Wrap - IPL Craziness

1. Craziness. If anyone thought this weekend was a crazy one in Australian sport, they were right.

The amazing poor form of Australian teams in the Super Rugby is beyond belief. The game is in real danger of becoming irrelevant forever, being put into a suitcase and being pitched out into the sea. The zero-zip-zilch scoreline for the Waratahs...losses to the stale Reds, flat Rebels and pathetic Brumbies is going to get horrible very soon. The New Zealand teams cannot wait to get hold of us and absolutely punish us again. And on this weekend's form, they will.

Fancy the Swans losing to a depleted and disappointing Crows outfit. The Swans need a mid field clean out with youth, toughness and pace. Extreme pace.

Then the NRL where the Tigers lost the impossible to Newcastle, the Saints lost after having rarely if ever been beaten by the Warriors before, the Sharks trumping Penrith and the useless Eels even won without drugs, road rage, police issues, extortion, cocaine, domestic violence...they won. Who would have thought that the ever injure J. Hayne is out again. A great signing.

The Federation Cup women's tennis team did their best to lose, but got away with it.

The women's soccer lost to Japan 1-0 and Andrew Bogut is coming home to play with the Kings.

2. Manly. Well if anyone thought Jackson Hastings was going to get sympathy, it won't be any time soon after the Manly capitulation. The destabilising effects of poorly disciplined players needs to be assessed closely by clubs. Never sign a bloke who makes super poor decisions in life. Guess what? He makes a similar standard of poor decision on the field.

Liking the new Souths team. Doing well. However Sam Burgess is a thug. The poorest record on record in the modern game. Jim Comans would have straightened out Sam.

3. Arsene Wegner finally is to depart Arsenal. Overdue, but has set many records. Rarely won an EPL premiership, but loved a little mid week silver plate or mug here or there to get the cash rolling through the wallet. A long term coaching legend really.

4. NRL. The dropkick that wasn't. The video ref is the greatest drop kick of the lot. Fair dinkum.

5. IPL. Some fantastic batting by some modern legends. Chris Gayle hit a ton the other night 104 off next to nothing; the great Shane Watson did likewise and then the mercurial AB De Villiers - the best player in the world with Kohli - hit another one. Three in three days. Chris Lynn doing well and the great Andrew Tye and Ben Laughlin are also cleaning up this year. Billy Stanlake not so...Darcy Short running himself out in most matches to date.

6. A-League. Once again Berisha has scored in an A League finals game. He's enjoying Australia over Albania.

7. Trapeze Artist. What a great run on the weekend. Strong when it counts. Two cracking runs in a fortnight. The unluckiest one...El Dorado Dreaming...a flying finish impeded.

8. Rafa Nadal. Back on the clay of the Monte Carlo Open. Has won it 10 times! That made him the first men's tennis player in the Open era to win the same title 10 times. Amazing. Playing the Japanese opponent Kai Nishokori, it will surely be 11 tonight and the No. 1 world ranking will be his again. Legend.