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Saturday, September 25, 2004

Brisbane Denied a Fourth! Attempting to match a feat only previously accomplished by Collingswood over 70 years ago, the Brisbane Lions were defeated by an astounding 40 points by the Port Adelaide Power in the Australian Football League Grand Finals. Brisbane has featured all season in FSW's broadcasts, with commentators calling them perhaps the strongest side in history, and so I was expecting them to have stroll but, like the Patriots in SB XXXVI, the underdogs came out strong while the favorites broke under the weight of expectations. [For those of you longing for a little bit of Aussie for yourself, like a Tim Tam Slam or Booze Biscuit, check out FSW advertisers Australian Products Company online or at their Santa Clara store.]

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Anyone got any idea who won the Burkina Faso tiddleywinks league?

permalink posted by Fat Buddha at 03:03 PM - reply - flag:

Hey, I watched this live, it was a good game. And it was Nidemi K'Longso who won the BFTPL a few months ago, another upset.

permalink posted by billsaysthis at 03:15 PM - reply - flag:

Haha, touche, old chap, and apologies for the snarkiness.

permalink posted by Fat Buddha at 05:20 PM - reply - flag:

Nidemi won it?! Damn! I had 50K on M'bongo Dluki Duk-Duk.

permalink posted by worldcup2002 at 09:31 PM - reply - flag:

I had 50K on M'bongo Dluki Duk-Duk. Dude! Everyone knew he was going to lose after he was caught using the thumb implants and had them removed. You're just throwing your money away if you don't do the research before betting.

permalink posted by grum@work at 10:04 AM - reply - flag:

Gee, grum, I thought the problem was superior tiddleys!

permalink posted by billsaysthis at 11:52 AM - reply - flag:

So nobody else watched the Grand Final? That's too bad, it was really a lot of fun. Back to the tiddleywinks, I guess.

permalink posted by billsaysthis at 06:23 PM - reply - flag:

um, i kind of watched it. well, it was on the tv but i really wasn't paying much attention. too busy reading this book (which i highly recommend btw). i had no clue it was a final. the bits i did catch seemed rather exciting eventhough i really didn't have a clue as to what was going on.

permalink posted by goddam at 09:38 PM - reply - flag:

goddam, I know what you mean, I've been watching occasionally for three years or more and I still don't really understand everything.

permalink posted by billsaysthis at 10:08 PM - reply - flag:

Footy's a great game. I played it for years in Toronto, and I recommend it for anyone who wants the workout of rugby without the constant fear of having your ears ripped off. I missed the Final (I had a wedding), but I was surprised that Brisbane didn't win. I've just kind of gotten used to them being on top.

permalink posted by chicobangs at 12:07 AM - reply - flag:

I was in Australia this time last year and i was really impressed with the finals. The Australians love their sport and they do this kind of thing really well. If you're ever in Australia I would recommend getting to one of the major sporting events, it's a great experience. It's a really sporty country and unlike the US or UK they like lots of sports and really encourage everyone to get involved. Go Collingwood!

permalink posted by Pete at 12:38 PM - reply - flag:

Attendance was around 77,000, I'd like to see that for a soccer match involving an American team here (not counting the '94 or '99 World Cups).

permalink posted by billsaysthis at 03:37 PM - reply - flag:

to compare like with like(ish) you can look at American football and I think you can find week-to-week (ie non championship game) crowds topping 77000 (at least in college football, the NFL stadiums link a few threads back is down so I dunno about NFL stadium capacities). but of course, that's not the point you are trying to make.

permalink posted by gspm at 06:14 PM - reply - flag:

Many U.S. colleges sell out stadia that big (or in many cases vastly larger) on a weekly basis, as does the NFL (IIRC, most NFL parks top out at around 60-65000, but there aren't many teams that don't have some kind of waiting list for season tickets either.) Regardless, I'm glad the sport is strong. I really love both watching it and playing it. (My team wore the Hawthorn colors, so I'm partial to them, though the Aussies I met kind of hated them. God, I still remember the fight song. Hey, if anyone wants to join me in a drink, I'll regale you with it. I can sing okay.)

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