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Interesting that Mick Price has taken the opposite stance ... wants to start at Soft5 (Dead) to protect the horses from concussion type trauma I agree with Mick Price as a Slow5 is ideal conditions for the horses

Well done Gorg! Demons and now the Rams! Hell, even the Bolton Wanderers could win big the way you're going!

Bengals 25 Rams 30

He must have walked under a few ladders, the lad. Hard to fathom his run of bad luck. He was apparently hit with a soccer ball at training this time Things will hopefully turn around but we don't know about the extent of the effect of these concussions or the severity But I'm reminded that numerous people were writing off Pat Cummins and now he's the captain of Australia! Again, we don't know the severity of these concussions so if he battles on, it could be assumed that it's safe to do so. The kid has got talent so I hope he gets back

Don't forget your tips fellas 10 points on offer for the SB (5 for the win & 5 for the correct points bracket)

Tofane way too good ... streeted them! Has now won 4 x G1's (All Aged, Tatts Tiara, Stradbroke and the Orr Stakes) I'm Thunderstruck looked like it needed the run as it's custumary sprint finish was lacking

Managed to get 25-1 for this double ... that would kick things off nicely for the new season!

Scotty James 'Silver Medalist' - Snowboard Half-Pipe

Best Bet Saturday Caulfield R8 No.1 I'm Thunderstruck $7.50 (W)

I'm Thunderstruck has drifted out to $7.50 (with a boost) in the Orr Stakes That's decent odds for a class galloper!

Reckon the SA & WA teams would be quite strong. Vic obviously. Not sure on the strength of a Tassie team or the NSW & QLD teams ... or NT I'm reckoning that a lot of the players who play for the Eagles, Freo, Crows & Port would be locals But we've got quite a few WA lads ... is it 6 with the new draftees?

I grew up loving State footy especially with a keen eye on the Demons who were picked to play The standard of footy was miles ahead of club games but the skills were so high that the games weren't often physical encounters. It was possession football with exact skills before possession football became a thing Just a showcase of the best vs the best But alas, even I've given up on the idea for the reasons outlined by the comments preceding this post I still reckon they should pick the sides though ... just as an acknowledgement For instance, Salem just misses out on the All-Australian team but is picked on the half back flank for Victoria. That's still a high honour

I've been trying my hand at the same-race multi's in the off-season with mixed results ... needing better class of horses me thinks! Usually just pick 2 horses ... One horse to win/2nd and one other 'value' runner 1st to 4th ... aiming to get about 6-1 up to 15-1 all up So 'Sierra Sue @ 14-1, Lighthouse @ 10-1 and Lightsaber @ 14-1 all appeal as value runners

I'm Thunderstruck even at 3-1 looks like good odds ... but it's Caulfield and he'll need to get past a lot of very good horses

Schedule & Results - Official Site Aussies medal chances to look out for Belle Brockhoff - Snowboard Cross (Wed 9th 2.00pm/5.30pm) Cam Bolton - Snowboard Cross (Thurs 10th 2.30pm/6.30pm) Scott James - Snowboard Half-Pipe (Fri 11th 12.30pm) Jaclyn Narracott - Skeleton (Sat 12th 11.20pm) Laura Peel - Aerials (Mon 14th 10.00pm) Bree Walker - Monobob (Mon 14th 12.30pm) Alpine Skiing Schedule Tues 8th 2.00pm Men's Super-G - WC Standings Wed 9th 1.15pm/4.45pm Women's Slalom - WC Standings Thurs 10th 1.30pm/5.15pm Men's Combined - WC Standings Downhill Slalom Fri 11th 2.00pm Women's Super-G - WC Standings Sun 13th 1.15pm/4.45pm Men's Giant Slalom - WC Standings Tues 15th 2.00pm Women's Downhill - WC Standings Wed 16th 1.15pm/4.45pm Men's Slalom - WC Standings Thurs 17th 1.30pm/5.00pm Women's Combined - WC Standings Downhill Slalom Sat 19th 2.00pm/3.45pm Mixed Team Parallel - WC Standings Women Men

Jakara Anthony - Gold Medalist Moguls

First Group 1 of the Autumn Carnival coming up on Saturday. Looks a good race too WFA over the 1400m so the barriers could be all-important for the fancied runners

Yep, India beat us and it wasn't even their best side ... but the reason I've brought it up is if we had have won that series it would have been awfully difficult for CA to not offer JL a much longer extension (especially when adding in a 4-0 series win over England) We retained the Ashes in England in 2019 but again, if we'd have won that series that's another notch on JL's belt But if he's keen, Langer won't be out of work for long ... that intense style can often work in the short term. Maybe not in the long term though!

Fair enough Personalities aside, I tend to view it all a bit differently. Losing at home to India last year still smarts yet most will have forgotten all about it. Not me If we'd have won that series I'm not sure that the conversation about Langer would be the same. In my view, he'd still be the coach if we'd have won that series Ok, we defeated England 4-0 but they were non competitive for the most part. They were as poor as what we were in 1985 (or 2010/11) And the t20 World Cup is a bit of a lottery anyway ... I don't place too much stock in the super-abbreviated form of the game But with regards to Test cricket, at home, there are high expectations on winning ... away from home, the interest is often way less For instance, the last time we toured Sri Lanka we lost 0-3 in the 3 Tests. And we've only beaten India in a Test series in India once in over 5 decades. Also, the last time we defeated England in England (Test series) was in 2001 And in the last 4 series against South Africa, they have won 3 of the series (including the last 2 series) ... a 3 & 8 W/L record in the last 13 tests between the 2 countries We are no longer a powerhouse even though we've got a reasonably good team (mainly at home) Footnote: After that series loss to India did JL have 1 year left on his contract? Then extended by 6 months? The writing might have been on the wall 18 months ago ... but the murmurings have been ever-present for 2 years

Traditionally cricket has been a lot different to most sports especially when it comes to who calls the shots on the field ... for a long time the captain had nearly all the say including being a selector on overseas tours. For instance, the batting order was part of the captains role but that might have changed The captain would still be the main man (in my view) so Cummins might prefer to take more of a neutral view on the coach. And that's fair enough too To me it's all about respect rather than like or love. Helps if the coach was a top player too. Footy coaches are viewed the same way by the public & players as well Of course Langer was a top player but the talk & innuendo around his coaching style was front & centre and wasn't going anywhere But our history with coaches and their departure hasn't been first rate ... Lehmann, Arthur, Buchanan, Simpson etc were all questionable departures. And it can happen to the captains as well ... Lawry, Hughes, Paine etc Just my opinion from afar though, WCW We the public don't often get the nitty gritty information And the interim coach seems to be a bit of a laid-back quietly spoken type (Andrew McDonald) The decision by CA to only offer a short term extension (6 months) is obviously not just based on winning

And we are still a chance in at least 6 more events (see listings near the top of this page) Another 2 - 4 medals would be a very good result when considering that a total of 4 medals was the apparent target Big day of alpine skiing today but our next chance is Belle Brockhoff on Wednesday (2.00pm/5.30pm) in the Snowboard Cross

Didn't know that, WCW, but I know we haven't won a lot of medals (We're not exactly Norway*!) What I do know is that we've got a lot more competitive athletes in a lot more events. Moguls, Aerials & Snowboarding especially We're probably never going to be super-strong but we could build it up to 6-10 medals in the future. That's like a medal every 2nd day of the 16 day Olympic competition *Norway has won a total of 368 medals at the Winter Olympics including 132 Gold Medals!

Jakara wins!! Gold medal to Australia! That was tense ... the pressure was enormous. Reminded me of Jess Fox in the Canoe Slalom. One tiny error and it's all over But Jakara performed when it mattered! A fabulous effort and a fantastic result

I'm struggling to remember another coach* parting ways after so much immediate success (t20 World Cup & Ashes) And both wins were comprehensive Too old school and too intense seems to be the issue but we're still in the dark on the reasoning He'll get another position (if he pursues coaching) but where he might end up is anyone's guess. I view Justin as being thoroughly professional and I'm not sure he misses much It's still a bit of a head scratcher, all the same, WCW *Apart from Norm Smith although he was reinstated a week later (damage was done of course)

Weather permitting the Men's Downhill will be held at 3.00pm AEDT tomorrow (Mon 7th) By the way, the Women's Downhill will be held on Tues 15th at 2.00pm. Again, a must watch! (in my view) The Women's Giant Slalom will be held tomorrow as well ... 12.30pm (Run 1) & 5.30pm (Run 2) And FYI all the events can be viewed in their entirety on the 7Plus app on a device of your choice. That's for each particular event As for tonight, we've got 3 Aussies in the final of the Women's Moguls ... starts at 10.30pm (the first of 3 runs)