AFL Wizard Cup Tipping Comp
 

Welcome to the Wizard Cup tipping comp. Make sure you read the rules carefully please.

RULES

Everyone to have their tips in for the whole round before the first match.

Pick the team you think will win each game and also pick whether they'll win by 1-24 points or 25+ points. 1 point will be awarded for correctly picking the winning team. 2 points will be awarded if you also get the margin correct.

Pick the exact winning margin in the selected 'match of the week'
2 bonus points will be awarded to the tipster who gets closest to the actual winning margin in this match.

This Week's Games

Friday, 18 February
Collingwood v Richmond Telstra Dome 7:40pm
Fremantle v West Coast Subiaco 7:40pm

Saturday, 19 February
Western Bulldogs v Sydney Telstra Dome (Double-Header) 2:40pm
Hawthorn v St Kilda Telstra Dome (Double-Header) 6:10pm
Brisbane v Melbourne Cazaly Stadium 7:40pm

Sunday, 20 February
Kangaroos v Geelong Manuka Oval 2:40pm
Carlton v Essendon Telstra Dome 5:10pm
Adelaide v Port Adelaide AAMI Stadium 7:10pm

I've chosen Collingwood Vs Richmond as the Match Of The Week because it's the first game and we'll probably have a better idea of the teams for this game than some of the other games.

Tell me if this is right:
Collingwood 1-24 (Exact 17)
Freemantle 1-24
Sydney 25+
Hawthorn 1-24
Brisbane 1-24
Geelong 1-24
Essendon 25+
Port Adelaide 1-24

sorry, just jumped in front of you there!! must have been about 30 sec in it!

Yeah you did. Anyway Chuck, you've set it out correctly, but I can't tell you if those tips are right until Sunday night. ;)

I'll just keep my legs together until Friday afternoon!

But I like your comp and the simple rules.

Okay, got it all sorted out now.

We'll keep the original margins of 1-24 and 25+.

Some bookies use 24.5 points in margin betting and some use 39.5 points, but I personally prefer 24.5, so that's what we'll stick with.

Collingwood 1-24
west Coast 25+
Sydney 1-24
St Kilda 25+
Brisbane 1-24
Geelong 1-24
Essendon 1-24
Port Adelaide 1-24

bl4dez,

Can you provide an exact margin in the Collingwood/Richmond game?

Collingwood 1-24 {C/Wood 19 points****

Feamantle 1-24
W. Bulldogs 1-24
ST Kilda 25+
Bris 1-24
Geelong 1-24
Essendon 1-24
Port 1-24

Cheers

So far this!

Collingwood by 3 points 1-24
West Coast by 11 (1-24)

Back later with the rest.

Okay, but could you put them all in the one post please to make it easier for me?

Thought you might say that!

Yes I can and I will.
Just so excited about the season and couldn't help myself.

And the Footy Comp thread appears to have moved!
Has it been banished to the salt mines of Siberia?
Can't for the life of me locate it!

The Punters Comp thread is now a 'sticky' thread at the top of the AFL forum.

You must have a rocket up your ******** Sportz.
I was just about to notify that I've found it!

I am in....
 

Love to be a part of this. Here are my thoughts and good luck to everybody involved (especially if you are on the punt...)...

Richmond 25+ (32)
Fremantle 25+
Bulldogs 1-24
St.Kilda 25+
Melbourne 1-24
Geelong 25+
Carlton 1-24
Port Power 25+

Here are the winners...
 

Richmond 1-24 (Exact 3)
Freemantle 25+
WBD 25+
St Kilda 25+
Melbourne 25+
Kangaroos 1-24
Carlton 1-24
Adelaide 1-24

Here we go!

Collingwood 3 (1-24)
West Coast 11 (1-24)
Bulldogs 20 (1-24)
St.Kilda 63 (25+)
Brisbane 1 (1-24)
Geelong 15 (1-24)
Esssendon 4 (1-24)
Adelaide 1 (1-24)

Just going through the opposition in this comp.and there sure are a few ridiculous tips!

We can all have a big laugh on Monday.

Collingwood 1-24 (10pts)
Fremantle 1-24
Bulldogs 1-24
St Kilda 25+
Melbourne 1-24
Geelong 1-24
Essendon 1-24
Port Adel 1-24

Reckon there'll be more 25+ margins than that. Just couldn't work out which matches.

Can this be made a sticky too?

No real need. Only goes for 4 weeks and we're just using this for a bit of practice really. However, when the Premiership starts, I'll probably ask for that comp thread to be made a 'sticky'.

Richmond 1-24 (10 pt.)
West Coast 1-24
Sydney 1-24
St Kilda 25+
Brisbane 1-24
Geelong 1-24
Essendon 1-24
Port Adel 25+

Good luck lads

Collingwood 25+
West Coast 1-24
Sydney 25+
St Kilda 25+
Brisbane 1-24
Geelong 1-24
Essenden 25+
Port Adelaide 25+

Benny

Got an exact margin for the Collingwood game???

Well, too late now. Collingwood/Richmond has started, so no more tips for this round.

Well, thanks to a late point to Collingwood, it appears that the tipster closest to the correct margin tonight was in fact.... me. Sorry Mo. :o

ermm i would of say 21
for exact so yeah
wats the result?

No need to apologise Sportz!
Well done in your tipping.Consider yourself a top tipper considering the amount of work I put into my tips.
Don't know the actual margin,but I imagine it must have been 7 points.
Enough to get me 3 times $8.80 for my $6.
And a footy half-double of $20 for my $4
But I lost my 1/4 quad at $6

Yep. Collingwood won by 7. Richmond was actually in front for most of the last quarter until a late Collingwood surge.

Yes Sportznut,I watched the delayed telecast,but was more concerned by the margin bracket rather than the actual margin.
My ratings had Collingwood by 27 points but I gave Richmond 18 points for the new coach and the motivation to win.That dropped the margin to 9 points.
Unfortunately I gave them a further 6 points because Buckley wasn't playing making my prediction 3 pts.
But I realize that my player ratings would have allowed for the fact that Buckley was out so I know better for next time.

Just thought of something!
Suppose Richmond wins by 2 points.Nearest tipster had Richmond by 18 points.Would I have been the most accurate?

I'm not doing any ratings until the real stuff comes around. I just thought that Collingwood were about 18-24 points better than Richmond and took a couple of goals off for no Buckley. So I thought they'd perhaps win by between 6 & 12 points. In the end I went with 10 pts.

Fremantle's leading by 7 at half time.

7 points!
Wouldn't count my winnings just yet.
For my interest,how do you know the score?

No. Even though technically you would have been the closest, you have to pick the winning team to have a chance at the bonus 2 points.

How about Collingwood wins by 25.I tipped them by 24.I get a point for the win,but zero for the margin.Am I still in the running for the nearest tipster 2 point bonus?

Live scores from http://afl.com.au/

Having a bit of trouble with that site at the moment, but you can always use this as a backup:

http://www.sportal.com.au/football.asp?i=live

West Coast 16 in front now, halfway through the 3rd quarter. I'll be damn mad if the West Coast run away with this. Was originally going to tip them, but I was swayed by weight of money and opinion.

Yes, and you'd be highly likely to get it.

Thanks for the websites.
Once the money changes hands the time for changing minds is over!
Catch youse all tomorrow!.(Today in fact)

West Coast won by 7.

Well done to Moeee, Betsy and Benny who got that one right.

damm i had west coast 25+