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The Winners for the Round 2 Matches are (I hope)

Round 2
Friday, April 1
St. Kilda

Saturday, April 2
Collingwood
Port Adelaide
Carlton
Geelong Cats

Sunday, April 3
Western Bulldogs
Essendon
Hawthorn

Hello;
Here are my picks for Round 2.

St. Kilda
N. Melbourne
W.C.E.
Carlton
Geelong Cats
W. Bulldogs
Sydney Swans
Melbourne

Since I live a long way from AFL land, I've thought up a new way to pick winners. Get a map of the Land Down Under, push a pin through the middle, mount it on the wall and spin it. Then throw 8 darts at the moving target. The teams closest to the dart holes will be the winners.
The only problems that I can think of with this method are 1) it might scratch the wall, and 2) it damages an otherwise nice map!

Van01

My tips for Round 2:

St. Kilda
Collingwood
Port Adelaide
Carlton
Geelong
Western Bulldogs
Sydney
Hawthorn

Lets see Sydney get a win this week. Cheer Cheer the red & white.......

Round 2

St. Kilda
Collingwood
Port Adelaide
Carlton
Geelong Cats
Western Bulldogs
Essendon
Hawthorn

John

Round 2

St. Kilda
Collingwood
Port Adelaide
Carlton
Fremantle
Western Bulldogs
Essendon
Hawthorn

Cheers,
Clino

Hi all,
Here are my tips for Round 2:

St Kilda
Collingwood
West Coast Eagles
Carlton
Geelong
Western Bulldogs
Essendon
Hawthorn

Go Blues!

Peter

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Keen collector of Australian Commonwealth Stamps

Round 2

St. Kilda
Collingwood
Port Adelaide
Carlton
Geelong Cats
Western Bulldogs
Sydney Swans
Hawthorn

MAP!?!?

Round 2

St Kilda
Collingwood
Port Adelaide
Carlton
Fremantle
Western Bulldogs
Essendon
Hawthorn

My Round 2 tips are:

St Kilda
Collingwood
Port Adelaide
Carlton
Geelong
Western Bulldogs
Essendon
Hawthorn


Cheers
Robert

Round 2 tips

St Kilda
Collingwood
West Coast Eagles
Geelong
Gold Coast Suns
Brisbane Lions
Sydney Swans
Hawthorn

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monty

Round 2
Saints they are not
Collingwood
Port Adelaide
Carlton
Geelong
Western Bulldogs
Essendon
Hawthorn

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Van01 wrote:

Hello;
Here are my picks for Round 2.

St. Kilda
N. Melbourne
W.C.E.
Carlton
Geelong Cats
W. Bulldogs
Sydney Swans
Melbourne

Since I live a long way from AFL land, I've thought up a new way to pick winners. Get a map of the Land Down Under, push a pin through the middle, mount it on the wall and spin it. Then throw 8 darts at the moving target. The teams closest to the dart holes will be the winners.
The only problems that I can think of with this method are 1) it might scratch the wall, and 2) it damages an otherwise nice map!

Van01

Why not get Harry Potter to give you a hand.

Even he might have trouble with your method as half the team are from Melbourne suburbs.

On the other hand you could be daring like most of us and just pretend to know something about the game.

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Here to enjoy

Round 2

St. Kilda
Collingwood
Pt. Adelaide
Carlton
Geelong
West. Bulldogs
Sydney
Hawthorn

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Winding down after 40 or more years of accumulating.

Just over five hours to go before tips close. BTW, the Boards were color coded at different times today. Unravel the code and you will get all 8 winners.

Norm

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Geelong, VFA Premiers 1878, 1879, 1800, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, AFL Premiers 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009, 2011, .

...or not, as the case may be.

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Peter
Hawthorn - AFL Premiers 1961, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2008.

Round 2

St. Kilda
Collingwood
Pt. Adelaide
Carlton
Geelong
West. Bulldogs
Essendon
Hawthorn

Cheers Norm,

Mal

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Hi Norm

Just want to make one change for round two so here is my updated tips.

Round 2

St. Kilda
Collingwood
Port Adelaide
Carlton
Fremantle
Western Bulldogs
Essendon
Hawthorn

John

OK John, just to note, anybody who tips twice the later tip becomes the official one.

But of course the Cats will win (even without Scarlett) so you just cost yourself a point.

GO CATTERS

Norm

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Geelong, VFA Premiers 1878, 1879, 1800, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, AFL Premiers 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009, 2011, .

After last weeks dismal effort. Here my picks.

Did you know, I have never tipped more than 4 in the first two round ever, and I have been doing a few tipping comps over the years.

Saints
Pies
Port
Carlton
Freo
Bulldogs
Essendon
Hawks


Have anyone tipped the Gold Coast?

Hi Norm,

Just checked the player lists and have updated my tips as below.

Sorry but the Cats are going down!

St. Kilda
Collingwood
Port Adelaide
Carlton
Freemantle
Western Bulldogs
Sydney Swans
Hawthorn

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I looked at the tips earlier in the week and found five Gold Coast tipsters. There may be more by now.

About 15 Minuttes to go, and Round 2 will be closed.

Norm

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Geelong, VFA Premiers 1878, 1879, 1800, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, AFL Premiers 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009, 2011, .

A lifetime ban from the Boards requires a majority decision from Moderators. I am sure that once I open this up for Mod. discussion that this insult to the Mighty Catters will confirm a permanent ban.

Then again, I could be wrong. And your loss for selecting against the Cats GO CATTERS

Norm

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Geelong, VFA Premiers 1878, 1879, 1800, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, AFL Premiers 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009, 2011, .

Anyway, despite the above fun and jokes, 5 Minutes to close down for Round 2.

Norm

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Geelong, VFA Premiers 1878, 1879, 1800, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, AFL Premiers 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009, 2011, .

I'm getting in early for the next round

THE UMPIRES WILL WIN

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FORESTS OLD, PASTURES NEW
(An expert is one who knows more and more, about less and less)

St. Kilda
Collingwood
Port Adelaide
Carlton
Freemantle
Western Bulldogs
Sydney Swans
Hawthorn

Who would believe it. 2 draws in the first two rounds. Hasn't happened in 100 years.
And here were we saying DRAWs were an uncommon event in AFL.

There goes the PICK 8 bonus again. I just think Norm doesn't want to pay out on the bonus.

Maybe we should have 3 bonus points at the end of the season for the member who picks the right/closest number of draws in the year.(Not necessarily in the tipping contest)
I predict we'll have 6 draws and there will be one round with 2 draws.. Don't ask me who or when....

HOWZAT!!!

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Waroff49

The last chapter of the Never_Ending Story is being written.

So was the 9.1 quake that hit Japan.

If it happens a third week in a row, I'd get real nervous.

St Kilda 95 drew with Richmond 95.

Norm

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Geelong, VFA Premiers 1878, 1879, 1800, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, AFL Premiers 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009, 2011, .

Don't these teams read MY scripts???

NOBODY reads your Scripts,
Nobody understands the ancient ways of writing anymore.

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Last Sunday of Every Month - Jaycees Hall Silver Grove - Nunawading.

Due to the insane deal AFL have with SYD TV stations, the Friday game does not finish until 2am Sat - if we see them at all.

Well worth staying up for however.

I still do not understand what that Reivoldt free kick was for, near the end, that gave them a goal?

Can't a defender rush a behind at will any more?

If you want to get technical, and count last years Grand Final as a "Round" this is three weeks in a row, or technically three rounds in a row.

Of the last 11 AFL matches (not counting pre season) 3 have been draws.

My tip is becoming that within 3 years, the AFL will introduce a "superpoint" or "shootout" rule and eliminate draws.

Norm

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Geelong, VFA Premiers 1878, 1879, 1800, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, AFL Premiers 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009, 2011, .

Bill, I can't recall which year it was, and I am not going to look through 8,000 posts to find out, but one year in this Competition, the first two times I offered one of the surprize prizes for the first to select 8 winners we had draws in both those Rounds.

It was not in consecutive rounds, but the next time I offered it Glen actually won it. So point the finger at him.

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Geelong, VFA Premiers 1878, 1879, 1800, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, AFL Premiers 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009, 2011, .

No,he has to be "under pressure". The umpire did not consider the person tackling as applying any pressure

[Mod Edit

Norm]

Collingwood 143 d North Melbourne 56

Norm

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Geelong, VFA Premiers 1878, 1879, 1800, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, AFL Premiers 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009, 2011, .

West Coast 116 d Port Adelaide 98

Norm

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Geelong, VFA Premiers 1878, 1879, 1800, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, AFL Premiers 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009, 2011, .

Carlton 171 d Gold Coast 52

Norm

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Geelong, VFA Premiers 1878, 1879, 1800, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, AFL Premiers 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009, 2011, .

Geelong 89 d Fremantle 78

Norm

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Geelong, VFA Premiers 1878, 1879, 1800, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, AFL Premiers 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009, 2011, .

20 goals.

All the money and hype and does not buy success for a new team it seems.

Hope Ablett got all the dough up front.

I think the operative word here is "team". They aren't yet. They are a P. T. Barnum freak show. I may have predicted elsewhere that they would win three games this year. After being beaten by Carlton by 20 goals, I have lowered my expectations.

At half time, the TV Commentary was simply wondering whether or not Carlton would get to 200 points.

Remember the Brisbane Bears...

Norm

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Geelong, VFA Premiers 1878, 1879, 1800, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, AFL Premiers 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009, 2011, .

Just stopped watching the Brisbane bears being slaughtered and that was only the first quarter!

Just a couple of queries??

Why do clubs keep paying top dollar to players who can't kick a goal from right in front and 40 metres out?
So far this has been prevalent this season - many teams kicking double the number of points as goals.
Could they have their pay cut by $x for every sitter they miss? Put it in their contract!
For Pete's sake, all they do all week is practice.

Does anyone understand the rules these days? Even the experienced commentators admit they don't.
More than 50% of the times a free kick is awarded, I assume it is going to the wrong player???

Why is it that you have to kick a goal before the runner will give you an on-field drink from the magic plastic flask.
"Hey, can I have a drink, I'm dying of thirst here in the back pocket?"
"NO - you'll have to wait till half time, you haven't kicked a goal yet!!!!"

There's a new rule. If you don't resist with enough effort when you are forced over the boundary line with the ball,
then you have a free kick awarded against you. It happened in the first round if you remember!
I saw more instances since where this rule was not applied when it was evident it should have been.
How do you quantify the amount of resistance you put up when you have the ball in both hands and you are being shoved by the momentum of the attacking player? At the same time trying to protect your body.

Do you think we should go back to the days when players had to hold down a job to survive and play for the love of the game and a small fee - and be allowed to have a cigarette and a stubby at half time.

Them were the days!

Western Bulldogs 123 d Brisbane 45
Norm

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Geelong, VFA Premiers 1878, 1879, 1800, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, AFL Premiers 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009, 2011, .

Sydney 98 d Essendon 93

Norm

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Geelong, VFA Premiers 1878, 1879, 1800, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, AFL Premiers 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009, 2011, .

Hawthorn 122 d Melbourne 77

Norm

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Geelong, VFA Premiers 1878, 1879, 1800, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, AFL Premiers 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009, 2011, .

IMPORTANT MESSAGE

I will do all the updates early tomorow morning. There will be a member prize for Round Three, which will require a specific addition to your tipping post. So, either do not tip Round three posts before I complete the updates eary tomorrow or keep an eye on the thread and add your response later in the week.

Norm

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Geelong, VFA Premiers 1878, 1879, 1800, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, AFL Premiers 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009, 2011, .

All the results:

St Kilda 95 drew with Richmond 95.
Collingwood 143 d North Melbourne 56
West Coast 116 d Port Adelaide 98
Carlton 171 d Gold Coast 52
Geelong 89 d Fremantle 78
Western Bulldogs 123 d Brisbane 45
Sydney 98 d Essendon 93
Hawthorn 122 d Melbourne 77

Norm

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Geelong, VFA Premiers 1878, 1879, 1800, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, AFL Premiers 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009, 2011, .

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Non selections awarded with the away teams = 4

As always, check your numbers and post here if I am wrong.

Norm

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Geelong, VFA Premiers 1878, 1879, 1800, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, AFL Premiers 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009, 2011, .

The League Ladder

Collingwood 8
Carlton 8
West Coast Eagles 8
Geelong Cats 8
Sydney Swans 6
Essendon 4
Adelaide Crows 4
Western Bulldogs 4
Hawthorn 4
Fremantle 4
St. Kilda 2
Richmond 2
Melbourne 2
Port Adelaide 0
Brisbane 0
North Melbourne 0
Gold Coast Suns 0

Norm

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Geelong, VFA Premiers 1878, 1879, 1800, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1886, AFL Premiers 1925, 1931, 1937, 1951, 1952, 1963, 2007, 2009, 2011, .