Hi John: Your Kiwi juniors lost on average only 1-second per athlete against an Aussie senior team which won gold at Delhi Com Games (Offereins who ran first leg in Brisbane was dropped for the relay final in Delhi, replaced by Kevin Moore. But in Brisbane the last three men were the same as per Delhi final. The change was on first leg where Offereins came in for Joel MIlburn who is returning from injury and has yet to race this summer.
This NZ team should be properly funded, brought into camp occasionally, sent to the US for some relay experience. You have the makings of an outstanding unit. They just need a bit of pressure from others (older or younger) in the lead-up to, say, Glasgow Comm Games. That’s what I would be targetting in the medium range.