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Hopeless but cute
Henry Perenara may not do it for everyone as a referee but he's still got plenty of admirers out there – both female and male. Quite a few commented on the Kiwi whistleblower's good looks during the NZ-Samoa 4 Nations showdown on Saturday, including a bloke calling himself the Oxford St Stroller!
henry perenara is cute hopeless but cute #4Nations
— Anna (@spannaforce) November 1, 2014 The Oxford St Stroller invaded Sportal's Cover it Live coverage of the Test, asking the moderator for Henry's phone number. A lot of other fans also wanted Perenara's number – but only to blast him for an inept display.
That was the most disgusting refereeing performances I've ever seen off Henry Perenara! How can a kiwi referee a kiwi game? #corrupt
— sporting john (@ZeCommentator) November 1, 2014 Oh baby
He might not have the requisite trimmed beard or work as a barista in his spare time, but we still thought Sonny Bill Williams was your modern man in touch with his feminine side.
Apparently not.
SBW is likely to miss the birth of his first child after opting to go on the All Blacks' tour of the USA and Europe rather than be by wife Alana's side. The majority of sportsmen choose the birthing ward over the playing paddock these days, but Williams says he will watch it all unfold via Skype should Alana go into labour. Hope you don't regret it, bro.
SOK-ing it to selectors
Sixty-nine cricketers have represented Australia in just one Test before being discarded. Stephen O'Keefe should not be No.70.
The left-arm spinner was dropped for the second Test against Pakistan after failing to make a major impression on debut, but he's hardly alone in what has become the tour from hell for the Aussies.
In fact, SOK's four wickets have him sitting behind only Mitchell Johnson (six) on the list of Aussie wicket-takers.
He deserves a shot in Australian conditions on the back of a stellar Shield season.
But can we please do away with the Glenn "No Show" Maxwell experiment at No.3. Immediately.
Chew him up and spit him out
Al Hilal grub Nasser Al-Shamrani should be booted out of the Asian Cup for his disgusting spitting antics following his team's ACL final loss to the Wanderers. There are few lower acts on a sporting field and FIFA need to make an example of him.
They might actually do Al-Shamrani a favour as he will be public enemy No.1if he does lob in Australia. While his golly was inexcusable, the forward's anger and frustration was understandable.
WSW's victory came on the back of one of the worst refereeing displays we've ever seen at this level, but they rode their luck to pull off the biggest win in Australia's domestic football history.
Out and about
Spotted #1: New recruit Anthony Watmough dressed in Parramatta shorts, a white t-shirt and thongs, shopping in King Cross Woolworths on Friday.
Spotted #2: NSW coach Laurie Daley enjoying a few beers with mates while taking in Sunday's Australia-England 4 Nations match in Melbourne.