The last final game of week 2 of the finals and it's semi-final 1 between Sydney V Adelaide at the SCG.

This is going to be another great game and the question is will the Sydney Swans bounce back after last week's loss to GWS.

1. These two teams kicked just five goals in the first half when they met in round four; the Swans then kicked seven goals to six in the third quarter, before the Crows finished the stronger side. Eddie Betts finished with four and Tom Lynch three. Lance Franklin and Isaac Heeney booted four goals each for the Swans.

2. Both sides have been strong in clearances this season; the Swans are ranked third averaging 38.7 per game, ahead of the Crows fourth at 38.6. In centre clearances the Crows are ranked first, compared to the Swans 11th.

3. This will be the third time these teams have met in finals; Adelaide won the first game, the 1998 second semi-final at the SCG, before the Swans won the second qualifying final in 2012 at AAMI Stadium. The Swans have lost four of their last five knock out semi-finals, while Adelaide has won two of their last four.

4. The Crows continue to be the highest scoring side in 2016, averaging 114 points per game, and last week against North Melbourne kicked 100 points in a game for the 17th time this season. The Swans average 98 points per game this season, but were held to 7.13 (55) last week against the Giants, their lowest score of the season.

5. The Swans will be playing their first final at the SCG since 2005, when they won a thrilling semi-final against Geelong. They have played five times at the SCG in finals for four wins, while Adelaide has lost seven of their last eight finals interstate.

6. Swan Dan Hannebery has jumped to 16th in the AFL's official player ratings after his 31-disposal effort against the Giants last week, with the star midfielder beginning the season ranked 32nd.

My Prediction:

Sydney to win @1.57 on DirectBet

Value bet Adelaide +11.5 pts @1.74

Sydney have won 4 out of the last 5 games played between these two teams and that is why I am picking Sydney to win plus they have a good record at the SCG. But I can't count out the Adelaide Crows, if they play like they did last week. Both teams are evenly matched across the ground except for the midfield where I put Sydney just ahead which is why I also picked them to win.

Manchester City can now open up a nice little buffer at the top of the table if they win their match with Bournemouth which I think they will and win easy. I like Man City to win -1 European handicap @1.77 and over 2.5 goals @1.45 odds taken from DirectBet. I also think Arsenal can win away from home @1.53 and I also like Southampton to win at home after coming off a impressive win in the Europa League. I'll play a small parlay

Man City -1

Arsenal win

Southampton win

@4.52

Sorry mate this is the wrong topic to be posting these games as this is an AFL topic and not soccer. I don't think they have a topic for Australian soccer so maybe you can start one as the A-League will be starting soon here once the AFL is over.

Thanks for the update and it looks as though some people don't read the news updates as it was stated last week that there will be no swap and that the KR dev will be working to fix the issue. Also people just need to go back a page or two and they will see all the news updates.

Your doing a great job covertress and so is the dev, Keep up the good work!

Congrats on your win my friend and even if it was small money it was still a great win and the odds were great. It would of been good to see this before the game started as I would of put this parlay on as well. Keep up the good work and I look forward to your next round of tips.

What a great game last night between the Western Bulldogs and Hawthorn with the Western Bulldogs winning by 23 points. So for anyone who followed my prediction of the Western Bulldogs under 39.5 pts just made a nice amount of money as that was paying over $3 on DirectBet and even more on other Sports betting sites. I just missed out on either team under 15.5 pts with a late goal on the siren to end the game but even then it would of been 17 points so it didn't matter as I still would of lost that bet. Anyway it was still a nice profit for me and now I look forward to the next game later today between Sydney v Adelaide at the SCG and i'll be back later on to post my prediction for this match.

Yes Newcastle is in good form now heading into this match with Wolverhampton and I also think Newcastle will win and I also put a bet on over 2.5 goals @1.94 on DirectBet as the last 3 games between these two teams have resulted in over 2.5 goals all of which were in the Premier League.

No matter what happens here I'll still support the dev and if that means will need a coin swap then I'm all for it just as long as it benefits the dev and community.

Yes it is back online and working again but for me it was not online and working for over 24 hours as I got the message "Cannot connect at the moment, please come back later!" but I'm glad to see the faucet back online and working again. Not that I claim from it that often I just like to see it working so hopefully it brings in new people investing and using BitBeans.

Week 2 of the AFL finals starts tonight with Hawthorn Vs Western Bulldogs in the 2nd semi-final.

This is going to be a great game and if the Western Bulldogs play like they did last week against West Coast I think they can win tonight.

1. The Bulldogs dominated disposals (418-331), clearances (+16) and led by 19 points at three-quarter time in round three but lost by three points, with Hawks young gun James Sicily booting three final-term goals.

2. The Bulldogs only average 85 points per game this season – the lowest of any top eight side - but kicked 14.15 (99) in the elimination final against West Coast. Hawthorn averages 96 points per game.

3. Hawthorn has won the past eight meetings between the sides since the Bulldogs' last win in round three, 2010. Only two of those games though have been at the MCG, with three at Etihad Stadium and three at Aurora Stadium.

4. The Bulldogs are likely to command the contested possession battle on Friday night. They average nearly 149 per match, compared to the Hawks' 131.

5. The Hawks have never lost to the Bulldogs in four finals, the most recent being the 51-point 2008 qualifying final victory.

6. The Hawks will field eight players in the top 100 of the Schick AFL Player Ratings compared to the Dogs' six, but star pup Marcus Bontempelli (No.6 overall) will be the highest ranked player on the ground.

My prediction:

Western Bulldogs under 39.5 pts @3.05 on DirectBet

Value bet Either team under 15.5 pts @2.52

I think it will be a close game but as I said if the Western Bulldogs play like they did last week they can win this game and earlier this year they only lost by 3 points against Hawthorn and it was only in the last minute of the game where Hawthorn won. So the Bulldogs can match it with the Hawks.

Okay thanks for letting us know and I guess people are still hoping that the dev will come here with an update,I'm one of those hoping but it's not looking good now. But I have noticed that the network weight is up compared to 2 weeks ago so more people are now staking.

Hi dev,

Looks as though the BitBean faucet is not working now and is not connecting. It's been like this for over 24 hours now. "Cannot connect at the moment, please come back later!"

I too also think that was a great result but it was a shame that Real Madrid let everyone down. I do follow some of your tips but don't post in here that often. Keep up the good work and good luck with your next lot of tips.

The only match I like tonight is the Atletico-MG   v Sport Recife over 1.5 goals because this has happened in there last 8 matches between the two teams. In the other games tonight I think the best thing is to wait and bet live in the matches over 0.5 goals. It's a gamble but as I said in this league it happens more times then not.

To be honest does it really matter??? He is the one betting and spending his own money so it shouldn't matter what other people think or say. He has shown us all proof so lets just leave it at that. There is no need to post anything before a game because he has shown us his winning bet slips and that's good enough for me. I wish him all the best and it's good to see someone succeeding with betting as most people don't so good luck to him.

Well I didn't win my 1st bet on the Santa Cruz V Atletico PR over 1.5 goals but I did hold off until the 80th minute and put a bet on over 0.5 goals @3 and it looked like I won't get it but Santa Cruz scored a goal in the 91st minute. As I said it is a big gamble but it can pay off big which it did on this occasion for me. I also got my over 1.5 goals bet on Palmeiras V Flamengo match. It was a great day for me betting in this league. 

In the Santa Cruz V Atletico-PR game I think over 1.5 goals is a good bet. The last 5 games played between these 2 teams it has gone over 1.5 goals except for the last game where it ended 1-0. Also I like to wait until half time to see if it is 0-0 and then I'll put a bet on over 0.5 goals. It's a big gamble but most times then not in this league it comes in. Currently I have Santos +1 which I look like getting. I also think Palmeiras V Flamengo over 1.5 goals is good as the past 6 games between these 2 have also resulted in over 1.5 goals.

Congrats on your wins mate

I also had Manchester City on to win and I'm well in profit from just backing them so far this year as they have not lost a game yet. My big win was when they beat Man Utd as they were paying $3 to win when I put my bet on. So even if they loose a few games now I'll still be in profit.

By the way thanks DirectBet for my payout on the parlay I had with Man City from Tuesday.

No problem dev

Yes even though C-cex sometimes has issues, I must say that their support is one of the best and super fast at answering support tickets sometimes within a few minutes for me.

Is it mandatory to update the wallet?

I know what you mean and as I said in a previous post someone is even selling Bsilver assets below 100 Burst coins which is a steal at theses prices because they were released for 100 Burst coins each. So for anyone who has Burst sitting on an exchange and got those Burst coins cheap (under 80 sats) then now is a good time to buy some cheap assets.