Macca

Poor cricket by the Aussies. A lack of fight and we batted like millionaires The trophy has gone already (that's 4 winning series in a row to India) We just can't play spin well and part of the reason for that is due to the fact that our batsmen are brought up playing on flat-track roads in Australia We don't bat well on seaming decks either as evidence with not winning an Ashes series in England for 20+ years The reality is that we are just a B grade team these days and it's been that way for close on 20 years At home on flat decks we play well but that's the end of it ... as soon as the conditions become tough, we fold Unless India take their foot off the gas, we'll be losing this series 4-nil and what chances the Ashes? As for the World Test Championship, if we make the final it will be by default, not by playing good cricket

Hindsight tells us that Coolangatta was the one in the Lightning. Only carried 53.5 kgs which was probably the difference in a driving finish. Newmarket & TJ Smith next up you'd imagine but they also need to prepare for Royal Ascot Buenos Nachos just needed it a bit further but one to watch. I was on Osipenko in the Hobartville as well so a decent day

Excellent tough, brave win to Scallopini!! Superbly rated by Damian Lane It's a more than decent horse that was better than the 7-1 win odds on offer (early doors)

Coolangatta wins the Lightning! Superbly ridden by Jamie Kah I Wish I Win flew home for 2nd. Ideal prep for the All-Star Mile But all credit to the former Magic Millions winner. Royal Ascot well on the agenda this year, according to the trainer

The race to race place multi can often deliver a decent dividend. I will sometimes do the 2/3 parlay place whilst including 3 value runners (for the odds) As for the tip, it's just something that I reckon can run well. I bet for the win but my focus can be on place multi's ... a bit the same for short priced winners (multi's)

@JV7@Dee Zephyr@Gorgoroth@Go the Biff @Wadda We Sing @Redleg@Mr Steve Lightning Stakes tomorrow and Gator has nominated Buenos Noches (15-1) to knock off the champ, Nature Strip Certainly might be worth putting Buenos in a place multi as it can get into the finish if it gets a good run from the outside barrier (Grandstand side the best going?) Some great racing though, in both Melbourne & Sydney with 10 Stakes races all-up So looking for some value elsewhere, here's my value tip Flemington R8 No.3 Scallopini 8.00/2.40

The Beast!! Or Beastmode! Do you remember Strafford saying that he played as well? And I'm up Croydon way with work on occasions and sometimes see the Rangers practising (of sorts) ... haven't seen them with all the gear on though

When any of us are picking a margin of 1-6 then we could just as easily pick one team or the other And with a small margin being the likely outcome, the team that had the ball last (aside from 8 seconds) was likely to win with a late score. But which team? Fine lines when 2 teams are evenly matched The fumble return which gave KC 7 points was a big moment but the Eagles did score the next 10 points after that. Reality is that KC were scoring at will in the 2nd half (24 points) and to me, that was the difference. The Eagles couldn't stop them scoring yet Philadelphia had the renowned defence (including 1st overall in the regular season for passing yards allowed)

Regular Season Tipping Competition Year Winner Silver Bronze 2022 DeeSpencer Go the Biff layzie ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2021 Go the Biff Clintosaurus DemonDave JV7 layzie Gorgoroth -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2020 titan_uranus Gorgoroth Go the Biff Clintosaurus -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 JV7 Go the Biff Gorgoroth Macca Dee Zephyr Clintosaurus --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 DeeSpencer Clintosaurus Gorgoroth Dappa Dan Dee Zephyr Macca --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2017 Clintosaurus Go the Biff Dappa Dan --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 Gorgoroth cowboy_from_hell Clintosaurus DeeSpencer --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2015 Gorgoroth cowboy_from_hell Macca JV7 DeeSpencer --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2014 Dappa Dan DeeSpencer Gorgoroth --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 cowboy_from_hell pantaloons Gorgoroth Strafford Macca --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post Season Tipping Competition Year Winner Silver Bronze 2022 Go the Biff layzie JV7 Clintosaurus DeeSpencer Dee Zephyr ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2021 DemonDave Gorgoroth Clintosaurus Macca -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2020 Go the Biff Dee Zephyr Macca -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2019 DemonDave Go the Biff Macca Dee Zephyr Gorgoroth JV7 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2018 Gorgoroth Go the Biff DeeSpencer --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2017 Macca Clintosaurus Go the Biff JV7 Gorgoroth --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2016 Gorgoroth JV7 Clintosaurus Macca --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2015 JV7 cowboy_from_hell Gorgoroth Macca DeeSpencer --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2014 JV7 pantaloons Gorgoroth Go the Biff Macca --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2013 titan_uranus DemonDave cowboy_from_hell Macca --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Overall Medal Tally Gold Silver Bronze Go the Biff 4 5 2 Gorgoroth 4 3 7 JV7 4 3 2 ---------------------------------------------------- Macca 4 2 6 Clintosaurus 3 3 4 DeeSpencer 2 2 4 DemonDave 2 1 1 titan_uranus 2 0 0 cowboy_from_hell 1 3 1 Dee Zephyr 1 1 3  Dappa Dan 1 1 1 Strafford 1 0 0 pantaloons 0 2 0 layzie 0 1 2

Golf only for me these days (and I'm not all that keen either!) I work out a bit but only to stay fit and healthy. I'm a runner so I do sprint training (the best exercise in my view)

Cricket ... I was a suburban quick!! 30+ years! Fair bit of coaching too (mainly cricket but a bit with footy) Played footy from under 10's until aged 25 and a bit of soccer & baseball for a few years each as well (younger days) As for American football, never had the inclination. Actually, by the time I got really interested in the NFL, I would have been too old anyway

From memory Gorg also played a bit and one of the early posters here 'Stafford' also played

Just a reminder that the Gold medal position are to those who gain the most points Silver goes to the 2nd most amount of points gained and the Bronze goes to those who gain the 3rd most amount of points So strictly speaking, we bend the rules on placings but that's the tradition And long may the tradition continue!! haha

The post-season tipping competition is done & dusted and once again we have joint winners! Go the Biff & Clintosaurus both picked up maximum points in the SB and so rounded out as deserved winners. Well played! layzie also picked up full points to fly home to gain the silver medal position In the bronze medal position are 3 former winners of either or both tipping competitions ... JV7, DeeSpencer & Dee Zephyr. So well played to all and thanks for your participation. Both comps are quite easy to run in all honesty and we're now up to 10 years running with both comps and in my view, they help keep this thread ticking over (which was, and still is, the original aim) So what's up next? The Canadian Football League?!!! Post Season Tipping Comp Final Leaderboard 30 - Clintosaurus, Go the Biff 25 - layzie 21 - JV7, DeeSpencer, Dee Zephyr 20 - Gorgoroth 19 - Dr. Gonzo, Macca 13 - DemonDave To the winners, go the spoils!

Well, you've got a point. So I said it, so it must be true!! haha ... forget the humility! But if we're talking all time best, any position, then the debate could go on for quite some time. And Aaron Donald would certainly be in the conversation as his influence and great playing ability is immense How about Jerry Rice and his numbers? 1549 catches, 22,895 yards & 197 TD's (thanks google) ... and 10 first-team All-Pro lists Surprisingly, Brady only has 3 first-team All-Pro lists Aaron Donald has 6 first-team All-Pro lists

Brady's greatest strength was his management of games. No one else comes close and that is a rare talent It's like he was another coach actually playing. Steven May x 5 or 10 in my view I'd agree with you on the rest but all things have to be taken into account including the biggie ... game management. And he did it all well into his 40's. The whole cheating aspect was over exaggerated too. Mostly borne out of jealousy & envy Brady is the G.O.A.T, Gorg. In my humble opinion!

There's talk that Mahomes might eventually rival Brady as the best of all time But first he needs to catch Joe Montana who, up until 5 or 6 years ago, was regarded as the best But as great as Montana was, Brady has to be regarded as the best ever, especially with 7 x SB rings. In a 32 team league, 7 SB wins is extraordinary!! Played under great coaching of course (and with great teams) KC should get at least 1 or 2 more titles you'd imagine as Andy Reid always seems to get his team into contention. And Mahomes is only 27 years old so another 8-10 years at his optimum?

Mahomes was magnificent, dodgy ankle and all. He was in genuine pain but kept marching his team down the field. Brady-like

If you were a betting man then the result would be different ... that's how betting works, BDA! haha

Looks like 'Go the Biff' & Clintosaurus have both won the tipping comp. Gold!! 'layzie' has rattled home to claim the Silver medal whilst JV7, DeeSpencer & Dee Zephyr all get the bronze More later

Chiefs win ... Andy Reid gets another SB Mahomes = Stellar!

8 seconds ... can't see the Eagles performing a miracle (but you never know)

Unless they miss the field goal ... 11 seconds to get 3 points for the Eagles if KC get the field goal

Chiefs have got this if they're smart

Ha! Beware the injured athlete ... we saw it with Djokovic and now Mahomes