Rugby Union
Losing is not something we like to talk about much at this time of year.
We’re reminded of the greatest premiership winning teams, the possibility of St. Kilda or Parramatta breaking the drought or Geelong or Melbourne Storm cementing their place as real champion teams.
But given that the team or individual that we follow is more often going to lose the premiership, not win the gold, or fail at the World Cup, our experiences with losing are arguably are more important in defining our support of the team or person than that of winning.
So in the lead up to the two biggest sporting weekends of the year The Punch writers have compiled, in no particular order, the ten teams or people that have let us down or just not performed when it mattered in Australia’s recent sporting history. What are yours?
Against my better judgment I turned on the rugby union on Saturday night to see the Wallabies vs the All Blacks, traditionally the biggest game on the Australian rah rah calendar.
It was probably at about the time of the fourth penalty for lying on the ball, or wrong side of the ruck or possibly, being rugby, driving the wrong make of luxury 4WD, that the remote finger got awfully itchy.
Soon I was simultaneously keeping up with the cricket, the silly science fiction movie on Channel 10 and Gordon Bray’s running commentary on how that wasn’t really a penalty under law 543, sub section b of the improperly binding to a maul code.
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Mommo says:
Carl Palmer says:03:31pm | 26/08/09 With respect, what you’re doing on sat nite, or what your daughters boyfriend does to impress you isnt really relevant, but if you think that adds weight to your arguments, so be it. For the record, as it may interest you, Ill be watching my… Read more »
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Carl Palmer says:
Mommo, I originally stated that last year was the first time a football code played a game (i.e. an official AFL home and away game) in every state and territory – yes including, Tassie, ACT & Darwin and whilst they played on smaller grounds still managed to increase attendances. This… Read more »
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