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Kim Brennan is always perceptive. She brought some insights about women in sporting administration and coaching that haven't previously been made on that program.

I don't think Gerard's theory about Michelle Payne being the watermark will be correct - it was a nice moment, but I think it was symbolic rather than demonstrative of a great sporting shift.

The really big shifts will be professionalism allowing women to concentrate on one sport and the coming talent drain on Olympic and international sports. Medium-sized nations can't be great at everything and - much like with the men - professionalised domestic comps will attract the best sporting talents.
 
Now I may have skipped the episode devoted to women's sport (like I did the last time they did that) as my interest in women's sport isn't high enough to warrant me sitting through a whole show devoted to it, but by Christ I'm still miles ahead of Roy.
 

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Mr_Bojangles said:
At least they mentioned it two weeks in a row. If Gerrard was on it would have been replaced by his weird horse fetish.
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It's a ten second mention for a mainstream sport in its Grand Final series. I'm only a passing fan of basketball, but it's regularly forgotten in favour of some Offsiders hobby horses - e.g. The Matildas, W-League, Super Rugby. There's plenty of trends and issues in Australian basketball in need of concise analysis.
 
Concise analysis is a good one. They normally see a sport that is played by men and not rugby, cricket, AFL etc and stick the boot in when it's having some issues. The A-League is always good for this. Our friend who was just sacked from newscorp said that the NBL is now 'more visible'. What a wank thing to say.
 
Mr_Bojangles said:
Concise analysis is a good one. They normally see a sport that is played by men and not rugby, cricket, AFL etc and stick the boot in when it's having some issues. The A-League is always good for this. Our friend who was just sacked from newscorp said that the NBL is now 'more visible'. What a wank thing to say.
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Not really.
 
Seriously anyone that thinks creepy little short people whipping big animals around a race track is a proper sport is a ****in idiot. The whole thing wouldn't even exist if it wasn't for gambling ffs.

Put the pencilneck out to pasture for good and bring back Underwood.
 

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Kram said:
Seriously anyone that thinks creepy little short people whipping big animals around a race track is a proper sport is a ****in idiot. The whole thing wouldn't even exist if it wasn't for gambling ffs.
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Yep. Something not right about scrubbed up scrubbers jumping up and down like nimrods because they bet their laundry money on animals to win.
 
Kram said:
Seriously anyone that thinks creepy little short people whipping big animals around a race track is a proper sport is a ****in idiot. The whole thing wouldn't even exist if it wasn't for gambling ffs.

Put the pencilneck out to pasture for good and bring back Underwood.
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You mean like in Dubai where gambling is banned?

There is a reason its called the 'Sport' of Kings
 
Great discussion on governance issues in netball, the AOC and rugby union. Show is going well, Gerard is being an informative host, Waleed Aly and John Stanley are being articulate...and then Caro starts talking about Bob Murphy.

Caro: "He really is football's Renaissance man, isn't he?" and "If Melbourne had someone who we'd like to think symbolised how we're different to Sydney, then I like to think it'd be Bob Murphy."

Good player. Seems a reasonable fella. Well liked by teammates and Bulldogs fans. But would you like more mayo on that comment, Caro?
 
Has Gerard Wheatley's breath improved over the years?

I remember Crawf on The Footy Show back in the day had a dig at his constant bad breath.
 
Roy Masters ability to conflate every single issue into a Melbourne, Sydney rivalry where Melbourne is the villain never ceases to amaze.

He and Caro with their provincial parochialism add absolutely nothing to an already paper thin program.
 
Norm De Guerre said:
Roy Masters ability to conflate every single issue into a Melbourne, Sydney rivalry where Melbourne is the villain never ceases to amaze.

He and Caro with their provincial parochialism add absolutely nothing to an already paper thin program.
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I was thinking about that today. Is it genuine hate or is it staged like Tony Greig Bill Lawry style to get viewers in?
 
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