You can win great cash prizes, be thoroughly entertained and not give a red cent to Kerry Packer, Rupert Murdoch or Eddie McGuire if you jump on board the 2002 Crikey footy tipping competition but be quick as you must be registered before the first bounce this Thursday.
Yes folks its on again. The 2002 AFL season kicks off on the Thursday 28th March at the MCG.

Let’s hope that this season will remembered for the great football we’re about to see and not the off-field antics of some the players.

There have been some major changes since last year, and the change with the biggest ramifications have been the sale of the Crikey bunker, ideally situated a screaming torpedo punt kick from the MCG.

Gone are the days of casually wandering up to the G or sneaking into the bunker’s car spot ten minutes before the bounce. Thanks for the memories.

As an added incentive to join in, the hosts of our online tipping comp and all round good blokes down at Dynamic Solutions have organised another grand prize for the highest tipster across their entire tipster list.

So what is the catch? To qualify for the prizes you must be a subscriber. You can still join in if you aren’t a subscriber but you won’t be eligible to claim any of the prizes that Crikey is offering. So why not become a member by clicking here and beat the price rise from $55 to $66 on April 1.

That’s it. There are no other catches.

We’ve altered the competition slightly this year and please make sure your read the T’s & C’s below :

  1. The following terms and conditions are to be read in conjunction with the T’s and C’s found at www.aussie-rules-football.com
  2. The umpire’s decision is final. Don’t bother whinging.
  3. One end of year prize – $500 for the highest number of correct tips.
  4. In the event there is a tie at the end of the home and away season, then the prize will be split amongst the winners.
  5. There is a weekly prize for the highest tipster – a crikey subscription, and yes you can claim it for your next renewal if you like, but you can only do this once – i.e. only one renewal only. What do you do with it? Why not give it away.
  6. In the event there is a tie for the highest number tips in one week, then the prize jackpots to the subsequent week.
  7. If you don’t get your tips in on time then you get 0 – no if’s, but’s of maybe’s.
  8. To claim the weekly prizes or end of year prize you must be a member of crikey.
  9. Prizes cannot be claimed in retrospect. Become a member now and avoid missing out.

How do I enter? Just visit www.aussie-rules-football.com and sign up but make sure you do the following :

  1. choose a username (not your email address) that you will be known by in the tipping comp.
  2. if you are a crikey member, use your crikey email address as the Dynamic Solutions contact email address.
  3. select the crikey group

The Gadget Man (aka Con Christov) can be contacted at gadget@crikey.com.au