Rob's Thoughts

AFL NRL & Telstra Stadium

Let me see if I get this straight...  the AFL says that they will have a Swans final at Telstra Stadium, if necessary, and the NRL says they will have a Canterbury final there, if necessary, in a weeks time....  
AFL web site
SMH web site

OK, boys and gals, I don't find it surprising that the heads of the two leagues see this differently.  What I want to know is who is the bloomin' onion at Telstra Stadium that ever let such a conflict become a possibility?   That airlines routinely overbook seats we've come to accept, but how in the name of footy do you overbook an 80,000 seat stadium??  

Another issue bugging me today is the AFL's triumphant announcement of Ten's live coverage on Saturday night in Sydney and Brisbane.   Their version of the press release by Ten is here.

Now I happen to have in my dirty grubby hands the Ten press release right here.  What part do they conveniently leave out?  It's that the Friday night Elimination final will be delayed in both cities.   And not 30 minutes... it will be a replay starting at 10:50 PM.   Oh yea, correct me if I'm wrong but that graphic on the AFL web page is a very bad version of Quartermain's mug.  Depending on what you think of his mug, well...

Last but not least, there is this matter of an Aussie challenge to the America's Cup.   Details here.   Great I say, bring it on.  It's about darn time the Aussies got back into the America's Cup game.  After all, it was the Australian victory that first took the cup off American shores and finally made the sailing contest interesting.   Just one minor recommendation:  please, please tell me you'll keep the likes of Alan Bond and similar types far, far away this time.

-Rob (in a contrary mood just now...)