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I'm all hot and sunburnt. Not surprising, really. I forgot about the sun while watching the Tigers / Dragons match down at Oki stadium this arvo, and got lobsterised sitting on the hill. I was downing schooies during the match too, which always seems to make me burn quicker. (Is there a scientific reason for that? Do the dehydrating effects of alcohol lead to a more sensitive epidermis? Or is it just that you're more likely to sit in the sun for hours when you're drinking?).

It was a bit of a terrible match. The Dragons absolutely thrashed the Tigers, the eventual scoreline (46-16? 46-10? I can't remember) not quite reflecting the magnitude of the defeat. I was a bit bummed out by the loss because a Tigers win would've significantly upped the chances of the Panthers making it into the top eight, but the Dragons fans seemed even more downtrodden. Most of them - bar the screaming, drunken maniacs up on the hill who go buckwild whenever Mark Gasnier wipes his sweaty brow - seemed genuinely hurt and angry that the Dragons didn't score fifty tries, all the while frying onions for the free end-of-match sausage sizzle. I don't know what the problem with the Kogarah punters was... maybe the balmy afternoons and cool breezes from Botany Bay are getting them down.

Even though that match was a bit of a shocker, we're still thinking of going on a road trip up to Newcastle for the Panthers / Knights match. Johns is out for going bonkers, which is a bummer, but seeing the Panthers in form - I hope - up in Newie would definitely be worth the fuel money.

(Is there enough dodgy vernacular in this entry, or what?)