Halberg Awards Decade Champion (2021)

From the Halberg Awards Decade Champion ceremony on Wednesday, 24 March 2021:

Winner of the Sport New Zealand Leadership Award: Johanna Wood (football).

Emerging Talent Athlete of the Decade

Finalists: 2010 Gareth Kean (swimming), 2011 Jacko Gill (athletics), 2012 Lydia Ko (golf), 2013 Gabrielle Fa’amausili (swimming), 2014 Regan Gough (cycling), 2015 Eliza McCartney (athletics), 2016 Campbell Stewart (cycling), 2017 Ellesse Andrews (cycling), 2018 Maddison-Lee Wesche (athletics), 2019 Alice Robinson (ski racing).

Winner: Lydia Ko

Para Athlete of the Decade (Category introduced in 2011)

Finalists: 2011 Sophie Pascoe (Para swimming), 2012 Sophie Pascoe (Para swimming), 2013 Sophie Pascoe (Para swimming), 2014 Mary Fisher (Para swimming), 2015 Sophie Pascoe (Para swimming), 2016 Liam Malone (Para athletics), 2017 Sophie Pascoe (Para swimming), 2018 Adam Hall (Para alpine skiing), 2019 Sophie Pascoe (Para swimming).

Winner: Sophie Pascoe

Coach of the Decade

Finalists: 2010 Ricki Herbert (football), 2011 Sir Graham Henry (rugby), 2012 Richard (Dick) Tonks (rowing), 2013 Sir Steve Hansen (rugby), 2014 Anthony Peden (cycling), 2015 Sir Steve Hansen (rugby), 2016 Gordon Walker (canoe racing), 2017 Gordon Walker (canoe racing), 2018 Gordon Walker (canoe racing), 2019 Dame Noeline Taurua (netball).

Winner: Gordon Walker

Sportsman of the Decade

Finalists: 2010 Richie McCaw (rugby), 2011 Richie McCaw (rugby), 2012 Mahe Drysdale (rowing), 2013 Scott Dixon (motorsport), 2014 Brendon McCullum (cricket), 2015 Kane Williamson (cricket), 2016 Mahe Drysdale (rowing), 2017 Tom Walsh (athletics), 2018 Tom Walsh (athletics), 2019 Israel Adesanya (mixed martial arts).

Winner: Richie McCaw

Sportswoman of the Decade

Finalists: 2010 Dame Valerie Adams (athletics), 2011 Dame Valerie Adams (athletics), 2012 Dame Valerie Adams (athletics), 2013 Lydia Ko (golf), 2014 Lydia Ko (golf), 2015 Lydia Ko (golf), 2016 Lisa Carrington (canoe racing), 2017 Lisa Carrington (canoe racing), 2018 Lisa Carrington (canoe racing), 2019 Lisa Carrington (canoe racing).

Winner: Lisa Carrington

Team of the Decade

Finalists: 2010 All Whites (football), 2011 All Blacks (rugby), 2012 Men’s Pair, Hamish Bond and Eric Murray (rowing), 2013 All Blacks (rugby), 2014 Men’s Pair, Hamish Bond and Eric Murray (rowing), 2015 All Blacks (rugby), 2016 Men’s 49er, Peter Burling and Blair Tuke (yachting), 2017 Emirates Team New Zealand (yachting), 2018 Black Ferns Sevens (rugby), 2019 Silver Ferns (netball).

Winners: Hamish Bond and Eric Murray

New Zealand’s Favourite Sporting Moment of the Decade

Finalists: 2010 All Whites (football), 2011 All Blacks (rugby), 2012 Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan (rowing), 2013 Black Sox (softball), 2014 Brendon McCullum (cricket), 2015 Grant Elliott (cricket), 2016 Eliza McCartney (athletics), 2017 Mitchell Hunt (rugby), 2018 Anna Leat (football), 2019 Silver Ferns (netball).

Winners: Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan

Halberg Award Decade Champion (supreme award)

Finalists: 2010 All Whites (football), 2011 All Blacks (rugby), 2012 Men’s Pair, Hamish Bond and Eric Murray (rowing), 2013 Lydia Ko (golf), 2014 Men’s Pair, Hamish Bond and Eric Murray (rowing), 2015 All Blacks (rugby), 2016 Lisa Carrington (canoe racing), 2017 Emirates Team New Zealand (yachting), 2018 Tom Walsh (athletics), 2019 Silver Ferns (netball).

Winners: Hamish Bond and Eric Murray

About the event itself: https://www.halbergawards.co.nz/news/isps-handa-halberg-awards-to-honour-decade-champions/

@stargazer interesting that Bond an Murray only won Team of the Decade twice yet the AB's won it thrice.

@stargazer

Bullshit on the moment of the decade.

Shows how crap public voting is.

Reading that reminded me the All Whites won it in 2010 for three draws. 11yrs on and I am still annoyed (cc: grumpy old man thread).

The All Whites stick out like a sore thumb amongst that lot of World and Olympic champs. People's choice, maybe. No way should they have been considered for the main awards.

I have no problems with the All Whites being in for greatest moment.

That 93rd minute equaliser against Slovakia lives long as an incredible moment for me.

Funny how much the judges were off the mark on the emerging talent category.
I would say that Alice Robinson will prove out the best of that bunch. Ko’s candle burned bright and fast.

@crucial said in Halberg Awards Decade Champion (2021):

Funny how much the judges were off the mark on the emerging talent category.

That list is heavily weighted towards Olympic sports, which means it is harder to succeed. Particularly in swimming and athletics.

It would be interesting to look at the full list of nominees for each year to see who may have fulfilled their promise but didn't win the ultimate award that year.

@booboo said in Halberg Awards Decade Champion (2021):

@stargazer

Bullshit on the moment of the decade.

agree. Couldn't tell you what half the moments were ... but that Elliot 6 into the stands was a sporting experience I'll take to my grave.

Still loved Vettori's cool walk out under pressure. It didn't get on TV, but he wandered out like he was on a garden stroll, just the relaxed calm in a white hot atmosphere. That game was just incredible, a lazarus like comeback for the Caps

In a decade where the ABs broke the RWC losing streak. Twice, first time ever in a row. Won record percentage of games, and recognised even in US sport circles as the most dominant sports team ever - pretty ridiculous they didn't win. Yeah they went down hill from 17-18, but Bond & Muray were on their way out too.

@nzzp said in Halberg Awards Decade Champion (2021):

@booboo said in Halberg Awards Decade Champion (2021):

@stargazer

Bullshit on the moment of the decade.

agree. Couldn't tell you what half the moments were ... but that Elliot 6 into the stands was a sporting experience I'll take to my grave.

Still loved Vettori's cool walk out under pressure. It didn't get on TV, but he wandered out like he was on a garden stroll, just the relaxed calm in a white hot atmosphere. That game was just incredible, a lazarus like comeback for the Caps

Clear no. 2.

Remember 2011 is part of the decade.

It's too easy to bloc vote on these things.

I have never ever experienced tension and relief at the levels of that 2011 RWC final and one viewing of that fan video showing the game and crowds on the waterfront is the only evidence required to prove that it was undoubtedly the NZ sporting moment of the decade.

Here is the race. The last 500 m are great to watch but it depends on your subjective definition of "moment".

The Cohen/Sullivan moment would be my NZ sporting moment of the decade followed closely by Elliot's 6.

@machpants Bond and Murray - double Olympic Gold, a gazillion world champs and over 70 consecutive wins. Rowing arguably a more global sport than rugby. I don't have any issues with them winning TBH

Sporting moment is the one I have an issue with. Like @nzzp I saw the nominees and immediately thought the Hairy Javelin. Best night ever at Eden Park! (2011 was not enjoyable at all)

@bovidae said in Halberg Awards Decade Champion (2021):

Here is the race. The last 500 m are great to watch but it depends on your subjective definition of "moment".

View embedded content

That was cool to watch again

The fact that Elliott's 6 was in the SF, and not a final, would have counted against it.

You're all rugby hatrzz

I’m just going to leave this here now...

@bovidae said in Halberg Awards Decade Champion (2021):

Here is the race. The last 500 m are great to watch but it depends on your subjective definition of "moment".

View embedded content

That was pretty damn cool, but up there with the ABs in 2011? Nowhere near. Particularly when you consider the stress of the semi-final as well and Carter‘s injury, Donald’s redemption story.