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Will Swanton is a Walkley Award-winning features writer. He’s won the Melbourne Press Club’s Harry Gordon Award for Australian Sports Journalist of the Year and he’s also a seven-time winner of Sport Australia Media Awards and a winner of the Peter Ruehl Award for Outstanding Columnist at the Kennedy Awards. He’s covered Test and World Cup cricket, State of Origin and Test rugby league, Test rugby union, international football, the NRL, AFL, UFC, world championship boxing, grand slam tennis, Formula One, the NBA Finals, Super Bowl, Melbourne Cups, the World Surf League, the Commonwealth Games, Paralympic Games and Olympic Games. He’s a News Awards finalist for Achievements in Storytelling.

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NSW Blues coach Brad Fittler smiles at the State of Origin Series Launch in Melbourne, Tuesday, April 3, 2018. The opening game of the series will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on June 6. (AAP Image/Joe Castro) NO ARCHIVING

Big W all that matters to Freddy

There may be 11 rookies in Brad Fittler’s first Blues side but it’s the coach who is under the most pressure.

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Australia's Bernard Tomic checks his racket as he plays Argentina's Marco Trungelliti during their first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, Monday, May 28, 2018 in Paris. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Tomic blows golden chance

The Australian’s lack of fitness was exposed by a ‘lucky loser’ opponent ranked 190 during an agonising defeat.

PARIS, FRANCE - MAY 24: Serena Williams of the United States looks on during a practice session ahead of the French Open at Roland Garros on May 24, 2018 in Paris, France. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Serene veneer might just vanish

Bringing human life into the world has brought to her a sense of calm to Serena Williams.

NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 27: Kalyn Ponga of the Knights is tackled during the round 12 NRL match between the Newcastle Knights and the Cronulla Sharks at McDonald Jones Stadium on May 27, 2018 in Newcastle, Australia. (Photo by Tony Feder/Getty Images)

Tough school for Kalyn

No Kalyn Ponga for Origin. That would be a damn shame.

MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 11: Rafael Nadal of Spain plays a forehand against Dominic Thiem of Austria in their quarter final match during day seven of the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament at the Caja Magica on May 11, 2018 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Nadal’s French Open bazooka

A player’s tennis racquet tells you plenty about how they play, especially if you’re Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer.

Souths Greg Inglis during South Sydney Rabbitohs training at Redfern Oval, Sydney. Picture: Brett Costello

Inglis is something to crow about

Russell Crowe knows better than most when someone is bunging on an act.

Souths Greg Inglis during South Sydney Rabbitohs training at Redfern Oval, Sydney. Picture: Brett Costello

Maroons have Inglis, Blues unsure

For Queensland, there’s no choice other than Greg Inglis for the State of Origin captaincy. At NSW it’s not so obvious.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MAY 21: Cooper Cronk of the Roosters looks on during a Sydney Roosters NRL training session at Kippax Oval on May 21, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images)

Wipe out Napa at your peril

Dylan Napa is the best thing to have happened to the NRL this week. Heaven help us if the gladiators are wiped out.

ROME, ITALY - MAY 20: Rafael Nadal of Spain returns a backhand in his Mens Final match against Alexander Zverev of Germany during day 8 of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia 2018 tennis at Foro Italico on May 20, 2018 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

Rafael Nadal returns to summit

Rafael Nadal returned to the world No 1 ranking yesterday using the same method he has always employed — effort.

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 19: Moses Suli of the Manly Sea Eagles celebrates after crossing the line to score a try during the round 11 NRL match between the Melbourne Storm and the Manly Sea Eagles at AAMI Park on May 19, 2018 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Robert Prezioso/Getty Images)

NRL shows us comedy routine

They got a lot of things right at AAMI Park on Saturday night. They managed to arrange for goalposts to be inserted at either end.

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