@pakman Loved Pink Panther as a kid.

@rotated said in 2007 QF [split thread]:

Can we merge this thread back with the 3rd Test one now?

Pretty much the same.

Yeah, I was kind of thinking that. Which should be excellent news by the way

@No-Quarter said in What midfield do you want?:

@antipodean said in What midfield do you want?:

Anyone selecting Laumape to start has rocks in their head. Defensively he was exposed against the Lions, which isn't an issue with Mala.

Will be interesting to see if the selectors have rocks in their head... 🙂

Shag 🙂

At the risk of going over many of these arguments again, the Taylor report and subsequent reports provide pretty good summaries of the events and where the blame lay (i.e. the Police and their management of the event) and these latest charges are more around the actions of the Police post-incident that have contributed to the suffering of the families.

In terms of blame, Sheffield Wednesday FC (the stadium had major issues and had had capacity reduced due to previous issues that were never properly addressed), the local Police (signed off the event and the capacity in addition to providing crowd management at the event), the Council (signing off the event and capacity) and the FA (ignoring the previous incidents at Hillsborough when arranging the event and not delaying the start of the match) all contributed to running an unsafe event.

The fans actions were largely in response to the situation presented - while I have no doubt there was some bad behaviour (based on attending games in modern UK grounds and seeing footage of historical games) it wasn't found to be a significant proportion of the crowd or beyond a level expected at that time, and if the Police had had an effective crowd management plan in-place, this tragedy could have been avoided.

How good is Super rugby...

INteresting decision on Bond, given Reuben Wright has been in the HP squad, while he probably isnt quite up to moving past MItre 10 Cup (possibly not quite tall enough either, but then at this level not as much an issue) he isnt likely to let you down either, been very good for Kamo in the games I have watched.

Watched the Kamo-Wellsford game today, Ross Wright looking in pretty good shape, Whiria looks sharp at the back for them too, got some gas and some nice touches, but with his pack getting out-muscled he was often trying to create something form nothing.

Kamo won 23-5 in damp windy conditions, and gotta say, skill level seems pretty good too, Sykes looking handy as as Wright for Kamo.

@Nepia The cosmic ballet continues

Thanks @Rapido.

I googled videos of highlights. Got the tries but not post try celebrations.

@KiwiMurph said in 15 links to NH Podcasts about Lions Tour:

@Nepia On a 6 week tour with players from 4 nations i'd think it would have a huge impact on team culture and team building.

I don't think that, if a team can't bond without players sharing a room then they've clearly got other issues.

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Nice touch by Wales. I'm starting to warm towards them.

Winners!

No thread for Match III, but SA beat France convincingly 35-12

France never looked like scoring a try.

SA looked great. Tough, quick and inventive.

Seems to be a genuine happy team spirit with everyone in the squad.

Thoroughly deserved the 3-0 series whitewash.

On form, it's probably fair enough to bring him in as 15 cover, but please, please, no time at 10.

I took it as read that the Sports Talk section does what this thread says on the tin.

@kiwiinmelb said in Score prediction ABs v Lions #1:

its interesting because the scores here are pretty close to what I was thinking ,

us by about 2 tries , close most of the game , we get away near the end

30 - 18

yes, yes, and yes

@Tim said in BIL & AB teams for Test #1 (AKA - who's impressing you at the moment?):

I hope that Cruden doesn't get on the field. Our play really deteriorated last year when he came on at 1st 5 and Barrett moved to the back.

I agree with that.

@Salacious-Crumb why wouldn't he they have beaten the Bok and just ask Ireland about beating the AB's.

Go well Mr Ronchi. Ended up being a great servant of NZ cricket, and it was always obvious he was a team first man which was central to the team ethos. Part of his game that was not talked about much was his glovework - always very tidy and reliable.

If not for the rain he would have contributed to a great win against Aus before bowing out, which is a shame.

The 170 goes down in NZ cricket folklore, that was an incridble innings.

@SammyC said in State of Origin:

@MN5 said in State of Origin:

@Rancid-Schnitzel said in State of Origin:

@Tim said in State of Origin:

@Rancid-Schnitzel said in State of Origin:

@Tim said in State of Origin:

Haven't watched this in years and ... holy shit it is brutal. A lot of high tackles go unmentioned. Late shoulder charge to the head (resulting in a knockout) is a penalty only. No concussion tests here!

Great to see NSW winning. I was such a huge fan of them when I was a kid. Fuck the banana benders.

He he. Fuck the Mexican Cockroaches.

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Despite untold numbers of shitty Bogan tatts I still think the worst part of his attire are his speedos

Keep up the ironman training bro, you'll be rocking speedos in no time 🙂

You're getting me confused with @mariner4life I'm a #powerathlete

@dogmeat this is all I got from that post...