Pett Family & Friends Tipping 2026

Annie had an eventful week. She went for a holiday in Bali with some girlfriends, staying in beautiful huts, and she got covid and had to isolate! I guess if you get covid and had a choice as to where you could isolate, a hut in Bali would be up the top of the list. Anyway, after isolating she tested negative and flew home to Adelaide yesterday (Saturday).

In the meantime, Annie was one of six people to get 4 out of 6 tips this week. The other five were Austin, Cathy Margot, Ray and Steph. The 4 by Cathy puts her 2 in front of Robert, with Judith 2 further back (see the ‘Ladder’ page), but there’s still plenty of tipping left to be done.

Next week we are back to 9 games and there’s another Thursday night game. An interesting one, too – Melbourne v Brisbane.

Four people got all 6 – Cathy, Janet, Jeremy and Margot. And in the see-sawing battle Cathy and Robert, Cathy’s 6 puts her back in front by 1, with Judith in 3rd place 2 behind Robert (see the ‘Ladder’ page).

South Adelaide boy Jason Horne-Francis is making news at North Melbourne but not all for the right reasons. He doesn’t seem happy that’s for sure. He’s signed a 2 year deal with North Melbourne but the Crows and Port must be getting their offers ready to lure him back to SA.

There’s another Thursday night game this week…

Annie and I led the way this week with 5 but the news of the week is that we are back to a a 2 way tie at the top between Cathy and Robert. Judith is 2 behind the lead and there are plenty who are still in the hunt, including Helen, Annie, Jeremy, Austin and more (see the ‘Ladder’ page).

The Crows broke their 5 game losing streak, which is a good way for them to go into the bye this weekend. Their next game, the week after, is against Gold Coast at Metricon, which will be an interesting one.

We have a Thursday night game this week.

I had a good round this week getting 8, then Alice, Austin, Helen, Jeremy and Robert all got 7. Cathy still leads but now only by 1 from Robert, with Judith 2 further back (see the ‘Ladder’ page).

Jeremy and I went to Geelong to support the Crows on Saturday, and Jeremy met the coach before the game (photo below). Their first 15 minutes or so was great but they couldn’t kick straight (again) and after Geelong then kicked two goals you could sense they were deflated. They had some good patches but they’re a team down on confidence and belief at the moment.

Next week the byes start. Only 6 games to tip on.

Cathy got 8 and has now jumped out in front by 2 from Robert, with Judith 1 further back (check ‘the Ladder’ tab). A special mention to Ray who also got 8, and 7’s to Annie, Helen, Janet and Judith.

Another demoralising effort from the Crows after leading for most of the night. Their last quarter was, well, pathetic. I sometimes think that Matthew Nicks is not the type of personality who can really fire them up. Hopefully he proves that wrong against Geelong at Kardinia Park next Saturday. Jeremy and I will be there in the cheer squad.

Cathy and Judith both got 8 this week – well done! So now Robert and Cathy, who have been swapping the lead back and forth between them recently, are now joint leaders, two one in front of Judith and with Jeremy one further back.

It’s starting to get getting depressing for the Crows. Another dismal loss. That’s 3 in a row after the great win against the Bulldogs in Round 6. Next week they play St Kilda at Adelaide Oval. The Crows desperately need a win but St Kilda are going well at the moment. As for Carlton, they are looking better every week (we have three hard core Carlton supporters in the comp – Cathy, Alice and Margot).

Leading the way this week was Jeremy with 8, followed by Austin, Janet, Judith and Robert all getting 7. And Robert’s 7 gets him back in the lead by 1, as Cathy and Robert keep handing the lead back to each other each week lately (see the ‘Ladder’ page).

Jeremy and I went to the Crows against Margot’s Carlton tonight – we were in the cheer squad. Carlton were the better side on the night (I’ll grant that) but gee the umpires gave them everything in the first half, especially in front of goal, which made it hard for the crows and killed our momentum.

Happy Mother’s day to all the Mums.

Best of the week were Alice, Cathy, Janet and Ray, who all got 7, followed by Margot with 6. But Cathy’s 7 puts her back in the lead, one ahead of Robert.

What a let-down for the Crows after their great win against the Bulldogs. Let’s hope they can redeem themselves next week against Carlton at Docklands.  Jeremy and I will be there. We are part of the cheer squad, so, as the players run out, Jeremy will be part of the guard of honour and I’ll be one of the people on the rope holding the banner up. It was a good win for Port up in Cairns. Two in a row now for them. Maybe they can get their season back on track. And Freo are looking the real deal.

Jeremy got all 9. The first 9 of the year. He’s been in hot form the last couple of weeks and has jumped up the ladder (see the ‘Ladder’ page). But father and son Robert and Austin did well too. They both got 8 and that puts Robert in the lead, one ahead of Cathy.

What a game for the Crows in Ballarat on Sunday. Jeremy and I were there, in the cheer squad right behind the goals, so we had a bird’s eye view of all three of Tex’s goals including the sealer at the end. We beat the Bulldogs and we beat the umps who, as always, were doing everything in their power to get the Bulldogs over the line. What a win. And what a beautiful drive back home to Coburg North it was.

Leading the way this week were Ray and Jeremy with 8. Ray missed Freo. Jeremy was sure he was going to get all 9 after the first 8 games had been played, but Geelong let him down against Hawthorn today. It isn’t easy to get all 9 and it doesn’t happen very often! Meanwhile, Cathy got 7 and is now in the lead on her own, 1 ahead of Robert and Alice. (To see the Ladder, go to the ‘Ladder’ page).

That was a good win for the Crows although they got some help from the umps with that 33-13 free kick count. Port almost stole it against Carlton after being 51 points down. Maybe they will get their first win of the year at Adelaide Oval next week against West Coast. If they don’t, Hinkley will be on very thin ice indeed.

There’s no Thursday night game this week. We are back to Friday night starts.