How do you get to toss the coin?

markinUSA · Post: # 555785Post **markinUSA** » Sun 27 Apr 2008 2:26pm

Hi

Last year, there was a competition on the Saints website, via the sponsor the Age, for one person to toss the coin. It was in April against the Bombers.

Does anyone know how this gets decided? Who chooses who tosses the coin in Saints games?

Thanks
Mark

danners · Post: # 555787Post **danners** » Sun 27 Apr 2008 2:28pm

a friend of mine got to toss the coin last year as well

i think she was able to do that because her family had won it at the best and fairest auction

so im guessing a mix of competitions, auctions, sponsorship benefits

i_luv_nick_riewoldt · Sun 27 Apr 2008 2:45pm

yea, ive always wanted to know that actually too. it would be great to do it! If i was picked i would practice non stop!

saintsRrising · Sun 27 Apr 2008 2:56pm

i_luv_nick_riewoldt wrote:yea, ive always wanted to know that actually too. it would be great to do it! If i was picked i would practice non stop!

So you want to be a real Tosser?

WARNING: Some say that it will make you go blind.

markinUSA · Post: # 555825Post **markinUSA** » Sun 27 Apr 2008 3:56pm

Let me tell you a secret... my (late) Dad used to bet on everything.
Literally, even coin tosses.
One day he told me, make sure when a coin is being tossed that you call tails every time.
If the coin spins enough, the weight is not evenly distributed, and Tails will be more likely to come up in a majority of cases.

It actually works, I've tried it quite a few times.
Warning: it's no GUARANTEE on a particular toss, BUT if you toss it say 100 times, more often than not it will be tails.

Just a tip, particularly for those who are still playing and ever get a chance to call the toss.

Edit: it's very important that the Queen's head is facing up; this doesn't work as well if it is not. He used to encourage people to put the Queen's head up by saying things like "Oh the Queen can't be facing the ground" and so on... all to win a bet!