Archive for September, 2012
Hey Craig Foster: Leave those kids alone!
The brief for this article began with an email discussion with the Editor of UPRA Football Magazine in my motherland, the UK. My football writing had taken a back seat in my life in the last year and with the A-League season about to commence the time was ripe to produce a piece about the […]
The AFL Lines – Preliminary Finals
Both Western Australian sides may have bid farewell to the finals series last week but the interstate warfare is far from over, with Victoria, South Australia and New South Wales still represented in the premiership race. With the clock on the 2012 season rapidly approaching midnight, Greg Oberscheidt and Cliff Bingham preview preliminary final weekend. […]
The Punters’ Pal
Making the Nut would like to welcome on board our latest sports betting experts, Sportinguru. If it moves they bet on it! From NRL, AFL, Racing to College Football and obscure cricket matches, it's all here! They know they're stuff and find plenty of winners while making you laugh. They will be posting weekly on […]
NRL Almanac: Death to the Bunnies
On any given day, I quite like the Rabbitohs. Indeed, they are my second favourite team. I like that they are one of only two remaining ‘foundation clubs’ in the game. I like that they have a working class history, and they are the perennial underdogs. The Rabbitohs have – for want of a better […]
The NFL Lines – Week 3
After two weeks of NFL action we have only six teams without a win and six more sitting undefeated at 2-0, suggesting that parity has been the order of the day thus far. Will the 2012 haves and have nots announce themselves in the third week of action? Nick Tedeschi and Cliff Bingham assess the […]
The Early Line: Preliminary Finals Weekend
Melbourne will go into their preliminary final clash with Manly as a 2.5 to 4 point favourite. The Storm are 7-5 since the 2007 premiership decider against the Sea Eagles, including a 3-2 record in Melbourne (across three grounds). These two met in the 2007 and 2008 Grand Finals (the Storm winning in '07, the […]
From The Couch: Finals Week 2
Image: Bill Harrigan Cannot Possibly Survive: It is hard to see how referees boss Bill Harrigan and his sidekick Stuart Raper can survive this offseason after arguably the worst season of officiating in memory, capped by maybe the worst video referee decision ever given. That is a big statement considering some of the rubbish we […]
Monday Milestone: Love and Carige
In the spirit of the finals, during September the Monday Milestone will examine some of the great moments in NRL finals history. This Week in History: 1998, NRL Grand Final qualifier On the back of fullback Paul Carige's efforts, Parramatta relinquish an 18-2 lead, ultimately going down to Canterbury in extra time. "Look, I was […]
Beating the Brownlow – 2012
Last year, I wrote about beating the Brownlow and promptly haemorrhaged cash by submitting my worst gambling performance on the AFL’s night of nights since first receiving word that you could actually bet on the thing. As noted in that preview, the 2010 result barely squeezed onto the profitable side of the ledger, but last year […]
Twenty20 World Cup Preview
The T20 World Cup commences on the 18th September. You can go to an Indian cricket astrologist to get predictions and pay to be told that India will win the T20 World Cup or you can get all the information you need here. Scheduled to take place in Sri Lanka in September-October 2012, it will […]
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