http://sidelined.com.au/2007/05/15/wrong-messenger-shot/ The NRL Blog Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:41:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://sidelined.com.au/2007/05/15/wrong-messenger-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-8101 Esmarelda Rant Fri, 18 May 2007 03:04:42 +0000 http://sidelined.com.au/2007/05/15/wrong-messenger-shot/#comment-8101 The Bunnies wouldn't have let him near a pub! The Bunnies wouldn’t have let him near a pub!

]]> http://sidelined.com.au/2007/05/15/wrong-messenger-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-8055 Shaun Thu, 17 May 2007 13:17:38 +0000 http://sidelined.com.au/2007/05/15/wrong-messenger-shot/#comment-8055 Heh. Good one. Heh. Good one.

]]> http://sidelined.com.au/2007/05/15/wrong-messenger-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-8049 Mungo Amanda Thu, 17 May 2007 12:32:25 +0000 http://sidelined.com.au/2007/05/15/wrong-messenger-shot/#comment-8049 He's only resting! Beautiful plumage! He’s only resting! Beautiful plumage!

]]> http://sidelined.com.au/2007/05/15/wrong-messenger-shot/comment-page-1/#comment-7855 Gary Keady Tue, 15 May 2007 05:18:46 +0000 http://sidelined.com.au/2007/05/15/wrong-messenger-shot/#comment-7855 Michael O'Connor doesn't deserve to be given an appology from LT, because he obviously isn't man enough to speak his own mind to a player of Peter Hewat's quality. Now we get an idea who is propbaly keeping Peter Hewat out of the Wallabies. Why? We all wonder know how good Hewat is. For my book the time is overdue for the Australian selectors and the press to start focusing on Hewat's good points instead of trying to find fault with his game. A typically poor Australian attitude... if the Kiwis had him they would have made a national monument to him. Hewat has after all been prolific at scoring points both with his boot and crossing the line in the Super 12 and Super 14 competitions. Even when he was the intercept master in 2005, 2006 the press still doubted his paying ability deeming his serial intercept success as mere flukes. This mistreatment reminds me of the manner by which Matt Bourke was treated after having single handedly brought home the Bacon for the Wallabies. What is it about goal kickers that the selectors and the press don't like? Do they think it's easy to kick goals under pressure. They seem to like forwards who kick goals like John Eales or goal kickers from the Brumbies or the Reds, but not the Waratahs. Perhaps they should imagine what it would be like trying to concentrate on kicking a goal when playing for an Aussie side against a Kiwi side in New Zealand... the poor sportmanship of the audience would drown anyone mortals ability to focus. For me there still seems to be too much old school tie in Australian rugby, time they got on with selecting a players for their skills and ability, that's what we fans who support the game pay to see. Michael O’Connor doesn’t deserve to be given an appology from LT, because he obviously isn’t man enough to speak his own mind to a player of Peter Hewat’s quality. Now we get an idea who is propbaly keeping Peter Hewat out of the Wallabies. Why? We all wonder know how good Hewat is. For my book the time is overdue for the Australian selectors and the press to start focusing on Hewat’s good points instead of trying to find fault with his game. A typically poor Australian attitude… if the Kiwis had him they would have made a national monument to him. Hewat has after all been prolific at scoring points both with his boot and crossing the line in the Super 12 and Super 14 competitions. Even when he was the intercept master in 2005, 2006 the press still doubted his paying ability deeming his serial intercept success as mere flukes. This mistreatment reminds me of the manner by which Matt Bourke was treated after having single handedly brought home the Bacon for the Wallabies. What is it about goal kickers that the selectors and the press don’t like? Do they think it’s easy to kick goals under pressure. They seem to like forwards who kick goals like John Eales or goal kickers from the Brumbies or the Reds, but not the Waratahs. Perhaps they should imagine what it would be like trying to concentrate on kicking a goal when playing for an Aussie side against a Kiwi side in New Zealand… the poor sportmanship of the audience would drown anyone mortals ability to focus. For me there still seems to be too much old school tie in Australian rugby, time they got on with selecting a players for their skills and ability, that’s what we fans who support the game pay to see.

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