Sunday, March 06, 2005
Some thoughts on the Super 12
The New Zealand public, led by the breathless cheerleaders in the corporate media, are led to believe that every Super 12 game is a triumph for athletic prowess, and each season another truly magnificent entry in the encyclopedia of human achievement. The good, the bad, and the indifferent are received with the same uncritical appreciation. The inability of players to complete such basic tasks as catching a ball and running with it elicit no comment. The absence of talent, skill and excitement - and the certain dilution of these things in the future with the expansion to 14 teams - matter not a jot for a public as poorly informed and easily impressed as that found in New Zealand.
Comments:
I would love to see detailed crowd figures for the super 12 but alas they are the only football league in the world (along with the NPC) that don't release them. I'm very curious to track them and see what will happen in the coming years as each teams adds two more meaningless fixtures to the list.
Does this competition serve any other purpose than to give something for people to drink to or at?
It's the one day cricket of the rugby world.
Does this competition serve any other purpose than to give something for people to drink to or at?
It's the one day cricket of the rugby world.
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