1. State of Origin. An arm wrestle and a tight loss to QLD. Probably not a lot different to most of the past years of origin points difference wise - only that NSW won this time. There was plenty of niggle and stuff that makes mothers ban sons from playing the game. The cheap shots in tackles wears thin after a while. Felt like Dallas Donnelly and Les Boyd were playing at times.
By the way, the media know how to do a story to death. Every year there is an injury nonsense - this year it was Cherry-Evans. Next year Jana Pittman will be playing.
2. Wallabies. An impressive - and long overdue - resurgence. Can anyone explain why the Super 15 comes to a halt just as it was gathering momentum? Tests yes, but are they that important? Seemingly yes. Seems ridiculous. The 45,000 crowd however says it is important and underlines the tradition of Saturday afternoon sport - and its overdue absence - in Sydney. Last week it was the Swans...this week rugby. Nothing like not having to come home in the dead of night. The NRL is asleep.
3. I noticed Sam Stosur has again sacked her coach. Surprised coaches go anywhere near her. She looks like high maintenance, sounds like high maintenance and surprisingly, guess what...she IS high maintenance.
4. Heard a Triple M piece on the cliches of "giving full credit" for everything...your team, your coach everyone....in post match footy interviews...". Thought I'd add a few: "our forwards paved the way...established a platform for us..."; "it's easy playing behind a pack like that"; "we're a work in progress"; "we turned up today"; "all week we've been speaking about that..."; "We're taking it a game at a time...week by week"; "we don't want to get ahead of ourselves"; "We've been going from strength to strength"....on it goes.
5. Sandow. Can you afford to have him in the club. Talent, but at a price. Sometimes too high. Fancy asking a ref "how much are they paying you?"...no matter what the issue. To hell with the team.
6. GWS. Surging, but is Mick Malthouse failing to a point of the sack? In two years, GWS are meant to be a powerhouse. Good signs...but they could lose by 100 v Swans nex tweek to ground them.
7. It's all positive about the Socceroos, but no points...'gallant', 'courageous', 'brave'...Spain could ruin it all. We need to aim up.
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