I live in Canada these days and my family go moose hunting every year in northern British Columbia, where my wifes family have hunted moose for 60 years. I dont know where you got your information from, but moose are perfectly at home in dense forest, in fact dense forest is all there is for hundreds of kms around our hunting ground.
How many times do we have to hear about the ABs losing their aura? We hear it at least once every year. This supposed aura seems to fid its way home pretty quickly whenever it gets lost.
I used to go and have a word with people when their language was that bad in public, especially if I had family around. But now that kind of language is so common that Id be doing it every 30 seconds so I just grit my teeth and try and ignore it. Im not delicate, in private I can make the paint peel off the walls, but public situations demand a different standard of conduct and that awareness seems to have been left behind by a lot of people these days. Ive lived in NZ, Australia, and now Canada, and visited countless other countries, and I can say for sure that it is not a uniquely NZ problem. Although when I lived in Australia I often distanced myself from other AB fans at matches because of obnoxious behaviour.
You cant remove accidents like this. The only change to player behaviour that would prevent it would be if everyone became too scared to challenge for the ball. Once possession isnt contestable then we are no longer playing/watching Rugby Union.
They pretty much used to do that under Ted during the rotation days. One end of year tour they trotted out virtually three different teams on successive weekends. Still won.
Peter C, the area we hunt is a couple of hours drive into the forest from Prince George. Not sure how far it is as the crow flies, the trails in and out can be tricky and slows things down somewhat.
Yep, spot on IMO mate. Thats what confused me the most, looking at the trajectory of the ball (which is what Fall was doing all the way in) it wouldve dropped right in his arms. No way was he trying to do anything other than catch the ball and he would have if he hadnt been beaten to it. And the only way he couldve known he was going to be beaten to it would be by taking his eyes off the ball to look at Barrett, and every 5 year old playing the game knows that you dont take your eyes off the ball when its coming down.Theres an inherent danger to jumping for the ball, as shown by this accident, and the only certain way to remove that danger is by making it illegal to jump for the ball. Of course, then every catcher is going to get drilled as they receive the ball 99% of the time.
Im not a fan of AFL but their administration is admirable for the most part. The way they have grown steadily into non-traditional Aussie Rules areas is an achievement that no other code has managed. Their Auskick program for little ones is magic, they have a lot of fun and get showered with merchandise for very little cost to the parents. Rugby League relies on parents and volunteers to prop up the grass roots without a huge amount of investment, and Rugby Union is simply MIA at that level.
Doug13, he said the islands arent interested not that players of island heritage arent interested, thats a significant difference. Sure, there are plenty of Polynesian players in NZ and Australia who play League, but what is the situation in the islands themselves? Minor curiosity at best, and even lower active participation, or so Im told.League might be played in 60 countries (Ill take your word for it) but to what level? Im aware that Union also inflates the number of participating countries by including places where a couple of guys were once seen kicking a rugby ball in a park one weekend, but there is still no realistic comparison between the two codes internationally.
Big Mike, you cant be serious? Folau is an exceptionally gifted player but no ABs fullback goes missing in action as frequently as Folau does. If he was in the right environment he could be the best in the world but as he is hes not. ABs are about making the guys around them better, Folau is about trying to live up to individual potential whenever he gets the ball.
New Zealands moose hunt: A century-long quest for a forests final secret
I live in Canada these days and my family go moose hunting every year in northern British Columbia, where my wifes family have hunted moose for 60 years. I dont know where you got your information from, but moose are perfectly at home in dense forest, in fact dense forest is all there is for hundreds of kms around our hunting ground.
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How many times do we have to hear about the ABs losing their aura? We hear it at least once every year. This supposed aura seems to fid its way home pretty quickly whenever it gets lost.
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I used to go and have a word with people when their language was that bad in public, especially if I had family around. But now that kind of language is so common that Id be doing it every 30 seconds so I just grit my teeth and try and ignore it. Im not delicate, in private I can make the paint peel off the walls, but public situations demand a different standard of conduct and that awareness seems to have been left behind by a lot of people these days. Ive lived in NZ, Australia, and now Canada, and visited countless other countries, and I can say for sure that it is not a uniquely NZ problem. Although when I lived in Australia I often distanced myself from other AB fans at matches because of obnoxious behaviour.
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You cant remove accidents like this. The only change to player behaviour that would prevent it would be if everyone became too scared to challenge for the ball. Once possession isnt contestable then we are no longer playing/watching Rugby Union.
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They pretty much used to do that under Ted during the rotation days. One end of year tour they trotted out virtually three different teams on successive weekends. Still won.
New Zealands moose hunt: A century-long quest for a forests final secret
Peter C, the area we hunt is a couple of hours drive into the forest from Prince George. Not sure how far it is as the crow flies, the trails in and out can be tricky and slows things down somewhat.
All Blacks coach Steve Hansen advocates a report system to keep players 'on the park'
Yep, spot on IMO mate. Thats what confused me the most, looking at the trajectory of the ball (which is what Fall was doing all the way in) it wouldve dropped right in his arms. No way was he trying to do anything other than catch the ball and he would have if he hadnt been beaten to it. And the only way he couldve known he was going to be beaten to it would be by taking his eyes off the ball to look at Barrett, and every 5 year old playing the game knows that you dont take your eyes off the ball when its coming down.Theres an inherent danger to jumping for the ball, as shown by this accident, and the only certain way to remove that danger is by making it illegal to jump for the ball. Of course, then every catcher is going to get drilled as they receive the ball 99% of the time.
New Zealands moose hunt: A century-long quest for a forests final secret
Tazzinem, weve tried that but it turns out that they dont like being eaten without being shot first. Was a surprise to me too.
"Young Kangaroos star Latrell Mitchell would re-energise the Wallabies",
Im not a fan of AFL but their administration is admirable for the most part. The way they have grown steadily into non-traditional Aussie Rules areas is an achievement that no other code has managed. Their Auskick program for little ones is magic, they have a lot of fun and get showered with merchandise for very little cost to the parents. Rugby League relies on parents and volunteers to prop up the grass roots without a huge amount of investment, and Rugby Union is simply MIA at that level.
"Young Kangaroos star Latrell Mitchell would re-energise the Wallabies",
Doug13, he said the islands arent interested not that players of island heritage arent interested, thats a significant difference. Sure, there are plenty of Polynesian players in NZ and Australia who play League, but what is the situation in the islands themselves? Minor curiosity at best, and even lower active participation, or so Im told.League might be played in 60 countries (Ill take your word for it) but to what level? Im aware that Union also inflates the number of participating countries by including places where a couple of guys were once seen kicking a rugby ball in a park one weekend, but there is still no realistic comparison between the two codes internationally.
"Young Kangaroos star Latrell Mitchell would re-energise the Wallabies",
Big Mike, you cant be serious? Folau is an exceptionally gifted player but no ABs fullback goes missing in action as frequently as Folau does. If he was in the right environment he could be the best in the world but as he is hes not. ABs are about making the guys around them better, Folau is about trying to live up to individual potential whenever he gets the ball.
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I agree, Roy. Even as a Kiwi I felt that the name Rugby Championship was a bit on the nose right from the first time I heard it.