kiwileaguefan
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Kiwis now minnows in cricket and league.
And soccer
Kiwis now minnows in cricket and league.
This post reeks of the culture of American sport.This might be a feel good moment but it is not good for the game. Minnows pushing the games powers to the limit is good for the game but having two nations of bugger all population that are really Rah Rah nations beat a major power is plain embarrassing.
Does this help the game in NZ .....No. I would rather a strong NZ than a nation of less population than Auckland.
Kiwis now minnows in cricket and league.
The Pacific is not massive in any way except as an ocean.
Higher than Australia in Test cricket rankings though
I have always thought Kidwell is a dope.
The second he walked into the place he has spouted a whole lot Polynesian pride bullshit. Taking the captaincy from Mannering and giving it to Blair is just part and parcel of that.
How do you build a winning culture with such thinly veiled racism?
NO my boy. That does not pay the bills or generate the TV viewers. The first world pays the bills which generates the game. Not racist just economics. Grow the game in Europe or forever stay a minnow. Look at the demographics not the romantics. Harsh but true.Massive in proportionate representation in Rugby League, obviously
What a stunning match. For me, NZ looked absolutely bereft of ideas. Major disappointment for me was Shaun Johnson. Don't mean to take anything away from Fiji, but they will have to make another massive step up next week.
As a lover and supporter of international league I want to be excited by this result, but somehow feel a little low. Great for the competition, but not sure NZ looking 3rd rate is great for our game. Just my initial reaction.
Also, how come such a feeble crowd?
tbf, he took it off Mannering and gave it to Bromwich, who isn't really a bad choice, but giving it to Blair for the World Cup was a stupid decision.
I am astonished he was afforded a second chance after Scotland. That was comical. NZRL are in a world of hurt. Financially things aren't good and the standards they continue to support are awful.
As much as I'm happy for Tonga and Fiji, I still have fears for the sustainability of NZRL from an organisational perspective. Given Australia limit themselves to playing England and NZ, I think NZ falling apart and not having the acumen to repair itself, its a concern I think.
You guys are yet to face the might of BangladeshHigher than Australia in Test cricket rankings though
This might be a feel good moment but it is not good for the game. Minnows pushing the games powers to the limit is good for the game but having two nations of bugger all population that are really Rah Rah nations beat a major power is plain embarrassing.
Does this help the game in NZ .....No. I would rather a strong NZ than a nation of less population than Auckland.
A large proportion of Tongan, Fijian and Samoan supporters live in the first world.NO my boy. That does not pay the bills or generate the TV viewers. The first world pays the bills which generates the game. Not racist just economics. Grow the game in Europe or forever stay a minnow. Look at the demographics not the romantics. Harsh but true.