Monday Buzz: Highlights, lowlights, talking points from the weekend in sport

NRL clubs eyeing a full boycott, the Adelaide Test, pink balls and Kalyn Ponga’s signing — Phil Rothfield tackles it all in his wrap of the weekend’s sporting action.

Kalyn Ponga during training with the Cowboys.

NRL clubs eyeing a full boycott, the Adelaide Test, pink balls and Kalyn Ponga’s signing — Phil Rothfield tackles it all in his wrap of the weekend’s sporting action.

HIGHLIGHT

The Adelaide cricket Test. Not just the pink ball and the lights. It’s the fact we’ve seen a decent cricket game and a real Test match contest for the first time in the series.

HIGHLIGHT II

Outside of Dave Warner, there’re not a more popular cricketer in the Australian side than off spinner Nathan Lyon. With his career on the line he produced a spell on Saturday night in Adelaide that was up there with the best of his career.

The ever popular spinner David Lyon during the Third Test against South Africa. Picture: Getty Images

LOWLIGHT

The people of Melbourne who could find nothing better to do with their time yesterday than go to watch the UFC rubbish.

KALYN COUP

The Newcastle Knights have officially secured the signature of Kalyn Ponga. The boom Cowboys rookie signed over the weekend to start in 2018, although coaches Nathan Brown and Paul Green will no doubt discuss a player swap deal.

Newcastle has managed to sign Cowboy young gun Kalyn Ponga.

RED V RECOVERY

Which not-long retired St George Illawarra Dragons star has had a breakdown but is thankfully in a care centre and getting professional help?

DIB’S MISSION

Bulldogs boss Ray Dib won’t be attending a meeting at NRL headquarters anytime soon. He left the country yesterday to spend a week near Lebanon to volunteer in the refugee camps.

CLUB BOYCOTT

It’s highly unlikely any of the other club chairmen or women will turn up to NRL headquarters on Wednesday for further funding talks with John Grant. They will hold a phone hook-up this morning which is expected to confirm a full boycott.