1. Game of the week
Not long ago Manly and the Warriors were meeting in the grand final but one club has gone south since then. Even though the Warriors captured the attention of audiences on the other side of the Tasman on Monday night with their shellacking of Brisbane - as well as Russell Packer's pre-game antics - Manly will still start as favourites and history suggests they will win. They haven't lost to the Warriors since Stacey Jones made his comeback appearance at Brookvale Oval in 2009 and won 11 of the last 13 meetings between the two clubs.
2. Nappy brain
Surely some advertising guru has thought of the idea of using Russell Packer to advertise nappies and incontinence pads with his slogan, "when u gotta go u gotta go". There has to be some commercial value in Packer's little tinkle on Monday night. He's got this image of being a Warriors hard man but maybe he really has a softer (and absorbent) side.
3. Packed in