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Parramatta coach Brad Arthur has defended Semi Radradras form during the Eels loss to Cronulla.Radradra had arguably his quietest game of the NRL season in Saturdays 34-24 defeat to the Sharks at the end of a week in which he was charged with domestic violence offences.The 24-year-old also arrived back late from a trip to his native Fiji, fuelling speculation he was set to depart the NRL for European rugby.Arthur said the Australian Test wingers build-up to the game had nothing to do with his below-par performance, insisting Radradra had been unfairly singled out.I think its harsh to say he didnt have his best game, Arthur said.He still had 15-odd carries and ran for over 120 metres.Hes not going to make a line break and run the length of the field every week.We played against a side that are premiership favourites and coming first, theyre a good defensive side and they did a really good job on him.For the first time this season, Radradra failed to post a major attacking statistic - finishing with no tries, try assists, line breaks or tackle busts.This year, Radradra has been arguably the most damaging player in the competition, sitting in the top 10 for tries (10), line breaks (16), offloads (26) as well as averaging 152m.But Arthur said suggestions Radradras mind was not on the job or that a limited preparation had hindered him were off the mark.After every bye we give him a bit of time off, Arthur said.It was no different in Darwin - he had the one session going into a game and he was one of our best players.Hakeem Butler Cardinals Jersey . 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With a little luck, well get some of the same Final Four magic weve been treated to in the past.Gavitt said the NCAA also was eager to grant the 2022 event to New Orleans because it comes on the 40th anniversary of the 1982 Final Four, which also was held in New Orleans and was highlighted by Michael Jordans game-winning jump shot that lifted North Carolina to the national title over a Georgetown squad let by Patrick Ewing.New Orleans last hosted the Final Four in 2012, when Kentucky, led by current New Orleans Pelicans AAll-Star forward Anthony Davis, defeated Kansas for the national championship.ddddddddddddThe NCAA stated that its mens basketball committee decided to forego the traditional site selection process for the 2022 Final Four and move decisively to secure the event in New Orleans, which narrowly missed being picked during the last bid cycle that concluded with Phoenix, San Antonio, Minneapolis, Atlanta and Indianapolis awarded the 2017 through 2021 Final Fours.A Final Four site selection process slated to begin next year remains on schedule, but now will focus on the 2023, 2024 and 2025 locations, which are expected to be announced by the summer of 2018, the NCAA said.With the Final Four competing for many of the same venues that host major events such as the Super Bowl and College Football Playoff, we did not want to wait until 2018 to make the announcement for the 2022 Final Four, Gavitt said. That, combined with the milestone anniversaries well celebrate at that time, made the decision to move forward with New Orleans hosting in 2022 the sensible thing to do. ' ' '