Will Beno humiliate himself yet again with his drunken antics? (we sure hope so!) Will any of our teams win? Will Matty P be dancing with his sister yet again? (I.E. see another Lions draw?!) Will we go to the same old shitty pub we always go to? Will we find another Big Buck Hunter arcade game to play? Will we catch up with our Melbourne buddies and/or meet some new ones?

The Itinerary

We arrive in good ol’ Melbourne town on Friday afternoon and will be starting off proceedings attending the Saints/Hawks blockbuster at the Dome on Friday night which will surely lead into a massive night consuming many a drink (we need to double our efforts in that photo above!)

Saturday will see us into the great town of Geelong to see the ridiculously one-sided affair in Cats V Lions at Skilled. Depending on what’s happening in Geelong we may just stay there and watch the Dons/Roos game at a pub, otherwise we’ll jump back on the train and head to the Dome and see that game live in the flesh! Another great night ahead.

Sunday will see the purchasing of Demon gear. Yes you heard right. Matty P and myself will be kitted up with DEES GEAR! We’ll be hitting up the MCG seeing the Dees smash the Swans and enjoy Beno’s whimpers. Personally the Pez Beanie looks like a great buy! After the demolishing the Dees serve the Swans Beno will no doubt be looking for a great pub to drown his sorrows and watch the Adelaide Showdown on telly.

Monday will see us back in Brisbane town. Yes I know, only a short trip but it will be AWESOME.

One thing I forgot to mention is our awesome bud Winchy will be joining us on the trip. He’s just become a saints fan so Friday night will be huge for him.

We’ll keep people informed with all the crazy shenanigans we get up to on twitter and facebook – let us know if you want to meet up at anytime!

So many questions but the biggest question of all lies on today’s blockbuster at the MCG – Geelong VS Hawthorn. I’m being my usual skeptical self and am putting on a 5er on the Hawks under 40 points currently paying $3. This bet means either Matty P or I will come out with a win (finally) in the $100 AFL Betting Challenge. Don’t worry though, I’m barracking hard for my mighty Catters and nothing would please me more than topping off the Hawks. Yes, 2008 still hurts and will probably hurt to some degree for the rest of my life. It’s a safety bet and you’ll see me placing a lot more of  these when the cats play games against the big guns.

The boys are coming over this afternoon to get our footy and drink on, should be a ripper of an afternoon. Sort of has a September feel to today so hoping for a special game and some footy banter.

I’m just running through what other bets you can place and thought I’d share some thoughts.

Most Disposals

Sam Mitchell looks like great value at $5.50 but not against all conquering mighty captain Ling. He’ll keep Mitchell to around 15-25 disposals today, would be very surprised if he cracked over 30. Depending on where Hodge is he may collect him it all depends on who Ling goes to. Ablett is probably going to get the most disposals and has reasonably good odds of $2.75. He has ripper games against the Hawks. I like these odds so much I’m going to put $3 on Ablett for most disposals at $2.75. Add to the fact that it’s the son of God’s special weekend and he IS the son of God so he’s bound to have a cracker!!

First Goal

There’s some fairly good odds around. It’s pretty much a lottery for first goal but I reckon Byrnes or Mooney are a good pick for first goal at $13 and $8.50.

Most Goals

Most goals not surprisingly Franklin is no1 at $4.75. I really like Byrnes but maybe he’s getting too much attention as of late and he’ll be respected a little better than previously. Byrnes is paying $13 for most goals. Personally I’d rather put a punt on him for first than most goals. Roughy is $7.50 for those playing at home.

So that’s it. Beno has just arrived. Let the afternoon commence!!

Anyway, onto the purpose of this post. I’m having another punt! After a bad start to my $100 AFL Betting Challenge I’m taking my punting at sportingbet to the next level and taking a stab at a multi bet.

The Punt

The multibet: $5 on Hawks by under 40 (VS Bulldogs) / Kangaroos to win (VS Fremantle) @ $3.72

Justification

• Hawks have a point to prove from a rather large hangover last year – I think they’ll win the NAB cup.
• Buddy and Roughead >Old mate Barry Hall
• Freo away from home = bad freo
• Kangaroos just beat the cats, they looked pretty good

I think it’ll be a cracker of a game tonight, can’t see either team winning by over 40. Looking forward to a drink with the boys and talking footy. Footy is back baby (just about) PUMPED!

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