1. NRL Betting on your own team. Who said footballers are thick? David Williams knows a good team when he sees one...and has probably made a motza on backing Manly. Interesting to note that there was no Warriors players, no Parramatta players and definitely no Sharks players. They would never put money on themselves - they'd lose it!
Williams is very up and down. Some might say a depression sufferer one moment and the life of the party the next. The sort of bloke who does a bomb from your top balcony into the family swimming pool after being at your house for five minutes.
What penalty would Lillee and Marsh receive after their bet in 'Botham's Test' at Headingley in 1981, if it was in a modern context?
Stunning to see the arrogance of the NRL - too many English accents in their heirarchy for mine - when they announced player names - but NOT officials. Why? Something to do with the cash the game earns from gambling companies?
2. Brazil. Appalling 7-1 loss. All that is wrong and weak with soccer was on display. Lack of fight against the odds, infighting and blaming of teammates, poor refereeing, stretcher survivors, diving...the sooner the thing ends now, the better. The time lag gaps between semi finals and finals sees momentum lost. Their third place playoff loss (0-3) was no better. Coach with a gut to go and the fuzzy headed Brazillian defender, Luiz, has cut his price in half. Terrible.
3. Tom Outhouse. $4.00 on Germany...but he limit it to $25 bets. Glitzy, glossy and opportunistic...Rope a dope into something else, but at least get their $25. No irony in the fact that his live TV image has now turned into a shady caricature.
4. Cricket. Please stop the rot. The tendency by England, India and our own Australia A to go into four day games with 'all rounders' is further narrowing off the remnants of class top order batsmen. But for a Mitchell Marsh double ton, we would have bitten the dust v India A. Typical Phil Hughes 20+ score and some great batting from the keeper - Whiteman. Does anyone know what has happened to Tim Paine? He might be at the Tim Zoerher school of what could have been.
5. Cricket II. Alistair Cook. Brilliant for years and now not so. A typical Pommie display letting in 111 for the last wicket. The Trent Bridge groundsman has a death wish...a flat, dry deck for the first test of a series...outrageous when the seaming and rising decks would obliterate the Indian bats.
Great effort by Root and Anderson to wash away the Hughes-Agar world record in test cricket for the tenth wicket. Dohni will not be remembered for his astute captaincy.
6. Noticed the world's second most injured player will leave Parramatta at the end of 2014 - Willie Tonga. Bennett's exit from Newcastle puts them in a corner with the equal most injured players in the NRL - Mullen and Gidley - waning and ageing.
Parramatta were back to their awful best v Warriors. 48-0!. How predictable, without Hayne. Unfortunately their lack of discipline under pressure is horrible. No smart, intelligent leadership unfortunately. They lack brains on the field - pure and simple. Same old problem they have had for years.
7. Also noticed the Storm released Ben Roberts for next year. He still has a UK contract and must be a brilliant after dinner speaker, because his on field work is scratchy and confused at best.
8. Is Lance Franklin outstanding or what? Unbelievable goals v Carlton. Swans will be tested next week however.
9. Like what I saw of the Waratahs under pressure on an away homeground. I still have this view that the Crusaders are tougher. A good effort however to be more consistent, but can they win the thing? Maybe we might see the SFS filled for a change? An afternoon gig would suit them better than at night. The Crusaders rarely lose under lights.
10. Noticed the NRL ref Shayne, Wayne, Dwain, Laine Hayne is up to his old arrogant tricks. Will he ever learn?
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