Footy Tipping Software

  Last Week           7/9           Season Total      33/54 I know I’m pretty cynical about the footy at times.  Mostly because I think the competition is so ridiculously unbalanced that any joy is sucked out of it but often because sports journalism is waaaaay too sensationalised and they make up all these ludicrous stories about nothing.  But then there are the weeks when so much happens I just can’t write enough.  Mind you, when referring to these missives the term ‘journalism’ is not a term I would use… so who cares? As I said, lots of stuff happened last week starting with the number of games that were very close.  Five of the nine games were under 10 points and although they all went the way we all tipped (except perhaps Melbourne – but then, who tipped them anyway?) this may have made for a very exciting round.  Jezza kicke...

  Last Week           6/9           Season Total      26/45 I didn’t see any of the footy on the weekend and I’m at pains about watching any of the replays because I’m just not feeling it.  I did watch The Masters and Rory got the job done in unconvincing fashion showing that his not-quite-best is better than the rest at Augusta.  Can he do a 3-peat?  I’m tired from the late nights and early mornings though. Luckily, I don’t need to watch any of the footy, I just have to refer to my plethora of text messages as people either give me crap about my team or groan about their own teams’ misfortunes.  From various groups of friends, I actually have a pretty good coverage of the league.  Based on that info, I was able to fill out the rest of the season’s ladder predictor and have determined it’s not worth watching. The good news for t...

  Last Week           4/8           Season Total      20/36 (barely better than 50%)! Not that exciting a round last week.   There was one thrilling game in Adelaide and that’s reason enough to ensure all games are in Adelaide this week.   That’s right, it’s Gather Round.   Or rather this year, “spend $8.3B on fuel” Round.   Ok, maybe the Easter Monday game was a bit exciting too.   Just a bit. But this week I want to take aim at Kayo.   Maybe someone can see that someone in power at Kayo/Foxtel gets this.   A couple of weeks ago they did an upgrade to their App and the user experience.   I don’t want to mince words, and I don’t know what other feedback they have been getting but it is hands down the worst piece of crap I have ever experienced.   I would rather suffer paper cuts to my eyeballs than use that App...

Last Week           3/7           Season Total      16/28 Let’s not talk about what’s going on in the world this week.   Needless to say, it’s not great and I don’t think it will improve until we get intelligent and reasonable people in positions of power which only happens once every few generations or so. I did fuel up the car on the weekend though, after taking out a second mortgage and selling my children into slavery. The main topic of note for this week is that Kylie Minogue was announced as the Grand Final entertainment for this year.   Who knows what she’ll sing.   She has a long song list, and I’ll do my best to weave them into my predictions.   The way the world is going at the moment, she should open with Things Can Only Get Better , but my issue with this is that concept violates the second law of thermodynamics which shows th...

Last Week           4/7           Season Total      13/21 The economic and global crises we are facing continue unabated.   We can all hope that someone gets bored of it soon, or they’ve made enough money in the ensuing profiteering phase, and everything can return to normal and we can all afford to take the car out for a trip to the local chemist again.   I accidentally paid $9 for a punnet of strawberries the other day.   I was outraged enough to plant the seeds myself.   Now I can grow my own strawberries and also package them in groups of composite numbers, rather than primes. The fact there is footy on keeps surprising me.   I think because we have Opening Round and then bye rounds, it doesn’t really feel like the season has started yet.   And so, to my surprise, here are the tips for this week. Geelong vs Adelaide  ...

Last Week           6/9           Season Total      9/14 The world just isn’t improving.   It turns out that being an Australian doesn’t mean you help out a mate in their time of need.   Instead, being Australian means, you become a selfish fuel hoarding panic merchant.   Where did we go so wrong?   Preaching Over. It was good to see all the teams playing this weekend.   The controversy over Opening Round continues.   The additional imbalance in the game that no-one wants and no-one needs.   The fact they scheduled a match in Melbourne really topped it.   That’s the nail in the coffin really.   That’s the point where you question the goals of the board.   They’re not isolating the Northern States anymore to promote and grow.   They’re grabbing cash.   I don’t blame them.   Securing your bonus ear...