AFL Round 22 wash-up; round 23 fixture and tips

Round 22 hasn’t been the end of the home-and-away year since 1994. Here’s how it played out, with my tips underlined:

Fri 19Aug11

#AFLBluesHawks 1.4 1.8 5.12 8.18 (66) def by 4.4 7.10 8.14 10.18 (79) with full ¼-by-¼ stats here

Sat 21Aug11

#AFLSunsCrows 2.2 5.7 8.8 9.10 (64) def by 9.4 10.7 11.11 18.17 (125)

#AFLEaglesDons 4.3 6.6 12.12 20.14 (134) def 3.0 7.1 9.5 11.11 (66)

#AFLNorthFreo 6.1 10.7 16.10 21.17 (143) def 3.1 3.4 5.7 6.9 (45)

#AFLPiesLions 2.4 7.10 12.16 14.18 (102) def 3.5 5.6 6.6 13.6 (84)

Sun 22Aug11

#AFLSwansSaints 1.5 3.12 6.17 10.23 (83) def 3.3 6.4 9.6 10.8 (68)

#AFLPortDogs 1.0 4.1 9.3 15.7 (97) def by 10.3 15.9 22.12 24.13 (157)

#AFLDeesTigers 4.0 7.1 14.2 17.8 (110) def by 6.2 10.9 11.12 17.15 (117)

#AFLCatsBye

Gives me 4/8. Makes the ladder look like this

Collingwood 20 19 1 0 178.96% 76 2407 1345

Geelong 20 18 2 0 157.67% 72 2313 1467

Hawthorn 20 16 4 0 145.31% 64 2136 1470

West Coast 20 15 5 0 126.33% 60 2001 1584

Carlton 21 14 6 1 133.77% 58 2159 1614

St Kilda 20 10 9 1 108.37% 42 1670 1541

Sydney 20 10 9 1 106.13% 42 1679 1582

Essendon 21 10 10 1 99.67% 42 2097 2104

North 20 9 11 0 104.09% 36 1932 1856

Fremantle 20 9 11 0 87.58% 36 1678 1916

Bulldogs 20 8 12 0 95.20% 32 1886 1981

Richmond 20 7 12 1 84.68% 30 1857 2193

Melbourne 20 7 12 1 82.89% 30 1758 2121

Adelaide 20 7 13 0 82.67% 28 1593 1927

Brisbane 20 4 16 0 81.99% 16 1666 2032

Gold Coast 20 3 17 0 54.03% 12 1355 2508

Port Adelaide 20 2 18 0 61.21% 8 1493 2439  

Had a go at the ladder predictor on the AFL website and saw it coming out like this (with my tips as above). Will have to revisit it with these results and the following tips for Round 23: 

Fri 27Aug11

#AFLDockersPies @ Subi from 10:40 AEST

Sat 28Aug11

#AFLHawksDogs @ the G from 14:10

#AFLCatsSwans @ Skilled from 14:10

#AFLSaintsNorth @ Etihad from 19:10

#AFLLionsEagles @ the Gabba from 19:10

Sun 29Aug11

#AFLCrowsTigers @ AAMI from 13:10

#AFLDeesSuns @ the G from 14:10

#AFLDonsPort @ Etihad from 16:40

AFL Round 21 wash-up and Round 22 fixture and tips

More lop-sided results but not as much game coverage from me this week.

Fri 12Aug11 (my tip)

#AFLSaintsPies 2.1 6.3 7.7 10.10 (70) def by 5.2 8.4 11.4 14.5 (89)

Sat 13Aug11

#AFLHawkSport 8.1 17.4 23.6 31.11 (197) def 0.2 2.2 5.2 5.2 (32) with ¼-by-¼ stats here.

#AFLFreoBlues 3.0 4.2 7.7 12.13 (85) def by 5.5 7.10 11.16 16.19 (115) with ¼-by-¼ stats here.

#AFLDogsDons 1.3 6.3 11.8 15.11 (101) def by 7.0 14.3 18.6 23.12 (150)

#AFLLionsSuns 5.2 7.5 10.11 18.15 (123) def 1.4 3.6 4.9 8.13 (61)

Sun 14Aug11

#AFLEaglesDees 1.2 3.4 8.7 9.8 (62) def by 3.2 10.9 13.9 16.14 (110)

#AFLTigersSwans 1.4 5.8 8.12 14.15 (99) def 2.6 3.9 5.11 7.14 (56)!! Maybe John Longmire and his charges should concentrate more on retaining their spot in the 8 than making insurance company ads!

#AFLCrowsCats 2.3 5.6 8.10 12.13 (85) def by 2.3 8.7 11.10 14.12 (96)!! Bicks has the establishment worried: when Craig threw in the towel / had the towel thrown at him, little did we know that, three weeks later, his charges would be giving premiership-contenders such a scare! 

Makes me 7 / 8 for the round and the ladder resemble this

Collingwood          19 18 1 0 2305 1261 182.79% 72
Geelong                 20 18 2 0 2313 1467 157.67% 72
Hawthorn               19 15 4 0 2058 1404 146.58% 60
Carlton                  20 14 5 1 2093 1536 136.26% 58
West Coast           19 14 5 0 1867 1507 123.89% 56
St Kilda                 19 10 8 1 1602 1458 109.88% 42
Essendon              20 10 9 1 2020 1970 102.54% 42
Sydney                 19 9 9 1 1596 1514 105.42% 38
Fremantle             19 9 10 0 1633 1773 92.10% 36
North Melbourne  19 8 11 0 1789 1811 98.79% 32
Melbourne            19 7 11 1 1648 2004 82.24% 30
Western Bulldogs  19 7 12 0 1729 1884 91.77% 28
Richmond             19 6 12 1 1740 2083 83.53% 26
Adelaide              19 6 13 0 1468 1863 78.80% 24
Brisbane              19 4 15 0 1582 1930 81.97% 16
Gold Coast          19 3 16 0 1291 2383 54.18% 12
Port Adelaide      19 2 17 0 1396 2282 61.17% 8  

Next week we have (my tip)

Fri 19Aug11

#AFLBluesHawks – Carlton has their work cut out for them in order to beat the rampaging Hawks. Both clubs are vying for that vital second-chance in September, but I think the Hawks’ll do it. Happy to be proven wrong, though

Sat 20Aug11

#AFLSunsCrows – the Crows were are batting 1000 under Bickley up until their foray with the Cats but the Suns are a better thing than anywhere else at AAMI so I’m backing the darkie.

#AFLEaglesDons – Essendon are so champing at the bit for a place in the 8 but West Coast are already in there, and for a reason, and they should be stronger at TVFKAS

#AFLNorthFreo – Fremantle will want to back up a little stronger after their 5-goal loss to Carlton and, against the in-and-out-of-form Roos, will want to gain some respect and regain their place in the 8

#AFLPiesLions – Surely the Pies would be $1 favourites for this foregone conclusion?!

Sun 21Aug11

#AFLSwansSaints – One of the most boring match-ups of recent years. Both sides are in wont of a win and a possible berth in the 8, but the Saints are on fire and will probably take this one

#AFLPortDogs – another foregone conclusion

#AFLDeesTigers – the battle for the top of the bottom, and either side should take it … but which one to choose?!