#AFLRound19 wash-up, #AFLRound20 tips

#AFLRound19
Friday 29Jul11
#AFLNorthBlues: 3.2 6.2 7.6 9.8 (62) def by 1.4 3.9 6.12 11.4 (80) ... I caught the game (well, sorta kinda: the AFL site still didn't let me have audio) so my 1/4-by-1/4 stats are here.

Saturday 30Jul11
#AFLDogsEagles 2.1 4.2 10.4 15.5 (95) def by 6.4 10.9 13.11 15.13 (103)
#AFLCatsDees 8.3 20.4 28.8 37.11 (233) def 0.3 1.4 5.4 7.5 (47) ... see my blog-entry on this game for the break-down and the records that tumbled!
#AFLSunsSaints 1.3 3.10 4.14 6.18 (54) def by 3.5 6.7 8.11 10.14 (74)
#AFLFreoHawks 0.2 2.3 2.4 6.8 (44) def by 6.3 8.8 11.16 13.17 (95)

Sunday 31Jul11
#AFLPiesDons 4.49.6 15.13 25.16 (166) def 8.3 11.6 13.7 14.8 (92)

DANG! Didn't get my bloody tips in this week!!!

The results make the ladder appear thus
Collingwood       17 16 1 0 2057 1170 175.81% 64
Geelong              18 16 2 0 2029 1344 150.97% 64
Hawthorn            17 13 4 0 1758 1286 136.70% 52
Carlton                18 12 5 1 1844 1393 132.38% 50
West Coast         17 12 5 0 1610 1355 118.82% 48
Sydney                17 9 7 1 1441 1315 109.58% 38
St Kilda               17 9 7 1 1419 1297 109.41% 38
Fremantle             17 9 8 0 1476 1545 95.53% 36
Essendon             18 8 9 1 1770 1770 100.00% 34
North                   18 8 10 0 1703 1708 99.71% 32
Melbourne           17 7 9 1 1528 1760 86.82% 30
Western Bulldogs 18 7 11 0 1628 1734 93.89% 28
Richmond            17 5 11 1 1551 1880 82.50% 22
Adelaide              17 5 12 0 1273 1662 76.59% 20
Brisbane             17 3 14 0 1354 1759 76.98% 12
Gold Coast          17 3 14 0 1192 2072 57.53% 12
Port Adelaide      17 2 15 0 1343 1926 69.73% 8

#AFLRound20 (My tips - which are entered!!)
Friday 05Aug11
#AFLSaintsFreo @ Etihad from 19:40

Saturday 06Aug11
#AFLBluesDees @ MCG from 14:10
#AFLCatsSuns @ Skilled from 14:10
#AFLDonsSwans @Etihad from 19:10
#AFLPortPies @ AAMI from 19:40 AEST

Sunday 07Aug11
#AFLLionsCrows @ the Gabba from 13:10
#AFLHawksNorth @ Aurora (Launnie) from 14:10
#AFLEaglesTigers @ Subi from 16:40 AEST
#AFLDogsBye

#AFLCatsDees #AFLRound19

What an absolute shellacking! Thirty-Seven goals to 7, with 12.1 to 1.3 kicked in the second quarter, and 11.3 to 2.1 in the last.

This is the fourth-highest score ever in the history of the VFL/AFL, the others being:-

1. Geelong 7.4 16.9 23.14 37.17 (239) def Brisbane Bears 2.2 2.4 7.8 11.9 (75): game details – Round 7, 1992 at Carrara Stadium in front of 7,645
2. Fitzroy 7.7 14.14 26.17 36.22 (238) def Melbourne 2.1 2.5 4.8 6.12 (48): game details – Round 17, 1979 at Waverley Park in front of 12,149
3. Sydney 5.4 15.8 23.13 36.20 (236) def Essendon 5.2 8.2 10.5 11.7 (73): game details – Round 17, 1987 at the S.C.G. in front of 23,009

Previous to this afternoon, the fourth and fifth records were held by:-
4. Hawthorn 7.4 17.4 25.11 36.15 (231) def Fitzroy 2.2 3.6 7.7 11.8 (74): game details – Round 6, 1991 at North Hobart in front of 13,335
5. North Melbourne 11.5 15.7 25.10 35.19 (229) def Sydney 1.3 8.5 12.8 16.9 (105): game details: Round 6, 1993 Princes Park in front of 9,230

In this game, the final break-down was like this:-

Geelong 8.3 20.4 28.8 37.11 (233)
Melbourne 0.3 1.4 5.4 7.5 (47)

Scorers
Geelong
S Johnson 7.1
C Mooney 5.3
T Hawkins 5.0
T Varcoe 3.1
M Duncan, M Stokes 3.0
J Bartel, J Corey, T West 2.0
C Ling, A Christensen 1.1
J Selwood, A Mackie, B Ottens 1.0
J Kelly 0.1
rushed 0.3

Melbourne

L Dunn 2.0
J Watts, J Howe 1.1
M Bate, L Jurrah, J Trengrove 1.0
D Nicholson, J Gysberts 0.1
rushed 0.1

Stats Summary

Geelong

510 Disposals - J Selwood 43; C Enright 36; J Corey 35; S Johnson 34; J Kelly 32
51 Hitouts - B Ottens 28; T West 17
93 Tackles - J Selwood 11; J Corey 9; A Christensen, J Kelly, M Stokes 7; T West 6
26 Frees - J Selwood, J Corey 3

Melbourne
282 Disposals - J McKenzie 25; N Jones 19; J Gysberts 18; J Watts 17
40 Hitouts - M Jamar 27
82 Tackles - J Trengrove 10; C Sylvia, McKenzie, L Tapscott 8; D Nicholson 6
21 Frees - J McKenzie, J Rivers 4; L Dunn 3

Source

http://stats.rleague.com/afl/teams/allteams/gamer.html
http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/16931/Default.aspx#fixtureid=5617&tab=Stats

AFL Round 18 wash-up; Round 19 tips

Round 18 results (My tips)

Friday 22Jul11
#AFLSaintsCrows 5.1 10.2 14.11 19.13 (127) def 1.2 2.5 2.6 3.6 (24)

Saturday 23Jul11
#AFLNorthLions 4.7 8.10 12.15 17.20 (122) def 4.0 8.5 10.6 11.11 (77)
#AFLSwansDogs 2.4 7.10 11.14 16.18 (114) def 2.1 7.3 8.5 11.9 (75)
#AFLSunsPies 3.1 5.2 8.4 11.9 (75) def by 6.4 13.8 16.12 19.15 (129)
#AFLDonsBlues 4.2 8.3 8.4 12.7 (79) def by 5.3 9.4 17.8 24.9 (153) – ¼-by-¼ details as I would have tweeted them during the game are here… my ¼-by-¼ stats (except first quarter) are here…

Sunday 24Jul11
#AFLCatsTigers 4.2 11.5 16.9 17.11 (113) def 1.2 1.4 5.5 7.9 (51)
#AFLDeesHawks 3.3 6.3 9.4 12.6 (78) def by 6.1 10.4 16.6 20.12 (132)
#AFLFreoEagles 2.3 3.6 6.7 9.10 (64) def by 1.6 3.7 6.14 8.17 (65)

That gives me 5/7 in the tipping and makes the ladder appear thus –

Collingwood                       16           15           1              0              1891       1078       60           175.42%

Geelong                               17           15           2              0              1796       1297       60           138.47%

Hawthorn                            16           12           4              0              1663       1242       48           133.90%

Carlton                                 17           11           5              1              1764       1331       46           132.53%

West Coast                         16           11           5              0              1507       1260       44           119.60%

Sydney                                 17           9              7              1              1441       1315       38           109.58%

Fremantle                           16           9              7              0              1432       1450       36           98.76%

St Kilda                                 16           8              7              1              1345       1243       34           108.21%

Essendon                             17           8              8              1              1678       1604       34           104.61%

North Melbourne             17           8              9              0              1641       1628       32           100.80%

Melbourne                          16           7              8              1              1481       1527       30           96.99%

Western Bulldogs             17           7              10           0              1533       1631       28           93.99%

Richmond                            17           5              11           1              1551       1880       22           82.50%

Adelaide                              16           4              12           0              1162       1583       16           73.40%

Brisbane                              17           3              14           0              1354       1759       12           76.98%

Gold Coast                          16           3              13           0              1138       1998       12           56.96%

Port Adelaide                     16           2              14           0              1264       1815       8              69.64%

Next week we have (my tips):
Friday 29Jul11
#AFLNorthBlues @ Etihad from 19:40

Saturday 30Jul11
#AFLDogsEagles @ Etihad from 14:10
#AFLCatsDees @ Skilled from 14:10
#AFLSunsSaints @ Metricon from 19:10
#AFLFreoHawks @ Subi from 17:40 AWST

Sunday 31Jul11
#AFLPiesDons @ MCG from 14:10
#AFLCrowsPort @ AAMI from 16:10 ACST

#AFLLionsBye
#AFLTigersBye
#AFLSwansBye

#AFLDonsBlues Progress Details

¼-time
Essendon 4.2 26
Carlton 5.3 33

Scorers
Essendon
11.D Zaharakis 1.0
45.S Crameri 1.0
30.P Ryder 0.1
 9.B Prismall 1.0
22.M Hurley 1.1

Carlton
19.E Betts 3.0
38.J Garlett 1.1
 1.A Walker 1.0
32.B Thornton 0.1
 6.K Simpson 0.1

½-time
Essendon 8.3 51
Carlton 9.4 58

Scorers
Essendon
11.D Zaharakis 1. 0
45.S Crameri 1.0
30.P Ryder 1.1
 9.B Prismall 1.0
22.M Hurley 2.1
 7.L Jetta 1.0
32.T Colyer 1.0

Carlton
19.E Betts 4.0
38.J Garlett 1.1
 1.A Walker 1.0
32.B Thornton 0.1
 6.K Simpson 0.1
 8.M Kreuzer 1.0
 4.B Gibbs 1.0
27.D Armfield 1.0
12.M Robinson 0.1

½-time stats
Essendon
245 Possessions [Prismal 21; Stanton, Zaharakis 19; Crameri 18]
48 Tackles [Howlett 11]
27 Hitouts [Hille 21]
15 Frees [Howlett 3]

Carlton
270 Possessions [Judd 29; Scotland 22; Murphy, Robinson 20]
64 Tackles [Judd 10]
39 Hitouts [Warnock 13]
11 Frees [Robinson, Warnock 2]

¾-time
Essendon 8.4 52
Carlton 17.8 110

Scorers
Essendon
11.D Zaharakis 1.0
45.S Crameri 1.0
30.P Ryder 1.1
 9.B Prismall 1.0
22.M Hurley 2.1
 7.L Jetta1.0
32.T Colyer 1.0
rushed 0.2

Carlton
19.E Betts 5.0
38.J Garlett 1.2
 1.A Walker 2.0
32.B Thornton 0.1
 6.K Simpson 0.1
 8.M Kreuzer 2.1
 4.B Gibbs 1.0
27.D Armfield 2.0
12.M Robinson 0.1
13.C Yarran 1.0
 5.C Judd 1.0
 3.M Murphy 2.1
rushed 0.1

Full time
Essendon 4.2 8.3 8.4 12.7 (79)
Carlton 2.3 9.4 17.8 24.9 (153)

Scorers

Essendon
11 David Zaharakis 1.0
45 Stewart Crameri 1. 2
30 Patrick Ryder 2. 1
 9 Brent Prismall 1. 0
22 Michael Hurley 3. 2
 7 Leroy Jetta 1.0
32 Travis Colyer 1.0
37 Kyle Reimers 1.0
 5 Brent Stanton 1.0
rushed 0.2

Carlton
19 Edward Betts 8.0
38 Jeff Garlett 1.2
 1 Andrew Walker 4.0
32 Bret Thornton 0.1
 6 Kade Simpson 0.1
 8 Matthew Kreuzer 2.1
 4 Bryce Gibbs 2.0
27 Dennis Armfield 2.0
12 Mitch Robinson 0.1
13 Chris Yarran 1.0
 5 Chris Judd 1.0
 3 Marc Murphy 3.1
31 Marcus Davies 0.1
rushed 0.1

¼-by-¼ statistics [except for ¼-time] at http://j.mp/qaPoGp

More cooking and baking

Sweet Rosie's http://j.mp/cP62JL Egg, Nut, and Dairy Free Vanilla Cupcakes http://twitpic.com/5seowa 

We tried these but to no avail. Many sank in the middle, and those that looked OK wouldn't be prised from their cups. The next attempt will probably involve a little more flour, if we try to make them again. 

• Rating - 15/35 ... the same as the number that turned out. 

All Recipes.com http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/crazy-cake/detail.aspx Crazy Cake
Substitutions: No cocoa was harmed in the making of these cakes: We used the same measure of plain flour instead, with an extra cup thrown in after the shambles that was the cupcake failure.

When the cupcakes failed, we came back to Google and found this recipe. We actually had all the ingredients on hand, as well, except the cocoa, which was just as well because we don't want kids getting all anaphalactic on our first cooking experiment for our boy! 

Tips for beginners: leave the cakes in the pan for a few minutes before you try turning them out. These two perfect specimens actually each ended up breaking in half :( Didn't affect their taste, though: apparently one of them (uniced) went down a treat at mrs_g's work! 

• Rating 8/10

Sweet Rosie's http://j.mp/r6vPQi Dairy Free Frosting for Allergy Free Cupcakes*
Self-explanatory, really. We'll be making some blue and some uncoloured icing for those with colouring issues. More when it's actually done (looks and tastes like proper frosting - will be up to do some more after lunch / the floor dries). 

• Rating 9/10

* Used on other cakes instead

My weekend with my boy

Jr_g is growing up too fast! Soon it will be his 1st birthday, and there's so many cute things that he does.

One day a while back we played "footy" on that bed with his "My First Footy". He absolutely loved it; so much so that, this morning, he went to the study in which a bed is covered with stuffed toys, etc, to get this footy and play with me with it!

Another game we played was telephones. He is absolutely obsessed with anything that takes us away from him: the computer and the phone especially. I have given him my old Nokia 3130 which he keeps with his blocks. I asked him, today, who was there, and he gave it to me. I spoke into it, ending the conversation with "Thank you", and gave it to him. He took it, smiling, put it to his ear, and made some speaking noises before handing it back to me. This happened a few times - we'll see if he remembers it like he remembers his footy.

This weekend we took him to mrs_g's family holiday home which goes on the market tomorrow because it's her nan's home and nan is moving into a nursing home. Jr went to the beach, came with us up the esplanade, and we took him to the beach. Although it's the depths of winter he really enjoyed it.

We're looking forward to his birthday and to more growing up moments this weekend, starting Thursday

Cooking up a stormy-weather recipe

http://sueradd.com/resources/recipe_lentilsoup.html - Tangy Lentil and Silverbeet Soup - http://twitpic.com/5rdld9/full

Substitutions

• Using spinach instead of silverbeet
• Shredded the zucchini instead of cubing it
• Using already-cooked lentils instead of raw ones
• Added some chicken-styled stock powder

It's turned out alright - http://twitpic.com/5rerww. Again it's not really what we're after. It looks like muddy dishwater with bits in, and is missing a bit of flavour, which is why I added the stock powder. The six boxes we have of it contain 4 ladles, which is a "main meal size" according to the recipe, plus one because we don't have enough of the boxes. 

I tried a small bowl of it, and now look forward to seeing how it turns out after being thawed tomorrow for lunch. 

My rating - 6/10

Round 17 Wash-up; Round 18 Tips

Round 17 (my tips)
Fri 15Jul11
#AFLCrowsDons @ AAMI : 5.3 8.7 9.9 10.13 (73) def by 0.2 2.7 6.11 12.12 (84)

Sat 16Jul11
#AFLTigersSuns @ Etihad : 6.8 6.9 8.16 9.16 (70) def by 1.2 7.6 7.9 12.13 (85)
#AFLBluesPies @ MCG : 2.1 4.6 9.11 11.13 (79) def by 2.6 5.11 11.16 13.20 (98)*
#AFLSaintsEagles @ Etihad : 6.1 8.4 8.4 13.4 (82) def 0.1 4.2 8.6 9.7 (61)
#AFLPortDees @ TIO (Darwin) : 6.2 9.6 16.8 17.11 (113) def 2.2 6.4 10.5 14.8 (92)

Sun 17Jul11
#AFLSwansFreo @ SCG : 3.2 6.3 8.5 13.9 (87) def 3.2 7.4 14.7 15.8 (98)
#AFLLionsCats @ Yo Gabba Gabba : 4.6 8.8 13.11 15.14 (104) def by 3.4 9.4 13.8 20.13 (133)
#AFLNorthDogs @ Etihad : 3.3 11.7 13.11 21.16 (142) def 5.3 7.4 13.6 17.9 (111)
#AFLHawksBye

Got 6/8
*My summary, thanks to @KKazza007, of #AFLBluesPies is here, and my 1/4-by-1/4 stats are here. Kaz sat there with the radio and a dodgy computer, pulling her hair out while I was taking my boy to the beach for the first time. That computer cost us the 1/4-time stats but what the hey: I haven't had a good collation of the stats for three weeks now!

Those results make the ladder look like this:
Collingwood         15 14 1 0 1762 1003 56 175.67%
Geelong                16 14 2 0 1683 1246 56 135.07%
Hawthorn              15 11 4 0 1531 1164 44 131.53%
Carlton                  16 10 5 1 1611 1252 42 128.67%
West Coast           15 10 5 0 1442 1196 40 120.57%
Fremantle              15 9 6 0 1368 1385 36 98.77%
Essendon              16 8 7 1 1599 1451 34 110.20%
Sydney                 16 8 7 1 1327 1240 34 107.02%
Melbourne            15 7 7 1 1403 1395 30 100.57%
St Kilda                15 7 7 1 1218 1219 30 99.92%
North Melbourne  16 7 9 0 1519 1551 28 97.94%
Western Bulldogs  16 7 9 0 1458 1517 28 96.11%
Richmond             16 5 10 1 1500 1767 22 84.89%
Adelaide               15 4 11 0 1138 1456 16 78.16%
Brisbane               16 3 13 0 1277 1637 12 78.01%
Gold Coast            15 3 12 0 1063 1869 12 56.88%
Port Adelaide        16 2 14 0 1264 1815 8 69.64%  

and next week [#AFLRound18] we have (my tips)
Fri 22Jul11
#AFLSaintsCrows @ Etihad from 1940
Sat 23Jul11
#AFLNorthLions @ Etihad from 1410
#AFLSwansDogs @ SCG from 1410
#AFLSunsPies @ Metricon from 1910
#AFLDonsBlues @ MCG from 1910
Sun 24Jul11
#AFLCatsTigers @ Etihad from 1310
#AFLDeesHawks @ MCG from 1410
#AFLFreoEagles @ Subi from 14:40 AWST

R17 Carlton v Collingwood @ MCG 16Jul11 1410

When ever I watch a match, I always get the stats together on a ¼-by-¼ basis. This week I didn't get to do that, but one of my twitter friends gave it a go and saved my bacon! Here are the ¼-by-¼-basis summaries which I would have tweeted on the day...

¼-time
Carlton 2.1 13
Collingwood 2.6 18

Scorers - Carlton
 4. B Gibbs 0.1
 3. M Murphy & 39. W Twomey 1.0

Collingwood
32. T Cloke & 10. S Pendlebury 1.0
13. D Thomas, 47. J Blair, & 1. L Davis 0.1
rushed 0.3

½-time
Carlton 4.6 30
Collingwood 5.11 41

Summary

Scorers
Carlton
 4. B Gibbs 0.1
 3. M Murphy 2.0
39. W Twomey 1.0
 1. A Walker & 13. C Yarran 0.1
29. H Scotland 1.0
 6. K Simpson & 11. R Warnock 0.1
rushed 0.1

Collingwood
32. T Cloke 3.1
10. S Pendlebury 1.0
13. D Thomas 0.1
47. J Blair 0.2
 1. L Davis & 18. D Jolly 0.1
44. L Keeffe 1.0
rushed 0.5

Stats 

Carlton
Disposals 173 (C Judd 17; B Gibbs, K Simpson 15; M Robinson 13; M Murphy, H Scotland 12; A Walker 11)
Tackles 28 (Twomey 4; Judd, Robinson 3)
Hitouts 17 (Warnock 11)

Collingwood
Disposals 176 (D Swan 19; B Johnson, S Pendlebury, D Thomas 14; T Cloke, S Sidebottom 11; L Ball 10)

Tackles 31 (Krakouer 6, Thomas 4)
Hitouts 21 (Jolly 13)

¾-time
Carlton 9.11 65
Collingwood 11.16 82

Scorers

Carlton
 4. B Gibbs 0.1
 3. M Murphy 2.0
39. W Twomey 1.0
 1. A Walker 2.1
13. C Yarran 0.1
29. H Scotland 1.0
 6. K Simpson 0.1
11. R Warnock 0.2
12. M Robinson 0.1
32. B Thornton 1.0
38. J Garlett 1.3
19. E Betts 1.3
rushed 0.1

Collingwood
32. T Cloke 3.4
10. S Pendlebury 2.0
13. D Thomas 0.1
47. J Blair 0.2
 1. L Davis 1.2
18. D Jolly 0.1
44. L Keeffe 1.0
36. D Swan 0.1
 3. J McCarthy, 22. S Sidebottom, 15. L Brown, and 12. L Ball 1.0

Full Time - Carlton 2.1 4.6 9.11 11.13 (79)
Collingwood 2.6 5.11 11.16 13.20 (98)

Scorers – Carlton
 4. B Gibbs 0.2
 3. M Murphy 2.0
39. W Twomey 1.0
 1. A Walker 3.1
13. C Yarran 1.1
29. H Scotland 1.0
 6. K Simpson 0.1
11. R Warnock 0.2
12. M Robinson 0.1
32. B Thornton 1.0
38. J Garlett 1.4
19. E Betts 1.0
rushed 0.1

Collingwood
32. T Cloke 3.4
10. S Pendlebury 2.1
13. D Thomas 1.1
47. J Blair 0.2
 1. L Davis 1.2
18. D Jolly 0.2
44. L Keeffe 1.0
36. D Swan 0.1
 3. J McCarthy & 22. S Sidebottom 1.0
15. L Brown 1.1
12. L Ball & 35. A Fasalo 1.0
Rushed 0.6

Full ¼-by-¼ stats at http://j.mp/raHwlY except for ¼ time due to tech difficulties on the day

Round 16 Wash-up; Round 15 tips

Fri 08Jul11 (my tips)

#AFLEaglesCats from 20:40 AWST @ Subi: 5.5 11.7 12.10 14.12 (96) def 4.1 6.2 11.5 13.10 (88)

Sat 09Jul11

• #AFLHawksLions from 14:10 @ Aurora Stadium, Launnie: 5.2 6.5 10.8 16.9 (105) def 1.2 4.4 8.5 9.9 (63)
• #AFLDonsTigers from 19:10 @ the G: 3.5 5.9 8.12 15.15 (105) def 5.1 7.6 9.9 9.12 (66)
• #AFLSunsSwans from 19:10 @ Metricon: 1.6 3.6 3.9 4.12 (36) def by 5.4 9.7 10.12 15.16 (106)

Sun 10Jul11

• #AFLPiesNorth from 13:10 @ the G: 4.3 10.6 16.12 22.15 (147) def 1.5 2.8 3.9 3.12 (30)
• #AFLPortSaints from 15:10 ACST @ AAMI: 1.2 4.2 4.4 8.5 (53) def by 4.2 9.3 12.6 17.7 (109)
• #AFLDogsBlues from 16:40 @ Etihad: 2.4 6.7 11.9 14.12 (96) def 2.7 6.9 8.11 9.15 (69)
  Another embarrassing loss to Carlton. 1/4-by-1/4 Stats (taken properly this time, although the scoring order isn't necessarily right) at http://j.mp/ntKzAb 

That puts the ladder at

Collingwood 14 13 1 0 92.86% 52 1664 924 180.09%

Geelong 15 13 2 0 86.67% 52 1550 1142 135.73%

Hawthorn 15 11 4 0 73.33% 44 1531 1164 131.53%

Carlton 15 10 4 1 66.67% 42 1532 1154 132.76%

West Coast 14 10 4 0 71.43% 40 1381 1114 123.97%

Sydney 15 8 6 1 53.33% 34 1240 1142 108.58%

Fremantle 14 8 6 0 57.14% 32 1270 1298 97.84%

Essendon 15 7 7 1 46.67% 30 1515 1378 109.94%

Western Bulldogs 15 7 8 0 46.67% 28 1347 1375 97.96%

Melbourne 14 6 7 1 42.86% 26 1290 1303 99.00%

St Kilda 14 6 7 1 42.86% 26 1136 1158 98.10%

North Melbourne 15 6 9 0 40.00% 24 1377 1440 95.62%

Richmond 15 5 9 1 33.33% 22 1430 1682 85.02%

Adelaide 14 4 10 0 28.57% 16 1065 1372 77.62%

Brisbane 15 3 12 0 20.00% 12 1173 1504 77.99%

Port Adelaide 15 2 13 0 13.33% 8 1172 1702 68.86%

Gold Coast 14 2 12 0 14.29% 8 978 1799 54.36%

Next Week: Round 17 (my tips)

Fri 15Jul11 #AFLCrowsDons @ AAMI from 20:10 ACST

Sat 16Jul11

#AFLTigersSuns @ Cazaly Stadium from 14:10

#AFLBluesPies @ the G from 14:10

#AFLSaintsEagles @ Etihad from 19:10

#AFLDeesPort @ TIO (Darwin) from 20:10 ACST

Sun 17Jul11

#AFLSwansFreo @ SCG from 13:10

#AFLLionsCats @ the Gabba from 14:10

#AFLNorthDogs @ Etihad from 16:40 

#AFLHawksBye

Carrot, Rosemary & Zucchini Muffins

Baked by me from a recipe at http://sueradd.com/resources/recipe_carrotmuffins.html

Substitutions

1. As I didn't have a muffin tray, I put the mixture in a cake / slice tray and cooked it for an extra 10min
2. As I didn't have wholemeal flour, I just used plain flour
3. I didn't actually grate the carrots and zucchini; I shredded them using a potato peeler
4. I took the opening-paragraph suggestion of using chives instead of rosemary, because I'm not a big fan of the lest-we-forget herb. 

But it turned out pretty OK - http://twitpic.com/5l1pbu/full. It wasn't what I expected: I don't really know what I expected to be honest, but it tastes like quiche. I cut it into small slice-sized pieces and it's packed nicely into a 1.3l Systema box.

Was considering taking it to work but there's only a couple of people I would want to share it with; also considered giving it to mrs_g to take to her gathering tomorrow. 

Or maybe I'll just keep it in the fridge and we can have it for morning / afternoon tea for the week. 

My rating - 6/10: not bad for a first effort

AFL Round 15 wash-up; Round 16 tips

A couple of upsets this round saw my tipping take another tumble. How did you go?

Fri 01Jul11 (my tips)

#AFLDogsDees 4.5 8.9 13.10 19.13 (127) def 2.4 4.9 7.13 8.15 (63)

Sat 02Jul11

• #AFLTigersBlues 1.4 4.6 6.8 12.9 (81) def by 5.2 11.7 20.13 28.16 (184). This is Carlton’s highest score against Richmond since Richmond entered the VFL in 1908. Before this, the biggest score against them was in the 1972 Grand Final (but Richmond got 150 points on that day!). The biggest margin against them still remains at 115 points (I’m still trying to ascertain the details of that match. When I find them, this bracketed sentence will be replaced). My ¼-by-¼ stats (but not the third quarter for some reason) are at http://bit.ly/kVTzi3
• #AFLFreoSuns 3.2 7.2 13.5 17.10 (112) def 4.1 7.5 8.8 9.8 (62). A bit of a scare for punters at half-time, with the Suns ahead by three points. Appears, however, that whatever the Freo coach said to his charges at the main break worked, coz they then came out with 6.3 to 1.3 in the third!
• #AFLDonsCats 4.3 8.4 13.5 18.7 (115) def 3.3 5.7 9.12 16.15 (111). A part-time Bombers-supporter I know was in town for the Tutankhamen exhibition this weekend and asked me if he should go to the match. After all, it was against Geelong and they weren’t expected to win. I said that, as a full-time Carlton supporter, the only other time I’ve seen my boys win (apart from at the SCG in April) was at the NAB Cup when we beat the Swans by 100 points; we actually plan holidays and social occasions around the fixture! I think that gent will be a happy man when I speak to him on Monday!
• #AFLCrowsSwans 2.1 3.4 5.5 8.9 (57) def 3.1 4.5 4.10 6.14 (50). With shooting like this, the Swans deserved not to win!

Sun 03Jul11

• #AFLLionsPort 4.1 7.3 13.5 15.9 (99) def 4.2 8.5 13.6 13.10 (88). "somehow I don’t think I’m going to get this one" was my comment this morning, and I was right (if I'd have changed the tip, though, the result would have been different!)
• #AFLPiesHawks 4.4 8.7 13.10 15.16 (106) def 0.4 2.4 6.6 9.11 (65). "Should be a sitter for the Pies" was my earlier comment, and the headline as I turned on to update this was "Magpies brush Hawks aside".  
• #AFLNorthSaints 3.2 7.3 9.6 10.10 (70) def by 3.4 10.5 12.7 12.7 (79). I had said earlier that, "Neither side is having that good a run at the moment, but the Roos have pulled out a couple of surprises in recent weeks." Unfortunately the Saints did the pulling today (again with the 20/20 hindsight), despite being kept scoreless in the last. That brought my tipping down to 3 from 8! Bleaghh!! 

That makes the ladder

Geelong               52           14           13           1              0              139.77%

Collingwood       48           13           12           1              0              169.69%

Carlton                42           14           10           3              1              138.28%

Hawthorn            40           14           10           4              0              129.52%

West Coast         36           13           9              4              0              125.24%

Fremantle           32           14           8              6              0              97.84%

Sydney                30           14           7              6              1              102.53%

Essendon             26           14           6              7              1              107.47%

Melbourne            26           14           6              7              1              99.00%

North Melbourne  24           14           6              8              0              104.18%

Western Bulldogs 24           14           6              8              0              95.79%

St Kilda               22           13           5              7              1              92.94%

Richmond           22           14           5              8              1              86.49%

Adelaide              16           14           4              10           0              77.62%

Brisbane              12           14           3              11           0              79.34%

Port Adelaide    8              14           2              12           0              70.24%

Gold Coast          8              13           2              11           0              55.64% 

Next week (Round 16)

Fri 08Jul11 (my tips)

#AFLEaglesCats from 20:40 AWST @ Subi

Sat 09Jul11

• #AFLHawksLions from 14:10 @ Aurora Stadium, Launnie
• #AFLDonsTigers from 19:10 @ the G – I would like to think that the Dons will continue their winning ways, but by the same token the Tiges will have a lot to prove after this week’s shellacking by the Blues!
• #AFLSunsSwans from 19:10 @ Metricon – the Swans won’t embarrass themselves by losing this one

Sun 10Jul11

• #AFLPiesNorth from 13:10 @ the G
• #AFLPortSaints from 15:10 ACST @ AAMI – Neither Port nor Saints are doing well this year. Saints should get this one
• #AFLDogsBlues from 16:40 @ Etihad

Three-way bye next week (Adelaide, Fremantle, Melbourne) means a bye in Dream Team

Happy Apple Pie Day for tomorrow!