1. AFL. The standard of umpiring when a local Victorian team plays an interstate team is really poor. The inability to cope with pressure situations should have a new mental health sponsor on the back of the umpires' green shirts. The visitors get stitched up quite frankly. The Swans again felt this at a clutch moment of a strong game. This is a huge issue for the AFL which has not been addressed since last year's Grand Final. Zero points for Swans and Hawks is unusual. Two wins for the Demons and Richmond is hard to fathom. Both Adelaide teams look strong simultaneously. A rare day.
Surely Eade is first coach sacked in 2017 - or maybe even Buckley at the Pies.
The Swans have not learned why the Bulldogs succeeded last year - fitness and pace. Swans have no pace still...why? Longmire needs to sharpen the axe. One of Jack or Hannerbery need to go in favour of a paceman. Hawthorn had to do this to Mitchell...it happens in elite sport.
2. A big congratulations for Victoria in winning the Sheffield Shield final that was put in Alice Springs by an absolute administrative dunce. Do they know what the game is up there?
Victorian players who have all failed to make or just failed to impress on the Test stage - White, Finch, Quiney, Holland, Ahmed, Boland, Christian... all seemed to be able to hold it together to win again.
In the current cricketing environment, is a Shield win a sign that the players are second rate? Good second rate. I note Victoria have now won three in a row.
3. NRL. The battle for the spoon is on...Tigers, Eels and Knights. No one wants to admit it, but the Eels were again terrible - unable to defend for any large stretch without giving away penalties. Forwards OK. Halves a weak combination. Outside backs old. Jennings and takarangi are showing signs of their careers needing to end...or be ended. Fullback, Bevan French, talented but too small and short (notice the bombing raids that are now growing). Nonetheless, Bulldogs and Sharks showed everyone how to 'win tough'.
4. What a lame loss to India in the cricket by Australia. We seemed to accept it was a good effort to get that close. Not good enough for mine. A few names should be scrubbed off future teams - Shaun Marsh, Mitchell Marsh...how you could not give Khawaja a run is beyond me. Those who will need to see a financial adviser about the future: Wade, Bird. Those who will never ever do as well as this: O'Keefe.
Chadd Sayers again tops the Shield wickets - and Ed Cowan the runs. A chance for a national call up?
5. Kane Williamson is nearly as prolific as Steve Smith. Quite superb. Quention de Kock is still killing it. A very talented keeper-bat who is doing what Gilchrist used to do. Every team needs a solid rock or de Kock.
6. Roger Federer. Unbelievable stickability and form at his age. He is the greatest there has been in men's tennis.
7. The US Masters is upon us. Dustin Johnson is surely the biggest favourite for a while. Is Tiger finished in golf. I suspect so...
8. Leicester are suddenly winning. ManU look set to not make the top four (incredible) and Chelsea are getting the shakes on the run home, but should hang on. Two teams set to drop - Middlesborough and Sunderland, but the third will be interesting. It certainly brings the best out of some teams when relegation hovers! It also makes for a very exciting end to the season as the axe looms.
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