bugger footy tipping

Nearly there folks.
Soon I'll have to come up with another reason for this blog. Frankly, as the tips crash around me, "soon" is not soon enough.
A dismal three last week whilst I was up in Sydney and mercifully insulated to a degree from the trauma.
Can't even be bothered going through them this week, 'cept to note that I'm off Essendon, Adelaide will beat the Saints and North are a decent chance against Cats as they've got something to play for.
May your luck be better than mine...

Don't pay out before correct weight

It seems a long time ago now.
Round one and one of those nasty Collingwood types down the pub goaded me into accepting a $20 wager on whether Pies or Dons would finish atop the home&away ladder. The Dons had started brightly but little was expected of them whilst much was expected in Pie-land.
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At around round eleven the season was going to plot and then some; the Pies were on fire, polishing off the mighty Cats by a 14 goal margin before following up with a shellacking of the Eagles; the Dons, meanwhile, had lost 8 on the trot including beltings by such powerhouses as Richmond, as well as an ANZAC Day to forget (fortunately, due to my alcohol consumption that day I largely had).
Well, I was heartily sick of the subject of this wager by this stage of proceedings and insisted against strong opposition on paying out my twenty in a vain attempt to put the matter to bed.
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Now it is haunting me.
The Pies are losing games and players, off-field dramas suck their morale and President Eddie has jets of steam exiting his ears. Whilst Essendon are coming home with the wet sail, four point and percentage behind the disintegrating Pies with four games to go.
Back in June you'd have got about 1000/1 with a bookie on our wager, now it is probably at about evens.
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It is to my eternal shame that I will never get that $20 back, nevermind the $20 I might yet win, at least in an alternate universe where I am a man of faith.
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What of this weeks tips you ask: Cats & Hawks, of course; Port to upset the Blues; Saints over the Collywobbles; Swans over Freo possibly; North over the Dogs (who are in September mode); Crows & Dons to finish off.

Boarking's punchline of the day

"Don't worry, I've found Cod. I'm a prawn again, Christian."

18 tips

All the home teams, therefore two upsets: Collingwood & North.

I have an irrational feeling about the former and cannot figure why the latter could be an upset.