Belts Filipe Toledo and Griffin Colapinto before wreaking grievous devastation on Japan's best!
The Western Australian Jack Robinson, famous for his jaw-dropping physique and pinched, angular features which has fashion outlets describing the surfer as a “hot rodent man”, says it was the fire of Andy Irons, Taj Burrow and citizen cop Joel Parkinson that led to his Bells victory over Japan’s Kanoa Igarashi.
“I was all fired up, it was inspiration from those guys and I just channelled that,” Jackie, whose spirit was filled with a strange exaltation and with sense of imminent victory all week, said. “It’s been an honour. There’s not too many words for it when you’re in the moment. You’re just being, going out there and doing it. It was a really cool final with Kanoa. I just had this feeling we’d match up, just because we’ve been hanging out for the last few days.”
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Silver medalist from the Paris Olympics, Jackie secured the narrow victory against Igarashi, scoring 14.14 to 13.87 in the men’s final with a last-minute push, his victory having a very poetical, religious quality.
“Man, it feels unreal,” Jackie said. “This week has been incredible, having my entire family here.”
JACK WILL RING THE BELL!
A huge congratulations to @jackrobinson72.#RipCurlProBellsBeach @ripcurl @OriginalBonsoy @Melbourne pic.twitter.com/YVb6hpEPiE
— World Surf League (@wsl) April 27, 2025
Jackie belted contest favourites Filipe Toledo and Griffin Colapinto en route to the final and its scene of grievous devastation.
Full report from JP Currie soonish.
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Watching the condensed heat replays of both men and women’s finals it looked like Isabella Nichols outsurfed the boys, too and should take home both bells.
I thought they called it off after the quarters wrap up show. Oh well it’s the WSL…..We don’t need no stinking Fans….
Did Kanoa get robbed or it doesn’t matter because he’s not as popular? Kanoa semi vs. Ewing was the heat of the event for me
It was really close. Kanoa surfed a lot like Mick, definitely smoother faster more wrapping lines. Not at all easy to look that way in junkie shifty conditions. It was a mature performance.
Jack a bit more flair and grunt on that last wave, just barely enough of the JJF magic sprinkles to justify the mild juicing he was getting from the judges. Before that quite ragged surfing imo – double/triple pump turns and foam-buried major turns.
Definitely though there’s a legitimate way to see Jack as the winner. It was certainly close.
Defintely did not like the wiggly-wiggly pumping mid face, but I guess that’s just modren board volume / speed stuff.
(old man shouting at cloud)
it’s called having neutral surfboard designs!
Thank you, I missed the final live and nothing makes sense on replay
Yeah Jack’s winning ride was really marginal
Robbed bro robbed! Jacks board too small and squiggly…digging rails.
Glad to see a Sharpeye rider dispatch disloyal Kanoa. Disloyal to the USA and disloyal to Sharpeye. No HamSammishes.
ah don’t forget that jack rides Eric Arakawa boards in any waves of consequence……Kanoa just couldn’t get good boards from ol sharpeye….
Can I offer this to the mods as the next badge?
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he’s exhausted after meeting with Z…..and is in ah….deep contemplation ,LOL
Frank’s funeral was pretty slow, let’s be fair.
did you watch it?
Derek’s Pulitzer winning writing shines again. Perfectly captioning his shallow image conscious themes in another catchy headline.
Shallowness is both my crown and my horns.
Hmm, typically it’s based on an inferiority complex. But always good to have a positive self spin I guess.
I thought griffin was the hot rodent man?
No limit! Another hot rodent guy summer ahoy.
Oh man, i surfed way past dark, must have gotten 30 little point break runners.
Went and got a filthy burger and hash browns. Had a long ass hot shower now nursing a hot water and my cat.
I’m going to make it gang.
Xox
What’d you ride?
6’0” hand shaped Timmy Patterson Italo i5 model, made for Brad Gerlach!
It shreds!
Xox
Ahhh.. you surfer? Buy me drink?
I’ll get you a dead lizard!
Xox
Tail me more!
Well you put a dash of raspberry in a glass and fill the rest with coke!
It’s so good.
Xox
Sick! I hope you made the appropriate Gerr noises as you wiggled, zoomed and slashed! I ordered a Webber the other day. Frothing!
Fuck yeah Gil! I need something fresh also!
Xox
It’s going to be fresh AF. Deep double barrel concave, quad, swallow with some Greg magic 🪄
I got the Electra.. love them!
They look sexy as!
We need a review!
Xox
God yes.
Thanks for the encouragement Dez mate! Been doing loads of crook shit and more to come!
Xox