Monday morning the first thing I do is check my tips result against so called experts out of rugby league week, big league etc and ok ok it seems I went ordinary on the weekend.. financially things weren’t great but hey a week is a long time in sport..
The only thing we got right on the punt was the low score Sunday afternoon with the Dragons winning and Souths beating Newcastle by plenty (lucky on that one)
The Tigers win was outstanding but the Roosters ran out of puff and thats something my mate Freddie will need to address pretty quickly..ie they play this Friday night!
Benji’s show on Friday night was fantastic wasn’t it..and justifies Tim Sheens persistence in playing him at half back.. as he said after the match.. anyone who thinks he’s a better 5/8th than halfback has no idea what they are talking about.
The Titans showed again why they are going to be pain for sides on the Gold Coast this year.. no Scott Prince..but this kid William Zillman I’m telling you is a future star..
The Dogs had the big win against Manly, won but lost against the Panthers and now lost to the Titans..this weeks game against a wounded Sharks is a must win or all the hype will be just that.
I wish I could go back in time 3 weeks and find out what the Broncos were paying to win the minor premiership??? They are such a good side ..no hodges and they destroy the Warriors who hadn’t been beaten at home for 7 games.. Ivan Henjak may have been the assistant to Wayne Bennett but the apprentice meets the master this week and the apprentice will win.
Parramatta won their match and promptly went out and bought lotto tickets instead of celebrating with a few beers, and so they should. The Eels got out of jail and Canberra’s David Furner while not winning a game gets the award for the best move of the weekend..that scrum based trick didn’t get the result because the hooker got too pushy and now it gets sent back to the dungeon for a few months but it means Furner is prepared to have a crack and you can’t ask for more than that.
And the late game was worth staying up for wasn’t it?.. Melbourne still a magnificent side have now won 2 and lost 1 albeit by a point..so they will also be there and those including me who thought they might not be as dominant are starting to peel a little egg off the face but its still a long way to go before September.
Craig Wing scored a double which gave the crowd at Gosford something to cheer about in the 2nd half ..lucky it did because they had nothing to cheer in the first..
And the curse of Monday night football struck again.. the loss by the Sharks means that every team that’s played Monday night footy has failed to win the following week.. only 2 rounds in but 4 out of 4 is a telling stat. Especially if the team has to play in the heat the following week its nearly impossible to win. Canberra in week 2 and the Sharks and Newcastle yesterday.
I feel for the Sharks.. they bought well but injuries are killing them and the sooner Ricky gets everyone back on the field the better they will be.. I just hope they are not too far off the pace.
Tonight is gonna be a story either way.. Manly wins, Manly loses. This time last year they were in the same place 0 and 2 and bounced back and flogged the Warriors and as I predicted on Friday I think they will do the same again.
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