Rd 5 MH Mates Footy Tipping - all you need to know!

There has been much talk all week of the ANZAC Day battle between Collingwood and Essendon yet little mention was made of the titanic quarter-final clash between the MH girls at the annual Ballark Tennis Cup. A hardfought battle played out in jeans and gumboots on a muddy surface that would have seen Federer give the game away. A marathon match of "first to three games" saw Lis move ahead into the semi's and Shan move onto another glass of MH Shiraz.
So as Round 5 continues, it's our very own Hard Nut Harris that leads the way with an exact margin pick for the Pies V Bombers clash. Nice work Johnno..


Collingwood V Essendon
What a match! Dane Swan showed that the couple of pies he's had over the last few weeks has done him no harm whatsoever as the Pies just held on to take home the 4 points.

Fremantle V  Carlton
The flag favourite Blues were put back in their place last week so could come out fighting over in the West whilst Ross Lyon showed his old Saints boys how its done last week. No Sandilands for Freo and Carlton don't really mind a trip over the Nullarbor, so this could be a tough one for the Dockers.

GWS V Western Bulldogs
The Prime Minister's Cup in Canberra. I'm tipping Julia will be after a better result than the Slippery week she's had so far. Her Doggies don't mind a run around at Manuka oval but GWS are starting to put up a bit of fight.

North Melbourne V Gold Coast
A tough gig for the Sun's boys this week with Gazza on the bench. North should be able to get over the line despite being served up a reality check from the Swannies last week.

Melbourne V St Kilda
Oh dear...what can we say about Melbourne. The only positive outcome is that when I went to buy my little one a Demon's jersey for Auskick this week, they were 1/2 price on the clearance rack. A silver lining perhaps. Saints will flog the Dees, no problems.

Brisbane V Geelong
This game could be harder to pick than a broken nose. No-one's quite sure where the pussy cats are at the moment. 2 wins, 2 losses and a mixed bag of form. Champion Simon Black runs out for his 300 games this week for the Lions and will be sure to give the Geelong midfield a run for their money

Hawthorn V Sydney
The Hawks love a trip to the Apple Isle and will give the Bloods a tough match down there. Sydney has lost Rohan in the sickening broken leg incident but they will continue to play some top notch footy. Hawks need the 4 points this week to stay in touch with the 8.

Richmond V West Coast
Riewoldt needs to step up for the Tiges this week to give them a chance against the Weagles.  West Coast's power forward line should prove too much for the Richmond defence but this could be a roughie tip to knock the Hard Nut of the top of the ladder.

Adelaide V Port Adelaide
The city of churches is alive this weekend! The SA derby brings a little spark to the city and Port could really do with another win under their belt. This match could be tighter than Warnie's forehead but I'm tipping the Crows in a close one.

Rd 3 MH Mates Footy Tipping - it's a Miracle!

Welcome to Round 3 tipsters and here's hoping you all had a top little Easter with as many chocolate eggs, church services and jam packed highways you could find...

Round 2 proved to be a walkover for nineteen of the MH Mates who very astutely picked 9...in fact this is the first time anyone at all has picked 9 in the MH comp and 19 of you go out and do it! Top work...

Mighty Mike Stern led the way this week but special mention must be made of The Wiz who is sitting atop the leaderboard. Yes that's it, Warrick Capper, the man who famously said during his porn movie debut:

"I've had a lot of practice being a sex symbol, so if you've got it, flaunt it,"

So, tipsters, get it out and flaunt it for Rd 3...

Collingwood V Carlton
An absolute rip snorter of a game this one. The Pies should have their skipper back on board but the Blues Train is full steam ahead at the moment. Juddy and his boys have hit their straps and are looking mighty fine.

Melbourne V Richmond
And from the rip snorter of a game to just a bit of a snorter of a game...What can you say..ho hum? The loser of this game goes down 0-3 and will have a long 2012 ahead of them.

Port Adelaide V Sydney
A close one between these two interstate teams over in the city of churches. The Bloods have won both of their encounters thus far with Port 1 win 1 loss,  but the power of the Power supporters at home might just get them over the line

Fremantle V Brisbane
You would expect the Dockers to take home the chocolates for this game with Ross Lyon improving his troops every week, but the Lions have got the Big Bad Browny factor back so this could turn the tables

Essendon V Gold Coast
85 of current listed players were not even born and Freo wasn't even a team when Dustin Fletcher first pulled on his Bombers footy shorts. He runs out for his 350 games this week. A stirling effort.. Gazza Ablett is the only shining light from the Gold Coast and unless a couple of other players step up they are looking at quite the trouncing.

Western Bulldogs V St Kilda
The Doggies have got a solid defensive line with Lakey hitting his straps but they are lacking any drive up on the forward line.  The Saints should come home in this one if big Nick can bag a couple of beauties.

GWS V West Coast
Oooh dear...this could be ugly. Top V Bottom. It's not a case of who but by how many. Highest goal score records could be in danger here and Sheeds has got his work cut out for him.

Adelaide V Hawthorn
Sando's boys have had a flying start to 2012 and the Hawks will need to put Monday's loss behind them to knock off the Crows at the G on Sunday.

Kangaroos V Geelong
Fresh off a massive win over GWS, the Roo boys come up against a Cat's outfit that just clawed their way to victory on Monday. The Cats know how to win and will most likely do this on Sunday arvo in the Scott twins clash.

Good luck Tipsters!
Shan, Lis, Mitch & Johnno

Atop the Sabre Tanker Truck: another Vintage 2012 panorama

Today we brought our Chardonnay base from the Macedon Ranges up to our Pyrenees winery where it will embark on a journey toward becoming our Sabre sparkling.
The Pinot base is already fermenting well, and it looks like a good vintage for sparkling wines this year...

Click on the image for a closer look....

The whistle has blown...last chance for MH Mates Footy Tipping!

Come on tipsters....

Don't miss out on this opportunity to pit yourself against friends, family & colleagues, grab yourself some Mitchell Harris prizes and to simply brag to all you know about your tipping prowess!

A few past legends of the game have described this competition...

"It's a real ringa ding ding" - Lou Richards

"Fair dinkum unbelievable" - Bobby Davis

"Pig's a*se!" - John Elliot

So sign up to the Mitchell Harris Mates 2012 Footy Tipping Comp NOW!!!

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Good Luck tipsters!

Mitchell Harris Macedon Vineyard Panorama

Another little panorama, this time our Macedon vineyard with it's nicely laden Chardonnay vines, which we'll be picking tomorrow for our flagship sparkling, Sabre by Mitchell Harris.

Click on the image for a larger view...

Stomping the Mitchell Harris Shiraz

Getting in the whole-bunch spirit, Johnno gets right into stomping our 2012 Pyrenees Shiraz.

Warning: may contain scenes of whole-body pigeage!!!

Mitchell Harris Mates Footy Tipping Comp 2012

Dear Tipsters,

It's back!

The highly anticipated Mitchell Harris Mates footy tipping competition is back for 2012 & is going to be bigger & better than ever before.

It's been a big pre-season for the MH team - Johnno has come on board as full-time playing coach, Shannyn recruited a gun new rookie player to the team last November, Lis has been on the membership drive, signing up new fans all over the country, & the expectations for Mitch are high as he has been pumping out those laps of the lake each morning in readiness for a massive year!

We also have new headquarters and training facilities in the heart of Ballarat - is not quite the Lexus Centre, but will provide a quality venue for some post-match rehydration later in the year.

With these exciting new developments in the Mitchell Harris camp, the prizes on offer this year will be many & varied!

So this season don't just sign yourselves up, forward this email to as many of your friends, family members & work colleagues as you can. That way your tipping prowess can be admired by one and all.

It's so easy to join and best of all it costs nothing! That's right - zilch, zero, nada...you get the point. There are weekly & random prizes to be won as well as the major competition prizes at the end of the season.

Simply click HERE to join the 2012 Mitchell Harris Mates competition, & stay tuned for more updates!

Cheers & good luck,

- Mitch, Lis, Johnno & Shan.