I was sitting with a few Blitzers at the Windy Hill social club one day and confided that on a certain fateful day in 1999 I’d put $30 on the Scum at about 6 to 1. Koala gasped and looked like she was about to smack me over the head and there was a general murmur of disgust coming from the table (I think “instaban” might have been muttered). I felt dirty. And I do recall feeling a bit dirty on that day back in 1999 when - still in full EFC regalia - I’d popped into the TAB on Swan Street and collected my winnings.
But it’s something I did to ease the pain. I couldn’t countenance the idea of losing so I decided that if we lost at least I’d have money to drown my sorrows. And now it’s become a habit. This year I won money on the Filth (backed them to win on ANZAC Day at $3), collected on Freo (backed them to win by > 26 pts) and just got back from the TAB with a healthy payout courtesy of Norf beating us by 0 to 12 points.
I’m bad, I know I’m bad.
It’s wrong, I know deep down that it’s wrong.
But now I’m eyeing off the Brissy Lions at $4.50. Am I the only one with this disgusting habit??
I reckon when your follow your team intently you get a really good read on not only their strengths and weaknesses and how that compares to the side they are slated to come up against each week, but also their patterns from season to season. For example over the last few years, if we have beaten a quality team such as the Hawks, Swans, Cats etc it is worth chucking a 10’er on the Saints, Dees, Lions, Dogs etc if we play them the following week. Or even just taking the other team to beat their line.
Conversely I also back us quite often when we are the underdogs as we love an upset. So you can get good value either backing us to win or to lose with our weird bi-polar mob.
Not entirely what you were getting at I know, but sort of related.
On my birthday in 2001 a “mate” who was at my birthday party/grand final pissup went down to the TAB at half time and put ten bucks on Brisbane to win. He presented me the winning stub at the end of the game. Since then I have hated Brisbane more than any other team.
Take line which is +27.5. That was Essendon can win by up to 27 points. You get $ 1.90 for it. That was technically your not backing against Essendon for the loss.
I was sitting with a few Blitzers at the Windy Hill social club one day and confided that on a certain fateful day in 1999 I'd put $30 on the Scum at about 6 to 1. Koala gasped and looked like she was about to smack me over the head and there was a general murmur of disgust coming from the table (I think "instaban" might have been muttered). I felt dirty. And I do recall feeling a bit dirty on that day back in 1999 when - still in full EFC regalia - I'd popped into the TAB on Swan Street and collected my winnings.
But it’s something I did to ease the pain. I couldn’t countenance the idea of losing so I decided that if we lost at least I’d have money to drown my sorrows. And now it’s become a habit. This year I won money on the Filth (backed them to win on ANZAC Day at $3), collected on Freo (backed them to win by > 26 pts) and just got back from the TAB with a healthy payout courtesy of Norf beating us by 0 to 12 points.
I’m bad, I know I’m bad.
It’s wrong, I know deep down that it’s wrong.
But now I’m eyeing off the Brissy Lions at $4.50. Am I the only one with this disgusting habit??
The worst thing about this post is that you are betting every week. Gambling is a bad addiction and if it is something you have only just started doing, be careful because you will get sucked in and it will go down hill very very very quickly. Gambling addiction is worse than drugs because you can get sucked into “chasing your losses” and that is a slippery slope that is extremely hard to come back from.
Just pick and choose which ones to back, not too often either.
Have a bet quite often and regularly bet against us. Helps numb the pain.
Have just put $200 on Brissie at $4, if we win im happy if we lose ive got extra spending money in Singapore Sunday
I’m not feeling a lot of love. Maybe I shouldn’t have come out. So far we have:
For: Humbert (with some guilt), Houli Douley, Aceman, alex.f.94, Rossoneri (with a general warning on betting)
Against: Zebba, Reboot, DJR, efc1robbo, hambo, BakerWasAStar, SheedsIsOurFather
Indeterminate: Deckham (but doesn’t like any betting), Incoming (soulless), CJ
Actually - those numbers are better than I’d thought. Perhaps I’m not such a pariah after all! And I bet Mendozaa put his kids through college betting by against us, so there’s another one.