The fact that they’ve picked a team that so many on the Fern wanted makes me nervous. As a collective we have a strong proven record of not having a fucking clue what we are talking about.

I missed the game as my wife decided to go into labor - as a Wallabies supporter I guess from her perspective childbirth is less painful than watching them play the ABs so fair enough.

Have caught the highlights - geez we scored some great tries eh? Squire's was a thing of beauty, the angle he ran and the perfectly timed ball from BBBR. Orgasmic. Also loved how Moody lined up a couple of backs on their goalline and just smashed the fuck through them.

Great to see us put Beauden into some space as well, he's a very different player to Carter but fuck we can tear teams apart if we use him like we did last night.

Well, it must have been an incredibly tough week for the players. All things considered that's a really good effort, never looked like losing. Proud of that effort.

This is the most nervous/excited I've been for a game in around 6 days.

@Kirwan @Duluth

You were asking for feedback from anyone that thinks this is a bad idea. I think it's a great idea, but, the only thing I'd say is that given people are paying I hope you don't feel more responsibility/pressure to keep delivering new features etc. Obviously the improvements you've been making are awesome, but also appreciate that you both have lives so I wouldn't want this to encroach on your personal lives too much.

I think I speak for everyone when I say we are pitching in to keep the site running, and away from the prying eyes of our overlords Google, so we don't expect you to suddenly increase your workload now that members are putting in a couple of dollars.

Really appreciate the effort you guys have put in to give us all a place to rant about our favourite sports (as well as other things).

@barbarian if you think we can just move on from the mis-spelling joke then you are grossly underestimating the number of cringe-worthy Dads that post here.

@MiketheSnow Fall could have avoided the collision by checking his run. The current laws have actually outlawed "only having eyes on the ball". They've mandated that players must be more aware when chasing high balls. And that's what he was doing - chasing, whereas Beauden was fielding the kick. The duty of care is on the chaser.

They did that to stop players clattering into their opposition while staring at the sky and then claiming innocence.

I don't for a second believe Fall intentionally tried to injure Beauden. But as it stands Beauden landed on his head and was concussed.

And you can bet your ass next time Fall is chasing a high ball like that he will check his run and avoid the collision, which is exactly the behaviour WR is trying to encourage with this.

Well shit, that all went extremely pear shaped.

England did to us what we did to Ireland last week, only when we get that dominance up front we score a lot more points. They came out firing and put us on the back foot from the get go then never let up. Massive credit there, that was a huge performance. Have they played their final though?

For us, after the initial onslaught we did somewhat get ourselves back into the game, but just pushed too many 50/50 plays and kept coughing it up at crucial times.

Cane was huge for us last week to nullify the Irish pack in the first 40. He's always been someone that thrives in the tight exchanges early on, so benching him was a pretty baffling deicison TBH. SB was OK but Cane provides a point of difference.

I love me some Jordie but he was only meant to be a squaddie. BFA on the bench would have been smart, especially given how early it is in Mo'unga's career. I would have subbed Richie early in the 2nd 40 and put Beauden back to 10. Experience matters in knock out matches and we needed calm heads after going behind early.

I was also surprised we didn't try and play Rieko into some form given how much of a game breaker he is.

But all of that is really just details when the forwards get smacked around like that. The English pack was amazing and Itoje showed just how good he is on the biggest possible stage.

It's been 12 years since we got knocked out of a RWC. I wasn't super confident we could get up a 3rd time, though the Irish game did give me some hope, but at the end of the day England were too good on the night. If you think back to 2015 we struggled to get up for the semi final against an SA team that had just lost to Japan. This time around we hit a far superior side.

So all in all I blame Ireland for losing to Japan and putting us on the wrong side of the bloody draw.

People that try and recalculate the score based on a couple of decisions, as if the game would have played out exactly the same way if different decisions were made, are beyond retarded.

Rescuers have saved the cows. Locals are now planning a BBQ to celebrate.

@Frank said in Black Lives Matter:

Texas Realtors Stop Using 'Master Bedroom' Over Slavery Connotations. https://www.zerohedge.com/political/texas-realtors-stop-using-master-bedroom-over-slavery-connotations

This one is weird. In this context, the abbreviated form of Master is Mr, and it is referring to the owners bedroom. As the owner was always male back in the day, the term Master Bedroom was used.

If anything it's sexist, not racist. But, who fucking cares about this shit anyway? Does anyone in the real world actually give a shit?

@Snowy said in The Politics Quiz!:

@No-Quarter said in The Politics Quiz!:

On the alien, it really depends if it's hot. If so then for sure, if not then I'd need at least 2 beers.

Crux of the matter right there.

I'm mildly right (wing, not in general, as I'm always right) but definitely not woke (which pleases me).

Thinking on the alien question further, as it's of the upmost importance that we flesh this out, an alien from another planet is really not much different than another species that lives on earth. Just that they would have evolved on another (but very similar) planet to ours.

So the correct answer really has to be "no" otherwise where do you draw the line? If it's from another planet it's OK, but not earth? A slippery slope indeed.

0.46, 0.52

I'm basically Hitler.

On the alien, it really depends if it's hot. If so then for sure, if not then I'd need at least 2 beers.

@Winger said in US Politics:

@Duluth said in US Politics:

@Siam said in US Politics:

that's a lot to draw on from a 3 letter word

Judging on his actions over the last few years. Mis diagnosing the problem is serious if you want to actually fix things

But you are correct, speeches are not important actions are. He hasn't done shit and his supporters keep giving him a pass.

Hes done a large amount considering hes been under attack from the word go. Like

Trump came out swinging in the primaries and made constant personal attacks on the other candidates. He then ramped that up in his campaign against Hilary. He's been on the attack from the word go, it's hardly surprising people have returned fire and some. He's been a key contributer to the partisan divide and the fake news in the States and he continues to feed the monster for his own gain.

That's not to absolve the left wing media outlets, they are just the worst, but this idea that he's been unfairly targeted and using that as an excuse for his lack of action is just pathetic. He's mostly just hot air.

@Nepia said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:

@Stargazer said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:

Ridiculous that you can get a card (in this case red for a second yellow), when an attacking player takes the penalty so quickly that you don't have time to get back 10 metres.

That's the same as every quick tap though, it was just a combined unfortunate set of circumstances in this case.

It’s an interesting one. Refs rarely give penalty tries when offside players make tackles in that situation (I’ve always thought they should). Pretty big call from the ref, but I’d say technically correct.

Canes discipline has been awful. Hardly surprising when you put TJP and Coles in charge.

@Crucial have you listened to the podcasts that interview the detectives that have investigated this? The open secret is that he was providing underage girls, and everyone around him either knew about it or partook in it, with plenty of evidence to back that up.

Actually charging these people with anything has proven nearly impossible. Hell, authorities knew what Epstein was doing for a very long time. The first time he was charged the trial was such a farce that the victims weren't even allowed to testify in court, going completely against protocol. He then just got a weak slap on the wrist as a result and the victims got absolutely nothing.

The reason these people think they're above the law is because for the most part they are.

@Crucial yes I have doubts about Oprah like I have doubts about everyone that was so close to Epstein that they flew his private jet to his private Island where a lot of this was taking place. Oprah is also implicated with her close relationship with Harvey Weinstein, with some of his victims saying she led them into his trap.

When you listen to what investigators say about this case it is very clear that it was an open secret in these circles. That's not a conspiracy, that's real investigators digging under the surface and talking about what they actually found. Many of these rich people see themselves as separate to society and above its laws. I want to see them held to account the same way everyone else is.

Also, this isn't a partisan issue though lots will try and make it so. Trump is on record saying "Epstein likes them very young" so he's implicated in that way too even if he never partook in any of it.