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Halberg Awards

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about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Ryan Nelsen deserves coach of the year
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Remember to Vote, and vote everyday, apparently the silverferns are getting a ton of votes, probably from people who know nothing about sport.
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Good grief, where did they all come from? They certainly weren't there before. The must have stepped up the ante.   
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brettdale wrote:
Remember to Vote, and vote everyday, apparently the silverferns are getting a ton of votes, probably from people who know nothing about sport.

People who don't know anything about sport are unlikely to take the time and effort of voting.
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Cboz is laying down the law in that facebook page haha
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He needs to go to the: just others page." (click on filters)

Kristy West it's all good that you're hard out for your sport.. but honestly just cause football is your thing doesn't give you the right to go around slamming netball. chill out. go vote for your footy and leave it at that.
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  • Aisha Bower I ? KRISTY.
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  • Aisha Bower At least when the silver ferns go to a world cup new Zealand knows that they stand a chance.
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  • Kristy West BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMM.
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  • Aisha Bower i love that key word DREW. and you see the silver ferns WON.
    SIT DOWN BRETT DALE.
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  • Kristy West drew for like... 81st place?
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    Brett Dale
    I didnt bash netball, I was saying drawing with italy in soccer is far bigger than winning a netball test, because of the size of the sport. I remember when the Kiwis won the league world cup in 2008 and didnt even get nominated, head Jud...ge Brendan Telfer said League didnt get nominated because of the size of the sport is too smallworldwide.

    Pesonally I think the kiwis should of got nominated for winning their worldcup and have been nominated this year for their victroy in the four nations. I would still give it to the all whites.
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  • Aisha Bower that was then this is now. SILVER FERNS FTW.
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  • Kristy West
    to quote you "who the heck cares about netball" ... and "if any sports fan thinks beating Australia at Netball is a bigger acheivement, then there is something wrong with the average sports fan mentally" ... my first point is.. there are a ...huge amount of people who care about netball. head down to any netball court in new zealand on a saturday in the winter and you will see that for yourself. my second point is it was not just a netball "test" it was the commonwealth games. same competitors as world champs. they are currently the best team in the world. yes, there aren't as many competitors but it doesn't make netball any less of a sport. the physicality is just as demanding and im sure their fitness is up to the standards of the All Whites if you paid any attention. just because netball is a female based sport doesn't mean it deserves to be downgraded by you or anyone else. it's a sport, just like your beloved soccer with larger achievements.See More
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  • Aisha Bower GO HOME BRENT DALE. YOU JUST GOT SCHOOLED.
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    Brett Dale You cannot compare netball with the world cup soccer.
  • brettdale2011-01-12 21:44:48
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    I think Kirsty got it spot on
     
    to quote you "who the heck cares about netball" ... and "if any sports fan thinks beating Australia at Netball is a bigger acheivement, then there is something wrong with the average sports fan mentally" ... my first point is.. there are a ...huge amount of people who care about netball.
     
    We all love football, and that is great but it doesn't mean that it is better than any other sport or has any divine right to win any awards.  If netball gets more votes and wins it means that the combined number of netball supporters and people interested in sport who thought that them winning was the best moment of the year outnumber the combined number of football supporters and the who thought that our Winnie's goal was the best moment of the year.  So good on them.
     
    In all honesty, I imagine that someone like Ryan Nelsen doesn't sit around in his giant mansion watching �40k come into his bank account every week thinking "I hope I win the Halberg".  I imagine that as much as he says all the right things about the award, it ulimately doesn't mean a great deal to him.  So why do so many people on here get so worked up about it?
     
    By the way, Kirsty sounds hot - does she have any photos someone can send me?

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    Facebook arguments. Only slightly above youtube comments on the ladder of internet stupidity.

    Three for me, and two for them.

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    GenericFan wrote:
    Cboz is laying down the law in that facebook page haha

    haha xD then I re read and thought i was being a d*** so I deleted.
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    Arguing on the internet is like the special Olympics... even if you win your still retarded.
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    Buffon II wrote:
    Facebook arguments. Only slightly above youtube comments on the ladder of internet stupidity.
    1) Youtube
    2) FB
    3) Auckland City FC forum
    4) 442 Forums
    5) YF forums
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    about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
    I think there could be a well established and reasoned argument for ACFC to sit either higher or vice versa, in 5th place.....

    Grumpy old bastard alert

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    Keep voting
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    brettdale wrote:
    Keep voting
    Just did.
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    about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
    f**k, I hate netball.
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    about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
    Keep voting for the all whites it will be sickening if netball beats the all whites for sports moment.
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    koreankiwi wrote:
    Arguing on the internet is like the special Olympics... even if you win your still retarded.
     
     
    No I'm Not!
     
     

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    brettdale wrote:
    Keep voting
    Just did.
     
     
    Netball FT....Oh Wait. Who's side are we on again?

    "Ive just re-visited this and once again realised that C-Diddy is a genius - a drunk, Newcastle bred disgrace - but a genius." - Hard News, 11:39am 4th June 2009

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    brettdale wrote:
    Keep voting for the all whites it will be sickening if netball beats the all whites for sports moment.
     
    As a single moment I wouldn't have a problem with netball getting it. A moment is just that. It doesn't matter that they only had to beat Australia, as a moment, that single game is one of the best there has ever been.
     
    I think that the All whites deserve Team of the year, and that 3 draws at the world cup was infinitely more impressive than a netball world championship, but as a moment a double overtime win against your biggest rivals is right up there.
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    This is no place to be sensible. Stop it!

    Allegedly

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    brettdale wrote:
    Keep voting for the all whites it will be sickening if netball beats the all whites for sports moment.
     
    As a single moment I wouldn't have a problem with netball getting it. A moment is just that. It doesn't matter that they only had to beat Australia, as a moment, that single game is one of the best there has ever been.
     
    I think that the All whites deserve Team of the year, and that 3 draws at the world cup was infinitely more impressive than a netball world championship, but as a moment a double overtime win against your biggest rivals is right up there.
    It was the commenwealth games, not the world champs, aussie doesnt give a f**k about netball, their woman play basketball, dont be fooled by the nz media, the kiwis winning over aussie in the league in the last 30 seconds is a bigger moment than the netball.
     
    reids goal in the last 30 seconds at a world cup, to give us our first point at a world cup is a 1000 bigger than any netball victory.
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    You seem to have an unhealthy hatred for netball.
     
    I really don't like it,but you take it to a whole new freaky level.
     
    If more people vote for it than anything else,that means more people found it to be moment of the year. Not really sickening or controversial.
    Tegal2011-01-14 13:32:18

    Allegedly

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    about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
    Or it means they have read Brettdale's rabid rants and thought 'damn it, I'm voting Netball'

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    about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
    It's hard to go past the Maria Tutaia - Temepara George image really.  Ryan and Winston doesn't quite do it for me.
    Junior822011-01-14 13:38:31

    "Phoenix till they lose"

    Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion. 

    Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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    about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
    I think you're a bit confused as to what is being voted on here

    Allegedly

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    brettdale wrote:
    Keep voting for the all whites it will be sickening if netball beats the all whites for sports moment.
     
    As a single moment I wouldn't have a problem with netball getting it. A moment is just that. It doesn't matter that they only had to beat Australia, as a moment, that single game is one of the best there has ever been.
     
    I think that the All whites deserve Team of the year, and that 3 draws at the world cup was infinitely more impressive than a netball world championship, but as a moment a double overtime win against your biggest rivals is right up there.
    Well put, the moment award is completely different to Team of the Year or Coach of the Year.
     
    As an aside, anyone follow Doug Golightly on Twitter? Hes urging people to vote for the Kiwis because they showed guts and didn't get lucky like the All Whites did in that dour round ball code. I will put 50 million dollars on the fact he was not saying anything like that while the World Cup was on. It sickens me that people like him have influential positions in our sporting media.

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    ...and he's editor of Sky SPort magazine as well.
     
    COuldn't agree more with you Bop

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    Agree 100% there are too mnay Journos  in our country with too much influence.
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    Tegal wrote:
    You seem to have an unhealthy hatred for netball.
     
    I really don't like it,but you take it to a whole new freaky level.
     
    If more people vote for it than anything else,that means more people found it to be moment of the year. Not really sickening or controversial.
    People are led by the media, and that is the part is sickening, I will go back to 2008, Telfer and the like explained to the public that league didnt get nominated in 2008 for their world cup win, because only a few countries play it and the sport is actually worthless (telfers words) yet they talk up the silver ferns.
     
    Its about consitently. Yes I am aware the kiwis got nominated this year.
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    bopman wrote:
    brettdale wrote:
    Keep voting for the all whites it will be sickening if netball beats the all whites for sports moment.
     
    As a single moment I wouldn't have a problem with netball getting it. A moment is just that. It doesn't matter that they only had to beat Australia, as a moment, that single game is one of the best there has ever been.
     
    I think that the All whites deserve Team of the year, and that 3 draws at the world cup was infinitely more impressive than a netball world championship, but as a moment a double overtime win against your biggest rivals is right up there.
    Well put, the moment award is completely different to Team of the Year or Coach of the Year.
     
    As an aside, anyone follow Doug Golightly on Twitter? Hes urging people to vote for the Kiwis because they showed guts and didn't get lucky like the All Whites did in that dour round ball code. I will put 50 million dollars on the fact he was not saying anything like that while the World Cup was on. It sickens me that people like him have influential positions in our sporting media.
    Doug is on twitter????
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    Tegal wrote:
    I think you're a bit confused as to what is being voted on here


    "Special" sporting moments?

    "Phoenix till they lose"

    Posting 97% bollox, 8% lies and 3.658% genuine opinion. 

    Genuine opinion: FTFFA

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    Hard News wrote:
    Or it means they have read Brettdale's rabid rants and thought 'damn it, I'm voting Netball'


    He makes me want to vote for the Netball. Or at least the League.

    Three for me, and two for them.

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    about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
    Well you know the website, vote for them.
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    I voted for the Skiing one.

    Real feel good moment.
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    about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
    Did Reid,  the kiwis  were amazing too.
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    about 15 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
    Was just about to post that myself.
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    Link to his blog so I can send him a nice comment about how he always has an "injury" when the big race is.

    -oh and to mention how rowing isn't really a team sport.CboZ2011-01-15 12:37:33
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