Streakers, dry-humpers and beers that taste like s***: Gold Coast Bulletin’s funniest yarns of 2020
The Gold Coast’s sporting scene didn’t disappoint in 2020 with a slate of stories that brought smiles to readers faces. These are 10 of the best.
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The Gold Coast’s sporting scene didn’t disappoint in 2020 with a slate of stories that brought smiles to readers faces.
These are 10 of the best.
1. ‘It was worth it’: Grand Final streaker reveals all
The infamous Palm Beach Currumbin streaker from the 2014 GCDRU Grand Final has taken off his mask to recount just what went down on that fateful day.
2. Payne in the Haas: Hipgrave explains viral ‘dry hump’ on Bronco star
“A little hip thrust” is how Hipgrave described the now viral video. A pair of almighty pelvic thrusts into a Broncos star’s rear-end would be more accurate.
3. ’I hope your beers taste like s***’
“Tom, I know it’s the bye week and you are all off to go and sink piss, but I hope your beers taste like s***.” It was a spray retired Gold Coast AFL player Tom Nicholls will never forget and he has detailed exactly what led to it in this week’s episode of The Heat Room.
4. Gold Coast Kebab-gate store’s lifetime offer for Richmond Tigers
”You know why Richmond made the final? They had that special vitamin: Kebab Power”
5. School Footy Show: Trash talk climaxes ahead of final
Fireworks flew around the School Footy Show studio in September as Palm Beach Currumbin prepared to take on Kirwan State High School. Langer and Payne Cup experts got upfront and personal as they stated their cases for why their winner would get it up. Hilarity did ensue.
6. ’He’s DONE’: Brothers vow to bring the pain in GCDRU blockbuster
Blake, 25, said he had already mapped out how he would go one up on his self-professed “bully” of an older brother.
“I’ve been asked this all week, would I put the goosey (goosestep) on him or would I run it straight? My mentality is I’m just going to run it straight,” Griffin said.
7. ’They drank it dry’: The drought footy club never saw coming
The football drought ended on Saturday but one club had to fight to avoid another one.
8. Gold Coast cricket’s magpie swooping conundrum
The offending magpie is believed to have interfered with a cricket tournament at the club in September, choosing not to swoop on the first two days before going into attack mode on the final two days.
9. Coast indoor cricketer smashes 192 off 92 in second ever outdoor game
“I’m contemplating retirement,” Loxton said.
“I could get out for a duck next week and my son thinks I’m a hero.”
10. Old school banter flows during Eagles v Surfers week
“There was a lot of banter between the teams with the on-field flavour of where your mother was born, ‘your sister is real good.’”
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