The Roar's A-League Men tips and predictions: Round 23
Just five weeks of regular season play remain in the 2023/24 A-League Men’s season and the race for spots in the top six is…
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The Roar's A-League Men tips and predictions: Round 26 - the jostle for finals positions is on in earnest
Squad looks pretty strong to me.
The Roar's A-League Men tips and predictions: Round 26 - the jostle for finals positions is on in earnest
Probably need to see how the AFL fiasco plays out and the new government’s final decision on the Tassie stadium. Should it fail, a definite space to fill.
The Roar's A-League Men tips and predictions: Round 26 - the jostle for finals positions is on in earnest
From his mobile app in prison hopefully.
The Roar's A-League Men tips and predictions: Round 26 - the jostle for finals positions is on in earnest
Mmmmm, not sure Torres is a good investment right now. 😔
The Roar's A-League Men tips and predictions: Round 26 - the jostle for finals positions is on in earnest
He is the best hold-up merchant in the business and should be high on every clubs wish list.
The Roar's A-League Men tips and predictions: Round 26 - the jostle for finals positions is on in earnest
If Perth ditch Staj they have simply no idea. If he is headed elsewhere, fair enough.
The Roar's A-League Men tips and predictions: Round 26 - the jostle for finals positions is on in earnest
Tags scores four and wins the Boot. Which I tipped pre-season. Of course, I’d never bet on it.
The Roar's A-League Men tips and predictions: Round 26 - the jostle for finals positions is on in earnest
I’m an A-League player get me out of here????
The Roar's A-League Men tips and predictions: Round 26 - the jostle for finals positions is on in earnest
Ha ha, you have to admit the Lolley send off was a nice touch.
The Roar's A-League Men tips and predictions: Round 26 - the jostle for finals positions is on in earnest
Ooft, that will fire up the Brisbane X accounts that come for me when they win, which is very rarely.
The Roar's A-League Men tips and predictions: Round 26 - the jostle for finals positions is on in earnest
Cracking end of the season and seriously little to suggest any team enters the finals as favourites. ANYONE could win this. I’m tipping against Brisbane again.
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Goodness me, just caught this replay this morning. The errors! Not a fun watch at all, even the Blues looked a little surprised as things unfolded.
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Well, Lando right royal buggered that up! Checo and Sainz had Hamilton’s measure but Alonso fought hard for a long, long time! Nice drive from Oscar ‘The Pastry Chef’ on used tires.
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If Max can’t squeeze past Fernando straight away, I think Lando might be able to establish a small gap. Short race with a pretty darn fast car, I reckon he might be able to hang on. Daughter and I will be cheering on ‘Speed Merchant’ Logan and ‘Crash Bandicoot’ Albon. Funniest team on the grid.
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Cracking opening day, complete with grass fires and all. I’m thinking the sparks reacted with the chemicals/colour that was sprayed on the grass. There is no way grass that green would burn, especially after a wet day only 24 hours before. Crofty’s explanation was comical.
That surface looked mighty slippery. Yuki blowing up was funny, first time Daniel has showed some teeth this season and he didn’t like it at all.
Race tips
1st Norris
2nd Verstappen
3rd Alonso
'Welcome back': Reliving the last Chinese Grand Prix ahead of its much-anticipated return five years later
Not sure there could ever be a more multi-sport watcher than me and I am criticised every week by football fans telling me I am a sell-out due to my enjoyment of the AFL and rugby league, which is the game I was first exposed to. I’d suggest when you are across all you probably have the right to comment fairly and draw conclusions, far from an attempt to compare and contrast.
Forget those bringing down the game, what if we embraced the A-League and Australian football cups are actually half-full?
‘Shocker’ is your word not mine. Took advantage of a dominant first half and contributed. Defensively, was rubbish, again.
Don't believe the hype: Why did Bulldogs fork out big bucks for the most overrated player in the NRL?
Amazing how a player can miss four tackles, at an efficiency of 73.91% and be considered to have a ‘blinder’. He sits 4th on the missed tackle stat, alongside a group of much smaller men who we expect to see there. Two sides of the ball. On one, Kikau is performing inconsistently, on the other, he is the worst in the NRL for big men. Respectfully, I disagree.
Don't believe the hype: Why did Bulldogs fork out big bucks for the most overrated player in the NRL?
I would have thought the definition of cherry picking was to narrow stats down to position: sometimes relevant and sometimes not. Also pretty insulting to ask if I’ve watched any games this year. You are far better than that and we should be able to discuss an issue without adopting Trump-like tactics. 👍
Let’s look at a few of these in isolation.
* 1st for try involvements with 5. One try, three assists and a try contribution? However they assess that. At $800,000, I’d EXPECT him involved in a try a week. He is actually 38th if you remove the positional aspect.
* 2 line breaks in 5 weeks. Mmmmm. Certainly nothing to write home about.
* 58th for total run metres and the 17th ranked forward. Again, for the price tag people could expect more.
* 51st for tackle breaks with 13, in fairness, decent.
* Average of one off-load per week, ranked 34th, with a heck of a lot of lesser paid forwards above him.
* Add these contextual alterations to the appalling defensive stats and penalty concessions, which you’ve ignored and the picture becomes far fuller.
Simply no attempt to kick the Bulldogs while they are down, more a case of calling what I see and there were similar concerns at the Panthers. Pay Kikau $450,000 and you get some value. Overrating is reflected in the money a club has been hoodwinked into offering players without the so-called runs on the board.
We saw it first hand with Tony Williams and I’ll stand by the view on Kikau.
Don't believe the hype: Why did Bulldogs fork out big bucks for the most overrated player in the NRL?
Nicely done Sarah. 100 per cent agree about Hamilton. He is being exposed for the rather lucky driver he was in what was essentially an unbeatable car over a long period of time. Once forced to race in the pack, his true talent is exposed. Compare that to Max and his early stuff as a teenager and the chasm between the two becomes obvious.
Surely there is a cooling off period on the Ferrari contract. If I were them, I’d be acting on it immediately!
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But should FIFA accept it? They have nudged it quite a bit over the years but I would like to see them nudge far more firmly.
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Punter, rugby competitions in France, Argentina and Italy are so far distant from the success of football that it is an unfair comparison. Australia’s two major codes dominate. A little simulation in ruggers in those countries would not even make the papers.
Simulation crackdown: If they like the spotlight so much, put A-League actors up before the Match Review Panel
Shakespeare!
Simulation crackdown: If they like the spotlight so much, put A-League actors up before the Match Review Panel
😂 What can we argue about? Perhaps a code war focus? 😂
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