AFL Round 20 (to COB Saturday)

A round of surprise results. Many of the lop-sided games were top 8-vs-bottom 8 but not all!


Take Saints v Freo for example. Fremantle are a top-8 side (although their recent form has them sliding out) and St Kilda are top-8 contenders (in the same vein as Collingwood in David Williamson's The Club). Freo's last quarter was abysmal, showing them and us, at the wrong time of the year, that they're no closer to their first flag than they've ever been:
St Kilda 3.8 7.11 10.13 16.17 (113)
Fremantle 1.1 7.7 10.10 10.11 (71)
St Kilda
Milne 4.4; Koschitzke, dal Santo, Schneider 2.0; Gram, Goddard 1.1; Ray, Fisher, Armitage, McEvoy 1.0; rushed 0.5; Steven, Riewoldt, Peake 0.2
412 Possessions: Jones 29; Blake 27; dal Santo 25; Gram, Fisher 24; Montagna 23; Scheider 21
60 Tackles: dal Santo 8; McEvoy 6; Gram, Koschitzke, Ray 4
54 Hit-Outs: McEvoy 29; Koschitzke 21
22 Frees: Dempster, Milne 3
Fremantle 
Mayne, McPhee 2.1; Ibbotson, Barlow, Johnson, Grover, Mzungu, Suban 1.0; rushed 0.6; Pavlich, Pearce, Hill 0.1
328 Possessions: Mzungu 30; Barlow 26; Lower 22; Pavlich 21

78 Tackles: Barlow 8; Lower, Ibbotson 7; Duffield, Pearce 6; Mzungu, Pavlich, Pearce 5

38 Hit-Outs: Mayne 26

17 Frees: Barlow, Lower, Johnson, Clarke, Ballantyne 2

Full ¼-by-¼ stats (except ¼-time) at http://j.mp/punupl

Carlton v Melbourne went as expected, but when I turned it on, the Dees were ahead by 25 to 19. But that was the end of the rot. Jeff "Jeffie" Garlett, then Bret "T-Bird" Thornton kicked successive goals, and that was the end of the rot: Melbourne only scored another 3 points for the rest of the half, but were allowed to salvage some dignity in the second. If the Blues play like that for their next three matches, they can kiss their finals-win dream goodbye!

Carlton 6.1 14.2 18.7 21.8 (134)

Melbourne 3.7 3.10 6.12 7.16 (58)

Carlton

Ellard 3.1; Garlett 2.2; Judd, Gibbs 2. 1; Walker, Scotland 2.0; Robinson, Kreuzer, Thornton, Betts, Joseph, McLean, Warnock, Henderson 1.0; rushed 0.2; Simpson 0.1

371 Possessions: Scotland 32; Judd, Murphy 31; Gibbs 27; Simpson 22; Robinson 21

62 Tackles: Yarran 8; Judd 6; Robinson, Betts, Kreuzer 5

42 Hit-Outs: Warnock 36 

20 Frees: Betts 3; Scotland, Judd, Murphy, Gibbs 2

Melbourne

Dunn 2.2; Watts 2.1; Green 1.2; Davey 1.1; Howe 1.0; rushed 0.3; Bate, Scully 0.2; Martin, Gysberts, Trengove 0.1  

333 Possessions: Trengove 24; Gysberts 22; Moloney, Jones, Garland, Watts 21

74 Tackles: Trengove 9; Moloney, McKenzie 8; Dunn 7; Scully 6; Gysberts, Macdonald 5

30 Hit-Outs: Martin 15; Gawn 10

21 Frees: Trengove 3; Gysberts, Macdonald, Jones 2

Full ¼-by-¼ stats at http://j.mp/rtNeJm

Collingwood and Geelong proved why they're at the top and why Port and Gold Coast are at the bottom. Both top-sides absolutely crushed both bottom-sides, with calls for Tredders' resignation in the same vein as Craig's earlier this month (before it comes to being pushed like Bailey earlier this week)

Port Adelaide 0.1 1.2 2.2 3.3 (21)

Collingwood 6.5 12.12 16.16 23.21 (159)

Port
Banner 2.0; Stewart 1.0; rushed 0.3

314 Possessions: Boak 31; Pearce 26; Cassisi 23; Banner 21

64 Tackles: Banner 8; Hartlett 6; Salter 5

35 Hit-Outs: Lobbe 27

13 Frees: Banner, Boak, Gray, Pettigrew 2

Pies

Blair 4.1; Cloke 3.6 (that's more like we'd expect; Swan, Beams 3.1; Brown 2.2; Krakouer 2.1; Fasolo 1.3; Pendlebury, Ball, Sidebottom, Rounds, Jolly 1.0; rushed 0.4; Davis 0.2

425 Possessions: Swan 37; Beams 32; Pendlebury 31; Blair, Ball 25; Davis, Thomas 23; Sidebottom 22; Johnson 21

98 Tackles!!!: Pendlebury 9; Ball, Davis, Rounds 7; Swan, Maxwell, Wood 6

55 Hit-Outs: Wood 33; Jolly 22

15 Frees: Jolly, Cloke, Fasolo, Brown 2

Geelong 8.1 18.4 21.8 29.14 (188)

Gold Coast 3.0 3.0 6.1 6.2 (38)

Cats

Johnson 6.1; Podsiadly 5.1; Mooney 3.3; J Selwood 3.0; Christensen 2.3; Chapman, Bartel 2.0; Stokes 1.1;  Wojcinski, Milburn, Ling 1.0; rushed 0.3; Varcoe 0.2

466 Possessions: Varcoe, J Selwood 33; Johnson 31; Chapman 30; Christensen 28; Wojcinski 26; Milburn, Duncan 25

61 Tackles: Chapman, West 6; J Selwood, Kelly, Ling, Corey 4

36 Hit-Outs: West 29

24 Frees: Chapman 4; J Selwood, Christensen 3

Suns

Bennell 2.1; Stanley 2.0; McKenzie, Fraser 1.0; rushed 0.1

331 Possessions: Bock 27; Harbrow 23; Rischitelli 22; Brennan, Bennell 21

54 Tackles: Weller, Brown 2

33 Hit-Outs: Smith 17; Fraser 14

14 Frees: Lynch, Weller 2

Full ¼-by-¼ stats (except ¼-time) at http://j.mp/pb9fVs

#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