- You know how some writers just couldn't be arsed doing a proper post and so just rifle off a bunch of unconnected and poorly thought out points yet try and rescue the whole thing by calling it 'bullets'? League Blog has a very open mind and is willing to try anything once.
- In the wake of the success of the Matty Johns show, already nominated for a BAFTA, commercial stations are scrambling to put together more footy offerings. LB can however offer a Danny Weidler-style exclusive, as we bumped into a television crew from Sydney community station TVS while they were filming former Manly trainer and now assistant coach Geoff Toovey. Turns out they're putting together a 6-part documentary called Reality TooVey, following the schmiddy-sized Tooves around while he gives advice, organises defensive lines, sinks pints at the Arms and repairs broken doors. In a further Danny Weidler-style exclusive, LB can reveal that Tooves is working on a secret new tackling manoeuvre called the Joystick. Tune into TVS next Friday at 3pm for all the details.
- There have been mixed reactions from fans of Souths, the Bulldogs, Cronulla and Manly, the four teams yet to register wins this year. Some say a win is just around the corner, others are googling Jack Kevorkian. Like Sherlock Downey Jr, LB likes to get all the facts before judging these matters. In 2009 three teams entered Round 3 on 0 points: Manly, Canberra and Panthers. All had essentially crap years. In 2008 it was Manly, Penrith, Souths and North Qld. Again, all crap years, except Manly who won the comp. LB thinks it's pretty obvious what the implications are.
- Likewise, fans of the Roosters, Dragons, Storm and Titans want to know whether their two wins will translate to rugby league immortality. LB is so confident in stating the following that it won't even bother looking it up. In the ENTIRE history of rugby league, at least three of the top four teams entering Round 3 have gone on to miss out on the big prize. Sobering stuff.
- LB saw on Hungry Beast last night that the mobile apps industry is projected to become larger than the music industry. Can anyone think of any potential league apps for players, coaches, administrators or the heart of the game, the fans?
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Thursday bullets
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Addendum to this weeks Bulletin . . .
ReplyDelete· 'Bullet' is the nickname for Brett Stewart (aka Snake)
· In 2009 Manly finished 5th, which would be towards the upper end of the ‘essentially crap year’ scale.
· Billy Slater’s sledging of Corey Paterson provoked some predictable responses. Slater was forced to issue a fake apology. League dinosaurs such as Zorba & Joey Johns led the chorus of Reg Reaganites who think it is PC gone mad, and if you can’t take a sledge you shouldn’t be in the game.
· Zorba’s article on Sportal was entitled ‘Harden up or ship out’ and championed the notion that people with depression should not let it get them down.
· Parramatta used forward thinking and forward passing to defeat Manly.
· Dessie’s subsequent door shenanigans have been a highlight this week. Many Manly fans are convinced the door had been torn off by the Eels previous opponents, who tried to put it back but left it hanging by a thread.
· Conspiracy theories abound concerning the proliferation of second half comebacks on the back of multiple penalties. Since the Cowboys came back from 0-24 to level at 24-all in Round 1, a series of amazing comebacks have kept viewers on the edge of their seats. TV and/or gambling interests are the alleged culprits, according to various deranged rumour-mongers.
· Matt Johns’s new show is not in danger of being top-10 with a bullet
· Fatty’s show is better since Voss got the bullet.