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Perenara to start, Aaron Smith suspended for 1 game after joining the Mile High Club...
Suspended for unethical conduct at Christchurch airport.
Perenara to start, Aaron Smith suspended for 1 game after joining the Mile High Club...
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That means A. Smith back in for Perenara and I think Fekitoa will be reunited with Crotty in midfield. That potent back-3 combo of B. Smith, Draggz & Savea should also resume duty, and Barrett will be given a his 1st start as pivot for this occasion.......
Booooooooo... let the boys play I say
on an official trip wearing AB squad uniform took a girl (not his partner) into a disabled toilet and made a bunch of noise for 10min with obvious public outside and people filming/recording in on their phones.
kinda went beyond "boys being boys" unfortunately... Young sports people do need some slack sometimes but I think Smith has used all his up some time ago. 27 and a senior All Black now...
which is worth of a game suspension?
seriously who cares what he was doing as long as the sex was consensual? adultery isn't a crime and the work place should not be punishing you for it
which is worth of a game suspension?
seriously who cares what he was doing as long as the sex was consensual? adultery isn't a crime and the work place should not be punishing you for it
what do you think the All Blacks sponsors like Adidas, Gatorade & AIG think about it? They spend millions of dollars to have their name associated with the All Blacks brand.
think of Nike dropping Tiger that is the sort of thing Smith is risking. But much more serious as it impacts the careers of hundreds of people not just himself.
probably not as big a deal if it was off season and he wasn't on an official All Blacks trip and he wasn't wearing official squad uniform.... But he was.
I kinda get what people are saying, part of me kinda laughs it off that was my initial feeling. But the reality is very different.
It is pretty obvious that being an All Blacks is a lot more than just being a great player. These guys are public figures, they are our greatest export. Many countries only know about NZ because of the success of the All Blacks.
IN the wake of all the bad press the AB's have had this year and the fact this isn't the first time hes made headlines I think Smith needs to be made an example of. I would give him the rest of the year off in terms of All Black selection, leave him off the end of year tour. Sort out his affairs, he is obviously got some explaining to do with his partner and family. Keep clean and work your way back next year. We don't have a Lions tour or World Cup we need him for this year, pretty much all the silverware is in the cabinet already so its not like we desperately need him.
It was the leadership team that came up with the punishment, they have a standard you are expected to adhere to when on AB duty and he broke it, not for the first or second time either.
So while he is on AB time work can punish him all they like, being a national sports figure you are expected to uphold values in public etc, and he didn't.
Sucks for us cause he is in the form of his life, but TJP will step up I have no doubt.
Sponsors only care cause people care, the board of directors only care because they fear people like you will stop buying their stuff
Sponsors care about money, not the morality of the issue
That's a fairly narrow minded view.
Sponsors care about image. That is what they are paying for.
A big sponsor bay look at an incident like this and think it would be better for their image to withdraw their sponsorship. Doing so may improve their public approval.
I don't necessarily believe any sponsors are going to withdraw but incidents like this do affect the Image of the brand and how desirable it is. Potential future sponsors may look at this and decide not to make a bid or to bid less. Or a Current sponsor may decide not to renew a deal. Its not an impact that will be instantly obvious but over time something like this could cost millions in future deals, more if other incidents come up... 2 or 3 things like this come up in a year and the All Blacks could find themselves seriously out of pocket.
Also Nike never dropped Tiger Woods, they still sponsor him to this day
Forgive me if i just mention stuff that constantly get repeated.
Under HM we had a pretty good win record. Then the fans thought "hey!we are winning but it can be better" So everyone pushed for expansive rugby. HM came and went and now we have come full circle with AC . Winning is the most important he does not care about the style change we have been working on for the last 5 years. We have made no progress in the last cycle and are back where we came from. I dont know if im happy about just accepting wins again and throwing away progress made in the last few years. The issue stems from taking risks. By taking risks the product looks more attractive but we risk exposing our defence too much. Under AC you will see we will kick the ball into opposition territory from our own 10-5m line. This puts the opposition under immense pressure but also gifts them possession over and over for them to keep trying to pick the holes in the defence.
We should really be trying to run from deeper. I dont buy this stuff from AC that says expansive rugby is just a fairy tale its just how risky your approach is.
http://www.sport24.co.za/Rugby/Rugb...nning-more-important-than-how-we-win-20161003
Which is, exactly, what mole said: "Sponsors only care cause people care".Sponsors care about image.
question:
i read several times people talking about aaron smith partner.
why is it? it´s that aaron is gay? is she his wife, girl friend? in spanish if you call it partner means the person is gay.