Archive for September, 2011
The Mongrel Punter
Cameron Noakes SECRET plans have emerged to replace players with their lookalikes at the AFL's Brownlow Medal count, but to ensure the night remains authentic, players' wives and girlfriends will still attend. It is understood AFL executives are far from dreading a ''player boycott'' of the night of nights – recently mooted as a form […]
Try Line Picks: Finals Week Three
Week 3 NRL Finals – Making the Nut Round Selection Broncos – Line: 5.00 Bet Units: Even without Lockyer this side still rates the house down and can go on and meet Melbourne in the Grand Final. The Broncos pack welcomes back Thaiday this week, and with Lockyer out, Gillett will play 80 […]
The NFL Lines – Week 3
The opening skirmishes of the NFL season have been bad for top notch quarterbacks. Peyton Manning had surgery before the season commenced and the Colts now look like fodder. Michael Vick was concussed in Week 2 and his Eagles lost to a late rally by Atlanta. Week 2 also saw Tony Romo suffer cracked ribs, […]
The AFL Lines – Preliminary Finals
Sydney and Carlton have been vanquished for 2011 and we are now down to a race in four. Can the Magpies go back-to-back? Will Geelong extend upon an already extremely successful era? Is it time for Hawthorn to reprise the glory of 2008? Or can the Eagles stage one of more improbable rags to riches […]
20 Unforgettable Races
As the spring carnival heats up and horse racing comes to the fore, Nick Tedeschi and Cliff Bingham take a look at the most memorable races of the last 20 years. 2005 Melbourne Cup: The Hat-Trick Makybe Diva was the Melbourne Cup queen after winning the Cups in 2003 and 2004 and a victory as […]
From The Couch: Finals Week 2
Image: What Went Wrong in the Kingdom of Wayne:Last week Wayne Bennett was taken to task in the media for visiting his new club Newcastle only days before the Dragons were to take on Brisbane in an elimination semi-final. It was a complete and utter beat-up with the Dragons playing as well as they have […]
The Early Line: Preliminary Finals Weekend
Manly have opened up 4.5 point favourites against Brisbane in their preliminary final at the Sydney Football Stadium. There is supposedly a question mark over Broncos skipper Darren Lockyer after surgery on his fractured cheekbone but there is absolutely no doubt that the champion will play. And it does seem like he is on a […]
Beating the Brownlow Medal
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, Brownlow Medal night didn’t hold much significance to me. Sure it was nice to see Gavin Wanganeen and James Hird both pick up ‘Charlie’, but by and large the night was far from being a can’t miss event. That was until 2003, when it was […]
Turf Heroes – Sunline
As part of our excitement about the Sydney and especially Melbourne Spring Racing Carnivals and all that they entail, Making The Nut is pleased to bring you a ten-part ‘Turf Heroes’ series, where Cliff Bingham will look back fondly upon the great memories these champions thoroughbreds embedded in his mind. Part seven of the series […]
Footy Almanac: Don’t Panic!
Nick Tedeschi is the editor of The Footy Almanac: Rugby League, a new arm of John Harms' Footy Almanac. A number of different writers will be covering all of the remaining matches of the 2011 season. Please check it out if you are interested in quality and personal rugby league writing. I’m not a betting man, […]
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