General Sports thread

[skam85]

And since that GF they have been pretty much a basketcase.

Even this season has been a bit of a splutter for side expected to finish quite high up on the ladder. It's 50/50 whether they'll make finals this season, but if they do it's because of the NBL rewarding mediocrity by expanding to a final 6 (in a 10 team competition) than form.

Spot on about the crowds though. Three sell-out matches in a row is fantastic to see. Several others close to capacity. The issue is the team seems to be spooked by big crowds, scraping over the line against Brisbane (who are a basketcase this season), and Illawarra (a team worse than Brisbane, which is saying something), and losing to New Zealand.

I wouldn't go so far as a basketcase, but yes definitely no doubt it's a team that has underachieved based on its pedigree.

Doesn't really help that it's pretty much a new squad every year + DJ. Hopefully there's a bit more continuity, at least last season to this season we have retained a few more players and added quality. Time is running out to gel and make a run for the title but I do believe we can peak at the right time, a lot of things have to go right though.

 

[brucetiki]

Melbourne Victory handed an incredibly soft penalty for their supporter riot last month.

$550,000 fine and suspended 10 point penalty

Melbourne Victory fined $550k and threatened with 10-point penalty for further fan violence

Football Australia chief executive James Johnson delivers the final determination and punishment after the Melbourne Derby pitch invasion.

www.abc.net.au

I’ve lost count how many suspended point penalty Melbourne Victory have had. Do we have to wait for someone to be killed before a point penalty is enforced.

 

[AmericanCrow]

The greatest leg in darts at the World Championship in the Final!

But can he do that drunk?

 

[AmericanCrow]

 

[AmericanCrow]

No! They raise him heavenward

A defensive angel

Brilliant

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Been an eventful summer for Kyrgios. Blow up with Lleyton after pulling out of that lead up event (I wonder if they realise how similar they are?) now out of the Australian Open after talking up his chances of winning it yesterday. Always something happening, always in the news. Never dull

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

 

[AmericanCrow]

 

[CrowsB4hoes]

1. 36ers
2. Strikers
3. Crows
4. Adelaide United
5. Crows AFLW
6. Giants
7. Adelaide United Women
8. Lightning
9. Thunderbirds
10. Redbacks
11. Port Power
12. Port Power AFLW

Update to the power ranking and the thirty-suckers and Adelaide stinkers drop down dramatically.

36ers still have a high rating because they are the hottest ticket in town but they need to sack Bruton asap. It’s like he’s got too much depth and focusing on giving everyone a crack rather than put out the best side

Do United go up to first? A league seems to have moved on and up from its troubles. Giants are the best performing team but play a sport and league that gets no mention.

 

[brucetiki]

If we’re going in form, the Giants need to be top. Also, West Beach has been packed for the last couple of Giants’ series, despite little mainstream media attention.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

The Strikers are going so bad I'm looking forward to the Redbacks starting again

I can't ever remember thinking that

 

[brucetiki]

Giants reach another Championship Series.

They’ll host games 2 and 3 of the series next weekend against Perth.

Can they finally end SA’s 43 year Claxton Shield drought.

 

[relapse]

Giants reach another Championship Series.

They’ll host games 2 and 3 of the series next weekend against Perth.

Can they finally end SA’s 43 year Claxton Shield drought.

I went a few times as a kid back in the early 90s at Norwood Oval, in the era when there was the Waverley Reds, Daykio Dolphins etc

Haven't been in recent times, but normally follow the scores. Hopefully the Giants can get the job done next week

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

 

[AmericanCrow]

 

[Mutineer]

 

[brucetiki]

Less than 100 tickets left for the Giants match tomorrow night. Tomorrow night will probably be the biggest night the Giants/Bite have had at West Beach.

Not overly surprised as the stands have been were packed for the Brisbane/Geelong Korea series’, though surprisingly the crowd was slightly down for the semi final series.

 

[brucetiki]

36ers finally out of their misery, and Kai Sotto’s already packed his bags. Let’s hope his toxic fan base go with him - the club will be better off without those ‘fans’.

Sotto agrees to overseas move in NBA pursuit

www.adelaide36ers.com

 

[GreyCrow]

I cant stop watching this - I just cant get enough of content like this

 

[Mutineer]

Peter Bol learns fate after bombshell B-sample results: ‘Hard to describe’

A month after the superstar athlete failed a drug test, the results of his second sample are in.

7news.com.au

 

[Vader]

Peter Bol learns fate after bombshell B-sample results: ‘Hard to describe’

A month after the superstar athlete failed a drug test, the results of his second sample are in.

7news.com.au

Interesting... first time I've heard of a B-sample not giving the same result as the A-sample. Good luck to Bol.

 

[AmericanCrow]

I cant stop watching this - I just cant get enough of content like this

 

[brucetiki]

Just when the NBL officiating can’t get any worse

Buford tossed over ref blow-up as Kings sweat on MVP after ankle injury in fiery Taipans loss

‘You f***ed it up’: Coach tossed after ref blow-up, MVP’s brutal injury blow in NBL chaos

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[AmericanCrow]

 

[CrowsB4hoes]

The other player really smacked the hell out of those overhead smashes [/sarcasm]

Looked like it was the pregame warm up.