Wrap - Air Swinging Parties

Is there a more boring week in footy than the lead up to the Grand Final. By the time Sunday comes, everyone is near glad the bloody thing is finished. Wives, ex players, club officials, coaches, girlfriends, rumours, mystery illnesses, more breakfasts than Kellogs...crap...just play the game.

1. GF. Tiring of poor entertainment, but nothing ever changes. They need to plan things a little more. It can't be that hard! The NRL had a blackhawk helicopter land on the field and then go (nearly as unreliable as the Warriors' hands). BIG DEAL! Saw the 100 metre sprint from the AFL players at half time. Reminded me of the League Olympics from many years ago - amateurs and no names. Meatloaf is all washed up. He has to be banned. A disgrace.

Manly too good. Try on half time was the killer. Warriors tried to go too straight for mine. When they spread the ball they found space later in the game but it was too late. Can anyone seriously tell me that Inu and Mateo were great losses to Parramatta? Brilliant then mind numbingly dumb. Cherry-Evans should have won Churchill for mine - not Glen Stewart.

Anyone noticed that big Manu does not drop the ball when he is a chance of scoring a try? - only at the other end!!!

2. Geelong. Awesome at the back end of the game. Too good and served up it all nicely to 'Bomber' Thompson whose success is also now attributable to a sensational roster and talent. When though are the AFL going to come into the new era of technology? The inexplicable mistake when the Collingwood kick hit the post can be a monumental blunder. The difference between a 1 point and a 6 point outcome in a clutch match is too extreme.

3. Interesting to note that Joe Galuvao has joined FIVE clubs in the NRL: Penrith, Warriors, Souths, Parramatta and Manly. A highly successful career for him as well with three GF appearances for two wins. Ivan Cleary played for four as well - Norths, Manly, Easts, Warriors - with Panthers becoming a fifth (coached) club.

4. Sad to see the Nawab of Pataudi die last week. Only had one eye and hit quite a few Test tons. fair effort. An eye like a dead fish...truer now than ever before.

5. Kevin Na is at it again. After getting a 17 or something on one hole as a pro last year, he is now doing an air swing in the worst named tournament on the PGS Tour - "The Justin Timberlake" in Las Vegas. It looks like an effort on a Buck's weekend from me. Terrible really - and he got away with it.

6. No Dan Carter? No World Cup? NZ will be panicking now. Nothing the Wallabies can't fix with their ineptitude. Great to see Tonga beat France who laid down really already being certain of progressing to the next stage. So we go to: NZ v Argentina/ England v France/ Ireland v Wales/ Sth Africa v Wallabies. NZ, England, Ireland, Wallabies for mine.

7. Can anyone seriously believe a bloke on $80,000 a week would steal a donut. ManU's new keeper did it. Surely not. Man City looking strong. Tevez needs to go home. Refused to go on and play last week!

8. Has anyone had enough of 20/20 cricket yet? The Champions League 20/20 will do this quicker than most tournaments. Fancy giving one point for a wash out. This kills a team off for good. A boring, tired tournament that no one really cares about. Cricket has problems. Player bank managers do not.