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- Give Us a Chance on Psaltis origin squads As a desperate blues supporter I believe that all state of origin games should be held in Sydney. (I still don't fancy our ... more
- horsebettingtips on Horse Racing - The rules have to change lets leave it to the people behind this organization.it really sad for all the horse owner but we still obey the board. more
- freeracingtips on Horse Racing - The rules have to change horse racing is one of the favorite sports in AU aside from being fun event it can give more people a lot of money when they ... more
- au horseracing tips on Horse Racing - The rules have to change we will leave it to the organizer to decide but we also wish them to have a balance thinking about the situation. more
- freetips on Horse Racing - The rules have to change if they will pursue to change the rules a lot of people involve in this industry may not agree and it may give bad image to ... more
- racingtips on Horse Racing - The rules have to change even if the rules will change but the people involve didn't coordinate with each other then it is useless.so it is better to ... more
- Robyn on The Equal Pay Debate For mine, it's not about the length of time on the court, it's about the quality of the product. Overall women's tennis is ... more
- Mick on The Equal Pay Debate PeteOne way to possibly avoid sexist accusations may be to pay a bonus to those in the quarter, semi and Final who play 4 or ... more
- Glenn Logan on The Equal Pay Debate If women want equal pay then they need too play the same number of sets. Its an absolute joke women are being payed more per ... more
- Saz on The Equal Pay Debate Women should get equal pay for the final IF they bring in the same ratings and same crowds - which they don't. Even the ... more
- horseracingtips on Horse Racing - The rules have to change i think it is not fair to the horse owner or to the trainer.the best way for that is all of them will coordinate with each ... more
- manny goldenberg on Why the Queensland Cup is great Well I've been watching the redcliffe dolphins at either the showground or dolphin oval for over 35 years and i yearn for ... more
- ella on Pub and Club trading Hours they should go along with this an it be safer for everyone else to. i agree with it an they should make the trading hours ... more
- cherie alexander on Video blog - Melbourne Storm Peter The Storm didn't just break the salary cap theblew it apart.To all those who have continued to saythat they were ... more
- cherie alexander on Never a dead rubber Great game..for a DeadRubber.The Blues reallytoook it to the"goodguys",but Qld won as Qld often do...in the last 4mins.So ... more
- Chris on Never a dead rubber Yeah, Peter!They should also play the NRL Grand Final outside of Sydney. If there's new management coming into the game, ... more
- cherie alexander on Never a dead rubber Hear hear Peter...it's nota dead rubber but a chancefor the"good guys to get awhite wash or The Blues toget one back.I can't ... more
- Robbie on What if we had City v Country? Looks good! And let's face it, the more rugby league we have, the better. But I agree with ando, let's help keep rugby ... more
- Darren khan on Why the Queensland Cup is great I'd love to see a station like 4BC cover the QLD Cup. Local stations in Perth and Adelaide cover the local Aussie Rules ... more
- cherie alexander on NRL Predicitions Hi Peter,I wonder how Dean Ritchie and Anthony Whatmough feel today about the"old" N0.6 who Captains The Maroons. The scarey ... more
The Roar didn’t Roar
Frank Farina commented after the Roar lost their preliminary final to Adelaide on the weekend that the better team lost! We may be able to take that argument in a normal run of the mill competition round match but not in a final.
Playing in a final is about winning. It is about doing what you have to do to win. Adelaide thought their best way to win was to sit back and get Queensland on the counter. Queensland thought their best way to win was to play nervous football and step things up (PANIC) in the last 20 minutes.
The Roar didn’t lose the match when Adelaide scored or when they had a number of near misses in the closing stages of the game. They lost the match when they were terribly flat for the first half. Craig Moore and Matt McKay tried to lift the team but in the pressure cooker situation of a final all 11 players had to show urgency for the entire 90 minutes.
Congratulations to Adelaide, they did what they had to do. It was a wonderful effort by Aurelio Vidmar to get his team to focus after his brain explosion the week before.
Let’s hope the Roar can overcome 2 years of disappointment and challenge for the A-League title in 2009/10. Well done to Frank Farina on getting the team to another preliminary final. Let’s hope next season the Roar can ATTACK their way into a Grand Final where they will more than likely meet Jason Culina and Gold Coast United.
The crowd figure last Saturday night must concern the FFA. Vidmar blame the cost of tickets and who could blame him. What I have noticed during the A-League’s history is that the clubs do a great job in running the matches during the 21 rounds of the competition. They market and sell the games to the fans and support the local media. Then the FFA steps in and takes things over. What was the result? A crowd of 8 thousand! A word of advise to the FFA – Don’t change the tickets prices for finals and let the clubs do what they have done all year.
