Richard Michael
DeanoHarmoBoxing Day Bonanzas
December 28th 2006 12:22
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There's nothing that sums up Australia better than Boxing Day. OK perhaps meat pies, VB and a race riot come close, but not quite as close as Boxing Day. A day after the Christmas festivities, we are given a day to relax. And what do we do? We turn it into a sporting bonanza, with two of the biggest sporting events on the calendar beginning on the day.
Calling the Sydney to Hobart a big sporting event is debatable at best, ludicrous at worst. For something neutral, consult a dictionary. The race falls into the category of one off sporting events that we embrace even though we know nothing about them. It joins the Melbourne Cup and obscure sports that we happen to win gold medals for in the Olympics.
Despite our blatant lack of knowledge about big sea yachting, we all still have an opinion on the race, and are all able to pick a winner before the race starts. I admit that we are basically spoon-fed our opinions by the media. Yet that hasn't stopped people, myself included, from predicting an upset winner because they think that the weather looks better for the less powerful Maxi's down the NSW south coast.
The other big sporting event is the Boxing Day Test, which lays much stronger claims to an actual big sporting event. As much as it pains me to agree with Bill Lawry, those dastardly Victorians can be proud of their efforts. 80,000 for the third day of a Test simply couldn't happen in Sydney, for several reasons. Firstly, it would require every member of the crowd to have someone sitting on their lap. Secondly, if it was the 28th of December, we would all be frantically preparing for New Year's Eve. Thirdly....nope, just two reasons really.
Speaking of the Boxing Day Test, it's over! Once again, I blinked and missed it. I've got to stop blinking so much. I miss out on a lot.
Calling the Sydney to Hobart a big sporting event is debatable at best, ludicrous at worst. For something neutral, consult a dictionary. The race falls into the category of one off sporting events that we embrace even though we know nothing about them. It joins the Melbourne Cup and obscure sports that we happen to win gold medals for in the Olympics.
Despite our blatant lack of knowledge about big sea yachting, we all still have an opinion on the race, and are all able to pick a winner before the race starts. I admit that we are basically spoon-fed our opinions by the media. Yet that hasn't stopped people, myself included, from predicting an upset winner because they think that the weather looks better for the less powerful Maxi's down the NSW south coast.
The other big sporting event is the Boxing Day Test, which lays much stronger claims to an actual big sporting event. As much as it pains me to agree with Bill Lawry, those dastardly Victorians can be proud of their efforts. 80,000 for the third day of a Test simply couldn't happen in Sydney, for several reasons. Firstly, it would require every member of the crowd to have someone sitting on their lap. Secondly, if it was the 28th of December, we would all be frantically preparing for New Year's Eve. Thirdly....nope, just two reasons really.
Speaking of the Boxing Day Test, it's over! Once again, I blinked and missed it. I've got to stop blinking so much. I miss out on a lot.
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