Great pod, I've listened to all of the football related ones and journo's (Rattue, Cleaver, Stevenson), the one with Declan Edge is an interesting one...
I played Premier grade cricket in CHC with Nellie for a year, the only year he played (he would have been 18) as football took over, but a seriously talented batsman. Likely would have gone a long way in that code too...
I played Premier grade cricket in CHC with Nellie for a year, the only year he played (he would have been 18) as football took over, but a seriously talented batsman. Likely would have gone a long way in that code too...
Yipe captain of NZ U18s cricket team. With Marshall brothers, Dan Vettori, Jacob Oram etc. In the podcast he said he's still a cricket tragic/nuffy, and will always wonder how far he could have gone in whites.
Oram went the other way. Very talented GK who chose cricket. Remember a chant from the beige brigade at the Basin, 'ex football GK, ex football GK' or similar, when he made a diving save at gully.
Thought Nelsen also had some interesting quotes on Standford. That just being in that Ivy League college environment for a few years is great, as the whole uni setup there is about 'driving excellence'. And for someone like him, he thrived off that. No tall poppy syndrome there. Wonder if he keeps in touch much with Tim Brown.
I really hope that now and again NZF/Hay, does take up his offer for motivational/self belief Zoom chats and the like, when teams are in camp. All good stuff.