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@pakman said in Gooonnnnee too soon:
@bovidae said in Gooonnnnee too soon:
A no.8 that never fulfilled his potential was Isitolo Maka. The test in Durban in 1998 changed when he left the field, never to seen in black again.
Can remember thinking, The f*g dirty Boks!, only to find out it was a flying Robin Brooke elbow!
Why did he not make the 1999 squad? I remember the late Dylan Mika got a spot instead of him. The 'barnstorming' Taine Randall didn't quite have the same impact.
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@booboo said in Gooonnnnee too soon:
@bovidae said in Gooonnnnee too soon:
A no.8 that never fulfilled his potential was Isitolo Maka. The test in Durban in 1998 changed when he left the field, never to seen in black again.
Royce Willis about the same time
Yep, back in the days when every single Waikato forward and quite a few of the backs went to the same barber and did their best to look like an aircraft carrier.
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@rancid-schnitzel said in Gooonnnnee too soon:
I'd just reiterate the comment from @nepia about how farking retarded it is having Lonergan on that original list.
How about Shane Gould. Retired at 17.
Tennis player Andrea Jaegar was 19.
Dave Loveridge? Picked for his first test as a leggie, broke his finger and never played for NZ.
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@nzzp said in Gooonnnnee too soon:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Gooonnnnee too soon:
I'd just reiterate the comment from @nepia about how farking retarded it is having Lonergan on that original list.
How about Shane Gould. Retired at 17.
Tennis player Andrea Jaegar was 19.
Dave Loveridge? Picked for his first test as a leggie, broke his finger and never played for NZ.
*any TSF member. Not picked for any team for being too fat/skinny/drunk/weak/un-co/not committed/busy with work, family etc....
This thread could go on forever.
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@mn5 said in Gooonnnnee too soon:
@nzzp said in Gooonnnnee too soon:
@rancid-schnitzel said in Gooonnnnee too soon:
I'd just reiterate the comment from @nepia about how farking retarded it is having Lonergan on that original list.
How about Shane Gould. Retired at 17.
Tennis player Andrea Jaegar was 19.
Dave Loveridge? Picked for his first test as a leggie, broke his finger and never played for NZ.
*any TSF member. Not picked for any team for being too fat/skinny/drunk/weak/un-co/not committed/busy with work, family etc....
This thread could go on forever.
The list of sports people who retired in their prime in full physical health is very small
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@stockcar86 said in Gooonnnnee too soon:
James Somerset looked like a star until he injured his back
This is the only footage I can find of the U21 try that I remember him scoring (sorry for the quality)
I remember that try. That was decent team that year with quite a few going on to play for the ABs.
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No mention of Buck Shelford? Admittedly he was dropped but...
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@no-quarter said in Gooonnnnee too soon:
No mention of Buck Shelford? Admittedly he was dropped but...
No buts
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@raznomore said in Gooonnnnee too soon:
Paul Hoff. Left at the peak. Tried to come back though, was shit.
You know a thread is getting shit when origin players who's names ya can't even spell get mentioned
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@mn5 said in Gooonnnnee too soon:
@pakman said in Gooonnnnee too soon:
@bovidae said in Gooonnnnee too soon:
A no.8 that never fulfilled his potential was Isitolo Maka. The test in Durban in 1998 changed when he left the field, never to seen in black again.
Can remember thinking, The f*g dirty Boks!, only to find out it was a flying Robin Brooke elbow!
Why did he not make the 1999 squad? I remember the late Dylan Mika got a spot instead of him. The 'barnstorming' Taine Randall didn't quite have the same impact.
Pies and KFC.
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@cyclops said in Gooonnnnee too soon:
Joe Sullivan - retired from rowing at about 25 after winning gold in the 2012 London Olympics. Later a grinder for Team NZ though so didn't stay retired.
That's a good one - I suspect semi-professional sports are littered with examples.
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I would expect rowers and swimmers etc to retire about then? Maybe rowing is a a sport more suited to slightly older.
It's just the modern 'artificial ' state cash keeping some of the Olympic athletes in the sport longer?
When would a rower expect to retire pre 15 years ago?
If you're an absolute superstar like Phelps or Thorpe then there would be enough money to keep them going independently.
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@rapido Agree. Loader might have gone on to win at the next Olympics, but only at the cost of four years lost to his career. Doubtful it is worth it for a guy who has nothing to prove, because he's already got Olympic gold.
I was annoyed when he retired that people complained that he was depriving "us" of potential gold medals. Like "we" were doing the work.
