Archive for March, 2012
Kicking with the wind: Ben’s back (already)
Big house for Ben? It didn’t take the predictive powers of Nostradamus to figure out it was only a matter of time ‘til Ben Cousins was back in the news due to his insatiable appetite for methylamphetamine. Just two weeks ago, KWTW pondered Cousins’ latest bid for sobriety in the wake of a well-placed […]
March 31 Racing Selections
Tips for this weekend cover the March 31 meetings at Moonee Valley, Rosehill (featuring the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas) and Eagle Farm. Final report card for 2011 and revised rules for 2012 tips Results for March 23 and 24 selections Tips which were either scratched, outside the prescribed track conditions or too short in price […]
Try Line Picks: Round 5
Try Line Picks – Making the Nut FREE Round Selection Rabbitohs – Line: 5.00 Bet Units: On paper and analysis, this is a mismatch – the Tigers are terrible in 2012. Sheens has changed his spine again and given Humbles this weeks chance at 7 to partner Marshall (who might not play), with Moltzen in his […]
ANZ Championships – Round 1 Tips
If you listen very carefully as this weekend approaches, you may hear Kiwi rapper Scribe rhetorically asking, “How many sites you know roll like this? How many sites you know flow like this? Not many, if any….” And you know what that means…. a weekly netball gambling column (specifically, one based around the ANZ Championships) […]
The Fantasy King: Round 4
By Mick Adams After a month of injuries, suspensions and general upheaval, the fantasy scene returned to some kind of normality in Round 4. Bad news for owners of Nathan Smith and Jharal Yow Yeh, but most fantasy players should have emerged from the weekend relatively unscathed, and with a decent score at last. It […]
The AFL Lines: Round 1
The season may have commenced last Saturday night (with the Swans becoming the first ever team to be criticised for winning by more than 10 goals), but things really reach full swing from this Thursday night. Who will get their season off to a flying start and who will stumble out of the blocks? Greg […]
Confessions of a Hacker – Playing in the sandpit
As a kid, sandpits were more often than not a source of fun – building castles, pushing toy trucks through them, even using their contents to throw at someone of the opposite sex whom you quite liked (admittedly, five year-olds have rather unrefined flirting techniques). For many a club player though, the golfing equivalent of […]
The Early Line: Round 5
Brisbane have opened up 4 to 4.5 point favourites in their monster clash with St George Illawarra, the first time Wayne Bennett hasn't coached in this clash. The Broncos have won 5 of the last 6 between these two and are 34-21 ATS since 2010. The Dragons are 3-1 ATS as an outsider over the […]
From The Couch: Round 4
Image: The Worst Annihilation: Queensland Labor copped one hell of a beatdown over the weekend but it arguably wasn't as bad as Parramatta's 39-6 home loss to Penrith on Friday. It was the latest humiliating chapter at a club that has become used to embarrassment. The Parramatta Eels are a team in disarray and the […]
Monday Milestone: Midnight Betrayal
"They not only threw down the gauntlet, but they put a gun to his head and cocked it and asked, 'Want to see if it's loaded?' They forced him to make a decision that day". – Michael Chernoff, Colts counsel. This Week in History: 1984, March 29 In the wee hours of the morning, owner […]
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