Posts by Hadyn Green
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But Guyon said on his live cross it was cold!
And didn't he add something about "Global warming hasn't come to Wellington"? That had me yelling at the TV.
Now Keith has me yelling at the bloody computer. Good work sir.
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Yeah Piri, what the fuck man? You used to be cool.
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I think cricket fans are more attuned to this mindset.
Fans of the Black Caps, fans of the Warriors, fans of the Highlanders...
The highs are sweeter because of the lows we have been through.
Fans of Bay of Plenty and the New York Jets and Mets too
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So if the ABs lose, there must have been skullduggery afoot.
And in every rcorded instance, this skullduggery was the work of FOREIGNERS!
Actually I'd say our media are fairly harsh on the All Blacks if they lose. It's more of a "how dare they play badly" than "someone done us wrong". Take the last two loses, nothing but bad words for players and coaches alike (though the media often seems to be at a loss as to who exactly is to blame).
And as for the role models:we should just appreciate their abilities in whatever chosen field of sporting endeavour they choose. But it doesnt make them a cut above the rest of humanity or a role model.
is all well and good and I completely agree. Except that I (and I imagine others here) are the kind to look to the sports world for role models. We pick and choose role models that suit our ethos. This is because we are smart.
However, if you were a young person (and I can't believe I'm about to put forward a "won't someone think of the children argument) watching sport and thinking that you would quite like to be a sportsperson yourself when you come of age, then you might model your behavior on that of those whose talents you admire.
This might mean going to the gym for hours but it could also be that you might think that you can go out, get tanked, do some rather nasty things and still be able to represent your country/club/whatever. I suppose this might be like a budding writer emulating the drug binges of Hunter S Thompson.
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- When I get the daily PA email, all the authors have a little tagline, eg "Hadyn Green yells. A lot." But these don't seem to show up online anywhere - a pity, cos some Mr Slacks are quite funny.
They are on the front page aren't they? I feel bad for not changing mine.
Also I didn't know I was supposed to only write about one thing at a time. Personally I don't have the attention span for that
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Waikato has a cow. Taranaki has a bull.
And it's a real goddamn bull, not some out-of-work actor in a suit
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So it's Taranaki who put int eh other Super 15 bid. Good for them.
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Quit it you with your communist inspired drivel!
Come Comrade, we play rugby for glory of Nation!
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You know what might work, (and I can't believe I'm saying this): another Super 14.
So you have a "Super 10" say with the best teams from the SANZAR nations. And then, run at the same time, a "Top 10" with the next best teams. that way you could have HB, Otago, Melbourne, Perth, a couple of SAF teams and possibly even a PI or Japanese team. And naturally auto-promotion/relegation between the two.
Oh and the "Top 10" could play during the daytime!
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It sorta looks like what you and your fellow amateurs do up and down the country every week, but the bodies look odd and no one is smiling much.
And when they are, it's creepy.
Also, what the devil - Hawke's Bay want their own Super rugby team!
And another province may also put in a bid. Possibly Taranaki or Bay of Plenty. Like Hawkes Bay they are provinces with a good local player base and the urge to keep a hold of them and not have their best talent "migrate" to the Franchise bases.
Having said that though, I don't support the bid. I think our player resources are stretched as it is and New Zealand cannot support six franchise teams.