Dazz
Years ago

SF2: Game 2 Wildcats vs Taipans, Monday 20 Feb

I for one am hoping for a sweep.

It's do or die for Cairns, so they'll be pumped up, but I hoping last nights flogging will have left them down on confidence.

Not sure when game 1 of the GF will be, but the extra break could be beneficial to any niggling injuries. Provided its not too long and the players get stale.
And yes, getting ahead of myself, talking about the GF, its what I'm HOPING for.

THIS is going to be a big game, I just hope the Cats are switched on and ready.

Interesting to see if Frearne tries anything different. Surely he has to try something?
What about starting Egwu instead of Jawai?

I also think he needs to give Weeks more minutes, he seems to do well against Perth.

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ROFLcopter  
Years ago

lol

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Manu Fieldel  
Years ago

Decent idea starting Egwu, simply because the refs are so hit-and-miss that you don't know how they'll see any given game.

Bench Nate for a few minutes to get a feel for the refs, then bring him on.

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Manu Fieldel  
Years ago

And for goodness sake... contain the PnR. Quite often the on-ball defender and big did different things defensively last night. They were dribbling getting to the foul line and below untouched. Couldn't believe what I was seeing.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Really poor formatting of the topic title. Why do you suck at everything Dazz.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

You suck at using the quote feature too

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Bill on the ball  
Years ago

Hawks cannot win even if Dazz sucks.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Another gay slur by Dazz. That's two today.

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ROFLcopter  
Years ago

Back on topic.

Wildcats easily. Cairns were such a disappointment in game 1 and I can't see them recovering...especially with the the Perf home cooking.

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Tom  
Years ago

Cairns sort out you "on ball" D.
Start Weeks and McCarron. Weeks take Cotton McCarron take Prather. Glidden if he starts has to take Martin and take some shots.
Give Weigh more time.
Go earlier in the shot clock. You have no creative players who can get up a good shot after 20 seconds.
Put Worthington, Loughton in the high post to get it to Jawai.
Still might not be enough but it would be better than what they are doing.

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greybuoy  
Years ago

Cairns doing dumb D going over the top of a screen if there is no rotation up to to meet the ball and discourage the pass to the screener.
Perth spread D way out and high because of firepower at range. Let them own beyond the arc, cut out their drives inside, and protect Nate. Might be a different game then.

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Bill on the ball  
Years ago

What can Taipans bring to play on Monday?

It didn't work with Jawai, outfoxed by Cats into foul trouble.

Ok, maybe they will close down on Cotton but that would take a lot of energy, leaving them out of focus on the game. Prather, the other danger, cannot be contained. Do we also try to lock him down too?

Knight would run lose, great to see him hitting the boards in the last two. What about the lesser players (Jesse, Hire and Jameel) who have proven to be able to hurt if not guarded.

And whilst they are working on that, Taipans would have to contend with the irksome Red Army. Don't you hate the noise they make to throw Taipans off their shots.

The last thing you may not realise is that Gleeson can be annoying on the line too....oh yes, he hides it well. He sends negative vibes into the opposite team.

Just on the above, you wonder how Cairns would stand any bloody chance in Monday.

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paul  
Years ago

They need to be far more aggressive defending the ball screen (even if that means switching into zones at they come off the pick) and make someone other than Cotton and Prather beat them.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

There are more red flags with the Taipans than this thread! I'm disappointed because Perth with get threw and with ease because the Taipans aren't the team I thought they were. Very fragile offensively and if their defense is off for even 2 minutes whilst their offense is dead that's game at this point. By now Mitchell should be a Sonya smith beast he isn't. For gone conclusion here.

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Hoot  
Years ago

This is the first and last chance this season for the Wildcats to really make a statement on the court.

With such a lack luster season (in the eyes of cats fans), every opportuntity to make a powerful statement has failed.

They limped into the playoffs, but appear to be playing their best Bball at the right time.

A big confident win today to close out the series will send a much needed message to both the Sixers and snakes camps that the cats they are going to face are a different beast to what was seen in the regular season.

A loss today and the seasons theme of limping it through will continue.

Another regular cotton game and a Prather in Adidas Harden 1 performance should seal the victory for the home town cats.

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Thunder Jam  
Years ago

No surprize at all if Cairns win,but equally no surprize if they crap themselves again and lose by 20.

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Luuuc  
Years ago

"With such a lack luster season (in the eyes of cats fans), every opportuntity to make a powerful statement has failed."

Interesting viewpoint but for the record I don't view the season that way at all.
This league has been competitive. There is quality on every team, and there's no shame in losing to anyone. Sure we've had our disappointments but so has pretty much everyone. In many cases there have been valid reasons behind plenty of ours. Things have not gone smoothly for this team.

Powerful statements in the regular season really aren't worth much come finals time.
We've had one game and it was a resounding success.
Win tonight and IMO our season looks as lustrous as anyone's.

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RIcky  
Years ago

Of all the "expected" big guns - Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and NZ, we were the only one to make the top 4..

Having been on the bottom and then finding a way to get in, now one win away from the GF.. just amazing..

#thatsmycats



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Anonymous  
Years ago

That hash tag is eveything.

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Bill on the ball  
Years ago

Wildcats will be hoping for the same as Friday even though they know Cairns would be more aggressive today.

Cotton would be sitting back a bit until the aggression is abated when the Cairns guys tire in the fourth. However Prather would be his usual self from start.

Expect Hire and Jesse to wreak some havoc today. Jameel, if recovered from his illness, should be more energetic.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Wow thanks for sharing Thunder Jam, your input is invaluable.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Either Taipans win by 1 or lose by 30.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

If anyone is interested in discount tickets for tonight, use promo code 'REDARMY' on the Ticketek site.

Gold $106.95 down to $96.30
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Johnson  
Years ago

I can't see anything but a Perth win so they can host three final cause Adelaide are going down in the decider on Thursday.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

"Bronze $56.05 down to $42"

LOL... this is NBL basketball wtf pricing is that.

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Manu Fieldel  
Years ago

I'm more confident of a Snakes win tonight than coming into Game 1

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Why?

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Manu Fieldel  
Years ago

Not sure, just one of those gut feelings

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Anonymous  
Years ago

After witnessing what happened on Friday I'm the polar opposite now.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

let's goooo

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Wildcats80  
Years ago

Great crowd would be looking at 11500.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

wow on a Monday and a semi

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Ricky  
Years ago

Jawai wet asf already

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Kyrie2Nation  
Years ago

Jawai benched for Egwu. Good call.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Jawai not conditioned again not surprised

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ROFLcopter  
Years ago

CG43 in the commentary team.....LOL

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Ricky  
Years ago

Shit, didn't even notice Goulding, too busy looking at something else.

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AngusH  
Years ago

Trice has played in front of big crowds in college? Please, do go on.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

"CG43 in the commentary team.....LOL"

Commentary team is trying to collect all the flogs.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

CNS already stink... lol

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Anonymous  
Years ago

PER didn't score for 4mins yet still led

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AngusH  
Years ago

Man, Jawai's passing is all over the shop early.

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Kyrie2Nation  
Years ago

Cairns offense is just awful.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

CNS are pathetic... another airball wow

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Anonymous  
Years ago

CNS aren't a playoff calibre team

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Anonymous  
Years ago

QT 16-8 man that was ugly

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Kyrie2Nation  
Years ago

8 points in the first quarter. 8

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ROFLcopter  
Years ago

I have no idea why Cairns chuck it away so often. Trice is a chunk of shit. Delist!

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AKA  
Years ago

^^ Clearly they are or they wouldn't be playing right now.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

it was close to being a 10-8 quarter lmao

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FSTOS  
Years ago

Bring on Thursday

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Clearly not but benefited from ADLx2 in the last round. ADL basically handed PER an easy semi series LOL

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CT  
Years ago

Please let's not make this flirtation with Chris Goulding the commentator continue past today.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

They will going by what they are doing with Heal.

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Kyrie2Nation  
Years ago

Wagstaff 9 Cairns 8

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Anonymous  
Years ago

They will be going by what they are doing with Heal.

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Kyrie2Nation  
Years ago

Mitchell top 5 worst import ever? Legit garbage.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

What's that smell? Cairns.

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Kyrie2Nation  
Years ago

Mitchell hahahahahahaha

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Anonymous  
Years ago

wow Mitchell just lost the ball so easily hhahahaha

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FSTOS  
Years ago

Mitchell been paid about 25K for each of the three good things he has done since he arrived.

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AngusH  
Years ago

As terrible as Cairns are playing right now, still not down as much as they feel like they should be.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Battle of the defensive powerhouses...

The winner = nobody.

It seems

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AngusH  
Years ago

There we go. 6 points.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Switched tabs to read this thread, went back about 10 minutes later and they're still sitting on 8 points.

Looks like it'll be another grand final featuring the Wildcats, this is becoming boring.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Greer tries too hard

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Kyrie2Nation  
Years ago

Trice 11 of Cairns 15 points. Seriously.

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AC  
Years ago

^^^ Me

Wait a moment, Trice has pulled up.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

^^^^

I hear ya.

Yet damn its good

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Mitchell nice $25k dunk

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Anonymous  
Years ago

What are cairns doing????

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Anonymous  
Years ago

choking

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FSTOS  
Years ago

4 good things now.

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J  
Years ago

Little 5 zip foul count and what looked like a non travel called against brandt. Are we trying to get snakes back in the game? Didn't see replay of travel I could be wrong

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Anonymous  
Years ago

this game will be giving the 36ers and Hawks more confidence.

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Fool  
Years ago

This is looking dissapointing

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ROFLcopter  
Years ago

Martin the flopping flog!!!

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Harvey admits Cats get enough home calls... ex cat too.. wow

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Kyrie2Nation  
Years ago

This is over.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Taipans excl. Trice = 6pts

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Fool  
Years ago

Wow....

You would think jawai would know who he was trying to screen...


This is looking like amateur hour... vs slightly less amateur hour

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Anonymous  
Years ago

What's that smell? Fearne.

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Fool  
Years ago

@roflcopter

Of all the people to call a flopper you say the slightly superior martin.

Get a clue

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Anonymous  
Years ago

CNS with a 22pt half :x

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Anonymous  
Years ago

neither side scoring enough to trouble the 36ers and Hawks.

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Luuuc  
Years ago

Enjoying the Damo & Nate show :)

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Always going to be over. Refs are already missing obvious calls. Aylen is reffing after the Illawarra incident.

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ROFLcopter  
Years ago

@Fool: Martin flopped. Period.

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Kyrie2Nation  
Years ago

Worst first half of basketball from any team this season. Trice 14 of 22 points is embarrassing.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

What a boring series.

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ROFLcopter  
Years ago

Horrid piece of entertainment so far.

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Fool  
Years ago

1/2 time report:

It would have been a decent quater of basketball. Unfortunately the clock doesn't lie. And this is seriously the half time score.

37 v 22

Perth v x

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AngusH  
Years ago

Perth doing a great job of not playing as badly as Cairns.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

37-22... lolwut?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

This isn't basketball.

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J  
Years ago

Not sure Harvey left on good terms, did he admit this during a 5 zip run of calls to cairns? Hmm

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Anonymous  
Years ago

So they show CNS locker room on the coverage yet Fearne isn't even fired up at the players. Do they even care? Only one half yet no urgency.

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Manu Fieldel  
Years ago

'Night everyone.

See you in the morning

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Vic Wildcat  
Years ago

Game from over given the scoring droughts we can go on, and surely Cairns cannot keep shooting this bad.

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FSTOS  
Years ago

When the playoff matchups were settled I thought this would be a close ugly series.....I was half right

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Fool  
Years ago

Goulding is a terrible commentator and looks terrible in an un-tailored suit

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Personally if I was the Taipans coach I'd be ripping the balls off of these c__nts. Culture problem in Cairns.

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Red74  
Years ago

I prefer Goulding as a court side reporter

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Anonymous  
Years ago

22pts in first half new NBL playoff record. Congrats Snakes.

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AngusH  
Years ago

Oh hey look, Cairns actually generated something on offense.

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Freethrows  
Years ago

This is embarrassing to watch, as a Taipans fan. Mitchell needs to sit the rest of the game out, hope he's had his highlight play - he won't do anything more. Fearne should have a look at what Perth are doing on the pick and roll, both offensively andd defensively. Gliddon needs to get active at both ends. Wortho? Shoot the open 3, man, don't pass it to Egwu as he's about to get swamped!

In an effort to spark a 60 point second half for the Snakes, I'm going to bed.

Good night, all.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

"Goulding is a terrible commentator and looks terrible in an un-tailored suit"

sick fashion burn

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Wortho sad

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Fool  
Years ago

^^^

Suit up!

But do it properly

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Kyrie2Nation  
Years ago

Cairns have life.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Cairns 9-0 run loooool NBL tt's all fum!

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Anonymous  
Years ago

it's all fun

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Anonymous  
Years ago

sick alley Gliddon2Egwu

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AngusH  
Years ago

Cairns suddenly trying to make it semi-interesting to see which team gets to lose to the Hawks or Sixers.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Umm no Hawks are trash

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Fool  
Years ago

^

Doubt either of these teams would lose to the hawks in a final series tbh

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Anonymous  
Years ago

CNS are so sloppy facepalm

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AngusH  
Years ago

If Hawks can beat Adelaide in Adelaide, I like there chances over either of these guys. Do they have homecourt over Perth though?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

no. hawks are 4th.... pay attn!

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AngusH  
Years ago

Not sure the whole "sag off Wagstaff" thing is the best strategy right now.

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Johnson  
Years ago

Chris Reed is F in shit.Trice got hacked by Knight when he was driving to the basket and Reed was 2 metres away and the controlling ref and it took Maybery or Aylan to call foul as i'm not sure who called if i fell of my chair but you can hear Fearne say come on Chris your right there.what do you expect from a shit ref.He will hardly give Cairns a call.The best part of this game is Brad Robbins isn't calling it,maybe foxsports have noticed he is shit.

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Fool  
Years ago

^

Perth will get the home court i believe.

And also the championship if somehow hawks can win

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Anonymous  
Years ago

These refs are disgusting. Brandt holding Jawai so obvious but no call

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Fool  
Years ago

Jawai got no calls when he was a cst. But people are surpised now????

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Mitchell either dunks or is a black hole. There is no middle ground

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FSTOS  
Years ago

5 good things

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Anonymous  
Years ago

LOL Mitchell tips Weeks' shot out of the hoop

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Anonymous  
Years ago

single digit margin somehow

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ROFLcopter  
Years ago

Can someone please turn off that flog Gleesons microphone???

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Fool  
Years ago

Im not sure either team has played well enough to deserve this margin

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Is Nielsen autistic?

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Kyrie2Nation  
Years ago

Cairns have a chance but the first week minutes of the last is vital.

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Kyrie2Nation  
Years ago

Two*

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Red74  
Years ago

Can anyone remember who won the championship with the runner up MVP?

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FSTOS  
Years ago

The crazy thing is that if Wagstaff and Knight had one of their normal shooting nights Cairns might even have a lead by now.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

so true fstos cats have a knack of fluking shots

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Loughton needs to follow Wortho into retirement

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Kyrie2Nation  
Years ago

Wagstaff is a fraud and always has been. Such an average player who can occasionally have a big night.

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Indoorkite  
Years ago

Wildcats outchea getting dunked on like they're Steph Curry in an all star game

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Wagstaff is a mystery how tf does he do it

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FSTOS  
Years ago

Remember the thread earlier in the season asking whether Gliddon had taken his game to another level?

So that'd be a No from me...

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Fool  
Years ago

Sooo many drunk posters tonight

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Gliddon has been downright fraudulent

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Next time I don't agree with somebody I'll use this nifty trick where you call them drunk.

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FSTOS  
Years ago

My post are far better when I'm drunk.

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Fool  
Years ago

@anon quoting me

"Fool"proof strategy

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Gleeson your polo shirt is one size too small

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Mike  
Years ago

Suck it Jesse haterz

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Fool  
Years ago

Still 2-3 games to go mike...

The jesse hate will continue

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Wortho is a black hole

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Anonymous  
Years ago

good pass though just then

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Perth can still blow this

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Fool  
Years ago

Was an exceptional pass

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Trice woooooooow

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Indoorkite  
Years ago

Cleanest block of the year

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Fool  
Years ago

Least we can all agree that the refs have had no real control on this game.

Both teams have tried hard to lose it without the help of the officials

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Wortho.... no words

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Imagine if CNS scored more than 22 in the first

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Where was this aggression in the first half???

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Anonymous  
Years ago

66-61 the plot thickens

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Luuuc  
Years ago

The choke is on

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Trice getting bailed out everytime by the refs now lol

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Green 53  
Years ago

Vaughan umpire of the year...

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Trice going into beast mode

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FSTOS  
Years ago

Martin fouled him with the body that time. McKay on the other hand

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Perth what a bailout omgggggggg

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Anonymous  
Years ago

CNS robbed!!!!

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Kyrie2Nation  
Years ago

As usual, Perth do enough to win.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

NBL what a complete joke

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Indoorkite  
Years ago

I like Perths strategy of continually standing still while being trapped

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Latest inbound again no call on Cats!

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AngusH  
Years ago

Hey, at least Trice didn't get called for a flop.

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Fool  
Years ago

Im gonna call it early.

Cats will win from here and make it to the finals

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Anonymous  
Years ago

lol Knight had no position still moving but charge on trice... joke

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Kyrie2Nation  
Years ago

Congrats on a great career Wortho.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Last call of the game. Knight flop.

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Mike  
Years ago

Lol had a multi with Perf -8.5

1 point away

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Anonymous  
Years ago

So many scared Adelaide fans in here lol

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Fool  
Years ago

Goulding is wearing his dads suit

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AngusH  
Years ago

I doubt Adelaide would be afraid of that Perth performance to be honest...

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Anonymous  
Years ago

66-61 CNS get steal nope can't have it any closer joke call on Mitchell vs flopper Damo and it was kicked out to the perimeter anyway

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Anonymous  
Years ago

although it was kicked out to Wortho who bricked all night long so meh

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Kyrie2Nation  
Years ago

Scared of Perth? LOL please.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Perth looked shocking, why would Adelaide fear them? lol

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GordonG  
Years ago

Thank you to Perth for the respect for Wortho.

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Fool  
Years ago

Why would adelaide be scared of perth?

They wont eveb beat the hawks.

And joey will punch an assistant coach while throwing development players out of the way in typical adelaide style

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Anonymous  
Years ago

"It's going to be offence vs. defence." -- Gleeson on the GF

what insight

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Mike  
Years ago

Goulding is actually a pretty good commentator

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Fool  
Years ago

@gordong

Perth have always respected wortho. Been to many a games over the years. Yes he has been heckled. But always been a highly loved and respected player in the west

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Anonymous  
Years ago

one season too long though

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Gliddon benched in the fourth. DONUT!

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Anonymous  
Years ago

fool clearly is scared of Adelaide you can tell by his post.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Good call Fool. Unfortunately they haven't realised they wont beat the hawks yet.

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AngusH  
Years ago

At least Perth can still wear their red colours while cheering for the Hawks.

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Fool  
Years ago

Hehe.

Luckily i have several days to sober up and reflect on my foolishness.

Im not really afraid of randle and "who else plays for adelaide" mostly because i was happy enough keeping the streak alive.

Everything else is a bonus. And if allowing other teams to pretend they are relevant happens. I will be the first to congratulate them

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Mike  
Years ago

You'd have to back Perth over 5 surely

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Anonymous  
Years ago

"Lol had a multi with Perf -8.5
1 point away" Yep you lost. I nearly had a hole in 1 the other day. Missed by 2m.

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Fool  
Years ago

The nz vs perth cup seems like its gonna have a different layout this year

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Anonymous  
Years ago

-5.5 was the early line, -8.5 was the late/sucker's line or with a ripoff book

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NBL Comm  
Years ago

Knight will be suspended.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Like AJ?

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JasonC  
Years ago

Cat's were playing against a much better defensive team than Adelaide tonight.
They move much more freely against Adelaide. Cairns are stifling on defense.

I'd be more worried about Illawarra than Adelaide - except for the home court advantage.

Jason.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Adelaide have that little bit more insentive to get to that GF now!!! This is exactly what the 36ers want and need from a redemption point of view. Great stuff

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J  
Years ago

Not sure how the cats got gifted that. Was pretty horrid both ways. The play that summed up these refs was trice spin travel, clean block foul.

Amother how did you stuff that up.

Question of you fluke it enough maybe you're not that bad a shot?

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J  
Years ago

Mitchel is a flying flog.

Pretty sure he threw the ball at a back turned ref (probs warranted) and/or prather connecting with both after the final whistle. Poor form from a major sook

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Knight flop. Martin flop. Must be nice getting gifted those automatically.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

"Not sure how the cats got gifted that."

They're called home calls. Also 22pts in a half by a spastic Taipans outfit.

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Bill on the ball  
Years ago


After today's game, there's not a thread of doubt that the Wildcats will win another championship.

The Wildcats were really just saving it for the finals. Just awesome...... all the way Cats from here.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Not a thread of doubt after scoring a measly 74....lol

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Luuuc  
Years ago

Credit where it's due - the Taipans weren't going to lose the same way again and they defended the hell out of Cotton.
Got pretty hairy towards the end there.

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J  
Years ago

NaCl everywhere!

Was it home cookimg when cairns got gifted 5 zip in the second. Refs suck, they are that bad everyone thinks they are getting screwed and they probably are.

Cairns did not deserve to win that, let's face it perth didn't really either, only a slither more

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TimberBall  
Years ago

Good call by the anonytrolls who said Perth would get swept... they got it partly right.

And all the people saying 'Perth got gifted' ... we didn't shoot a FT in the first half.

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Manu Fieldel  
Years ago

Can we set up a GoFundMe for Scottie Wilbekin?

The community chipped in for team syndicates... maybe we can do it for a player?

Wilbekin's right arm sponsored by the Jones family, his left index finger brought to you by Woolworths Raintrees produce section etc.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Even with Wilbekin they choked.

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Green 53  
Years ago

Anon 264 Mitchell charged into Prather not martin but knight definitely flopped on the last play. Also Mitchell threw the ball at Mayberry's back after the game, wonder if anything will come of it eg fine of some sort seeing as he is the golden umpire.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

At 66-61 with Taipans getting a stop yet again the refs sealed the fate of the game. FFS let the players decide!

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TimberBall  
Years ago

And the play before McKay got a clean block on trice after he travelled.., the refs didn't decide this game, Cairns woeful first half did.

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Fool  
Years ago

Pretty sure individual late calls in isolation decided the game.

Not 35 mins of poor decisions...

You obviously dont understand how the internet works timberball.

L2 basketball

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Green 53  
Years ago

Couldn't agree more timber. Jawai looked very off tonight after killing us a few weeks ago.

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Train  
Years ago

Give me your tears gypsies ;)
Well done Perth, bring on the Grand Final.

Reffing was pretty much the same as its been all year, Cairns missed a lot of shots but credit to Perths defence. Good to see they can eek out a win without Cotton firing.

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TimberBall  
Years ago

Haha, love it @Fool.

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PH  
Years ago

So Wildcats first into the GF.

Been reading this forum all year and ok it looked bleak for the Wildcats for a time but whos laughing now?

Will the extra preparation time give them an advantage over 5 games?

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Wilson Sting  
Years ago

Trice spun in the air, not using his feet. Maybe it shouldn't have been called a foul, but it definitely wasn't a travel.

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Btown  
Years ago

Poor McKay can never squeeze a travel in without a call but Trice takes a 4 step walk and mckay gets the foul on a clean block haha. was an ugly game but you only have to win, doesn't say how flashy it has to be.

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J  
Years ago

Wilson sting his feet touched the ground 4 times, that is a travel, take your blinkers off!

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BOL  
Years ago

A very humorous post game press conference with wortho.

Said he was grateful to the adelaide and perth crowds for the recognition he received. And said he was enjoying hearing the "WORTHO" chant from the perth fans that for once didnt end in.. "IS A WANKER"

Is a class act. Always one of my most hated opposition players but a very respected adversary. A nice touch after the game with the guard of honor and even an embrace and warm exchange with redhage.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

So how many games are we expecting Knight to be suspended for?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

J you're the one with the blinkers.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

"And said he was enjoying hearing the "WORTHO" chant from the perth fans that for once didnt end in.. "IS A WANKER"

No he must be lying as the wanker chants were supposedly (*cough* *cough*) eliminated from Perth according to a the Cats fans on here.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

"Interesting to see if Frearne tries anything different. Surely he has to try something?
What about starting Egwu instead of Jawai?
"
Good to see that "Frearne" was paying attention but I don't think it helped much - Jawai had modest impact

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Knight dog act: Petrie was on to something.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Brandt better start practising his pick and roll defence first thing tomorrow morning because it is going to be tested relentlessly in game 1 while Matty "Suge" Knight the thug is watching from the sideleines.

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J  
Years ago

What did knight do? Was at the game didn't see it.

Seriously trice travelled you are kidding yourself if you think he spun around McKay legally

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Manu Fieldel  
Years ago

What did Knight actually do tonight to warrant this suspension talk?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

He intentionally hit a player in the head with the ball. Trice I think?

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J  
Years ago

Hmm that's not on.

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Manu Fieldel  
Years ago

I was wondering why Trice shoved him under the bucket there. Thought it was unprovoked

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leungtl  
Years ago

Watching live, he was swinging the ball around (like you do when you catch the ball from a rebound) while trying to inbound, which connected to Trice's head...

I have seen no replays though, and it didn't feel like an intentional act to me (but obviously I am biased)

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BOL  
Years ago

Knight took the rebound and as trice ran past he went to show the ball to him up close and clocked him in the face with the ball instead.

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BOL  
Years ago

My initial thought was Knight was a bit clumsy but the replay looks worse

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J  
Years ago

Anyone got video?

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Manu Fieldel  
Years ago

Knight is actually a prick. I used to not like him because of the Perth thing, yet respect him as a player. I've recently woken up.

The bloke is a flopper extraordinaire and a bit immature.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

From where i was sitting (behind that basket) and in the replays it looked like he was turning to inbound the ball and didn't see Trice. He wasn't even looking in that direction so there's no way it was intentional. It also looked like a bit of a flop. Please no Perth always flop comments I'm just saying what i saw in this particular instance

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Btown  
Years ago

Didn't even see it at the game, was that the cause of the scuffle between knight and wortho?

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Manu Fieldel  
Years ago

But Perth players always flop

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Luuuc  
Years ago

I left some extra stuff in the clip just for context of why Trice was upset, but the best angle is right at the end.

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J  
Years ago

Silly from knight, but at full speed it couldn't possibly be worth a suspension even if they are tightening up.

It wasn't hard enough surely, esp after the hire debacle surely the review panel will show restraint this time.

As above though not saying it was a smart or acceptable play, just think it should be left in the silly and petty and grow up the both of you jar.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Hire then AJ not suspended. So Knight won't be either. Weak as piss NBL.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Who knows what will happen with the way the league and tribunal is. Either Matty will get 10 weeks, or Trice will get a fine for attempting to headbutt the ball out of his hands lol.

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Watto  
Years ago

Trice flopped

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Btown  
Years ago

Looks bad by Knight, no way a suspension though (not enough force), would not hesitate to fine him though.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Knight flopped

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Vic Wildcat  
Years ago

Good to see the old blame the ref force is out and about, never mind that your team shot 25% in the first half.

As a lot of Cairns supporters said to Wildcat fans when they last beat us, a lot of salty tears around here :)

It was an ugly win, but i'll take 3 more of those if it gets us another title. However if we play Adelaide we are going to need to score a fair bit more than that to win.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Just read through this thread and approximately 99% of the posts in here are plain retarded.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Including yours.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Brave effort Cairns.
Just not good enough. Low shooting %. Trice, Mitchell couldn't put enough points on board. Glidden Weeks McCarron couldn't get going.
Wagstaff, Prather, Martin??? too good.

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Ricky  
Years ago

Damo with some big threes lately..

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PH  
Years ago

Don't know what others thought but it seemed to me that the refereeing was a lot "looser" in game 2?
Nobody really got in foul trouble, and Mitchell was the only player to pick up 4?

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