Fair enough. Me personally I'd be happy at this point for any player who was keen to commit his international future to NZ to play for us if he was among the best say 5 players in his particular position, no matter how Kiwi he considered himself. Shane Smeltz had a fairly tenuous connection to NZ and never considered himself Kiwi, didn't bother me. Maybe when we are a bit more successful I'd be more of a purist about it. But the MDD thing grates me because I can easily see it becoming another Stensness scenario.
Fair enough. Me personally I'd be happy at this point for any player who was keen to commit his international future to NZ to play for us if he was among the best say 5 players in his particular position, no matter how Kiwi he considered himself. Shane Smeltz had a fairly tenuous connections to NZ and never considered himself Kiwi, didn't bother me. Maybe when we are a bit more successful I'd be more of a purist about it. But the MDD thing grates me because I can easily see it becoming another Stensness scenario.