Top alternatives to crowds to fill the stands
Sport Review #109
Crowds equal atmosphere - but with no-one in the stands, and all those long gaps fecking around with scrums and that, how can rugby keep TV audiences entertained? Sport Review has the answers.
Sourdough starter on a board - sure, it’s just sitting there doing nothing but it’s cheap, and everyone’s so into it now, the people will be riveted.
People playing touch rugby - if there’s no rugby happening on the pitch, there might as well be some in the stands.
A tiger chasing a chimpanzee - behold nature’s magnificent cruelty and beauty.
Builders doing DIY demonstrations - learn how to sand a window sill without severely cutting your hands, or do grouting. Possible sponsorship tie-in with Bunnings. Possible turn-off by reminding you of all the jobs you have to do when you’re trying to relax, cripes.
Just some guys torpedoing beer cans - tell your kids that you used to do that, and run them through your record times.
Justin Marshall in stocks - everyone can enjoy that.
Eden Park residents - lured in with the promise of a free pide and piccolo, they’re now trapped forever in the heart of their nemesis.
The Feelers vs Head Like A Hole - playing at each other 15 metres apart, this is going to be awesome.
Duck shooting - no shots while the ball is in play.
Thanks for reading - Richard
The week's best NZ sport content
Suzanne McFadden looks at how grassroots clubs coped through lockdown, how they’re getting ready to play again and what the future may hold [Locker Room], while Dylan Cleaver looks at how school and club rugby will be shaped by COVID [NZ Herald]
Ian Anderson’s baffling NZ Cricket XI caused a fair amount of chat online - see if he included your favs [Stuff]
Would you like an explainer of how this year’s National Basketball League will work? Ryan Nixon has you covered [Sportsfreak]
Team New Zealand put on a cool day on the water with youth, development and Olympic sailors all mixing it up together [Team New Zealand]
Not NZ - but Last Dance-related look at whether Michael Jordan was a bit of a dick [Slate]
Video nasty
Top ten NBA celebrity reactions - ft Sport Review favs John McEnroe and Macca.
Long read
From last year - a deep dive into Q Anon, the wide-ranging conspiracy theory that’s flexible enough to incorporate basically anything that happens but is sucking in more and more people every day.
Recommendation
Cabin In The Woods is horror / comedy from Buffy supremo Joss Whedon that turns every genre you can think of on its head. It’s on Netflix, highly recommended.
Bring back the gif
You, now the kids are back at school.
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