#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