The Silver Fern

Sotutu, Tuipolutu, then I voted for Riccitelli.

@reprobate ultimate flex

@Steven-Harris said in Drua v Blues:

Has there ever been a game where the co commentator has talked up a losing team and suggested the winning team have all the luck
Sam Wykes your an idiot

He looks like Isa Nacewa from temu.

Ah shit, that sucks.

@booboo Auckland has a similar amount of rainfall in a year to Cardiff and a bit more than Manchester which I think is why eventually they will need to build a stadium with a roof in Auckland.

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Sauce = Chat GTP

Eklund and AJ Lam v good.

@booboo said in Reds v Blues:

I did give up at half time as I was getting fucked off with the officiating.

Just into second half and Ta'avao's try gets wiped out. Seriously?

Genuine question: is the restriction on the number of phases you can go back no longer a thing?

I'll continue to grumble through the rest of the game ...

Way is always like this.

@nostrildamus said in Crusaders v Blues:

@reprobate said in Crusaders v Blues:

So, the Blues have more AB backs than can fit on the park in Christie, Barrett, Ioane, Telea, Clarke, Perofeta, Plummer. And yet AJ Lam is their best back?

Half of the ones you mentioned may have already mentally packed for overseas.

Which would be a sad indictment for any pro player who is still contracted to play at the level they have been selected for.

I hope this isn’t the case for these Blues players or any other player in this situation.

Went Riccitelli Dalton and Lam but was very difficult - so many players in contention this week

@African-Monkey said in Blues v Moana Pasifika:

Surpised Moana are going with Garden-Bachop and Matavao as their 9-10 this week. I would have backed them to win this, but with those 2 there, it's cause for concern imo. Matavao is a good 20 minute player, but doesn't have a great kick or a great pass. I refer to him as the Samoan Fin Christie for a reason as he's virtually a clone of his (doesn't defend as well as Christie though). Garden Bachop, although he made a positive impact last week coming on, makes me nervous coming on and isn't in the same class as Pellegrini.

Totally agree. Ridiculous that Pellegrini was dropped to the bench. Matavao was there by default due to the injury to Taumateine but yeah he's bang average in 15s.

Segner, Beehre, Dalton

@Crazy-Horse said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@Bones said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@KiwiMurph yeah I really like him, like @Duluth pointed out, his post contact is great, seems to be one of the best in that regard for me.

You know they'll opt for Shalfoon don't you?

Shalfoon sounds like a gentlemans insult from the 1700s

Sotutu, Fin Christie and Renata.

Obviously the knives are out for Sotutu from people in the south, but I felt he carried really strongly (unless I was watching a different game)

Renata got a meat pie so he can have one, and Fin Christie looked lively enough when he came on even if the game was gone, so he can have one.

@Bones I can see Beehre getting a shot but not McWhannell. With four or five 'experienced' options in the mix I imagine the selectors will go for a young gun, even if they aren't in especially impressive form, knowing they can mould them into a long-term All Black.

@nzzp said in Chiefs v Blues:

@Machpants said in Chiefs v Blues:

That should be a points loss, disgusting

You can't ding the team for that. The individual should lose pitchside privileges for some time though - it's a muppet thing to do... twice!

The rot starts at the top: “We have co-operated fully with Sanzaar on this matter and accept responsibility for the technical breach and the outcome of this process,” Graafhuis said. “As this is an employment matter, we will not be making any further comment.”

What a great catch-all comment that is as practically everything can be considered an employment matter.

@Bones said in Blues MOTM v Brumbies:

@voodoo said in Blues MOTM v Brumbies:

Am I mental for thinking that Christie was mostly really good? His pass was crisp and his decision making seemed quick. A couple of howlers eg the charge down, but mostly pretty fairly solid?

Yeah I thought he had a decent first half, but those howlers were pretty howly.

Very very howly