Wrap - Rex Hex

Lads,

1. After his display on the Friday night (Wendell's brother), Peni Tagive is to be added to the best ever

Team of Measurement and Currency:

1 - Rod Silva 2. David Miles 3 - Laurie Daley 4 - Mark Coyne 5 - Peni Tagive 6 - John Brass

7 - Peter Sterling 8 - Ray Price 9 - Noel Goldthorpe 10 - Robert Stone 11 - Gary Coyne 12 - Paul Gallen 13 - Dean Pay

Reserves: 14 - Steve Price 15 - Phil Daley 16 - Marcus Bai

Quarter time Entertainment: Lou Gramm (Dick Pound drugtester)

The NSW Origin victory was impressive, but a series win - that is another thing. Surface stayed together nicely and their defence (around the legs on many occasions) was strong. Second phase QLD ball was rare - unlike Game 1. Gallen was strong, but no monuments yet please. Likely to give away a penalty whilst in possession that costs us the series.

2. My tip: Canterbury are about to sack their coach Kevin Moore after Cronulla smashed them today. Stay tuned. A lot of cash has gone into the club. No result.

3. Idris. He has a sniff of the goose about him. Late to training, signing million dollar contracts. He'll be in AFL before we know it. Adding to the coach's misery.

4. How about Warnie. Saw him on the BBC coverage the other night. Looks like his hair is fair dinkum painted on his head. His comments re Katich deserving to be sacked are off the mark. It will be interesting if Clarke comes to play at NSW as Aussie captain. Could be batting at number 7.

5. AFL. Swans cannot do better than 7th this year. Soft. North too good for a fading Essendon. Where are the Hird lovers now? Rod Eade looking to pass the reins over to Keith. Finished.

6. Shock loss in the semis for Stosur in Eastbourne. Straight sets this time. 'Played my best...left nothing in the tank...in great form'. Usual softness. 6-1, 6-4. Dokic also lost in a shock display of tantrum free tennis. Hewitt about to earn one of the "most injured" world sportsmen tags. Unfortunate.

7. Webber. Sell for about $150 these days. Going well, but not a chance of winning. Good form on 'the champagne spraying on the podium' however.

8. Casey Stoner (he of the glam wife - one down from Piggy Riddell's missus who is outstanding) has been carving them up whinge free in 2011. Incredible effort really.

9. Rex Mossup. RIP. He hated wingers putting the ball down one handed or Dallas Donnelly in the backline.

He gets the Meapro ham (the samallgoods specialists), the Ben Hogan Leader golf balls, the Brut, the Larco tracksuit, the Skefron pain relief spray, the Patra orange juice, the Whale car wash voucher, the Viking sauna voucher (with Ferris Ashton), the Fabiani shirt and the Kevin Junee Run For Your Life Sportstore voucher (Bondi Junction and the Angel Arcade in the City...from memory).

Check out some memories: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JcMr-y_7mU

The commentary and aggression in his imagery is vintage Rex: http://www.youtube.com/user/Berries1935?blend=6&ob=5#p/u/0/RqEpMZhujQs

10. On commentators, Rabbsie is afflicted with the dreaded prostate cancer (from which many bowel/ bladder/ other cancers stem). As you know I have had mine removed three years back, so get checked - a PSA blood test. Youngest bloke by a mile at 40 years of age. Doc told me if I had come a year later he could not have helped me. Only sign? A couple of extra droplets post piss. Man up and front up. No regrets.