1. NRL. Latrell Mitchell. Keeping Latrell and Tom Trobjevic on the field at the same time over the past four years has been near impossible. Both are pretty injury prone it must be said. Burton surely comes into calculations. His towering bomb is a weapon, but he is a big man with good pace and a step, particularly when it is wet. Not sure that Bradman Best is the answer. He is strong and big, but enough flair?
For Queensland...Tulagi out...Cobbo in? Gagai in? Ponga in... Some further changes there I suspect.
Two golden point games on one day and two wins in a week for Canterbury! They are surging up the competition table now and are delivering on the promises. That equalising two point drop goal by Scott Drinkwater was special, but then he was nowhere to be seen in the final moments to ice the game. Odd. Townsend missed a hundred shots.
Cherry-Evans is one of the greats. He is so resilient. When was the last time he missed a game through injury?
Looking like Kevin Walters is back in the tough long grass as well. Has he lost the dressing room and the carpark?
JWH. A true warrior...shocking discipline record, but so tough and the most capped Rooster now. Roosters have a massive positive points differential!
2. Coach of the Parramatta Eels. Is this role the quickest way to oblivion? This announcement has been drawn out and either a massive surprise is ahead or another underwhelming appointment...think Steve Kearney, Michael Hagan... It is hard to believe how that team can implode like it has. Gutherson is on one leg. Russell is still try-less. They look like a rabble. Their forwards are poor and unfit. Paulo and Hopgood are now both missing the rest of the year. They need new blood. Shaun Lane has been tame this year.
3. Wimbledon - Alex de Minaur. Into the fourth round on a walk over. He has no excuses whatsoever now. Alcarez did it tough in five sets. Time to strike. Djokovic marches on. He is still a chance.
4. AFL. The Gold Coast loss to North Melbourne was terrible. The words of the team song were distributed in the sheds I am sure. It has been a while! The Gold Coast need to win those ones to have any chance, but North have surprised in recent weeks.
GWS a big win over Carlton and Port powering along!
The comp is pretty even and the chasers are coming to get Sydney! One point last week (Fremantle) and two points this week to St Kilda. They again crumbled under pressure. Worrying signs despite them leading the table. Logan Macdonald lost one last week after the siren and did better to hit one point, but not good enough this week either. Like a few in the team, the mindset needs to be worked on!
5. Rugby - Wallabies v Wales. The famous name of Lynagh is back in lights. A surprise win in many ways, but we will take it in the current circumstances. The Lynagh brothers are representing Italy and the other for the Wallabies. Amazing... they join a few special families whose sons represented in different countries: Duhan (Scotland) and Akker van der Merwe (South Africa); Charles (New Zealand) and Siale Piutau (Tonga); Manu Tuilagi (England) and all his brothers (Samoa) and Billy (Ireland) and Freddie Burns (England).
6. Euro 2024. Spain v France in one semi and a big chance for England v Netherlands. England seem to find a way to be underwhelming at all major tournaments since 1966, but Gareth Southgate has them in a good space. They need to tough it out and fight for each possession. A bit like Parramatta.
7. F1 - Oscar Piastri. Starting to hit his straps now. Coming sixth in the Drivers Championship overall, but Max Verstappen is a genius. Third best ever number of F1 wins (61) behind the great Michael Schumacher (91) and Lewis Hamilton (103).
8. World Championship of Legends Cricket. Have you seen this? Old(er) names running around in some rich T20 tournament. Sounds like a superannuation filler. The "Australia Champions"? S. Marsh, Ferguson, Finch, Cutting, Christian, Hastings, Paine, Dunk, Haddin, B. Lee, Nannes, Laughlin, Siddle, Coulter-Nile, Doherty.
They play the South Africa Champions (Gibbs, Kallis, Steyn...), the India Champions (Raina, Pathan, Yuvraj, Harbhajan), The Pakistan Champions (Akmal, Younis Khan, Shahid Afridi), The West Indies Champions (Gayle, Benn, Sammy) and The England Champions (Pietersen, Bell).
The crowds are not big, but the cheque books will be.
9. Olympics - Closing In. The diving will have Tubby Taylor in command in the commentary booth. Can't wait.
10. Netball Collision. Best wishes to Amy Sligar who is a star defender for the Giants in the Super Netball. A massive collision v the Melbourne Mavericks and some time now on the sidelines. Injury is a curse, but she will be back strongly!
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