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@its_peeps @allovertheform It’s AI slop

@allovertheform Good grief. Brevity not the friend of the kiwi obviously.

OFFICIAL STATEMENT Today’s achievement by James McDonald is not simply a milestone within racing it is a landmark moment in New Zealand sporting history that demands immediate and unequivocal recognition. By surpassing 129 Group 1 victories, McDonald has established a new benchmark of elite performance in one of the most competitive and unforgiving global sports. These are not domestic statistics accumulated in isolation. They are the result of sustained excellence at the highest level, across multiple international jurisdictions, against the very best riders and horses in the world. This is the standard by which all New Zealand athletes should be measured. It must therefore be stated clearly and without hesitation: continued failure to appropriately recognise achievements of this magnitude within the broader sporting framework is no longer acceptable. The Halberg Awards exist to honour supreme excellence in New Zealand sport. That purpose carries an obligation to assess performance based on merit, global competitiveness, and sustained elite output. On every one of those measures, James McDonald is not just qualified he is compelling. To overlook this achievement, or to relegate it behind less globally demanding accomplishments, would represent a fundamental misalignment between the stated purpose of the Halberg Awards and their execution. This is not a subjective case. It is an objective one. James McDonald has redefined what is possible for a New Zealand athlete on the world stage. His record is historically significant, internationally validated, and unmatched in its consistency at the highest level of competition. Accordingly, it is the position of this statement that: James McDonald must be recognised as a leading candidate for the highest individual honour at the upcoming Halberg Awards. Anything less would not simply be disappointing it would be indefensible. New Zealand sport cannot continue to claim global ambition while overlooking one of its most dominant global performers. The time for polite acknowledgement has passed. This demands recognition.

@poggoam @antonposa @FOXNRL lol agreed. It’s all rather tedious and boring isn’t it. Just ridiculous the contract structure for NRL and people playing for clubs while signed elsewhere for a season and media full of rumours around contract $ as it’s not public info.

@antonposa @FOXNRL Stop it, why let good sense get in the way of another fucking 2027 contract headline as we’re playing early rounds 2026?

'CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE HIM' 🚨 A Broncos' star on 'unders' is seeking a pay rise amid Payne Haas' exit from the club... And he has leverage with no shortage of clubs willing to make him a $1m player. DETAILS 👉bit.ly/4lBF5l6

@davepband And here in NZ we have a monopoly of Entains pathetic odds and a $1000 AML limit for placing or receiving anything over that regardless of cash/card. A 86 year old man could win $1000 from a $5 bet and has to jump thru hoops to collect. Games gone

$4999 it is then.

@MikeMcDonald89 @THEradbrogoff BCS is an amazing series. I’m a massive BB fan but BCS was better imo. First couple of seasons are a slow burn but stick with it. I saw a few people mention Dark and can confirm you will most likely love it. Recommend watching in German with subtitles.

@THEradbrogoff I never watched it- but I probably should. Hard for me to wrap my brain around a spin-off ever being good but it seems to be the one exception

I'm 20 years late, but I finished watching Six Feet Under yesterday and think it's one of the best shows I've ever seen. #2 behind the wire for me and pretty far ahead of everything else

@BradWalterSport @sandylanceley @CraigNorenbergs I think you strongly over estimate the desire your average NRL fan has for a PNG team / expansion in general. The standard of the comp week to week doesn’t justify expansion at all IMO.

@sandylanceley @CraigNorenbergs 100 per cent we do. Then NZ and perhaps Hawaii or Fiji in the future. It’s the most exciting thing to have happened to the game since the Warriors joined the comp in 1995.

Let’s put an NRL team in…. *checks notes*… the 4th most dangerous city on earth

@mcacajamez 🐐🐐 GL legend

@ShaunBeirne @rtralphy @J_Walter23 Yet here in NZ we have a pathetic entain monopoly and all our journos are paid off. Great way to kill an industry.

@rtralphy @J_Walter23 So there IS some advantage to the current status, again there are nuanced arguments either way.

World Pool "issues" are much more about the rebate. In HK any bet over HKD10,000 (AUD1800) receives a 10% rebate. Rebates likely higher for large syndicates. The effect? At 10% rebate the implied odds AG1.1>1.22, Tempted 1.4>1.55, Observer 1.6>1.77 1/2

@mcmungawar @nickheathcote Void but hilarious to think Epstein was the one instructing Gates. World’s biggest psy op we will ever see. I wonder if MSM ever exposes Gates for who he is. Crazy times

@nickheathcote Full release, no redacting otherwise void

YOU GUYS SHOWED THAT VACCINE GUY BILL GATES WHATS UP

@AdamFerrellNFL This was supposed to be funny?

@StuMorrisonNZ Imagine thinking it matters whether the left or right win. Nothing changes and they are all owned puppets.

@MHReddell We are paying 220k for a fucking green MP fluff piece doco you dumb cunt.

Says much of what you need to know about latter day econ policy in NZ, when our taxes are being used to pay some Australian sportsmen to play their game in NZ

@CamMagicMan @Patriots Does he play left tackle ?

Hey @Patriots this Aussie - Matt Burton from the NRL can kick 60yd place kicks in his sleep & also kicks 80yd punts with minimal effort - he is the X factor Mike Vrabel needs in 2026 instagram.com/reel/DUhzTTAjz…

@DFS_9 @AussieBenC I’m talking about general admission obviously. Happy to wager if your keen

@Sunline911 @AussieBenC Well, it won’t. Tickets will be expensive, it’s 11am on a weekday and MCC will get a huge allocation still, so at the very minimum the MCC allocation will be on sale for weeks.

Here is the stadium that’ll host 49ers vs Rams in Australia: The famous Melbourne Cricket Ground, which fits 100,000

@DFS_9 @AussieBenC It’s 100% selling out in <5 mins

@AussieBenC This is such a wild take haha. I’ll bump a week out from ticket release!

@Nate_Tice Would you pay him this off season? What’s the contract look like?

CJ Stroud is a top 16 starter is a crazy hot take now.

@chinamaniac @audavidb 0 would be fav surely?

@audavidb How many Super bowl wins are they gonna combine for? What’s your market?

You idiots all said Caleb and Bo sucked last year. Generational QBs.

@BudLightLover69 @cjhatcher07 @Steelers_DB Malik is probably going to get 30 mill a year at least from someone, is that a bridge QB? I think a lot of Steelers fans who are Rodgers haters think they were paying him 50 mill. He was probably one of the better contracts in the nfl this season

@cjhatcher07 @Steelers_DB go get a bridge qb like mac jones or malik willis, if the new coach keeps howard then have then compete. If they stink it up its good for draft position but if jones/willis/howard break out then you have your potential guy for the future.

Not gonna let you ruin my day today, Adam.

@PADDYD77162303 @Upuspupus Was that on racecafe / what was wrong with what you did? Should have told them to kick rocks

@Upuspupus For a period of time, when their horses ran, I was posting details of the purchases online, showing the cost, the returns to date and whether I thought it was value for money purchase. For some strange reason they took offense!

Having been the subject of a cease & desist letter from Ellis and Fenton Ellis, should I back the AUD$400,000 3YO that they purchased with the same name?

@OneKumar_NFL @bkoo Yeah man it’s definitely fantasy football and not the bombardment of advertising people are subject to these days. It’s definitely fantasy man.

@bkoo Fantasy Football was a huge gateway for sports gambling it has become an absolute travesty for society

These companies are in court saying that what they do is not sports betting. Meanwhile….

@Caleb2DJ @throwthedamball Ben Johnson stat if anything

@throwthedamball Caleb’s jump in deep ball accuracy from year 1 to year 2 is awesome

How often QBs throw deep and their PFF Grade on those throws