1. NRL - Rugby League. Not as many high shots with fewer high tackles and nonsense around the head already. Miracle! It is a brave and necessary start, but frustrating as the adjustments are made. It really shines a light on how many of these have been happening in the game previously. Consistency is the challenge.
2. Premiers. Is the NRL premiership already down to Panthers v Storm? There is no one else close really. Eight successive wins for the Storm. An amazing coaching record for Bellamy. Cleary has lost only one game in a year... against the Storm.
Broncos spring the upset of the season v the Roosters. Manly also aimed up really well v the Eels. Great intensity and top defence, just like St George when they whacked them at BankWest earlier this year. Parramatta simply lack pace and have no 'go to', unless in the opponent's 25 metre area on short balls and short carries. Parramatta are struggling with high pressure games. 28-6 is a whacking. Schuster and Tommy T killed them. A clever young player with a wily expert who is in devastating form.
Waqar Blake made more mistakes than any other player in a long time... penalties, defensive misreads, missed tackles, drop balls and then finally and mercifully, a sin bin to erase the memory of his efforts. He surely cannot play again in First Grade. The crowd were screaming for a ten week suspension.
Liked the Manly v Parra ref's words at different times when the crowd of players was swarming around him at different times.."calm down!"..."settle down".
3. The Decline. The Rabbits are cooked. Ever since the Reynolds signing, they have leaked lots of points. Nathan Cleary is killing them. So dominant. He has the Dally M in his grasp to lose really. Canberra have massive issues and are only capable of keeping half a game in check. This has been a significant decline from where they were. The Cronulla v St George game on Friday night may just have been the worst game of the season to watch. Slow, error laden and so many key players out.
4. NRL - Anti-Social Media. Is it at all believable that a player (Papanheyzen) receives 100 death threats because he is knocked out by a Saints player and betting multis are ruined for some? Thankfully Latrell Mitchell took them on. There should be more of it. The Sewer of the Internet. Players at my club would not have social media profiles, however trendy that is. A complete distraction.
3. 2021 NRL Debut Club. Great debuts this year from Reece Walsh, Sam Walker, Josh Schuster and now Joseph Suaili. A rich reservoir of talent regardless of those who death wish the sport at the junior level. Young Curran from the Warriors is another one with plenty of talent and a broken arm at present. The game rolls on...
4. US PGA. The great Phil Mickelson (-7) in the lead with Brooks Koepka (-6) and Louis Oosthuizen (-5) into the final round. A top effort. A walk down memory lane. If Koepka putts better, he walks it in. Koepka enjoys the US PGA! Four US major wins (2 x US Opens...2 x US PGA). This is in the top 20 of all time.
5. AFL. Richmond are struggling. Plenty of injured troops, but very flat. Their run home gets them to the MCG more often than not which will assist. GWS have lifted big time beating the West Coast. Another tiny margin for the Swans in a close game. This time a loss. Western Bulldogs are electric. They will take beating with Melbourne finally having their bubble burst.
6. Cameron Bancroft. Definitely and sadly has had his papers stamped. Very foolish to say what he did but then have no evidence. Inexperience with media. He has had a fair bit of practice, but no real advice given to him seemingly. Interesting we had four bowlers (Starc, Cummins, Hazelwood and Lyon) come out in a joint statement. Were they also all in the Alinta Energy bathtub as well? Of course Michael Clarke had to weigh in, but Stuart Broad mentioned an interesting thing...if there was a mark on the ball, Anderson would chip him. There is more to this, but unlikely to ever come out. Probably a good thing.
7. Daniel Ricciardo. The excuses keep rolling and now he is the party boy in the media. His F1 career is going to end soon if he can't rescue some form and podium finishes.
8. Rip Bob Fulton - Immortal. Sad news for one of the greats. His signing at the Roosters was a heresy, but Bozo loved his cash! Great tribute in Manly winning this afternoon. His coaching record was awesome. There are five living Immortals: Andrew Johns (aged 47), Wally Lewis (61), Mal Meninga (60), Norm Provan (88) and John Raper (82). The Immortals:
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