1. Parramatta NRL. No team has brought more headlines upon itself than this mob. A complete disappointment of a club. Crowds are dwindling too. Dylan Brown gets the best deal since Jason Taumalola. Good luck to him and Newcastle because they will need it. Dylan is a good player, but no leader. He will not transform a club. He struggles when the chips are down and is a little limited and predictable in attack these days. Boo him, but applaud his manager!
You can't blame him leaving the joint. Jason Ryles is under immense pressure. Never confident seeing Nathan Brown next to him. Where's Trent Barrett when you need him? Nearly 100 points conceded in two games. So bad. Tigers, not so bad. Penisini was abysmal in his defensive reads today. Won't be long before he moves on from Parramatta as well.
Ryles comes out in the press saying he was a "ratbag" before the season starts and tolerating his prize recruit having his pants pulled down by a fellow player on live TV - and the other fool of a recruit yelling abuse from the sideline at an opponent. He seems to lack discipline and refuses to exercise it. I can't recall Wayne Bennett or Craig Bellamy having any such issues.
Their team again still lacks pace and has a really poor attitude. They are spoon bound. I noticed how they fold in the heat too (like Darwin last year). I wonder how hard they actually train in the summer?
The Raiders look tough. The Roosters had their best win in years - and the Panthers are leaking like a political party at present.
2. F1. McLaren again. The arrival of the big wet in Melbourne is no shock and Piastri could not manage it. The curse continues. Lando Norris too good. Young Doohan no good either. You would think it was the only wet track in the world the way they went on about it. Great to see the crowd storm the track post race, but classic Melbourne weather destroying the spectacle.
3. AFL. The Swans are in strife. Teams that lose close games have long and disappointing seasons. They have heart, especially against two leading teams, but no forwards. Brighter results for so many others. Hawthorn are looking strong. Liked the GWS win v Melbourne.
4. Europa League. Ange is into the quarter finals with Tottenham in a stirring mid week win last week. He needs EPL points now however and has no excuses with key players back from injury. Time to play and win!
5. NBL. The Illawarra Hawks and Melbourne United are locked at 1-1 and playing tonight for the edge in their best of five final series. Very tight.
6. A League. Auckland are still powering at the top of the league, but it is the Western Sydney Wanderers taking the headlines with their undefeated six game surge.
7. Waratahs. Sad story that is a familiar movie, losing against the Reds in a disappointing loss. They simply need to win all their Australian games to make semi finals.
8. Gout Gout. Running sub 20 seconds as the fastest world 200m time this year, but being so young, he has a really bright future. Now drugs are a little less prevalent in sport, we may start seeing some even more honest results. Raelene Boyle was born in the wrong era.
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