Archive for August, 2013
The 2013 Willie M Medal: Round 23
Image: Nathan Fien has announced his retirement and could retire with the Willie M Medal. Fien again polled against the Sharks, the Dragons nearly pinching victory in spite of Fien’s ineptitude. Fien has coaching in his future though, having signed on as captain-coach of the Thirroul Butchers in 2014. Note to self: do not […]
From The Couch: Round 23
Image: Get Up, GI: There is nothing that makes my temple itch, my cheeks turn Rothfield-red and blood sizzle like bacon fat in a frying pan than diving. Sadly, that is what we copped on Friday night when Greg Inglis stayed down from a nothing shot hoping to win a penalty. It was a […]
Monday Milestone: 1940s Rugby League – Losing My Religion
As we head towards the rugby league finals, the Milestone takes the Delorean forward another decade this week, this time focussing on rugby league in the 1940’s. This Week in History 1948, August 20 The young Kangaroo tour arrives in England, without the incumbent Australian captain Len Smith who had been controversially left out of the squad allegedly […]
The Fantasy King: Year in Review Part 1
By Mick 'the King' Adams Fantasy finals begin this weekend, and for many thousands of fantasy coaches this means some last minute tinkering and agonising over who to put in and who to leave out. This number does not include myself however, with PriddleUpTheMiddle finishing embarrassingly close to the bottom of Making The Nut’s Supercoach […]
Racing’s Kiss Of Death – August 17
This week’s selections cover the August 17 meetings at Caulfield (featuring the Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes), Rosehill and Doomben. Results for August 10 selections Tips which were either scratched, outside the prescribed track conditions or too short in price Scratched – nil Track outside prescribed range – Prettyhappyaboutit, Now And Zen, Magnifique Soleil, Ferlax […]
The 2013 AFL Lines – Round 21
With the Essendon/ ASADA drug scandal leaving the prospect of ninth place being far more sought after than in previous years, a number of matches become critical in the context. Throw in a monster Friday night match between the Hawks and Magpies and a bumper weekend awaits the assessments of Greg Oberscheidt and Cliff Bingham. […]
The 2013 Willie M Medal: Round 22
Image: Manu Vatuvei won’t win the Willie M Medal this year but his performance on Sunday is worthy of note. We all know Big Manu is capable of a stinker and he pulled one of those out against Manly. While he committed four handling errors, it was his work in defence that was particularly […]
From The Couch: Round 22
Image: Benji is the Biggest Bum of All: Whatever good Benji Marshall did during his time in rugby league, any good will he may have accumulated, it is long gone now after his disgraceful video promoting another code while still contracted to the Wests Tigers and the NRL. Marshall pissed on the game that […]
Monday Milestone: 1930s Rugby League – Dave Brown
1930's Rugby League As we head towards the rugby league finals, the Milestone takes the Delorean forward another decade this week, this time focussing on rugby league in the 1930’s. This Week in History: 1935, August 12 Dave Brown scores six tries and kicks ten goals for a personal tally of 38 points as Eastern […]
The Fantasy King: On Dugan
By Mick 'the King' Adams Last week I wrote about the effect of blowouts on fantasy scores. As it turned out it was very prescient, with round 21 being one of the more uneven in terms of scorelines. In all, four of the eight games were blowouts by the criteria I laid out in last […]
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