Forget the “bye round blues”, mid-July is the marker point for when a footy season gets tough. Niggles and ladder position realities start to take over your club’s AFL dreams (and your SuperCoach teams). The only upside is that - in theory - tipping should be easier with a healthy sample size to find form from.
On this week's episode:
The Lads revisit The Tipster’s Scriptures to re-rank where you’re club sits among our team tiers - [changes in italics, time stamps in brackets]
What Are The Odds - Tipster’s Tiers
Battlers (3:11) - Teams that will struggle to win each week and struggle to score more than 75 pts - Gold Coast, Carlton & St Kilda
The Untouchables (6:54) - At their best they can beat anyone, at their worst they can lose to anyone - Melbourne, Port Adelaide, Essendon & Fremantle (6:54)
Dour But Dependable (11:38) - They’re not world beaters, but they will show up each week and stay true to there “brand”, confident tips against lower ranked sides - Sydney, Western Bulldogs, North Melbourne & Hawthorn
Myth Busted (15:59) - Teams that the mainstream footy media continually overrates, no longer a “bankable” tip - Adelaide, Collingwood & GWS
Under Review (25:29) - Teams that we think a bound for a deep September run, but we need a larger sample size to be sure - Brisbane & Richmond
The Bank Makers (28:03) - Teams that are “permanent marker” tips, feel confident to pick them every week - Geelong & West Coast
And, as always, there’s a full preview of all the Round 16 action as well as the lads’ trademark value picks for you to play around with this weekend.
If you want to skip ahead to listen to the preview of a specific game the time stamps are below:
Upset AlertsRichmond vs. GWS (30:45)Port Adelaide vs. Brisbane (34:10)
50/50 PicksNorth Melbourne vs. Essendon (38:29)
Sure ThingsWest Coast vs. Collingwood (42:38)Sydney vs. Carlton (44:27)Hawthorn vs. Fremantle (46:57)Geelong vs. St Kilda (49:57)Gold Coast vs. Adelaide (51:28)Western Bulldogs vs. Melbourne (55:12)
Feature Bets (58:39)