Ugly Bustards Footy Tipping

Ruthless Rhino Runs Roughshod in Dazzling Display

2021-10-06T18:05:00.002+11:00

Well all youse Uglybaaaaaaaaaaaaaastaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaards that's another covid-affected season out of the way thank f#$k for that!

Following on from 2020's Covid winner Timmoie who streeted the fleet, this year the Rhinocerous ran roughshod over all punters with a dominant display of sheer brute force tipping.

Pistol Pete Pips Punters in Tipping Triumph

2019-10-10T11:56:00.000+11:00

Well hi there all you Uglybaaaaaaaaaaaaaastaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaards it's Uglybustard here for the last post of 2019 outlaying the prize winners for this sensational season that woz.

Congratulations Pete Lewis!!! Pete wins his first ever Uglybustards Premiership. And he got the bloody GLAMARAMA cans as well!!!

It was nip 'n' 'ckn tuck there throughout the last few rounds and the finals series, but Pete come thru in the end defeating the valiant Andy, equal on points but Pete got the chockies with a superior margin.

Third place went to Timmoie, a name I've had trouble spelling all year, a punter who has been around a while without showing much, but really pulled out all stops after entering the prize pool this year missing the coveted Uglybustards guernsey by a single point! Ahhhhhgggggggggggg.

Well done Podium.
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2019 Sydney Brewery Beer Winner

2019-07-15T13:27:00.000+10:00

Just 6 rounds til finals all youse UGLYBAAAAAAARSTAAAARDS!!!!!

The tension is mounting as it's looking like a race in 4 to get the coveted Uglybustards guernsey!

And in even more spectacular news I visited Sydney Brewery at 28 Albion Street Surry Hills the other week to draw the lucky door carton prize with Sydney Brewery Marketing Manager Richard Feyn.

And the winner is....
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Free Beer! 2019 Prize Pool Finalised

2019-07-02T22:47:00.001+10:00

Hi there all youse UglyBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrsstttaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaards!!!!

The 2019 Prize Pool Deadline has been finalised and the inaugural draw for a carton of Sydney Brewery beer is on this Friday between 4 and 5pm at their esteemed 28 Albion Street Surry Hills premises!

Yes indeed, 18 paid up punters are eligible and a single winner will be drawn by Sydney Brewery Marketing Manager Richard Feyn, with NSW Government Lottery Agents in attendance to prevent any funny business. Email uglybustard@uglybustards.com if interested in attending.

2019 Prize Pool Deadline

2019-05-28T22:14:00.000+10:00

Hey there all youse UglyBaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrsstttaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaards!!!!

The 2019 Prize Pool Deadline is looming, May 30th! And Sydney Brewery have come to the party!

Because this is such a late reminder the Uglybustards Board of Directors, in its infinite wisdom, instead of sacking me for late notice have extended the deadline to cob Friday June 7th!! What a lunch of bed ends!! Set your alarm bells!!!

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2019 Ugly Bustards Footy Tipping

2019-03-18T23:31:00.000+11:00

Here we are in a milestone year for Ugly Bustards Footy Tipping, our 20th year!!!!!! How could 20 years go by so fast?

***Don't forget your tips before Thursday night's Blues Vs Tigers***

It is a year you want to win. Do you have the right ingredients to be an Ugly Bustard?

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Griggsy Makes History With 2018 2-Peat

2018-10-06T14:31:00.002+10:00

Retired Tasmanian Umpire Griggsy made a huge contribution to his superannuation plan and Ugly Bustards Footy Tipping history with his back-to-back win in the 2018 Joker Ladder. It was the 3rd time Griggsy has taken home the Premiership Cup, also winning in his debut season of 2011. He is the first punter to win 3 flags, edging ahead of the inaugural Champ Arnold Layne (2000, 2010), Denlash (2005, 2008) and Sam Griggs (2013, 2015).
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2018 Uglybustards Underway with Unfurling of Flag

2018-04-26T13:53:00.000+10:00

yes all youse Uglybustards the 2018 season is well and truly underway as we're 5 rounds down and its already a tipsters nightmare!!! This week we see the presentation of the 2017 Uglybustards Cup to last year's winner Griggsy, who will be doing a lap of honour at the Round 6 Geelong Vs Sydney game at Kardinia Park this Saturday 28th April at 1:45pm. Be sure to tune in so you don't miss it.
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Griggsy Grabs Grand Final Glory 2017

2017-10-18T22:59:00.003+11:00

In a brutal low scoring season of tipping the Uglybustards Board is proud to announce that the 2017 Uglybustards Premiership Title has been taken out by Griggsy who claims his 2nd Cup since entering the expanded Uglybustards Tipping competition in 2011. With two Premierships under his belt in just 7 years the controversial move by Uglybustards to allow ex-umpires from Tasmania into the competition has certainly paid off. Maybe the AFL will sit up and take notice.

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Uglybustard Goes AWOL for 2017 GF

2017-09-18T22:24:00.001+10:00

With just two weeks left in the 2017 season, I'm off to the land of the Goat and miss the prelims and the Grannie!!!! I wish it was the land of the Lethal Leigh Mathews GOAT, but instead its the land of the four-legged variety in farway Greece, where once again the Uglybustards Board of Directors have sent me in search of new recruits. Baaahhh.
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The Umpire Strikes Back R21 2017

2017-08-15T23:39:00.001+10:00

I am compelled to backup from last week's post. One week after a specktackulaaaaahhh effort by Sam Griggs, his old man Griggsy who is a has-been umpire in the Tas footy league, who was obviously deeply offended by last week's Uglybustards column, has gone and played the joker with the five point bonus to max out with a Terwenteeeeeeeeeeeee-threeeee-White-Pointer and hit the lead in the Uglybustards 2017 Title Premiership Cup leading the race for the Uglybustards 2017 Guernsey two weeks out from finals!!!!

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Jackpot Goes Off R20 2017

2017-08-09T22:28:00.001+10:00

...and he goes back to take the kick from the half back flank and he looks like he's goin the torp. By Geeberz he's really gotten on to that one its going a full 80 metres down to centre half forward the wind got under it and its gone a country mile! A big pack's formed the big fellas jostling for position I dunno who's gonna pluck it Dennis... AND OVER THE TOP ITS SAAAAAM GRIIIIIIGGS FROM NOWHEEEEERREEEE!!!!! PLUCKS THE JACKPOT, POCKETS 90 BUCKS AND MOVES INTO 2017 UGLYBUSTARDS PREMIERSHIP CONTENTION!!! - all in one week's tipping. Noice work if you can do it...

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2017 Prize Pool Finalised

2017-06-13T00:03:00.000+10:00

Yes all youse Uglybaaaaaaarstaaaaaaards we are half way through the 2017 season and its the first post from the Uglybustards Administration all year!!! There's been a ruthless cost cutting exercise by the Board who are trying to save on digital ink. Lost my personal assistants, chauffeur and masseuse. But I will struggle on - and what a season of tipping to struggle on with! The most difficult in memory which sees Fluffy Panda hit the lead by a point over Funnybustard at the half way mark. We have a healthy prize pool of 22 entries and a good prize pool of $440. I was sorely tempted to pull up stumps and do a runner to the Bahamas!!! But I knew you'd track down Ugly Bustard's mug shot one day...

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Uglybustards Footy Tipping on again in 2017

2017-03-12T09:57:00.000+11:00

Here we are again at the start of our 18th Uglybustards AFL Footy Tipping Comp in 2017.

Following tradition we pay our respects to the 2016 Champ Mik Barley aka The Remonstrator and the coveted Uglybustards virtual Premiership Cup. Mik was kind enough to share a couple of pics of his winning guernsey too.

2016 winner, Mik Barley, aka The Remonstrator

Barley Finishes Fast for First Title

2016-10-03T17:18:00.000+11:00

The 2016 Uglybustards Premiership Cup proudly brought to you by Huru Sports, look good play better.

Barley's first Uglybustards Title - Past Winners

Presented to The Remonstrator, Mik Barley

In an historic weekend of footy Mik Barley showed class and poise to out-tip the competition in the final few rounds to take out his first Uglybustards title. Congratulations Mik.

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Barley Sugar-coats All-Australian Omission

2016-09-07T17:46:00.001+10:00

In breaking news on the eve of finals Mik Barley was a shock omission from the All-Australian team as selectors were called to account for their actions.

Known in footy circles as 'The Remonstrator', Barley topped the Uglybustards Joker and Standard season ladder minor premierships thanks to a withering burst of tipping in the final few rounds.

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2016 Prize Pool Finalised

2016-07-23T09:41:00.000+10:00

The 2016 Prize Pool has been finalised in sensashunal sircumstances with the team just scraping in enough punters for a Jackpot as the trading deadline came to a close. Yes all youse bustards come through at the witches hour and we cobbled together the bare minimum of 20! well done all youse bustards!!!
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Uglybustards Rides Again in 2016!

2016-03-23T07:47:00.000+11:00

Welcome back all you utter utter bustards for the 17th Uglybustards AFL Footy Tipping Comp and a big welcome to the new tipsters who really don't know what they're letting themselves in for.

But first, the unveiling of the cup for the 2015 Champ Sam Griggs who potted his 2nd trophy in 3 years, he is becoming the "Hawthorn" tipster of Uglybustards. Who will knock him off this year?

Sam Griggs wins his 2nd Uglybustards Title

Sizzling Sam Peaks Perfectly to Capture Crown

2015-10-11T13:02:00.000+11:00

The 2015 Uglybustards Premiership Cup proudly brought to you by Huru Sports, look good play better.

Presented to Sam Griggs

Sam Snares Second Title - past winners

The Hawks may have got their 3-peat but it was Sam Griggs who got his 2nd Uglybustards Champeenship on the first Saturday in October. He joins an elite group of Uglybustards dual titleholders that consists of Arnold Layne (2000, 2010), Denis Lashmar (2005, 2008) and Sam (2013, 2015).

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Minor Premiership to Sam Griggs

2015-09-09T16:14:00.002+10:00

2013 Uglybustards Champeen Sam Griggs has edged out the Ox for the 2015 minor premiership. With yet another high number of upsets on the round 23 weekend, the Ox's final Joker didn't pay off and Sam scored well to take a 4 point lead into the finals.

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Margin Mayhem as Hungry Hawks Blast Barkers Blues into Oblivion

2015-07-27T22:16:00.000+10:00

Docklands delivered a debacle for AFL Friday night footy with records rewritten and Barker's faint coaching hopes blasted to high heaven by the hungry Hawks who belted the bewildered Blues to the back end of Borneo.

This created havoc in the Margin comp with major changes in the ladder, while in the Joker and Standard Season Ladders it looks like we could be in for a cliffhanger with 6 rounds and finals to go.

In other late breaking news, prizes are finalised along with the Paid Up Prize Pool entries for 2015, instructions on how to play your Joker have been published on the Uglybustards site and the Wadsman is expected to have arrived in Vietnam.

Read on for this and more in the Round 17 Ugly Bustards Footy Tipping results...

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Playing Your Joker

2015-07-14T18:54:00.000+10:00

Instructions on how to play your joker.

It's become apparent that not all Uglybustards tipsters realise that we can play a Joker 5 weeks a season.

It got me wondering if everyone realises all the prizes are attached to the "Sam Griggs Joker Ladder".

The Joker Ladder was launched in February 2014 to bring endless excitement to a BIGGER BOLDER BETTER Uglybustards tipping season due to Sam Griggs streeting the field after 6 rounds in 2013.

So just to make it very clear to one and all, I've put together some instructions on how to play your joker when you put your tips in on www.footytips.com.au.

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Paltry Prize Pool Jeopardises Jackpot

2015-06-18T09:26:00.000+10:00

For the first time in Uglybustards history we may not have a jackpot. More on that later, along with a callout to Tax Dodgers.

Never mind its 20 years too late, the (once) mighty Blues finally look to be re-shaping a treat with Juddy out the door straight after Malt, and his love child Daisy following with a buggered shoulder. With Ange Postecoglou on the Coach Selection Committee we could see a Ned Zelic comeback any time soon. Meanwhile the Horse Longmire is so spoilt he throws the toys outa the cot when five goals up and isn't it criminal that drug cheat Crowley remains eligible for the 2015 Grand Final!

Read on for the Round 11 tipping results...

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Zenben Jags Jackpot

2015-06-03T17:29:00.000+10:00

Where did the first 9 rounds of the season go? Zenben's cleaned up all the jackpot $, we've had one coach sacking (onya Malt) and the Ugly Bustards Footy Tipping Joker Ladder is as topsy turvy as the never-ending Essendon drugs saga. WADA are appealing not only the Dons players result but now Stephen Dank's 21 charges he got off on as well. But more on that at the end of this week's report. Read on for the tipping results...

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Electrifying Elmo, Yaz Connects, Scoop of the Year!

2015-04-23T22:40:00.000+10:00

Elmo along with Zenben and Funnybustard had an electrifying round 3 and not just cos theyre all in NSW and channelled the #sydneyStorm. These 3 Ugybustards Tipsters used their first Joker of the season to full advantage last weekend to score the maximum 23 points for picking the card. Well done (you bustards).

Elmo takes the ladder lead after round 3 and says he's determined to keep it til the GF...
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