Welcome to Round 19 of Mitchell Harris Footy Tipping!

G'day tipsters and welcome to Round 19!

Johnno and Shan are hitting Sin City this weekend to show the MH range to some top little Sydney nosh spots, including our freshly bottled 2011 Rose! So for all you Sydney folk, get on down to Four in Hand, La Scala and Fix St James for your MH fix but stay tuned for some new Sydney hot spots to indulge in a glass or two. 

Last week it was Agent 86 who came home with the goods pipping out a mere 30 tipsters who nailed 8 for Rd 18! But it was KC who was left muttering "Ahh...missed it by that much.." as she came a very close second.

KC and Old mitch are still travelling neck and neck with both pulling out an 8 pick last week whilst Killer Kingy is hanging on for third as this Mitchell Harris tipping comp looks like going down to the wire yet again!

It will be action aplenty on Friday night as the Kangas finally get themselves a high rating timeslot when they match up to the Bluebaggers. The Roo boys have been strutting their stuff of late and should give Carlton a bit of a run for their money. In form skipper Juddy and midfielder Eddie Betts (who sounds like he should be the frontman for a rock band) will be ensuring this is not a reality.

The Eagles whipped the proverbial pants off the Doggies earlier this year with a 137 point drubbing, so the Bulldogs will certainly be out to avenge that loss on Saturday arvo. The Weagles have been playing some very consistent footy this year and will be tough to knock off the perch.

The Dees head off down the Princes Highway to the Cattery on Saturday with a nervous coach facing a tough run home with the Cats, Blues and Eagles still to come. Neil Craig has offered him a lift to Centrelink on Monday morning so it's not all bad.... 

The Suns held their own in the 2nd half against the Pies last week but the Saints are back on the Finals train after barrelling their way back into the 8 last week. The Hawks soar west on Saturday night in a match up with the Freo wharfies. Two teams in fine form, this game should be a little ripper but the home ground advantage might just tip the scales Freo's way.

It's no Anzac Day, but the Pies and Bombers clash on Sunday should be a good one. The freight train that is the Collingwood football machine continues on it's way to it's one day in September whilst the SA showdown wraps up the round for us. The coaching casualty of last week might just be enough to get Adelaide over the line. 

Cheers all, Lis, Mitch, Johnno & Shan

Round 17 Mitchell Harris Mates. Get Tipping!!

Welcome to Rd 17 tipsters, we really are heading to the pointy end of the season now and it was Sizzling Sam McKay who was the only MH tipster to come home with 7 tips last week...hot stuff..

Old Mitch must have contracted a case of the Colliwobbles last week and was only able to pick 4 winners so it's closer than the fat man next to you on a plane at the top of the leaderboard now. Come on tipsters, surely we can knock KC and Old Mitch off the top in the next few weeks, let's keep it interesting, pick a few roughies and come in the last round to snatch victory!

Speaking of roughies, there's a few interesting match ups this week so this could be the round for some upsets..

A friday night game in the city of churches? Who would have thought... The Dons fly over there to clash with the Crows and after a new Brisbane Rugby League team has hijacked their "Bombers" title, Hirdy and his boys will come out fighting.

On Saturday arvo the Tiges are at home to Gold Coast in Cairns....huh? Yep..that's right.. I'm not quite sure who they are planning to fill the stands with, perhaps a few random backpackers with not much else to do. Richmond have got a bit of a point to prove after a couple of shockers and the Gold Coast lads are starting to look a little leg weary, most likely wishing they'd stuck to their surfing and theme park rides...

It's a sell-out at the G on Saturday with 85000 Carlton and Collingwood fans - scary? Yes. This should be an absolute cracker of a game with two serious grand final contenders. But the way the Pies tore apart the Roos last week, Carlton should be a tad nervous...
West Coast are coming across the Nullabor on Saturday night to fight it out with the Saints at Etihad. They were able to knock the Blues off at this very stadium a few weeks ago and just don't seem to give up - so the Saints will have their work cut out for them.

So anyway, I thought Richmond and Gold Coast in Cairns was odd, how about Melbourne V Port Adelaide in Darwin? Melbourne really need to win this game to stay in finals contention, but given the Power are sitting in the bottom 2 it's highly likely they'll get thrashed just to frustrate their supporters a little more... Look out Mt Hotham, there'll be some angry Volvo drivers around on Sunday!

It's been overtime for the medicos at Fremantle this week and with the Big Bad Sandilands out again, the Dockers will have a tough match up against Sydney with the home ground advantage. Also on Sunday arvo the Cats head north for some sunshine and what should be a fairly easy win over the Lions.
And to wrap it all up the Doggies take on the Roos at the phone dome on Sunday evening. The Dogs appear to be hitting their straps at the right end of the season whilst the bounce seems to have well and truly gone from the Roo boys.

Well that's it tipsters, get tipping and good luck!

Shan, Mitch, Johnno & Lis