1. Wallabies. Is there anything more predictable than a Wallabies loss to New Zealand? The inept first half display was staggering. The defence is atrocious and the will to win seems vacant. The affection for the jersey and its tradition sadly seems to be fading under the weight of money internationally and locally for this group of players...I am seeing a pattern from cricket to rugby league as well. Are we becoming a greedy nation where rewards need to be twice as much as effort?
Surely there needs to be some serious surgery here. Chieka...can he stay? Surely not.
2. NRL. The Melbourne farm system of player development is superb. Why does this club get it so right when so many others fail? If you are a CEO, the future of your club needs to be richly invested around Cameron Smith as your coach. That is where future success lies, but I suspect melbourne have already got him signed up for life!
Canberra gone. North QLD and St George are on a thread. Manly have been a major disappointment of late too. Brisbane and Cronulla may trouble The Storm for a short period of a semi, but it all looks like a purple shower of glory in 2017. Eels have over achieved. I had them for spoon winners early, but a terrific 10 point Origin stretch got them into the box seat. They will need a huge replacement for Semi when he moves on.
It could be a busy week for the Bulldogs at the stationery store, buying lots of paper for release forms and signing agreements to shed excess players. Pens too. Mbye is super over paid.
3. Alistair Cook scores 243 with the coloured cricket ball in their test v West Indies. His form over many, many years has been super impressive. Especially given he has survived for so long. The top order of the English is a worry, but no less than our worries...The bangers may really trouble us this week.
4. ManU looking very sharp and positive early in the EPL season. Chelsea and Liverpool too. Great to see Mooy score the first goal for Huddersfield in the EPL for a million years.
5. Nick Kyrgios. A solid performance in Cincinnatti v Nadal and Ferrer. A final in an ATP event...and a crushing loss. We are dreaming but maybe Nick may in fact get it before too much longer.
6. Swans. The win away at Adelaide on the weekend was incredibly tough and well earned. No contract offer to McVeigh for next year is a de-stabiliser as his composure is so important. I suspect that Jack may be the man to fall on a sword. Richmond may be seeing some light this year, but they have been inconsistent at times in a year of major inconsistency across all teams.
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