Wrap - Comb Over Magic

1. By big Scot, Alex Ferguson announcing his retirement, he has presented the best chance in years to every other club in the EPL. Manchester City losing to Wigan in the FA Cup is an appalling reality and great, unexpected work by Wigan. Mancini is suddenly under huge pressure. They have been terrible this year after being the carryover champions!

2. After looking like April premiers, suddenly the test of Melbourne's depth is occurring in the NRL. I'm not convinced about their forwards. Sika Manu is a huge loss. They limped over the line v. Warriors and lost to the Raiders..now the Penny Panthers. Canberra looking like they are near invincible - esp. at home. Blake Ferguson is the closest we have to Inglis. Nothing like him really, but our closest.

By the way Terry Campese needs to buy a shaver for his head. His comb over is a disgrace.

Tigers have about 11 blokes on the bench injured now. Can't escape the thought that Anasta was a dud buy. Also, Adam Blair has been bad too. Parra? An aberation. Saw a few jersies around the shops today. Dust was on them.

3. I'm being struck by how the journey of a full 80 minutes is finding a lot of teams out in 2013 more than ever. Tigers-Sharks 6-6 at half time and 6-30 at end. Canberra-Newcastle 12-14 at half time and 44-14 at full time. Unfit? No peptides?

4. I$rael Folau. Why are Rugby so keen to dump a Beale and seize onto a Folau? They need both to beat the Lions.

5. Hawthorn looking strong with Geelong. Swans for me are pacing themselves...nothing like their end to 2013...no need. Gold Coast Suns are better performed in 2013, but the GWS are a schemozzle. A crushing loss. And Sheedy is talking about a third Sydney team...let's make sure we have two. The crowds are appalling when they play. I don't get where their fans are likely to come from.

6. Majak Daw looks to be one of the first of many outstanding African refugee/ resettlement prospects in Australian Sport. There are plenty more to come and will transform our endurance and distance based sports.

7. New Zealand play England in a Test series starting this week....they will get smashed and launch the momentum that will end the careers of Phil Hughes, Ed Cowan and probably Rogers and Haddin (no shock granted their ages) when we line up against them.