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[crabmeat thompson]

yeah well, if anyone's gonna milk this it's going to be redbull

[The Mighty Sunbird]

yeah but where are those fcucken wings when you need them

[--++sunstroke++--]

Will anyone think of the poor shark!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Nick Carroll]

and what about my poor friend DH who forced himself to wait a whole HOUR before paddling out on an 11'6"

there's soooo much collateral damage here

[Beanpole]

I'm already thoroughly sickened to death of the saturation media coverage. I mean, fcuk, is there someone on the media planet who hasn't thrown their two bobs worth in ?

Bloody oath. Complete saturation.

Yes, I particularly liked Richard Glover/ Cements involving recounts of the narrative.

[makemake]

Can't tell you how much fun it was for a dolphin to pop out near me at Long Reef today..
The last of that good swell did not have its usual crowd, thanks Mick

[swvic]

11'6"! Finless frivolity or just a big board to perhaps make a shark think twice?

[steve shearer]

thats what I thought.

Boy, wasn't that a case of guerilla marketing from Hynd.

more power to his arm.

[rmb]

Mick has got more mainstream media attention than any of his world titles out of this incident.

[crabmeat thompson]

and what about my poor friend DH who forced himself to wait a whole HOUR before paddling out on an 11'6"

there's soooo much collateral damage here

i gotta say, i laughed hard when i found out it was him.

[el rancho]

It was the most incredible live sporting moment in years and years. End of story. Of course the world news went bananas over it. The shark attacked him make no mistake, mick got totally knocked off his board. It wasnt accidentally tangled in his leash. Its insane he didn't get bit. I see Fanning in the surf all the time, he lives about 1km down the road from me.

Funny how all the most mind boggling moments on the tour in the last few years have been the non-scripted moments like this, the code red and Fiji swell, AI passing.

Hynd is O.G. and a total fiend.

[rmb]

Rancho Im sure Mick is a good bloke and good neighbour mate but I am not 100% the shark was intent on eating Mick or even sampling him as Mick said he's not sure on the sharks intentions but when seeing where the leg-rope was cut through after Mick jumped back on the ski its a fair distance from his ankle.

[Davros]

The shark precision biting, just softly nudged Micks legs out the way for a nimble chew on his leggie, of course luckily leg ropes aren't really near legs so phew. Agree if there was animal intent this week would have been different, but even an accidental bite could be fatal.

[rmb]

When I go to eat my omelette I don't miss. Sharks chase fish and seals to survive was a close call don't see an animal that's developed over thousands of years to kill missing a prone target.

[steve shearer]

Sharks miss seals all the time RMB.

They also make exploratory bites on humans that aren't fatal or don't even necessarily draw blood.

[Davros]

Luck of the draw sometimes I guess.

[rmb]

No Doubt they do Steve but they would be reasonably efficient. Mick was prone but in all honesty I cannot prove whether I am right or wrong its just simply a theory from watching what everyone else did. Glad they are ok.

[lostman]

I reckon it was Sean.
Probably has gotten sick of being a poncy dolphin and has turned into a gws and was just being a typical big bro and fcuking with his little brother.