Snapper riffing

[steve shearer]

it was fcuking nutz.

I watched it with a couple Pro fisherman mates and my heavily pregnant cousin.

she was blown away.

[rmb]

KS was in real form at this contest,

His blocking of Joel on that bomb wave was epic revenge. In 2003, the Showdown at Pipe, AI in the lead, KS drifting wide, the best wave of the final loomed, Joel v deep took off and blocked him. Didn't make the wave. There was a 10 in that wave. Kelly felt that in his competitive centre, it killed him, and there's no way he forgot it. Today, he got revenge the way it's always served -- cold, and 10 years later. He didn't talk about it but that's 'cause nobody had the wit to ask.

You wanna really report on this shit, report on what the surfers are going through. Honestly, nothing else counts.

Nick no doubt Kelly would still remember 2003 but the events of 2003 or no 2003 in a final on the World Tour regardless if it was a Parkinson, Fanning, Taj a Melling or a Glen Hall he would have kept them off that wave if it was the difference between a win and a runner up.

[Yuke Hunt]

His blocking of Joel on that bomb wave was epic revenge. In 2003, the Showdown at Pipe, AI in the lead, KS drifting wide, the best wave of the final loomed, Joel v deep took off and blocked him. Didn't make the wave. There was a 10 in that wave. Kelly felt that in his competitive centre, it killed him, and there's no way he forgot it. Today, he got revenge the way it's always served -- cold, and 10 years later. He didn't talk about it but that's 'cause nobody had the wit to ask.

Just saw some footage of the wave from down the line ... Parko slotted to perfection gives KS a wiggle-esque double finger shuffle type pumpy thing before heading out through the back door as Kelly prepares to take the drop. Parko wins with that wave ...but knowingly concedes the priority ... champion that.

[el rancho]

How was the vibe when Kelly won? It seemed to me that no-one wanted to hear that story. The sports fans want drama and the KS victories are becoming hum drum. How is this affecting the king's psyche? The fact that people want him to stop winning. Not even like he's a villain that people could love to hate. He has surfed amazingly well but the fans I think want to see someone else surf amazingly well.

honestly the crowd was losing it after every wave. I was speechless after a few of those barrels, hands down slater/parko/fanning are just fucken dope as shit

the crowd was kinda bummed that parko lost but it wasn't because of dud scoring, the waves just turned off for awhile. although when slater dropped in on parko with priority I think the crowd wasn't too pleased.

but yeah, he's slater and he surfed incredibly and I knew that's why he wanted to move to Kirra, he had the edge.

[swvic]

I know them's the rules, but fcuk me, how good would it have been for Joel to have been able to surf that wave? I feel like we all missed something really special

[swvic]

I know them's the rules, but fcuk me, how good would it have been for Joel to have been able to surf that wave? I feel like we all missed something really special

[Lolo]

Parko was coming out in defense of his world championship for the first time. This is a really tough gig. He handled it superbly throughout. HATED losing that final.

Fanning wanted the win, that's what he was after, to set himself for the year, and he had it until KS got that 10. Which was a bit of lucky positioning.

Parko and Mick were both frothing at the mouth to win this one at home no doubt. Just when you think Kelly might be starting to show signs of being human after losing the title last year he comes back and smokes both of them at the absolute top of their games in back to back heats without seeming to raise a sweat. Damn impressive.

He's already playing mind games posting up pics of Parko flipping him the bird as he drops in on Twitter and laughing at him. Unbelievable!

[crabmeat thompson]

Just so I get this right

Slater dropin on parko. in the tube
won him the comp

Fong, me dear sweet friend. I know where you surf. You know the rules, just like I do. If you paddle around someone, all bets are off ...

[Lolo]

http://Instagr.am/p/WyhqmHzbIv/

[crabmeat thompson]

Epic!

Surfing hasn't been this alive since Andy was.

[el rancho]

I actually can't believe how good the event was considering the state of the superbank, enormous tides and onshores

i had a late session in the SW winds and copped some beatings on a special sandbar that's developed, nice to be inside a tube again

[Yuke Hunt]

Epic!

Surfing hasn't been this alive since Andy was losing control of his bodily functions alone and dying of an accidental drug overdose in an hotel in Dallas

Bunker Spreckles might have something to say about that.

[crabmeat thompson]

I haven't heard that name in over a decade.

My very first email address was his name at hotmail dot com.

[steve shearer]

and this event will be quite the anti-spectacle.

Any chance of a revised call here Braithy?

[Skipper]

Shame it didn't get wider coverage.
I feel I've missed something.

[crabmeat thompson]

There's a few things I'm revising. Right now in fact

[buzzy]

Braithy, I've enjoyed your articles. It's great to get constructive feedback from Australia's best surf journo so a win/win.

I can't believe how worked up some folk seem to be getting over Parko flipping the bird. I thought it was funny. Do Seppo's not realise the rest of the world don't pixelate the bird? It's not a big deal here mateys.

[crabmeat thompson]

Thanks Buzzy! It was fun.