Well, how am I in any position to label this a “demolition?”

While that is a pertinent point, and a relevant question, however, when any scoreboard records the final precedings as a 59-40 Silver Fern victory… No, demolition, the scoreboard would have to be telling some pretty big whoppers to indicate nothing more, and nothing less, than a smashing of the most righteous sorts for any loyal kiwi sort.

For the three people who will probably read this post to this very . [that's a point, if you're all a little confused], I have been doing my best to get the last, the fourth and final Interview Post, with Neemia Tialata, ready for public consumption.

Thankfully, we are nearing the finish line!

It has been a drawn out process that has been impacted by the needed changes to a dying design.  It has taken many days, but with new theme and new design looking delightful, we are ready to give Neemia Tialata the send-off he deserves!

In Days, and this, will be Done!

Must go

Looking forward to the SBW Friday Night [if Coach Penney plays ball], so iamjonnyking may have some words on this subject as well.

Until Then… or Until Next Time

iamjonnyking

This could be the making of a new sport, and every new sport needs a competition name.  Therefore, as we have MMA and the NBA, this could be called MMBA… Okay, so that sux being me right at this point, but not as much as the guy who gets clobbered with a chair.  One might say that he has had one Hellas of a time!

Still confused?

Well, take a look at the following video, which may illustrate-to-illuminate!

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It’s On!

Until Next Time

iamjonnyking

H/T: @prestonjscott

What an intense couple of hours in the middle of the night.  One really has to watch the match again, as it was full of so much emotion… tweeting… that it was very easy to miss the moments that made the night one, to never forget. Richie McCawesome was monumental, and very easily, “should” have been the Man of the Match.  His tenacity, will to win, and ability to execute under fire is peerless in the world of Union.  

Dan Carter is often spoken of in the same breath as the world’s best player, but as last night exemplified, while Carter can output a performance that lacks the usual edge, McCaw is the Postman, as he always delivers.  He has the mindset and presence about his play and now in his captaincy where it is not about stopping the McCaw factor, but of limiting his impact on a performance.  In this Test Match, when it really counted, the Boks could not negate, restrict, or deny the McCaw factor, as his will was done, and his “X” marked the spot.

While much more can be said, such can be for another day… and maybe on another blog!

Just as the All Blacks had a stand-out Saturday, iamjonnyking has had a coming out party of sorts… Yes, a blog warming on a Saturday night.  For all new visitors to this blog, you might not have a full grasp on what has transpired, but with a new theme that has been given the iamjonnyking personal design touch, the sporting revolution now has the new team-theme colours with which to take the field.

The new look is very All Black fitting, with the slide of Pic-Changer 3, a personal highlight!

Therefore, welcome!

While we have only just begun, things can only get better!

Until Next Time

iamjonnyking

Trying?

Suffice-it-to-say, the point being, while its all well and good, and any other throw away line that you care to connect, such a time has felt like one yellow card after another, and there hasn’t even been a South African Referee in sight.

The reason for this “yellow” reality is that this past weekend was meant to be this new theme’s stepping out par-tae, where my fixer and I, preened and crimped, pampered and molly-coddled, where I put my personal stamp and style on what you would see and how you would see it!

However…

We are under further delay… and No, I don’t work for the Council!  This, however, is another way of saying that although time has moved on, this blog has not.  Therefore, what you presently see is a bankrupt facsimile of what will be shining in days hence.  Therefore, I ask you dear reader to please be patient!

In other words, and just to clear up any confusion… Yes, I am aware that Neemia Tialata does not play Cricket!

We do have a plan for this to be completed this weekend, so time is short, and I am long in a list of things to complete.

I am excited!  You are too?  Excellent!

Until Next Time… and Until Then

iamjonnyking

The term mate is synonymous with Rugby League-speak, as synonymous as Red Hair is to Fatty Vautin, and as Tomato Sauce is to Fush and Chups.  However, the NRL is so desperate to get one back in the Battle for the Sydney Sporting dollar that they are said to be offering to enforce a rule… call it, a law, which would see all future use of the term mate, exchanged for the term, the name, the man…

Quade.

Such is their desire for this not-so-mini Cooper, the NRL will not rest in their search to steal Quade, as the Aussies did from their Kiwi Cousins, many moons ago.  If you think this is not a big deal, listen to a “Leaguey” speak off the cuff, particularly after a Grand Final!  What has historically been, Oh Mate, could very soon be, Oh Quade, with the cultural ramifications there for all to hear!

Okay, okay, so that part of this blog post might be trawling in the hyperbole side of life, but if reports are accurate, it does seem that the NRL is on the Quade Cooper case here, desperate to change the sporting conversation on the East Coast of Australia, which has been framed with AFL insignias laughing out loud at their Rugby League cousins.  When one considers the difference in dollar amount of the sums presently reported, the ARU might want to break open the piggy bank, because the present difference amounts to the Tasman Sea.

Will he go?  Should he go? How does the proximity to a Rugby World Cup impact on this decision?

Given the Wobblies present reality as evidenced in their recent form on the field, one would expect the ARU to wake out of their stupor and offer the man something worth his time and talent.  While conventional wisdom would say that a year out from this RWC, such a proximity would rule out a move to the NRL, given the ARU’s present offer, it seems to have gone down like a hot air balloon… and just like the object when full of hot air, such is not going down too well.

If I was a betting man, I would think we would be hearing about a substantially more attractive offer from the Not-So-Mello Yellow’s in the coming days, which should put the dog into this fight.  Given the RWC, his close connections in Union, particularly to a certain “rabbit” (a.k.a. James O’Connor) and rugby goals yet-to-be-realised, I would be surprised if he turned to Rugby League at this stage of his career.  However, if the Wobblies fail to win another game in the Tri-Nations this year, combined with a resolute will from the NRL to get Cooper, there could be more trawling for the headline grabbers… that’s me, as this story develops!

Will a Union player make a big hit in League?  You know, it has happened before!

Anyone remember another Union convert out of Queensland who played the pivot… Long live the King!  No, not the iamjonnyking… I am of New Zealand, and while Quade is likewise, I am speaking of King Lewis, Wally Lewis, who remains Rugby League royalty for the Cane-toads of Queensland

Also, as this League talk is centered around the Eels of Paramatta, one must confess there is room on the Hayne Plane for a Co-Pilot!

Not to forget that Quade Cooper could also play for his whanau, in the Kiwis side.

Remember Quade, blood is thicker than water, and while the Tasman is between us, the Waka is on the way!

Time will be telling, and I am wont to join the party!

Until Next Time

iamjonnyking

Struggling to put your finger on it, then let me help.  Yes, I have had a hair cut, but how you can tell that from this, I have no clue… But, Yes… We are UNDER CONSTRUCTION!

Therefore, God willing, ONLY for the next week, things may look a little rough around the edges.

We still have much to do, so I must dash… But I do ask for your patience and understanding as we go through this trying period, as I say good-bye to a faithful theme and introduce a new one… which is never easy.

Okay, so it isn’t that bad, but you should be getting the drift!

Be excited people… and stay tuned!

Until Next Time

iamjonnyking