Australian Rules Football (the greatest game in the world)

LetsGetCritical

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I'll start with the teams. Each week 22 players are selected and 18 are allowed on the ground at any one time. The teams are (in order of my predicted 2015 final ladder position)

Sydney Swans (nsw) 1
Port Adelaide Power (sa) 2
Hawthorn Hawks (reigning premiers, vic) 3
Fremantle Dockers (wa) 4
Richmond Tigers (vic) 5
Gold Coast Suns (qld) 6
Geelong Cats (vic) 7
North Melbourne Kangaroos (vic) 8

Carlton Blues (vic) 9
Adelaide Crows 10
Collingwood Magpies (vic) 11
West Coast Eagles (wa) 12
Western Bulldogs (vic) 13
Melbourne Demons 14
Brisbane Lions (qld) 15
St Kilda Saints (vic) 16
Essendon Bombers (vic) 17
Greater Western Sydney Giants (nsw) 18




....pick a team for fun, mine is Fremantle Dockers, I will be posting weekly fixtures on the Friday and results when the season starts in a few weeks.
 
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TBoneJack

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OK, chime in when you can on some of the rules and what the main objects of the game are.

And where on American cable can we watch some Australian football?
 

LetsGetCritical

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how about the scoring? i never quite got it, i understand you can kick in through the posts, and or run it in, no? differing points for both??
The game is played on an oval-shaped field with scoring posts at each end. There are four scoring posts (the two middle ones are taller than the outside ones) and a score is recorded when the ball is kicked between two of the posts. One point is scored when the ball goes between one of the outside posts and a middle post. This is known as a behind. A goal (worth six points) is scored when the ball goes between the two middle posts.The game is played on an oval-shaped field with scoring posts at each end. There are four scoring posts (the two middle ones are taller than the outside ones) and a score is recorded when the ball is kicked between two of the posts. One point is scored when the ball goes between one of the outside posts and a middle post. This is known as a behind. A goal (worth six points) is scored when the ball goes between the two middle posts.
 

LetsGetCritical

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going to turn this into my personal betting journal . the 2015 season starts Thursday the 2nd April. My tips in bold

CARL v RICH
Carlton $2.55 v Richmond $1.53

GCFC
Melbourne $2.95 v Gold Coast Suns $1.40

SYD v ESS
Sydney Swans $1.30 v Essendon $3.55

BL v COLL
Brisbane Lions $1.57 v Collingwood $2.40

WB v WCE
Western Bulldogs $2.60 v West Coast Eagles $1.50

STK v GWS
St Kilda $3.15 v GWS Giants $1.36

ADEL v NMFC
Adelaide Crows $1.65 v North Melbourne $2.25

FRE v PORT
Fremantle $1.77 v Port Adelaide $2.05

HAW v GEEL
Hawthorn $1.38 v Geelong Cats $3.05
 
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LetsGetCritical

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so as you can see, both Port Adelaide and Adelaide have to win by just over a goal and the rest have a head start, for example Western Bulldogs +18.5 means that Western Bulldogs can either win by any amount, draw or they can lose by up to 18 points. Every leg must be successful to collect on the bet
 

LetsGetCritical

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Richmond def Carlton by 27 points, that's 14 points too many for my bet so I placed another (online) $40 multi Fremantle vs Port Adelaide +11.5 , Melbourne +19.5 vs Gold Coast, Western Bulldogs +19.5 vs West Coast and Adelaide +7.5 vs North Melbourne, for a near $300 collect if successful. Bet sizes will increase exponentially once we start to see some form pattern.
 

LetsGetCritical

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winners so far

CARL v RICH
Carlton (78.) $2.55 v Richmond (105) $1.53

MEL v GCFC
Melbourne (115) $2.95 v Gold Coast Suns (89) $1.40

SYD v ESS
Sydney Swans $1.30 (72) v Essendon (60) $3.55

BL v COLL
Brisbane Lions $1.57 (74) v Collingwood (86) $2.40

WB v WCE
Western Bulldogs (97) $2.60 v West Coast Eagles (87) $1.50

STK v GWS
St Kilda (78.)$3.15 v GWS Giants (87) $1.36

ADEL v NMFC
Adelaide Crows (140) $1.65 v North Melbourne (63) $2.25

FRE v PORT
Fremantle $1.77 (75) v Port Adelaide (68.) $2.05

HAW v GEEL
Hawthorn $1.38 v Geelong Cats $3.05
 

Grandpapy

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yeah I know bro, my grandfather played wafl, he was a hard man.

My multi won with Adelaide crushing North Melbourne and Fremantle beating Port Adelaide by just 7 points, I scraped in by 4 points.
We moved to the Mornington Peninsula from Texas when I was 15, I was big headed yankee that wanted to show you guys how to play football, Ha Ha ha. Why is this play lasting more then 15 seconds??? Blow the whistle already! huff, huff, huff.......such a pussy...
 

LetsGetCritical

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Adelaide won by 25 points, 11 shy for mine, and Sydney gave up a 40 odd points 3/4 time lead to win by just 21 points, 8.5 points less than I needed. The other legs won. Have a bet on Fremantle to win by more than 25.5 points @ $2.03, they lead by 66 points at half time.
 
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