Brendon Telfer Must Answer this Question

� For the past couple of years I have tried to get an answer from fellow Radio sport Journo Brendon Telfer about a severe inconsistency in his judging.

In 2008� the Kiwis won the Rugby League World Cup,� and a few of months later the Kiwisweren't nominated for team of the year at the Halbergs.

Telfer said on Radio Sport and I quote� "The Rugby League World Cup is worthless"

He went on to explain on his show, that only a handful of countries play the game, so it cant really be deemed a world cup.

Yet a few years back he not only nominated the Silver Ferns but they won team of the Year at the Halbergs.

I would say Netball and Rugby League would be the same size globally.

I have written letters to radio sport, the Print media, and other Journos asking about this, but in two years I have yet to have an answer. I find it somewhat hypocritical, that he would be judge League and Netball differently.

Heres the thing Telfer has pulling power, and if he disregard the kiwis league victory in 2008 and call it worthless, but give the major prize to a non existent sport like netball, then anything can happen.

Heres the thing Telfer has pulling power, and if he disregard the kiwis league victory in 2008 and call it worthless, but give the major prize to a non existent sport like netball, then anything can happen.

I'm sure that you are not really surprised at his non response, because I'm not.

You might wish to add Rugby Union to that list too. Really, outside of the�home nations, aussie, south Africa and here, Union might be played but it is pretty much a non event in the global scale of things. Rowing and Cycling is participated by more countries than those 3 afore mentioned games.[/QUOTE]

But it's hardly like rowing or cycling is under represented at the awards is it? Or that the All Blacks win awards every year? It can't just go to the biggest sport, however. Rugby union may not be massive internationally but it is the sport that matters most to New Zealanders and that should count for something. The winner of any halberg award should be heavily supported by the New Zealand public or else winning it does not mean much.

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� For the past couple of years I have tried to get an answer from fellow Radio sport Journo Brendon Telfer about a severe inconsistency in his judging.

In 2008� the Kiwis won the Rugby League World Cup,� and a few of months later the Kiwisweren't nominated for team of the year at the Halbergs.

Telfer said on Radio Sport and I quote� "The Rugby League World Cup is worthless"

He went on to explain on his show, that only a handful of countries play the game, so it cant really be deemed a world cup.

Yet a few years back he not only nominated the Silver Ferns but they won team of the Year at the Halbergs.

I would say Netball and Rugby League would be the same size globally.

I have written letters to radio sport, the Print media, and other Journos asking about this, but in two years I have yet to have an answer. I find it somewhat hypocritical, that he would be judge League and Netball differently.

he or his producer wont put me on, because of the emails I have sent in ths past (the emails werent abusvie just normal questions i thought) 

STEP AWAY FROM THE KEYBOARD. MAYBE EVEN GO OUTSIDE.

The judges pick what sports are nominated for moment of the year??

YOU CAN USE MY OFFICE AND AFTERWARDS MAYBE WE CAN GO TO LUNCH

Its a disgrace to sport in this country that netball would win over the all whites or win any halbergs at all.

Its a disgrace to sport in this country that netball would win over the all whites or win any halbergs at all.

The halbergs are a two-penny half pie award in a�a very small�country on the edge of the earth. Don't worry about it. Ryan Nelson's honour of the blakcburn captaincy is more prestigious than 100 halbergs.