A new king of Margaret River is crowned!
“If John John Florence is the king of Margaret River, Jack Robinson is its prince,” said WSL commentator Rich Lovett as John John and Jackie sat in the late afternoon Margaret River lineup, man against man, king against prince.
Jackie, who is twenty-three, would account for the two-time world champ and two-time winner of the Margaret River Pro, using airs and a three-turn combo to cook John John like a hamburger on a griddle in the dying light.
Earlier in the day, Jackie mowed through the other two in-form surfers of the event, Jordy Smith and Ethan Ewing, before twisting John John’s nipples in the final.
Where John John used rail to build an early lead, Jackie was an artist at his peak, kicking into gear mid-final, licking his stank fingers after each near-perfect ride, including a wild end section 540.
Final score, Jackie, 16.24, John John, 15.60.
So many hours, so much time,” Jackie, now rated third in the world, said to the water-based interview Kaipo Guerrero, the pair bathed in golden west coast light.
“Enjoy it! Soak it up! John John Florence is your champ!” hooted Kaipo before interviewer and winner exploded into laughter at faux pas.
Good times.
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I meant, was it even good at NP during this event’s timeframe? I’d imagine yes.
Calm down folks, it’s a free live show. whaddaya expect?
“Wild end section 540″….That has to be a troll for comments
Yeah since when did a spin once around your vertical axis go from 350 to 540? Geometry 1.1
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“To cook John like a hamburger…”
Difference in scores: 0.64
I want a Kaipo doll, Like just from the chest up and it bobs around the pool and bath and you pull a string and it screams, “WOW DREAMS TRUE DUDEEEE”.
Seriously can you imagine after his been in the jungle at G Land for a bit how classic his going too be reporting from the water at speedies 🙂
sack kaipo, simple as that
NOOOOOOOOOOO, for far too long I had no idea but I am now his biggest supporter!
His so strange and fucks up superbly , perhaps his a little like mi?
Kaipo must stay, his the only visible link too real surfing ( as opposed to Pro surfing) in the whole show!
Right, because “covid” has zip code issues…..smh
You haven’t watched the wamens final yet? You should convince your female friends to try and do their own tour, without being held up by Men.
Why is that Jen’s role? maybe you should speak to your Female friends? oh wait, yeah of course…
Most of you in here are young enough that I probably threw your moms legs up in the air when I came to your shit Country to take your natural resources. But, I’m older and a different guy now and am proud to have a troll looking little bitch like you talking about my “female friends”. I’ve never f’d any goats, so your safe. Don’t call her and ask her.
USA, USA, USA!!
Tell ya what, I’m stoked for Jaddy.
He’s such a fucking battler. He’s so happy to be where he is. All the rest seem either pissed-off or semi-nonchalant. He’s GLOWING.
its great to see him re-qualify with waiting til sunset round 4. good on him.
gabby missed the cut, all the way down at 44th, does the WSL give the wildcards to the rest of the events to a local plus one leading challenger series, or first person under the cutline(spot shared by Conner Coffen, Zeke, Mesinas and Owen) or can really fuck with the top seeds and give wildcards to gabby.
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mid season cut for -commentary, Kaipo just moved down a few spots, probably back on the challenger series now
– judges, at least the pay, they are judging way fewer heats now
– entourages, its only fair. not every wants someones cousins sisters sons mate running around the competitors area, coughing all over organic chai and tofu wraps.
-journos, they only really need one to scribble a few notes, the post production crew can edit the final drafts to fit the yeti water cooler narrative.
-jet skis and drones, 6 skis for 2 surfers? what happened to saving the planet?
-interviews and add breaks. for fuck sake, its the surfing we (I) want to see, show the surfing. put a big P beside it so it can drop in any interview or add it needs to. its like watching a porno and the camera just pans away from the action to show some sad looking dude trying to stay half hard in the next while waiting for the next scene where he will make a five second, out of focus, missionary cameo in the back ground
Kaipo the friendly midget
Excuse me! He’s 4’ 8.5”
I’ll have you know.
a snack “I’ll have you now”
the uncle who rocks up at Christmas and ruins it for the whole family
The ASP and WSL NEVER valued live action over anything…. beach vistas, crowd shots, insufferable interviews, even commercials.
I recall a time Kelly interrupted his own interview to bring attention back to the lineup as someone took off.
The WSL doesn’t value their own product so they manipulate it to become something more palatable for an audience that yet does not exist.
PT is a plague.
I tried to join in the complaining about how boring mainbreak is but was promptly told to fuck off so I took it as a sign and heeded the advice
Wait, so did you like the broadcast of the final or not?
Tsk. Tsk. You are trying to focus on facts, instead of feelzzzzz. Very 1900’s of you, mate.
Love Jackie but the turn of the comp still came from J flow.
Its obvious that the ASP was sold to that rich cunt on the understanding that they’d turn it into a “media company” and then flog it off.
– wave pool fail
– olympics fail
– reality tv fail
– mid year cut fail
– final 5 surf-off fail
Just crown a legitimate world champ you fools, and if prizemoney has to be sacrificed to pay for it all well that’s just tough luck.
Then you cut half the field (which I agree with) and allow Medina to waltz in half way and steal the show (don’t agree with).
The producer Chris “whatever his name” was given a fairwell today by Blakey at the end of transmission.
Is there a reason why they don’t use the box or north point anymore ??
Birthing people find it intimidating
Are you envious of their superpowers?
I would like to able too cum more than once during a root, they certainly got that advantage
There was sooking about north point a few years ago due to environmental footprint. Dont think they got a permit.
I dont think the box broke properly this year.
Bells isnt mobile anymore either, except for a few 100m north.
There’s been another tower setup at box all comp. Just didn’t get the waves for them
How was North Point during this swell? Does it work on the same swells as Margarets?
Imagine deciding it’s necessary to fire a third of your employees (surfers) as the only possible way to deliver an interesting ‘narrative’ to the viewer and to help bring in more sponsor dollars, when you can’t even get the narrative for one heat right. A heat that only needed to be a live broadcast of two of the worlds best surfers, in a final at pumping Margs for it to be enjoyable.
Of the EIGHT best waves surfed in the final, we only saw FOUR live. The whole broadcast was schizophrenic:
– We missed the first wave from Jack and 8 or 3 mins of the heat, depending on whether it was a 35min or 30 min heat (couldn’t tell you because we missed it) for an interview with Bella. She deserved her moment, but record it and play the interview during a lull, not the other way around. Or play it after the Men’s heat. OR just delay the start of the Men’s for 8 mins.
– This was followed by the cam of an empty beach (the final is still going btw and JJF gets a wave)
– Then we get a WSL ad break / hype video about the final, which is literally already running
– We then see all the replays of the waves we just missed, plus a few live ones and JUST as a set is clearly rolling in and Jack starts paddling for a wave they cut to a Bonsoy Brew Break-ing everyone’s balls Break
– Bereft of any ‘narrative’ or tension in the final at this point due to a clusterfuck of broadcast decisions, we now get to see the last half of the final unfold, while constantly on edge. Not for the final, but whether the WSL will cut to an ad break at any given moment.
– Final concludes and Kaipo awards the Margs title to JJF
But nah, it’s the surfers who are the reason why the WSL aren’t profitable and can’t deliver an interesting narrative.
If you are an athlete and fail to progress on a competition, you’re not being fired.
It’s taking my words a little literally, but you are essentially taking away their main source of income (particularly seeing as sponsors have built the cut into most athlete’s contracts) and even worse, putting them on an expensive tour where they have to pay their own way.
The athletes are contracted to and employees of the WSL, so maybe it’s more accurate to call it a pay-cut and demotion?
Either way the broadcast was terrible.
Yeah employment issues aside, the webcast never fails to disappoint!
The guy is a billionaire and he has some of his employees sleeping in their cars.
Ultimate sociopath scum bag.
I couldn’t watch it in the end . After 3 and abit hours during work hours I simply became so bored I went and found work to do.
Pro surfing is the most boring repetitive sports in the world.
At least in this forty year old plus format
I need a drink a heat to keep me entertained. I know its time to turn off the comp when I realize I have hit my limit. That is usually around 3 hours as well.
Yes, yes and yes.
The way the important bits were interrupted, relegated to a teeny corner of the screen or not see live at all, was awful.
…And during a final heat? Unforgivable.
Apart from that and the stupid ads for themselves or WA, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
Much as I love JJF, Jackie Boy done won it fair and square. Yes scores over / under cooked as usual but whatever. He clearly brought more to the table in the heat.
I suspect John was not giving it 110% and was happy for Jack to have the win.
EDIT: It was free entertainment, and only a contrived game of Aquatic Poncing so I shouldn’t really complain as if it matters.
I felt like JJ wasn’t about to bust a knee or two in those waves knowing what’s coming next. Don’t think he even cares about being #1 before the Trestles final. #2 will do
Yeah I winced when he flubbed that twirly-whirly. My own shitty ACL twinged in sympathy.
Strategic possibly if the gabby wild card goes against the number one ranked surfer at g land.
Agree they totally fucked the coverage of the final, glad you raised the point.
I do like the mid year cut though. Yep feel fucken shit for the guys that drop off but the comps will be better with less people in them and it has increased ratings, which they need or the wsl will fall over. I like watching comps so not keen for that to happen.
But appreciate that some people hate the mid year cut…all good to have that opinion.
But surely we can all agree the first half of the final coverage was sooo bad.