Monday, March 22, 2021

The Wrap - A Full Plane

1. Wet Weather. It would have been a mess years ago, but how good are the grounds these days? Even Brookvale looked a picture. Extreme conditions.

2. Shield Cricket. New South Wales all out for 32, yet they lead the Shield. Jackson Bird 7/18. Can it get any worse? Sean Abbott injured, but a soft effort by the top order. Ducks galore. A pathetic effort really. Should we still be playing Shield in late March? Someone needs to show some leadership in that ACB joint. Farcical.

3. Parramatta. Great win v Melbourne. Interesting to see Melbourne under pressure. A little bit fractious with each other when old man Smith is not on the scene. Terrible conditions which are a great leveller. Interesting to see a rematch in dry conditions. Still don't think Parramatta have the speed. They did not miss Waqar Blake either. Please note that Mr Arthur.

4. Adam Douehii. There is a clear problem for the Tigers here. On big money and destined for England. Not quick enough for a five eight unfortunately, but has trimmed down but not game aware enough. Moses Mbye is going to be on the same plane. The effort by the skipper, Tamou, late was terrible. Brett and Josh Morris should be re-signed immediately. Really reaching legend status. The Tigers have gotten worse in 2021. Setting themselves for a solid ninth. Luciano is quality...not sure about Joey who is inconsistent. He may need to head overseas too. A full plane.

Throw in Milford as well. The Broncos have huge issues.

5. Waratahs. They will have every shade of brown on their wooden spoon this year. A sad state of affairs for the game in NSW. It is getting embarrassing and despite how wonderful people think Rob Penney is, he is on the rack here, with a shallow roster. Time for a decision.

5. Swans. A cracking win v Brisbane on Saturday night in their backyard. Young Errol Gulden played a great game. He has been a competitor since U/9s when my son used to play against him and then with him at the Swans Academy. Small and tough, but finds the ball and has game smarts. Braeden Campbell not as bright a game, good touches. A great kid who is a Pennant Hills lad. Can't believe the lack of homework from the Melbourne AFL clubs re Gulden. They missed him in the draft.

6. Jarryd Hayne. A big week here before the law. I noticed Sam Burgess was exonerated by the courts last week. Does the Players Association work on post football careers? They would have a busy growth industry here - as sadly do the lawyers too.

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