The panel of the Professor, the Judge, the Gelding and Paul Dalligan talk with Associate Professor Michael Buckland, Head of the Department of Neuropathology at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital and the Australian Sports Brain Bank about Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE), concussion, the cumulative effect of hits to the head and body and the relevance of the number of years a person plays contact sports to the development of CTE.
For further details about CTE go to brainbank.org.au
The Professor, the Judge, Coutta and Paul Dalligan talk with special guest, the First Serve’s, Brett Phillips about whether Australia can win the Davis Cup final and makes some predictions for the coming 2024 Australian Open. The panel discuss the AFLW finals having to compete with the AFL draft and Paul Dalligan gives an update on what’s happening in the NRL off season. To top it off, the Gelding has a stab at picking some winners at Kilmore and Swan Hill races.
You can hear Brett on the First Serve every Monday from 8.00pm on SEN.
The Professor and the panel of the Judge, the Gelding, Coutta and Paul Dalligan talk with special guest Professor Allan Pearce about the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia’s (RCPA) position statement on CTE and repeated traumatic brain injuries and their 5 point call to action points. Paul Dalligan comments on Australia’s loss to New Zealand in the Pacific Cup and the influx of players to the Canterbury Bulldogs. The Gelding reviews the One Day cricket World Cup and previews the finals between Australia and South Africa and India playing New Zealand. The Professor and Coutta discuss the AFLW finals matches being played this weekend and the Gelding gives his tips for Benalla and Ararat races.
The Professor and the Gelding give their four red hot best bets for today’s Stakes day meeting at Flemington and the Professor’s Parlay that includes an NFL match and a Premier League fixture.
The Professor and the panel of the Judge, Coutta, the Gelding and Paul Dalligan will be talking sport on the Sportzfan Radio YouTube channel from 12.00pm AEDT tomorrow.
Special guest Associate Professor Alan Pearce talking about CTE and the recent position statement by the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia. Tune in!!!
The Professor and the panel of the Judge, the Gelding, Coutta and Paul Dalligan discuss rushed citizenship for Olympic athletes and if that is a good thing, Gina Rinehart’s involvement with swimming and netball and whether she is a sponsor or an ‘owner’ given the level of her sponsorship. The AFLW needs an average of 3,500 spectators per game if the AFL is to give them 12 rounds plus finals in 2024 and the panel look at the appropriateness of such a pre-condition. The Gelding reviews the cricket One Day World Cup so far and Paul Dalligan says the Rugby League Pacific Championships has been good for showcasing the game in Samoa, New Guinea, Tonga, Fiji and the Cook Islands.
The Professor and the Gelding give their four red hot tips for today’s Caulfield Cup race meeting and the Professor’s Parlay that includes two NFL matches. The Caulfield track is currently rated a Good 4 with the rail out 3 metres for the entire circuit.
Caulfield
Professor’s tips
Race 1 Horse 1 – The Instructor (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 10 Horse 1 – Aitch Two Oh (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Gelding’s tips
Race 2 Horse 2 – Riff Rocket
Race 9 Horse 8 – Soulcombe
Professor’s Parlay
Race 2 Horse 2 – Riff Rocket into Buffalo Bills to beat New England Patriots (NFL) into Kansas City Chiefs to beat Los Angeles Chargers (NFL).
The Professor and the panel of the Judge, Coutta and Paul Dalligan will be talking sport on the Sporztfan Radio YouTube channel tomorrow from 12.00pm AEST.
Good luck and good punting!
The Professor
The Professor and the panel of the Judge, Dan Butterly, Paul Dalligan and the Gelding discuss the MLB playoff picture and who will win through to the Championship series. Paul Dalligan reviews the NRL and NRLW Grand Finals. The Judge looks at the AFL Commission and Chairman and says it’s time for a change. The Judge talks up the prospects of Tottenham Hotspur under Ange Postecoglou in the Premier League with their best start to a season since 1980. The Panel talks about the relevance of the Rugby World Cup and One day Cricket World Cup and the Gelding gives his tips for today’s Bendigo race meeting.
They’ve tipped at 50% over the last two weeks and the Professor and the Gelding would like to improve on that at today’s prelude to the Spring Carnival. It’s Turnbull Stakes day at Flemington where the track is currently rated a Soft 5 with the rail out 9 metres for the entire circuit.
Flemington
Professor’s tips
Race 3 Horse 5 – Apulia (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 4 Horse 2 – Legacies (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Gelding’s tips
Race 6 Horse 3 – Princess Grace
Race 8 Horse 1 – Romantic Warrior
Professor’s Parlay
Race 8 Horse 1 – Romantic Warrior into Buffalo Bills to beat Jacksonville Jaguars (NFL) into Miami Dolphins to beat New York Giants (NFL).
The Professor and the panel of the Judge, Dan Butterly, Coutta, the Gelding and Paul Dalligan will be talking sport on the Sportzfan Radio YouTube channel from 12.00pm AEDT tomorrow. They’ll be looking at the MLB playoffs, review the NRL & NRLW Grand Finals and more!
Good luck and good punting!
The Professor
The Professor and the panel of the Judge, Coutta, Paul Dalligan and Dan Butterly discuss whether the NCAA can survive all the things that are currently happening such as the collapse of the PAC-12 conference, the resulting re-structure of the other Conferences and the student athlete cases of House v NCAA and Johnson v NCAA. Paul Dalligan reviews the NRL and NRLW preliminary finals and previews the Grand Finals in each competition. The panel talk about the consensus statement on concussion in sport.
Not such a great weekend for the boys last week but while they are disappointed, their confidence is not affected and they’ll be trying to put their best foot forward at Caulfield this afternoon where the track is currently rated a Good 4 with the rail out 6 metres for the entire circuit.
Caulfield
Professor’s tips
Race 2 Horse 2 – First Immortal (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 5 Horse 4 – Zoukerette (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Gelding’s tips
Race 6 Horse 10 – Amenable
Race 9 Horse 2 – Alligator Blood
Professor’s Parlay
Race 9 Horse 2 – Alligator Blood into Kansas City Chiefs to beat Chicago Bears (NFL) into Dallas Cowboys to beat Arizona Cardinals (NFL).
The Professor and the panel of the Judge, Coutta, Paul Dalligan and Dan Butterly will be talking sport on the Sportzfan Radio YouTube channel form 12.00pm AEST tomorrow.
Good luck and good punting!
The Professor
