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Why the Patriots have a good chance of returning to the Super Bowl
Let’s look at how the Patriots match up against the other playoff teams in the AFC. Buffalo Bills Beat them in Buffalo this year and almost beat them last year with Cam as QB. Orchard Park conditions suit the Patriots way more than the pass happy Bills. If the game was in Foxboro the Patriots would be at a major disadvantage as the Bills can beat them with their passing attack, but the Bills pretty much won the division so the Patriots will be the road team if they are to face Buffalo.
Is player swapping moral?
In NRL season 2020 we experienced a phenomenon known as player swapping. Wests Tigers outside back Paul Momirovski was exchanged for Melbourne Storm hooker in waiting Harry Grant. Having been given the Peter V’landys ‘yeah, sure, why not’ seal of approval, the clubs were given permission to allow their own contracted players to play for another club in the same competition.
The GOAT and the WORM: Super Bowl 55 in review
Super Bowl 55 was the absolute WORM. The Worst of Recent Memory! A one-sided contest saw betting underdogs the Tampa Bay Buccaneers run out convincing 31-9 winners. The game was a horror show for Kansas City, whose defence was barely allowed to play by the zebras. Some of the early penalties on the Chiefs defence were purely fanciful officiating and kept some Tampa Bay drives rolling. This resulted in Tom Brady throwing his first-ever first-quarter Super Bowl touchdown. What a crazy stat.
The GOAT of GOATs Part 1: Cameron Smith versus Tom Brady
First things first, Don Bradman is the GOAT of all GOATs. For anyone to argue otherwise is generally pure folly. But firstly I would like to talk about the careers of Cameron Smith and Tom Brady, the GOATs of their respective football codes of rugby league and American football. Brady will play his tenth Super Bowl today as he aims for his seventh NFL championship ring. At the age of 43 this season Brady has finally silenced anyone who doubted that he is the greatest quarterback of all time.
Has Mitchell Starc lost his mojo?
Mitchell Starc is a matchwinner, as he has proven that time and time again. His execution of the in-swinging yorker is right up there with the greatest ever exponents of that skill. But has Mitchell Starc has lost his mojo? He is clearly down on confidence. At times on Day 5 of the decisive Brisbane Test, when Australia needed him most, he looked downcast and uninterested. But what caused this indifference?
Pat Cummins did not deserve the player of the series award
Now don’t get your budgies in a bunch, I’m not bagging Pat Cummins. He had a very good summer and had Australia won the Border-Gavankar trophy, his award for player of the series would most likely be warranted. Even if the series had been drawn he would have been a reasonable choice. But Australia did not win the series. Pat Cummins was the leader of the attack that failed to dismiss the Indian side twice in two Tests on day five pitches with big leads. I’m not blaming Pat Cummins.
Reliving the summer of the Wall
Wow, what a Test series and what a great Australian summer of cricket. A big congratulations to the world’s number one cricketing nation and a heartfelt thank you for providing us with an unforgettable summer of cricket. And well done to Cricket Australia for reviving the cricketing calendar, I hope it is the shape of things for years to come.
No Paine, our gain
Tim Paine acts like a clown. When I hear him speak, he reminds me of Cleaver Green, the protagonist of classic TV series Rake. It’s all spin and rhetoric, with little substance. The loss at the Gabba is the most embarrassing result I have ever seen in my 40 years of following Test cricket – by any team, anywhere. With everything on the line, a home Test series and a place in the ICC Championship final, Australia came up miles short.
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