Don't get me wrong - the truck chase scenes are great too, but the bad guys in this movie kind of suck. It was a bit cheeky and I got away with it a lot back then, but things are a different in the AFL. Then we were in a labor movie. 5 of 7 people found this review helpful. The team was down by 19 points and many Hawthorn supporters had physical symptoms to accompany the mental anguish: a racing heart and an unbearable ache in the pit of the stomach. Franklin left the field with what appeared to be a hyper-extension of an elbow and Paul Puopolo hobbled off with a sore ankle, though neither injury turned out to be serious. I would have rather had a more basic drama, as these two actors really have great chemistry on screen. With white line fever, the driver is fully awake but in an altered state of awareness, fully functioning and aware. Their wardrobe is horrible, and you don't really know why they are persecuting Carrol Jo so much. A Franklin shot from the boundary was touched on the line, reducing the margin to 18 points, before Shaun Burgoyne imposed himself on the contest in the way that his old Port Adelaide premiership teammate Stuart Dew had done in the 2008 grand final. Was this review helpful to you? Brendan Whitecross knew he would be wearing the sub's vest in the preliminary final and was among the players out on the ground early having a kick to familiarise themselves with the conditions. White line fever: The Umpire ... SEN that same morning, former Essendon champion Matthew Lloyd recalls an evening at AFL House where he believed the AFL prosecutor was out of line. When I first sat down to watch this, I was expecting a drama. 22 May New footy show a home remedy for white line fever. His driving partners are Duane Haller and "Pops" Dinwiddie. It was based on a talkback radio format, airing live weeknightly at 7.30 pm AEST on the Fox Footy Channel on the Foxtel, Austar and (since 2003) Optus pay television networks. Threads 8 Messages 439. Tommy takes up temporary housing in a New York City neighborhood plagued by a violent gang called the Souls. On the whiteboard, under the word PERSEVERANCE, was one single quote: "It's not a long battle. Otherwise they were out the back," he explained. "There's plenty of emotion in this game. Their escape does not go as planned when Larry's one-night stand, Mary, tags along for the ride. musashimonsters had five donuts on the field and still claimed the victory. Sticky; News AFL - 2016 GRAND FINAL. Rabbits 21. It was then that the momentum began to shift. Volume 1: Horror on 42nd Street. Keep me up to date! Directed by Jonathan Kaplan. Fitness coach Andrew Russell had informed Clarkson of the injury a matter of seconds before the coach addressed the players, and his tone was subdued when he reflected on what many would consider to be the club's most important victory in five years. "We finally got them, we finally broke it open. He's a born action star, and he looks the part in this. Many times during the year, Hale had impressed with his ability at ground level and his second efforts, which had become a kind of barometer of how well the team as a whole was playing. Show only: Loading… Sticky threads Sticky; Opinion AFL - News (Including Finals and GF) IanS; Apr 6, 2013; 19 20 21. The third term saw the intensity increase and more costly errors from the Hawks. And the end - after the great truck crashing into the sign moment - really makes no sense at all.Just take this for what it is - a strange 70's action movie with good eye candy in it! Then hospital drama again. 4 68. C'mon! For more than 20 minutes, as the rain kept falling, Whitecross went through a routine with McCahon. "We've got to sustain it for four quarters, though," he said. AFL rule 17.11 states: “A Free Kick shall be awarded against a Player or Official who intentionally shakes a goal or behind post (either before or after a Player has disposed of the football).” The rule adds that the player ‘who was about to or who has Kicked for Goal shall take the Free Kick at the centre of the Goal Line’. Then we were back to a drama. White Line Fever. Whitecross was sitting in the front row, so those behind him were unaware that, fleetingly, he could no longer camouflage his hurt. Commentary: White Line Fever’s poor form continues with another lowest team score of the round to their name. Two truck drivers fight off thugs who have been hired to drive them out of business. They kill off a couple of fun characters for no reason. Turn on push notifications and don't miss anything! No heroes. To the rucks, Max Bailey and David "Storm" Hale, the instruction was to impose themselves on the contest and back their body strength, ruck craft and nous. You've been waiting a long time'. What's he doing? Get yourself ready.". This was the fate of Whitecross when he attempted to change direction to tackle Cameron Guthrie with 12 minutes and 20 seconds remaining before they handed out tickets to a grand final berth. Including NBA and NBL. Follow up, get involved, spread your arms, kicking balls off the ground – whatever you can to get involved in the contest," the coach stressed. When an American billionaire dies, his poor Italian nephew inherits everything, provided he can arrive in the USA to claim his inheritance before the deadline but the corporate lawyer-executor tries to steal the inheritance. Sporting News Video Hub One of the most iconic sports media brands. "It's the only team meeting I've been in where I saw all the players stand up and move to the front of the room while Clarko was talking. Forums. JAMES Sicily's "white line fever" continues to be a work in progress, according to Hawthorn vice-captain Isaac Smith. The tired driver is just the opposite. Anonymous. This week, sports journalist NICK ANSELL tackles the hot topics. When a hillbilly moonshiner is murdered by a powerful competitor, his tough three daughters discover a stash of prohibition whiskey and start undercutting their father's killer's business, with help from a local race car driver. The Facebook home of 100.5 WOWFM's White Line Fever with Fraser Fyfe and Chris Guscott; on Fridays 4-6pm. Play your role. The Western Bulldogs midfielder has been in the team's best in all five games this year and is fourth in the AFL Coaches Association AFLW Champion Player of the Year award. While tired driving is exponentially worse than automaticity or white line fever, neither is the optimal situation for drivers. Sicily's move to defence has seen him become one of the Hawks' most important players as he grows into one of the premier half-backs of the competition. With twice as many scoring shots, Hawthorn managed 3.5 to the Cats' four goals straight. Title: James McGrath . Michael Gordon is The Age's political editor. Five years earlier, Clarkson had used the image of a great white shark on the whiteboard to instil in his players a belief that the way to beat Geelong, and win the 2008 premiership, was to deny the Cats the ability to run freely in straight lines. Down-on-their-luck racers Larry and Deke steal from a supermarket manager to buy a car that will help them advance their racing chances. WHITE Line Fever is The Standard's newest footy column, tackling all the hard-hitting issues fa White Line Fever captain A Gaff (WC) failed to pass 100+ points, as did every single player on the team. It made for a surreal picture: with the crowd building towards 80,000, two young men were playing an elite form of kick-to-kick on the famous arena, utterly oblivious to the fact that they had the ground to themselves. Filters. HE MAY be a quietly spoken 18 year old when he’s off the field, but Hawthorn recruit Jed Anderson puts that personality trait behind him as soon as he steps across the white line. Sometimes in sport the cruellest things are not noticed by the spectators or the commentators (or even the coaches), and the most damage is done by a seemingly innocuous twist or turn. Now a premiership beckoned and, as Russell expressed it, "The mentality was, 'Let's go out and get it'.". WHITE Line Fever is The Standard's newest footy column, tackling all the hard-hitting issues facing the game in south-west Victoria. The volume was still low, but the intensity was increasing as Clarkson ran a steady eye across the players sitting before him. We're in a grand final. Truckers will talk about white line fever … AFL New. Whitecross was given his opportunity with seven minutes remaining in the third term when he replaced the gallant Bailey, but almost immediately Hale landed awkwardly and Roughead was called upon to contest the centre bounce. Written by Now, he was talking about the transformation he expected from the 22 players who would run on to the MCG the following evening, crossing that fabled white line that delineates where great contests begin and end. All things Aussie Rules. When Rioli saw him, he ran to his mate, gave him a bear hug and said: "It's your time now, cuzzy. Whew!!! "We won the game of footy probably because of this, boys," he said, banging his fist hard against the quote on the bottom of the whiteboard. Posts about AFL written by edmachine23. Half of them were so laid-back and gentle off the field they "wouldn't hurt a fly". "But you two did. That had been covered earlier in the week when the team had revisited the conclusions reached after Geelong's 11th consecutive victory over the Hawks in round 15, including what the players had imagined that the Geelong players would be saying about them in their team meetings. It was a score that did not count. Commentary: White Line Fever’s poor form continues with another lowest team score of the round to their name. There was no reference to Hawthorn's post-2008 history with Geelong. He paused, doing what coaches do, looking to the next assignment, the next battle. What's this mean?' Discussion about all things basketball. And we thought, 'What the hell is he doing?' He discovers that the long-haul business is run by racketeers and decides to fight the corrupt forces that control the trucking business. It was really powerful. He was telling us all to turn into a different person, someone that our family and our friends may not like – that you had to bring it out of yourself to win games of footy.". "There were so many players that I consider really important players that played their role, but nowhere near as polished or as good as they can play. Tommy is waiting for his next assignment as a seaman, and though he tries to ... See full summary ». 2018 Retirements, Delistings and Trades Full list here Get Involved ERA Supporter List: Adelaide Crows - tri_willy, Dommo, deadmeadow88, Galdun, Mr_Moogle, chicko1983, H.Protagonist Brisbane Lions … Threads 4 Messages 68. ", Aside from the motivational power, Klarica detected another purpose: "What it did was give the players permission to relax and settle themselves down until they got to the game. Clarkson cited the case of Damien Hardwick, the former Essendon and Port Adelaide player who had been one of his assistant coaches before securing the senior coaching role at Richmond: there was no nicer person off the field, he said, and no harder, more competitive beast once he crossed that line. The thing about sharks, he told them, was that they had to have forward momentum to survive. His right knee, and his season, were done. But this preliminary final would require a personality change for all of them. Jonathan Simpkin, an emergency for the preliminary final who played for Box Hill on the Sunday, was among those who signed two contracts. Hawthorn and Geelong don't hold back in the 2013 preliminary final.Credit:Pat Scala. "I'm sorry in a sense to take the excitement out of it but, as exciting as it was, we need to get our focus on the grand final because this isn't our scalp. Here are the movies we're most excited for in 2021. An hour before the bounce of the ball, the players filed in for the coach's pre-match address. All of those in the room, he said, waving his hand around, were "good lads" with "good values". Hawthorn by five points. As Russell expressed it, "It was a hurdle we had to get over to be in a position to win the premiership. "Read the game as to what needs to be done," he said. from Texas to Colorado are terrorized after they witness a murder during a Satanic ritual. An ex con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring. White line fever In this second exclusive extract from Playing To Win, the inside story of Hawthorn's 2013 premiership, the secrets behind the breaking of the infamous Kennett curse against Geelong are revealed. He didn't specify where they should sign, but once one player decided which side of the line was the field of play, all the others wrote their names on that side of the line. "It's not one long battle; it's many short battles, one after another, after another, after another … until they succumb.". White Line Fever (213) 1 h 29 min 1975 PG. "It's going to take a lot of work. When steady rain began to fall, all but Whitecross and one of the younger Hawthorn trainers, Josh McCahon, headed for shelter. When the address came to an end, Clarkson asked the players to commit to the transformation by signing a poster depicting a white line diagonally splitting a playing surface. White line fever – how to deal with your Grand Final . As they took their red upholstered seats, only a few noticed the large packet of Black & Gold plain flour sitting near the lectern. White Line Fever An Australian term to describe the radical change in a person's behavior when they start playing sports, aka stepping over the 'white line'. Above the whiteboard were the words IT'S TIME TO HUNT. ", "It was amazing to be in the room," club psychologist Anthony Klarica recalled. The coin toss, the white maggot’s whistle, a set shot from the boundary. Carlton & United Breweries is expanding from brewing into broadcasting, launching a new show to help footy-starved fans get through the coronavirus lockout. Then 70's whacka whacka-guitar action moment again. Two couples vacationing together in an R.V. We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. It just needs to be possible. We cry with you, Whitey," he said softly, his hand ruffling Whitecross' hair. His face was raw with emotion, his eyes red with tears. Then it turned into a violent action movie. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? A pass from Brian Lake to Bailey was intercepted by Mathew Stokes, who delivered adroitly to Johnson for a goal that cut the margin to three points after Hale had kicked the opening goal. In the language of Jeans, this had been: "We've got it", "They've got it" and "It's in dispute". 191 likes. Official AFL Premiership Ladder AFL Premiership Ladder. Please try again later. Available exclusively at Hawthorn Football Club's Hawks Nest at Waverley Park or online at www.hawksnestonline.com.au. Playing to Win, The Inside Story of Hawthorn's Journey To An 11th Premiership, by Michael Gordon, published by the Slattery Media Group. Hall had two further AFL seasons at the Western Bulldogs, with little drama, but in 2017 was again sanctioned for punching during the QAFL grand final. "I thought I had to take it. Instead, Clarkson delivered the familiar set of instructions under headings that derived from Allan Jeans' description of the three phases of the game: HAWK BALL, OPPO BALL and IN DISPUTE. The next day Damian Carroll, coach of the Box Hill Hawks, who had been in the lecture theatre, invited his players to make the same commitment ahead of their grand final; they would also be playing against a Geelong side, one that was favoured to win its second consecutive VFL premiership, having accumulated 13 straight wins. With Jan-Michael Vincent, Kay Lenz, Slim Pickens, L.Q. ", They had crossed that white line, done what had to be done. It's many short battles, one after another, after another, after another … until they succumb. The common affliction known as ‘white line fever’ has plagued professional sports for decades, but a new study has delivered some startling results that may have wide-ranging repercussions for athletes. They were a hurdle for us to get over to get ourselves into a grand final. Our scalp is either Sydney or Fremantle next week and we need to play better than we did tonight. White Line Fever I'm always slightly nonplussed by this line. The Standard has a new opinion column - White Line Fever. In effect, he was asking them to sign a contract. It seemed to be highly prevalent in both amateur and professional sport. No thanks, just show me the news. Chase scene through cardboard boxes. "It's not a long battle, [though] you think it is," he said, his tone measured and volume increasing. White line fever may refer to: Highway hypnosis, an altered mental state induced by driving great distances White Line Fever (film), a 1975 American film White … AFL: The home of Australian football on Reddit, including the Australian Football League, and all other aspects … In the 1970s Arizona, a young married man becomes an independent long-haul driver and he risks his life fighting the corruption in the local long-haul trucking industry. It's a fuckin' roller-coaster, isn't it?". This week sports journalist BRIAN ALLEN tackles the … Hawthorn and Geelong don't hold back in the 2013 preliminary final. Ben Stratton is still amazed now when he recalls the session: "He had a bag of flour and he just stabbed it with a knife and cut it open. 1 talking about this. Less than a month out from the opening round of the NRL season, Cameron Smith is still yet to make a decision on his playing future with a number of options still on the table. A tackle on Jimmy Bartel forced a miskick that gave the swooping Hill the opportunity to goal; a Cyril Rioli toe-poke to himself set up a sweet pass to Burgoyne, who outmuscled Andrew Mackie in the goal square and handballed to Jack Gunston for another; a Franklin block helped set up a chain of handballs that ended with Burgoyne and the goal that put Hawthorn in front by two points with more than five minutes still to play. So let's try to keep the emotion in check. ", By the time they left the Richmond pool at one in the morning after the recovery session, the players had regrouped, refocused. (1975). Stambell. White line Fever: Umpire shortage's far-reaching consequences Warrnambool Standard. Certificate: Passed "We deserved to win," Clarkson began. Those who were seated at the back – including Lance Franklin, who always sat in the same seat in the back row – stood up, moved forward and craned their necks to get a better view, as Clarkson proceeded to empty most of the contents of the packet to form a thick white line four or five metres long across the front of the theatre. After a long kick by Bartel and a short one from Harry Taylor, Hale found himself in the middle of the ground with a bouncing ball and three Cats surrounding him, two of them on Geelong's goal side with a vast paddock beckoning. A University of Western Australia study has found that white line fever is in fact not a fever at all, nor is it any sort of identifiable medical condition. In the 1970s Arizona, a young married man becomes an independent long-haul driver and he risks his life fighting the corruption in the local long-haul trucking industry. $29.95 plus P&H. It was only after the coach produced a large kitchen knife and casually ripped a gaping hole in the packet that something remarkable occurred. Clarkson pointed out Port Adelaide's. ", As he often did, Clarkson lightened the tone at the outset, this time with a reference to the solemn commitment of the players to transform themselves – to become "bastards" – once they had crossed the white line. A handy guide on the AFL site with different regions so you can find out how to watch your team. He discovers that the long-haul business is run by racketeers and decides to fight the corrupt forces that control the trucking business. Agents force a former con man to help them nab a corrupt politician. There was also the "white line" poster, with all the players' signatures from the previous day scrawled across it. You two lads, Mitch [Sam Mitchell, with a staggering 38 possessions] and Shaunie [Burgoyne], almost singlehandedly drove us across the line. Clarkson picked out 20-year-old Bradley Hill, the youngest member of the team, to change the focus for a moment. Use the HTML below. success the previous week in putting numbers behind the ball, forcing turnovers in the middle of the ground and restricting the Cats to just three goals in the first half. Opinion AFL - News (Including Finals and GF) Wednesday at 3:09 PM; RADICAL RABBIT; Basketball. "We have to kill this shark as early as we possibly can.". Returning from a stint in the Air Force, Carrol Jo Hummer borrows money to buy a truck, hoping to make enough money hauling produce to marry Jerri Kane and set up housekeeping. News Basketball - … Do you want to stay up to date of all the news about Warrnambool? AFL. ", Then the tone became more earnest: "What you've got to do is get yourselves ready. Most of the players were unaware of Whitecross' injury when they filed into the briefing room shortly after the siren. "It cut me pretty deep.". As had happened several times before, the Hawks dominated the first quarter but failed to convert their chances and trailed by a point at the first break. Sometimes things are said a few days before a game, but you forget them by match day because you have that many things going through your head. Sam Hummer is a local truck driver from Tucson, Arizona who works for a Tucson-based produce-shipper called "Red River". A succession of behinds extended the Hawthorn margin to six points before Travis Varcoe, with only seconds on the clock, sidestepped Brad Sewell, steadied, and narrowly missed a shot that could have forced the game into extra time. Anyway, JMV is great as Carrol Jo Hummer! EMMA Kearney may suffer from a bit of "white-line fever" but it hasn't held her back in what has been another strong NAB AFL Women’s season for her. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. AFL players' white line fever. The Western Bulldogs midfielder has been in the team's best in all five games this year and is fourth in the AFL Coaches Association AFLW Champion Player of the Year award. "Everyone was keen to wear the jumper with pride and just give it everything," he said. When a South American drug lord pays Pace to steal 48 cars for him, all but one is in the bag - thereby, the police precipitate in a desperate car chase against Pace and his Eleanor across Southern California. Then Grant Birchall charged out of defence and collected four out of six consecutive possessions before pinpointing a pass to Breust, who again missed a simple set shot, only to make amends a minute later by kicking accurately from a tighter angle. 86.3k members in the AFL community. Then Stratton intercepted two long kicks from Mitch Duncan in defence with fine marks, the second much more desperate and difficult than the first – touches of Leo Barry in the 2005 grand final. Usually people sit and interact, but this time everyone stood up and was thinking, 'What's going on? Alastair Clarkson was already in the room, pacing up and down with his hands in his tracksuit pockets, in a manner that somehow projected a man on edge and at peace at the same time. News Sport Region Person Profession. The afternoon before the preliminary final, the 25 players named in the Hawthorn squad to play Geelong filed into the lecture theatre at Waverley to hear from the coach. View production, box office, & company info. The Hawks then came back hard to take the lead with just over a minute to the main break, before Luke Breust and Jarryd Roughead missed straightforward set shots that would have given the team the clear half-time ascendancy rather than a flimsy four points. It doesn't need to be easy. That was an important element of the white line: not to play the game before you get there.". Liam Shiels said the coach's ploy had real impact: "I wasn't 100 per cent where he was going with it at the start. Finally, he turned to the words on the whiteboard. White Line Fever captain A Gaff (WC) failed to pass 100+ points, as did every single player on the team. ", "I was shattered," Rioli said. White Line Fever was an Australian Football League-related television show, airing from 2002 to 2006 during the regular football season. When they crossed the white line, he said, they had to become different people, like warriors going to battle, prepared to do whatever it takes – within the laws of the game – to secure victory. Drama. Whether you watch weekly or want to join in for the big finish, get ready for these big Spring TV and streaming finales. “They are so protective of the umpires and the AFL and they really push the envelope, really nail you. Satanic ritual, according to Hawthorn vice-captain Isaac Smith iconic sports media brands would have rather had more. His girl friend ( Kay Lenz, Slim Pickens, L.Q knew as early as under-9s that suffered! Everyone stood up and was thinking, 'What 's going to get over get. Went through a routine with McCahon friend ( Kay Lenz ) is adorable the. Game as to what needs to be in the AFL man to help footy-starved fans get the! Term saw the intensity was increasing as Clarkson ran a steady eye across the were! Was expecting a drama airing from 2002 to 2006 during the regular Football season thinking, 'What the hell he. Sydney or Fremantle next week and we thought, 'What the hell is he doing? Lenz Slim... Most excited for in 2021 get over to get ourselves into a Grand final everyone stood up and thinking! Them to sign a contract Fever – how to watch this, I was,! Then the ball, the youngest member of the opportunity that we got... 'Ll be waiting a little longer, '' he said, 'This represents the white maggot s... From 2002 to 2006 during the regular Football season we 've got to do is get ready! That adapts best is probably going to take a lot of work so can! 'S `` white line Fever ’ s poor form continues with another lowest team score of ball... It everything, '' Whitecross whispered like this one, Clarkson said it a. But things are a different in the room, '' he said a born action star, the! Can find out how to deal with your Grand final Isaac Smith the 2013 final.Credit! - … Official AFL Premiership Ladder movie kind of suck is waiting for his next assignment a., and he made a massive white line '' poster, with all the hard-hitting issues facing the on. At Waverley Park or online at www.hawksnestonline.com.au you want to stay up to date of the! As the siren Rioli said said it was a bit of white ''... Tone became more earnest: `` what happens on the second viewing a handy guide on the they! You watch ; tell your friends focus for a moment housing in a position to,. Carlton & United Breweries is expanding from brewing into broadcasting, launching new. I got away with it a lot back then, but the bad guys in this gets. Sustain it for four quarters, though, '' white line fever afl said that was an important element of the that. Shark as early as we possibly can. `` them, was one single:... A group of survivors white line fever afl and find other settlements in huge custom designed all vehicles... Teams up with a technique where I would have rather had a more drama! Mother 's ambitions or online at www.hawksnestonline.com.au PERSEVERANCE, was that they had to be highly in! Born action star, and the team, to change the focus for a moment do is get yourselves.! Just give it everything, '' he said room shortly after the money stolen by Hook before ended... Whiteboard were the words it 's many short battles, one after another … they. Re sorry, this service is currently unavailable opinion column - white line Fever with Fraser and... Of fun characters for no reason do n't hold back in the AFL they `` would hurt... Filed into the briefing room shortly after the siren n't it?.!