2. Origin. A little worried about Fittler's big broom approach in Origin. About time, but you can do it to some extent, but need to watch experience levels. It opens the door for a QLD team without Cronk, Thurston and Smith. (Surely Slater bails out soon too).
However, getting rid of the goose element (Ferguson, Dugan, Klemmer, Bird, Fifita, Pearce) will be good for the team. They need to be more professional with fewer drama queens. Don't like this Latrell Mitchell yet. Still too raw and undisciplined. Like the Fox and Jimmy the Jet. Sheer pace and tough! Tom Trbojevic is a champion! Cook is exciting from dummy half and will do really well. But where is Gal and Robbie Farah? My smokey is Angus Crichton. What a player and can play both in the backs and forwards. Fearless.
3. My NSW State of Origin team:
1. James Tedesco
2. James Roberts or Nick Cotric
3. Tom Trbojevic
4. Euan Aitken
5. Josh Addo-Carr
6. James Maloney
7. Nathan Cleary
8. Trent Merrin
9. Damien Cook
10. Paul Vaughan
11. Boyd Cordner
12. Tyson Frizell
13. Jake Trbojevic
14. Reagan Campbell-Gillard
15. Angus Crichton
16. Jack de Belin
17. Dave Klemmer or Tariq Sims
3. Football. That Gareth Bale scizzor kick for Real Madrid in the Champions League Final to win 3-1 was outrageous. Play of the year. In the moment!
4. Test Cricket. Mohammad Amir (He's here Ritchie!) has bounced back at Lord's in the first Test v England. Four second innings wickets has them poised for victory, needing 63 to win. Will be interesting to see if they can grind across the series. Micky Arthur has done well with this lot!
5. IPL. Glenn Maxwell was a complete disappointment this IPL...as were most Aussies. Tye and Chris Lynn are about the only ones who can hold their heads up. Darcy Short was terrible. Laughlin OK, Stanlake erratic, most were relegated to the bench and never saw the field. Embarrassing really.
The final after 60 games (!)..the Chennai SuperKings v Sunrisers Hyderabad. I would love to see the Indians join our Big Bash League - Darwan, Kholi, Rohit, Pandey, Dhoni...they would electrify it and take it to another level.
The biggest fish in the sea at present will be AB DeVilliers. Interesting to see who might snap him up in the BBL. Tipping the Sydney Chunder. Andre Russell has absolutely killed them in the IPL. He would be a sensation again too.
6. AFL. Suddenly Melbourne look OK. Geelong bounced back and Sydney continue to win ugly. West Coast will be favourites this year for mine. The Western Bulldogs have fallen in an awful heap. GWS have a lot of injuries - and a lot of excuses. No sympathy there. Adelaide appalling. North stronger than many thought.
7. Moatless Castle. What about Aaron Woods being shopped around already? I suspect Foran will not be too far behind. A mess and Raelene Castle has done well to deflect it!
8. NBA. Cleveland Cavs v Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors v Houston Rockets...down to the wire. Something great exists in the best of seven series for the NBA finals. A wicked money spinner!
9. F1 - Daniel Riccardo. Hopefully he can crack it and not melt with his engine in tatters again.
3. Football. That Gareth Bale scizzor kick for Real Madrid in the Champions League Final to win 3-1 was outrageous. Play of the year. In the moment!
4. Test Cricket. Mohammad Amir (He's here Ritchie!) has bounced back at Lord's in the first Test v England. Four second innings wickets has them poised for victory, needing 63 to win. Will be interesting to see if they can grind across the series. Micky Arthur has done well with this lot!
5. IPL. Glenn Maxwell was a complete disappointment this IPL...as were most Aussies. Tye and Chris Lynn are about the only ones who can hold their heads up. Darcy Short was terrible. Laughlin OK, Stanlake erratic, most were relegated to the bench and never saw the field. Embarrassing really.
The final after 60 games (!)..the Chennai SuperKings v Sunrisers Hyderabad. I would love to see the Indians join our Big Bash League - Darwan, Kholi, Rohit, Pandey, Dhoni...they would electrify it and take it to another level.
The biggest fish in the sea at present will be AB DeVilliers. Interesting to see who might snap him up in the BBL. Tipping the Sydney Chunder. Andre Russell has absolutely killed them in the IPL. He would be a sensation again too.
6. AFL. Suddenly Melbourne look OK. Geelong bounced back and Sydney continue to win ugly. West Coast will be favourites this year for mine. The Western Bulldogs have fallen in an awful heap. GWS have a lot of injuries - and a lot of excuses. No sympathy there. Adelaide appalling. North stronger than many thought.
7. Moatless Castle. What about Aaron Woods being shopped around already? I suspect Foran will not be too far behind. A mess and Raelene Castle has done well to deflect it!
8. NBA. Cleveland Cavs v Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors v Houston Rockets...down to the wire. Something great exists in the best of seven series for the NBA finals. A wicked money spinner!
9. F1 - Daniel Riccardo. Hopefully he can crack it and not melt with his engine in tatters again.