Greetings! A quickie to say GO YOU CROWS! oh and the Side Comp has been won - split 3 ways @ $30 each. So it restarts... Choose from the games for the next few weeks as per the sidebar--->
Did I mention GO YOU CROWS!? eh beccsta... eat THAT!
Monday 24 May 2010
Round 9 Wrap
Greetings from Melbourne. Am sitting in while the Horseboy runs nearly 90k across Sth Africa. Not something any sane person would contemplate unless being chased by a hippo! We wish him well. He'll be catching the Socceroos over there too. Have a couple of Pimms for us LP!
The Nipster
Anyway - Round 9
Sadly for me (and the rest of the 50 odd-thousand), Round 9 started with a win for the Cats. Personally, was hoping the Pies would kick 20+ to tear the Cats a new klacker. However it was the Pies who were the subject of shame. Cats clearly the best in the comp. *Sniff.
The talk of Round 9 has just gotta be Barry Hall's sleeper hold. What a cracker. Headlines from Melbourne press suggesting it was so good, that the ump only stopped it with a three count. Not totally an unexpected reaction from a bloke doing up his shoelace - methinks? Dogs by plenty (over North).
Swans decimated by injury in their loss to Freo. That has the Purple Haze ending a pretty long losing streak at the SCG. Bradshaw and Kennelly both have knee issues. This equals supercoach problems. Expect Goodes to be used everywhere next week. Before slotting him into your side - check the Horseboy's team. It appears he is the curse of many. If he plays for The Horseboy Double B's - dont go near him.
Didn't see the Dees beat the Power. Apparently all too easy for the Dirty's until the last quarter. Power had a fair crack but no chocolates. Speaking of which, their coach none too pleased with what he reckoned was only 30mins of footy from the Paps. Good to see em loose by a point if you ask me. *Sniff (again).
Dreamtime at the G - ended as all expected for the Tiges. Yellow and black are stuffed! No question. Reiwoldt kicked 6 (pretty handy actually) but David Hille showed how having a recognised ruckman may actually help at AFL level. Bombers too quick and too good.
Crows continued the pain for the Lions. That's 5 on the trot for Brissy. Crows uncovered a few handy players. Taylor Walker had his best game for the pride of SA. From the highlights McLeod looked like he was back in 1997. Big test against the Sainters this week!
Hawks got over the Blues pretty easy. Looks like the Hawks return to form has coincided with the return of about half its team. Burgoyne is racking up some very nice numbers and to be honest any team with Buddy Franklin and Luke Hodge is always gonna be handy!
Eagles and Saints finished out the round. Went as expected. Saints midfield as good as any running around.
Looking ahead you'd think that the Dogs, Cats, Paps, Pies, Sainters, Hawks, Blues and Freo would start favorites for Round 10. MOTR likely to be Bombers v Dogs. Big Bad Bustling likely to miss at least 5 and the Bombers have got Ryder and Hille playing pretty solid footy.
...hopefully Brown and Fevola both have O.P and have to miss a week. Go Pies!
The Nipster
Anyway - Round 9
Sadly for me (and the rest of the 50 odd-thousand), Round 9 started with a win for the Cats. Personally, was hoping the Pies would kick 20+ to tear the Cats a new klacker. However it was the Pies who were the subject of shame. Cats clearly the best in the comp. *Sniff.
The talk of Round 9 has just gotta be Barry Hall's sleeper hold. What a cracker. Headlines from Melbourne press suggesting it was so good, that the ump only stopped it with a three count. Not totally an unexpected reaction from a bloke doing up his shoelace - methinks? Dogs by plenty (over North).
Swans decimated by injury in their loss to Freo. That has the Purple Haze ending a pretty long losing streak at the SCG. Bradshaw and Kennelly both have knee issues. This equals supercoach problems. Expect Goodes to be used everywhere next week. Before slotting him into your side - check the Horseboy's team. It appears he is the curse of many. If he plays for The Horseboy Double B's - dont go near him.
Didn't see the Dees beat the Power. Apparently all too easy for the Dirty's until the last quarter. Power had a fair crack but no chocolates. Speaking of which, their coach none too pleased with what he reckoned was only 30mins of footy from the Paps. Good to see em loose by a point if you ask me. *Sniff (again).
Dreamtime at the G - ended as all expected for the Tiges. Yellow and black are stuffed! No question. Reiwoldt kicked 6 (pretty handy actually) but David Hille showed how having a recognised ruckman may actually help at AFL level. Bombers too quick and too good.
Crows continued the pain for the Lions. That's 5 on the trot for Brissy. Crows uncovered a few handy players. Taylor Walker had his best game for the pride of SA. From the highlights McLeod looked like he was back in 1997. Big test against the Sainters this week!
Hawks got over the Blues pretty easy. Looks like the Hawks return to form has coincided with the return of about half its team. Burgoyne is racking up some very nice numbers and to be honest any team with Buddy Franklin and Luke Hodge is always gonna be handy!
Eagles and Saints finished out the round. Went as expected. Saints midfield as good as any running around.
Looking ahead you'd think that the Dogs, Cats, Paps, Pies, Sainters, Hawks, Blues and Freo would start favorites for Round 10. MOTR likely to be Bombers v Dogs. Big Bad Bustling likely to miss at least 5 and the Bombers have got Ryder and Hille playing pretty solid footy.
...hopefully Brown and Fevola both have O.P and have to miss a week. Go Pies!
Sunday 16 May 2010
Round 8: I'm Outta Here
That's right! You heard me! There's only so much passion I can muster! Did you actually SEE the Crows in that third quarter? It made Pittman look less than Pathetic. Sure we came back to only lose by 2 kicks but c'mon!!!!
Sure it's ok for Paps supporters - they are used to failure. Success is getting the dole cheque through on time. Pies supporters? One premiership in 51 years speaks volumes. And Tigers supporters would be devastated that they had to change their September holiday plans if success smacked em in the face and they suddenly finished 8th. But as a Loyal Crows Supporter who just tipped 2 from 8... well self-flagellation appears to be the order of the day and I am off to punish myself in South Africa with 89km of pleasure. If yer feeling frisky apparently they provide reasonable updates on the website - the run is on the 30th May but I will be adios next Sunday so The Nipster is providing some blog lovin to you all.
Words of advice... He has been dealt a couple of blows - Blood Nutted AND a Pies Supporter. And it is indeed true that he took a cue from Benny Cousins and had "Life is Crewl" tattooed across his stomach.
So. Two from 8. I changed my tips about 6 times and it paid off in spades. I put money on the Cats/Sinners double (paying $1.90) and that paid off in spades. It's all good. Yes the Pies beat the Dockers. Not unexpected - a 50/50 in every sense. And I am prepared to take the optimism that was the Swans over the Doggies. And maybe i have underestimated the Blues. Or briefly overestimated the Paaaaaaaaah (not sure what I was thinking there). And Loyalty loses me the Crows tip. But the Beagles beating the Dees and the Bombers beating the Sinners? Hmmmm. That's just WRONG.
The Ladder
So the knockout is down to 3 - Pavsthaman bowed out due to loyalty... and with $90 on the line, it is getting interesting. One game to pick from... Sydney v Fremantle... Get to it! The next 4 weeks are on the sidebar... if it is finished prior to my return then the side comp will be on hold until then :)
In the tipping itself, Syneeeeeee's loyalty was the only thing that cost him a perfect 8 from 8 and the outright lead, but PavPaaaa still leads the pack, one clear of Mr Syneeeee, D Master and bjak.
Round 9
You all know the Crows will beat the Lions and the Blues beat the Hawks, but the upset will be when St Kilda lose again... ouch...
Good luck all - see you in 4 weeks time!
Sure it's ok for Paps supporters - they are used to failure. Success is getting the dole cheque through on time. Pies supporters? One premiership in 51 years speaks volumes. And Tigers supporters would be devastated that they had to change their September holiday plans if success smacked em in the face and they suddenly finished 8th. But as a Loyal Crows Supporter who just tipped 2 from 8... well self-flagellation appears to be the order of the day and I am off to punish myself in South Africa with 89km of pleasure. If yer feeling frisky apparently they provide reasonable updates on the website - the run is on the 30th May but I will be adios next Sunday so The Nipster is providing some blog lovin to you all.
Words of advice... He has been dealt a couple of blows - Blood Nutted AND a Pies Supporter. And it is indeed true that he took a cue from Benny Cousins and had "Life is Crewl" tattooed across his stomach.
So. Two from 8. I changed my tips about 6 times and it paid off in spades. I put money on the Cats/Sinners double (paying $1.90) and that paid off in spades. It's all good. Yes the Pies beat the Dockers. Not unexpected - a 50/50 in every sense. And I am prepared to take the optimism that was the Swans over the Doggies. And maybe i have underestimated the Blues. Or briefly overestimated the Paaaaaaaaah (not sure what I was thinking there). And Loyalty loses me the Crows tip. But the Beagles beating the Dees and the Bombers beating the Sinners? Hmmmm. That's just WRONG.
The Ladder
So the knockout is down to 3 - Pavsthaman bowed out due to loyalty... and with $90 on the line, it is getting interesting. One game to pick from... Sydney v Fremantle... Get to it! The next 4 weeks are on the sidebar... if it is finished prior to my return then the side comp will be on hold until then :)
In the tipping itself, Syneeeeeee's loyalty was the only thing that cost him a perfect 8 from 8 and the outright lead, but PavPaaaa still leads the pack, one clear of Mr Syneeeee, D Master and bjak.
Round 9
Another MOTR on the Friday night... the Pies n Cats. If the Pies win this then they are truly contenders, and Mr Nips will be doing more than salivating over his keyboard as he writes to you next week. I'll tip the Cats but thats just hatred.
The Roos are obviously very good having just beaten the Crows, but the Doggies are on the way back and will be too good, while I reckons the Swans will give Freo their 2nd loss in a row. The Tigers will get their first win up over the Bombers, who are shit despite beating the Sinners, and the Dees will leave Pav wishing he was on his way to Saffa and lining up for 89k of pleasure himself...You all know the Crows will beat the Lions and the Blues beat the Hawks, but the upset will be when St Kilda lose again... ouch...
Good luck all - see you in 4 weeks time!
Thursday 13 May 2010
Monday 10 May 2010
Round 7... It Goes On... and On...
GO YOU CROWS!
You know what I find annoying? Plagiarism. As my good friend Aelius Donatus once said, "Perish those who said our good things before we did." I looked on the Oztips website tonight and Pavpaaaa just RIPS me off before I've even written a thing. "It was an amazing win by the crows, awe inspiring stuff to brush aside Richmond in the last quarter. A tough and dire encounter until then with both sides playing an amazingly high standard of football to keep to keep the scores so low for 3 quarters. But then, once the crows lost their best player to injury (who doesn't like a Stiffy?), they fought for his memory and rolled over the top of the mighty Richmond Football Club to the victorious cries of all the mothers in the crowd... "
Some people probably think he is being a touch facetious - but I am INSPIRED! He then went on to talk about 21,000 empty seats though and that gets my goat. The Paps get a cuppla wins up when they expected precisely ZERO from the year, and all of a sudden they start bleating. It's like the kiwi's and Australia. They all know they aren't really good enough, but every now and again they jag a victory and it's all so exciting. CROWDS?? The Paps cover up 80% of the stadium with black flags cos they know they'll never get more than 21,000 people to a game. Still, well may he chuckle, cos on the injury front, over in Papsmear land, the Power had some good news - Tredrea out for 10 - 12 weeks. Good news? Well where were the Paps when he went off in the second quarter? BEHIND. Where were they 2.5 quarters later? AHEAD. These are the kind of sums even a Pies supporter could calculate. Too old. Too slow. Move on. And when he did, the Bombers had no answers... all of a sudden they couldn't rely on Fletcher to cover some crappy 3rd stringer as per usual. No, he had to man up. Game over.
Fletch is the most OVER rated footballer in the game over the last decade. I know it's been said, but how does a full back get rated decent if they never play (a) full back and (b) on a decent player? Some other poor sausage has to take on Fev n Brown while Fletcher plays on some peasant and gets kudos for running off him occasionally, sticking that inspector gadget leg out to trip them if they look like getting away, and watching them leak more goals than the 20/20 summit had stupid ideas. That was 900 by the way. Matty Knights is still Coach of the Century though. Inspirational comment after the game... "sometimes you just have to mature as a team..." Ahhh thanks Matty - only sometimes. Excellent stuff. Actually I'm pissed off. Daaaaave "I'm a bombers supporter but they are rubbish and I don't tip them even in 50/50 games at home" Cassell told me the Bombers would lose, and I didn't believe him. But then again why would I? He reckons they'll lose every week. To be fair he is usually right.
In a ripper of a game, the Dees - sporting a lovely hue of pink - pushed the Doggies right to the limit on Friday night. It helped that the Dees were wearing the same colour as the umps. Big Bad Bloody Useless Barry Hall continues to do NOTHING on the field. Can't kick goals - total waste of time in my dream team - and can't kick heads. TOUGHEN UP BAZ!!! YOU ARE SHT! GO THE BIFF!! 7 people picked baz to lose the plot in round 8 against his old friends at the Swans, and I hope yer all right cos he is WASTING MY TIME with his girly approach to the game at the moment. Clearly without BAM BAM BAM in his head, he lacks PASSION for the game. The Dogs are deadset lucky to be in the 8 and if the Crows had won 3 more games they would be ahead of them by now. VERY lucky.
Speaking of lucky, those Beagles are lucky. Lucky they played the Hawks. Cos the Beagles are crap but the Hawks are crapper. As in Thomas. Actually, having just looked up crap in the dictionary, it appears that while it IS a synonym for Fletcher, it is also derived NOT from Thomas Crapper - the popular mythic origin of the word - but from the dutch crappen - to snap one off - and the french crappa - errr... poo. No idea why they needed two words to get crap when Fletch is enough.
Those Hawks though eh? I would hate to support a team that hadn't won a game in the last 6 weeks. You must be crappen crappa. I've always said that yer only as good as yer last game. But at least you have that sedate President Kennett. The only reason he took the role was cos he wanted to be President of SOMEthing.
One thing I hate to talk about at the moment is the rather handy form of the Pies.
Ablett turned on a master class against the Swans. He was unbelievable. They sought him here, they sought him there, they sought that bald bstard everywhere. Chappers wasn't too bad either. The Swans had no answers and their easy start to the season is over. Cos lets look at it - they played the Saints - who are currently getting PUMPED by the Blues. Dzzzt. They beat Brissy with no defence. Dzzzt. They beat the Beagles who have no defence, midfield or attack. Dzzzt. They beat North Melbourne who couldn't beat meat. Dzzzt. They beat Richmond who admittedly did push the Crows so maybe they are slightly credible but not back then I'm sure. Dzzzt. And in their only really worthy victory of the year, they beat the Crows, who were missing 43 players with injury at the time. On the other hand, the Cats are looking solid. Very.
Freo eh? Who woulda thunk it? Well, I picked em but i wouldn't have picked em to be equal top. Lovely stuff. And lets hope they don't get an injury to Sandilands, lest they drop like a Melbourne Storm to the bottom of the ladder.
The Ladder
Well I believe there were some 7's this week - not a bad effort given the Blues upset. And what it does do is put that dirty rotten Port supporter PavPaaaaa into the lead. He timed his rant well!
In the side comp we are down to 4 people, with Fava Beans picking the Hawks. Into Round 8 and it's $80 up for grabs... Lets get it out the way early and put it on the Dockers / Pies games... good luck with that one!
Round 8
It starts with a cracker. The Dockers n Pies. Wow. The Dockers are impressing and the Pies are solid as. No surprises that neither team has an injury list. These grapes are sour. They tasted a lot better when they were just distributed to Hawks supporters.
The Dogs host the Swans and Big Bad Barry will have to contend with the might of LRT. Bcubed will be masturbating all week thinking about this one but his load will be all for nothing cos the Swans are better than the Dogs at the moment - home or away.
While the Dees will beat the Eagles, the Crows will continue their amazing winning streak by rubbing the Roos face in it. They are now an unstoppable force. You know it.
The Lions have nothing at the moment. They peaked three weeks ago and they are on the way DOWN. The Cats will bury them. Then urinate on their graves. But the Tigers and Hawks... hmmm... Could this be the Tigers first win for the year? MadJacob? What say you? As you trek around South America to avoid your 7th loss in a row. The Tigers could be the loss you had to have.
Carlton are coming off an impressive win over the Saints but have shown they can't win two in a row. The Paps are coming off an unimpressive win over the Bombouts but have shown they can't win two in a row. Draw anyone?
And the Saints will beat the Bombers by 15 goals.
You know what I find annoying? Plagiarism. As my good friend Aelius Donatus once said, "Perish those who said our good things before we did." I looked on the Oztips website tonight and Pavpaaaa just RIPS me off before I've even written a thing. "It was an amazing win by the crows, awe inspiring stuff to brush aside Richmond in the last quarter. A tough and dire encounter until then with both sides playing an amazingly high standard of football to keep to keep the scores so low for 3 quarters. But then, once the crows lost their best player to injury (who doesn't like a Stiffy?), they fought for his memory and rolled over the top of the mighty Richmond Football Club to the victorious cries of all the mothers in the crowd... "
Some people probably think he is being a touch facetious - but I am INSPIRED! He then went on to talk about 21,000 empty seats though and that gets my goat. The Paps get a cuppla wins up when they expected precisely ZERO from the year, and all of a sudden they start bleating. It's like the kiwi's and Australia. They all know they aren't really good enough, but every now and again they jag a victory and it's all so exciting. CROWDS?? The Paps cover up 80% of the stadium with black flags cos they know they'll never get more than 21,000 people to a game. Still, well may he chuckle, cos on the injury front, over in Papsmear land, the Power had some good news - Tredrea out for 10 - 12 weeks. Good news? Well where were the Paps when he went off in the second quarter? BEHIND. Where were they 2.5 quarters later? AHEAD. These are the kind of sums even a Pies supporter could calculate. Too old. Too slow. Move on. And when he did, the Bombers had no answers... all of a sudden they couldn't rely on Fletcher to cover some crappy 3rd stringer as per usual. No, he had to man up. Game over.
Fletch is the most OVER rated footballer in the game over the last decade. I know it's been said, but how does a full back get rated decent if they never play (a) full back and (b) on a decent player? Some other poor sausage has to take on Fev n Brown while Fletcher plays on some peasant and gets kudos for running off him occasionally, sticking that inspector gadget leg out to trip them if they look like getting away, and watching them leak more goals than the 20/20 summit had stupid ideas. That was 900 by the way. Matty Knights is still Coach of the Century though. Inspirational comment after the game... "sometimes you just have to mature as a team..." Ahhh thanks Matty - only sometimes. Excellent stuff. Actually I'm pissed off. Daaaaave "I'm a bombers supporter but they are rubbish and I don't tip them even in 50/50 games at home" Cassell told me the Bombers would lose, and I didn't believe him. But then again why would I? He reckons they'll lose every week. To be fair he is usually right.
In a ripper of a game, the Dees - sporting a lovely hue of pink - pushed the Doggies right to the limit on Friday night. It helped that the Dees were wearing the same colour as the umps. Big Bad Bloody Useless Barry Hall continues to do NOTHING on the field. Can't kick goals - total waste of time in my dream team - and can't kick heads. TOUGHEN UP BAZ!!! YOU ARE SHT! GO THE BIFF!! 7 people picked baz to lose the plot in round 8 against his old friends at the Swans, and I hope yer all right cos he is WASTING MY TIME with his girly approach to the game at the moment. Clearly without BAM BAM BAM in his head, he lacks PASSION for the game. The Dogs are deadset lucky to be in the 8 and if the Crows had won 3 more games they would be ahead of them by now. VERY lucky.
Speaking of lucky, those Beagles are lucky. Lucky they played the Hawks. Cos the Beagles are crap but the Hawks are crapper. As in Thomas. Actually, having just looked up crap in the dictionary, it appears that while it IS a synonym for Fletcher, it is also derived NOT from Thomas Crapper - the popular mythic origin of the word - but from the dutch crappen - to snap one off - and the french crappa - errr... poo. No idea why they needed two words to get crap when Fletch is enough.
Those Hawks though eh? I would hate to support a team that hadn't won a game in the last 6 weeks. You must be crappen crappa. I've always said that yer only as good as yer last game. But at least you have that sedate President Kennett. The only reason he took the role was cos he wanted to be President of SOMEthing.
One thing I hate to talk about at the moment is the rather handy form of the Pies.
Ablett turned on a master class against the Swans. He was unbelievable. They sought him here, they sought him there, they sought that bald bstard everywhere. Chappers wasn't too bad either. The Swans had no answers and their easy start to the season is over. Cos lets look at it - they played the Saints - who are currently getting PUMPED by the Blues. Dzzzt. They beat Brissy with no defence. Dzzzt. They beat the Beagles who have no defence, midfield or attack. Dzzzt. They beat North Melbourne who couldn't beat meat. Dzzzt. They beat Richmond who admittedly did push the Crows so maybe they are slightly credible but not back then I'm sure. Dzzzt. And in their only really worthy victory of the year, they beat the Crows, who were missing 43 players with injury at the time. On the other hand, the Cats are looking solid. Very.
Freo eh? Who woulda thunk it? Well, I picked em but i wouldn't have picked em to be equal top. Lovely stuff. And lets hope they don't get an injury to Sandilands, lest they drop like a Melbourne Storm to the bottom of the ladder.
The Ladder
Well I believe there were some 7's this week - not a bad effort given the Blues upset. And what it does do is put that dirty rotten Port supporter PavPaaaaa into the lead. He timed his rant well!
In the side comp we are down to 4 people, with Fava Beans picking the Hawks. Into Round 8 and it's $80 up for grabs... Lets get it out the way early and put it on the Dockers / Pies games... good luck with that one!
Round 8
It starts with a cracker. The Dockers n Pies. Wow. The Dockers are impressing and the Pies are solid as. No surprises that neither team has an injury list. These grapes are sour. They tasted a lot better when they were just distributed to Hawks supporters.
The Dogs host the Swans and Big Bad Barry will have to contend with the might of LRT. Bcubed will be masturbating all week thinking about this one but his load will be all for nothing cos the Swans are better than the Dogs at the moment - home or away.
While the Dees will beat the Eagles, the Crows will continue their amazing winning streak by rubbing the Roos face in it. They are now an unstoppable force. You know it.
The Lions have nothing at the moment. They peaked three weeks ago and they are on the way DOWN. The Cats will bury them. Then urinate on their graves. But the Tigers and Hawks... hmmm... Could this be the Tigers first win for the year? MadJacob? What say you? As you trek around South America to avoid your 7th loss in a row. The Tigers could be the loss you had to have.
Carlton are coming off an impressive win over the Saints but have shown they can't win two in a row. The Paps are coming off an unimpressive win over the Bombouts but have shown they can't win two in a row. Draw anyone?
And the Saints will beat the Bombers by 15 goals.
Sunday 2 May 2010
Round 6: Bedknobs and Bloodnuts
Today I have discovered 2 things.
1. Despite popular opinion, distance is NOT a linear proposition. Evidence? The 8km at the end of a 50km run is definitely further than 8km at the start of a 50km run.
2. Bloodnuts have a genetic advantage in sport. I swear every 2nd runner today had Ranga flowing free through their veins. Quite disturbing.
So how do they get this advantage? Well, it has got to be that ANGRY gene that permeates their body. And can you blame them? It's like hearing for a blind man - things have to improve to compensate. That disturbing shock of red has cursed them from birth and thus their legs need to develop to compensate for their disabilities (lets be honest - red hair can be the least of the problems for some of these 'people').
Evidence? Cameron Ling anyone? Here is a man so ugly and red that his own parents changed their names. And yet he garners respect on the footy field because he has nothing to lose. You or I wouldn't dare put our beautiful faces into the bottom of a pack, but Ling? The bigger the facial scarring, the better the surgery. BRING IT ON he says.
But back to the run because I have no interest in footy for some reason. It did seem that every second runner was either disgracefully red or 'strawberry blonde' - that greatest of misnomers for a bloodnut. I spent about 44k running with a gal with a cap on and it was only 35k in, as I noticed and commented on the large contingent of bloodnuts infesting the event, that I realised she too had a hint of bloodnut under that cap. She chose to call it 'strawberry blonde' too, but I didn't let her get away with it, and she didn't dismiss the factor as significant. Indeed, despite us being passed by a walker (yes... seriously... those bastards are FAST!) she went on to win the ladies division of the Ultra (I beat her of course). More proof if ever you needed one. In second and third were brunettes. Not a blonde to be seen. You see? Society deems the blonde need do no more. Evolution of the ranga-est.
Lingy led his team to victory of the hapless Tigers. 108 points. You would think being picked by the Tiges would be the equivalent of being a bloodnut - it should inspire all sorts of anger. But it ain't helping them. Meanwhile on friday night the Doogies led for all but about 6 minutes in their low scoring effort against the Sinners. Of course it was the 6 at the end and that seems to matter for some reason (a bit like that 8k at the end of a run). This was the first time EVER that a game at Etishadmypants Stadium had an aggregate score under 100 points, but in that last 8 minutes the Sinner ran amok and stole the game from the Doggies, who fall out of the 8. Cooney. Another bloodnut. Is Barry Hall a bloodnut? I've never seen his hair. But it was great to see some sparks there... the odd facial touch here, the odd 'wasn't me' there. These are the cracks that will lead to a suspension and no amount of ginger justice will stop it.
The Crows finally showed something in a game this year apart from a willingness to handball into danger, and a decent game it made. Although I was watching in a pub in canberra with no sound on. It makes a difference having a cuppla player back in the backline. Imagine what it will be like when we don't have 13 injuries. Anyway, the Paps won - waltzed away in the last quarter actually. 6 games without a win... Thank god we play the Tigers this week!!!! Even the Cats can beat them!
The Dees fairytale was proven a fallacy (not a phallus, see?) as the Roos beat em. They never really looked in trouble, and Bradshaw's 6 goals against his old team proved the difference as the Swans ran out winners by 20 points. It was a tough game but the Swans keep top position - glad they are my new favorite team.
The Bombers. Oh lord I can see Dave's face now. It looks a little like Bert Newton after a few drinks. Matthew Knights will be deemed a genius by the fella. "Give Him Another Contract Extension" he'll be saying. Of course he didn't pick em. The Hawks... well they have lost 5 in a row and despite being in great company - 1 game up on the Mighty Mighty's - I am guessing that the Hawks supporters amongst you - line in the sand, madjakob - will be slightly concerned.
And them Blues... well they stayed pretty close the the Pies... until I got home... and then BANG. All over. Simple.
The Ladder
Leading the way this week was bjak with a rather handy full house. The great part is he picked the games a few weeks ago as he rumbles around the world on yet another trek, and despite being a Crows supporter he picked the Paps... THIS IS HERESY! You will find your passport revoked on re-entry. The 8 from 8 gives him a bonus point and that puts him into the lead along with a few others... it's getting tight at the top. Yep along with bjac, the D Master continues to lead, along with a pair of schafers, a junkie and a pap. Too easy. Apparently.
IN the side comp sadly young Beccle picked the Hawks. Whoops. And then there were 5. Battling for $70 now. It's getting worthy. ONE GAME TO PICK FROM - Eagles v Hawks. Simple.
Round 7
I have been looking forward to round 7 for a few weeks now... why? The Crows play the Tigers. PLEASE GIVE US A WIN!!!! But that aside there are some great games on. It starts on friday night with the Dees n Dogs. 4 weeks ago this was a bye, but right now, despite the odds I am seeing... well I reckon the Dees are a chance. Dunno if I will back em but they are a chance.
The Bombers host the Power on Saturday and we all know the history of teams that have played the Crows the week before eh? They WIN! Well I am not sure on this one. The Bombers are crap. The Paps... well they aren't great are they? Tough pick. And you can add the Eagles/Hawks to the same category. Damnit do i have to tip this week?
The Pies will smash the Roos, but the Lions n Dockers... well the Dockers are playing good footy but after that derby... a few injuries maybe? Let's wait n see. Again. The Cats n Swans? This is a test and I'm not sure if the Swans will pass. But they are playing good footy and I'm not sure the Cats are really. Finally the Saints and Blues. The Blues beat the Cats then got pumped but the Pies, but the Saints are only just getting on eh? Hmmm.. Lets see....
1. Despite popular opinion, distance is NOT a linear proposition. Evidence? The 8km at the end of a 50km run is definitely further than 8km at the start of a 50km run.
2. Bloodnuts have a genetic advantage in sport. I swear every 2nd runner today had Ranga flowing free through their veins. Quite disturbing.
So how do they get this advantage? Well, it has got to be that ANGRY gene that permeates their body. And can you blame them? It's like hearing for a blind man - things have to improve to compensate. That disturbing shock of red has cursed them from birth and thus their legs need to develop to compensate for their disabilities (lets be honest - red hair can be the least of the problems for some of these 'people').
Evidence? Cameron Ling anyone? Here is a man so ugly and red that his own parents changed their names. And yet he garners respect on the footy field because he has nothing to lose. You or I wouldn't dare put our beautiful faces into the bottom of a pack, but Ling? The bigger the facial scarring, the better the surgery. BRING IT ON he says.
But back to the run because I have no interest in footy for some reason. It did seem that every second runner was either disgracefully red or 'strawberry blonde' - that greatest of misnomers for a bloodnut. I spent about 44k running with a gal with a cap on and it was only 35k in, as I noticed and commented on the large contingent of bloodnuts infesting the event, that I realised she too had a hint of bloodnut under that cap. She chose to call it 'strawberry blonde' too, but I didn't let her get away with it, and she didn't dismiss the factor as significant. Indeed, despite us being passed by a walker (yes... seriously... those bastards are FAST!) she went on to win the ladies division of the Ultra (I beat her of course). More proof if ever you needed one. In second and third were brunettes. Not a blonde to be seen. You see? Society deems the blonde need do no more. Evolution of the ranga-est.
Lingy led his team to victory of the hapless Tigers. 108 points. You would think being picked by the Tiges would be the equivalent of being a bloodnut - it should inspire all sorts of anger. But it ain't helping them. Meanwhile on friday night the Doogies led for all but about 6 minutes in their low scoring effort against the Sinners. Of course it was the 6 at the end and that seems to matter for some reason (a bit like that 8k at the end of a run). This was the first time EVER that a game at Etishadmypants Stadium had an aggregate score under 100 points, but in that last 8 minutes the Sinner ran amok and stole the game from the Doggies, who fall out of the 8. Cooney. Another bloodnut. Is Barry Hall a bloodnut? I've never seen his hair. But it was great to see some sparks there... the odd facial touch here, the odd 'wasn't me' there. These are the cracks that will lead to a suspension and no amount of ginger justice will stop it.
The Crows finally showed something in a game this year apart from a willingness to handball into danger, and a decent game it made. Although I was watching in a pub in canberra with no sound on. It makes a difference having a cuppla player back in the backline. Imagine what it will be like when we don't have 13 injuries. Anyway, the Paps won - waltzed away in the last quarter actually. 6 games without a win... Thank god we play the Tigers this week!!!! Even the Cats can beat them!
The Dees fairytale was proven a fallacy (not a phallus, see?) as the Roos beat em. They never really looked in trouble, and Bradshaw's 6 goals against his old team proved the difference as the Swans ran out winners by 20 points. It was a tough game but the Swans keep top position - glad they are my new favorite team.
The Bombers. Oh lord I can see Dave's face now. It looks a little like Bert Newton after a few drinks. Matthew Knights will be deemed a genius by the fella. "Give Him Another Contract Extension" he'll be saying. Of course he didn't pick em. The Hawks... well they have lost 5 in a row and despite being in great company - 1 game up on the Mighty Mighty's - I am guessing that the Hawks supporters amongst you - line in the sand, madjakob - will be slightly concerned.
And them Blues... well they stayed pretty close the the Pies... until I got home... and then BANG. All over. Simple.
The Ladder
Leading the way this week was bjak with a rather handy full house. The great part is he picked the games a few weeks ago as he rumbles around the world on yet another trek, and despite being a Crows supporter he picked the Paps... THIS IS HERESY! You will find your passport revoked on re-entry. The 8 from 8 gives him a bonus point and that puts him into the lead along with a few others... it's getting tight at the top. Yep along with bjac, the D Master continues to lead, along with a pair of schafers, a junkie and a pap. Too easy. Apparently.
IN the side comp sadly young Beccle picked the Hawks. Whoops. And then there were 5. Battling for $70 now. It's getting worthy. ONE GAME TO PICK FROM - Eagles v Hawks. Simple.
Round 7
I have been looking forward to round 7 for a few weeks now... why? The Crows play the Tigers. PLEASE GIVE US A WIN!!!! But that aside there are some great games on. It starts on friday night with the Dees n Dogs. 4 weeks ago this was a bye, but right now, despite the odds I am seeing... well I reckon the Dees are a chance. Dunno if I will back em but they are a chance.
The Bombers host the Power on Saturday and we all know the history of teams that have played the Crows the week before eh? They WIN! Well I am not sure on this one. The Bombers are crap. The Paps... well they aren't great are they? Tough pick. And you can add the Eagles/Hawks to the same category. Damnit do i have to tip this week?
The Pies will smash the Roos, but the Lions n Dockers... well the Dockers are playing good footy but after that derby... a few injuries maybe? Let's wait n see. Again. The Cats n Swans? This is a test and I'm not sure if the Swans will pass. But they are playing good footy and I'm not sure the Cats are really. Finally the Saints and Blues. The Blues beat the Cats then got pumped but the Pies, but the Saints are only just getting on eh? Hmmm.. Lets see....
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