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    RIP Warney

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    • shark
      shark last edited by Duluth

      So fucking sad. Aged 52.

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      • MajorRage
        MajorRage last edited by

        God damn it, can't believe I'm writing this.

        Shane. Warne.

        Heart attack, 52.

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        • MiketheSnow
          MiketheSnow last edited by

          Fucking hell

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          • Victor Meldrew
            Victor Meldrew last edited by

            Shane Warne - bloody hell that's both shocking & sad.

            Not only a GOAT but a top bloke with an absolute passion for the game. Mate of mine told me often how Warne would always have the time to chat to kids and give impromptu coaching sessions when he was with Hampshire.

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            • Victor Meldrew
              Victor Meldrew @MiketheSnow last edited by

              @mikethesnow said in RIP 2022:

              Fucking hell

              Couldn't have put it better, mate.

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              • ACT Crusader
                ACT Crusader last edited by ACT Crusader

                Rod Marsh and Warnie in the same 24 hours, condolences to their families. Got to meet Warnie a few years ago and he was a genuine larrikin.

                Marsh will always be remembered for shaking his head. Legend.

                Warnie was only tweeting yesterday about Marsh’s passing

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                • shark
                  shark last edited by

                  Australia legend Warne dies aged 52

                  Australia legend Warne dies aged 52

                  Legendary Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne, one of the greatest cricketers of all time, dies of a suspected heart attack aged 52.

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                  • dogmeat
                    dogmeat last edited by dogmeat

                    Just heard this on news. Stunned. Marsh was bad enough but It feels like Warney only retired the day before yesterday

                    The quintessential Aussie larrikin. His flaws were all too apparent and only made him more endearing- a bloke you could relate to and undoubtedly one of the top half dozen cricketers of all time.

                    Way too young

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                    • MN5
                      MN5 last edited by MN5

                      Legend of the game ( he really was, one of the greatest of the greats ) and full of very relatable human flaws off the field. I suspect we’ll see this ball replayed a few times over the next wee while.

                      RIP Warnie, thanks for making spin bowling cool again.

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                      • Billy Tell
                        Billy Tell last edited by

                        Those balls that didn’t spin but skidded on and constantly trapped the blacks caps LBW in the late 90s…

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                        • sparky
                          sparky last edited by

                          Heard the news a few hours ago. Still stunned. Condolences to everyone in Australia and to Cricket fans around the world.

                          Greatest bowler I ever saw. A magician, a genius, one of the ultimate competitors in the history of Cricket or any sport.

                          I had a beer with him on the 1997 England tour. Larger than life, lots of great stories and even though he was an Aussie, a very good bloke.

                          Rest in peace, Warnie. Thanks for the memories.

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                          • kiwiinmelb
                            kiwiinmelb last edited by

                            Bit of a shock to wake up to ,

                            Particularly living here in Melbourne, local Vic hero and all that ,

                            Last time I saw Warney for anyone that knows Melbourne was at the service station at the corner of Nepean highway and north rd Brighton months back

                            He finished pumping just before me and I ended up in the queue to pay just behind him .

                            Cracked me up he also ordered 6 packs of cigarettes.

                            Rip

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                            • Victor Meldrew
                              Victor Meldrew last edited by

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                              • Number 10
                                Number 10 @Victor Meldrew last edited by

                                Absolutely shocked to wake up and learn this.

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                                • booboo
                                  booboo last edited by

                                  What. The. Fuck?

                                  Seriously. What. The. Fuck?

                                  Way too young and vibrant.

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                                  • voodoo
                                    voodoo last edited by

                                    Ugh

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                                    • JC
                                      JC last edited by

                                      This one is really sad. One of those people I would have really loved to have a beer with. His war stories would have been worth me putting my hand in my pocket all night.

                                      See ya Warney, thanks for those magic moments and never being boring.

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                                      • MN5
                                        MN5 @JC last edited by

                                        @jc said in RIP Warney:

                                        This one is really sad. One of those people I would have really loved to have a beer with. His war stories would have been worth me putting my hand in my pocket all night.

                                        See ya Warney, thanks for those magic moments and never being boring.

                                        Yeah one of those cases of a person being a sporting legend AND a dynamic personality. So often it’s one or the other.

                                        He would have been terrific company over a few beers.

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                                        • NTA
                                          NTA last edited by

                                          Struggling to believe it having just seen it here. The fuck?

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                                          • mariner4life
                                            mariner4life last edited by

                                            This is fucked

                                            Warny lived a fucking life man.

                                            One of the best cricketers I ever had the pleasure of watching (maybe the best of my time) still old school off the field.

                                            Beers and durries

                                            And thrn the women. The Liz Hurley thread should be renamed the Shane Warne memorial totty thread

                                            RIP warney. You really were a legend

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                                            • Paekakboyz
                                              Paekakboyz last edited by

                                              What the hell. Super sad news about Warney.

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                                              • antipodean
                                                antipodean last edited by

                                                Wow. So young but a life well lived. GOAT spinner and a dead set legend on and off the field.

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                                                • taniwharugby
                                                  taniwharugby @mariner4life last edited by taniwharugby

                                                  @mariner4life when being with Liz Hurley probably wasnt even the pinnacle moment of your life, you know you have clocked life.

                                                  One of those rare characters whose legacy stretched beyond the game he played.

                                                  Far, far too young, RIP fella.

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                                                  • NTA
                                                    NTA last edited by NTA

                                                    Suspected heart attack. At 52. Even at 74 Rod Marsh was hardly decrepit to the point of having massive heart issues.

                                                    As someone who has had heart surgery for something that would have otherwise gone undetected bar a visit to the cardiologist, I can say with a reasonable level of authority that all you Polish chicks should make time to see your GP, get blood tests, and look after yourselves besides.

                                                    Regards,

                                                    Fat Bastard

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                                                      NTA last edited by

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                                                      • canefan
                                                        canefan last edited by

                                                        That's very sad. He still had so much to give. Rest in peace

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                                                        • antipodean
                                                          antipodean @ACT Crusader last edited by

                                                          @act-crusader said in RIP Warney:

                                                          Rod Marsh and Warnie in the same 24 hours,

                                                          Rule of threes. Thankfully I was a shit cricketer so that rules me out.

                                                          He made spin cool again in Oz. Just look at some of these deliveries:

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                                                          • KiwiMurph
                                                            KiwiMurph last edited by

                                                            Just shocking. RIP.

                                                            A true sporting legend. A true character.

                                                            Hard to believe someone so full of energy is gone so young.

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                                                            • Kirwan
                                                              Kirwan last edited by

                                                              Agree with the posts above, just shocked.

                                                              Watched his documentary a few weeks back, I feel for his kids

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                                                              • MN5
                                                                MN5 @NTA last edited by

                                                                @nta said in RIP Warney:

                                                                Suspected heart attack. At 52. Even at 74 Rod Marsh was hardly decrepit to the point of having massive heart issues.

                                                                As someone who has had heart surgery for something that would have otherwise gone undetected bar a visit to the cardiologist, I can say with a reasonable level of authority that all you Polish chicks should make time to see your GP, get blood tests, and look after yourselves besides.

                                                                Regards,

                                                                Fat Bastard

                                                                Was having that exact chat with one of the Dads at kids sport just before. Warnie actually looked in great shape last I saw him on TV, outwardly he looked far healthier than when he was playing.

                                                                It certainly reminded me of my own heart issues ( thankfully very minor )

                                                                I suspect too much of what us blokes on here indulge in plus copious amounts of coke didn’t help.

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                                                                • Chris B.
                                                                  Chris B. last edited by

                                                                  I was a bit gutted about Rod Marsh, because I grew up watching him and I'm even more gutted about Warnie, because I expected to get old listening to him.

                                                                  Really sad days for cricket fans.

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                                                                    MN5 last edited by

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                                                                    • mariner4life
                                                                      mariner4life last edited by

                                                                      Yeah forget "be Batman"

                                                                      Warnie is the dream really. Be Warnie.

                                                                      Bowl spin so you don't have to be fit. Smash birds and beers.

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                                                                      • Mick Gold Coast QLD
                                                                        Mick Gold Coast QLD @MN5 last edited by

                                                                        @mn5 said in RIP Warney:

                                                                        @jc said in RIP Warney:

                                                                        This one is really sad. One of those people I would have really loved to have a beer with. His war stories would have been worth me putting my hand in my pocket all night.

                                                                        See ya Warney, thanks for those magic moments and never being boring.

                                                                        Yeah one of those cases of a person being a sporting legend AND a dynamic personality. So often it’s one or the other.

                                                                        He would have been terrific company over a few beers.

                                                                        So sad, heartbreaking.

                                                                        Mike Gatting:

                                                                        “He was a great tactician, he was always up the other end thinking about how to get somebody out, how to do something different. All the while he was having fun. He enjoyed what he did and it came across.”

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                                                                        • Donsteppa
                                                                          Donsteppa last edited by Donsteppa

                                                                          In the mid 1990's when every NZ batsman after Martin Crowe used to fall bowled or plumb in front to flipper after flipper, there used to be worrying news clips out of Australia showing apparently every blond ten year old in Australia bowling leg spin in the nets. It was said that he was inspiring a generation of young kids, and that there was a looming army of Australian leg spinners on the way, set to cause havoc for the rest of us for decades.

                                                                          It's true that he inspired just about everyone to try the odd wrist spinner or two in the backyard. But it slowly dawned on me a few years ago that the army of marauding Australian next-gen S. K. Warne's had never actually materialised.

                                                                          Shane Warne's bowling inspired so many, yet he was so brilliantly difficult to replicate.

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                                                                          • mariner4life
                                                                            mariner4life last edited by

                                                                            The accuracy. The drift. The turn and bounce. It was masterful.

                                                                            And the way he set guys up. He seriously might be the best cricketer of my generation.

                                                                            Saw him get his 300th v South Africa at the SCG. That's really my only big warny live story

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                                                                            • Tim
                                                                              Tim @mariner4life last edited by Tim

                                                                              @mariner4life Absolute legend who put fear into the hearts of many NZ cricket fans. You just knew he was going to break the comeback partnership and start a collapse.

                                                                              Saw him at a petrol station in Melbourne in 2004. Assumed he was buying pre-paid SIM cards. 😉

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                                                                              • MN5
                                                                                MN5 @mariner4life last edited by MN5

                                                                                @mariner4life said in RIP Warney:

                                                                                The accuracy. The drift. The turn and bounce. It was masterful.

                                                                                And the way he set guys up. He seriously might be the best cricketer of my generation.

                                                                                Saw him get his 300th v South Africa at the SCG. That's really my only big warny live story

                                                                                It’s actually very hard to argue that much as I’d like to…..

                                                                                Who else is there ? Tendulkar ? Lara ? ( my personal favourite ) Kallis ? Murali ?

                                                                                Pace bowlers like Ambrose and McGrath were outstanding but we’ve seem guys like that before…..Warne was outstanding in his uniqueness

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                                                                                • KiwiMurph
                                                                                  KiwiMurph last edited by

                                                                                  His family has been offered a state funeral by the Victorian Government.

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