Posts by Hadyn Green
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Yes. And a friend of mine also did a screen grab that showed Ross wasn't offside before the ball came out either. That was a truly awful decision.
JPGs or it didn't happen.
As for being tough, our forwards were awesome. Tony Woodcock even took out Keven Melalamu.
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It's a country where rugby players and physics make any penalty within about 60 metres 3 points
Was any else incredibly impressed by Luke McAllister's long range kick near the end of the game?
To famously quote Graheme Henry, we would rather lose than win by a drop goal
'Fraid I might need a citation on that one. I just can't imagine any head coach in this modern era of "say nothing interesting ever" saying a line like that. Well maybe Peter d Villiers.
It should also be noted that the crowd booed the Steyn's dropgoal attempts. No one wants to see the home side with momentum playing dull rugby. And, although nobody asked, I think that dropgoals at 3-points is ok, but if you try one and it misses then the opposition should be allowed a free kick, not a drop out.
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(Apologies for not reading all of the previous comments)
I've been reading a lot recently about the death of sports-writing. Something that's been predicted many times before going through a resurgence. Seems like it's not a genre specific complaint..."back in my day..."
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Oh and I apologise for any typos etc, this was pretty much written and submitted via my phone ( O what age we live in! )
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Which is nowhere near as crazy as the fact that recently-convicted murderer Clayton Weatherston was the person "inside" the Shaq outfit for some years.
The coaches mentioned that, paused, then said "don't put that on the blog". Weatherston though was not the person inside the Shaq outfit who was fired for "using his tail in an inappropriate manner"
Great game last night. You know I really thought Otago would take it out. Photo by Alan here
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I got to pick up the Shield a month or so ago. It does feel pretty cool for some reason.
In the meantime the giant inflatable version decided to crush someone (don't worry they were ok).
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But I sure as hell wouldn't want to be the person who had to write the rulebook on what constituted a competition-legal swimsuit. I'd imagine that you'd have to get very specific about the exact details of fabric, weave, reinforcement etc that were allowed; and even then, people will still try to game the system.
I believe the rules are that that men can only wear suits that cover (at most) from the waist to the knee, women from the shoulders to the knee. Arms must be exposed. The fabric must be a weave and not a foil which is what the new suits are made of (hence the tears and exposed buttocks).
I should also point out my mistake. The new suits are not Speedo LZRs at all. They are Jaked (I assume you say it like "naked") and Arena's X-glide
Maybe Phelps was just warming up. He has now won gold in a world record time.
After taking off his full body suit and swimming in a waist down version.
Was it butterfly? There's a one style he does in the short suit so he gets better movement from his arms
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this is i don't get. if everyone is using the suits,
They aren't
Things in swimming that effect everyone's performance: faster pools, better timing equipment, high-speed high-definition cameras. None of these are issues because they are changes to the environment in which the sport is run (or swum).
To train using bio-mechanical computer simulations gives those with access to the best coaches an advantage. That's hardly new.
But now there is a suit that, just by wearing it, you can place first instead of placing fourth. You could put everyone in the suit, or you could take everyone out of the suit. Removing the suit removes arguments about the validity of records
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I think you're discounting the improvements in performance that have come with better use of cameras and computer modelling in swimming, which has allowed swimmers to train every single part of their stroke to offer least drag and most performance
You're right I am ignoring the extra science (though I have written about it before) as a contributing factor.
But with all of those contributions, why also have a suit? Isn't it an artificial contribution (and the suits can take 1% off lap times according to the manufacturers). And if the only way you can become a world record holder is by wearing special suit, do you really deserve it?
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What's Offlode saying about the next match?
I imagine I'll find out on Friday