting finish even if their team didn't get up. With the Lions leading all day I was confident they would win as I busied myself in the kitchen. Couldn't believe it when I heard the final result. And at last the Eagles get a win under their belt.
Our tipsters' ladder is as follows:ROUND TEN (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)
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 6 (1)
SussexWelsh on 5 (1)
Val on 5 (2)
Tim on 5 (16)
Duke on 4 (1)
Jed on 4 (4)
Anita on 4 (5)
Suzy on 3 (17)
Philip on 3 (25)
Tazz on 2 (35)
Charity donations are:
Tazz (Royal Flying Doctor Service Victoria) - A$8.00 - Highest score (Bulldogs - 124)
Steve (Backpack Bed For Homeless); SussexWelsh (Save The Bilby Fund) and Duke (Centre For Eye Research Australia)- A$8.00 each (closest margin)
Steve (Backpack Bed For Homeless) - A$14.00 (weekly winner)
CUMULATIVE LADDER:
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 59 (253)
Jed on 58 (245)
SussexWelsh on 57 (276)
Tim on 57 (277)
Val on 55 (237)
Duke on 50 (314)
Philip on 49 (346)
Anita on 48 (359)
Tazz on 34 (443)
Suzy on 27 (193)
Please check your scores!!! You all saw what happened last week! Steve is really running into some form! Watch out everyone!
N.B. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR TIPS EARLY!!! THERE'S A THURSDAY NIGHT GAME!!!If anyone would like to view the AFL Ladder before submitting next week's tips, it's at http://www.afl.com.au/ladder
or https://www.theroar.com.au/afl/afl-la...
ROUND 11
Thursday May 22
Geelong Cats v Western Bulldogs (in Geelong)
Friday May 23
Essendon Bombers v Richmond Tigers (in Melbourne)
Saturday May 24
Carlton Blues v GWS Giants (in Melbourne)
Hawthorn Hawks v Brisbane Lions (in Melbourne)
North Melbourne Kangaroos v Collingwood Magpies (in Melbourne)
Fremantle Dockers v Port Adelaide Power (in Perth)
Sunday May 25
Adelaide Crows v West Coast Eagles (in Adelaide)
Melbourne Demons v Sydney Swans (in Melbourne)
St Kilda Saints v Gold Coast Suns (in Melbourne)
If punters could lodge their tips by midnight WEDNESDAY May 21 (U.K. time) it would be a great help, although I can accept them up until 10.15am THURSDAY (U.K. time) if absolutely necessary.
Three word analysis:ADELAIDE CROWS: Pies hoodoo lives.
BRISBANE LIONS: Percentage doesn’t lie.
CARLTON: Attack looked woeful.
COLLINGWOOD: (Jeremy) Howe bloody good?
ESSENDON: Not this again...
FREMANTLE: Shai (Bolton) worth it.
GEELONG: Rest up, Danger (Dangerfield).
GOLD COAST SUNS: Suuuuurely playing finals.
GWS GIANTS: Midfield real problem.
HAWTHORN: Lost no fans.
MELBOURNE: Fourth quarter spectacular.
NORTH MELBOURNE: Bottom two escapable!
PORT ADELAIDE: Thumping trend critical.
RICHMOND: Pecking order restored.
ST KILDA: Still hate travelling.
SYDNEY SWANS: (Joel) Amartey’s act stupid.
WEST COAST EAGLES: Brilliant. Needed that.
WESTERN BULLDOGS: They’re genuine contenders.
Bulldogs by 5Bombers
Blues
Hawks
Magpies
Dockers
Crows
Swans
Suns
Geelong Cats +7Essendon Bombers
GWS Giants
Hawthorn Hawks
Collingwood Pies
Freo Dockers
Adelaide Crows
Melbourne Demons
Gold Coast Suns
Western x 20Essendon
GWS
Hawthorn
Collingwood
Fremantle
Adelaide
Sydney
Gold Coast
cats by 9bombers
giants
hawks
pies
power
eagles
SWANS
saints
Round 11:Bulldogs - 12 pts
Tigers
GWS
Hawks
Pies
Dockers
Crows
Demons
Suns
Sorry Val a bit late and no excuse. Sussex got his in on time and he was in Spain so put me to shame.Tough one to start as Dogs on hot run at moment and Cats not been so great but at the Cattery???
Cats by 11
Bombers
Giants
Hawks
Pies
Dockers
Crows
Swans.... stretched by stupid suspensions and as yet (apart from Mills perhaps) no injury returns
Suns
Suzy's tips:Cats by 7
Richmond
Carlton
Brisbane
North Melbourne
Port Adelaide
Eagles
Melbourne
Saint Kilda
Mine:Dogs x 7 (although I'll probably be barracking for the Cats)
Dons (mainly because Balta and Lynch are missing from the Tigers; hopefully they won't be as woeful as last week)
Blues
Hawks
Pies
Freo
Crows
Dees
Suns
Cats by 5Bombers
Blues
Hawks
Magpies
Dockers
Crows
Demons
Suns
Tonight's result:Geelong Cats (available) v Western Bulldogs (Tazz)
5.1.31 (Q1) 5.4.34
11.4.70 (Q2) 6.9.45
16.5.101 (Q3) 13.13.91
20.7.127 (Q4) 16.17.113
Great game down at Kardinia Park tonight. At one stage the Cats led by 5 goals. At another stage, the Dogs were in the lead. But the Cats had the answer to most of the Dogs' moves and kicking straight always helps.
Congrats to Tim for getting the closest margin. $8.00 going to the Koala Hospital at Port Macquarie.
My margin tipping is usually way off so nice to be closest for once. It's amazing how many times that margin can blow out in the final few minutes of matches. This one was very exciting and high quality.Dogs will be rueing the behinds especially the 3 or 4 posters they managed to hit. The final count of 33 scoring shots for the Dogs against 27 for the Cats was much closer than it had been at many stages.
Gee it's hard work watching the Dreamtime game at the G tonight. Both Richmond and Essendon are demonstrating just how far back in the competition they are. I know they're both young, inexperienced sides but the skill level is abysmal. Essendon don't seem to be able to hold the ball at all. If fumbles were a statistic, they'd be top of the table!
Tonight's result:Essendon Bombers (Val) v Richmond Tigers (Philip)
2.1.13 (Q1) 1.2.8
6.4.40 (Q2) 4.7.31
9.8.62 (Q3) 7.8.50
11.15.81 (Q4) 8.10.58
Tonight Essendon are in the eight. Such a travesty as no way do they deserve a place there. The rest of the weekend's games, plus their trip to Brisbane next week, should put them back where they belong. And their cause won't be helped by injuries to Kyle Langford and Zach Reid. Just hope they can pick up a couple of match-ready players in next week's mid-season draft.
Oh dear..not a fab start...although Richmond did look pretty good for 3 quarters, but had their classic forth quarter fade off. Bombers are back in the eight again! I am not feeling confident for GWS...but Captain Toby Greene will be taking midfield position against Carlton, to bolster up that midfield that's lacking Kelly, Flanagan & Coniglio for the next few weeks. Seems to be GWS's weakness atm.
Today's results:Carlton Blues (available) v GWS Giants (Duke)
5.1.31 (Q1) 5.2.32
6.6.42 (Q2) 8.4.52
9.9.63 (Q3) 12.5.77
12.10.82 (Q4) 17.8.110
Hawthorn Hawks (available) v Brisbane Lions (Jed)
3.1.19 (Q1) 2.3.15
5.4.34 (Q2) 9.3.57
7.8.50 (Q3) 11.5.71
8.12.60 (Q4) 14.9.93
North Melbourne Kangaroos (Steve) v Collingwood Magpies (available)
1.3.9 (Q1) 2.5.17
6.6.42 (Q2) 4.9.33
8.8.56 (Q3) 7.17.59
9.9.63 (Q4) 15.18.108
Fremantle Dockers (available) v Port Adelaide Power (available)
3.3.21 (Q1) 3.1.19
6.6.42 (Q2) 5.4.34
10.8.68 (Q3) 5.6.36
15.10.100 (Q4) 7.9.51
Today's results:Adelaide Crows (available) v West Coast Eagles (Sussex)
4.2.26 (Q1) 3.2.20
8.5.53 (Q2) 5.3.36
15.12.102 (Q3) 6.9.45
19.14.128 (Q4) 8.14.62
Melbourne Demons (available) v Sydney Swans (Anita)
3.3.21 (Q1) 2.1.13
6.11.47 (Q2) 4.1.25
11.15.81 (Q3) 7.3.45
19.17.131 (Q4) 12.6.78
St Kilda Saints (Tim) v Gold Coast Suns (Suzy)
1.2.8 (Q1) 4.2.26
4.4.28 (Q2) 9.3.57
5.10.40 (Q3) 9.5.59
8.12.60 (Q4) 12.8.80
Our tipsters' ladder is as follows:ROUND ELEVEN (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)
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 8 (7)
Tim on 7 (3)
Jed on 7 (9)
Val on 6 (21)
Duke on 6 (26)
Philip on 6 (34)
Anita on 4 (5)
SussexWelsh on 4 (19)
Suzy on 3 (7)
Tazz on 2 (44)
Charity donations are:
To be re-distributed at the end of the season - A$8.00 - Highest score (Demons - 131)
Tim (Koala Hospital - Port Macquarie)- A$8.00 (closest margin)
Steve (Backpack Bed For Homeless) - A$14.00 (weekly winner)
CUMULATIVE LADDER:
Sj Brooke (Steve) on 67 (260)
Jed on 65 (254)
Tim on 64 (280)
Val on 61 (258)
SussexWelsh on 61 (295)
Duke on 56 (340)
Philip on 55 (380)
Anita on 52 (364)
Tazz on 36 (487)
Suzy on 30 (200)
Please check your scores!!! Steve is in red hot form as he takes out the weekly score again and eases away on the cumulative ladder. Well done!
N.B. PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR TIPS EARLY!!! THERE'S A THURSDAY NIGHT GAME!!!If anyone would like to view the AFL Ladder before submitting next week's tips, it's at http://www.afl.com.au/ladder
or https://www.theroar.com.au/afl/afl-la...
ROUND 12
Thursday May 29
Brisbane Lions v Essendon Bombers (in Brisbane)
Friday May 30
Collingwood Magpies v Hawthorn Hawks (in Melbourne)
Saturday May 31
Gold Coast Suns v Fremantle Dockers (on the Gold Coast)
GWS Giants v Richmond Tigers (in Sydney)
Sydney Swans v Adelaide Crows (in Sydney)
Sunday Jun 1
Melbourne Demons v St Kilda Saints (in Alice Springs)
West Coast Eagles v Geelong Cats (in Perth)
BYE: Carlton Blues, North Melbourne Kangaroos, Port Adelaide Power and Western Bulldogs
If punters could lodge their tips by midnight WEDNESDAY May 28 (U.K. time) it would be a great help, although I can accept them up until 10.15am THURSDAY (U.K. time) if absolutely necessary.
3 word summary.ADELAIDE CROWS: Typical battler thumping.
BRISBANE LIONS: A champion’s response.
CARLTON: Just immensely frustrating.
COLLINGWOOD: Late brilliance. Favourites.
ESSENDON: Just enough, again.
FREMANTLE: Finally some consistency.
GEELONG: Jezza’s (Jeremy Cameron) form scary.
GOLD COAST SUNS: Marvel (stadium) curse finished.
GWS GIANTS: Toby’s (Greene) perfect party.
HAWTHORN: Time to worry?
MELBOURNE: Might be legit?
NORTH MELBOURNE: Couldn’t hang on.
PORT ADELAIDE: Sliding into irrelevancy.
RICHMOND: Kids learning lessons.
ST KILDA: Cost themselves chance.
SYDNEY SWANS: Should’ve been worse.
WEST COAST EAGLES: Back to reality.
WESTERN BULLDOGS: Another frustrating thriller.
Disgraceful performance by the Swans. Inept and injuries cannot be used for such a performance. Dean Cox has a lot to turnaround and quickly. I wonder what John Longmire is thinking. Apart from that match some excellent games.This week
Lions by 23
Pies
Suns
Giants
Crows...have no faith at all and Crows usually outperform at the SCG
Demons
Cats
Lions by 15Magpies
Suns
Giants
Crows
Saints
Cats
minelions by 17
magpies
suns
giants
SWANS
demons
eagles
If anyone would like to view the AFL Ladder before submitting next week's tips, it's at http://www.afl.com.au/ladder
or https://www.theroar.com.au/afl/afl-la...
ROUND 10
Thursday May 15
Gold Coast Suns v Hawthorn Hawks (in Darwin)
Friday May 16
Sydney Swans v Carlton Blues (in Sydney)
Saturday May 17
Collingwood Magpies v Adelaide Crows (in Melbourne)
Port Adelaide Power v Geelong Cats (in Adelaide)
GWS Giants v Fremantle Dockers (in Sydney)
Western Bulldogs v Essendon Bombers (in Melbourne)
Sunday May 18
Richmond Tigers v North Melbourne Kangaroos (in Melbourne)
Brisbane Lions v Melbourne Demons (in Brisbane)
West Coast Eagles v St Kilda Saints (in Perth)
If punters could lodge their tips by midnight WEDNESDAY May 14 (U.K. time) it would be a great help, although I can accept them up until 10.15am THURSDAY (U.K. time) if absolutely necessary.