Talk about a big call. New Zealand's No 1 fantasy NRL player Justin Eggleton booked flights and grand final tickets before asking his boss for a few days off. Thankfully, Deloitte understood the importance of the situation. The rising star of the accounting industry heads to Sydney as the leading Kiwi contender and Warriors fan in the popular Foxsport competition, where contestants pick a team each week and are rewarded for player performance. Sitting ninth globally, Eggleton has upped the ante with a "happy bet" of $400 on Manly to win at $1.57. Should his beloved Warriors lose, he stands to gain $228 to drown his sorrows. Should the Warriors upset the "Sea Evils", Eggleton reckons the lost $400 is a "small price to pay".
Tweeting twits
After Manu Vatuvei put the trophy on his head at the grand final breakfast, Krisnan Inu tweeted: "We have our own juggernaut from X-Men in our team", referring to the helmet wearing X-Men villain who can run through walls. But do his superpowers include catching a high ball?
Gorgeous George I
Manly prop George Rose was the victim of a viral twitter joke this week, with an "official" release doing the rounds saying the roly-poly prop had been banned from the grand final breakfast by NRL chief David Gallop. The reason for the fictitious ban: there were fears Rose would eat all the food. Coming in the wake of the Brett Stewart Affair and the suspensions handed out over the infamous Battle of Brookvale, the Breakfast Ban was said to have raised tensions between the club and the game's top administrator to breaking point.
