Brad Shields
By Scott MacLean Lost in the hubbub of the All Whites missing out on their World Cup, the Kiwis crashing out of theirs (plus doubling down on everyone around them),[…]
Monthly Archive: November 2017
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Plunket Shield. Round Four Summary
This was the round of the season’s Plunket Shield when everything was expected to change; the international players were back, and sides like Northern Districts were expected to flex their[…]
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The Hypothetical New Zealand warm-up test
New Zealand will be playing test cricket in less than two weeks. This season’s test schedule comprises of a couple of short bookends at either end, so each test is[…]
Last Plane out of Lima (and what now?)
By The Spotter It was like a poker hand with the other player allowed to start with ten cards. That is something akin to what the All Whites faced with[…]
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Rugby League Crystal Ball Gazing
By The Spotter The following supposition is based on how teenagers are wont to emulate whatever exciting, and importantly, current activity captures their emotions ; it’s also tapped out on a pretty strong hunch.[…]
Sporting pictures of the Week :- 16 November
Kurtley Beale and your future overlord. There is a corner of Hamilton that will forever be Tongan. The trip through Huntly provided a clue. Stroya. Can’t wait for them to[…]
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Six Reasons for All Whites Pessimism on Thursday.
It’s a thin line between pessimism and realism Privacy Gone We’re not winding down the build-up hours in the arse end of Miramar now, practicing behind a huge black tarpaulin,[…]
Five Reasons for All Whites Optimism on Thursday.
Chris Wood The intrigue around his late semi-scratching of Wood before the Wellington leg was one of the more intriguing sub-plots of the afternoon. And when he did come on[…]
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Plunket Shield. Round Three Summary
This third round of this season’s Plunket Shield saw three matches completed before lunch on the fourth day; so the two individual stand-out performances were from bowlers. Surprise leaders Wellington[…]
NFL Week 10 – The most predictable division in the NFL?
By Hamish Girvan The AFC East – yes the one that has a winner before the season has even started- yes the division that has the New England Patriots and[…]
