Australian word of the Non-specified time period: Ripper

Ripper is a fun adjective to describe something good.

"He's a ripper of a fellow."

or

"That was a ripper of a match."

You can slo use "cracker" for the same reason.

"I think we'll see a cracker of a game tonight."

Or, to put it new and awesome current events...

"The Eels played a cracker of a match after they pasted the Tigers 38-8. Whoo!"

Go the Eels, go the Eels,

Alan