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Posted December 08, 2013 07:13 · last edited December 08, 2013 07:16

Just read this but pretty much agree with what 2ndBest, Smithy and Term have written without rehashing.

Burgess does have good will because the kind of article written is not his usual MO. It is for Sam Worthington however.

I still think its a hack piece and like 2B said, it seems far fetched when you consider he has played 18/19, always been available and really, threatening to quit over the biggest game in 4 years? The only person would have looked like a cock is him if he had done this. If you play it out, lets say he had retired on the eve of the game. At 23 on the eve of our biggest game, he would have to explain why he retired so young at a really inconvenient time 'Oh well NZF would not let me play for my club'. The backlash he would get, well Smith would know this.... It seems very far fetched.

It does not seem realistic. If I were to hazard a guess, when you consider the comments from Smith after the game about a certain person from the campaign, that person may have an axe to grind and chose to mentioning an 'off the cuff' comment about Smith in retaliation whether that comment is true or not.

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Jeff Vader edited December 08, 2013 07:16

Just read this but pretty much agree with what 2ndBest, Smithy and Term have written without rehashing.

Burgess does have good will because the kind of article written is not his usual MO. It is for Sam Worthington however.

I still think its a hack piece and like 2B said, it seems far fetched when you consider he has played 18/19, always been available and really, threatening to quit over the biggest game in 4 years? The only person would have looked like a cock is him if he had done this. If you play it out, lets say he had retired on the eve of the game. At 23 on the eve of our biggest game, he would have to explain why he retired so young at a really inconvenient time 'Oh well NZF would not let me play for my club'. The backlash he would get, well Smith would know this.... It seems very far fetched.

It does not seem realistic. If I were to hazard a guess, when you consider the comments from Smith after the game about a certain person from the campaign, that person may have an axe to grind and chose to mentioning an 'off the cuff' comment about Smith in retaliation.

Jeff Vader edited December 08, 2013 07:15

Just read this but pretty much agree with what 2ndBest, Smithy and Term have written without rehashing.

Burgess does have good will because the kind of article written is not his usual MO. It is for Sam Worthington however.

I still think its a hack piece and like 2B said, it seems far fetched when you consider he has played 18/19, always been available and really, threatening to quit over the biggest game in 4 years? The only person would have looked like a cock is him if he had done this. If you play it out, lets say he had retired on the eve of the game. At 23 on the eve of our biggest game, he would have to explain why he retired so young at a really inconvenient time 'Oh well NZF would not let me play for my club'. The backlash he would get, well Smith would know this....

It does not seem realistic. If I were to hazard a guess, when you consider the comments from Smith after the game about a certain person from the campaign, that person may have an axe to grind and chose to mentioning an 'off the cuff' comment about Smith in retaliation.