Australia and NZ tour rumours going around Part 2 (No Bullshit)

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  • Samule
    Samule Posts: 3,231
    Oz Jammer wrote:
    It's just sad that all these surfers don't show respect to true legends like MR by coming over and competing in the Mark Richards Pro just as a sign of respect. Money shouldn't be the be all or end all.
    If the top surfers came back to compete again, then sponsors would be lining up with their cash, and the Mark Richards Pro would regain it's 5 star ranking due to the large amount of prize money that would be available :(
    Surfest is Australia's largest surfing event but it's only the Midori Pro (the women's event) that can attract the top surfers :(
    The top ranking surfers though, they have the WCT tour to compete and earn there money, if it was an invitational the story would be different, but since it is just an event that crops up and means nothing to there ratings, they arn't interested. If they got invited to compete it would attract more people i feel. Also April is a break in the tour for them, there is no events in april so they may want to spend time with there familys and what not..
  • Oz Jammer
    Oz Jammer Posts: 9,858
    Samule wrote:
    The top ranking surfers though, they have the WCT tour to compete and earn there money, if it was an invitational the story would be different, but since it is just an event that crops up and means nothing to there ratings, they arn't interested. If they got invited to compete it would attract more people i feel. Also April is a break in the tour for them, there is no events in april so they may want to spend time with there familys and what not..


    Kelly Slater's always over here the week before Surfest to compete at the Gold Coast and Bells is only 2 weeks before it
  • Samule
    Samule Posts: 3,231
    Oz Jammer wrote:
    Kelly Slater's always over here the week before Surfest to compete at the Gold Coast and Bells is only 2 weeks before it
    Just found out surfest is a WQS event, which is the world qualifying series as opposed to the WCT which is the world championship tour. All the top ranking surfers are on the CT, where as the QS surfers are trying to compete to win a place in the top 44 to compete in the CT the following year, i'm pretty sure they don't allow CT surfers to compete in in QS events, it would be unfair..
  • ozsmalltowngirl
    ozsmalltowngirl Posts: 14,362
    I'm out :)
    Goodnight you 2 :D
    Sweet dreams!
  • Samule
    Samule Posts: 3,231
    ozsmalltowngirl wrote:
    I'm out :)
    Goodnight you 2 :D
    Sweet dreams!
    Goodnight kylie, didn't pop in alot tonight.
  • Oz Jammer
    Oz Jammer Posts: 9,858
    Samule wrote:
    Just found out surfest is a WQS event, which is the world qualifying series as opposed to the WCT which is the world championship tour. All the top ranking surfers are on the CT, where as the QS surfers are trying to compete to win a place in the top 44 to compete in the CT the following year, i'm pretty sure they don't allow CT surfers to compete in in QS events, it would be unfair..

    That's only because it lost it's CT star ranking (due to poor prize money) and has been reduced to a QS event :(

    We used to have all the big names.......Slater, Occy, Machado, Garcia :(
    The local women always used to love it when Surfest came along, and the blokes did too because you could walk into a pub and bump into the likes of Kelly Slater (if the women weren't molesting him) :)
  • Oz Jammer
    Oz Jammer Posts: 9,858
    ozsmalltowngirl wrote:
    I'm out :)
    Goodnight you 2 :D
    Sweet dreams!

    Night Kylie :)
  • Samule
    Samule Posts: 3,231
    sorry to leave you as well rob, but you know it's about 5 hours pas my bed time.
    goodnight.
  • Oz Jammer
    Oz Jammer Posts: 9,858
    Samule wrote:
    sorry to leave you as well rob, but you know it's about 5 hours pas my bed time.
    goodnight.

    Goodnight mate :)
  • aus_suz
    aus_suz Posts: 9,406
    Oz Jammer wrote:
    That's only because it lost it's CT star ranking (due to poor prize money) and has been reduced to a QS event :(

    We used to have all the big names.......Slater, Occy, Machado, Garcia :(
    The local women always used to love it when Surfest came along, and the blokes did too because you could walk into a pub and bump into the likes of Kelly Slater (if the women weren't molesting him) :)

    I reckoning MR would probably shun all the big name sponors anyway....he's not a sellout...
    Wasnt he sponsored back in his days by Lightning Bolt or something,where the big sponsors wouldve been Rip Curl and Golden Breed, perhaps Quiksilver but it wasnt that big like it is now back then.......

    That would be a good time to have a meet up in Newcastle when that is on..
    Ive been saying for years and years Im going to head to Bells for Easter perhaps it should be a double whammy Bells and Newcastle...:p
  • aus_suz
    aus_suz Posts: 9,406
    Is this near the train station Rob..

    http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p104/aus_suz/DSC03445.jpg
  • vital5
    vital5 Posts: 5,486
    aus_suz wrote:
    Is this the train station Rob..

    http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p104/aus_suz/DSC03445.jpg
    psst Suz... that isn't a train station... that's the water and they are wharves... :p
  • E.K
    E.K New South Wales, Australia Posts: 7,726
    ozsmalltowngirl wrote:
    Just pinched this from your thread, Eileen :p
    http://www.wireimage.com/SearchResults.aspx?igi=299334&s=eddie%20vedder&sfld=C&vwmd=e

    [size=+4]O.......M..........G......!!![/size]

    I love the picture - 5th one on the top row!! YUMMO!!!! :D


    Notice his curls, Eileen ;)

    You're right.. the curls are there. Wish I could see the pics properly.
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  • aus_suz
    aus_suz Posts: 9,406
    vital5 wrote:
    psst Suz... that isn't a train station... that's the water and they are wharves... :p


    pssst Vital5 when were u called Rob??....:p
  • E.K
    E.K New South Wales, Australia Posts: 7,726
    vital5 wrote:
    I think Eddie once wanted to marry George Clooney.... :p

    Nah.. I think Sean Penn wants to marry Eddie, and Eddie is the reason for his marriage breakup.
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  • aus_suz
    aus_suz Posts: 9,406
    E.K wrote:
    You're right.. the curls are there. Wish I could see the pics properly.

    Yeah it costs $10 to sign up a month, Im not sure if u could sign up then quit after a month or if its forever........
    Im tempted to sign up, I searched elsewhere for those pic and found nothing..:(
  • vital5
    vital5 Posts: 5,486
    aus_suz wrote:
    pssst Vital5 when were u called Rob??....:p
    Rob's my middle name.. kidding ;)
  • aus_suz
    aus_suz Posts: 9,406
    vital5 wrote:
    Rob's my middle name.. kidding ;)


    :)
  • vital5
    vital5 Posts: 5,486
    aus_suz wrote:
    :)
    so did you get wet looking for the train station or not?! :)
  • aus_suz
    aus_suz Posts: 9,406
    vital5 wrote:
    so did you get wet looking for the train station or not?! :)


    Whatever bunk boy!...........:p
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