AFL, Round 5 {R}

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  1. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The matches this week, with the annual Anzac Day clash between Collingwood and Essendon at the MCG slated for Sunday...

    Friday, 23 April
    Richmond v Adelaide, at Telstra Dome (7:30 p.m. Melbourne time)

    Saturday, 24 April
    Carlton v West Coast, at Optus Oval, Carlton (2 p.m. Melbourne time)
    St. Kilda v North Melbourne, at Telstra Dome (2 p.m. Melbourne time)
    Brisbane Lions v Hawthorn, at The Gabba (7 p.m. Brisbane time)
    Sydney v Melbourne, at Telstra Stadium (7:30 p.m. Sydney time)

    Sunday, 25 April
    Collingwood v Essendon, at the MCG (1 p.m. Melbourne time)
    Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs, at AAMI Stadium (2:45 p.m. Adelaide time)
    Fremantle v Geelong, at Subiaco Oval (2 p.m. Perth time)


    Live audio, for those of you overseas, especially, is free at the AFL's website.
     
  2. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My tips for this week...

    Richmond to beat Adelaide
    Carlton to beat West Coast
    St. Kilda to beat North Melbourne
    Brisbane to beat Hawthorn
    Sydney to beat Melbourne
    Essendon to beat Collingwood
    Port Adelaide to beat Western Bulldogs
    Geelong to beat Fremantle

    And if that last tip doesn't work, don't blame me... blame Michael Ruffles, my colleague (and another Geelong fan) at the Ballarat Courier sports department-- he's basically talked me into this one. :)

    So far, my tipping for the season has gotten better-- 20/32 to date, through the first four rounds.
     
  3. ScouseCat

    ScouseCat New Member

    Jan 10, 2003
    Melbourne, Australia
    My tips for this week...

    Adelaide to beat Richmond
    West Coast to beat Carlton
    St. Kilda to beat Kangaroos
    Brisbane to beat Hawthorn
    Sydney to beat Melbourne
    Essendon to beat Collingwood
    Port Adelaide to beat Western Bulldogs
    Fremantle to beat Geelong - (I hope I get that wrong!)

    I'm currently on 18 and in need of some good tipping weeks to get my score up to a respectable one. (and also ahead of babytiger2001)
     
  4. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Even mrsbabytiger2001 is ahead of you at this rate, my friend. :p

    I might ask her to post her tips here later as well.

    Meanwhile, Gary Ablett Jr. might be making his season debut for Geelong away to Fremantle on Sunday...

    Cats hopeful on Ablett -- The Age

    Ablett set to dock at Freo -- Geelong Advertiser
     
  5. mrsbabytiger2001

    mrsbabytiger2001 New Member

    Jan 29, 2002
    Melbourne. AUS
    ok... here are my picks for round 5:

    Richmond
    Carlton
    St. Kilda
    Brisbane
    Sydney
    Essendon
    Port Adelaide
    Frementle

    Have to bet against my cats on this one, 1 game out of 3 does not make a significant change. If they can keep up the pace as they did last week, this one could be a winner too.
     
  6. BhoysFC1995

    BhoysFC1995 New Member

    Nov 30, 1999
    NYC
    lol, great to see babytiger's wife is posting here now, and wow!!!! such an original screen name ;)

    my picks-

    Adelaide
    St kilda
    Carlton
    Lions
    Sydney
    Magpies
    Port
    Fremantle
     
  7. OldFanatic

    OldFanatic Member

    Jan 12, 2004
    Bay Area
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Unbelievable :D , a babytiger and a mrsbabytiger! Is this a first for a husband and wife team posting in the same thread on BigSoccer?
     
  8. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Nah, we've posted together before on other threads not in the FFA area. Just ask most people on the Quakes boards. :)
     
  9. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  10. ScouseCat

    ScouseCat New Member

    Jan 10, 2003
    Melbourne, Australia
    Not to mention they both support the right AFL team, Geelong. :)
     
  11. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Friday night footy last night at Telstra Dome...

    Richmond v Adelaide
    [result]Richmond 9.5 (59)
    Adelaide 21.8 (134)[/result]

    I'll let the rest of you comment on that result, and its consequences and implications. :eek:
     
  12. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Damn straight, we do. :D

    CARN THE CATTERS!!
     
  13. ScouseCat

    ScouseCat New Member

    Jan 10, 2003
    Melbourne, Australia
    After today's pathetic effort against Carlton, I am never picking West Coast to win another game in Melbourne until they grow some courage and mental toughness. How frustrated would you be being an Eagles supporter at the moment... last week defeat last year's Premiers, this week get thrashed by last year's wooden spooners!
     
  14. BhoysFC1995

    BhoysFC1995 New Member

    Nov 30, 1999
    NYC
    so far i am 4 of 5 for my picks in my rookie week.
     
  15. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Here's the report on the game he's talking about.

    And the final score from Optus Oval, Carlton:
    [result]Carlton 14.8 (92)
    West Coast 6.7 (43)[/result]
     
  16. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And the other Saturday games...

    St. Kilda v North Melbourne, at Telstra Dome:
    [result]St. Kilda 20.10 (130)
    North Melbourne 8.17 (65)[/result]

    Brisbane v Hawthorn, at The Gabba:
    [result]Brisbane 14.26 (110)
    Hawthorn 9.8 (62)[/result]

    Sydney v Melbourne, at Telstra Stadium (formerly Stadium Australia):
    [result]Sydney 15.9 (99)
    Melbourne 17.9 (111)[/result]

    And a bit of news on the Richmond front...


    Frawley not safe: Casey -- foxsports.news.com.au

    The article sites the interview on Triple M radio in Melbourne as its source. I listened to that interview yesterday as I was getting ready for the country footy game that I covered, and I have to admire the team of James Brayshaw, Brian Taylor, Sam Newman, Jason Dunstall and Craig Hutchison for getting the bleeding obvious truth out of Richmond president Clinton Casey, regarding Tigers coach Danny Frawley's future being in some doubt. That was a fantastic piece of investigative journalism, and I would play a tape of that to young journalism students to show them how to draw and quarter your subject effectively.

    Those guys, and Sam Newman especially, sure had their BS detectors on and on in full bore, that's for sure.

    And Sam was fantastic during the game as well... I think the best way to describe his commentary style right now, is that he's a lot like Howard Cosell was at his peak on "Monday Night Football"-- love him or hate him, he always has something interesting to say, and says it in an interesting way.
     
  17. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    From the traditional Anzac Day holiday clash at the MCG:
    Collingwood v Essendon (with the report forthcoming):
    [result]Collingwood 11.13 (79)
    Essendon 17.12 (112)[/result]

    Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs and Fremantle v Geelong about to get underway. :D
     
  18. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Report -- from afl.com.au
     
  19. ScouseCat

    ScouseCat New Member

    Jan 10, 2003
    Melbourne, Australia
    I managed to tip 6/8 this week to move to a score of 24 for the season. I missed out on Carlton and Melbourne.

    As for the Fremantle vs Geelong match, it was disappointing to lose the game, especially after we showed some great character to fight back after Fremantle kicked the first 4 goals of the game. Conditions certainly favoured the Dockers, but even so it was a game we could have won, but just couldn't put the score on the board in the last term and ran out of puff in the end.
     
  20. babytiger2001

    babytiger2001 New Member

    Dec 29, 2000
    Melbourne
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sunday's remaining games...

    Port Adelaide v Western Bulldogs, from AAMI Stadium:
    [result]Port Adelaide 17.17 (119)
    Western Bulldogs 7.22 (64)[/result]

    And the Fremantle v Geelong nailbiter at Subiaco Oval in Perth:
    [result]Fremantle 18.9 (117)
    Geelong 14.7 (91)[/result]

    Went 5/8 on my tipping, puts me on 25/40 for the season to date.
     
  21. ScouseCat

    ScouseCat New Member

    Jan 10, 2003
    Melbourne, Australia
    Catching you up mate. ;)
     
  22. the_baron

    the_baron New Member

    Jan 27, 2004
    County Tyrone
    What has happened Collingwood this Season? Does anybody know?
     

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