AFL Beat 2020 Season Round 5

ballsofsteelandfury - July 7, 2020July 7, 2020

This week... Schedule? What schedule? The Cats didn't fuck up a momentous occasion and there are no more unbeaten teams left in the competition Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! This was yet another interesting week. Remember how last week the AFL issued the schedule for Rounds 6 and 7? Well, the COVID-19 situation in

Sexy Friday, July 4th weekend 2020 edition

ballsofsteelandfury - July 3, 2020July 3, 2020

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Since tomorrow is July 4th, today was a holiday for me. That meant no work and the start of a nice long weekend. Usually people would be barbecuing and getting together to watch fireworks shows. Even in the age of COVID 19, I'm sure a lot of people are still

AFL Beat 2020 Season Round 4

ballsofsteelandfury - June 30, 2020June 29, 2020

This week... We had 10,000 fans in attendance in Queensland We have an early Mark of the Year candidate and there is only one unbeaten team left in the competition Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! This was an interesting week. Off the field, the positive test that forced the postponement of the Essendon-Melbourne

Sexy Friday, last one in June 2020 edition

ballsofsteelandfury - June 26, 2020June 14, 2020

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Do you guys read our author bios? They're at the bottom of each post and they're meant to tell you a little bit about the writers and how they get their inspiration. My favourite is Beastmode Ate My Baby's bio. It reads as follows: A frequent guest-star on the award-winning

AFL Beat 2020 Season Round 3

ballsofsteelandfury - June 23, 2020June 24, 2020

This week... Cats and Dogs are living together. A player has tested positive for COVID-19 and subsequently a game was postponed. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Lots of weird things happened this week. Luckily, Footy will be able to go on. Despite the positive test, games continued as scheduled except for the game

Sexy Friday, Juneteenth Edition

ballsofsteelandfury - June 19, 2020June 11, 2020

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Not too many people know what Juneteenth is. Considering what we've been going through in the last few weeks, that's both a sad reflection on contemporary society and an opportunity to learn. Beerguyrob does history much better than I can ever hope to, so I won't attempt at giving you

AFL Beat 2020 Season Re-Start

ballsofsteelandfury - June 16, 2020June 14, 2020

This week... This is what it looks like to have fans at stadiums in the age of COVID-19. Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Every game that the AFL played this weekend was played in empty stadiums. Except for one. The Showdown, the annual Adelaide Derby between the Port Adelaide Power and the

Sexy Friday, mid-June pool time!

ballsofsteelandfury - June 12, 2020June 6, 2020

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In most of the northern hemisphere, the middle of June is perfect pool weather. It's hot, but not suffocatingly hot like it can be in July, August, and September. Also, it's close enough to the end of winter that everyone is still excited about getting out into the

AFL Beat 2020 Season Re-Start

ballsofsteelandfury - June 9, 2020June 6, 2020

This week... We play games again! Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! This is the week we've all been waiting for. Finally, the 2020 AFL season is re-starting! Here is this week's schedule (Please remember that all times are Pacific): Round Two Thursday, June 11, 2020 2:40 AM - Collingwood Magpies v Richmond Tigers -

Sexy Friday, June is also a girl’s name edition

ballsofsteelandfury - June 5, 2020June 3, 2020

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Enough has been said about protests and all that, so I won't discuss that subject. Most of the major European soccer leagues are returning soon. Sports are slowly and surely restarting, which is a good thing. *** Sprots News By this time next week, AFL will have already played the first games

AFL Beat Post Quarantine Update #2

ballsofsteelandfury - June 2, 2020May 31, 2020

This week... Welcome to Balls of Steel's AFL Beat! Last week, some of you in the comments asked which team you should root for. I did my best to make some suggestions. Then I remembered I had put some stuff together in the past to help you pick a team. Let's start

Sexy Friday, Skanks for the Memories

ballsofsteelandfury - May 29, 2020May 27, 2020

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I'm curious if any of you remember Bob Hope. There's a reason the Burbank airport is named after him, you know. Bob Hope was a great all-around entertainer. He sang, he danced, he was a comedian, he could play the straight man. He was part of