Whats going on lads?

Humiliated in the cricket and the league (by those mighty kiwis) - two sports that you have traditionally dominated the world at. Slow bowling and some good hard running - immmm. Lets not talk about your other rugby team - the less said the better I imagine. But alas all is not dead. MF is showing a great deal of fight to spring right into contention for a 4th world title and the Western Sydney Wanders have somehow finished 1 goal up in the first leg of the Asian championship and may just pull off the upset of the year in the sporting world. Daniel Ricardo looks good as well.

So is this just a temporary setback or a sign of times to come? Has Australian sporting supremacy shifted from one of traditional domination in some sports to more emerging leisure activities? Or is the WSW result a strange one given recent form and your national team falling down the rankings and they will concede 2 plus goals in the next one?

It certainly is an interesting landscape these days.

So that league result hurt then?

Notice you didn't mention our clean sweep in the netball?

Rugby Union has some serious issues and needs to sort its **** out

Ted taken Australia Day

It's pretty simple I reckon.. Any sport we get looked after too well and over funded we end up losing.... No fight to survive seems to mean no fight to win...

I was stoked with the Junior Wallabies and the way they stood up to the Haka.. That's passion.. The Aussie animal needs to breathe and be hungry. Mitchell Johnson in the cricket.. Aussie animal = ashes victory.

I actually remember reading a story in a US surfing mag about why Aussie surfers done so well on the world tour... The conclusion was that as an Aussie unless you're top 10 in the world you don't make any money. US Pro's string 4 turns togther once ever in a contest and get a hefty retainer, no need to ever really try or leave home or win to survive.

Go Mick... He's probably the only surfer other than Kelly on tour with the balls to pull this off which is obvious seeing he's done it before. Last year Medina came dead last so let's hope he loses early and Mick takes it out.

Tux said..
Notice you didn't mention our clean sweep in the netball?

Yes you smoked us in that - somehow I had chosen to stick that result in my forgettery

Sandsy - if WSW can pull this off it will absolutely epic. A few yrs back when they were all cheering about gaining admission into this comp I thought it would be a very long time before an Australian team would be competitive - let alone standing on the verge of winning it! Its an incredible effort.

CMC - that funding model still needs some serious work though. It certainly does not seem fair and equitable across most sports.

Cobra - your cricket team financially is on fire - massive increase in revenue the last 12 months. They have cleaned up. Not a bad sport to be good at in todays market place.

Cobra said..
last time i looked we won the ashes 5 zip..and MJ was man of the series.
sorry if breezers are confused but the last time a Kiwi from the long room started slagging OZ cricket that was the result.

be off with you and your tomfoolery

473/3 - just saying

Ted the Kiwi said..
473/3 - just saying

500 up now and Younus (200) seems to be on fire. First time since 1998 that they have put 500 on in an innings against your mob. First time that they might win a test series against you for a while as well.

Cobra said..
ted I'm watching shawshank redemption again, yep i know how it finishes, but still more exciting than watching that cricket match.

rubbish, who can a snake turn a tv on

Chicago

Australia 239 for 8 trailing by 331 runs

Well done WSW !

Macaha said...

Ted the Kiwi said..
Well done WSW !

What was the score Ted thats massive news for Australian football.

Massive news is a under statement. So very happy for them. What's Tony popovic worth now on the world stage

Looking much better in the league at the moment