Monday, January 14, 2019
Wrap - Short Changed
1. NRL. What a terrible image this sport has and it is getting worse under Greenberg. There will come a day when no one with brains wants to play it. Hefty suspensions need to be in place for discrediting the game. A sex tape or two for Dylan Napa this week, an assault charge on Moga at Newcastle... on it goes. News today of yet another piece of idiocy from Corey Norman. Good luck to the Dragons who axed Dugan and inherited this bloke.
2. ODI Cricket. Hard to believe Australia could possibly win the series in Adelaide tomorrow. We lack so much, but did well in Sydney. Nice to see a few early wickets, but that man Dohni is still the gun ODI bat worldwide at his ripe old age. Kohli rarely fails twice, but I was surprised to see him reveal in an interview that he had played a lot of cricket this year and would retire and not play again. Intriguing. Maybe he is more vulnerable now that usually. He has become more personable on this trip and has rescued his image in Australia quite nicely.
3. Big Bash League. Some of these BBL umpires are on something cheap. Seven ball overs, silly no ball calls, tons denied because some goose thinks there are wood flies at the MCG and awards four leg byes. Why can't these be reviewed and altered post innings - like contested boundaries? Umpires with helmets are even worse. Matthew Wade reckons they have earmuffs on and he is probably half right. A robotic artificial umpire is surely not far away.
D'Arcy Short is a star. He is the best striker of a cricket ball in Australia since Adam Gilchrist. This Riley Meredith is a gun as well. Great pace, like Jhye Richardson. We need attacking geniuses like Short in the national set up. He needs to produce more consistently at that level however.
4. EPL. The ManU juggernaut continues under their new coach, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Six from six. They are rocketing up the ladder reaching Arsenal (41 points) with Chelsea (47 points) now in their sights.
5. Andy Murray. Are we missing something here? A teary press conference (very modern worldwide sporting trend at present) and yet he plays on in the tournament. It will be really difficult for Andy to manage his millions and the sympathy of everyone travels with him. He has always lacked perspective for mine. Injuries happen. It is simple really...get them healed and rise up - or move on and count your cash.
6. Ashley Barty is looking strong. She is very composed - nerve less. Quite the artist when playing. She is powerful but highly clear mentally. With Alex De Minaur, we are in a better space in Australian tennis than we have seen for a few years. The sooner Tomic and Kygrios disappear the better. We are over the antics, attitude and sob stories.
7. Australian Open. Rafa Nadal looks sharp. You need seven wins to take out a Grand Slam title. He is underway, but so too is Federer. It is interesting to read of the ATP breakaway tour plans (like Super League!). Djokovic is the mastermind there. Federer will be there when it matters as well.
8. NFL. As we head to the divisional playoffs, the Los Angeles Rams v New Orleans Saints and the New England Patriots v the Kansas City Chiefs match ups will be tantalising. The hot favourites for Super Bowl 53 in Atlanta on 3 February 2019 will be the Chiefs v Saints. However the mastery of Tom Brady and coach Bill Belichick at the Patriots is never to be underestimated. They are an awesome duo and will be hatching a plan. They enjoy a stunning record of finals excellence. Love how the SuperBowl moves around the country. This would be a great model for all codes in time across Australia.
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