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Stuart Macgill and the $330,000 coke deal

 
Jumpstart 2025-02-03 21:20:17 

Gone wrong

Drama

 
imusic 2025-02-03 21:27:27 

In reply to Jumpstart

At least provide a link nah man cool

 
Chrissy 2025-02-03 22:29:58 

In reply to Jumpstart
What a ting, just imagine the coverage if he were West Indian

 
allan 2025-02-03 23:11:07 

In reply to imusic

https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/australia/get-good-gear-cricketing-great-stuart-macgills-alleged-role-in-drug-deal/news-story/3ccf311eb469cf97ef6b8ee2b90401c3

https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/australia/get-good-gear-cricketing-great-stuart-macgills-alleged-role-in-drug-deal/news-story/3ccf311eb469cf97ef6b8ee2b90401c3

 
imusic 2025-02-03 23:24:52 

In reply to allan

MCGILL COKE

Thanks allan

 
Brerzerk 2025-02-04 01:07:30 

In reply to Chrissy

If he was Marlon Nathaniel especially. Didn’t his teammate see Natty was a gangsta?

 
camos 2025-02-04 02:17:12 

looks like he eats more food than he serves.big grin

 
TanteMerle 2025-02-04 08:22:39 

In reply to Chrissy

What a ting, just imagine the coverage if he were West Indian


One may argue that that's a good thing.

MacGill was a mediocre player, whose claim to fame was his alcoholism.

He was never a star, although many Ozzies had high hopes that he would have been.

Stars bet more exposure when they fall.

MacGill was not a great or even close.

 
Chrissy 2025-02-04 11:16:33 

In reply to camos
Had the same thoughtlol

 
camos 2025-02-04 14:48:27 

In reply to TanteMerle

In reply to TanteMerle

Was a good player kept out by Warne, got a run when Warne was suspended, he was good enough to be retained when Warne returned; still never got a clear picture of why he was sent home during the Caribbean tour.

 
SnoopDog 2025-02-04 14:59:14 

In reply to camos

still never got a clear picture of why he was sent home during the Caribbean tour.


From what I've heard he always had a problem with booze and he's been known to have a bit of a temper as well.

 
camos 2025-02-04 15:18:44 

In reply to SnoopDog

thanks!

 
allan 2025-02-04 15:58:04 

In reply to TanteMerle

Cricketers are humans, they all make mistakes (some big ones too).

 
SnoopDog 2025-02-04 16:28:12 

In reply to camos

I recall Lara rating McGill very highly but went on to say that as good as he was, he would always give you a boundary ball every over.

And that was the difference between him and Warne.

 
Brerzerk 2025-02-04 17:44:02 

In reply to SnoopDog

Yep, interestingly I read somewhat most of the time that they played together he took more wkts than Warne

 
camos 2025-02-04 20:02:56 

In reply to Brerzerk

don't this guy have about 260+ wickets?

 
Brerzerk 2025-02-05 00:49:07 

Just checked, 208, averaged almost 5wkts/test. That's something considering the attack had men like Pige, Dizzy, Shane. Even more surprising Cricinfo says of modern spinners he has the best S/R!

 
camos 2025-02-05 01:12:50 

In reply to Brerzerk

thanks!

 
Jumpstart 2025-02-05 08:38:55 

In reply to Brerzerk

Not his teammate exactly. But a fellow Australian cricketer. Geoff Lawson played in the 80s and was thoroughly offensive to West Indian players

 
KTom 2025-02-07 12:12:25 

In reply to Chrissy

just imagine the coverage if he were West Indian


I'm imagining Chris Lewis.