Official Match Thread Season 38, Round 18 Gumbies FFC v Sin City Swamprats at The House of Gumby

[philreich]

41 is not impossible, but it is a quarter of his total hundreds in about 10% of his career so far.
He'd have to hit a hot run of form. He is completely capable of that though.
If he plays 20 more tests, which is probably the high end of it, he is a chance.

The other consideration is, at what point (if at all) do the national selectors start making some tough calls on certain players? I'm ancient enough to remember the impact of Greg Chappell, Rod Marsh and Dennis Lillee retiring at the same time - we took a while to recover. Do we risk something similar happening with the current group of players? Only McSweeney is the right side of 30.

 

[serial_thrilla]

I'm intrigued by what sort of pitch is going to be put up in Perth. The curators were saying about a month ago that they were trying to make a spicy early-90s WACA imitation, but drop-ins have had mixed success in WA. It has also been a mild spring thus far so hopefully that means the pitch will have plenty of life in it.

Rain forecast this week too.

 

[philreich]

Rain forecast this week too.

The weather looks good from Friday - perhaps it'll take a brave captain to say, "We'll bat first."

 

[damicky]

Rain forecast this week too.

At the House of Gumby

 

[beez]

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Looks like 3/4s of our team.

"Someone else will do it."

 

[philreich]

 

[beez]

I've always wondered why philreich wastes his time on here when he could be hitting the comedy circuit, both in Australia and abroad, doing a 90 minute show rolling off dad joke after dad joke?

I mean, tell me you wouldn't be pissing yourself laughing if you had to sit through even 10 minutes of his crap? 30 minutes and you'd be crying tears of laughter. 90 minutes worth? Heart attack central.

You could be hosting the Oscars for crying out loud.

This is Kern level of self-sabotage. He'd be proud.

 

[spookism]

Hello friends.
For the last time?

 

[beez]

Hello friends.
For the last time?

We are only friends if you let us win.

 

[damicky]

Hello friends.
For the last time?

Last time this Season

 

[GWS Goose]

Hello friends.
For the last time?

Why the last time?

 

[jackster83]

Our last week as Co-Captains

Let’s go out with a:

Then you can join myself and Ant Bear on the ex-captains table where we drink 30 year aged Qlenfiddich.

 

[beez]

Then you can join myself and Ant Bear on the ex-captains table where we drink 30 year aged Qlenfiddich.

I love Captain's Table (well, I buy the homebrand version coz I'm a tightarse).

Feta, gherkins, water crackers. With a coffee.

OMG. Almost as good as beating the Swamprats.

 

[serial_thrilla]

I love Captain's Table (well, I buy the homebrand version coz I'm a tightarse).

Feta, gherkins, water crackers. With a coffee.

OMG. Almost as good as beating the Swamprats.

Throw in some smoked mussels too.

 

[spookism]

We are only friends if you let us win.

You know we're besties either way.

Last time this Season

I suppose so.

Why the last time?

Cause we sucked this year and apparently can't even make the finals. I say apparently, cause that's what I've been told. Haven't even looked at a ladder.

Then you can join myself and Ant Bear on the ex-captains table where we drink 30 year aged Qlenfiddich.

I too am an ex-Captain

 

[damicky]

You know we're besties either way.



I suppose so.



Cause we sucked this year and apparently can't even make the finals. I say apparently, cause that's what I've been told. Haven't even looked at a ladder.



I too am an ex-Captain

Raz - this is how you multi quote

 

[beez]

Throw in some smoked mussels too.

Maybe on a Swamprats' salary.

 

[GWS Goose]

I'm still coming to terms with serial_thrilla being a swamp rat.
It's like if the Brooklyn brawler went to the WCW, he'd still be a loser, but it would feel weird him.being a different loser.

 

[damicky]

I'm still coming to terms with serial_thrilla being a swamp rat.
It's like if the Brooklyn brawler went to the WCW, he'd still be a loser, but it would feel weird him.being a different loser.

So are we

 

[Falconista]

Throw in some smoked mussels too.

RUOUR: 'smoked muscles' was beez' dancing name.

 

[Falconista]

 

[Power Raid]

It is always a great week against our good friends the Gumbies.

Good luck all!

 

[Power Raid]

A mate of mine told me last week about an incident with his 3 year old grandson. The boy was having a bath, and his mother says to him, "What do you want to wash first, William?" He replied, "My balls."

Sherin?

 

[Falconista]

It is always a great week against our good friends the Gumbies.

Good luck all!

G'day Power Raid.
Welcome back from sabbatical.

 

[beez]

Milestones galore.

You know what that means: we find out whether we care enough about cats_09 and NSWCROW to get a W for them.