Bloody Claymore

[BrianJ]

Ok Claymore and I had an agreement. .didn’t matter who won the game we would drink each others health to celebrate the win
Now I have to report he is a drunk….here is how it went
I fronted the bar at the Club... I say 2 x cold VB s please, one for me, one for Claymore... 10000 miles away .I get them, drink mine, couldn’t let Claymores can get warm, so drank his.
As luck would have it he then said .. “My shout”..(Unusual for a Pom.. but he is a nice guy)….. so the above exercise was repeated.
Now being a good Aussie host, I said “how about another one:”? Claymore said “why not, we certainly are drinking the best beer in the world, so let’s enjoy ourselves”... we had another
Claymore then said “how about another one” we agreed ….in fact this went on and on till the barman said.. Time you two. .p..s. off
Dunno how he got home, but I certainly could not drive, so had to leave the car there ,get a taxi home and will have to go back down there again tomorrow…just because of Claymore.!!!!!!
Now all I need is for someone to explain to me about Rugby. .you see we don’t play it here in Melbourne. (Well they are trying to break in, but won’t succeed) It’s only confined to NSW and Queensland (wonder why) we play the real game of footy, “Aussie Rules”. So wasn’t sure what the hell was happening on the field... but that Johhny could sure kick a ball, he could get a game in any Aussie rules second side I reckon .

I gotta say it….well done Poms. .you won, but we still win at Pommie Bashing “


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[Rowana]

Aussie rules

Brian,

You're absoutely right that Aussie rules is a great game ! I worked for 18 months in Perth, and used to go and see the Dockers at Subiaco.

Don't know much about rugby either, but it was a very close game that could have gone either way. I'm sorry that you guys lost, because our neighbours will be going on about it for the next 40 years! ! Even the commentator said when the England captain picked up the cup -"Thats the first time an England captain has picked up a world trophy since Bobby Moore in 1966" See what I mean.

Which team do you barrack for? We'll have to crack a few tinnies of VB sometime after a game.

Jim ( a true Jock, and not a pommie)

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[Ohdrat]

Is Aussie rules like our Rugby League?

As for Claymore ..not only is he pissed but he seems to have gone AWOL too ..

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[claymore]

Re: Aussie rules

Is that the one where the gay guys run around in those sweet little tops showing their biceps and those tight little buttock profiling shorts...?
You'll have to explaing what the refs are on - you couldn't be drug free and wear those silly little trilbys and white pharmacy coats - oh and those arm movements!!
Its been obvious to everyone watching for the previous 4 minutes that a ball has gone over the crossbar and then up jumps Mr Indecisive and sticks his arms out like a demented Dalek... very camp.

Anyway Brian - I had a good drink with you - I thought the game not much fun to watch and I was glad that it was Jason Robinson who scored our try as it made up for him coming a poor second when yours was scored.
I've seen George Smith have better games.
Our papers are full of Wilkinson - not sure that I go for such adulation - the rest of team got him into the situation to be able to capitalise on his talent as a kicker.

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Claymore
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[tome]

Re: Aussie rules

Loved the raw passion in Robinson after he scored the try. I think Wilkinson would be the first to agree with you on the team effort.

Been down the RNLI with the fiver yet?

I have the pleasure to come of collecting some £25 from your side of the border, icing on the cake! You'll most definitely see that I took up your bet before you hastily shut the book.

Tom

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[claymore]

Well -thats charming - here I am risen from my death bed with a dose of the flu that would have stopped a rhino in its tracks and away off down the yacht club to put my fiver over the bar and drink a health to Brian - in accordance with our agreement and I get castigated - which is no fun in this cold - and you're putting the word out that I've gone awol. I'm not well and yes I am a tiny bit the worse for drink. Anyway - Dear Heart has just called - the Cauliflower cheese is ready..mmmm - delish.

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Claymore
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[kds]

Re: Aussie rules

I think you are a bit hard on Wilkinson - his ability to read the game, be in the right place at the right time and the fact that the statistics show him in the top 7 tacklers in the whole of the World Cup suggest that he is not just a kicker - he is an integral part of all that the team does.
What a pleasure to get a Sunday paper which isn't full of our pathetic attempts to play soccer.
A great weekend.
Get better soon - a tumbler of hot brandy is a guaranteed cure.

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[claymore]

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Yes - I was a bit - of course he is a gifted player and tackler and created Robinson's try - any bitterness on my part stems from the fact that I was a hooker and it was the front row who got the ball in the first place but those grabbing buggers with the brylcreem were always claiming the glory!
I suppose in a way I have a concern that the media pressure may have the same effect on him as it had on Barry John
I prefer a decent malt to anything for the flu - but I just seem to be waking up feeling as bad with the added value of a bad head!

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Claymore
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[ashanta]

Aussie rules is a variation of Gaelic football which evolved through the new inhabitants of Australia. The Irish art of drinking was certainly passed on!
I can ony say this as I'm an Irishman, ex rugby playing drinker brought up in England. Who were Fantastic yesterday!!

Regards.

Peter.

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[MainlySteam]

Re: Aussie rules

<<<I think Wilkinson would be the first to agree with you on the team effort.>>>

And he very carefully made sure that point got across in the after match interviews we saw here.

John

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[ParaHandy]

Re: Aussie rules

... a large whisky with hot water ... sniff the fumes and then drink it.

As water is being added, it is quite OK to drink non-malt eg Bells .....

this business about being a hooker ...


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[ParaHandy]

Re: Aussie rules

some time ago, when in melbourne, i was invited to one of the classy hospitality suites at the MCG to watch just such a game - member of the hoi polloi, youse plebs, see.

the playing field is vast. the suite included a tv which was split into 4 sections such that you could better see the 4 fights being conducted simultaneously at different parts of the ground ... and the bloke with the butchers hat and apron swivelled his paws about like a whirling dervish.

as I understand it, this game was to keep australia's cricketers fit during winter (hence the vast field - it was a cricket pitch) ...


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[alec]

What impressed me about the match was the Oz Prime Minister.
Never before have I seen a politician work so hard physically, looping those medals over seemingly endless heads !

Normally a job with no heavy lifting.

Got to hand it to those transports of ours - not frightened of a little hard work !





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[BrianJ]

Re: Aussie rules

Hi Jim,

Way back during the War (2) I went to my first VFL ( Aussie Rules ) big game....one team playing was South Melbourne, ever since then I have been a supporter of them, even when they moved to Sydney to become the Sydney Swans.. ( most of us still call them Souh Melbourne)
I played the game and made the "First Eighteen " at school.. loved it.

I also played several games of rugbuy during my 6 years in Asia.. but was only there to make up the numbers.. have NO idea of what I was supposed to do etc... I am still confused. Last night on TV news ,they said OZ defeated UK in rugby ????? in UK .. now I am more confused ..something about League and Union.. dont know which was won last sat by the Poms....

OK your on.. when twinter comes again and the real " footy"starts ., you and I will have a bet , similar to that with Claymore when the Dockers play the Swans...agree ?
egards from a cold ( 22 *C ) Melbourne....just finished 18 holes of golf and its now 0919... beautiful day.
BrianJ

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[Rowana]

Re: Aussie rules

Brian,

You're on! Can't promise to join you in a few VB's though, as it's a bit hard to come by here abouts. We sometimes get a bit of real "Footy" on the tv on a saturday morning, as they do a sort of world sports round-up, but it's only 5 or 10 minutes. The grand final is usually on satelite, which I don't have, but I can usually find someone to tape it for me. I do try and keep up with the league on the AFL website during the season.

I wish I was in "cold" Melbourne at the moment. It was "Really" cold in Aberdeen today - Minus 5 this morning. It was the same when I came out to Perth. It was February, and the plane was delayed at London while they de-iced the wings, then it was 42 *c when I stepped off in Oz. Talk about a shock to the system. A few cold ones soon had me sorted out, though.

Not much of a rugby fan myself, but I think that "Union" has 15 a side, and "League" has 13. There are some differences in the rules as well, I believe, but don't ask me what they are.

Jim



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