That was a weekend of sport.
The Silver Ferns netball team beat the Aussies in the Constellation Cup, further cementing Dame Noelene as one of the more effective coaches in NZ. The Kiwis displayed a toughness and accuracy that is usually reserved for the Australians that meant the teams were evenly matched. The difference being the tenacity of the New Zealanders to hammer home the win. Two great teams playing great sport.
Two other great teams going head to head were the Black Caps and the Aussies in T20 cricket. Martin Guptil seems to have found some form and is bashing the poor bowlers to all parts. He sent one out of the ground at one point. Again, we had two evenly matched teams playing some great sport unhampered by controversy or bad sportsmanship with the difference being just one game.
Israel Adesanya lost!!! The great MMA fighter moved a weight class and was beaten on points. It had to come at some point such is the nature of the game. However, like all combat sports there seems to be lasting questions around results and egos. Dana White, the head of UFC, thought that Adesanya had it on points. Anyway, Israel took it on the chin so to speak and will get back to it soon I’m sure.
In the latest PGA tour event, Lee Westwood is turning back the years. The 47 year old managed to get himself out in front with a round to play at Bay Hill. A great driver of the golf ball, Westwood uses accuracy over muscle to get in done. I hope he can close it out on Monday (NZ time) although Dechambeau is chasing and hitting the ball to all parts. That guy is a fucking enigma. He uses calculations and formulas and christ knows what else to play the game. Then decides that he’ll bulk up and hit the ball forty miles. All the while, taking a silly amount of time to play a shot. Play the game mate. Hit the shot. You don’t need to fuck around and adversely affect your playing partners. I think with that length, if he ‘played golf’ like Tom Kite did, or Fred Couples or Ernie Els – he would be a real threat to some records.
Meanwhile Patrick Reed has caused another stir among the watchers. It seems he’s been surreptitiously accused of improving his lie (again) during play at Bay Hill. From the evidence I saw, it didn’t look untoward but you never know. The guy has been caught before and seems to be a world class dickhead. Hell of a player but if he wants to continue in this game he’d better put head down and bum up and find some humility too. I don’t know Patrick or what sort of person he is but certainly, his public persona and actions leave much to be desired.
Annnnnndddd, did you see the rugby? I saw bits and pieces but had to switch off and was relegated to watching the highlights on YouTube because of the fucking whistle. Even my father, who has been a player, referee and administrator all at the top level, had t switch the Super Rugby Aotearoa games off because of the arm wavers. What’s the game come to where die hard rugby people have to turn games off because of refereeing? Fuck man, the powers that be had better change things fast. As you can see we have a plethora of good sports to watch and at the moment, Rugby Union isn’t one of them.
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