The West is Wild. “I love surfing this break, and just going fast and doing big turns.” And didn’t he just? You know: go fast, and do big turns. That’s exactly what John John did; and by gosh, he did it well. I don’t remember those turns for a few years back, but we can … Read more
Owen fricken Wright. Where did that come from? Who the hell cares; it was just so good to see that he’s still got it. Welcome back Owen! There’s been so much written about Owen’s comeback (and deservedly so) that I won’t waste too much time revisiting. Suffice to say that we certainly missed the boat … Read more
Can you feel it? The pre-Gold Coast buzz of a new season just about to pop its cork? Sure, the WSL may have lost its CEO and main sponsor. Sure, the forecast is for yet another pumping week of surf prior to the desolate wasteland that is the waiting period forecast. But, BUT, all is … Read more
The Gold Coast season opener is fast approaching and it’s time to crunch the numbers. This data uses the 2014-2016 results to formulate projections. 2017 rookies include some data from previous WSL events where applicable and some data from the 2016 WQS. This means that they have much less reliable data and have skewed projections … Read more
Updated… We’re less than a day away from the new season, but we’re still awaiting finalised heat draw and wildcard announcement from the WSL. Obviously we’ll update this page as news comes to hand, but here’s what we know so far: Nat Young – IN as trials winner A few people said that Nat … Read more
He’s done it; Matty Wilko has popped his WSL cherry and gotten to home base with a tour event, the dirty minx. We couldn’t be happier for him. Wilko, who has until recently been best known for rollerblades, novelty wetsuits, good times and unfulfilled potential, gave us a glimpse of what we can possibly expect … Read more
The new season can be summed up as such: a clean slate. Welcome to a new year with new surfers and a new shot at fantasy glory. By now many of you will have given, at the very least, a passing thought to the final make-up of your fantasy surfing teams for this, the first … Read more
With less than a week until the 2016 season kicks off, it’s time to look at the numbers. Below you will find a range of data fields that you can manipulate in order to wade your way through the selection process. We must however reiterate the fact from our previous article that our 2016 data … Read more
There are a few injury concerns going into the first event of the 2016 season, with some major confirmations already flowing through from WSL: Sponsor Wildcard – Mikey Wright Trials Wildcard – Wade Carmichael Mick Fanning – watch this space The seemingly constant footage of him finding shade in a super-bank barrel has obviously dispelled … Read more
Posting this on the morning of a Men’s QF draw that no one expected to see. We didn’t favor any of the rookies except Matt Banting in this one, mostly because of unproven CT skill set. But we did offer in our bold predictions of Rookie Reviews that Wiggolly Dantas would be in the top 15 at … Read more