Wrap - A Good Tasering

1.  Coronavirus. The whole sporting world will come to a grinding halt soon. Amazing how panic and self absorbed thinking dominates in tough times. The anxiety levels in society are incredible. Worry is a wasted emotion. Worry about what you can control. Empty stadiums look terrible, but it is the only solution for the codes desperate to get paid from their pay TV masters.

2. NRL. Luke Keary did not have his best game v Manly...over the tryline and the ball is inexplicably knocked out of his possession. Then his field goal hits the upright and bounces away...The Roosters have great forwards, but their backs and centres are ho hum at present. They miss Latrell even if they don't want to admit it. Manly look tough this year. A great win by them.

Warriors are terrible. being noble and staying in the country, but should they be banished from the NRL forever? Or is this their lifeline? When you look at it, why do we have NZ teams in the comp and not another Australian team? Strange. I hardly think they are bringing in great funds into the NRL coffers.

Canberra look pretty slick again. Curtis Scott looks to be a better player after having been tasered. Could have brought some sense to him.

3. NRL Cash Drought. How can the NRL be so short on cash? Where is it all? Tina Turner commercials? They have presided over the greatest mismanagement of any code on record. Greenberg will need to go. Greedy players are also coming to the surface now...the TV deal is so pivotal to the success of the code. Without it, they are a suburban comp. Players play - clubs pay them for playing. No play makes it hard... Club amateurism and mismanagement will be exposed.

Had to laugh with Gus Gould, pleading with players to stay well... Unfortunately viruses don't read his newspaper columns, blogs, or watch his shows.

4. Shaun Johnson. Can there be a worse buy than this bloke? He has so much ability but is a poor decision maker under pressure and has bad hands! The Cronulla forwards looked so much better without Woods - lots of go forward, but like so many teams, strike power out wide is lacking. Another Wade Graham injury seems so predictable these days. Great player but plays half a season tops these days.

Melbourne don't miss out on too many close games going their way. Smith et al regroup each year and surge on. If I was a CEO, I'd be signing Smith as my coach when he retires.

5. AFL. Closed door play in the AFL looks worse than the league, because they have such regular huge crowds. The Gold Coast Suns looked OK in pre-season, but were terrible yet again. The Swans had a top victory in Adelaide, but tried hard to throw it away. I liked the stamp of GWS (but their inconsistency will strike). Hawthorn just seem to keep on staying strong. All done for a while yet...probably a good thing.

6. Farnan - Golden Slipper. The effort in the Golden Slipper by Farnan was incredible. Another Hugh Bowman special. Started at the front and was never thwarted. This horse has done this for about a month now over 1200m or thereabouts. Gai Waterhouse has seven slippers now...top effort.

7. Coronavirus Winner - Sheffield Shield Winners. How lucky are NSW to have won the shield? Fading fast but when you win your first four with Starc, Cummins, Warner and Smith, you are in a good place. 47 titles now for NSW since the first 1892-93 season (Vics - 32; WA - 15; SA - 13; QLD - 8; TAS - 3).

8. Coronavirus Winner - Coaches. All those coaches going down the gurguler when comps were cancelled. They seemed really keen on public health all of a sudden.

9. A-League. The TV audience world wide is immense apparently as there is nothing else to watch. I am not hearing the sounds of opening chequebooks. They may be all asleep.

10. Tom Brady - Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Big news that the new England Patriots legend quarterback, Tom Brady has signed a two year deal to play at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I was just in Tampa myself and went to Raymond James Stadium - seats 75,000 and is huge. Think Wally World with the giant car park around the field! To borrow an old line..."What is a buccaneer...it is what is on the side of your buccan-head". Boom tish!