Can St. Kilda regain the form that saw them cruise to 18 straight wins in time for the finals? They certainly have not picked the best time to get the shakes (albeit having only lost the two games with missed goal kicks at the death).
The Pies, Bulldogs, Crows and Geelong have started to peak at the best time and will, short of mass injuries be the crucial players in the final series.
Cricket: If you have been asleep for the past 2 days, you would have missed Australia losing the Ashes for the 2nd time in 4 years. Ponting now has a memorable place in history as being the only Australian captain since Billy Murdoch in the late 1800's to lose two ashes series in England.
NRL: With two games to go, there are 11 teams vying for the top eight finals positions. At this time of year, all other rugby league transgressions are forgotten (and this year that is amazing to think, given there were plenty) and the main focus becomes the unusual finals system. People have more luck trying to understand Einstein’s theory of relativity than understanding the McIntyre system. Nevertheless, the outcome is that in early October one team will lift the premiership.
Rugby Union: After the bore that was the Bledisloe kick fest, union supporters should not expect too much more with the kick reliant Springboks about to touch down in Australia for the their Tri Nations match with the Wallabies. Having said that, if drop goals and place kicks are for you, you will be like a big kid in a cake store.
Tennis: The US Open is only just around the corner…
Athletics: Australia ran (4x400m team), jumped (Watt and Hooker) and threw (Samuels) their way to their best world championship results. And with Jana Pittman to come back from a toe injury (possibly sustained when she kicked ex hubby out of the house) Australia’s athletics team looks like it is in good hands come London 2012.
The main international news of the Championships was Bolt’s blistering sprints in the 100m (9.58s) and the 200m (19.19s)! The man has pushed the bounds of human speed more than Rick Astley did to pop music.
Of course the championships could not go without its share of controversy…enter the man/woman Caster Semenya! Not since the East Germans were competing have we seen bigger biceps, thighs and abs on a girl.
Soccer/Football: The English Premier league has kicked off again and what a start. The goals have been amazing and in bucketloads. Manchester United and Liverpool, both early favourites for the title, have come unstuck against less fancied teams. And maybe, just maybe, the bazillions sunk into Manchester City by the arab oil sheiks might actually pay off…
On the local scene, the A-League has also kicked off with a bang. The Gold Coast have walked the walk so far, Sydney’s European influence has paid immediate dividends, and North Queensland are by far the most dreadful team. Robbie Fowler must be thinking if only he was God he might be able to get himself out of there.
Rugby Union: After the bore that was the Bledisloe kick fest, union supporters should not expect too much more with the kick reliant Springboks about to touch down in Australia for the their Tri Nations match with the Wallabies. Having said that, if drop goals and place kicks are for you, you will be like a big kid in a cake store.
Tennis: The US Open is only just around the corner…
Athletics: Australia ran (4x400m team), jumped (Watt and Hooker) and threw (Samuels) their way to their best world championship results. And with Jana Pittman to come back from a toe injury (possibly sustained when she kicked ex hubby out of the house) Australia’s athletics team looks like it is in good hands come London 2012.
The main international news of the Championships was Bolt’s blistering sprints in the 100m (9.58s) and the 200m (19.19s)! The man has pushed the bounds of human speed more than Rick Astley did to pop music.
Of course the championships could not go without its share of controversy…enter the man/woman Caster Semenya! Not since the East Germans were competing have we seen bigger biceps, thighs and abs on a girl.
Soccer/Football: The English Premier league has kicked off again and what a start. The goals have been amazing and in bucketloads. Manchester United and Liverpool, both early favourites for the title, have come unstuck against less fancied teams. And maybe, just maybe, the bazillions sunk into Manchester City by the arab oil sheiks might actually pay off…
On the local scene, the A-League has also kicked off with a bang. The Gold Coast have walked the walk so far, Sydney’s European influence has paid immediate dividends, and North Queensland are by far the most dreadful team. Robbie Fowler must be thinking if only he was God he might be able to get himself out of there.
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