Great grand final - the better team won but how different is this to grand finals ten years ago when one team would crack and the other would win by 70 points? Those days are over and it looks like we'll almost always see the two best teams playing and both with be mentally strong. It's almost like chess now - name another game (and don't even mention rugby league) where everything which characterises sport can be contained in two teams on one ground in such an environment.
Closer to home, Nick won the Harlequins' "Best Senior Team Member" award last night for his overall contribution to the club which was well deserved. Hopefully there'll be a picture of the award with this blog. Jules, Dom Bonnie (who Stuart unkindly described recently as a "keg on legs") and I had a few days down the Great Ocean Road this week which was nice although the water is still a bit chilly. Annika was out last night for a rest and is crawling towards the end of semester with too many assignments to finish. She'll still get distinctions, of course. Dom's broken hand is getting better but he's considering tennis this summer instead of cricket which will make Lismore at Christmas even harder when trying to pick a partner for the doubles. Summer is arriving here with long, hot days and the pool is looking increasingly inviting.
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Congrats Nick! Continue to celebrate and behave badly. Grant you have become another Vic AFL nut! It is just a game. Not like Rugby which is really important. I cannot believe the swans played that poorly and still lost by one. For the NRL GF at HQ tomorrow, I am predicting I will drink six stubbies and eat some salt and vinegar chips.
Geeze, Damian, your prediction came true: you drank six stubies and ate some salt and vinegar chips! NRL final was okay but ultimately dissapointing because a) the best team didn't win and b) it was rugby league in the first place. I know: I watched it, but it's a dumb game. I've been in Victoria for over twenty years now and I'm just starting to get the hang of AFL. It's a fine game. How did the weekend go with Biggles and Gnome? You can tell the truth - your secrets are safe on the Roff Report...
Rock said...
Shame Damo shame. Your backhander to the Eagles was noted and you can hand in your temporary visa to WA that we gave you last year!!! Even Grant tipped the West Coast a month ago, and you know how much he knows about the game.I say give the Swans Spida and see how big a hole they go down then.Over here the NFL only rated a small paragraph 4 pages from the back.
What do you mean by "..and you know how much he knows about the game"? What does that mean? Is it a compliment? I don't feel too comfortable about this..
you will all be pleased to know that in a tiny little town on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica this little traveler managed to track down a bunch of other aussies and a radio broadcast over the internet of the AFL grand final...gold.
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John, give back the visa, the beagles are my 3rd team after the swans and the dogs. Also Spider is a professional!
Grant, Re Biggles and Gnome in Armidale: Gnome is a great relaxed mum aided by the laid back Sally. Biggles was up to all his old tricks. Do not rile Tom, he looks very fit and Sue assumed the role of family matriarch with style. I should add my prediction went astray (2 stubbies at most) when I switched to De Bortolis Shiraz Cab at half time.
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