Boys,
1. Bledisloe Cup. A great tense win with some harder heads emerging. Great to see a kick go over under pressure. The team is certainly improving of late. NZ have a bit to worry about. Starting to see a lot of rubbish in Quade Cooper's game. Goose, but can play. Mitchell needs to improve his defence too. Beale must start - he is a winner. Forwards tough, but we go to sleep at key times. A strong result - albeit a dead rubber.
2. What about the Hong Kong crowd? Someone must be playing a big kick back to the ARU/ NZRU. It was pathetic. Why were they there? How can the game grow in our country with this carry on? If ever they needed an Aussie relevance it is now.
3. Finally Merv Hughes has been given the axe as an Australian selector! Too many tours overseas and too little knowledge of the subtleties in the game. He truly is a mug goose. See you later clown.
4. Greg Chappell as the new bloke on the block could well stuff things up. As usual - Chappel's record is terrible. He is a human curse, but has been appointed to enact change. Hilditch is under pressure. Compulsive hookers are cut from a similar gib. Nowadays instead of constantly playing the same stupid shot all the time against Hadlee, he keeps selecting teams which underperform. Old habits die hard.
However, at least we may see new names and talents emerge. Phil Hughes is overrated. The D'Costa camp practice their hairstyles and shampooing more than their batting sometimes. But Ferguson, Maddison, Khawaja, et al are the future.
Hussey and North will struggle to play in the first test for mine. North got 10 and Hussey a golden duck!! Not good timing!!!
How good is Perth cricket? It ruins your sleep for the week. 20-20 can be as big a dud as a bad ODI if too many early wickets fall.
5. Cricket. Keen to take the Indian cash at a state level but beware. What about the bad side - illegal bookmakers and the influx of Indian cricketers who will displace Aussies playing the game locally. They are not an altruistic lot and they are looking for more than just a cash handout. Self interest sails close to their hearts. This is not another pathetic call centre.
6. League. The Four Nations should never again be played in Australia. Can anyone get excited about the big buck earning players suddenly finding a pang of interest in anyone but themselves? Like a patrotic surge? The NRL is what the crowd want.
By the way, when is that bloody match fixing corruption finding being handed down? How hard can it be? It is dragging on like a Lindy Chamberlain trial/ inquest/ royal commission.
7. Surfing. A 10th World Championship? Kelly Slater is up there with Sampras, Federer, Nadal, Woods, Tendulkar, Wally Lewis as the best sportsmen of our lives. Any others? (I have overlooked Johns and can't think of a rugby equivalent).
8. Soccer. Man City are in serious strife. Mancini has lost the Midas touch. Two soft losses. Look for a change. Also, Perth Glory have given up. They are a disgrace.
9. Tennis. Stosur. No. 6 in the world! Pretty good when you consider how overweight she once was. She will not play Hopman Cup ever again now. It is the place to be seen when you are a struggler.
10. Texas Rangers coming back against the San Francisco Giants with two more home games. They are likely to square it all up very soon. One to watch. Look at their left handed pitcher, Cliff Lee. Unbelievable.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Wrap - Probably No Good (PNG)
Lads,
1. So You Think runs like a champion in the Cox Plate for one so young (dual winner now). Reminds me of me - or Damian Sligar in his prime. Having been at the Cox Plate this weekend, it was a fine run. The star of the day though was Black Caviar. If you need to back a certainty, try the Caviar. We await the return of Typhoon Tracey. It is a star too.
2. Australia v the Kumuls. Can anyone get excited about Test match league at Parra Stadium on a wet, cold day? The BASIC errors from their winger were woeful. A bit of sun was what they needed. The best league tests are in England when we are under the pump.
3. Soccer. Liking the improvements of standard in our A-League in Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne. Robbie Fowler is a clown. He was saying that Wayne Rooney was considering playing for Perth Glory if he could not secure a deal with ManU! Ridiculous. Maybe he should just try and get a win for Perth Glory who are changing coaches and changing positions on the ladder as they fall. Finally a win for Sydney FC. Bring back Kozzie!
4. Cricket. Why are we playing 20-20 cricket v Sri Lanka? Is there any sense (apart from TV ratings)? We are getting to a stage where NO Test players should be in 20-20 cricket.
5. Waiting for the announcement of life bans for the league gamblers - and the names of those drug cheats. What is it saying about Toyota Cup when players test positive regularly? Players now know that if they do not 'make it' by the age of 21, they are finished. These positive swabs are simply showing another problem in the game. GenY are not noted for their patience.
6. AFL. International Rules. What a comedy show that is. The beer must be good, because why would you go and play this and why would clubs allow their players to risk injury? Good to hear that AFL players are also doing bad things at niteclubs and overseas. For a time there we thought that it was only one code.
7. Webber. Did anyone say he was a certainty? Crashed out when a win from pole would have nearly gifted him the championship. Um....
1. So You Think runs like a champion in the Cox Plate for one so young (dual winner now). Reminds me of me - or Damian Sligar in his prime. Having been at the Cox Plate this weekend, it was a fine run. The star of the day though was Black Caviar. If you need to back a certainty, try the Caviar. We await the return of Typhoon Tracey. It is a star too.
2. Australia v the Kumuls. Can anyone get excited about Test match league at Parra Stadium on a wet, cold day? The BASIC errors from their winger were woeful. A bit of sun was what they needed. The best league tests are in England when we are under the pump.
3. Soccer. Liking the improvements of standard in our A-League in Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne. Robbie Fowler is a clown. He was saying that Wayne Rooney was considering playing for Perth Glory if he could not secure a deal with ManU! Ridiculous. Maybe he should just try and get a win for Perth Glory who are changing coaches and changing positions on the ladder as they fall. Finally a win for Sydney FC. Bring back Kozzie!
4. Cricket. Why are we playing 20-20 cricket v Sri Lanka? Is there any sense (apart from TV ratings)? We are getting to a stage where NO Test players should be in 20-20 cricket.
5. Waiting for the announcement of life bans for the league gamblers - and the names of those drug cheats. What is it saying about Toyota Cup when players test positive regularly? Players now know that if they do not 'make it' by the age of 21, they are finished. These positive swabs are simply showing another problem in the game. GenY are not noted for their patience.
6. AFL. International Rules. What a comedy show that is. The beer must be good, because why would you go and play this and why would clubs allow their players to risk injury? Good to hear that AFL players are also doing bad things at niteclubs and overseas. For a time there we thought that it was only one code.
7. Webber. Did anyone say he was a certainty? Crashed out when a win from pole would have nearly gifted him the championship. Um....
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Wrap - Commonsense Games
1. Surely we are nearing a time when the Commonwealth Games will see more 'pull outs' as their value diminishes. They will be gone soon for mine. They are a colonial overhang of an era when international competition was rare. Cue oversized Kangaroo (or was it a Koala) that winks. Corny.
These days, the opposition is poor. England in the pool have done their cash if this is as good as they get. The coverage on Channel 10 has been terrible. Ratings? Poor I bet. The crowds awful. Has anyone seen any footage of the key track events? Where are all the people - no tickets or no part of an embarrassingly poorly organised and corrupt administrative joke? Skippy Huegill a good story. Talk to us when the Olympics come around. They are the real medals. Are 10 Commonwealth golds a good thing - or a sign of old age?
2. Webber. Sitting on top after a strong second place yesterday. 14 points ahead with three races to come. No confidence in a happy ending.
3. Lowndes. A mighty victory for four out of the last five wins at Bathurst. Has it ever not rained up there? Great to see a few kangaroos on the track. They try their luck and test their speed each year. Skippy Huegill tribute
4. League. Notice the Sun Herald trying hard to expose the sham of Parramatta. fancy allowing Daniel Anderson to make big calls on personnel and having him sacked? Surely this makes no sense. Paul Osborne sounds weak to me. He is petrified he is next to go. Get ready for him to steal more stuff from Woolies when his mind travels elsewhere at the shopping centre. Kearney will do well to put up with this collection of fools for three years. The leaks out of that joint would only be second to Willie Mason's leaks in Kings Cross on the drink.
5. Australia v Paraguay. Crisp display and one where some attack and enterprise was there. The Germany loss at the World Cup still rankles as a negative Pim piece of idiocy when compared to this. No guts, no glory. "Pimbercile".
6. Cricket. Ponting in good form. Even North scored a ton. He is a Graeme Wood clone. When the career is on a thread, score a ton. That gives you five tests before another ton is needed. The batting spot of No. 6 has been the preserve of veterans for a long time in Australian Cricket - Lehman, Waugh, North...When is the youth policy kicking in?
Nathan Hauritz must be having nightmares. Ponting stupidly brings him on when Tendulkar is on 0. Soon he is hitting him everywhere. Hauritz is a good bowler to get into form by smashing. Last time he went to India he was not spotted for five years after it. It may be the same here.
7. Did anyone see the F1 driver who crashed on the 'sighter' lap before the race started? That is doing it tough.
These days, the opposition is poor. England in the pool have done their cash if this is as good as they get. The coverage on Channel 10 has been terrible. Ratings? Poor I bet. The crowds awful. Has anyone seen any footage of the key track events? Where are all the people - no tickets or no part of an embarrassingly poorly organised and corrupt administrative joke? Skippy Huegill a good story. Talk to us when the Olympics come around. They are the real medals. Are 10 Commonwealth golds a good thing - or a sign of old age?
2. Webber. Sitting on top after a strong second place yesterday. 14 points ahead with three races to come. No confidence in a happy ending.
3. Lowndes. A mighty victory for four out of the last five wins at Bathurst. Has it ever not rained up there? Great to see a few kangaroos on the track. They try their luck and test their speed each year. Skippy Huegill tribute
4. League. Notice the Sun Herald trying hard to expose the sham of Parramatta. fancy allowing Daniel Anderson to make big calls on personnel and having him sacked? Surely this makes no sense. Paul Osborne sounds weak to me. He is petrified he is next to go. Get ready for him to steal more stuff from Woolies when his mind travels elsewhere at the shopping centre. Kearney will do well to put up with this collection of fools for three years. The leaks out of that joint would only be second to Willie Mason's leaks in Kings Cross on the drink.
5. Australia v Paraguay. Crisp display and one where some attack and enterprise was there. The Germany loss at the World Cup still rankles as a negative Pim piece of idiocy when compared to this. No guts, no glory. "Pimbercile".
6. Cricket. Ponting in good form. Even North scored a ton. He is a Graeme Wood clone. When the career is on a thread, score a ton. That gives you five tests before another ton is needed. The batting spot of No. 6 has been the preserve of veterans for a long time in Australian Cricket - Lehman, Waugh, North...When is the youth policy kicking in?
Nathan Hauritz must be having nightmares. Ponting stupidly brings him on when Tendulkar is on 0. Soon he is hitting him everywhere. Hauritz is a good bowler to get into form by smashing. Last time he went to India he was not spotted for five years after it. It may be the same here.
7. Did anyone see the F1 driver who crashed on the 'sighter' lap before the race started? That is doing it tough.
Monday, October 4, 2010
The Wrap - Knuckleheads
1. The NRL Grand Final. How does a team that is winning at half time fall in a heap as badly as the Roosters? Interesting to note no sighting of Brian Smith at half time in the sheds. He plays a lot of mind games and they bite him on the bum eventually. In contrast, it was interesting to see Nightingale and Soward in deep discussion with Bennett and then (low and behold - who would have thought) to see two quick tries down his side upon resumption. Smith needs some outside backs. Linnet and the young winger are terrible in defence and were found out. Kenny Dowell was also ordinary when it was all said and done. Early, the Roosters were tough but Saints were powerful. The rain helped them, but always hard to blame it on the elements. When was the last sunny/ dry NRL Grand Final?
2. I am writing to David Gallop and any other Independent Commissioner (when?) about the terrible standard of pre match/ half time entertainment at the GF. I've had enough. If I see another battered helicopter and a pathetic sky diver or two I'll scream. We had the big eel in 1976 so maybe that needs to return - or the big inflatable Optus TV - or another John Williamson song when nails and screws were left on the ground. Where is the bloke holding down a net full of balloons? The "streamers and coloured paper" that Rex loved? A marching band with a big fat bloke at the front? Lionel Ritchie was fabulous "All Night Long" and "Dancing On The Ceiling" - and a great position in the crowd. Do we need another no name young Aussie band who no one remembers? IF a band exists, they play a popular, relevant song - not their next hit. Same goes for Origin too. The arrogance of the NRL is unbelievable. May it rest in peace - with a matchfixing ban or two.
3. Collingwood. Crushed St Kilda who fair dinkum must have had the bookies in their pockets kicking a million behinds early in the game. Too physical, too aggressive and too dominant. A bit like the police report from yet another sex scandal allegation.
4. Brett Stewart. Hard to know what to make of the accuser and I'm sure 60 Minutes will run a story on it soon. Could she be that deceptive and put her reputation on the line to that extent? Father was mad and the evidence did not stack up. The angst such things create seem to know no bounds. NRL look dumb - again - by banning Stewart. Surely the mantra is well known now "there is a Police investigation and the matter is before the courts, so we will reserve our judgement until the outcome is known".
5. Nick Darcy. Hard to feel an ounce of sympathy for him. he is still full of smart arse comments and scowls and carries on like a spoilt brat. he was found out mentally - something Simon Cowley saw as well. He is a prize knob and should retire. He choked worse than any other swimmer in memory. Indian bookie involved?
6. Alberto Contodor. If it is not bad meat, mum's pill (Warnie), oversexing, spiked drinks it is the coach gave it to me, food was laced, you can kiss a girl who swallows cocaine (Gasquet), oral sex gives it to you or you find it in your toothpaste. It's a scary world out there. Watch Out. The Pommie league player who necked himself last week - Terry Newton - actually just admitted he was a cheat. That's more like it. Dried caterpillars and turtle shell extract can do the trick too!
7. Cricket. Rick Ponting is culpable. His shot in the circumstances of the second innings was appalling. Australia 1-80 and he needed to consolidate sensibly to put us in a winning position (like tendulkar does ALL the time). He is going to lose yet another Ashes series. He is cranky and irrational, throwing his wicket away. Clarke is soft too. When has Clarke delivered in a test under immense pressure? NOthing much springs to mind does it?
I have also surely just watched Marcus North's last test. He lacks guts. With India about to bat, I cannot see anything but an Indian victory. Harbijan bowled brillinatly, Hauritz should visit his academy. Outside of the match fixed SCG Test, what has Hauritz done? A pretender. Was dropped last time he was in India and should be again. We need a broom through this mob before it is too late. Another Test that has slipped away under Ponting's petulant and surly leadership.
2. I am writing to David Gallop and any other Independent Commissioner (when?) about the terrible standard of pre match/ half time entertainment at the GF. I've had enough. If I see another battered helicopter and a pathetic sky diver or two I'll scream. We had the big eel in 1976 so maybe that needs to return - or the big inflatable Optus TV - or another John Williamson song when nails and screws were left on the ground. Where is the bloke holding down a net full of balloons? The "streamers and coloured paper" that Rex loved? A marching band with a big fat bloke at the front? Lionel Ritchie was fabulous "All Night Long" and "Dancing On The Ceiling" - and a great position in the crowd. Do we need another no name young Aussie band who no one remembers? IF a band exists, they play a popular, relevant song - not their next hit. Same goes for Origin too. The arrogance of the NRL is unbelievable. May it rest in peace - with a matchfixing ban or two.
3. Collingwood. Crushed St Kilda who fair dinkum must have had the bookies in their pockets kicking a million behinds early in the game. Too physical, too aggressive and too dominant. A bit like the police report from yet another sex scandal allegation.
4. Brett Stewart. Hard to know what to make of the accuser and I'm sure 60 Minutes will run a story on it soon. Could she be that deceptive and put her reputation on the line to that extent? Father was mad and the evidence did not stack up. The angst such things create seem to know no bounds. NRL look dumb - again - by banning Stewart. Surely the mantra is well known now "there is a Police investigation and the matter is before the courts, so we will reserve our judgement until the outcome is known".
5. Nick Darcy. Hard to feel an ounce of sympathy for him. he is still full of smart arse comments and scowls and carries on like a spoilt brat. he was found out mentally - something Simon Cowley saw as well. He is a prize knob and should retire. He choked worse than any other swimmer in memory. Indian bookie involved?
6. Alberto Contodor. If it is not bad meat, mum's pill (Warnie), oversexing, spiked drinks it is the coach gave it to me, food was laced, you can kiss a girl who swallows cocaine (Gasquet), oral sex gives it to you or you find it in your toothpaste. It's a scary world out there. Watch Out. The Pommie league player who necked himself last week - Terry Newton - actually just admitted he was a cheat. That's more like it. Dried caterpillars and turtle shell extract can do the trick too!
7. Cricket. Rick Ponting is culpable. His shot in the circumstances of the second innings was appalling. Australia 1-80 and he needed to consolidate sensibly to put us in a winning position (like tendulkar does ALL the time). He is going to lose yet another Ashes series. He is cranky and irrational, throwing his wicket away. Clarke is soft too. When has Clarke delivered in a test under immense pressure? NOthing much springs to mind does it?
I have also surely just watched Marcus North's last test. He lacks guts. With India about to bat, I cannot see anything but an Indian victory. Harbijan bowled brillinatly, Hauritz should visit his academy. Outside of the match fixed SCG Test, what has Hauritz done? A pretender. Was dropped last time he was in India and should be again. We need a broom through this mob before it is too late. Another Test that has slipped away under Ponting's petulant and surly leadership.
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