Paul Dalligan and the Professor preview State of Origin Game 3 of Origin with all the pressure on, plus break down the biggest stories in this week’s NRL and NRLW action.
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The Professor and the panel of the Judge, the Gelding and Paul Dalligan speak with special guest, Dr Alan Pearce, Neurophysiologist about CTE & concussion and the diagnosis of the first female athlete with CTE. Paul Dalligan previews State of Origin 3 and looks at round 19 of the NRL season. The Gelding comments on Johnny Bairstow’s unusual dismissal in the second Ashes test and says the third test is delicately poised prior to the fourth day’s play with Australia needing quick wickets to put the pressure on England.
The Professor and the panel of the Judge, the Gelding and Paul Dalligan talk with special guest, Melanie Bond about the proposed new Hobart stadium that is seen as pivotal to Tasmania getting a licence for an AFL side. Paul Dalligan reviews game 3 in State of Origin and dissects round 18 of the NRL. The panel also discuss whether the AFL should introduce a ‘send-off’ rule or sin bin penalty. Gelding gives his best bets for the Pakenham and Murtoa race meetings.
The Professor and the panel of Coutta, the Judge, the Gelding and Paul Dalligan talk with Roddy Reynolds about the Wimbledon tennis tournament and look at the form of Nick Kyrgios, Matt Ebden and Max Purcell. Paul Dalligan reviews round 17 of the NRL and previews State of Origin #3. The panel query whether a 50 metre penalty is too great a sanction for umpire ‘dissent’ and Gelding gives some tips for the Wodonga and Ballarat race meetings.
The Professor and the panel of the Judge, Paul Dalligan and the Gelding discuss round 13 of the NRL and game 1 in State of Origin. The Judge takes aim at the AFL as it prevaricates on whether Tasmania will get a team or not. The panel also talk about the coming LIV International golf tour and its ramifications for professional golf and the Gelding has a few racing tips for Moe and Geelong races.
The Professor and the panel of the Judge, Paul Dalligan, Dan Butterly and Coutta discuss Ash Barty’s and Dylan Alcott’s wins at Wimbledon, the NBA playoffs between the Phoenix Suns and Milwaukee Bucks, whether Patty Mills should be able to carry the aboriginal flag with the Australian flag at the Olympic Games’ opening ceremony, Sha’Cari Richardson’s suspension from the US Olympic team for testing positive to cannabis, NRL round 17 and State of Origin 3.
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On yesterday’s show the panel spoke with US correspondent, Dan Butterly about the the recent NBA draft and free agency period and the season so far in Major League Baseball. We also spoke State of Origin with Paul Dalligan and Mark Fiorenti previewed the women’s soccer World Cup final between the USA and the Netherlands. A new panellist was introduced to the show too.
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The first of the NRL State of Origin matches on Wednesday night ended up being a pretty dour affair if you were wanting a lot of scoring action or fireworks between the teams. Each side completed most of their sets of tackles, but there was very few exciting runs to get the crowd on its feet. There were mistakes from both sides, but it seemed they 
played conservatively waiting for the other side to make an error on which they could capitalise. NSW had a try disallowed late in the game and, given the video replay, it is hard to see how the linesman awarded the try in the first place. There was a flurry of bodies and the ball was not clear even on slow motion replay. I think the linesman had a guess based on the momentum of the NSW player (Morris).
Laurie Daly came out after the game and complained about the referees, but based on my untrained eye, the mistakes went both ways so his comments can probably be put down to the protestations of a losing coach.
It is amazing how the Friday night AFL game can set the conversation for the weekend and the following week with the 
Lindsay Thomas free kicks sparking a tsunami of comment and analysis. I have spoken about those free kicks before and how difficult it is for the umpires to adjudicate. Most teams know who the principal perpetrators are and when confronted with those players the tackler should concentrate on going in as low as possible and forget about pinning the arms because these players seem loathe to release the ball. The result should be a holding the ball decision against the perpetrator.
I must say I have to agree with the over analyser, Dermott Brereton, that Thomas took it to a new level last Friday night when he backed
into the Swans defender and then dragged his arm down over his shoulder as well. In discussions on Saturday, Brereton did go through the main protagonists and did not just single out Thomas. The comment was made that we are happy when it is our team that is the recipient of the free kick, but livid when it is the other side. I am upset because no one at Essendon has developed the skill and we need a few gifts in our forward line!
Have a great weekend!
