Leader Board as of 20/6/2011

Well if we thought last week was the time of movers and shakers, this week has seen an earthquake go through the leader board!

The Union has entered the finals, so congratulations to those of you who's team has made it through, and also to those who selected the QLD Reds to win the conference. Bad news for those of you who took the reigning champs the Bulls to win it, they have failed to even make the finals! OUCH!

Big pat on the back to those of you who selected McIlroy to win the US Open, sticking with him after his dog's breakfast of a last round at The Masters was a big call, but he has paid back your faith.

Round of applause this week goes to Karrissa who has jumped 12 spots with some excellent tipping in recent weeks.

The Half Moon Bay boys continue their charge up the ladder and now find themselves in the top 10.

Dane Miller has shrugged off his pedestrian start to be mid table after holding the rest of us up early in the piece.

Also special mention goes to Neale who is the first tipster to break 100 points, that being said, the amount of study this bloke does on sports he would want to be winning this thing!

Oh and if you see Mushy Mason around the traps be sure to give him a bit of a tap on the bum, maybe even a high 5, as he feels unappreciated in his tipping efforts this year. Love you Mushy!

	LEADER BOARD
	Tipster		Points Total
1	Neale Landers		102
2	Orron Hart		98
3	Shannon Johns		95
4	Trent White		92
5	John Petkovic		81
6	Half Moon Bay		80
7	Adam Skinner		76
8	Bobby Skinner		76
9	Aaron Fluke		75
10	Steven Hales		75
11	Ron Keighran		74
12	Karrissa Armstrong		73
13	Stevie Dean		72
14	Mushy Mason		72
15	Dane Miller		71
16	Kate Skinner		70
17	Adam Keighran		69
18	Darren Lovett		69
19	Denise Chapman		68
20	Steve Mallyon		67
21	Fredrick Fabris		67
22	Jason Croucher		65
23	Wesley Saunders		65
24	Luke Skinner		62
25	Gavin Elkin		60
26	Pud Croucher		59
27	Fernando Perez		58
28	Gary Cutler		58
29	Steve Dickson		57
30	Josh Belette		56
31	James Telfer		55
32	Nathan Lindsay		53
33	Ricardo Davalinha		52
34	Sam Wearne		49
35	Brendon Warren		42
36	Johnathan Van Veen		41
37	Paul Nightingale		39
38	Todd Palmer		35
39	Jez Wearne		34
	Picking Favourites		78

Ladder as of 16/6/2011

People of the Yeahmatego,

Well the Ice Hockey has finished the same way as the basketball, only one tipster was able to select the winner. Well done Stevie Dean! With that victory Stevie was able to jump 6 spots up the ladder, also flexing some muscle were the boys from Half Moon Bay, jumping a massive 11 spots up the ladder with the Heat and Canucks. It just goes to show that it only takes a few good tips and you can start to climb the ladder, so those of you towards the bottom, don't give up just yet.

Of the 29 events we are tipping on this year, only 9 have finished! This means you have had the chance at 135 points so far.

It also means that there is still 285 points still available! so don't loose hope just yet, this is a marathon, not a sprint!

I have realised that I have not revealed what your playing for yet, I apologise.

1st - $400 + "Yeahmatego - I Know Boats" t-shirt

2nd - $200

3rd - $100

4th - $20

10th - $20

20th - $20

	LEADER BOARD
	Tipster		Points Total
1	Shannon Jonhs		90
2	Neale Landers		88
3	Trent White		83
4	Orron Hart		78
5	Adam Skinner		71
6	Aaron Fluke		70
7	Ron Keighran		69
8	Stevie Dean		67
9	Mushy Mason		67
10	John Petkovic		63
11	Steve Mallyon		62
12	Steven Hales		61
13	Jason Croucher		60
14	Adam Keighran		60
15	Half Moon Bay		60
16	Luke Skinner		57
17	Bobby Skinner		56
18	Kate Skinner		56
19	Darren Lovett		55
20	Gavin Elkin		55
21	Denise Chapman		54
22	Pud Croucher		54
23	Dane Miller		51
24	Karrissa Armstrong		49
25	Nathan Lindsay		48
26	Josh Belette		47
27	Fredrick Fabris		47
28	Wesley Saunders		45
29	Sam Wearne		44
30	Ricardo Davalinha		43
31	Steve Dickson		41
32	James Telfer		39
33	Gary Cutler		38
34	Fernando Perez		38
35	Brendon Warren		37
36	Johnathan Van Veen		36
37	Paul Nightingale		34
38	Jez Wearne		31
39	Todd Palmer		30
	Picking Favourites		73

Tennis anyone?

The French Open is over and the NBA and NHL trophies have nearly been lifted so that can only mean that the movers and shakers within the YEAHMATEGO Grand Slam Tipping Comp have been making some noise. Below is the Leader Board as of 6th June 2011. I can only hope you find yourself in a favourable position, if not, maybe its time for some long shots! ;)

	LEADER BOARD
	Tipster		Points Total
1	Neale Landers		79
2	Orron Hart		77
3	Trent White		73
4	Shannon Jonhs		71
5	Adam Skinner		62
6	Aaron Fluke		61
7	Ron Keighran		59
8	Jason Croucher		59
9	Bobby Skinner		55
10	Kate Skinner		55
11	Darren Lovett		54
12	John Petkovic		54
13	Steve Mallyon		53
14	Stevie Dean		51
15	Steven Hales		51
16	Adam Keighran		50
17	Mushy Mason		48
18	Luke Skinner		47
19	Nathan Lindsay		47
20	Gavin Elkin		46
21	Josh Belette		46
22	Denise Chapman		44
23	Pud Croucher		44
24	Dane Miller		42
25	Ricardo Davalinha		42
26	Half Moon Bay		41
27	Steve Dickson		40
28	Gary Cutler		38
29	Fredrick Fabris		38
30	Fernando Perez		37
31	Wesley Saunders		35
32	Johnathan Van Veen		35
33	Karrissa Armstrong		34
34	Sam Wearne		34
35	Jez Wearne		30
36	Todd Palmer		29
37	James Telfer		29
38	Brendon Warren		28
39	Paul Nightingale		24
	Picking Favourites		64

The black ball has been sunk

With the final of the 2011 World Snooker Championships over we can now take a breath and wipe the sweat from our heads. If you can't get excited about world class snooker then your clinically dead, as a fellow tipster put it "I have developed a mild TV snooker addiction. The innuendos, the tension, the old timers, its brilliant!" At work we were reduced to watching live scoring updates of the final on the computer as several of us were riding the Wizard of Wishaw home to victory.

I'm sure I'm not alone in the fact that this tipping comp has made me take an increased interested in sports I wouldn't normally give the time of day. I just hope the City of Canada Bay Council don't check up on our Internet usage, the amount of time we have spent of the NHL, NBA and Snooker sites over the past couple of days would be massive.

Having to leave work as the Canucks entered overtime in game 7 of the playoffs was excruciating. I wasn't sure how I was going to last the trip home not knowing if "My Team" had made it through to the next round or not. Then the phone rings and the voice on the other end simply says "We are through!" Ah the relief! I'm still not sure what a Canuck is yet, but for the next couple of weeks they are my team!

There has been plenty of movement in the leaderboard after the addition of the snooker points. Like I said last post, all it takes is picking one winner and you are back in it, and on the flip side, if you miss that winner you will start to slide.

Leaderboard as at 3/5/2011

	Tipster		Points Total
1	Neale Landers		60
2	Shannon Johns		55
3	Orron Hart		55
4	Adam Skinner		50
5	Trent White		50
6	Ron Keighran		50
7	Aaron Fluke		42
8	Stevie Dean		42
9	Bobby Skinner		41
10	Adam Keighran		41
11	Jason Croucher		38
12	Steve Mallyon		35
13	Half Moon Bay		35
14	Darren Lovett		33
15	Steven Hales		33
16	John Petkovic		32
17	Mushy Mason		32
18	Kate Skinner		30
19	Gavin Elkin		29
20	Ricardo Davalinha		29
21	Pud Croucher		29
22	Steve Dixon		27
23	Wesley Saunders		27
24	Gary Cutler		26
25	Denise Chapman		25
26	Luke Skinner		25
27	Jez Wearne		25
28	Karrissa Armstrong		23
29	Josh Belette		23
30	Todd Palmer		23
31	Dane Miller		23
32	Fernando Perez		22
33	James Telfer		21
34	Brendon Warren		20
35	Paul Nightingale		18
36	Sam Wearne		18
37	Fredrick Freabris		17
38	Johnathan Van Veen		13
39	Nathan Lindsay		8
	Picking Favourites		45

Yeahmatego Grand Slam Tipping Competition

Welcome young and old to your new favourite bookmark, the Yeahmatego website. Here you will be able to check on your progress in the tipping comp throughout the year. The current leader board is up to date as of the 11th of April, so it includes the recently concluded Masters Golf. Well done to those of you who did what Elin Nordegren couldn't do and stuck by Tiger Woods, he may have only finished fourth, but that was the best any tipster could manage so you picked up some valuable points.

With India winning the World Cup and Sepoy grabbing the Golden slipper those of you who stuck with the favourites will find yourselves at the top end of the table, to those of you down near the bottom, myself included, do not despair, its a long year with plenty of events left. All it takes is picking the winner in one event and your back in it.

Also if you have anything you wish to get off your chest and want to let the world know it, or you have something interesting from the world of sport to share, email me and i'll put it ip on the site.

	LEADER BOARD
	Tipster		Points Total
1	Shannon Johns		52
2	Adam Skinner		45
3	Neale Landers		45
4	Trent White		45
5	Orron Hart		40
6	Ron Keighran		35
7	Jason Croucher		33
8	Darren Lovett		33
9	John Petkovic		32
10	Mushy Mason		32
11	Pud Croucher		29
12	Gavin Elkin		29
13	Ricardo		29
14	Aaron Fluke		27
15	Steve Dickson		27
16	Wesley Saunders		27
17	Stevie Dean		27
18	Bobby Skinner		26
19	Adam Keighran		26
20	Josh Belette		23
21	Gary Cutler		23
22	Todd Palmer		23
23	Fernando Perez		22
24	James Telfer		21
25	Steve Mallyon		20
26	Half Moon Bay		20
27	Karrissa Armstrong		18
28	Hales		18
29	Sam Wearne		18
30	Fredrick Fabris		17
31	Kate Skinner		15
32	Pud Walding		15
33	Paul Nightingale		15
34	Johnathan Van Veen		13
35	Luke Skinner		10
36	Denise Chapman		10
37	Jez Wearne		10
38	Nathan Lindsay		8
39	Dane Miller		8
40	Duc Nguyen		3
	Picking Favourites		45

The page that now wants the Sheep AND 3 Lions

So Tiger came down under and did the business. He not only made the cut (that many critics feared he wouldn't), he led for most of the tournament and despite a minor hiccup on day 3 never really looked in much trouble. It was rather good to watch actually, the man is the best there is, and in my opinion the best there ever will be, and I for one hope he will be back soon. Apart from the golf there has been plenty else on, including the qualification by New Zealand for next years World Cup. Well wonders never cease! And to think that they bemoaned us leaving the Oceanic Region, claiming it would only weaken the area. Well guess what guys, if we didn't leave for Asia, you wouldn't be going to South Africa!


King of the Week

Australia won the Four Nations tournament - So what?
New Zealand qualified for the World Cup - And?
Tiger Woods wins one of our major golf championships without much effort, thats a true champion! The laughable thing was he received $3.25M just for turning up and if you noticed the novelty sized cheque he received for winning the tournament you will have noticed that the winner pocketed $270,000. Bloody Hell!


Dick of the Week

During the 80's and early 90's the sporting viewing public grew up with free-to-air coverage and it was all we knew. Then the Pay TV revolution hit and the wonder of a sports dedicated channel hit. No longer were we suffering through ads just before a crucial moment in a game, or an ad break just after a goal or try. We have been spoilt, spoilt to the point that whenever a major sporting event is shown on free-to-air we remember just how bad it was.

The coverage of the golf on Channel 9 was horrible. The footage being shown on Fox Sports and Channel 9 was exactly the same yet they couldn't have been further apart. In the Fox Sports commentary box we had golfers who clearly knew what was going on. Channel 9 had dicks such as Eddie Mcguire and Kenny Sutcliffe, whom both probably love "putting from the rough". On course commentary for Fox Sports was provided by Lucas Parsons, now celebrity Masterchef, but not too long ago a touring professional who provided quality comments. Channel 9 provided Ex-Australian wicketkeeper Ian Healy, who couldn't have done more to make himself sound and look like a dick if he tried.
Long live Pay TV, long live Fox Sports.


Even the sheep are happy
So NZ made it through to the South African World Cup, and I'm happy for them. Especially if it improves our slim hope of hosting a World Cup in the foreseeable future by lifting the profile of the region. But this post isn't about their qualification more about the celebrations. You see, as I was watching the highlights of New Zealand's qualifier I was taken back my the noise the crowd made as they celebrated the goal. The crowd went nuts. It seemed even a sheep or two were shouting with joy. Or maybe I'm just hearing things. Or maybe it was just the Fox Sports crew were having a lend. Have a listen for yourself.
http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,26351007-5019291,00.html
Boom


All White on the night
Let me just start by saying that I think that the "All Whites" as a name for a sporting team would have to be up their with the "Bunnies" in terms of lameness. Seriously what is up with that name? Then again I suppose we can't really talk, "Socceroos" is embarrassing, but thats a rant for another day.

I'd just like to express my happiness for the sheep shaggers and their recent qualification for next years World Cup. I didn't catch the game live but when I saw the replays the next morning I have to admit that it made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up, it took me back to that sweet night in November when we had our own historical night. While those last chance 2 legged knockout games are massive emotional rollercoasters, when the end result goes your way it is sumthing special! Now we are in Asian we will never have that again, hopefully.

So once again "All Whites", congratulations, you have now provided one more whipping boy to the group stages. Lets hope that we now get drawn with both you and England! Now that would be something special!
The Fiddler


The best in the world?
Watching the Australia v Oman game on Sunday morning, yeah yeah I know I'm sad but I'm sure I wasn't the only one, I came to a conclusion. It is my opinion now that Mark Schwarzer is the best goalkeeper in the world. Now I have been a fan of the bag mans for some time now and this is not an opinion I have come to lightly. I think every Australian fell in love with him for those magnificent saves that got us to the World Cup, it wasn't Aloisi's penalty, it was Schwarzer's saves!

Last night against Oman he proved once again how good he is with some fine efforts that kept us in the game and he was the only reason that we were able to then go on and win the game. With him I think Australia can go a long way next year in South Africa, without him I think we are f@#*ed!
Chris


Wish they were all like that
Just a quick one on Ricky Herbert's post match interview after New Zealand made the World Cup. I loved it! It was how interviews should be, it was pure, it was raw and it was honest. He was so caught up in the emotion of it all you could see that he was almost in tears. Quality.

The thing that got me though was he was so caught up he let out a few swear words when describing things, he let out a few f@#*s, but who could blame him! The interviewer didn't even blink though, he just carried on asking questions, then at the end of it I think he wanted to give the coach a massive pash, but instead a massive man hug was all he got.

That's what sport is all about, that kind of emotion is why we love it!

Just a pity they are going to get smashed by whoever they get drawn with!
Harmo


The ‘not sport’ retort
Apologies for being a bit slow on the reply lately, but I just read Skins comments about swimming NOT being a sport. In his words, swimming is more of a ‘life skill’ than a ‘sport’. Geez, if we used that as the basis of what constitutes a sport, we’d have nothing left to bet on. More so, Yeahmatego would be about as popular as Harmo.

Allow me to explain.

Driving a car is a life skill. So by Skins’ definition, do we ignore all forms of motorsport?
Riding a pushbike to school is also one of life’s skills. But does that mean we take cycling out of the Olympics?
I can give my mate a real good dead arm – but who’s gonna tell Tyson that boxing’s not a sport!
Swatting flies in the kitchen takes great skill and reflexes. So do we disregard tennis, squash and badminton while we’re at it?
I’ve contorted my body on a dancefloor! While it’s a fairly unimpressive ‘life skill’, is it reason enough to take away the sporting credentials of rhythmic gymnastics?
How about bending your knees while you lift heavy boxes when you move house – another important life skill. But then suddenly weightlifting is off the sporting calendar as well.
Now, we’ve all run after a bus once or twice…so is it time tell Usain Bolt he’s no longer a sports star!
I’ve also whacked a cane toad with a 5-iron…an essential ‘life skill’ of a Queenslander. But for some reason golf is still on Fox Sports!
And what about pony rides at the Royal Show? Does that mean the ‘sport’ of kings is just a televised novelty?

All I’m asking Skins is that you just think things through before you go making rash statements like swimming NOT being a sport. Geez, next thing you’re gonna to tell me is that walking shouldn’t be a sport either!

One thing that should be a bloody sport though is typing. I’m stuffed!
Gullsy

The page that thinks it sucks that we got Eno instead of Tiger

Well I don't know about you, but I had a very successful weekend. Did I accomplish anything major personally? Well no, but both my teams won on the same weekend which hasn't happened that often this season so I'll take it when I can get it. I for one am looking forward to watching the golf this weekend and I really hope that Tiger rips Kingston Heath apart. I wonder if our great State Premier Rees is watching everything that is happening in Melbourne at the moment and if he realises what a f@#* up it was not to try and get Tiger up here for the Australian Open. This would have to go down as one of the worst sporting related decisions in our states history!


King of the Week

People couldn't understand how Tiger Woods could be worth $3 million just to turn up and play in the tournament. Well a full sell out on all days, including the practice round, which is unheard of even in the USA, pretty much proves the Victorian State government right. Congratulations to Victorian Premier John Brumby, if only we had a Premier with half a brain, but then again if we had that maybe we would have better roads, better transit, better hospitals, better...............


Dick of the Week

Sorry Brett, but even if you "want" to play for the Australian Test team again, they don't actually need you any more because, well your actually a bit shit now! Just let it go man, please realise that you body can't do what it could 5 years ago and go out with a bit of class. I mean you have always got your Bollywood career to fall back on!


Him? Really?
I hop online this morning and do my regular sports page browse before I start smashing the keyboard for the man and I get the shock of my life. I'm on Fox Sports and I had to refresh the page several time just to check if it was a mistake or something, nope still there. Next I find a calender and check the date, nope it's not April Fool's Day either. Was the world coming to an end? I can hear you now, "what is this guy on about?", well I'll let you know what has me confused and shocked!

Alex Brosque has been selected in the Australian squad for the upcoming Asian Cup qualifier, and yes, I'm serious! I was in shock as well!

Let me begin by saying that I think Brosque is perhaps the worst player currently playing in the A-League. If he isn't the worst, he is easily inside the top 5. Lets not pretty it up, the guy is absolute rubbish! I mean he isn't even the best player at Sydney, let alone the A-League. His playing partner up front at Sydney at the moment deserves to be called up way before this wank.

I am wondering if this is like back in the days of juniors when every team has that 1 kid that is just pathetic, but he is in the team so the club can feel good about themselves for giving a retard a fair go. Has Pim Verbeek been told by the FFA that he needs to be seen giving equal opportunities to the minority groups and thats why this spastic has been given a chance? Bloody hell!

There is one positive that comes out of this, It makes you believe that maybe you still have a chance to make the team yourself, I mean I may be the wrong side of 30, a bit overweight and have no left foot, but if Brosque can get a run, then you just never know. You have my number Pim!
Harmo


Shorter, but the same point
Brosque? You can not be f@#*in serious!
Dave


Life and times
Being a Liverpool supporter at the moment is like you are on one hell of a roller coaster. One minute you are plummeting towards what feels like the depths of hell at such a pace that you can feel your own balls in your throat and all you want to do is spew. Then within seconds you have been jerked upwards with such a force that the balls that were just moments ago in the back of your throat, are now hanging around ur knees (see victory against Man Utd). Then the ride upwards starts to slow down a bit, and you know in the back of you mind that it can only end badly, but your heart is telling you "it's ok, we are going to keep going up, all the way to the top", but damm that Newton and his laws of physics! This time the ride back down is twice as bad as the as the first one and you know deep down that the bottom is a long way off.

I really shouldn't be cheering a 2 all draw with Birmingham so much........but I did anyway!

"You will never walk alone"
Smithy


Points of view
After the Chelski v Man Utd game on Monday morning I was left with a very bitter taste in my mouth and my hatred for those wankers in blue increased. I just had a few points I need to get off my chest.

1- Drogba is a f@#*in cheat! No doubt he has quality but the guy is and always will be a cheat. For one of the more physically styled players in the world the man goes down like a sack of shit at the slightest touch. The incident in the 2nd half with Evans is a prime example. Sure Evans got him with a quality Kung Fu kick to the chest and was lucky to get away with it but Drogba's reaction afterwards was like he had taken a spear to the chest and was drawing his final breath. Cue 1 minute later and he gets a bizzare yellow card for the incident and suddenly he has recovered enough to smash the ref with abuse, wanker.

2- The free kick that led to the goal was a home team free kick if ever I've seen one! Never in a million years a foul.

3- Speaking of fouls, how about the foul on old Wes "baked bean head" Brown in the box, effectively taking him out of the way of the ball that ends up in the back of the net? Nothing! And who takes Brown down? Drogba!

4- I f@#*in hate the fact that Lampard runs away celebrating that goal like he was the reason it went in, you had nothing to do with it you fat f@#*!

5- United can not win the league playing Carrick, Fletcher AND Anderson at the same time, they are all rubbish!

Bitter....yes.
Craig


Not surprised
So Ferguson basically calls the ref from the Chelsea v United game a cheat and looks like he will get away with, why am i not surprised!?

This guy could call the Queen of England a slut and he wouldn't even be called to apologise!
The Fiddler