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  1. STFU Donnie

    What might have been?

    Some players have long distinguished careers. Some players have long and very ordinary careers, making you wonder why? And some players have short but outstanding careers, making you wonder why not? This thread is for the players in the final category. Some suffered through events entirely...
  2. STFU Donnie

    A new career for Mick?

    What do you think?
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    Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982)

    One of the favourite films from my youth and, in my opinion, easily the best of the teen coming of age comedies. Written by Cameron Crowe (Jerry Maguire, Almost Famous, Vanilla Sky) and directed by Amy Heckerling (Clueless), it featured a then cast of virtual unknowns which would later become a...
  4. STFU Donnie

    The Gentlemen

    Did a search and couldn't find a thread for this film. Surprising! Has anyone seen it? Verdict? I'm yet to see it, but have loved Ritchie's gangster flicks - Lock, Stock..., Snatch and Rock'n'Rolla.
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    Pattinson suspended for first test.

    Pillock! https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/pattinson-in-doubt-for-first-test-after-code-of-conduct-charge-20191117-p53bay.html
  6. STFU Donnie

    Malinga - 4 in four!

    Amazing effort. Double hat trick and the first bowler to reach 100 T20I wickets. An interesting side light: Hamish Rutherford was recalled to the side and suffered a first ball duck as part of the above. Chip off the old block I thought (his father Ken was a total scrub) except that whereas...
  7. STFU Donnie

    Jasprit Bumrah

    This guy really is something! 6/16 overnight, and could end up with 9-for. His stats: Tests: 12 matches, 61 wickets @ 18.87, ER 2.63, SR 43.07; ODI: 58 matches, 103 wickets @ 21.88, ER 4.49, SR 29.21; T20: 42 matches, 51 wickets @ 20.18; ER 6.72, SR 18.02. And all with an action that looks...
  8. STFU Donnie

    A round like no other?

    The games so far: Winning teams points - 608 Losing teams points - 238 Which gives a percentage of 255.5! Plus, two teams record their lowest ever score. Well done AFL. The game is coming along nicely. PS. Enjoyed the snow.
  9. STFU Donnie

    Best Stand-Up you've seen live.

    Saw Bill Bailey here in Adelaide. Unbelievably good, the man is a total savant. He was doing a bit about Charles Darwin and evolution. You can't cover this subject without discussing barnacles, so he did. He asked the audience "what do you know about barnacles?" He was looking for the...
  10. STFU Donnie

    Bound

    Anybody else seen this film? It was the directorial debut of the Wachowskis, before The Matrix. It's a Mob based movie where the wife (Jennifer Tillly) of a wiseguy (Joe Pantoliano) schemes with her lesbian lover (Gina Gershon) to rip the family off to the tune of about $2m. Double crosses...
  11. STFU Donnie

    The Satanists are taking over our game.

    Think about it people. We have the new 6-6-6 rule! And who is the number one coach in the game? Alastair Clarkson. Obviously, AC = Antichrist! And what score has his team posted in every match this season? That's right, 87. And by what name is that particular number also known? All this...
  12. STFU Donnie

    Amazing photo!

    This is a photo of two of the all-time greats of baseball, plus a third player who holds one of the more celebrated single season records. From left to right they are: Lewis "Hack" Wilson, Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. At first glance there seems to be nothing particularly 'amazing' about...
  13. STFU Donnie

    Clarkson's legacy

    The last three premiership coaches have all come from the Hawthorn coaching system. Like him or loathe him, he has shaped the game more than any one man probably ever has.
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    Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

    Just watching the Power get pantsed by the Crows. 30 scoring shots to 8 at 3-qtr time. If the Crows could kick straight the margin could well have been 100 already. So, as regards the title, has a team ever been so split, personality wise, as the Power this season? Look dynamite against...
  15. STFU Donnie

    This is how not to protest the umpiring ...

    Bowl deliberate wides and no-balls and concede 92 runs in 0.4 overs. You might make your point, but as these chaps found out, you'll receive a slew of 5- and 10-year bans and see your club expelled...
  16. STFU Donnie

    The Hirds at it again

    This family seemingly won't stop until the EFC is little more than a pile of glowing embers. A nice little present on the eve of the club's first match of the season...
  17. STFU Donnie

    Blade Runners

    Nothing to do with Harrison Ford or Oscar Pistorius, but an article on cricketers' facial hair over the years. West Indies' 1975-76 tour of Australia is considered a turning point: they lost the Test series 5-1, pummelled by Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson, but came out of it with the first...
  18. STFU Donnie

    Ravi Ashwin

    I confess to not following cricket as closely as i used to. UOAT I would have been all over this, but is anybody else surprised how good this guy's career stats are? As of 2 minutes ago, they are: 1745 runs @ 35.6 with 4 x tons, and 232 wickets @ 24.7 with 22 x 5fers and 6 x 10 fers. For an...
  19. STFU Donnie

    Rebecca Wilson, RIP

    She wasn't the most popular scribe around these parts, but it's always awful to lose someone to this terrible disease. http://www.smh.com.au/sport/sports-journalist-rebecca-wilson-dead-at-54-20161006-grwtt9.html
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    Mirror Image Seasons

    Richmond, 2014 H & A Started the season with a dreadful 3-10 record, before finishing by winning their final 9 games. Finished 8th. North, 2016 H & A Started the season by winning their first 9 games, before finishing with a dreadful 3-10 record. Finished 8th. Richmond, 2014 EF Won the toss...
  21. STFU Donnie

    A question for the keen statisticians.

    Has anyone played VFL/AFL football against both a father and son? I ask because of the impending debut of Silvagni III. SOS retired in 2001, so if B. Harvey plays on next year (and I reckon his form warrants it) then he will have played against both SOS and GOS. But has it happened before? I...
  22. STFU Donnie

    Article on Matthew Hayden

    From the newest Cricinfo magazine: http://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/997069/about-a-bully-boy Sums the guy up very nicely.
  23. STFU Donnie

    Absolute disgrace in Delhi!

    Have people heard what's happening in Delhi? India set South Africa 481 to win in almost two full days play. Rather than going for it, they have decided from the outset to play for the draw. At stumps on Day 4, they are 2/72 from 72 overs!! Gutless. And just what test cricket needs. PS...
  24. STFU Donnie

    The Establishment Boys

    I've just finished reading The Establishment Boys, by Barry Nicholls. It's the story of the players who didn't join Packer's WSC and stayed loyal to the ACB. With Packer having won the war, Ch 9 and PBL have had control of the narrative for that period, so it's more than time enough that these...
  25. STFU Donnie

    Stupidest Competition Title

    Apologies if people think this is out of place, but I only just discovered it. The KFC Big Bash League is bad enough, but the NZ domestic T20 competition is called the Georgie Pie Super Smash. Lawks a lordy!
  26. STFU Donnie

    The Thomas kick.

    Lindsay Thomas kicks a player in the upper chest, almost in the face. How many weeks? Twenty years ago Peter Dean kicked Billy Brownless (if I recall correctly) in a manner less egregious than Thomas today and got 4 weeks. I can't recall a similar incident since, which suggests the deterrent...
  27. STFU Donnie

    Adelaide should let Dangerfield go.

    Think about it. There have been two previous will he/won't he soap operas featuring players of Dangerfield's status: Geelong 2010 with Gary Ablett. He went. Geelong 2011 - PREMIERS Hawthorn 2013 with Lance Franklin. He went. Hawthorn 2014 - PREMIERS Adelaide 2015 with Patrick Dangerfield. ???
  28. STFU Donnie

    Dempsey's sling tackle

    I've just seen footage of Dempsey's tackle on Deledio. It looks to me to be the most obvious and egregious sling tackle of the season. Should be a three weeker, but with this mob, who knows?
  29. STFU Donnie

    what possible justification?

    For Clarke to use the DRS. Unlike Bell's use of the review system at the SCG, the snicko (RTS) is now part of that system. There was absolutely ZERO chance of it being successful. Snicko hears all. Complete dereliction by the captain.
  30. STFU Donnie

    Bomber Thompson stirring the pot again.

    He really does seem to like agitating. Former Essendon coach Mark Thompson says Jobe Watson could quit the sport and has even questioned whether he would launch legal action over the handling of the supplements saga. Read more...

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