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On the back of Shane Warne's recent tweets, there's been some conjecture over how much power a cricket coach should have compared to the…
What better time than Australia day to reminisce about some of our favourite Australian sporting moments. Below is the top 10 moments that I've…
As Geoff lemon recently wrote, Michael Clarke's potential return from injury could give the Australian selectors some major headaches. You wouldn't be out of…
You could forgive Australian fielding coach Greg Blewett if he is a little concerned for his job security considering the way the Aussies have…
It was great watching Nathan Lyon spin the Aussies to victory on the fifth day of the Test match. Often criticised for not performing,…
Earlier in the week we had a look at which clubs faced the toughest draw for the first half of the season. To determine…
At the beginning of the season I tried to predict which club faced the toughest schedule in 2014. After 11 games we have a…
On the same day the biggest signing in A-League history was announced, so too was something even more shocking - the loss of the…
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With the start of the 2014 AFL season only hours away I will attempt to predict which teams will improve and which will decline…
Regardless of the result in the last Test of this Ashes series Australia will sit third on the ICC Test Rankings jumping ahead of…
That's right, the player who has been in the best form of his career and arguable Australia's most valuable player this summer needs to…
Day three saw a great performance by Nathan Lyon and it could be more than just the turning point of the match but the…
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Has anyone else noticed how much opposition off-spinners struggle in Australia? I certainly have, which is why seeing Graeme Swann not bowling well over…
There's been a lot of talk about the importance of winning the toss in this series. One of the scribes here on The Roar…
Mitchell Johnson is a high risk and high reward type of player. When he bowls well Australia don't just beat their opponent they knock…
"Cricket is a game that owes much of its unique appeal to the fact that it should be played not only within its Laws…
Still a bit of swing out there. Kiwis got to make the most of this
Australia vs New Zealand highlights: First Test - Day 1 cricket live scores, blog
Massive danger signs for the KIwis – 3rd 4th and 5th bowlers don’t look threatening at all. Too much asked of Boult and Southee.
Australia vs New Zealand highlights: First Test - Day 1 cricket live scores, blog
There was a bit of juice early, little bit of swing which Kiwis didn’t fully utilise. Not as much bounce as you’d expect from a Gabba surface, maybe because of the extra moisture, but it looks pretty flat now really good to bat on. I’d expect it to get bouncier as the day goes on.
Australia vs New Zealand highlights: First Test - Day 1 cricket live scores, blog
The Spurs at their best are going to be hard to beat. There’s still some question marks surrounding the fit of Aldridge into the beautiful machine that is the Spurs offense; The offense generally dies once the ball gets in Aldridge’s hands, while the Spurs love to keep the ball moving searching for the best shot.
But you’d be a fool to think Pop isn’t going to make it work. The key will be Tony Parkers health, the Spurs wont go far if he’s hobbled again by injury
Why you don’t need to follow the NBA this season
Melbourne United have smashed the Townsville Crocodiles 93 – 62 at the Hisense Arena in Melbourne.
The win moves United to 4-0 for the season, while Townsville drop to 1-4. A lot of things needed to go right for Townsville to have any chance of winning, unfortunately for them, not much did go right. The game was effectively over by half time, with United leading by 27 points.
Townsville had no answers for Daniel Kickert, who had 20 points at the main break. If he wasn’t nailing three’s, was killing them inside. Stephen Holt was brilliant again, finishing with 19 points and Majok Majok grabbed every rebound in sight, ending up with 13 rebounds in just 20 minutes of play. Melbourne killed the Crocs with superior ball movement and 3-point shooting – finishing the night 13-32 from downtown.
For Townsville, Clint Steindl had the hot hand late in the game, going 5-8 from behind the arc, en route to 19 points, but it was too little too little. The firepower United possess was just too much for a Townsville side that seems destined to finish at the foot of the table.
It doesn’t get any easier for Townsville, who now have to travel to Perth to play an undefeated Wildcats side. United stay at home facing the Cairns Taipans on Saturday night.
Will the Taipans put up a fight? Can they beat this all conquering Melbourne United side? Can anyone beat them?
Unfortunately for the rest of the competition the answer seems to be no. This might be the most dominant NBL team we’ve seen in many years. While it’s drastically early to hand out championship trophies, Melbourne should be an un-backable favourite.
Melbourne United vs Townsville Crocodiles: NBL results, scores, blog
A riveting Match report coming up soon!
Melbourne United vs Townsville Crocodiles: NBL results, scores, blog
Townsville outscored Melbourne by 4 points in the last term. That’s something I guess
Melbourne United vs Townsville Crocodiles: NBL results, scores, blog
FULL TIME !!!!!!!!
United 93
Crocs 62
Melbourne United vs Townsville Crocodiles: NBL results, scores, blog
Adman with 2 air balls now. Mitch Young score 2 at the other end. Under 20 seconds left now, it’s almost over….thank god!
Melbourne United vs Townsville Crocodiles: NBL results, scores, blog
Q4 1′
Adman getting the crowd into it almost hits the lay-up, Patton with the put back. Will we see an Adman basket tonight? The crowd hope so
Steindl answers with 2 points
United – 92
Crocs – 60
Melbourne United vs Townsville Crocodiles: NBL results, scores, blog
Q4 2′
Kyle Adman, the youngest looking 22 year-old in the world, misses a 3 and Norton hits a lay-up at the other end
United – 90
Crocs – 58
Melbourne United vs Townsville Crocodiles: NBL results, scores, blog
Q4 3′
Hadziomerovic wakes up the crowd and the live bloggers with a 3-pointer
United – 90
Crocs – 56
Melbourne United vs Townsville Crocodiles: NBL results, scores, blog
Q4 4′
Patton fouled down low, he’ll shoot two
hits 1/2
Crocs aren’t giving up, they’ve got their starting 5 out there
Jett has a slight limp, not sure he should be out there. What’s the point?
United – 87
Crocs – 56
Melbourne United vs Townsville Crocodiles: NBL results, scores, blog
meanwhile Jett put away another jumper
Melbourne United vs Townsville Crocodiles: NBL results, scores, blog
the crowd willing Kyle Adnam along, he’s the 16 year-old looking United player. Crowd hoping for him to score
Melbourne United vs Townsville Crocodiles: NBL results, scores, blog
Q4 6′
Maynard fouled shooting
hits 1/2
United – 86
Crocs – 54
Melbourne United vs Townsville Crocodiles: NBL results, scores, blog
Q4 6′
Patton finishes off a fast break, easy lay-up
United – 86
Crocs – 53
Melbourne United vs Townsville Crocodiles: NBL results, scores, blog
Q4 7′
Jordair Jett with another mid-range jumper
and then Kay inside, puts way the easy lay-up
United – 84
Crocs – 53
Melbourne United vs Townsville Crocodiles: NBL results, scores, blog
United resting all their starters now
Melbourne United vs Townsville Crocodiles: NBL results, scores, blog
Q4 8′
Patton with a nice little move inside for United
after a Crocs turn-over Hadziomerovic with the And-1 hits the free throw
and Jett back on the court, injury wasn’t as bad as first thought, hits a jumper
and then Kay again inside for the Crocs
United – 84
Crocs – 47
Melbourne United vs Townsville Crocodiles: NBL results, scores, blog
United – 79
Crocs – 45
Kickert – 22 pts, Holt – 19
Majok with 13 rebounds
Melbourne United vs Townsville Crocodiles: NBL results, scores, blog
3 QTR TIME
This game cant end quick enough if your a Crocs fan, or a live blogger!
Melbourne United vs Townsville Crocodiles: NBL results, scores, blog
United given everyone on the bench a chance out there now, there’s a guy out there that looks about 16
Melbourne United vs Townsville Crocodiles: NBL results, scores, blog
Q3 1′
Kay fouled, he’ll go to the line
hits 1/2
Hadziomarovic with another long 2-pointer
Young at the other end with the spin move, fouled he’ll shoot two he’s looked pretty good for the Crocs
cant shoot free throws though! he misses both
United – 79
Crocs – 45
Melbourne United vs Townsville Crocodiles: NBL results, scores, blog
Agree with your take on the front office – geez they’ve made some made decisions. But I’m not sure Holberg is the problem. I think it’s remarkable they’ve won 35 games this season with that roster
The Chicago Bulls: No identity and no hope