Archive for February, 2011
Garth Wood – Lessons in Life and Boxing
It’s funny where you can garner life lessons from. They can come from the musings of great historic philosophers, right through to a seemingly off-hand remark from a casual acquaintance that parks itself in the forefront of your mind as having much greater significance than you first gave it credit for. And in rare cases, […]
20 of the Best: Sydney Roosters
As we wait for season 2011 to get underway, the Making The Nut team will take a look back over the last 20 years to name the 20 best players at all sixteen teams. Merged teams will take account of both clubs pre-merger and the only rule is that a player must have played at […]
February 26 Racing Selections
Racing tips this week will cover the February 26 meetings at Caulfield, Rosehill, Eagle Farm and Morphetville Parks. But before we get to that, a quick recap of results from last week: Results for February 19 Invalid tips (due to scratchings and/ or track ratings that were outside the prescribed range) Nil Tips where the […]
20 of the Best: Newcastle Knights
As we wait for season 2011 to get underway, the Making The Nut team will take a look back over the last 20 years to name the 20 best players at all sixteen teams. Merged teams will take account of both clubs pre-merger and the only rule is that a player must have played at […]
The Untimely End of the God-Awful Henjak Era
Oh, how the blood flows through the streets of Brisbane today. The Broncos are a club in crisis, the legacy of the Bennett years destroyed in less than two seasons by a foolhardy group of miscreants, morons and Machiavellian muttonheads. The one-time standard-bearer of the League has fallen prey to petty, low-rent politics and the […]
Extreme Tipping
Only 11 days remain until the ET calendar explodes into life, and the season begins. It's bedlam. Down at HQ we have entry forms, payments and all sorts of other bits and pieces… have you paid or registered yet? If not then get involved! Extreme Tipping is the most unique email-based competition available, and […]
WGC Matchplay Preview
One of my favourite golfing events to bet in all year is the Accenture Matchplay tournament, which is the first leg of the World Golf Championship (WGC) held each year. Maybe it’s because the best players in the world so rarely compete in a legitimately one-on-one forum and the novelty of the more combative (in […]
Supercoach by the Numbers
For any rugby league fan under the age of 56 who has heard of the internet and is worth his first tryscorer multi, the time has come to think fantasy football. For those of us on top of things, that means draft preparation. For the majority, that means Supercoach selection. The prices are out, the […]
What Gamblers Can Learn from Women Shoppers
There’s a lot about women that I don’t understand. In fact, it would be a much simpler and quicker task to outline the things about women that I do understand. One thing that would find itself on the latter list is this – a large number of people who want to improve their gambling could […]
Would the Next Australian Major Winner Please Stand Up?
This article was first published on The Big Tip website on January 9. The early stages of many a calendar year are a time of hope. Hope that the New Years resolutions that you’ve recently made will stick. Hope that your football team(s) will climb the mountain to premiership glory. Hope that you’ll make a […]
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