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@BenRothenberg
As an Australian citizen, I am extremely happy with this decision, and the reason - "on the basis it was in the public interest to do so". Treated like he should be - as any other ordinary person entering our country.
I didn't have a favourite cricketer since David Hookes growing up. This young man took that mantle. And he still has it. Much love and support to you
@stevesmith49
!
Anybody else out there who has no empathy for Steve Smith and what he's now going through, don't bother replying to my messages. Send your own tweet with your opinion / message. Fuck off!
"Shame on anyone to boo a champion" says Nathan Buckley. Take a look at your own cheer squad who booed Nick Riewoldt at the Grand Final Parade in 2010!!!! Yes, Saints fans have long memories!
@BenRothenberg
I don't believe he would've skipped AusOpen. That's easy to say now & blame Govt. He would've tried anything to get into Oz because this is where he wins. He plays for Grand Slam trophies. He would have tried anything to get here. Locked on 20 with Rafa? Come on, he was coming.
My Dad is leaving hospital at 1.00pm today to go back to nursing home, where he is in isolation for 14 days. Miracles do happen! I’d better start wrapping up his Father’s Day present. 14 days ago I was hugging this in tears. 😢🙏 ❤️💙
@PortMelbourneFC
@collinsadam
@stevesmith49
I wasn't impressed with what I saw. Really, if you're not batting, you shouldn't be anywhere near the crease. Don't really care about the shadow batting but scruffing the crease? No need to do it. Very childish. Unfollowed him yesterday.
Worst 5 days of my life. My elderly dad taking from nursing home to Werribee Hospital with Covid-19. Told I had to say goodbye to him in a ph call & that Nurse from hospital would be ringing my mobile at 3pm to speak to him for the last time. I had 2hrs to wait for this call. 1/9
this past week. Some people are irreplaceable in your life. Gratitude beyond belief that he is still here. Heartbroken for those who have lost a parent, either to this virus or otherwise. Make the most of every given moment you have with loved ones. 🙏💜 9/9
The most horrendous week I’ve ever lived thru. Lost Mum today, suffered a stroke on Monday. So hard to go back into the Alfred H today. Got there at 11am. She passed away at 12.53pm with me holding her hand and John Denver singing Leaving On A Jet Plane. This is our song now. 💔
Spoke to my Dad on the phone. He’s still hanging in there in Covid Ward at Werribee Hospital. From what I was feeling a week ago, this is just unbelievable to me. He has TV on, watching the football and was complaining about the umpires - so he sounds like he’s normal self. ☺️💜
I’ll give you a wonderful film to watch if you love your cricket. It’s on Netflix but I watched it on the plane coming home from India. It’s called “Jersey” with
@shahidkapoor
. Magnificent, endearing story. And a wonderful ending. 2hrs 48 mins.
"Well it ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe
Ifin' you don't know by now"
Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton playing Don't Think Twice It's All Right, 1999.
The Cameron Green ‘catch’. Yes, his fingers are under the ball but the ball also hits the ground. His hands need to be under the ball to PREVENT IT from hitting the ground surely? I would give it not out - benefit of doubt to batsman but that’s disappeared from game. 🤔
#AUSvIND
@karenlsweeney
Exactly! All he's doing is digging a bigger hole for himself. And this was a "human error" due to living in "challenging times"? Give it a rest mate! People have been deported before for filling in incorrect information upon arrival. This bloke thinks he's SO SPECIAL!!!
My dad still hanging in there. I was about to give him a ring until my sister said she just spoke to him on phone for 55 mins. Save your lungs Dad till tomorrow, when I give you a ring late afternoon to remind you the Saints are playing on ch 7.
Just heard on a podcast that Dr Brett Sutton said his Buddhist training had helped him deal with Covid19. My God, that explains the calmness in his demeanour. The benefits of Buddhism in times like this are endless.
Have a listen to them all whinging that our Billy has been freed. Get stuffed ya bastards from the wrong side of the border. Have a big sook!
#BillySlater
#FreeBilly
Taking Dad out of the nursing home at 7.00pm. Over to Port. Dad was made No. 1 Ticketholder for the season at the club he loves, Port Melbourne Cricket Club. Oldest living member. They are presenting him with a No. 1 playing shirt. ❤️💙
I feel compelled to write a letter of support to Steve Smith after hearing a woman went up and abused him at club cricket. They're human beings people.
Only just seen that Trevor Barker was inducted into
#HallofFame
last night. He’s the reason I follow St Kilda. Ok, this is embarrassing crying on the train to work. 😭
#StrengthThroughLoyalty
@stkildafc
Two months on ... so very fortunate to have a window visit with my Dad today in his nursing home. He's in good spirits. And I pinch myself every day he's still with us. 💜
Worst 5 days of my life. My elderly dad taking from nursing home to Werribee Hospital with Covid-19. Told I had to say goodbye to him in a ph call & that Nurse from hospital would be ringing my mobile at 3pm to speak to him for the last time. I had 2hrs to wait for this call. 1/9
Doctor at Werribee Hospital said that when the nursing staff realised my Dad was recovering they did a happy dance. Another Doctor said it was a miracle. Very much aware some families get miracles and others don’t. 1/2
@MiaMilkovich26
@PatrickMcEnroe
That's a very very poor way to look at it. What YOU would do if you were in her shoes is not in question. She has made the decision that suits HER circumstances in HER life. Therefore, it's the right decision. Apologies for stating the bloody obvious!
Everyone who spoke and sang today at Bert's funeral nailed it. Moving tributes all of them. They say you shouldn't mourn people you don't personally know or never met. What rubbish! These people who come into our homes via TV are known to us in a very special way.
#BertNewton
💔
Speaks volumes of Ed Sheeran to fly out to Australia, do 14 days quarantine, and be in Melbourne tonight to pay tribute and sing at Michael Gudinski’s Memorial tonight. ❤️ Is that a St Kilda tie Ed is wearing?
I don't give a shit if we win by 100 points or a 1 point. Supporting St Kilda since I was 12 years old, I've seen plenty of days of bloody heartache and today wasn't one of them. I'll be smiling this week.
#AFLPiesSaints
@plalor
First game of cricket aged 12, I was sent out to square leg umpire. Standing next to a fielder I asked "What position are you?" "I'm square-leg". I walked off the ground, thinking you can't have 2 people at square-leg. Overs went by before they realised we were missing an ump!
"That's because it is so much more than just a cricket match - it's a social occasion, a theatrical event and a point of pride for a city that revels in its reputation as a sporting Utopia." Ron Reed, Herald Sun
#Ashes
#BoxingDayTest
The ICC have just increased the penalty for ball tampering to 6 tests. Cricket Aus penalty was too harsh in comparison to what went before. No reason at all they can't adjust it to fall into line with the governing body's (ICC) new penalties. Why? Can't admit they got it wrong?
Happy 94th Birthday Dad!!! Not how we wanted you to spend it, in the nursing home away from family. Promise you we'll have you at the cricket soon enough.
❤️💙
Much happier day in Delhi.
Four places I’ve never been before:
1. Buddha Shayanti Park
2. Nehru Park
3. DLF Promenade Mall
4. Aerocity Shopping Mall
Five cricket book purchases. And the BEST COFFEE at Cafe Coffee Day in Janpath!
Just watched the leaked video - agree with every word they both said, as do plenty in this nation! I only wish they'd said it on air! I assume the person who leaked it is out of a job though. 🤔
#DjokovicOut
Looking like no crowds at footy for 2020. This is all set up for St Kilda to win the flag and none of us long suffering bastards will be there to witness it. How very St Kilda!!
You're not exactly a premiership coach Ross Lyon. Ego speaking here? Too big to go through the process because you've been through it before. Imagine people in the business world refusing to be interviewed for a new
@job
because they've been through the process before elsewhere?
When is Fred Cook going to rightfully take his place in the
#HallofFame
? Long overdue.
Fred Cook
Port Melbourne Career
Games: 258
Goals: 1238
Premierships: 6
VFA Career Overall
Games: 338
Goals: 1366
@afl
@vfl
@PortMelbourneFC
Port Melbourne Cricket Club. 1958. My dad front row, second from left. My dad, my brother, my brother-in-law, my nephew - all played cricket for the Borough.
@australian
Shared a lift with a Chinese man at work years ago, who asked me if I’ve ever been to China. “No, but I have been to Tibet.” The look on his face was priceless. No desire to step foot inside that country!
Sorry for clogging timelines but this man is telling the stories of Indians living through a nightmare right now. The least we can do is listen and hear. 😔🙏
@thedelhiwalla
@WTA
Finally, an organisation with the guts and the moral fibre to stand up to China!! To do the right thing as a human being. THANK YOU STEVE SIMON! 👏👏👏👏
A friend on FB just posted that she had to say goodbye to her dog today. So I'm now sitting here in tears. Anyone who's loved a dog knows that feeling. Anyone else get affected the same way - instant tears? Nothing else affects me more than a dog dying. I am dreading that day. 😭
Disgusted with my cricket team! The sledging is bad enough. The "hunting in packs" term Smith used to describe his team is shocking. Now ball tampering. Blatant cheating! What happened to beating your opponent with 'cricket' skill? Take a good hard bloody look at yourselves!!
Jesus, I'm really losing patience with the "you're messing with people's mental health", "why is 25kms, where's the science behind that?" "Why isn't 30-35-40-50kms?" Stop your whingeing! Seriously sick of it, the selfishness of it. It's no about YOU, it's about the greater good!
Positive thoughts your way Rod Marsh. My Mum's favourite cricketer. Never forgotten my brother coming home drunk from an MCG test with Rod Marsh's autograph scribbled on a napkin. Mum beside herself with excitement until she found it was fake, brother copped a clip on the ear.
Perhaps they're checking the validity of his apparent COVID Test and it's taking time. Who knows? Personally, I'd be happy if they walked on court and handcuffed him as he was about to serve in his first match but that's just me.
#DjokovicOut
Watching news with Dad & he sees Greg Norman in a hospital bed. Hearing aids don't hear everything. "That's bad luck Greg Norman's been bitten by a shark." "Dad, reporter said "The Shark Greg Norman is in hospital with Covid." "He's got Covid too? Geez, when you're luck's out."
This man's twitter account (
@thedelhiwalla
) is just beautiful!! Every human being has a place in this world and a sense of worth. The city of Delhi brought to life, seen through the eyes of it's people. Love this city. 🙏
This has upset me greatly. 😥 How bloody sad Judy didn't get to see her beloved club play this year. Cannot remember a Port game without Judy there. From memory, she lived a fair way away and travelled every week to Port games. A Borough institution. 😞 ❤️💙
@PortMelbourneFC
A happy memory I have of Robbie Muir was the night back at Moorabbin after the Grand Final loss in 1997. Fans packed the oval with music blaring from a sound system. Robbie Muir having the time of his life dancing with fans. Never forgotten that. Take care of him
@stkildafc
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@7Cricket
Have a look at the wonderful “AWARENESS”of the batsman? Wow!!! Absolutely no idea where the ball is. Keep your eye on the bowlers hand until the ball leaves his hand - otherwise you deserve to be run out every time!