1. Golf. A tight win for Joaquin Niemann in a riveting playoff. Great intensity in a topsy turvey final round. Fortune favoured the brave that is for sure! Not a great day for the Lee family...Shane and Brett. Not for Minjee and Min Woo either, but lots of talent there!
There is something magic about the Australian Open each year, despite its obvious limitations. Love the Stonehaven Cup.
2. Ange. The special song has gone quiet lately with so many injuries. He is now facing the might of Man City at the same time tonight. This will be a monumental win if he can do it. It would elevate him into the top managers of the world overnight, which is hard to believe, but true. There is a changing of some EPL world order at the moment with Aston Villa and Newcastle climbing fast. Chelsea meanwhile plummet. Still can't work out why other points penalties have not been delivered for other clubs, including Man City. Just Everton so far who look better than most years at present. They may cling on again yet.
3. Bangers. Absolutely mashed up New Zealand to win the first of two tests. A two Test series is a dunce act. Remarkable and overdue win against a full strength NZ team. Kane Williamson hit his 29th Test ton in the test, matching the Don.
4. T20. How tiresome and a nothing series for both Australia and India. An IPL rehearsal for some, but not much traction in a disappointing Australian team. Our spin stocks are woeful.
Are Indian cricket fans and ex-players now some of the most precious and sensitive types in the world? They do not like losing of course (who does?) and want to make a huge deal out of everything, including Mitchell Marsh putting the feet on top of the trophy in a photo. Please. You lost, get over it. Get good.
5. Test Cricket Team. Mitchell Johnson is playing his own Australian Open at the moment, teeing off on Dave Warner and selector, George Bailey who strikes you as a thoroughly decent person. Johnson is wild and livid re the Warner farewell and other things, calling Bailey out as lacking courage. Bailey's response was gold: "I hope he's OK". Maybe he should stick to bowling and helping blokes like Lance 'Cordial' Morris who gets a chance on the Cottees again for another summer. Johnson did a lot of his own hopeless play in his time, but did almost single handedly win the Ashes that year. Never saw a repeat of that though.
6. Matildas. Ridiculous game v Canada, sacrificing the reputation and standing of that team. Pick the best and 'blood' others in lesser teams. Silliness. You can't say a lot of words in Canada, but some choice words were being tossed at the team coach post match.
7. Women's T20 Big Bash and AFLW. Both comps end within a day of each other at a good time of the year. Sensible scheduling. More coverage than most sports now. Top intensity.
8. Netball Australia. A dithering lot of white tracksuits that mob. Finally looking after players, but in such a successful sport domestically, it has a dash of the "rugbys' with its poor administration and poor planning. Get it right. That national men's netball competition should be coming any day now.
9. Rafa Nadal. Great to hear he is back this summer for his swansong. He may get a chance to meet Dave Warner too. The greatest perhaps... but Djokovic will be in electrifying form once more.
10. Josh Giddey. What a sorry mess. The price of fame is sometimes unbearable. Hopefully he and the young person involved are in a good space with the right support. Social media is the sewer of the internet indeed. Imagine social media and Wednesday dollar drinks at Parramatta Leagues or Castle Hill RSL back in the day.
11. Adam Doueihi. Sounds like Adam is getting nervous about Jerome Luai coming to the club. In a spot of trouble with some poorly chosen comments. It could be the injury recovery and pending flight to England.
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