Crikey

If anyone needed reminding that sport is going to completely dominate the next couple of months, and the news editors reckon everyone’s comprehensively bored with politics after 18 months of heavy coverage, just look to the fact that both Sonny Bill Williams and Cadel Evans received significantly more coverage than Brendan Nelson this week.

The Top Ten almost exactly as you would expect it to be, with the main Federal players (except Gillard) plus the man who wouldn’t be king Peter Costello, plus… the Borg!? Yes the leader of the brand spanking new Liberal National Party (whose critics might claim is neither liberal nor national) is ready to take on the world, or at least Anna Bligh for now… what is it about Queensland and leaders with Teutonic names?

Joe Hockey jumps into the list to say bravo to the Borg, and Alan Carpenter is reportedly unable to ignore the wonderful work of the WA State Opposition and may call the State Election early  — basically as a mercy tactic it seems.

Just to prove that everyone still likes to slow down and rubberneck when they see a train wreck, Premier Iemma takes top spot easily, although even he was well beaten by Sonny Bill.

Cadel Evans will be getting sick of the sight of silver, and thanks to SBW the focus stayed in France, a very unhappy spot for Union lovers twelve months ago and an even unhappier spot for League lovers now.

There’s more on the Media Monitors website.