1. Wallabies. Great anthem, but same rubbish product. Rugby simply refuses to shift to accommodate the modern viewer. As such, it is a park sport at best (bring back half time breaks in the circle on the field) and will never rake in the dollars that it did, once upon a time. There is a complete lack of patience with stodgy referees who believe the game centres on them.
We also need someone who can kick straight. Reece Hodge step aside. Diabolical draws v the Pumas. Honestly, mark them down as losses. The Spoon is ours again.
2. Cricket. The ODI series came and went and most people were wondering whether Mitchell Starc should ever be selected again. If he doesn't get a wicket in his first two overs, he is shot. Yet to get anything like runs in an ODI too. The frustration of Glenn Maxwell as the talented guy that rarely delivers is another challenge. Finch is cooked too. Far too slow in the field. Liked the look of Cameron Green - big, athletic and a powerful striker of the ball.
3. Justin Langer. Simply put, he should not be the coach of all forms of the game. Ricky Ponting is the best T20 coach in the world. We need to prepare for life after Langer. I am seeing some bad signs. This 'like for like' is the current rule. It suited India to put their replacement in, but it did not mean that our batsmen needed to turn it up when things got challenging. It was our fault and we wanted to blame India! Please. Langer needs to check himself.
In the Australia A v India game, Pujara (54) and Rahane (108no) were amongst the runs and James Pattinson was clearly our best. I suspect we will need every good ball he owns!
4. Captaincy Joke. Fancy putting Matthew Wade in as skipper of Australia (T20) ahead of Steve Smith. Please, when does the bloke get a break? Wade lacks credibility and should not even be in the team. Josh Phillipe is the best performed Australian keeper-batsman. The current CA administration needs a rocket. They can't get a thing correct.
5. NRL. Great to see some off season biff with a Canberra player again. Last year it was Curtis Scott. This year, Tom Starling. He looked like he was being a complete clown and then the biff. Far too common. After Ricky's reaction last year, I will be interested in how Ricky reads this one. And they signed young Hopoate as well. Hopefully his discipline holds.
6. Daniel 'Dry Shoes' Ricciardo. It is almost a weekly mystery how a different excuse seems to be made to explain Ricciardo's poor form. He is an under achiever in F1, despite the fairytale many want. Bring back Mark Webber.
7. EPL. Kevin Muscat has been sacked from his club as coach in Belgium, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's job looks safe. ManU are back with a bang! Suddenly EPL order has been restored with ManU, Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham all clustered at the top of the table. Sheffield United are almost spent already after 10 games. They will need a miracle!
8. Boxing and UFC Fighting. Every weekend the same story...dodgy officiating, massive injuries and outrage...until next weekend!
9. AFL Draft. Braeden Campbell from my son's junior team and a Swans Academy product looks to be in the frame for a top 5 draft pick. A great effort from a kid from Pennant Hills way. He lacks a little pace, but has steel and smarts.
10. Manny Ramirez. He has arrived to play for the Sydney Blue Sox this season (starting 17 December). He is an absolute legend of the MLB and has already made his mark in the new team. Already gifting his bats to young team mates, like my son. It is the pre-season team party that has me worried. ASADA are already all over the team!
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