Archive for April, 2013
The Fantasy King: Match Up Guys
By Mick 'The King' Adams The upcoming representative weekend should send a sobering reminder to any fantasy player that the annual eight week disruption to the fantasy season is not too far away. For those taking part in draft leagues, this year’s bye/Origin period presents an extra challenge, given the smaller pool of reserves from […]
The AFL Lines – Round 4
The Round 4 AFL fixture appears to be headlined by the first three games of the week (which feature teams who have won a combined 15 matches out of 18 thus far) and a West Coast v Carlton match where, for the Blues in particular, a loss could have major ramifications for a 2013 season […]
The red, white and blue
“They’d be hanging from the rafters if Collingwood ever played down here.” Or so says my aunt, an almost silent Melbourne supporter who seems to wear every Dees loss as a pseudo cilice these days. Her heart might beat true for the red and the blue, but she’s also been to plenty of matches […]
From The Couch: Round 6
David Gallop Returns to Rugby League: Anyone who reads this column and doesn’t listen to Fire Up on FBI Radio is either deaf or enjoys self-punishment because it is the best thing that you can get through your ears this side of ‘Rocky Top’. And if you don’t listen this Friday morning at 9am, you […]
The 2013 Willie M Medal: Round 6
Image: Tony Williams has extended his lead at the top of the Willie M Medal standings with another worst on ground performance. It was his fourth in six games. He is an unmitigated disaster and he didn’t deserve his City Origin jersey. The big mover in Round 6 though was Warriors fullback Kevin Locke. The […]
Monday Milestone: Hillsborough
This Week in History: 1989, April 15 Ninety-six people are crushed to death with poor crowd control, as too many fans fill the stadium at Hillsborough in Sheffield for the FA Cup semi-final between Nottingham Forrest and Liverpool. “The numbers of dead rose by the minute – seven, then a score, then fifty-something and eventually […]
2013 ANZ Championships – Round 4 Tips
The first of the bye-affected weeks sees us without two of the top three teams on the ladder for the upcoming weekend. Not that we’re expecting this to stop our guru tipster Ben Carbonaro, who made us all enough money to overlook the fact that Cliff screwed up the dates/ times for almost every match […]
Racing’s Kiss of Death – April 12
This week’s selections cover the April 13 meetings at Flemington, Radnwick (featuring threeGroup 1 races – the Sires Produce Stakes, the Australian Derby and the TJ Smith Stakes, featuring Black Caviar) and Morphettville. Results for April 6 selections Tips which were either scratched, outside the prescribed track conditions or too short in price Scratched – […]
The 2013 AFL Lines – Round 3
We may only be two rounds into the season, but one club (Melbourne) is already in turmoil, one club (Port Adelaide) who had a tumultuous 2012 is already eyeing off the future in a much more positive light and two preseason premiership fancies (Carlton and West Coast) sit at 0-2 and with a crucial next […]
From The Couch: Round 5
Image: Opening Report Card: After five weeks, how every team is travelling and how they project going forward: BRISBANE (B): Have opened 2-3 but lost to an three teams who have combined for a 12-3 record. The backline has started to score points and they should go in favourites in three of their next four. […]
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