Monday Buzz: Weekend highlights, lowlights and talking points
KIWI players turn on Jason Taumalolo and an NRL club loses its car sponsorship forcing its stars to hand back their vehicles before the end of the year.
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CHECK out the highlights, lowlights and talking points from another memorable weekend in sport.
HIGHLIGHT
Alex McKinnon’s wedding in the Hunter Valley on Sunday. What a lovely story. What a beautiful wife and support Teigan Power is. The feel-good story of the year.
HIGHLIGHT II
Mighty mare Winx’s 21st straight victory at Flemington in an effortless display of power and class.
BUZZ I: So just who is eligible for Origin?
BUZZ II: Broncos eye Paul Green
LOWLIGHT
Fancy Adam Blair attacking Jason Taumalolo for not be ‘man enough’ to inform New Zealand rugby league coach David Kidwell of his plans to play for Tonga. The same Adam Blair who wasn’t ‘man enough’ to pick on someone his own size when he attacked Cooper Cronk from behind with a late tackle in the Broncos-Storm grand final qualifier in the dog shot of the season.
LOWLIGHT II
And Benji Marshall … fancy him attacking Jason Taumalolofor disrespecting the Kiwi jersey. The same Benji Marshall who disrespected the Wests Tigers jersey when he wore an Auckland Blues jumper to announce his defection to rugby union in 2013.
SPOTTED
Sydney Roosters legend Kevin Horrie Hastings enjoying a beer at the Watsons Bay Hotel on Saturday.
50 MOST INFLUENTIAL IN LEAGUE
If half of Sydney turns up for work on Monday suffering from RSI (repetitive strain injury) it’s from hammering the ‘overrated’ button below my melon on The Sunday Telegraph’s 50 most influential rugby league list
SHOOSH
Which club has lost its car sponsorship agreement for half a dozen players who will have to return their vehicles before the end of the year.
CEDARS CALL TO ARMS
The Lebanon Rugby League is putting out a call to arms to its community and corporates to support the minnow nation’s World Cup campaign. A fundraiser is being held at the Le Montage on Thursday to raise money to support Brad Fittler’s team on their World Cup journey. Tickets to the gala night are available at www.bit.ly/RLWCgala
ALL ROUNDER
The Back Page is the best all-round sports show on television. On Saturday night it debuted on free-to-air on One in a joint broadcast with Fox Sports. Aussie cricket coach Darren Lehmann was outstanding as the special guest.
360 VIEW
See you on Monday on NRL 360 at 7.30pm with Ben Ikin and Paul Kent to discuss the World Cup qualification issues and other pertinent rugby league matters.