1. Katich. More balls than the Qantas CEO! Taking on the truth in the public arena. Clarke's reaction confirms it as fact for mine. (By the way, the CEO is gone. He simply does not understand Australians). Clarke may wish to explain what happened after that Test in question.
2. That Daniel Smith innings of 185 in the one dayer today was something out of the box. He is a coach of the new franchise in the KFC Cricket Silliness at year's end. Not a bad audition for blokes to listen to him. 12 sixes is pretty unusual, but what about banning North Sydney Oval. Everything that is in that joint is doomed.
3. League. Liked the Aussie display on Sat. morning, but without Lockyer we will be a different team. The referee let blokes lie all over the ruck. It was back to the 1970's! At a trivia night recently, a question: Who was the 1984 Australian league captain? Answer below.
4. Michael Hussey was superb again on Sat v Sth Africa to win the series. He is our best bat over the last year or so and will be the AB medallist next year. No risk. On the other hand, Brad Haddin needs to be chopped. He is a risk and is reckless under pressure. When has he gutsed it out in recent memory?
5. AFL International Rules. The annual laugh. Fancy accepting into that farce as a player or coach. AFL is made to look like a joke. Needs to be canned.
6. Baseball. St Louis Cardinals win in extraordinary circumstances. Texas - with the only banned coach for drug taking as a coach in world sport - were very disappointing. Should have won but did not. Story ends.
7. Chelsea in trouble after losing at home and conceeding 5 goals. need a new keeper. He was terrible.
8. The Cup. Great time at the Spring carnival. Americain will be hard to stop over the distance....again.
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Wrap - Shizenhaus
1. Australia v Wales. Third place playoffs seem a bit ridiculous, but a tidy win. Has Quayde Cooper actually helped make the tournament into something worth watching? Too few tries overall and some more space is urgently required between the defensive lines.
New Zealand. Should have won about four of the bloody things. Hippy hippy shakes with the goal kicking early (three from three missed). Winning it without Dan Carter is some sort of achievement. The end of the longest Rugby World Cup in history. Like the timing of their Public Holiday tomorrow. Could be better drinkers than the Aussies in time.
2. Black Caviar. How good? Racing four others is a surrender. Soon it will race no one. Surely there is something out there that can knock it over soon. Two or three years in horse racing is a VERY long time.
3. Had to laugh, In Saturday's Daily Telegraph, Greg Chappell - the well known failed, prickly cricketing coach - was telling the world about how to transform Australian cricket!!! Maybe he should have done this when he had a job. He won't be missed and is almost unemployable in world cricket. He has never really endeared himself to the Australian people - as a player, coach or administrator. When it is all said and done, everyone struggles to get the underarm incident out of their minds. He has not smiled for ten years.
4. League. Jason Ryles will be at Melbourne next year. This was confirmed last week to us on site. He had his buck's day in our marquee at Caulfield Cup Day. Marrying Allan McMahon's daughter. No truth to the rumour that this was arranged by a lot of people (esp. ex coaches) because Allan was known for his booming punt kick - something he will no doubt need to deliver to Ryles up his oversized clacker.
Can anyone quite believe they are queuing up for Todd Carney? It has to be in the far too hard basket.
5. A League. The standard - and the crowds - is an improvement. It may actually be helping our national side too.
6. Cricket. A tired old crop and suddenly Cummins joins them. He will be burnt badly as normal as well. What about Nathan Bracken? Suing Cricket Australia because he wore hair bands and lost all cred.
7. Meatloaf has called the AFL big wigs - "butt sniffers" and blamed everyone but himself for his miserable display. Add that to the supreme display by the unfortunately named Albert Pujols for the St Louis Cardinals yesterday (they lead 2-1 over the Texas Rangers) and suddenly shite was hitting a lot of fans.
New Zealand. Should have won about four of the bloody things. Hippy hippy shakes with the goal kicking early (three from three missed). Winning it without Dan Carter is some sort of achievement. The end of the longest Rugby World Cup in history. Like the timing of their Public Holiday tomorrow. Could be better drinkers than the Aussies in time.
2. Black Caviar. How good? Racing four others is a surrender. Soon it will race no one. Surely there is something out there that can knock it over soon. Two or three years in horse racing is a VERY long time.
3. Had to laugh, In Saturday's Daily Telegraph, Greg Chappell - the well known failed, prickly cricketing coach - was telling the world about how to transform Australian cricket!!! Maybe he should have done this when he had a job. He won't be missed and is almost unemployable in world cricket. He has never really endeared himself to the Australian people - as a player, coach or administrator. When it is all said and done, everyone struggles to get the underarm incident out of their minds. He has not smiled for ten years.
4. League. Jason Ryles will be at Melbourne next year. This was confirmed last week to us on site. He had his buck's day in our marquee at Caulfield Cup Day. Marrying Allan McMahon's daughter. No truth to the rumour that this was arranged by a lot of people (esp. ex coaches) because Allan was known for his booming punt kick - something he will no doubt need to deliver to Ryles up his oversized clacker.
Can anyone quite believe they are queuing up for Todd Carney? It has to be in the far too hard basket.
5. A League. The standard - and the crowds - is an improvement. It may actually be helping our national side too.
6. Cricket. A tired old crop and suddenly Cummins joins them. He will be burnt badly as normal as well. What about Nathan Bracken? Suing Cricket Australia because he wore hair bands and lost all cred.
7. Meatloaf has called the AFL big wigs - "butt sniffers" and blamed everyone but himself for his miserable display. Add that to the supreme display by the unfortunately named Albert Pujols for the St Louis Cardinals yesterday (they lead 2-1 over the Texas Rangers) and suddenly shite was hitting a lot of fans.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Wrap - Air Swinging Parties
Is there a more boring week in footy than the lead up to the Grand Final. By the time Sunday comes, everyone is near glad the bloody thing is finished. Wives, ex players, club officials, coaches, girlfriends, rumours, mystery illnesses, more breakfasts than Kellogs...crap...just play the game.
1. GF. Tiring of poor entertainment, but nothing ever changes. They need to plan things a little more. It can't be that hard! The NRL had a blackhawk helicopter land on the field and then go (nearly as unreliable as the Warriors' hands). BIG DEAL! Saw the 100 metre sprint from the AFL players at half time. Reminded me of the League Olympics from many years ago - amateurs and no names. Meatloaf is all washed up. He has to be banned. A disgrace.
Manly too good. Try on half time was the killer. Warriors tried to go too straight for mine. When they spread the ball they found space later in the game but it was too late. Can anyone seriously tell me that Inu and Mateo were great losses to Parramatta? Brilliant then mind numbingly dumb. Cherry-Evans should have won Churchill for mine - not Glen Stewart.
Anyone noticed that big Manu does not drop the ball when he is a chance of scoring a try? - only at the other end!!!
2. Geelong. Awesome at the back end of the game. Too good and served up it all nicely to 'Bomber' Thompson whose success is also now attributable to a sensational roster and talent. When though are the AFL going to come into the new era of technology? The inexplicable mistake when the Collingwood kick hit the post can be a monumental blunder. The difference between a 1 point and a 6 point outcome in a clutch match is too extreme.
3. Interesting to note that Joe Galuvao has joined FIVE clubs in the NRL: Penrith, Warriors, Souths, Parramatta and Manly. A highly successful career for him as well with three GF appearances for two wins. Ivan Cleary played for four as well - Norths, Manly, Easts, Warriors - with Panthers becoming a fifth (coached) club.
4. Sad to see the Nawab of Pataudi die last week. Only had one eye and hit quite a few Test tons. fair effort. An eye like a dead fish...truer now than ever before.
5. Kevin Na is at it again. After getting a 17 or something on one hole as a pro last year, he is now doing an air swing in the worst named tournament on the PGS Tour - "The Justin Timberlake" in Las Vegas. It looks like an effort on a Buck's weekend from me. Terrible really - and he got away with it.
6. No Dan Carter? No World Cup? NZ will be panicking now. Nothing the Wallabies can't fix with their ineptitude. Great to see Tonga beat France who laid down really already being certain of progressing to the next stage. So we go to: NZ v Argentina/ England v France/ Ireland v Wales/ Sth Africa v Wallabies. NZ, England, Ireland, Wallabies for mine.
7. Can anyone seriously believe a bloke on $80,000 a week would steal a donut. ManU's new keeper did it. Surely not. Man City looking strong. Tevez needs to go home. Refused to go on and play last week!
8. Has anyone had enough of 20/20 cricket yet? The Champions League 20/20 will do this quicker than most tournaments. Fancy giving one point for a wash out. This kills a team off for good. A boring, tired tournament that no one really cares about. Cricket has problems. Player bank managers do not.
1. GF. Tiring of poor entertainment, but nothing ever changes. They need to plan things a little more. It can't be that hard! The NRL had a blackhawk helicopter land on the field and then go (nearly as unreliable as the Warriors' hands). BIG DEAL! Saw the 100 metre sprint from the AFL players at half time. Reminded me of the League Olympics from many years ago - amateurs and no names. Meatloaf is all washed up. He has to be banned. A disgrace.
Manly too good. Try on half time was the killer. Warriors tried to go too straight for mine. When they spread the ball they found space later in the game but it was too late. Can anyone seriously tell me that Inu and Mateo were great losses to Parramatta? Brilliant then mind numbingly dumb. Cherry-Evans should have won Churchill for mine - not Glen Stewart.
Anyone noticed that big Manu does not drop the ball when he is a chance of scoring a try? - only at the other end!!!
2. Geelong. Awesome at the back end of the game. Too good and served up it all nicely to 'Bomber' Thompson whose success is also now attributable to a sensational roster and talent. When though are the AFL going to come into the new era of technology? The inexplicable mistake when the Collingwood kick hit the post can be a monumental blunder. The difference between a 1 point and a 6 point outcome in a clutch match is too extreme.
3. Interesting to note that Joe Galuvao has joined FIVE clubs in the NRL: Penrith, Warriors, Souths, Parramatta and Manly. A highly successful career for him as well with three GF appearances for two wins. Ivan Cleary played for four as well - Norths, Manly, Easts, Warriors - with Panthers becoming a fifth (coached) club.
4. Sad to see the Nawab of Pataudi die last week. Only had one eye and hit quite a few Test tons. fair effort. An eye like a dead fish...truer now than ever before.
5. Kevin Na is at it again. After getting a 17 or something on one hole as a pro last year, he is now doing an air swing in the worst named tournament on the PGS Tour - "The Justin Timberlake" in Las Vegas. It looks like an effort on a Buck's weekend from me. Terrible really - and he got away with it.
6. No Dan Carter? No World Cup? NZ will be panicking now. Nothing the Wallabies can't fix with their ineptitude. Great to see Tonga beat France who laid down really already being certain of progressing to the next stage. So we go to: NZ v Argentina/ England v France/ Ireland v Wales/ Sth Africa v Wallabies. NZ, England, Ireland, Wallabies for mine.
7. Can anyone seriously believe a bloke on $80,000 a week would steal a donut. ManU's new keeper did it. Surely not. Man City looking strong. Tevez needs to go home. Refused to go on and play last week!
8. Has anyone had enough of 20/20 cricket yet? The Champions League 20/20 will do this quicker than most tournaments. Fancy giving one point for a wash out. This kills a team off for good. A boring, tired tournament that no one really cares about. Cricket has problems. Player bank managers do not.
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