Weekend Wrap
So, is everyone STILL looking forward to a Blues-Crusaders Super 14 final in 2 weeks time? While I’ll grant you it may still happen, anyone who happened to catch the Bulls runs riot against the Reds yesterday morning won’t be in a rush to join the queue to bet on it. Pretoria should be renamed Pamplona after that effort.
Their unlikely march to a home semifinal (so unlikely that the Sunday Star-Times had no problem talking about a home game for the Crusaders – gotta love those newspaper deadlines) has caused a bit of an upheaval in the S14 winner’s market on Betfair – prices as of last night being:
Crusaders $3.40
Sharks $4.10
Bulls $3.00
Blues $7.40
What these prices are telling us is whoever wins the Bulls/Crusaders semi will then in all likelihood travel to Durban and be favourites for the final. Dream on. Both the Bulls and (an admittedly AB-less) Crusaders played the Sharks in Durban during the round robin and the Sharks were favourites both times. Why will it be any different for the final? I’m waiting to see with interest what the TAB will put up for the winners market and also the prices for the two semis which I’m finding hard to guess what they’ll be.
Also in the SST noticed Tiddlywinks Tana came out blasting the standard of refereeing. He has a point, and it’s something to note for next weekend – two SAF/NZ semis means two Australian referees (who have been the worst of the lot) – so Stuart Dickinson and A.N.Other will have the chance to potentially fuck up two rather important games. Christ, I’d think I’d prefer a Saffer ref from 1976 than the clowns we’re going to get.
Enough about the rugby – back on Friday for previews. I won’t mention the Warriors (damn, I just did) – suffice to say such form turnarounds make NRL more frustrating than S14 for betting, which is why I avoid it like the plague.
However the highlight of the sporting weekend has to be watching my stepdaughter sink 11 goals from 13 attempts. She’s only just starting her second year of netball, but Irene Van Dyk better watch out!
Oh, and my Orienteering friends will be interested to know I suffered a physical exertion injury. A sprained foot on Saturday night kicking my stepson up the arse had me on the couch with an icepack on – brought back some fond memories of the distant past.
Have a good week everybody.
Their unlikely march to a home semifinal (so unlikely that the Sunday Star-Times had no problem talking about a home game for the Crusaders – gotta love those newspaper deadlines) has caused a bit of an upheaval in the S14 winner’s market on Betfair – prices as of last night being:
Crusaders $3.40
Sharks $4.10
Bulls $3.00
Blues $7.40
What these prices are telling us is whoever wins the Bulls/Crusaders semi will then in all likelihood travel to Durban and be favourites for the final. Dream on. Both the Bulls and (an admittedly AB-less) Crusaders played the Sharks in Durban during the round robin and the Sharks were favourites both times. Why will it be any different for the final? I’m waiting to see with interest what the TAB will put up for the winners market and also the prices for the two semis which I’m finding hard to guess what they’ll be.
Also in the SST noticed Tiddlywinks Tana came out blasting the standard of refereeing. He has a point, and it’s something to note for next weekend – two SAF/NZ semis means two Australian referees (who have been the worst of the lot) – so Stuart Dickinson and A.N.Other will have the chance to potentially fuck up two rather important games. Christ, I’d think I’d prefer a Saffer ref from 1976 than the clowns we’re going to get.
Enough about the rugby – back on Friday for previews. I won’t mention the Warriors (damn, I just did) – suffice to say such form turnarounds make NRL more frustrating than S14 for betting, which is why I avoid it like the plague.
However the highlight of the sporting weekend has to be watching my stepdaughter sink 11 goals from 13 attempts. She’s only just starting her second year of netball, but Irene Van Dyk better watch out!
Oh, and my Orienteering friends will be interested to know I suffered a physical exertion injury. A sprained foot on Saturday night kicking my stepson up the arse had me on the couch with an icepack on – brought back some fond memories of the distant past.
Have a good week everybody.
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posted by Rob Crawford at 7:10 AM
2 Comments:
so you are all for the anti-smacking bill then?
Oh yeah, Sue Bradford is my favourite politician.
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