Wrap - When Pressed

1. Wladimir Klitschko looked absolutely nervous pre fight! Petrified that he might kill Leapai. What a phenomenal athlete. No wonder he has dominated forever on the heavyweight front. He is an intelligent, insightful speaker too. Unbelievable. As for Alex Leapai, he was out of his depth and really struggled across the bout. He took some frightful hammer. Would you do that for $1.5 million?

I got the feeling that Klitschko could have beaten Leapai and that other goose who kept interrupting the pre fight weigh in's and press conferences - at the same time. Awesome.

2. The Storm will never be keener to sign Benji Marshall than when they look at their Big League program and notice one Ben Roberts at five eight. You will never win a comp with him there and his defence is awful. Sometimes even Bellamy can't force the miracle.

3. On Parramatta, their form away from home (and at home most of the time) is terrible. Interstate it is at its worst. The effort against a desperate Cowboys was very, very poor. Willie Tonga was back to his worst. The right side defence was abomnible. Penrith are on a slide...Saints following them and the Tigers proved pretty poor as well.

Did anyone notice Ricky Stuart had a blow up in the post match press conference after getting belted by Manly. He is a supreme liability - especially when there is a loss. Loved the attitude of the Fremantle Dockers coach on Saturday who said...'no use getting fired up and upset in a press conference..that won't help anyone...we just need to keep working on the paddock and getting better'. Simple.

4. Western Sydney Wanderers. A great second year effort again to make the GF. Surely Popovic is a hot coaching target worldwide now. The referee decision not to award a penalty late in the Roar v Victory game was special. How to end your season unfairly. Kevin Muscat delivered the traditional spray...but did not deliver any silverware.

5. Glenn Maxwell is fast becoming a likely two million a year man. His form has been sensational. Gautam Ghambir may be the next Indian player to have his family home attacked with rocks. He has had more ducks than Cumberland golf course.

6. We were almost tricked into thinking the Waratahs had a GF in them. Their pathetic displays over the past month has ended that thought.

7. Marcus Ambrose putting the biff on in the NASCAR pitts. Great for TV and for the fans. Could be worth more on his next contract.

8. Love that ANZAC Day, Easter Monday footy. Great atmosphere and crowds. Is anyone getting sick of the amount of advertising/ writing on the footy field these days? Much of it is actually added by TV producers - not by groundsmen. Most of it is fake (have a close look)...it is the new Tom Waterhouse.com interruption.

10. By the way, I noticed the Ladbrokes odds are nowhere near as generous as the other providers. Maybe to pay for those silly advertisements. There is something about betting via blokes with USA accents and silly hats..Pommy mobs and the like...most blokes will only part with their cash locally...odd Australian righteousness - even when getting ripped off.