Okay. So I Was Wrong (but Thank God for Larkham)
March 1st 2008 21:00
...and did you realise that "okay" is the world's best word? It's so versatile.
It can be used as a noun:
"DuskDevi gave her not so okay opinion as to who will win"
As an adjective:
"DuskDevi did an okay job predicting last week's winners but not so okay this week"
It can be used as a verb:
"Did DuskDevi do okay?"
As an adverb:
"DuskDevi is doing okay after realising she was wrong"
Or as an affirmation:
"Okay. I suck."
...but I digress. Plus I'm not so sure I've got the above examples right. Well, it is 2am...
Yes. I was wrong. So wrong that if the Brumbies want to rip my club membership up I'll hand deliver them the shredder. And here's what I had for dinner...
I wasn't wrong about everyone (again, 3 out of 5)...just the ones that matter.
Please Note: This is a brief review. Results and apologies only.
********************
Brumbies 43 - 11 Qld Reds
Match played Sat March 1st at 7:30pm at Canberra Stadium
- The main reason why I hang my head in shame. Not just because I'm having a bad hair day after losing my hat. I said the Reds would win...
The Brumbies won. they won!...and they won so well and so deservedly...
..I...I am mortified I could have ever doubted them. Oh God of Rugby-ing please forgive me. I forgot that the team that had Larkham and Gregan as its champions will never say die.
Besides Larkham was on the sidelines.
Brumbies 2-try hero Mark Chisolm said his side...had been inspired by a pre-match pep-talk from Brumbies legend Stephen Larkham.
And I did say;
Chisholm's quote above was in reference to the horrible injury that struck teammate #15 Julian Huxley.
Huxley was taken to hospital for precautionary scans on his neck after a front-on tackle on Reds lock James Horwill in just the 3rd minute of the match, 'connected' badly.
(One of the main reasons why Backs should never tackle Forwards or if doing so, always go for the knees.)
The match was held up for about 6 minutes as medical staff attended to a convulsing Huxley, which was just awful.
I know I call Huxley all manner of names ("naff ponce", "pansy boy" jonny wilkinson", etc) but I don't mean any of that. He's a good kid, a good Human, a good Rugby player and oh God I hope he's okay.
Huxley's loss seemed to "inspire" The Brumbies who ensured the Reds went home win-less again and retained the Rod Macqueen Cup (named after the legendary former Brumbies and Wallabies Coach).
The Brumbies scored 6 tries to 1 and Mark Chisholm was da bomb! (do people still say that?)
Leading 10-3 at halftime, the mega horsepowered Brumbies extended the lead to 17-6 when Chisolm danced through a gaping hole to go over uncontested in the 50th minute.
The lead was 24-6 when Chsiholm got his second in the 58th minutes after a textbook flick pass from George Smith allowed the ball to be played wide and deep.
Chisolm's second half double was complemented by tries to Mark Gerrard, Ben Alexander, Peter Playford and Stephen Hoiles.
Gerrard, who was named Man-of-the-Match after replacing the injured Huxley at Fullback, converted 5 of the tries and also booted a penalty goal.
Brilliant match. Brilliant win. Brilliant Brumbies.
As for the Reds...they're having trouble digesting their hats. Join the club. The losers who have had their membership ripped up club.
***************************
Friday Feb 29th:
Hurricanes (NZ) 39 - 19 Chiefs (NZ)
- I said they would win. Also said they don't matter to me...
History repeating. The Hurricanes kept it together despite surrendering to their own eye of the storm and losing their ferocity half way.
Saturday March 1st:
Western Force 18 - 16 Lions (SA)
- Another one right. A narrow win and not the best performance but a win nonetheless. Now the Force can say that it's definitely with them, over all the South African teams.
Crusaders (NZ) 22 - 0 Stormers (SA)
- I said the Crusaders would win by 400. 2 2=4...
It was a done deal from the moment their names got picked to play this match.
NSW Waratahs 15 - 12 Highlanders (NZ)
- The second reason why I ate mytah backwards hat.
Ugly match as befitting a game played in the House of Pain (Carisbrook, Dunedin) and that weather was paradise for masochists.
Tahs #8 Wycliff Palu was the hero...even if he got sinbinned for punching a Highlander. Yep. Still a hero (although that could have proved costly for the Tahs).
Kurtley Beale still sucks but the Waratahs managed to do what I thought they could never do. Win a match in Dunedin against the Highlanders. Win a match. Fullstop.
********************
At time of writing this sorry excuse of a post, these matches were still to be played (overnight AEST):
CHEETAHS (SA) v BLUES (NZ)
BULLS (SA) v SHARKS (SA)
*************
Will be back with news about Huxley's condition as I see/hear/know it.
Thank you for clicking this;
It can be used as a noun:
"DuskDevi gave her not so okay opinion as to who will win"
As an adjective:
"DuskDevi did an okay job predicting last week's winners but not so okay this week"
It can be used as a verb:
"Did DuskDevi do okay?"
As an adverb:
"DuskDevi is doing okay after realising she was wrong"
Or as an affirmation:
"Okay. I suck."
...but I digress. Plus I'm not so sure I've got the above examples right. Well, it is 2am...
Yes. I was wrong. So wrong that if the Brumbies want to rip my club membership up I'll hand deliver them the shredder. And here's what I had for dinner...
I wasn't wrong about everyone (again, 3 out of 5)...just the ones that matter.
Please Note: This is a brief review. Results and apologies only.
********************
Brumbies 43 - 11 Qld Reds
Match played Sat March 1st at 7:30pm at Canberra Stadium
- The main reason why I hang my head in shame. Not just because I'm having a bad hair day after losing my hat. I said the Reds would win...
The Brumbies won. they won!...and they won so well and so deservedly...
..I...I am mortified I could have ever doubted them. Oh God of Rugby-ing please forgive me. I forgot that the team that had Larkham and Gregan as its champions will never say die.
Besides Larkham was on the sidelines.
Brumbies 2-try hero Mark Chisolm said his side...had been inspired by a pre-match pep-talk from Brumbies legend Stephen Larkham.
Before the game Stephen Larkham came to talk to us and said, 'when one man goes down there's a whole 21 of us back on the field and on the bench that are going to pick up his spot' and the blokes that came off the bench did that.
And I did say;
Reds will win...
...but just in case the mere presence of Larkham is a blessing for these guys...
Go The Brumbies!!
...but just in case the mere presence of Larkham is a blessing for these guys...
Go The Brumbies!!
Chisholm's quote above was in reference to the horrible injury that struck teammate #15 Julian Huxley.
Huxley was taken to hospital for precautionary scans on his neck after a front-on tackle on Reds lock James Horwill in just the 3rd minute of the match, 'connected' badly.
(One of the main reasons why Backs should never tackle Forwards or if doing so, always go for the knees.)
The match was held up for about 6 minutes as medical staff attended to a convulsing Huxley, which was just awful.
I know I call Huxley all manner of names ("naff ponce", "pansy boy" jonny wilkinson", etc) but I don't mean any of that. He's a good kid, a good Human, a good Rugby player and oh God I hope he's okay.
Huxley's loss seemed to "inspire" The Brumbies who ensured the Reds went home win-less again and retained the Rod Macqueen Cup (named after the legendary former Brumbies and Wallabies Coach).
The Brumbies scored 6 tries to 1 and Mark Chisholm was da bomb! (do people still say that?)
Leading 10-3 at halftime, the mega horsepowered Brumbies extended the lead to 17-6 when Chisolm danced through a gaping hole to go over uncontested in the 50th minute.
The lead was 24-6 when Chsiholm got his second in the 58th minutes after a textbook flick pass from George Smith allowed the ball to be played wide and deep.
Chisolm's second half double was complemented by tries to Mark Gerrard, Ben Alexander, Peter Playford and Stephen Hoiles.
Gerrard, who was named Man-of-the-Match after replacing the injured Huxley at Fullback, converted 5 of the tries and also booted a penalty goal.
Brilliant match. Brilliant win. Brilliant Brumbies.
As for the Reds...they're having trouble digesting their hats. Join the club. The losers who have had their membership ripped up club.
***************************
Friday Feb 29th:
Hurricanes (NZ) 39 - 19 Chiefs (NZ)
- I said they would win. Also said they don't matter to me...
History repeating. The Hurricanes kept it together despite surrendering to their own eye of the storm and losing their ferocity half way.
Saturday March 1st:
Western Force 18 - 16 Lions (SA)
- Another one right. A narrow win and not the best performance but a win nonetheless. Now the Force can say that it's definitely with them, over all the South African teams.
Crusaders (NZ) 22 - 0 Stormers (SA)
- I said the Crusaders would win by 400. 2 2=4...
It was a done deal from the moment their names got picked to play this match.
NSW Waratahs 15 - 12 Highlanders (NZ)
- The second reason why I ate my
Ugly match as befitting a game played in the House of Pain (Carisbrook, Dunedin) and that weather was paradise for masochists.
Tahs #8 Wycliff Palu was the hero...even if he got sinbinned for punching a Highlander. Yep. Still a hero (although that could have proved costly for the Tahs).
Kurtley Beale still sucks but the Waratahs managed to do what I thought they could never do. Win a match in Dunedin against the Highlanders. Win a match. Fullstop.
********************
At time of writing this sorry excuse of a post, these matches were still to be played (overnight AEST):
CHEETAHS (SA) v BLUES (NZ)
BULLS (SA) v SHARKS (SA)
*************
Will be back with news about Huxley's condition as I see/hear/know it.
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