This was his year. But maybe next year is his year too!
How wonderful is an older brother? I am one so I know. We are the best thing on earth. Founts of knowledge. Rocks on which to build. I ran into Julian Wilson’s older brother Bart today and we had a nice, if short, chat. Bart is a good man. Extremely funny, mischievous and quick. I have always liked him very much.
Anyhow, Bart said, “That shark fucked Julian up….” and I cut him off, asking, “His emotions?” but no. Not his emotions. “…his world title run.” Bart continued. And wow. I had never thought of the enormity of it.
I had picked Julian Wilson to win it all this year. His surfing was sharp, building to a crescendo. The South African final against Mick he was really set to dig a heel into the neck and proclaim his arrival. But that damned shark came and tickled Mick and instead of first, Julian was handed and equal second. And even though he still has a mathematical shot at winning being crowned champ, the prettiest boy on tour lost his momentum. He started the year with a 2nd at Snapper, scored a 5th at Margies, another 2nd in Fiji and, bam, was ready to explode!
He raced into the final at J-Bay, scored an fine first wave and then……sharknado. Two 13ths a 3rd and a 25th later he is 7th. Mathematical but…you know.
Julian is still a fresh 27 years old. Entering his competitive prime. And maybe next year he will, in fact, win it all. But that damned fucking shark, no? Do you think he would have won it all this year? I did. And I do.
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Pray for a Corrdry. The island of hair. I know how good it is because I’m headed for one myself.
Julian giving a new meaning to “jumping the shark”
Julian is already 27?! Fuck, what a loser.
The real reason JDubs bailed the world title? Too much time spent lost in his own eyes after inadvertently seeing his reflection.
Same reason I’m out of the running for the title. Julian’s eyes!
chas I gotta more better reason …Julian was thinking of proposing to his partner , finally did it in Paris , now he can settle down with the missus , and fire up next year…its always the womans fault…..fuck we are macho surfers!!
Bad calls happen?? Just ask CJ, Yadin and Slater in the 2013 Pipe Masters. They will tell you something about bad calls.
Right…it was the shark’s fault his season went south, that’s why the guy who ACTUALLY had contact with the shark is sitting in 1st place in the ratings..tell us another story please
Les, my friend…don’t forget Julian paddled TOWARDS the shark when Mick got hit…full retard Hero.
oh I agree Harry, and one more reason why its contradicting to say that that’s the reason for the lower performance in the end…
PTSD maybe…. or maybe the attack highlighted the absurdity of competitive surfing to him …or maybe not enough of a cunt to win every time ….I’ll think on this one.
Probably got jealous of some model Ashley is shooting with and didn’t get a text back from her in the heats after the shark thing. Or maybe he just lost heats because other people beat him. What a wacky “sport” this is! Can’t believe the tail sliders these guys can do!
I think Julian (maybe John John too) will be the new Taj.
Able to win a contest every now and then but never the world title.
John John looks like a young Cheyne Horan, or not???
Please, let´s be honest here: Just in a few lines, heats Julian lost and Richie Porta gave him the win:
1. Final against Medina in Portugal
2. Heat against Jordy Smith, Bells
3. Pipe Master final against Medina
4. Semi Final against Miguel Pupo, Snapper, 2015
5. Quarter Final against Italo Ferreira, Fiji, 2015
And at least 5 more shamefull heats.
So, Jules wouldn´t actually have gone so far without the australian´s friendlier Head Judge ever..
Whats wrong with giving the best looking guy on tour a little helping hand to reach the podium? Surfing could really break into the mainstream on the back of Julians pearly whites…
Best looking guy? No way Jules is better looking than Glen Micro!
And by the way, if surfing didn´t break into mainstream on the back of Mick´s shark, we´re done.
What does the Mod next to your handle mean?
It’s short for Moderator… it means I can delete or blacklist the dumb comments and commentators from the website.
So basically playing God and keeping Caviera out of the mix…
I feel uneasy but also very happy.
Net net positive.
Can you please confirm if Bart has lost all of his hair yet? Is he wearing caps fulltime? Or has he embraced it like Kelly?