A Cold and Soggy Mitchell Harris Tipping for Rd 21!

All right tipsters..as we write this on a sub arctic Ballarat evening with plenty of Brass Monkeys losing their balls all over the place, the action at the top of the Mitchell Harris leaderboard is hotting up. Mat Kelly picked 8 winners last week to snap up a bottle of MH, a superb effort in a round that was all over the place. But it's the Wobbly Boot Whopper who has streaked ahead to claim top spot, one point clear of Rampaging Ranks and 'Teddy' EJ with only two tipping weeks left!

Let's take a look at the games..
Friday night sees a couple of teams coming off some big wins with the Cats coming up the Princes Hwy to meet up with the Blues at the Dome. Carlton knocked the pussy cats off earlier in the year but they could well struggle at this end of the season. Freo have hung up the boots for the week with their top players staying at home on the couch with their ugg boots and beanies firmly in place. They take on the Hawks at what could possibly be the coldest spot in the country on Saturday arvo. The Saints are trucking along very nicely and meet up with Richmond this week who are just limping over the finish line.
The Crows lost out in the bidding war with Gold Coast this week losing Nathan Bock who in turn has lost his spot on the ground for the rest of the season. They clash with the formidable Pies who are absolutely flying into the finals. Sydney need the four points this week and with Brett Kirk saying farewell the sentimental factor may just get them across the line against a Bulldogs team that still has some snotty nose and sore throat issues.
The mighty Dees are heading over to Adelaide this week and with their super skipper Jimmy McDonald also putting the cue in the rack and retiring they will give Port Adelaide an absolute run for their money.
Matty Knights is on notice with his bags packed and only a couple of top wins from the Dons will save him. They meet the Lions this week with Brownie leading them out for his 200th. North are on a knife edge this week and need to win to stay in finals contention. Brent "Boomer" Harvey runs out for his 300th this week and this should be enough for the Roos to run over the top of a struggling West Coast.

So tipsters, it's down to the wire for 2010!

Shan, Johnno, Lis and Mitch

Round 20 - the pointy end!!

Well, what a week it was last week! The fangsnatcher dropped to fifth after picking a measley 3 and all of a sudden we have 4 new leaders! EJ leapt to the front picking 7 and taking home a bottle of tasty MH for his trouble. Ranks and Whopper are holding strong but the real concern is our very own Mitch. Come on tipsters..there'll be uproar if one of our own is on top at the end of the season.

A soggy Round 20 kicks off on Friday night with the 'Hot Pies' taking on the Dons at the MCG in an ANZAC day replay. Collingwood are in blitzing form whilst the Dons are still flailing around all over the place.    
Speaking of all over the place, Carlton takes on Richmond on Saturday arvo. Both teams have been so inconsistent but the Tiges will be showing off a bit of white line fever with the release of a certain documentary this week.

A cracking game from the Swannies last week holds them in good stead for a top match up over in the West against the Dockers. Fremantle are sans Sandilands so the Bloods are in with a chance. The Cats have got another top 4 challenge this week when they vie with the Bulldogs at the Dome on Saturday night. This should be a ripper of a game, with the Doggies looking to take out a top team.
At the other end of the table West Coast are doing absolutely everything in their power to secure the priority draft pick and taking on Port over in Adelaide they should go that little bit closer on Saturday night.

Brisbane are playing at the Gabba and could quite possibly run over Adelaide who's finals chances have gone down the proverbial plug hole. Jonathan Brown is looking to run out for his 200th game this week but a knee injury could stop any running at all. The Hawks have always played superbly against Melbourne beating them by an average of 45 points in their last 5 games, and after their big headed president gave them a mouthful in the media this week they will most likely come out firing.

And finally it's the mighty Saints against the Roos, who are just holding onto finals contention. The Saints should be too strong in this Sunday evening showdown, but what better time than a wintry Sunday evening to crack a bottle of Mitchell Harris red and settle in. Go on...

Good luck tipsters,

Lis, Mitch, Johnno and Shan  

Round 19 - 4 weeks to go!!

Well, tipsters, there's only 4 rounds to go and the fangsnatcher has stretched his lead to 2! There's a bundle of tipsters close on his tail so the Mitchell Harris Tipping comp is looking like coming down to the wire yet again this year.
“Do or do not... there is no try.” Yes, the little green man won the bottle last week..nice one Yoda..

Onto the footy..
Friday night kicks off with the Blues clashing with the Bombers. Carlton will come out firing this week after their coach Brett Ratten nailed his own team as "soft" and "lacking commitment". They have lost their last 6 games against the Bombers so history may be repeated yet again. It's do or die for the Swannies this week who are struggling to hold onto the top 8. They meet the Hawks who had a bit of a hiccup last week against Adelaide but should hold strong despite playing up in Sydney.

Yet another team is striving for that highly valued 8th spot and the Roos will have to knock off a strong Freo outfit this week to grab it. The Dockers are looking to muscle the Doggies out of 4th spot so they too have a bit to play for, despite missing a couple of key players. And then on Saturday night it's the match of the round, the blockbuster, the one not to be missed.. Pies V Cats! What a game it will be, both teams are in cracking form and the G should be heaving.

What a contrast over in the West - Top two teams to bottom two teams. The battle of the wooden spoon, both teams are in miserable form. The battle of the shockers.

The Saints seem to still be struggling to adjust to their big skipper being back in the forward line and after being knocked out by the Bombers last week, they need to nail a win. Port ran over the top of the Saints earlier in the year and have won their last two under Matty Primus. Jimmy Stynes' Dees are continuing their top form but will meet a tough opponent in the Tigers who played a ripper game last week and in the final game of the round the Doggies meet up with the Crows over in the city of churches. Big Bad Bazza is leading the league goal kicking and should clock up another bagload this week.

Good luck tipsters, there's not long now..

Shan, Lis, Mitch and Johnno