1. State of Origin - Blues Victory. An incredible game and so much intensity and physicality - for a sustained period. The NSW defence was exceptional. Rare to beat Queensland in their own backyard.
Awesome games from Edwards, S Crichton, Moses, A Crichton and Spencer Leniu in particular for mine. The Penrith boys were awesome, including To'o... no wonder they have won so many comps.
The efforts of Luai were pretty awesome too. A stirrer, a bling wearing pest who can't swim so well, but he is a winner. He is terrific under pressure.
And then Clearly pushes them home v the Dolphins with a phenomenal two point drop goal. Amazing!
The Tom Trobjevic and Jason Saab show is a dead cert for a try scoring double against lesser teams. Manly are semi final bound!
2. Melbourne Storm. So much depth and so well drilled. The culture in that club is something else. A ripping victory against the Roosters who were not really on their game. They will go close to winning the comp this year with Munster due back too. A mile in front of the comp.
Starting to see some interesting reactions and irritation by Benji Marshall. Robbie Farah's departure is no great loss. He needs to move on and go to the Ray Price House of Smiles. Not much to smile about at the Tigers... yet again.
They should be recruiting like Ricky Stuart has been. Lock up all the young stars and invest in their future. They will be a future powerhouse.
3. West Indies Cricket. It is hard for anyone young to believe they dominated world cricket for so long. Those fast bowlers were something else. These days, their batting is just not there, but so many little jewels...consistency is lacking however.
Shamar Joseph could be the start of something great for the Windies ' bowling stocks. Their batting? Not good.
4. AFL. Hawthorn are storming back up the ladder. The demise of Collingwood is staggering after last year. Jack Dinnivan was quick to remind them of his exit last year.
Very open in the middle of the comp with GWS surging back as well. Western Bulldogs have aimed up in recent weeks too. Gold Coast on the ropes. 12 teams are within two wins of second spot. It is an even comp indeed!
The Swans lose yet another close one...a familiar story that is becoming a concern (three out of the past four). A slow start and giving up a sizeable lead in the fourth quarter as well. They look like Preliminary Final losers every time this happens. What will change? They have Bulldogs, Port, Collingwood, Essendon and Adelaide to come this season. No rest!
5. The Championships. Adam Scott hovering ominously after his strong showing at the Scottish Open last week as well. Shane Lowry the early standout, but how hard is it to string four top rounds together to win a major? A former 2019 winner and was set to equal Greg Norman as a two time British Open winner, but a third round bust has hurt that. Justin Rose always seems to be sniffing around the leader board at Majors, but just the one US Open victory. Shauffele and Scheffler are never far away either.
Had to laugh about the crowd on the beach near the first hole, writing messages in the sand and getting a free look! Royal Troon is something else! Are ticket prices that much? Not many in the drink however... cold!
6. Wallabies. Beating a few International minnows at present (including Wales who have fallen in a hole), but building confidence and combinations...although a lot of changes for the Georgia game. Not sure we have ironed out all issues as yet. We seem to be giving up too many points still. Three from three for the new coach is a strong start.
7. Travis Bazzana. As predicted, first round first pick in the MLB draft. Incredible achievement. he has improved so much. I recall his mum at the U/18 World Cup in South Korea not wanting to watch him one day, she was so disgusted in his form! Not now! $15M brings a smile to the bank manager.
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