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@nostrildamus said in All Blacks 2025:

I'm not going to criticize the coaches for playing Sititi at 6 because he actually did bloody well there.
I'll be upset if they bring back DH, though. Does some good things at Super level but at international level he either isn't a quality long-term 12 against top sides or they haven't used him properly. It is not like they don't have other 12s to try out.

I agree, Havili doesn't have the size or style for international footy. We need a 12 that can consistently get us over the advantage line against top teams. This is exactly why I think Lam would go well as an international 12 for us, he has the acceleration and power to burst through tackles, but he also has the silky skills to put others away if required.

I see that Fletcher Morgan, who played for the Highlanders Bravehearts, was encouraged to move south by Rugby Southland with the possibility of earning a Southland Stags contract if he played well during the club season.

@Virgil said in NZ Cricket:

Was thinking the same, is it part of Wisdens 5 Cricketers of the year?

They are all English.

Read this article. Wisden isn't holding back, not that it will make any difference.

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@nonpartizan said in Athletics:

Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce ran 10.94 at the weekend in Kingston. Truthfully I have no idea how she does it at 38 and having achieved all there is to achieve in the sport. They will have to drag her off the track.

Of course her career will forever be tainted by the fact she's Jamaican, when Jamaican sprinters were doing doping on an industrial level.

@antipodean You're right, memory was a bit off. Prompt I used was 'Generate a cartoon of the image'.

https://imgur.com/a/jYTBg07

@dogmeat said in Olympics Thread:

That would be ironic after LA 84 effectively demonstrated how to host a successful games after the disasters of Munich, Montreal and Moscow.

Yeah, recently read about how it was the first Games in a long time (possibly ever?) to have made a profit.

Dylan Lucas is back, he is the sort of attacking foil that will allow Ponga multiple options rather than just one and have such shot Newcastle down subsequently easily, they havent won a game since he was injured.
Yes we are favourites, but this also smells like a potential boil over

Wonder if they start Segner at 7 with Christie at 6, and Choat of the bench.

@booboo said in Awesome stuff you see on the internet:

@Catogrande never believe anything you see on the interwebs

I don't believe you

@ACT-Crusader said in Current depth at 10:

There was talk of Toeava playing 10 and we ended up bringing those guys in after multiple injuries, plus using Weepu.

Not so crazy in retrospect, Ice debued at 10 for Auckland if my memory/research is correct, scoring 2 tries!
Played there for Auckland and the Blues and then overseas...

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3.5 wackos out of 5 Wacos

@MiketheSnow said in TV Serieseseses:

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@chimoaus said in TV Serieseseses:

Last of Us S2E2 - Holy shit that was pretty full on, those that wanted more action got plenty of it.

Great episode. Could be the best show on tv right now

Can’t believe @MiketheSnow isn't watching

Watched it. Good action scenes. Surprising end to the episode.

But once again stupid, stupid fucking decisions.

Spoiler

Leaving both girls alive

Leaving the horses

FFS

I'm guessing we're heading into revenge mission territory

Quite frankly I hope both girls get killed asap. So fucking annoying. And in the real world there's no fucking way they would be in charge

Mobland after 4 episodes is already in a league apart from The Last of Us

Mobland is on my list - sounds like you recommend it?!

Definitely

It's everything Gangs of London was hoping to be. And more.

Yeah hasn't gone over the top ridiculous, which was the point I lost interest in GOL.

Ben Youngs, England's most capped player, has announced he is retiring next month:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/articles/c89gqj1d25lo

@delicatessen said in NBA Season - now 24/25:

Adams the only Rocket with a positive +/- in that game. And it was genuine impact, they cut the lead from 20ish to 5ish while he was on the floor, Warriors couldn't keep him off the O boards and he ran some of the offence to good effect. Unsure why they benched him though he was likely gassed.

He can’t play too many minutes these days plus the switching ultimately catches up to him. But he’s still top 2 in O boards.

He’s there to give baby Joker a rest by and large.

Not really a full song, but this came up on my YT feed. I was too young to go to this, but Cath Tizard's comments are hilarious.

Well...

Like it or not. These (as you put it) 'dogshite' players under the 'dogshite' coaching are the group responsible for changing things.

We have the best head coach possible the franchise can source. The assistants are who he could source.

We won't be getting a whole lot of established players or internationally capped guys coming in. The players to come in are young, and stuck behind established players like how we have picked up Tangitau and Vikena. Or players who have come through our system.

The established players we did recruit in the last five to six years, with the exception of two or three have been awful. Hunt, Paea, Kurindrani, Ben-Nicholas, Makalio, Lowe. Heck one year Solomon Alaimalo was our marque signing and we all remember how that went. At least the guys coming in are a step up.

With our current set up and playing group we are also limited around our captaincy choices. Outside of the current duo. The other choices are Withy (24 yo), Holland (22), de Groot (Joseph seems reluctant) or Dunshea (who would make Renton seem very talkative).

10/12 is a problem. It isn't going to be remedied anytime soon. We have to be creative with what we have. As I mentioned. I'd be interested in seeing something different and trying out Hurley at 10.

The biggest challenge is to not perpetually being in rebuild mode. To get to a point where the majority of our guys are four to five years into their Super careers. Are established players. We can't be shedding players to and having to start again.

In a stating the bloody obvious we need a few guys in the All Blacks. Bring that high performance expectation, and the ability to share knowledge. To do that, we need to have a well performing side to help the strong guys showcase their skills.

Being beaten by 30 points sucks. I have no desire to change your mind. I don't think it is possible. As a squad we are so in the red experience wise compared to our oponents. Chiefs had over 100 international caps on their bench. We had about 150 Super games between our eight guys. Mostly made up by Lowe and Gilbert.

Still doesn't excuse 30% of the field being left open on defence. Or guys missing easy tackles.

There has been a lot of two steps forward. One step backwards with the side. We should have won some of the earlier games this season.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360662335/former-chiefs-hooker-tyrone-thompson-named-knights-play-against-warriors