That's right, sportscats, it's on again!As predicted, the top two teams from the Australian Football League this season - the Hawthorn Hawks and the Geelong Cats - won through the finals playoffs to this weekend's big game - the Grand Final.
At 2pm on Saturday afternoon (Australian Eastern Standard Time), the Cats and the Hawks will fight it out in what many are calling a re-match of the infamous 1989 Grand Final, when the Hawks beat the Cats by just six points in a tough contest. But the Cats are going in as favourites this year, because they're the reigning champions from 2007.
And so to MY competition.
From now until 2pm AEST this Saturday (27 September), every blogging animal of the non-human variety can enter their tip for who will win the game, and predict the winning points margin. To enter, just post your prediction, with your name, in the comments of this post. Like this:
Pablo, Geelong Cats by 999 points (an exaggeration).
Feel free to add a little cheer for your team, but these will not affect the outcome of the contest. The winner will be the blogger who guesses the winning team with the closest points margin to the actual final points margin of the game. In the event of a tie, the blogger who posted their tip first will win. One entry per blogging household. And I can change these rules whenever I want (so there).
The winner will receive a souvenir poster to commemorate their team's success, as well as a small selection of awesome toys. A $20 donation to the Hobart Cat Centre (my local) will also be made in the winner's name.
A hint from Pablo: in general, most AFL matches are decided by under 30 points, but it's not unheard of to have a points margin of 100 points or more. In last year's Grand Final, the Geelong Cats beat the Port Adelaide Power by a massive 119 points. If you're interested in studying the teams' form, you can visit the AFL's website. Otherwise, just make your bestest guess!
Aah, I LOVE September! Get tipping, everycat!
Cheers,
--Pabs
31 comments:
Okay I'll go first! I tip Geelong by 42 points.
Huffle Mawson
Geelong Cats WILL WIN by 28 points. GO CATS GO!!!!!!!!!!
YAY, YAY, YAY!!!!! GO, GO, GO!!!!!!!
The Cats will beat the Hawks by 9 points.
ohgosh, we are not a sports watchn family, i donts know what to do? whaz going on? we alls confuzzed.
ahhhhhh!
Yikes we don't know, but we both have to go for the Cats to win of course.
Eric: by 32 points.
Flynn: by 27 points
Okay...we don't know much about this sports stuff...but we'll pick the Cats by 18 points!!!!
Wally, Ernie & Zoey
I need to study some more first....
Yeah, the cats by 52 points. Has that figure got anything to do with your --- miewmie? Miewmie said shes not saying.
Yeah, yeah, yeah!!!!!!GO, CATS GO!!!!
Give me a C, give me an A, give me a T, give me a S! Cats!!!! Go, Go, Go!!!
Actually, just give me some treats SS, that'll do fine!
It's tough to pick the winner, but like Eric and Flynn, we both think that the Cats will win, naturally. Here we are our picks:
Gypsy: Cats by 76 points
Tasha: Cats by 13 points
Purrs
Gypsy & Tasha
We're the Mighty Flying Hawthorn! We're the Mighty Flying Hawks!!
The Hawks by 50 points!!
-Fui, Suey and Evie.
Hmmm... I think I'll take the Hawks by 40 points.
Millie
Geelong to win by 36.
*snigger*
Mom has NO idea what she is talking about AT ALL!
But we just wanted to say hi to you from cold Canberra.
Geelong Cats by 23 points.
Go Cats Go! Go Cats Go! Hey, Austrailia, what do you say The Cats are gonna win today!
Laila and Minchie
Chance, Geelong Cats, 30 points!
Whoooooooo
Any team dat iz naym fur cats hasta wins.
We say the Greelong Ctas by 45 points! GO! GREELONG CATS! GO!!
Your FL furiends,
Deartest Pablo,
Thank you so much for the wonderful card you sent me. I had no idea that my friends were going to do this. It was a sad birthday wihtout my brother this year, but friends like you have made me smile today. I will cherrish it always.
Grazie tanto amcio mio (thank you so much my friend)!
Love,
Opus
Geelong Cats by 17
Mom and my Daddy used to watch Australian football a lot but they have not been able to find it on their TV in a long time.
Geelong Cats by 17 points.
We think hisstery might repeat itself. We say the Hawks by 6 points again.
I know nothing of sports, but will guess nonetheless!
The Hawks by 22 points.
OOOOOOOO we ummm errrrr eh psssssttt we dont know nothin bout sports but if its a team wif cats or a team wif fevvers we pick The Cats win by 34 points.
Hey i whens the cats win can we take the fevvers from da birdies?
We are going to say the Geelong Cats by 30 pts.
We would love to be able to see a game sometime to see what it is we are picking the points on - mol.
Tiki, Tavi, Cody, Camie and Miss Jade
Gizmo says: Cats by 25 points!
Mieow! =^..^=
Cats by 11. Gooooo kittieCATS! GO, GO , GO
Purrs Pabs!
China Cat & Willow are guessing Geelong Cats by 38!
Go Cats Go!
Purrrrrrrs, China Cat & Willow
Hawks by 6.
Go Hawks!
Grrreta
Here is Puddy's tip - Geelong by 3 goals!
Well, the Hawks won it, in an upset, by 26 points... Lux, I think that makes you the winner of my AWESOME Footy Finals Fever Competition!!
Hmphs Hawks by 26?! How could the Cats allow this!
We're a happy team at Hawthorn!
We're the Mighty Fighting Hawks!
We love our Club, and we play to win,
Riding the bumps with a grin (at Hawthorn)!
Come what may, you'll find us striving
Team work is the thing that talks,
One for all and all for one
Is the way we play at Hawthorn!
We are the Mighty Fighting Hawks!
We couldn't resist! Yahoo!:)
Congratulations, Lux:)
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