Geelong Cricket '08/'09(gca/bpca)

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Re: Geelong Cricket '08/'09(gca/bpca)

Second XI At Best;232673 said:
Butcher, i noticed u know who i am...better show urself at training, otherwise its slow bouncers all night!
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thanks for that - clearly you know how much i love your short stuff. it's not quick enough to add to my front upper arm bruise collection tho :D

gotta work on my pulling and hooking. dammit!
 
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thommy_rissole;233099 said:
platypus
/plattipss/ (also duck-billed platypus)

• noun (pl. platypuses) a semiaquatic egg-laying Australian mammal with a sensitive pliable bill like that of a Jan Nowicki duck and webbed feet with venomous spurs.

— ORIGIN from Greek platupous ‘flat-footed’.
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What the?
 
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TheButcher;232730 said:
thanks for that - clearly you know how much i love your short stuff. it's not quick enough to add to my front upper arm bruise collection tho :D

gotta work on my pulling and hooking. dammit!
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I dont doubt that for a second!!
Thats why im bowling a mixture of head hunters and offies this year! Kinda like last year!
 
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GEEK:-

The definition of geek has changed considerably over time, and there is no longer a definitive meaning. The terms nerd, dweeb and dork have similar meanings as geek, but many choose to identify different connotations amongst these terms, although the differences are disputed. In a 2007 interview on The Colbert Report, Richard Clarke said the difference between nerds and geeks is "geeks get it done".[3] Julie Smith defined a geek as "a bright young man turned inward, poorly socialized, who felt so little kinship with his own planet that he routinely traveled to the ones invented by his favorite authors, who thought of that secret, dreamy place his computer took him to as cyberspace—somewhere exciting, a place more real than his own life, a land he could conquer, not a drab teenager's room in his parents' house".[4]

Other definitions include:

A derogatory reference to a person obsessed with intellectual pursuits for their own sake, who is also deficient in most other human attributes so as to impair the person's operation within society.
A person who is interested in technology, especially computing and new media. Geeks are adept with computers, and treat the term hacker as a term of respect, but not all are hackers themselves.
A person who relates academic subjects to the real world outside of academic studies; for example, using multivariate calculus to determine how they should correctly optimize the dimensions of a pan to bake a cake.
A person who has chosen concentration rather than conformity; one who passionately pursues skill (especially technical skill) and imagination, not mainstream social acceptance.
A person with a devotion to something in a way that places him or her outside the mainstream. This could be due to the intensity, depth, or subject of their interest. This definition is very broad but because many of these interests have mainstream endorsement and acceptance, the inclusion of some genres as "geeky" is heavily debated. Persons have been labeled as or chosen to identify as physics geeks, mathematics geeks, engineering geeks, sci-fi geeks, computer geeks, various science geeks, movie and film geeks (cinephile), comic book geeks, theatre geeks, history geeks, music geeks, art geeks, philosophy geeks, literature geeks, historical reenactment geeks and roleplay geeks.
 
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Second XI At Best;232731 said:
I dont doubt that for a second!!
Thats why im bowling a mixture of head hunters and offies this year! Kinda like last year!
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I can't wait to get a closer look at your bowling in the 2's this year!
 
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Maybe the sponsorship arrangement between the GCA & Platypus is a lot better than what could have been sort with Kookaburra?
I was at the GCA meeting when the Management Committee actually spoke about the ball sponsorship and they asked for feedback on the Platypus balls and if the clubs were happy to contionue with the partnership. There were about 100 people in the room and not one person spoke up top say anything against the Playtpus balls or the arrangament so in the GCA's defence, they assumed that all was ok to proceed.
 
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Renny24;233045 said:
Would have thought the Skenes and D Port were City through and through at one stage also...
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Jarvis staying at City and will NOT leave.
Skeney wanted the chance to coach a side and City didn't give him that chance. There was an opening at Waurn Ponds, so he took it. He has done wonders for the club. Porty just followed a good mate.
Al I can say is good luck to the guy. He has no support from the council or the Uni.
 
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The SwingKing;233081 said:
Sorry folks!!! Platypus again this year. One committee member wouldn't budge.
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Just another 'wonderful' decision made by a bunch of blokes who don't even play the current game. Until the old-school committee members leave the GCA, our comp will never get any better and never move forward.
 
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Smokin Joe;233118 said:
GEEK:-

The definition of geek has changed considerably over time, and there is no longer a definitive meaning. The terms nerd, dweeb and dork have similar meanings as geek, but many choose to identify different connotations amongst these terms, although the differences are disputed. In a 2007 interview on The Colbert Report, Richard Clarke said the difference between nerds and geeks is "geeks get it done".[3] Julie Smith defined a geek as "a bright young man turned inward, poorly socialized, who felt so little kinship with his own planet that he routinely traveled to the ones invented by his favorite authors, who thought of that secret, dreamy place his computer took him to as cyberspace—somewhere exciting, a place more real than his own life, a land he could conquer, not a drab teenager's room in his parents' house".[4]

Other definitions include:

A derogatory reference to a person obsessed with intellectual pursuits for their own sake, who is also deficient in most other human attributes so as to impair the person's operation within society.
A person who is interested in technology, especially computing and new media. Geeks are adept with computers, and treat the term hacker as a term of respect, but not all are hackers themselves.
A person who relates academic subjects to the real world outside of academic studies; for example, using multivariate calculus to determine how they should correctly optimize the dimensions of a pan to bake a cake.
A person who has chosen concentration rather than conformity; one who passionately pursues skill (especially technical skill) and imagination, not mainstream social acceptance.
A person with a devotion to something in a way that places him or her outside the mainstream. This could be due to the intensity, depth, or subject of their interest. This definition is very broad but because many of these interests have mainstream endorsement and acceptance, the inclusion of some genres as "geeky" is heavily debated. Persons have been labeled as or chosen to identify as physics geeks, mathematics geeks, engineering geeks, sci-fi geeks, computer geeks, various science geeks, movie and film geeks (cinephile), comic book geeks, theatre geeks, history geeks, music geeks, art geeks, philosophy geeks, literature geeks, historical reenactment geeks and roleplay geeks.
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GET A FAR KING LIFE
 
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fineleg2fineleg;232753 said:
I had better stay in the ones then so I can watch you from a distance.
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u should have a reasonable view from fine leg!!! That's for the first 10 overs, after which you get so stuffed from running up and down that u have to retire for the day :D Esp if L/R handed bowlers alternating which should happen often!

Mr Second XI: don't mind actually if you come and bowl slow bouncers at me, if it happens often enough i'll actually learn how to play them!!
 
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SHANEBOURNEorWARNE;232675 said:
I still think sean is one of the best going around, but can't put him in doesn't play enough, he'd have a wedding or be at the races anyway so would be unavailable:rolleyes:

I wouldn't think quicky would be that bad in the field keeps himself fit, but that is a fair point.
It is a younger blokes game.
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I would be tempted to put Damien Hester from Sth Barwon in as my 'keeper. He use to keep for St Peters. He can open the batting and bats very aggressively against the new ball and when in full-flight great to watch. That way, you could also pick an extra batsman.

Re: All the debate about Sean O'Leary, I like others personally don't know him but if he hardly ever plays and has not play senior GCA cricket, he definitely doesn't deserve the title best in the region. I'm not having a go at the bloke or the BPCA; don't get me wrong but if has got a very low level of committment and hasn't even played in the best league in the region, he doesn't deserve mentioning. My opinion only.
 
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Smokin Joe;232682 said:
No way would he get in the best 11!:confused:
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u would have to throw in fergie, danny hughes snd loftus in the middle order, and smelly at the top for some hammering and stace down the order for some late hitting along with his spinners
 
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We played a 20/20 against Newtown 2 years ago and Loftus got a ton in 11 overs. It was amazing. That bloke Rees who now plays at East Belmont hit a very nice 50 with a few large ones.


Does anyone know what happened to child prodigy Stevie Daniels cricketing career? He played a few years with us
 
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Renny24;232787 said:
I would be tempted to put Damien Hester from Sth Barwon in as my 'keeper. He use to keep for St Peters. He can open the batting and bats very aggressively against the new ball and when in full-flight great to watch. That way, you could also pick an extra batsman.

Re: All the debate about Sean O'Leary, I like others personally don't know him but if he hardly ever plays and has not play senior GCA cricket, he definitely doesn't deserve the title best in the region. I'm not having a go at the bloke or the BPCA; don't get me wrong but if has got a very low level of committment and hasn't even played in the best league in the region, he doesn't deserve mentioning. My opinion only.
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I didn't bring sean up i was just asked about him, and gave my thoughts on him, trust me he would be the last bloke to put himself up there in the best players.

Also he did play a couple of years in GCA1 with city as a 16/17 year old.
 
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pencil in 11;232789 said:
u would have to throw in fergie, danny hughes snd loftus in the middle order, and smelly at the top for some hammering and stace down the order for some late hitting along with his spinners
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thommy rissole would be an entertaining T/20 player! slogger with the bat and plenty of long balls off his bowling:D
 
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EVERYONESaFNknowITall;233149 said:
Why don't you give me a definition you NERD coont:eek:
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A perception of inconsistency, [usually but not always humorous], in which an apparently straightforward statement or event is undermined by its context so as to give it a very different significance.


Your statement was ironic because it's content was skewed by the fact that you take so much offence at other people's conversations, which have little to nothing to do with you, and therefore are the one who needs a life.

You should buy a subscription:
 
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pencil in 11;232789 said:
u would have to throw in fergie, danny hughes snd loftus in the middle order, and smelly at the top for some hammering and stace down the order for some late hitting along with his spinners
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yesterday you were bluey connoley, today pencil in 11. you get around as much as kev
 
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fineleg2fineleg;233151 said:
Has anyone heard of any updates on Lara and what has happened to Bambury?
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Not set in stone is all i have heard.
They will miss him on the field but surely not off the field.

sam farnsworth to joeys is correct
 
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freddie1;233155 said:
Not set in stone is all i have heard.
They will miss him on the field but surely not off the field.

sam farnsworth to joeys is correct
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They will certainly struggle without him on the field.
 
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freddie1;232790 said:
We played a 20/20 against Newtown 2 years ago and Loftus got a ton in 11 overs. It was amazing. That bloke Rees who now plays at East Belmont hit a very nice 50 with a few large ones.


Does anyone know what happened to child prodigy Stevie Daniels cricketing career? He played a few years with us
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Played Thommy 4ths 2 seasons ago, not interested at all.
 
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EVERYONESaFNknowITall;233152 said:
Yeah, like smoking joe's shit post about Geeks?
And Rissoles about platypus definitions?

read the other post 1st mate:mad:
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CYNIC:

a faultfinding captious critic; especially : one who believes that human conduct is motivated wholly by self-interest


you have yet to say anything positive or constructive, just bagged others. come back to the forum when you have something constructive to say |@
 
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Ljp86;232720 said:
No he won't be named. Name him and you will be banned for a considerable period of time.
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And then what would stop "Babies Arm" coming back as bringbackbabiesarm? I know a few ppl on this forum have a couple of user names.........:confused:
 
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GCC101;233031 said:
Heard this morning from reliable source that Nick Jarvis from City will be training with Waurn Ponds.
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I heard from a "reliable" source this morning that someone from City discovered who Sharkbite is, told the rest of the club, and Sharkbite has now gone into hiding (with his computer) and does not dare show his face, and therefore will not be playing this year :D
 
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thommy_rissole;232588 said:
We have a 20Twenty championship in the league i play in at the minute.
It is played midweek and starts about 6 and finishes about 8:30-9:00.
Quite well run and it's great to play in :D

This could surely be done, eg: Light and weather. It's only 40 overs maximum, so the wicket won't take to much damage.
Could be played any night of the week the two opposing teams nominate, as long as it is played during the week.
Possibly have it grouped in North-East, North-West ... and so forth like the division one system a few seasons ago, seed the divison 1,2 and 3 teams accordingly. If umpiring was an issue i'm sure we could do it ourselves, then bring in some umpires for the finals.

If you started the league at the start of December, few qualifiers before xmas then some more in January and have the final mid February, well before finals. I don't know what any one else's thougts are but the more cricket the better, 20 overs of solid fielding practice and the chance for a hit in game type scenario, invaluable :) Any other ideas?

If for any reason the GCA doesn't go ahead with a 20-20 league, would any other club be interested in staging a seperate tournament?
Wouldn't be very hard at all to organise.
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That system of grading clubs didn't work back then because of stronger clubs in the one half. And the same still excists. Just seed a certain amount of teams based on the Ladder positions of the previous year.

Umpire ourselves!!! are you crazy
 
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TheButcher;233167 said:
I heard from a "reliable" source this morning that someone from City discovered who Sharkbite is, told the rest of the club, and Sharkbite has now gone into hiding (with his computer) and does not dare show his face, and therefore will not be playing this year :D
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you are a touch right butcher. some city folk know who i am but im not in hiding and i am playing cricket this season prob in a far better grade than you hacker.

and thanks for the private message threat shanebourne ive taken it onboard and im really shitting myself.
its good to be back but il probably get another spell now
 
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The SwingKing;232827 said:
That system of grading clubs didn't work back then because of stronger clubs in the one half. And the same still excists. Just seed a certain amount of teams based on the Ladder positions of the previous year.

Umpire ourselves!!! are you crazy
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Yes fair point about ladder positions from the previous year :)
Umpiring ourselves was just said as an idea to:

a) make it easier to organise
eg: won't have to tell them when they are required mid-week

b) cost effective
eg: won't have to pay subs to play as we won't be paying umpires

but yes i understand your points :)
 
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EVERYONESaFNknowITall;233152 said:
Yeah, like smoking joe's shit post about Geeks?
And Rissoles about platypus definitions?

read the other post 1st mate:mad:
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someone who makes sense good stuff knowall

there are alot of nerds and cricket geeks on here like bourne get a job bourne
 
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I am hearing the GCA are still discussing staging a 20/20 comp this year of some sort. I suppose we will just have to wait and see. As we all know, the GCA are never in a hurry to make a positive decision.
 
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shark bite;233170 said:
someone who makes sense good stuff knowall

there are alot of nerds and cricket geeks on here like bourne get a job bourne
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settle down loser. the way you've been talkin, u would probably wanna have a good year in the 7ths and get a trophy for city.
 
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shark bite;233169 said:
you are a touch right butcher. some city folk know who i am but im not in hiding and i am playing cricket this season prob in a far better grade than you hacker.
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i don't think this actually warrants a response...kind of speaks for itself about the sort of person you are :D
 
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