vicsharkfan
Jaws
Thanks mate, you and your boss are about to go on the best ride of your life.
RIP Phil Hughes
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Thanks mate, you and your boss are about to go on the best ride of your life.
Sorry to hear vicsharkfan,
I've been there also and it's not easy to bury a mate, just think of the good times and great memories,
Time will move on but the memories will always stay the same.
I offer my condolences.
vicsharkfan
Jaws
Thanks folks, I'm all cool
Sutty
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This has absolutely gutted me. For someone so young he certainly achieved a lot though, plenty of memories, his offside play will go down as some of the best I've seen, with that homemade yet effective technique. But most of all he was always willing to put in the hard yards to work on improving himself and his game when the chips were down. Absolute tradegy. RIP Hughesy.
Western Sharkie
Jaws
I've tried to post something several times, but could never come up with the right words!
Phillip Hughes, you are a champion and will forever be remembered.
My thoughts are with all your family and friends.
Rest in peace!
Phillip Hughes, you are a champion and will forever be remembered.
My thoughts are with all your family and friends.
Rest in peace!
Beejay
Carcharodon Megalodon
This is such a weird feeling.
I never understood how people could get so emotional about things that happen to people they don't know. Be it births, weddings, divorces, deaths.
But then this happened. I can feel the emotion, even though I never knew him. I don't know why.
Is it because he was born the same year as me, also in a country NSW town?
Is it because I also played cricket for many years, and this could have easily happened to me?
Is it because I remember seeing him debut for Australia, after witnessing the plethora of runs he had scored for NSW?
Is it because I thought him becoming a constant member of the Australian cricket team was a certainty, and this shows that there is no such thing as a certainty?
Or is it because he became my favourite player inadvertently, due to me constantly sticking up for him regardless of his results because I could see the potential in him?
I still can't believe this has happened.
This is such a weird feeling.
RIP.
I never understood how people could get so emotional about things that happen to people they don't know. Be it births, weddings, divorces, deaths.
But then this happened. I can feel the emotion, even though I never knew him. I don't know why.
Is it because he was born the same year as me, also in a country NSW town?
Is it because I also played cricket for many years, and this could have easily happened to me?
Is it because I remember seeing him debut for Australia, after witnessing the plethora of runs he had scored for NSW?
Is it because I thought him becoming a constant member of the Australian cricket team was a certainty, and this shows that there is no such thing as a certainty?
Or is it because he became my favourite player inadvertently, due to me constantly sticking up for him regardless of his results because I could see the potential in him?
I still can't believe this has happened.
This is such a weird feeling.
RIP.
snowman
Total gronk
when this first happened i remembered our cook v hughes debate
still in total shock
still in total shock
sharkstragic
Jaws
Yep. I was numb all afternoon and then when I woke up this morning I had the weirdest feeling.. then I remembered.
Can't imagine how his family is feeling right now.
slide rule
Jaws
I just feel so sad. Similar to the Alex McKinnon injury.
Seeing elite guys cut down like this is just devastating. The split second nature of both injuries is just... shocking.
Seeing elite guys cut down like this is just devastating. The split second nature of both injuries is just... shocking.
deano the p
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Still shocked by this.
HaroldBishop
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Like others I'm still struggling to come to terms with this. Like a lot of kids I was completely obsessed with cricket as a youngster. Every afternoon in summer would be spent either in the backyard or in the street playing cricket and then transferring those 'skills' to Saturday morning cricket. I had my idols in guys like Viv Richards and Kim Hughes. I'd always try and mimick them.
I have no doubt I would have been drawn to a guy like Phil if I was an obsessed cricket kid nowadays. There's no doubt I would have been drawn to his brash play and positive attitude, a very selfess young man.
The fact this happened on the sporting field makes it even harder to cop.
I'd hate to know what's going on inside Abbott's head at the moment. It's nice to read Phil's sister and Michael Clarke have spent quite a bit of time comforting him.
RIP Phil. You will be sorely missed.
I have no doubt I would have been drawn to a guy like Phil if I was an obsessed cricket kid nowadays. There's no doubt I would have been drawn to his brash play and positive attitude, a very selfess young man.
The fact this happened on the sporting field makes it even harder to cop.
I'd hate to know what's going on inside Abbott's head at the moment. It's nice to read Phil's sister and Michael Clarke have spent quite a bit of time comforting him.
RIP Phil. You will be sorely missed.
I love my league, but cricket is my #1 sport. Absolutely gutted for Sean Abbott and all families involved.
I haven't been this affected by the passing of anyone I didn't directly know in a long time (re: Dimebag Darrell)... Absolutely soul crashing.
I haven't been this affected by the passing of anyone I didn't directly know in a long time (re: Dimebag Darrell)... Absolutely soul crashing.
CrankyShark
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I'm a bit like creg. I really love my cricket and I've never seen anything like it. I was also very proud of the way everyone rallied around him.
RIP Phil Hughes.
RIP Phil Hughes.
baanya
Tiger Shark
I saw online that many are putting cricket bats at their front doors as a tribute to Phil.
I put a bat near my door and looked across the road and saw another one,
went down the shops and notice a few house have done this.
A great tribute to a great Aussie sportsman.
I put a bat near my door and looked across the road and saw another one,
went down the shops and notice a few house have done this.
A great tribute to a great Aussie sportsman.
HaroldBishop
Megalodon
Gards
Jaws
I was at the Wanderers vs Sydney FC game at Parramatta tonight and at the 63rd minute mark a picture of Phil Hughes came up on the big screen and everyone stood up and applauded for a minute straight. Fans from both sides, cricket lovers or not. Thought it was a really nice touch and think was a little extra special cause Phil had played some cricket for a western suburbs team
Gow's Scissors
Great White
63rd minute?