God I get sick of the "All Whites, only unbeaten team in the world" comments. They didn't win a game and consequently didn't leave pool play. Good teams on form didn't get a chance to flog them. They performed way above expectations, but won nothing. Not even a match. regardless that soccer is the world sport, they simply didn't do that good, just avoided being flogged. So what?
Rowers, well there are probably more RL players in Papua New Guinea than there are rowers in the whole world. Its NOT a big sport. But to the Halberg judges Rowers are household names.............name a current rower from another country, just one.
The tri nations RU. Australia, a 5th or 6th rate sport in Oz, but NZ manages to beat them regularly. A cause for national glory of course. Sarfers, well, they take it seriously I admit. But really, is winning that comp that good? But an all white or a rower or a raa raa player will get it. Don't even watch the Halbergs.
I stopped paying any attn to the Halbergs years ago.
