Thursday, August 30, 2007

More questions

- are North Queensland a two man team? And if so, isn’t this a flagrant breach of the requirement to field 13 players?
- Can the Bulldogs generate enough momentum to have one last shot at raising people’s expectations, before they return to the mean of a mediocre season?
- Why the heck are the third place team giving up a 6.5 pt start at home to the equal seventh place team?
- Can the Magpies besquirt the Knights? And if they do, how long will they stay in the top eight for?
- Will Souths choke against the Roosters? In recent years, the Bunnies have been crap, except against the Roosters. Their thinking seems to have been – it’s ok to lose 25 games, so long as we’re undefeated against the Roosters. Now that the tables have been turned upside down and around, will the Roosters empty their cloacas all over the Rabbits?
- Can anybody find me someone to care about the Sharks-Raiders game? Thing is, this will probably be an entertaining game. Sharks and Raiders are both teams on the rise, you would think, but who is going to fall next year to accommodate them? Not my Bulldogs, never!
- Now that the Panthers have finally found some form, can they conjure down a last minute loss to the Warriors?
- I don’t think the Dragons are playing well enough to fall into the Panthers’ trap – hence I see them pushing Manly all the way, possibly to 80 minutes.
- Eels and Broncos. This is the match of the round. Perhaps even the greatest game in the history of the rugby league. So much to play for. Will fear win? Who will choke first? Will Wayne Bennett punch a whole through the wall and get Michael Hagan in the head? Will Hages refuse to allow the Broncos to use the toilets in their dressing room, forcing the players to suffer severe urinomytosis? When the Eels win, will people rub it (their failure to even make the eight, let alone defend their title) in the Broncos’ faces enough? I hope so. I want to see everyone rubbing, people!
- Hopefully Melbourne will win in a tight one, so that people doubt them early in the semis, so they respond by absolutely pummeling someone in the late semis, so they will have a let down and lose the grand final.
- Will I listen to the commentary on Channel 9, ABC, or neither?

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

You're hilarious, man. You really are The Chicken Wizard. - cw

Anonymous said...

As a Bulldogs fan you are now forced to rely solely on the Dogs famous spirit. According to rumour, that is generally Jim Beam (and sometimes straight vodka).
In either case, that will likely be insufficient if they have to play the mighty Sea Eagles, who of course prefer Gatorade with special supplements. (Could be fun to watch though!)

In answer to your other questions: No x 12, Yes x 3 (you guess the order!) I predict 3 twists and one turn still to come in this year's comp!

In other news - why would Reynoldson want to stay with the Knights when he is not wanted? Poor form. A true man would cop it on the chin and then try to prove Smith wrong by playing strongly in Cootamundra or France next year. Obviously no faith in his own ability.

Smith's cleanout also takes on new connotations in the wake of Joe E's arrest and subsequent revelations. Maybe that's the culture Smith is trying to change?

OMF (optimistic Manly Fan)

Anonymous said...

haha - my guess was old manly fan. sorry about that.

what are the twists and turn?

i'm rooting for the roosters, shock of shocks, because if the dogs play manly, all hell could crack loose.

bffsr (bulldogs fan for some reason)