What a week

What a great week. It started with Holden winning in Darwin and the highlight for me is Queensland winning their 4th consecutive State of Origin series on Wednesday night in Sydney. How good was that! Now all we need is for the Maroons to whitewash the Blues and win this years series 3 nil when they next play up in Queensland in 3 weeks time. What a pity you got to wait a whole year for Origin footy to come around.

Then I decided to add some plants - real live plants that is - to my tropical aquarium on Thursday. So what you say. Well the problem is I have 2 Silver Dollars swimming around in there and they love to nibble on live plants. Anyway so far it has been worth it. They are nibbling on two of them but so far have left one of them alone. Just maybe I will get away with removing the artificial plants and stocking up on some more live plants. Live plants really bring an aquarium to life - and the fish love swimming amongst them, hiding in them, and eating them too. With the Silver Dollars you just got to be tolerant of them eating the plants and restocking as needed. One day I will have to place some photos of it on here.

Also this week saw my son heading off on his 3 day school camp to Canberra. Something he has been looking forward to. He got to go to the snow as well as plenty of other attractions to visit. Unfortunately he came back home sick after picking up the flu from a room mate. He was so sick he had to miss his soccer game on Saturday. Just for the record they won again, 1 Nil. They are undefeated with 7 wins and 1 draw so far. Keep going boys, you are all playing really well.

And I also made some invitations for my daughter's birthday party coming up in July. The invitations have turned out brilliant if I do say so myself. They look real professional - maybe I have found my calling. Anyone looking for someone to design and make your party, wedding etc invitations? You just never know hey?

And we had the damage to my wife's car fixed and the car detailed. It really brought the paintwork back to where it should be. Some clown had run into the back of it causing damage to the rear bumper. I found a guy (Craig from Duco Drs) that came out to your home to fix it. He fixed the scratches and creases and resprayed it so it's just like new again. All done in a few hours at home rather than losing the car in the panel shop for several days. It worked out real well. And the wife is happy again now that her pride and joy is back to its' best.

And then we had a lovely night out with the parents of my sons soccer team. The food was great, the company great, but our luck on the pokies not so great. Oh well maybe next time.

Well that was most of the week for me. A week where we lost both Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson. Anyway, as my kids say: "Later..."

Holden finishes on top in the V8 Supercars - how sweet!

What a great way to end your weekend, watching Holden come out on top by finishing first in this round of the V8 Supercars held at Darwin in the Skycity Triple Crown at Hidden Valley.

I love few things better than sitting back and watching all the action of the V8s racing. I love it even more when Holden come out on top. It was an exciting finish with the Ford of Alex Davison storming home to finish second to Michael Caruso who won in this his first ever V8 Supercar victory. It is a great result for the team at Garry Rogers Motorsport with Michael Caruso's team mate Lee Holdsworth coming home in 5th position.

It was a great result for Holden with 6 of the top 10 places belonging to teams racing Commodores. The order in which they finished were:

Michael Caruso Commodore
Alex Davison Falcon
Craig Lowndes Falcon
Rick Kelly Commodore
Garth Tander Commodore
Paul Dumbrell Commodore
Lee Holdsworth Commodore
Russell Ingall Commodore
Shane van Gisbergen Falcon
Jamie Whincup Falcon

Another great result for the Holden V8 Supercars - I can't wait for the next round to begin.

Now we just need the Queensland Maroons to come through on Wednesday night by beating NSW Blues and taking a fourth consecutive series victory in State of Origin. Now that would be real sweet. What a pity my son won't be here to watch it with me - he has a school camp to go to. Hopefully he can find a TV somewhere so he can catch some of the action. He will be cheering for his Blues, but I have a feeling the Maroons can do it - sorry mate. Go Queensland!!

Now we know why Jarryd Hayne couldn't see the sideline in Origin 1

Everyone was wondering why he didn't see the sideline in the first State of Origin game played in Melbourne. But when you check out this image taken from the game you soon see why - Jarryd Hayne plays the game with his eyes shut. Maybe he is scared or something. Maybe that also explains why Jarryd plays better at fullback. With his eyes closed he doesn't have to worry about where the sidelines are.

State of Origin. Bring on Game 2

So who will win the State of Origin series this year? Can Queensland win 4 series in a row? Will they win the series 3 nil or can the Blues upset the Maroons plans?

Most are tipping an easy win to Meninga's Queenslanders this year but i think it will be much closer than expected. I think playing the first game in Melbourne has actually helped this NSW side get over their nerves on a neutral ground and will be ready to hit the ground running in game 2.

NSW always seem to panic and change selections after each game. Why not stick with the players they originally picked? Obviously Bellamy and Co didn't have as much faith in them as they thought. I bet NSW wishes they picked a team on form last year and stuck with them. If they did they would not need to panic now. Too bad all they were worried about last year was losing 3 series in a row or maybe they would have shown faith in their selections. So it's the same old thing again for the Blues this year - all they are worried about is losing 4 series in a row. Show some faith in your players Blues selectors and they will show you the passion your team is lacking! When does the team building start? Will it be after you lose this years series? Can pulling trent Barrett out of oblivion save your backsides? I doubt it. If you picked on form you would pick Kimmorley from the Bulldogs and Soward from the Dragons.

Queensland can definately win this years series and make it a historic 4 series in a row, but they will have to be on their game for a whole 90 minutes. Who am I kidding? The Maroons always play for a full 90 minutes. Just ask Coyne. They just don't have a great backline - they have a great team. C'mon the Cane Toads! I can't wait for the game to start. QUEENSLANDER!