1. Anyone sick of the sight of 'non-offending' blokes looking like Middle East Peacekeepers, praising other 'offending' blokes in the NRL when they make an error? This Seppo crapola has reached epidemic proportions. They need a blast and they need to be told to lift their game. Not hugged and kissed like a visit from the Pope.
Tiring of the player farewell too. Now we get: 'his last game in QLD/ NSW', 'his last Origin', 'his last game at Lang Park', 'his last game for his club', his last kick..spit..tackle...'...and on it goes.
2. Good to see Nathan Lyon get some wickets. Even Beau Casson may have turned one on that deck. What about our mental state on decks like that? We really lack backbone and go to water when the pressure is on. Jayawardene could well have stolen the game from us. Hussey is tough. Ponting's pull shot has reached comical proportions (like mine). His effort in the second dig when his bat was hurtling well into mid wicket before he was caught was laughable.
3. On the cricket, I am sick of the referral system. It slows the game and makes for poor viewing. It cultivates dissension and argument on the field and disempowers the umpire. Intriguingly, when a replay proves an umpire was correct we are nearly in shock. The thing is geared too heavily in line with the bowling team. How would some of the dodgy umpires of the past survived? Speaking of which...Steve Randell may be out of jail soon.
4. Manly look shaky to me when away from home. Also off their game after the balls up of their management with the Glenn Stewart farce. Canterbury ended higher up than they should have, but Jim Dymock will be happy with a new job. Souths soft. Parramatta still let in another try on or after the bell...Newcastle will be minced in week one. Cowboys and Warriors will fade fast too. Neutral grounds will make some teams less potent. Tigers dark horse.
5. Great effort from Sally Pearson to win the hurdles at the World Championships. Rough head. Gruff voice. Sponsor obsessed. Good pace. Is she the only medallist in the last few who has beaten that many black athletes in a track final?
6. Can Sonny Bill possibly be linked with any other club, nation or franchise? He has set a new record in scandal and innuendo. Todd Carney can't compete. Carney better go and play for the Toulon Tools immediately. They must have some sort of rehab set up in that part of France.
7. Fantastic to see that failed slow joke of a ref - Paddy O'Brien - tell us all that the Rugby World Cup refs are going to toughen up and blow more penalties. Is this possible? Can more penalties possibly exist?
8. Loving the tattoo ban from the Roosters for next year. It should be a recruitment "box to tick" (God knows a lot of people do a lot of box ticking in a week these days..."at the end of the day" of course). No GOOSE box.
9. What about Zorba. He fair dinkum looks like a bad used car salesman...but he knows a good sort when he sees one. Now let's list all the other things he could have said instead....
10. AFL. Swans will get lapped at Ethiad at night. They are a daytime / daylight team. Collingwood will bounce back. Geelong will also be hard to toss. The rest...get your green tights out for mad Monday.
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