Mason Ho, Matt Wilko, Nathan Florence and co climb into four-to-six-foot Bukit tubes.
Got a little down time at work, Australia, or it’s a lonely ol Sunday afternoon in the US?
If slowish four-to-six-foot barrels and a looseness you won’t find on a WSL broadcast thrill, click on the link below.
The scores are a little confusing, click on live scores on the sidebar tab and you might think Jackie Robinson had just ridden a near-perfect heat. He didn’t. At least, not yet. That was last year.
Heat two’s about to jump in the water, Mason Ho etc.
Heat three has Matt Wilko.
Heat four, Nathan Florence.
Pull the steel bar down on the Padang rollercoaster seat below.
Commentary from Matt George, Vaughan Blakey and co.
It's On! Rip Curl Cup Padang Padang 22 July 2019 | Event Broadcast
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Sampai jumpah lagi!
Brand showed shades of the Hobgoods while Clay gave me flashes of Merewether’s loose Luke Egan ( Even though he lives in Cronulla )
Made George. Pulling in to the bowl whilst tapping out some Gamelan tunes on a drum and smoking a Gudang.
Reminded me of shaking the shit out the old bamboo Angklung in year 7 introduction to Indonesian in 77 .
So today’s big takeaway is that Matt George is a bit of a knob?
And MG wins the commentators cup……..ahhhhhhh
BTW, Who the fuck is Benji Brand?
South African Hawaiian . Been doing the QS for 5 years and starting to get results especially in The Hawaiian 10000s
He got that crazy skeleton bay barrel and is one of the best out at pipe, as if you don’t know him
I’ve heard his name before but know nothing of him.
https://www.tracksmag.com.a…
So who is Benji Brand Article from 2017
He is a South African from Kommetjie in Cape Town. (Same hometown as Mikey February, Matt Bromley and Brendon Gibbens.) Has dual RSA/USA citizenship and thus surfs for the Independant and Soverign Nation of Hawaii. Benji is like Jack Robbo, only a bit better.
https://www.tracksmag.com.a…
9.72
Close
10???
And don’t forget the colour green MG
MARZO
Such a master
If VB will not stand up to him what chance do we have…….the king of commentators – apparently he invented it.
Holy mouth diarrhoea!
I think that the Rip Curl Cup shows us how 16 surfers can be given two chances and compete over one day. Why do 32 surfers need almost 4 days……..
exactly
Now Matt is a Prophet . The Kwisatz Haderach ?
And how he doesn’t value woman and their contribution?
Clay has set anchor for a set wave ….
He might need two more if he is not careful
And he gets it.
Did Matt make the bowl??
Ate all the food in it
I thought he invented bowls
Melfunction is back
Is this the Wilky redemption story – well the beginning of it?
Going straight at Padang is alot easier than the QS
Do you think he is actually trying to re-qualify? It does not look like it to me. You would think it would be best to do it whilst you have some seeding points.
Yeah, nah but He’s entered a couple…
And not done anything. Maybe Jadson scared him at the start of the year…..I would have thought that would have inspired him !
At this stage of his career, exposure at Padang Padang is possibly worth more to him than points at H Pier a week from now .. I think every one thought that TAj , Mick and Joel would follow the GOATs lead and continue on the CT eternally but they have shown the world another path for those who made enough cash not to have to pick up a shovel .. … ?
MF, Joel and Taj have been earning 7 figures for a long time so no shovel really is required if they have been half smart. MF and Joel have been killing it with their brewery investment. Rumour has it they knocked a nice offer back a short time ago.
Wilko on the other hand you would think probably has only been earning the good cash the last 3 or 4 years. So not sure he would need to maybe try and do a few more years. For a long time he was just making up the numbers
He bought the school / farm /restaurant / resort at Byron with the girl who was there when he smashed the Goat at J Bay in 2014 . For a kid who grew up as the son of the caretaker of the Copacabana Surf life saving Club he gives the impression that he is doing alright … ?
Yes exactly……that set him back 3 clicks…..not sure the returns on that would be paying the mortgage at this stage. But yes he has done super well for himself. Full respect from me.
A graduate of the Ozzy school of art.
Picasso ? Not
Lofty goals
Stick to riding waves mate
Pickarsehole meets Jackson Bollocks … ?
So many classic moments. Well, five