Can't believe this is true, but if it is, it would take 'cheapening the> jersey' to a new level.>
How?
In Maxwells state he'd have put bugger all time in for the ABs anyway. If he was a staple in Henry's selection plans then it just show how weak we are.
You know as well as I do that Maxwell would have been a starting lock> in anybody's AB picks, even if he only plays 60 minutes.>
He could have waited a few more months before heading of to the land of> the rising sun.>
Do I? From what I hear the guy is a walking injury. What if he played the Lions, broke down with an injury and ended his playing days? I rekon he's done enough to deserve to decide when he ends his AB days. And if that means playing in a low-stress environment with some little jappers then so be it.
I'd agree with all of that, *after* the Lions tour.>
If he can last 50 minutes of a test against top tier nations there's no> reason why he can't play full club games in Japan for a few years yet.>
It's still not proven that he'll go before the Lions anyway.>
It'd be nice if he could stay - I'd certainly have him as my first choice pick to partner Jack. But I could undertand why he might not play if that meant jepardising his retirement. We don't *OWN* these players and they don't owe us anything.
Other than that I agree with you. And what's more, Thorne is *much*> worse lock than blindside. Last time he played there at test level he> was hopeless. This talk about him playing lock is a joke. He's the 3rd> choice blindside who could sub as a lock in emergencies at best. He'd> be about the 5th choice lock.>
So what's the form list for blindsides? And don't try talking up Collins. All he's done this year is compound his status as a one dimensional simpleton who'd be better off butting his empty head in the NRL.
The only player that could rank ahead of Thorne is Newby. And I'd be happy with that.
It'd be nice if he could stay - I'd certainly have him as my first > choice pick to partner Jack. But I could undertand why he might not > play if that meant jepardising his retirement. We don't *OWN* these > players and they don't owe us anything.
They do *OWE* the NZRU anything that they agreed to in their contract.
One of these days the NZRU is going to test the strength of the contract and deny an early release. Should be interesting when that happens.
It'd be nice if he could stay - I'd certainly have him as my first >> choice pick to partner Jack. But I could undertand why he might not >> play if that meant jepardising his retirement. We don't *OWN* these >> players and they don't owe us anything.>
They do *OWE* the NZRU anything that they agreed to in their contract.>
One of these days the NZRU is going to test the strength of the contract > and deny an early release. Should be interesting when that happens.
Well, yeah, I agree with that. If the NZRFU has Maxwell contracted till the Lion's tour, then they can insist he stays for it.
On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 16:04:53 +1200, Peter Ashford <me@here.there.com> wrote:
Kip wrote:>
Peter Ashford wrote:>>
It'd be nice if he could stay - I'd certainly have him as my first >>> choice pick to partner Jack. But I could undertand why he might not >>> play if that meant jepardising his retirement. We don't *OWN* these >>> players and they don't owe us anything.>>
They do *OWE* the NZRU anything that they agreed to in their contract.>>
One of these days the NZRU is going to test the strength of the contract >> and deny an early release. Should be interesting when that happens.>
Well, yeah, I agree with that. If the NZRFU has Maxwell contracted till >the Lion's tour, then they can insist he stays for it.
Possibly they wouldn't bother if Henry stated he had no use for a 50 minute lock .
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Greig Blanchett 26 April 2005 15:17:49 [ permanent link ]
On 25 Apr 2005 13:22:20 -0700, "shineything" <shineything@yahoo.com> wrote:
Greig Blanchett wrote:
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Isn't it funny that you and Kip are ex-props yet you think you know>> what makes a good blindside?>
Just like you and halfbacks?
As an ex-loosie, I know a loose forward when I see one, and Marshall is more of a loose forward than he is a half back.>
Anyway, everybody's an expert on everything in rsru...
Some of us are, certainly, but there's plenty of brain dead nitwits out there who couldn't get a clue if they stood in a field full of clues soused in clue pheronomes during clue rutting season. [...]
"JohnO" <johno1234@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1114497824.311982.309530@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...> Don't disagree with that, Tom. He's still head of Thorne though.>
You're right there, miles ahead. Jerry Collins hasn't been playing that well, but when he puts that black jersey on he's a beast.
