Wrap - Parra Matters

1. Who Matters? I think we have all finally worked out that doctors and nurses are more important than loud mouth, whinging footballers and sports stars. There are so many who remain out of touch, dreaming for some miracle cure by June. Strap in tight...September/ October is the date, especially with the beach bound morons! The season will be cooked by then and quite frankly so long as our friends, family and mates are safe, no one really cares about the dreamers and the 50% pay cut folk... as much as we miss the sport.

Could be watching the Wuhan Tigers before too long.

2. NRL. The NRL are dreaming if they think they are back by June. There are more stupid stories than the Super League days right now. Scare mongering. Busier than a signwriter on a cruise ship company, trying to rebadge the floundering crafts...

In the end, what makes an NRL player more important than a brickie? a painter? a cleaner? Nothing. The world is doing it tough and quite honestly, why would you actually sponsor rugby league? Times are about to shift big time for rugby league.

Buy four islands in North Queensland, set up four conferences, self isolate abroad... honestly.

3. Changes. I am sure Peter V'landys is spewing that coronavirus arrived, because I am sure he was looking forward to sacking Greenberg. It may look bad now. He must have been very unhappy about Greenberg's efforts to mange the clubs and wages. Greedy clubs and players are being exposed too.

I noticed they are considering using international players in State of Origin. How many years have I been banging on about this?

4. Parramatta of course have been announced as Premiers leading the comp (+46 point differential) which has delighted the crowds, having won the first and last game of the season. That is rightful compensation for the cheating scandal of Melbourne Storm in the early 2000s.

5. Hugh Bowman. Mr Randwick. Literally finds a way to win on that track. If he doesn't win, he is close to second... back him.

6. Racing - Eric The Eel. Thankfully horse racing continues - why? Not 15 mins face to face for anyone. Social distancing can occur with no crowds. The Queensland horse, Eric The Eel ran a great race for the Australian Derby at Randwick in the first day of the Championships. He paid well for the third place and at one stage looked like winning the thing. Get on him!

If you want to win in the next couple of weeks, get on these horses and be humble enough to back them for the place:

• Plonka (Randwick runners and those listed below)
• Colette
• Raheen House
• Eric The Eel
• Rubisaki
• Forever Free (Caulfield)
• Buffalo River
• Diamond Effort
• Salsamor
• Watch The Cat (Doomben)
• Okeechobee
• Get Stuck In
• Sizzlefly (Morphetville)
• Shamino
• Ecumenical
• Cliffs of Comfort (Ascot)
• Media Baron
• Red Can Man
• Golden Dice (Alice Springs) - 8 wins in a row!

5. NFL. Noticed that the New England Patriots have put the Boston-New York rivalry aside and delivered masks and gowns to assist their southern friends. A nice touch by Robert Kraft, the owner.

7. Daniel Hughes won the NSW Cricket - 'Best Player' award. A thin field after the Test players basically set up the year. Steve O'Keefe has announced his retirement after not getting another contract for NSW - 300 First class wickets and 9 Tests...retiring content.

8. PayTV. How many nostalgia games can there be replayed - how many replays or interviews with drug taking AFL players and disgraced league players. Lots of talk, but no action makes them pretty boring.

9. Golf. Had to laugh when I saw the social isolation rules had been reversed. It is true, outside of the PGA not many blokes hit the ball too close to each other in the weekend club rounds. Plenty of separation - esp. if on the bag around the 18 holes!