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  Last Week           9/9          Season Total      106/153 It was certainly nice to get away for a few days.  Into some tropical heat.  But it’s back to the daily grind now.  Of course, the time I was away I scored a 9 out of 9 by putting my tips in a few weeks in advance.  Maybe there’s something in that.  A lot happened while I was away.  Spain won the World Cup and Argentina went the biff.  Ryan Fox won The Open at Royal Birkdale and was widely reported as the second New Zealander to win a major.  However there have been 4 so they got that wrong.  But then New Zealand often gets left off maps in movies so it shouldn’t come as a surprise.  The big news of course is that Ken Hinkley was appointed the inaugural Tasmanian Devils Coach.  Personally, I’m not sure on that choice but they must know what they’re...

Round 19 Preview

  Last Week           9/9          Season Total      106/153 I’m still on Holidays, and if all things have gone to plan, I have no idea what’s happened in the footy and I don’t want to.   Here’s some tips, in all their brevity. Geelong vs St Kilda        Kardinia Park      Thursday Night The Cats either won or lost last week, as did St Kilda so this either sees them in good stead or desperate for a win in this match.   Confused?   Geelong by 17 points. Sydney vs Adelaide         SCG         Friday Night The Swans are on cloud nine after beating the Dockers, or perhaps they’re not…I don’t know.   Adelaide had a good win over Gold Coast…I reckon.   This match should be good to watch.   Sydney by 21 points. Port Adelaide vs Fremantle ...

Round 18 Preview

  Last Week           5/9           Season Total      97/144 It was a crazy week on the field, as it was off the field.   Saturday was almost a total bust as far as tipping was concerned and there was much debate about umpire contact and the penalties that should be dished out.   In most of the things I read, the desired sanction was anywhere between 6 weeks and public execution by being broken on the wheel, but what everyone forgot was that there is a system in place to deal with things like this.   It’s not a perfect system and it often puts forth confusing and unwanted outcomes, but it is the system we have. Of course, as we have just witnessed in the World Cup, there’s nothing stopping either Donald Trump or Anthony Albanese in calling up and getting the decision overturned.   Being able to stand on that dais and say, “remember tha...