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A Huge Week In Footy!
It’s easy to get excited about the game when your team has a big win on the weekend and they don’t get much bigger than the Lions massive upset win over the Pies. After the Crows game I had all but written off our season, but thanks to that little nugget of football stardom Lukey [...]
Punt!
I’m getting back on the horse this week and making a couple of bets for the challenge. It’s been a while, so it’s time to get the balance ticking over again. The first bet is a simple two leg multi: $5 on Swans to beat Freo and Crows to beat Brisbane @ $3.74 – I’m [...]
3 weeks is a buttload of time in football!
Well the old adage is that a week is a long time in footy, so three weeks is forever. From the 12th of April until Wednesday I found myself in the unenlightened land of the USA. Surrounded by baseball, basketball and American Football (That Roeslesthesticlesburger guy makes Fev seem like a saint!), I found it [...]
Last Minute Punt!
After my huge win in the $100 Challenge last week, I’ve been checking out the odds trying to decide which big bet to follow up with. I didn’t think there was too much value to be had, but there’s one I’ve been sweating on all week, and I’ve decided at the last minute to pull [...]
Round 1 Superpost
It Begins! Round 1 is done and dusted and footy proved to be well worth the wait, with the exception of Blues vs. Tiges (Seriously AFL, no one wants to see this shit, hide it away on Sunday afternoon sometime in the middle of the season, and kick things off with a grand final rematch!). [...]
The Crystal Ball
Just five days to go. I’m so damned pumped I almost just kicked my girlfriend right in the face! This time of year is full of anticipation for footy fans – it’s a level playing field and everyone has to feel they have some chance (except Richmond fans). Pre-season discussion always turns to predictions for [...]
NAB Final Bet – $100 AFL Challenge
It’s been a pretty dull pre-season for me since my team got knocked out in the first round of the comp and even our challenge games are being relocated due to bad weather and then cancelled… due to bad weather. That comedy of errors aside, I’ll attempt the impossible and create some interest in the [...]
Matty P gets his punt on – $100 AFL Betting Challenge
It’s now week two of the NAB cup, and the first week was so underwhelming (Jeers to the interchange rule!) that I’ve decided to make things a little more interesting by laying a little money down in the $100 challenge. I’m not much of a gambler, so expect me to be pretty conservative. Although there [...]
Dream Team Do’s and Don’ts
It’s that time of year again, come Monday I’ll be poring over the AFL prospectus and tinkering on the adding machine – dream team is finally open. I spend plenty of time playing the game every season, and have done reasonably well in the past with a couple of top 1000s my best efforts. I’m [...]