Mooloo, before you attempt to call me on my own comprehension, you might want to brush up on your own. I never accused you personally of bragging about illegal plays. My comment (and entire point) was about this thread. In your reply to one of my posts you claim that I said that NZ should not be proud. I'd like you to find a quote where I've said this.
I ignored this comment because it relies on very simple and specious reasoning. Your premise appears to be that Australia should be dominant purely on depth alone, and ignores the factors of coaching, flexible gameplans, players turning up on the day, injuries, yes refereeing etc. I don't consider it an argument worthy of reply. But hey, it's your opinion and you are entitled to express it. Just don't expect me to entertain it.
I could be off the mark, but I'm guessing it's an argument you may have whipped out after the 58-0 slaughtering in 2007.
And lol at "marginal".
Moolooy, I appreciate your misguided sympathy, but it really is unwarranted. I have no pain about the loss. If I had pain, I might be making derogatory comments like some certain NZ fans did in these forums last weekend.[/QUOTE
Well thanks for replying anyway. We as a nation expect our top teams/sports people to compete with Australia all of the time, and we give our teams a hard time when we don't despite the numerical advantage Australia enjoys. A common statement here is we aren't as mentally tough as the Aussies. If you took 100 Aussies and 100 Kiwis, you would find the same number mentally tough people. If you have 6 x the national population, you have 6 times the likelihood of finding someone who has the complete package - skill, discipline, genetics, conducive upbringing and exposure to that sport, AND mental toughness. If you have 29 times the playing base in a sport, you should be beating us by 58-0 all of the time. If the All Blacks lost to Fiji in two critical matches (even in a friendly), heads would roll. Because with the difference in population base and playing numbers, they shouldn't come near us - and they don't. You obviously don't have the same expectations of your teams.