Alright I'm going to go and see this psychic octopus and get him to pick the lotto numbersQuote:
Originally Posted by 5FDP
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Alright I'm going to go and see this psychic octopus and get him to pick the lotto numbersQuote:
Originally Posted by 5FDP
I dont think that Octopus dropped a game for the whole finals campaign.
Unlike that Parrot who got every game but the final right...
They said the octopus only tipped the Germany games & the final, 8 all upQuote:
Originally Posted by i_amtrunks
Not sure what other ones the Parrot tipped
The parrot picked the Netherlands. I guess that bird's now KFP. ;)
Paul the psychic octopus headed for sweet life of retirement
Pity he's only got a lifespan of about 6 months.Quote:
AFP reported one tongue-in-cheek bookmaker offered odds of 8-1 that he becomes a bookmaker himself, 20-1 that he releases a record, 100-1 that Paul unveils his own brand of calamari, 250-1 the octopus becomes Merkel's (German Chancellor) new adviser and 1,000-1 he ends life as part of a paella.
If I owned Paul I'd stick a thousand on the paella option and then cook him myselfQuote:
Originally Posted by 5FDP
Off to see Robbie Fowler's debut tomorrow night for the Glory.
As much as I don't like him, he's one of the most natural strikers to have played the game.
i saw him last year (against SFC) whilst in a loosing team (5-0) i think he still was one of the smoothest players i have seen or played against its a shame his team mates couldnt keep up... worth going to see him playQuote:
Originally Posted by SharkyMcShark
Well, Hearts off to a losing start. But there's no shame in that really - they were outhussled by the experts in forcing opponents into disjointed play.
They'll beat better teams than Central Coast once they gel.
Fowler's a class act even at his age - he's certainly capable of shining in the A-League. A fine pick up for Perth.
Well I'm lucky to still have a TV after that lose to the bunnies last night:(
Nah thats not as bad as leatting in 34 unanswered points in the 2nd half to kill our seasonQuote:
Originally Posted by Bartrim
That wasn't a forward pass that Wesser threw, it was a gridiron pass.
And it ruined my perfect round too! :p
Doggies and Eels seasons are over, and Newcastle and Canberra dont really have a chance either, so now it's down to about 9 teams to make the 8.
it makes amends from the mistakes made from the tigers game the week before. same ref.. one major stuff up... that determines the end result of the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by i_amtrunks
seriously tho why are the refs a protected species.. lets hope they dont do something like that in the grand final.
No idea, but if anyone else was that incompetent in their job I'm sure they would be fired.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharky
Minichello's try in the roosters game was a joke, he knocked it on and it was still given (didn't matter in the end, but still a terrible call).
Problem is Finch is crap, always has been, yet he seems to have the job for as long as he wants it. All these obvious mistakes and problems with the refs (and the touchies, they get away with making no calls) make the league look amateurish.
I actually posted on wests tigers facebook page that Souths won with a touchdown in the dying seconds of the game:pQuote:
Originally Posted by i_amtrunks
There was more then one major stuff up. There were 2 in that game. That forward pass and right on full time Farah had the markers not square right in front about 40 metres out. Maxwell ahd the whistles in his mouth but didn't have the balls to make the decision.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharky
Just tried to explain the McIntyre finals system to my father (a working class Italian)... I need a stiff drink.
Not a good weekend for me. Wests Tigers (pack of cheatin Roosters, Refs are too soft:mad:) and St Louis Rams lost... Although one positive was Sam Bradford for the Rams. Played very well for a rookie QB.
tigs were hard done by, but in the same instance the roosters didnt win the game, the tigers lost it they really should never have let the roostr get to that position in the first instance....benji benji benji rule number 2 on the footy field is never throw a punh when your in possession... never..... even if they hit you first...Quote:
Originally Posted by Bartrim
Worst thing is, had the Tigers won, the Roosters would be out with Manly, so the two teams that don't generate their own juniors would have been gone.
Tigers should have had about 20 points up after 20 minutes, but between their sloppy finishing skills and the refs they were still on 0. Really felt like a game where the refs were looking for any reason to take points away from the Tigers yet give them to the Roosters.
Titans vs. Warriors ws the game of the round by far, too bad the Warriors are out, they would have been a good team to bash up ST George in the semis.
Canberra and Panthers should win this week, Tigers have a terrible record in night games in the capital, but can anyone see the Panthers, Raiders, Titans beating the Dragons? I can't.
+ injuries/sickness going through the tigers as well. I think the Fairfax Roosters will beat the Panthers. I still can't see the Dragons winning as they weren't very inspiring on Sunday. I think a better team would of carved them up.Quote:
Originally Posted by i_amtrunks
Stoooopid referees. Why can't it be like in the good old days if the guy playing the ball and the marker want to punch on then let them. It has no effect on the play going on. I still can't believe Warrera-Hargreaves (or whatever his name is) only got penalised once. As biased as I am and I'll admit the Tigers let the Roosters back into the match I still think if that game was called down the middle the Tigers would of won.
Canberra have a fantastic record against St George (great in Canberra & Kogarah, okay in Wollongong). I'm sure the Dragons would much prefer Wests, although they'll say publicly that they don't care who they play, of course.Quote:
Originally Posted by i_amtrunks
Dragons are capable of beating Canberra, purely because they have a lot more big-game experience.
TIGERS! TIGERS! TIGERS!:D
Aren't they lucky Croker did a Luke Burt on that kickQuote:
Originally Posted by Bartrim
I wonder who is paying off the refs to ignore the roosters infringements in the finals?
Two weeks in arow the Roosters have been disgusting in the play the ball, and gotten away with it, yet the few times tigers or panthers players did the same they got penalised. I dont understand how the refs were going off at Petero to get his team under control on Saturday night when it was the roosters who were playing dirty.
And that Waragreava Hargraves is a disgrace, he is the last man in on every tackle (usually from on offside marker position) just ramming his shoulders into the back of the oppositions head and neck when they are already falling to the ground. It's cheap, nasty and should have seen him sin binned (saw him do it three tackles in a row, twice, all from on offside marker position.
Anytime the Roosters have looked in trouble, the refs have intervened this finals series to give them soft penalities to save their bacon.
dont forget the free tries the get to... how they could even award that last try to the roosters is beyond me, there was plenty of evidence that showed he never ground the ball untill the dead ball line.. and the oodles of daylight...Quote:
Originally Posted by i_amtrunks
i think it is safe to say the refs will win the premiership this year... it is by far the poorest performance across the board...
Sexy sexy goal from Berbatov last night
Sexy sexy goal from Berbatov last night against Liverpool
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Originally Posted by i_amtrunks
I was just discussing this with my brother this morning. I'd like to see the ratio of games the Roosters win to games refereed by Shane Hayne. Although I did laugh when he called Travis Burns out on Saturday night and said "First off... He's alot bigger then you":D
I know, it is not, nor has it ever been an officials place to say anything like that to a player, if a player wants to punch on with someone twice thier size, you let them, then penalise them for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bartrim
Just makes me mad that, thanks to obvious match fixing by officials, a team that should have been knocked out in round 1 is still going strong, when a team that would have been great to watch was knocked out instead (the Warriors).
I wonder how the Titans will be robbed, and for how much longer the media will pretend not to notice what is going on in the roosters games.
Sam Perritts try on Saturday night proves to me that the Roosters are being groomed as the premiers (as if the Dally M results weren't enough of a give away). I'd really love to see them blow it by losing against the Titans with the refs not being able to do anything about it.
It's strange, because the Roosters are one of the worst supported teams (in terms of actual members), and yet it seems the NRL is pushing to give them the premiership as opposed to St George who have a great number of members (not the top, but up there).
Anecdotal evidence backs this up, there are no Roosters supporters, but St George supporters are everywhere and turn up week in week out through good and bad.
you notice it at away games as roosters supporters do not travel..Quote:
Originally Posted by i_amtrunks
i have season seats at shark park.. this year we hosted just about every interstate teams we could titans, melbourne, new zealand, brisbane, nth qld, canberra even newcastle
it really effects your crowd averages when these teams come and you dont get there supporter base, when the rooster came to play it was almost like an interstate teams.. a pocket of supporters not more then 100...stgeorge this year at home i think out numbered sharks supporters... i love local derby day
They usually do not support at home either. They've improved in the past few years, but still have shocking home support.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharky
I'm a Knights supporter and I remember a prelim final in 2000 played at the SFS where they got over 30,000 people through the gates, and the crowd was mainly Knights supporters (there was a road train of buses coming down the F3), bar the members area and about 2 bays.
OMG I feel so sorry for the Titans. Maybe they weren't the best team on the field but geez they got some harsh calls. The "late hit" on Carney by Prince then Anasta deliberately laying down so the video ref would look at it. I would of penalised Anasta on the spot and going by the new law brought in by Gallens wink a couple of years ago the prat would of been suspended and missed the grand final.
Sorry to disturb the rugby talk but
GO THE PIES!!!
that is all....
Only AFL would have such a stupid rule to not have extra time, well here comes more money for the AFL!Quote:
Originally Posted by Golden Phoenix
15 Million extra according to the AFL CEO.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknell
Thats ok. They are only 30 years behind rugby league.Quote:
Originally Posted by mknell
what a stupid system.. a great game of afl my butt.. if it was great.. there would be a result... i would feel ripped off....
if they dont want to play extra time award the game to the team that kicked the most goals... (st killda kicked 10 to collingwoods 9)
so really collingwood missed the most and really dont deserve the chance to win..
stupid stupid system
I wonder if those who had tickets to the first week of the AFL GF get first dibs at tickets to week two of the GF? :p
Roosters were not helped as much by the refs this week, but they got all the calls their way, and have been extremely fortunate during the finals that the refs have decided to ignore their late shots, unsquare markers and players being inside the ten every tackle. They were the better team last night, but should have never gotten that far to begin with.
The refs are helping the dragons tonight, but at halftime the Tigers are playing superbly, absolutely crushing the dragons in Defence, but can they keep it up, and have the energy to keep counter attacking from average field possession and possession.