AFL, Round 14

Another interesting stat for you: The person who is closest to picking the correct margin on average is Leanne (averages being wrong by 24 points), while the person who is worst at it is Paul (averages being wrong by 43 points!).

62 Shane

61 Leanne, Paul

60 Colin

59 Bryan

58 Jason

56 Gill, Connor

Friday, July 6
Essendon v Geelong (Telstra Dome) 7:40pm
Saturday, July 7
Collingwood v St. Kilda (MCG) 2:10pm
Western Bulldogs v Port Adelaide (Telstra Dome) 2:10pm
Adelaide v Hawthorn (AAMI) 7:40pm
West Coast v Brisbane Lions (Subiaco) 7:40pm
Sunday, July 8
Sydney v Fremantle (SCG) 1:10pm
Carlton v Melbourne (MCG) 2:10pm
Richmond v Kangaroos (Telstra Dome) (5:10pm

AFL, Round 13

Here’s an interesting thing: Over the last five rounds, Connor is actually outscoring everyone else (29 from the last five rounds).

58 Shane

56 Leanne

55 Colin, Paul

54 Bryan, Jason, Connor

51 Gill

The matches for next week:

Friday, June 29
Essendon v Melbourne (Telstra Dome) 7:40pm
Saturday, June 30
Geelong v Sydney (Skilled Stadium) 2:10pm
Fremantle v Carlton (Subiaco) 4:10pm
Brisbane Lions v Port Adelaide (Gabba) 7:10pm
St Kilda v Richmond (Telstra Dome) 7:10pm
Sunday, July 1
Adelaide v West Coast (AAMI) 1:10pm
Kangaroos v Western Bulldogs (MCG) 2:10pm
Collingwood v Hawthorn (Telstra Dome) 5:10pm

Dog Gives Birth to Kitten

A dog has become a local celebrity in a Chinese village after she reportedly gave birth to a kitten.

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AFL, Round 12

Just a quick note to make you aware that this round is spread over the next two weeks.

55 Shane

53 Leanne, Paul

51 Bryan

50 Jason

49 Colin 

48 Connor

47 Gill

And the games for round 12:

Friday, June 15
Carlton v Hawthorn (Telstra Dome) 7:40pm
Saturday, June 16
Kangaroos v Adelaide (Carrara) 7:10pm
Western Bulldogs v Fremantle (TIO Stadium) 7:40pm
Sunday, June 17
Geelong v Brisbane Lions (Skilled Stadium) 1:10pm
Port Adelaide v Essendon (AAMI) 4:40pm
Friday, June 22
Richmond v Melbourne (MCG) 7:40pm
Saturday, June 23
Sydney v Collingwood Telstra Stadium 7:10pm
Sunday, June 24
West Coast v St. Kilda (Subiaco) 4:40pm

AFL, Round 11

There is a bit of a glut forming on the tipping ladder:

53 Shane

49 Leanne

47 Jason, Bryan, Paul

45 Colin

44 Connor

43 Gill 

Next week’s games are:

Friday, June 8
Essendon v West Coast (Telstra Dome) 7:40pm 7:40pm
Saturday, June 9
Hawthorn v Sydney (MCG) 2:10pm
Brisbane Lions v Western Bulldogs (Gabba) 7:10pm
Carlton v Port Adelaide (Telstra Dome) 7:10pm
Sunday, June 10
Adelaide v Geelong (AAMI) 1:10pm
St. Kilda v Kangaroos (Telstra Dome) 2:10pm
Fremantle v Richmond (Subiaco) 4:40pm
Monday, June 11
Melbourne v Collingwood (MCG) 2:10pm

AFL, Round 10

After last week having the first person toget 8 from 8, this week we have the first person to get 0 from 8 – though I won’t name the guilty (*cough*Jason*cough*). It was also a bad week for Gill to forget to her tips as, by default, she also gets 0.

50 Shane

45 Paul

44 Leanne, Bryan

43 Jason

41 Gill

40 Colin

39 Connor 

Next week’s games are:

Friday, June 1
Collingwood v Fremantle (MCG) 7:40pm
Saturday, June 2
Melbourne v Adelaide (MCG) 2:10pm
West Coast v Kangaroos (Subiaco) 4:10pm
Richmond v Brisbane Lions (Telstra Dome) 7:10pm
Sydney v Essendon (SCG) 7:10pm
Sunday, June 3
Port Adelaide v Hawthorn (AAMI) 1:10pm
Carlton v Western Bulldogs (MCG) 2:10pm 2:10pm
St Kilda v Geelong (Telstra Dome) 5:10pm

AFL, Round 9

Wouldn’t you know it?  Connor is the first – and only – one to pick 8 out of 8 for a round.  Here is the ladder:

45 Shane

43 Jason

41 Gill, Paul

39 Leanne

38 Bryan

35 Colin

33 Connor

Next weeks games are:

Friday, May 25
Fremantle v St. Kilda (Subiaco) 8:40pm
Saturday, May 26
Carlton v Adelaide (Telstra Dome) 2:10pm
Hawthorn v West Coast Aurora Stadium 2:10pm
Brisbane Lions v Collingwood (Gabba) 7:10pm
Richmond v Essendon (MCG) 7:10pm
Sunday, May 27
Western Bulldogs v Sydney (Manuka Oval) 1:10pm
Melbourne v Kangaroos (MCG) 2:10pm
Port Adelaide v Geelong (AAMI) 4:40pm

AFL Round 8

Another week, another round of games.  The tipping ladder:

39 Shane

37 Jason

36 Gill

35 Paul

34 Leanne

33 Bryan

30 Colin

25 Connor

And next week’s games are:

 Friday, May 18
Adelaide v Richmond (AAMI) 7:40pm
Saturday, May 19
Essendon v Brisbane Lions (Telstra Dome) 2:10pm
Geelong v Fremantle (Skilled Stadium) 2:10pm
Hawthorn v St Kilda (MCG) 7:10pm
Kangaroos v Carlton (Carrara) 7:10pm
Sunday, May 20
Sydney v Port Adelaide (SCG) 1:10pm
Western Bulldogs v Collingwood (Telstra Dome) 2:10pm
West Coast v Melbourne (Subiaco) 4:40pm

AFL Round 7

Here is the tipping ladder after round 6:

33 Shane

32 Jason

31 Gill

29 Paul

28 Leanne

27 Bryan

26 Colin

23 Connor

And the matches for Round 7:

Friday, May 11
Kangaroos v Essendon (Telstra Dome) 7:40pm
Saturday, May 12
Collingwood v Carlton (MCG) 2:10pm
Port Adelaide v Richmond (AAMI) 3:10pm
Brisbane Lions v Adelaide (Gabba) 7:10pm
St. Kilda v Sydney (Telstra Dome) 7:10pm
Sunday, May 13
Geelong v West Coast (Skilled Stadium) 1:10pm
Western Bulldogs v Melbourne (Telstra Dome) 2:10pm
Fremantle v Hawthorn (Subiaco) 4:40pm

AFL Round 6

Okay, still seems to be problems with comments appearing when you submit your tips.  I honestly have no idea what is going on.  If your tips do not appear on the first time you try, please email them to me.

UPDATE: Figured it out.  If your tips don’t appear within 24 hours, email me.  I have turned the spam filter from

auto to manual, so it should be all good now.

The ladder after round 5:

28 Shane, Jason

26 Gill

25 Paul

24 Leanne

22 Bryan

20 Colin

18 Phil, Connor

15 Anthony

The matches for this week are:

Friday, May 4
St Kilda v Carlton (Telstra Dome) 7:40pm
Saturday, May 5
Essendon v Hawthorn (MCG) 2:10pm
West Coast v Western Bulldogs (Subiaco) 4:10pm
Kangaroos v Sydney (Telstra Dome) 7:10pm
Adelaide v Collingwood (AAMI) 7:40pm 7:10pm
Sunday, May 6
Brisbane Lions v Fremantle (Gabba) 1:10pm
Melbourne v Port Adelaide (MCG) 2:10pm
Richmond v Geelong (Telstra Dome) 5:10pm