Farmduck

A gerund and an infinitive walk into a bar, drinking to forget. An oxymoron walked into a bar, and the silence was deafening. A non sequitur walks into a bar. In a strong wind, even turkeys can fly.

Holy upset, Batman! I'm not surprised that Penrith were good, I'm surprised the Broncos were so flat. They made Luke Garner look like a real centre.

HT: Warriors 28 Cows 12

Cows v NZers, the tipsters nightmare! Two teams that, on any given day, could be brilliant or dreadful. This game could end up 30-0 in either direction and I wouldn't be surprised. More evidence: both teams are currently in the top 8 but both also have minus +/-.

Warriors team: 1. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad 2. Taine Tuaupiki 3. Rocco Berry 5. Adam Pompey 23. Edward Kosi 6. Chanel Harris-Tavita 7. Luke Metcalf 8. Marata Niukore 9. Wayde Egan 10. Mitchell Barnett 11. Kurt Capewell 12. Leka Halasima 13. Erin Clark 15. Jackson Ford 16. Demitric Vaimauga 17. Bunty Afoa 20. Samuel Healey. 18th man: 14. Te Maire Martin Cowboys team: 1. Scott Drinkwater 2. Robert Derby 3. Jaxon Purdue 4. Viliami Vailea 5. Murray Taulagi 6. Tom Dearden 7. Jake Clifford 8. Jordan McLean 9. Reece Robson 10. Jason Taumalolo 11. John Bateman 12. Jeremiah Nanai 13. Reuben Cotter 14. Sam McIntyre 15. Harrison Edwards 16. Griffin Neame 17. Coen Hess. 18th man: 18. Zac Laybutt

FT: Knights 30 Souths 4

66min: Tass try off a high kick Then he missed the conversion Souths 4 Knights 30

60min: Sharpe gets his hattrick on his 21st birthday Ponga goal Knights 30 - 0

46min: Ponga and Best do a 60m sideline move for Best to score Ponga goal Knights 24 - 0

Knights got a bit sloppy when the heavy rain started but Souths couldn't do anything with it. I think the problem is that, when you have stars who can win games for you, you don't notice that most of your players are just barely adequate for this level. All those grafters look a lot better when the stars are doing something special in every set of six but when nobody is doing anything special it just looks very ordinary. If the rain continues it becomes harder to put on anything un-defendable so Souths will need to rely on Knights reverting to their worst.

HT: Knights 18 - 0

13min: Cogger try. Ponga goal 18 - 0

9min: Sharpe again + Pong goal again 12 - 0

Knights off to a quick start in 5th minute. Sharpe try + Pong goal 6 - 0

Rabbitohs team: 1. Jye Gray 2. Bayleigh Bentley-Hape 3. Euan Aitken 4. Campbell Graham 5. Isaiah Tass 19. Lewis Dodd 7. Jayden Sullivan 8. Sean Keppie 9. Peter Mamouzelos 10. Tevita Tatola 11. Keaon Koloamatangi 12. Tallis Duncan 13. Jai Arrow 14. Liam Le Blanc 15. Lachlan Hubner 16. Davvy Moale 17. Fletcher Myers 18th Man: 18. Thomas Fletcher Knights team: 1. Kalyn Ponga 2. James Schiller 3. Dane Gagai 4. Bradman Best 5. Greg Marzhew 6. Fletcher Sharpe 7. Jack Cogger 8. Jacob Saifiti 9. Phoenix Crossland 10. Leo Thompson 11. Dylan Lucas 12. Kai Pearce-Paul 13. Tyson Frizell 14. Jayden Brailey 15. Mathew Croker 16. Adam Elliott 17. Brodie Jones 18th Man: 18. Thomas Cant

Sharks team: 1. William Kennedy 2. Samuel Stonestreet 3. Jesse Ramien 4. KL Iro 5. Ronaldo Mulitalo 6. Braydon Trindall 7. Nicho Hynes 8. Addin Fonua-Blake 9. Blayke Brailey 17. Thomas Hazelton 11. Briton Nikora 12. Billy Burns 13. Cameron McInnes 10. Oregon Kaufusi 15. Siosifa Talakai 16. Braden Hamlin-Uele 20. Jesse Colquhoun 18th man: 14. Daniel Atkinson Parra team: 1. Isaiah Iongi 2. Bailey Simonsson 3. Viliami Penisini 4. Sean Russell 5. Josh Addo-Carr 6. Dylan Brown 7. Mitchell Moses 8. Jack Williams 9. Ryley Smith 10. Junior Paulo 11. Charlie Guymer 12. Kitione Kautoga 13. J’maine Hopgood 14. Dylan Walker 15. Luca Moretti 17. Sam Tuivaiti 22. Jordan Samrani. 18th man: 19. Joash Papali’i

Cronulla, Dolphins, Souths, Warriors, Wests, Bulldogs, Broncos, Storm Points 355 Home wins: 5 Poll: 5 or 6

Then gets the second-fastest century in IPL history off 35 balls. Helped by the 30 he took off the last over.

Then gets his first ever 50 off 17 balls!

Another oddity from IPL Rajasthan Royals opening batsman Suryavanshur Vaibhav is 14. As in 14 years old. He hit a 6 off his first ball of his career. He's averaging about 25 and tonight he's got 35 off 13. Did I mention that he's 14?

Panthers team: 1. Dylan Edwards 2. Paul Alamoti 3. Izack Tago 4. Casey McLean 5. Thomas Jenkins 6. Blaize Talagi 7. Nathan Cleary 8. Moses Leota 14. Brad Schneider 10. Liam Henry 11. Scott Sorensen 12. Liam Martin 13. Isaah Yeo 9. Luke Sommerton 15. Isaiah Papali’i 16. Lindsay Smith 17. Mavrik Geyer. 18th man: 18. Daine Laurie Sea Eagles team: 1. Tom Trbojevic 14. Tommy Talau 3. Tolutau Koula 4. Reuben Garrick 5. Lehi Hopoate 6. Luke Brooks 7. Daly Cherry-Evans 16. Ethan Bullemor 9. Jake Simpkin 10. Siosiua Taukeiaho 11. Haumole Olakau’atu 12. Ben Trbojevic 13. Jazz Tevaga 15. Corey Waddell 17. Nathan Brown 18. Gordon Chan Kum Tong 22. Caleb Navale. 18th man: 21. Michael Chee Kam

I thought De Groot was very good too. Weird thing about the Tights, so many good players, such a rubbish team. I'd take Beau Fermor at Wests in a heartbeat.

80th minute: Derby gets the hattrick, via a penalty try Drinkwater goal FT" Cows 50 Titans 18