Archive for October, 2012
The NFL Lines – Week 7
After being on the wrong end of 0-3 and 0-4 shutouts in weeks 4 and 6 respectively, Cliff Bingham is ditching the preamble for the week 7 tips which he and Nick Tedeschi have put together. Results from Week 6 tips NT – 5 selections, 5 units bet, return of 5.64 units, Profit on Turnover […]
The Sledge – Julian Assange, Douchebag
“I don't know whether Julian is the victim of a political conspiracy, or just a dud root.” – anonymous Making the Nut reader As usual, there is much wisdom to be found in anonymous comments on the internet. Is Julian Assange being oppressed by the juggernaut of American political power? Or, is he a […]
Monday Milestone: Milestone Milestone
This Week in History: 2011, October 17. The first Monday Milestone is published on Making the Nut It’s difficult to believe a year as passed, since Nick first commissioned this column. Fifty two Mondays have passed since then. Nineteen sports have been discussed, as well as some pretty random Olympic sports the majority of the […]
Redbacks crack
South Australia… just, like, wow. What an ugly start to a season. As if dropping maximum points on the road to the Bulls wasn’t bad enough in round one, following it with an utterly insipid display at home to Tasmania puts them on decidedly shaky ground in this season's Sheffield Shield. A stat that buzzed […]
The NFL Lines – Week 6
The Falcons and Texans kept going, while Drew Brees grabbed a piece of QB history as the Saints recorded their first win of the year. Meanwhile, the Packers blew a 21-3 lead against a rookie QB and are now on the precipice of a 2-4 start to the season. Can they fight back? Nick Tedeschi […]
Monday Milestone: Bali
Stand down on Dolphin Point on the northern edge of Coogee Beach in Sydney, and you feel the loss. The peaceful ocean provides stark contrast to the local footballer deaths in Bali the renamed cliffs commemorate. It’s been ten years yet still that day resonates inside many Australians. A world in the immediate aftermath of […]
Super Bad
“What’s so civil about war, anyway?” Civil War – Guns ‘n’ Roses As rhetorical rock ‘n’ roll posers go, it’s a beaut. Admittedly, the kind of question you can probably only come up with in the midst of a savage three-year crack binge. A beaut nonetheless. But sitting comfortably on my sofa and flicking madly […]
The Top 50 Players in the NRL (Part 2)
This week we count down the top 25 players in the NRL. Without further ado, the top 25 players of 2012. 25. Alex Glenn (Brisbane, 50) Without question one of the most underrated players in the game, the Broncos backrower is in the top 50 for the second straight year following another excellent season where […]
October 6 Racing Selections
Tips for this Saturday cover the meetings at Flemington (featuring the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes) and Randwick (featuring four Group 1 races, including the Epsom Handicap). Final report card for 2011 and revised rules for 2012 tips Results for September 28-30 selections Tips which were either scratched, outside the prescribed track conditions or too short […]
The NFL Lines – Week 5
After four weeks we’re down to three unbeaten teams (the Texans, Falcons and Cardinals) and only two teams without a win (the Browns and incredibly, the Saints). CB The real refs came back last week… and spent most of the Saints-Packers game screwing over the home side, along with my bet on the minus. I’m […]
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