Jack Toft
Years ago

Melbourne v Brisbane Nov 18

With Melbourne there is a surprise around every corner. They nip over to NZ, travel to a place that is almost as cold, windy and grey as The City of Soy, then beat the Breakers.

Brisbane have had their feet up this round so far, but that might not mean much. This is the first time this season these teams have met and so much has happened between drinks. This will certainly be a test of their skills after a perfect score last round.

Gliddon with have his hands full with the CG43. You would think Melbourne has the advantage in many match ups with Jason Cadee having nightmares about what and Ware his opponent will do today. Bring a chair and a whip Jace, you might need it to tame this lion.

The Reuben might be the X factor late. You would expect the tired legs of Melbourne to be the telling factor as they drop off to cramp in the 4th, but a fierce home crowd will push them to the limit.

It's on Go, so you can grab yourself an organic soy latte, put flowers in your hipster beard and watch the game in the comfort of your home and feel like you are actually in Melbourne in the safety of your own home with the Apex gang.

Close tight game, but Melbourne to squeeze the toothpaste tube right at the end in a thriller.

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Jack Toft  
Years ago

...without...

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Hogwash  
Years ago

Melbourne at full strength won't drop this at home.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Melbourne might not lose a game for the rest of the regular season

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Anonymous  
Years ago

I love it when Jack tries to get topical but just makes a dick of himself.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

If that is your way of saying that Jack writes the best game threads then yes I agree.
Cheers Jack. Your creativity and effort is always appreciated. Unlike the miserable knobs who have nothing better to do that talk shit about someone for no good reason.
I hope your day picks up soon anon #211 you are clearly having a tough one.

Go Bullets

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Hear hear #214! So sick of the pointless negativity

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SCOUT  
Years ago

Well said 214 and 215; appreciate the work Jack Toft- good read

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Hogwash  
Years ago

Saltiness #211.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

With Cadee's matador defence, whats the market on Ware scoring 30+?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Poor jack. Can dish, can't take. I’m sure Manu can comfort you with a dank Pepe meme.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Damn that was nice by Hodgson

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AussiePride  
Years ago

Can't leave "Dead Man" Dave Barlow open this year!!

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Can Goulding sink a shot with out crying for the +1?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Lol goulding

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Luuuc  
Years ago

Are burgers being flame grilled inside the arena? Looking very Smokey on tv.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Lemanis getting more value from Hodgson in a month than Wright did in 3 full seasons.

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Manu Fieldel  
Years ago

Who or what is Chris'?

The court sponsor and United jersey sponsor.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Chrisfoods.com.au

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Holt > Caddee

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Spudee

Crudee

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Can almost guarantee Cadee will see more minutes than Holt in the 2nd half

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Anonymous  
Years ago

What's with the nickname 'bubbles' for goulding? Any time a boomers player/coach refers to him that's what they call him, but I don't think I've ever heard anyone else use the nickname

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Anonymous  
Years ago

I liked that little Phoenix promo vid

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Anonymous  
Years ago

He's always been known as bubbles after Michael Jackson’s monkey

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Zodiac  
Years ago

Goulding's nickname has been Bubbles even going back to his Gold Coast days. Joey used to call him that in interviews regularly.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Gees even Gibson should be ahead of Cadee on the depth chart

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Mika does so many little veteran moves (little holds, grabs, tangles) in every game, finally gets picked up for something

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Neutral fan but the commentating is uncomfortably Melbourne biased.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Wtf is with the screaming

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Anonymous  
Years ago

I hope Corey went and punched that stupid banshee like he said he was going to

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Fuck she's still alive :/

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Anonymous  
Years ago

For the love of God someone go shut the attention seeker up

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Anon  
Years ago

Homicide will employ one of his New York hitmen to shut her up soon.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

"Wtf is with the screaming"

She found out SE Melbourne are being called the SE Melbourne Phoenix

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Anonymous  
Years ago

that screaming bird is embarrassing. You'd never hear that shit at Perth Arena - too loud, too many people

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anon  
Years ago

Much like last season... the reffing in the NBL is making me want to tune out.

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anon  
Years ago

Was that not a blocking foul on McCarron?

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Cats for life  
Years ago

No different to the Norton charge called against United? But it happened against perth so must of been a block!

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Anonymous  
Years ago

I think Bullets are paying fines today

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Disgraceful. Umpiring biased towards the United. It's embarrasing

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Corrupt fuming league

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Cadee: 0 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 4 fouls and a game low +/- of -15

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I have no hope for Australia ever winning medals as long as Lemanis is coach. If he can't realise that Cadee shouldn’t of been playing in crunch time, how bad is he going to fuck Aus up

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anon  
Years ago

Last thing I'll say about the refs. These two absolute muppets Mayberry and Aylen are some of the worst I've ever seen. Yet they are apparently our best two - Mayberry is head of refs I believe and Aylen keeps getting ref of the year. I can't imagine there are too many youngsters with whistles in their mouths dreaming of referee stardom so we are probably stuck with them but sheesh... they suck.

PS - this Europcar referee review on the NBL website is an absolute joke too. The outcome for every call they choose is "Correct Call." Notice they didn't review any of the ambiguous calls in the Perth v Melb game, which actually ultimately decided that game. It's a bit like the special kid in glass drawing blue people and getting an award for artistic ability.

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I told you all, the officials are not referees in the NBL.

They are nothing more than home town cheerleaders

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Camel 31  
Years ago

last few games - gibson getting a point a minute and hodgson about 12 or so

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Lol at the very end of the broadcast on NBL TV during what would have been be an ad on fox, you could hear the commentators mic'd up still and talking about the screaming lady to the producers

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Ben  
Years ago

After today's effort, I look forward to the next game seeing Lemanis reward Crudee with 35 minutes whilst Holt gets scraps.

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Rhea  
Years ago

Why did Gliddon get a tech for flopping, when if there was no contact both he and Goulding ended up on the ground? Surely both get techs...

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Anon #307 they review the Ware - Norton call and deemed it incorrect on the Europcar review.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Anon #307 they review the Ware - Norton call and deemed it incorrect on the Europcar review.

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Em  
Years ago

Rhea - it wasn't a tech foul cslled, it was a normal foul on Gliddon for contacting goulding after the shot.

And you couldn't hear the screaming woman at the game _ i was about 8-10 rows behind her - it just was easily picked up by the tv mics because she was right beside the tv commentators

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