While I am just as happy as anyone else that the Warriors have made a great start to the 2007 season, my mind can’t help but wander to something important – the Anzac test match.
Yup, the annual test match that usually involves the Kiwi’s getting a hammering is less than a month away. I’ve not read much about it, but I’ve no doubt that coach Brian McClennan would have been planning for this for a long time.
It’s a game I look forward to every year, as it is usually the only test match we play during the regular season. After a hiding in one of these matches I recall the then coach Daniel Anderson saying the match should be scrapped. This was due to the inadequate preparation – a late starting camp, jet-lagged players from the UK, suspensions, injuries etc.
Under coach McClennan, the Kiwis have been better the longer they are in camp together, so the short preparation time will be a factor. However it’s a factor we know about, which means a solution can be found.
Despite the regular hidings, I always have a great deal of optimism that we can win – and why not? We have the players and the coach to do it.
Bluey knows is as well, so lets assume he has been planning exactly how it will be done.
UPDATE: The hype has begun. Since the rep season launch function in Australia, the media coverage has increased greatly.
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