Superbowl

baggygreen · 02-01-09, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Pioneer

My daughter reports that the entire township of Melbourne and Geelong (Victoria) will be tuning in to watch a local boy play.
Ben Graham, punter on the Cardinals, is the (supposed) first Australian to go to the Superbowl. Consequently, in that part of the world, where apparently the Australians are unable to beat even the Kiwi's at the moment

they're looking for anybody to get a win.

I heard otherwise - news reports outta melb with "experts" saying that noone will bother because we're in the doldrums so much from the pathetic cricket team that was selected.

besides, gridiron is too stop-start for my liking. Only part of it i'd like to see incorporated is the cheergirls!

Falkirion · 02-01-09, 06:17 PM

Hope the Cardinals do. But I know Pittsburgh's got a tough d line

TarJak · 02-01-09, 06:41 PM

I voted who cares cos I'm a Raiders fan but I think the Steelers may just hold the Cards out.

Pioneer · 02-01-09, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by baggygreen

I heard otherwise - news reports outta melb with "experts" saying that noone will bother because we're in the doldrums so much from the pathetic cricket team that was selected.

Daughter has been in Melbourne/Geelong all week, back home in Bne now.

I called some friends already, Illfracombe (Longreach) Cloncurry, Karratha. They're all watching.

Someone asked me why I didn't just drive from San Diego to the see the game.

baggygreen · 02-01-09, 07:49 PM

I read that the ex-cat was in the team for his kicking.. they couldn't have chosen a player from another sport much better than to choose an afl man!!

Pioneer · 02-01-09, 08:25 PM

Half time show was better then the first 29 minutes and 40 seconds.

GoldenRivet · 02-01-09, 09:24 PM

I WAS ROOTING FOR THE CARDINALS

BUT THEY WERE TRULY A WEAK, PATHETIC UNPROFESSIONAL TEAM TONIGHT!!!

they need to go and hide for the entire off season

my little league team could take them the way they are playing tonight- they are making WAY too many mistakes on the field.

Fincuan · 02-01-09, 09:52 PM

You were saying?

Quite amazing what one touchdown can do...

Pioneer · 02-01-09, 10:14 PM

I'm not a fan of either but THAT was a great game to watch.

August · 02-01-09, 10:14 PM

One of the better Superbowls that I can remember.

GoldenRivet · 02-02-09, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Fincuan

You were saying?

Quite amazing what one touchdown can do...

very sloppy game. good game.... but very sloppy mostly on the part of the cardinals.

The cardinals got lucky on one TD which closed the gap but it was too little too late.

I don't doubt the cardinals are a skilled team which had a great season... but they failed to bring their "A-Game" to Tampa tonight.

The steelers were obviously the superior and dominant team in this game, they knew what they had to do, they knew what players to watch, and how to exploit the cardinals' weaknesses. The cardinals on the other hand seemed completely unprepared and unfocused.

The cardinals played a sloppy first half and made way too many costly mistakes in the opening exchange of blows.

how many holding calls do we have to see against the cardinals??? this is the super bowl... these are professional sports teams for crying out loud, these guys should have been more or less broken of that habit by the time they made their sophomore years in high school or at least college ball!!! You should not be surrendering that type of yardage in a game of this magnitude and importance.

i know there is a high desire to be aggressive but there is no excuse for that many penalty calls in the first half of play alone.

Kurt Warner was completely shut down by the Steelers defense from the very beginning.

Big Ben Roethlisberger and his team knew exactly what they came to tampa to do tonight and that was - TO WIN THE SUPER BOWL!

The cardinals... they just showed up for a football game.

its true that great players like Larry Fitzgerald step up to make big plays when it counts.

But great teams can usually ensure that such heroics arent required by clinching the win early.

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02-01-09, 08:25 PM	#6
Pioneer Stinking drunk in Trinidad Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: AU in the USA Posts: 349 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Half time show was better then the first 29 minutes and 40 seconds. __________________ An AU writer marooned in the USA. The American Pioneer story continues @ www.grantmadden.com Latest publication: Chicken Soup for the Soul Angels and Miracles

02-01-09, 09:24 PM	#7
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	I WAS ROOTING FOR THE CARDINALS BUT THEY WERE TRULY A WEAK, PATHETIC UNPROFESSIONAL TEAM TONIGHT!!! they need to go and hide for the entire off season my little league team could take them the way they are playing tonight- they are making WAY too many mistakes on the field. __________________

02-01-09, 10:14 PM	#9
Pioneer Stinking drunk in Trinidad Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: AU in the USA Posts: 349 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I'm not a fan of either but THAT was a great game to watch. __________________ An AU writer marooned in the USA. The American Pioneer story continues @ www.grantmadden.com Latest publication: Chicken Soup for the Soul Angels and Miracles

02-01-09, 10:14 PM	#10
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,226 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	One of the better Superbowls that I can remember. __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

02-01-09, 06:17 PM	#2
Falkirion Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Melbourne, AUS Posts: 1,043 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Hope the Cardinals do. But I know Pittsburgh's got a tough d line

02-01-09, 06:41 PM	#3
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	I voted who cares cos I'm a Raiders fan but I think the Steelers may just hold the Cards out.

02-01-09, 07:49 PM	#5
baggygreen Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canberra, ACT, Down Under (really On Top) Posts: 1,880 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	I read that the ex-cat was in the team for his kicking.. they couldn't have chosen a player from another sport much better than to choose an afl man!!

02-01-09, 09:52 PM	#8
Fincuan Admiral Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Suomi, sauna, puukko, perkele Posts: 2,346 Downloads: 39 Uploads: 0	You were saying? Quite amazing what one touchdown can do...