@MN5 said in Aaron Smith naughty boy?:

@Stargazer said in Aaron Smith naughty boy?:

@taniwharugby said in Aaron Smith naughty boy?:

@Stargazer wtf are you on about? did you watch it, no way would anyone recognize her form the image they posted.

You really are a picky little fluffybunny arent you!

Apparently, bolding the word 'him' is too subtle for you?

I meant Smith. He's a man-slut from all I've heard about him over the years.

Dude, the word is "stud".........how can you not know that ? sounds like someone needs a bit of impromptu toilet action.

Hey old timer, no-one under 35 uses that word anymore.
It's called "skux" these days.

@booboo said in Hurricanes v Brumbies:

@Stargazer i disagree entirely.

I'm not saying you shouldn't prefer Lowe if you think he's a better player. But don't pick him coz his cuzzies may be in the stand. Pick him because he's a better player.

I disagree. I side with @Stargazer on this one. It is poor form by the Hurricanes. They need to show more respect for Hawkes Bay. In fact, they should trade Beauden to the Blues for Ihaia West. It would be fitting for the crowd to see one of their favourite sons play.

It's funny how people are talking up the Boks defence..

They gave up 6 tries.. If the AB's had a goalkicker, they would have won..

@nepia said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

@chris-b And there you are - thought you'd been abducted by aliens. Following the same reasoning I am impressed with how Foster built the Chiefs so that Rennie could win with them.

It was also impressive how Vance Stewart set up the Crusaders in 1996 so that Wayne Smith could benefit and eventually win in 1998.

The work that Jed Rowlands and Frank Oliver did in setting up the Blues for Sloane/Henry to win in 2003 was impressive too.

Also, it was great how Hammett got rid of Nonu so that he could rebuild the team for four years of mediocrity and this allowed Boyd to bring Nonu back to get the Canes to the finals and set them up for the win the following year.

Nick White must be pleased with Auckland's win on the weekend. He built that team. Get that man a coaching gig in Tasman.

As long as he is producing results.. I'm happy with him being coach. And so far, he is producing some great results for the ABs.

@KiwiMurph said in Crusaders v Hurricanes:

Bit sad watching Cory Jane - a shadow of himself in his prime.

His shadow would be better than Goosen atm

No love for Papalii?

@shark said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:

@Nepia said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:

@shark said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:

@pakman said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:

@Nepia Of all the times someone's had the smart idea of playing a player out of position I'm struggling to think of one which worked. Plenty have been disasters though!

Funny how it's "out of position" when we lose notable tests.

I didn't really rate Tana in the midfield TBH. Serviceable at best, and a default option at a time when we really struggled at centre (pre Conrad). Yet his time there is considered a success.

WTF? Are you serious? He was up with the best in the world in his era as a 13.

@Nepia said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:

@shark said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:

@pakman said in All Blacks v BI Lions Test #3:

@Nepia Of all the times someone's had the smart idea of playing a player out of position I'm struggling to think of one which worked. Plenty have been disasters though!

Funny how it's "out of position" when we lose notable tests.

I didn't really rate Tana in the midfield TBH. Serviceable at best, and a default option at a time when we really struggled at centre (pre Conrad). Yet his time there is considered a success.

WTF? Are you serious? He was up with the best in the world in his era as a 13.

Yep 100% serious. Depth was so bad during his era at 13 that Mark Robinson played tests and we shifted Rangi to 13 in 2003. He was there by default and was no great shakes. Not hard to be "up there with the best in the world in his era" given there was Mortlock and then daylight.

I know BOD is pasty white, but it's a bit harsh to call him daylight.

@antipodean said in Game of 3 halves: All Blacks v Canterbury v Otago:

@act-crusader said in Game of 3 halves: All Blacks v Canterbury v Otago:

You know the real reason why it’s not being televised....

It's all the new stuff they're implementing and don't want other teams watching and analysing.

They don't want other teams getting more tape of Frizzle to analyse.

The All Blacks are lucky they're not playing England.. England would've exposed their weaknesses

Brady and Brees in the same division.. Jesus Christ..
Not to mention Matt Ryan and Teddy..

@KiwiMurph said in NFL 2020:

Brady's next team will be the Tampa Bay Bucs by the sounds.

Word on the street is that Brady saw the huge moves for teams to get players like Hopkins and Diggs, then thought stuff it, Pats aren't gonna get anyone and packed his bags for Tampa.

@Cyclops said in Cricket: NZ vs England:

@gt12 said in Cricket: NZ vs England:

@Godder

Wow, so Watling is heads and shoulders in our top team then. Good on that man.

The only question you'd have to ask as the selector is whether you want Watling who will dig you out if your top order is in trouble or Baz coming in at 300/5 and torching a bowling attack that's been worn down.

For all normal purposes, Watling is a dream keeper. Almost like clockwork you can rely on him to dig us out of a hole. The only weakness is that he doesn't seem comfortable coming out when we're already in a dominant position. I think it doesn't suit his game and as a result of his selflessness he tries to play a different way to try and progress the game and in doesn't work for him.

For a side with an all time top 6, Baz just slips in because we're much less likely to need a rescue job. For any real selection, Watling is the man for the job.

I'd go with Watling.
If we have our all time top 6, we would be playing against the all time top bowlers from others teams too.
We will definitely find ourselves in trouble against all time test bowlers from other nations.

BJ averages 43.10 as designated keeper, compared to Baz with 34.18

Jesus Christ, the Ravens look unstoppable. Ravens v 9ers looking likely for the Superbowl.

Their matchup next week will be a banger.

@nzzp said in Blues 2020:

@Bovidae said in Blues 2020:

Rieko is a midfielder now?

Clearly spent too much time listening to Tana

Seriously, though, whatevrer works for the player. If he thinks his career is at 13, who am I to disagree. Tana did it and nailed it. It still feels a bit weird, mind

Rieko played his schoolboy rugby at 13. IIRC, he didn't play wing until he made the ABs.

@Cyclops said in NFL 2019:

@KiwiMurph said in NFL 2019:

@Cyclops yep. Seahawks meanwhile are suddenly real contenders. They have the best QB in the league this season, they have Clowney playing like the #1 overall pick he was and theyve picked up Josh Gordon. Of course Carroll is a class coach as well.

People talk about the conferences in Super Rugby lacking balance - the divisions in NFL are just as bad.

The NFC West is incredibly strong meanwhile some of other divisions have multiple awful teams (NFC East, AFC East etc).

Yeah the draws can be so unequal sometimes it's crazy. (Pats get the rest of AFC east twice and NFC east, and the Bengals). There's almost always one team that's 10-6 or 9-7 that misses out. But they don't seem to care as much. Maybe because it's always been like that?

The league usually evens out.
NFC West is so strong atm, but there was a time when they were all complete trash (The winner of their division had a losing record).

Patriots place Flash Gordon on IR.. Looks like the Pats are letting him go..

Patriots pick up Mohamed Sanu for a 2nd round draft pick, fresh after moving to 7 and 0.

@Sneakdefreak said in NFL 2019:

Took time out from work to watch the 49ers go 4-0 at my local pub.

Our running game is pretty much up there with the best as the Breida/Coleman combo provides them with speed and strength in both the running and passing game.

Browns QB Baker Mayfield must have rooted 49ers DE Nick Bosa's mother or something because Nick was hunting him all game. Mayfield finished with 100 yards passing, two INTs and a few fumbles thanks to the 49ers defence.

Only Patriots and 49ers are undefeated. Superbowl right there.

That would be a great Superbowl matchup. The stories leading up to it would be great too, with the QBs and the coaches.

But don't get excited just yet.
9ers opponents have a record of 5 and 15.
Patriots opponents have a record of 5 and 18.

9ers still have 4 games against the Rams and Seahawks. They also gotta play the Packers and the Saints (imo, NFC favourites who should have Brees back). All should be cracking games.
9ers are unlucky they are in a loaded division/conference. Good luck picking the playoff teams from the NFC.

@Stargazer said in 2019 NZ Schools:

@mimic I don't know about sevens. He looks too big for sevens and not fast enough. But definitely one you want to keep in rugby!

I heard from some in camp that he has the fastest 40, faster than the backs.