@antipodean said in Has Hansen gone stale?:

2011 was cathartic for me. Going back to back in 2015 made me as happy as Test rugby could. If we do the three-peat in 2019, I'd suggest the RWC could be irrevocably damaged.

Let it burn

The lions strike back

@Hooroo said in Coronavirus memes:

@MiketheSnow said in Coronavirus memes:

My next door neighbour has just been diagnosed with COVID-19 and rushed to hospital.

He's been put on one of the new Dyson ventilators.

He's picking up nicely now.

Oh Man! I was typing a reply saying that is a good news story and then realised the thread I was in.

You almost got sucked right in..... I'll get my coat

@NTA said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@NTA said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@nzzp said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

Seriously, though, we talked about this with Henry as well. They will put systems in place to generate the players with attributes they need. Hansen's just done this wtih props - get mobile, or get gone. Simple.

It's about systems. We don't have any of note.

MacQueen and his team came together at just the right time and it took more than a year to get them pointed in the same direction

Was McKenzie on track before he fiddled and got caught?

Hard to say. From all reports, he had his favorites and would stick with them regardless.

Maybe his attitude was better (or better expressed) than Cheika. But look at that tweet from Quade - does that look like the culture was of a high standard when that guy is your first choice?

Genia's got an attitude problem as well. Many in Australia will refuse to countenance that.

While the Reds were winning, nobody cared

Some of the bad eggs, like Genia, are gone now anyway. You guys need new up and comers and someone to change the culture. Wait, I have just the man

@virgil said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:

A lot of fathers here, just imagine your little girl brings home her new boyfriend to show you. In walks that fat fuck, do you reach for the machete you have stashed in the shed or run next door to grab your neighbours .22 ?

I think you'll need a .303

TSF is like an island in a sea of shit right now

At a bar 1km from Yokohama stadium. It is stonking hot and sunny. Lucky the beer is cold

@MN5 said in The Folau Factor:

@Rembrandt said in The Folau Factor:

Should have just glassed his girlfriend or shat in a hallway, pissed in his own mouth or maybe some sort of gang sexcapade like those much better role models out there.

In other words a typical Saturdee night when Craig Gower was playing

Foolah didn't mention bestiality. So Mitchell Pearce is in the clear right?

@akan004 said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:

Arden said that the two women were wearing face masks. If they didn't use public facilities, why would they need to wear face masks? Something doesn't sound right.

Still a catchy song

@raznomore said in Best Kiwi Rock Songs:

Satellite Spies - It must be love

Another band from the 80s,

And Coconut Rough, with that unmistakable keyboard intro

Annie Crummer has great pipes

I think Gin Wigmore deserves to be on the hotlist

The Bats were a band I enjoyed during my uni days. Great live

@Nepia my favourite Herbs song

@Nepia said in Best Kiwi Rock Songs:

@canefan said in Best Kiwi Rock Songs:

@Victor-Meldrew said in Best Kiwi Rock Songs:

@canefan said in Best Kiwi Rock Songs:

Neil Finn is a total legend, he's written so many great songs. I'll pick two, message to my girl and Don't Dream its over. Timeless

Saw Neil & Tim performing at the Royal Albert Hall 2005. They did "Don't Dream it's Over" & "Charlie" with no amplification, just their voices, two guitars and one spotlight.

You genuinely couldn't hear a pin drop.

I've seen Crowded House twice. They upstaged REM opening for them in the early 1990s at Western Springs, and the front row of the Dunedin Town Hall for the Woodface tour complete with Tim Finn. Brilliant

TBH, I don't think they did ... the opening of Whats the Frequency Kenneth set that concert off for me ... although it was awesome seeing Crowded House.

Crowded House are great at interacting with the crowd. REM were great but didn't have that connection. The music was great though

@Victor-Meldrew Are you old enough? is great too

@Victor-Meldrew said in Best Kiwi Rock Songs:

@canefan said in Best Kiwi Rock Songs:

Neil Finn is a total legend, he's written so many great songs. I'll pick two, message to my girl and Don't Dream its over. Timeless

Saw Neil & Tim performing at the Royal Albert Hall 2005. They did "Don't Dream it's Over" & "Charlie" with no amplification, just their voices, two guitars and one spotlight.

You genuinely couldn't hear a pin drop.

I've seen Crowded House twice. They upstaged REM opening for them in the early 1990s at Western Springs, and the front row of the Dunedin Town Hall for the Woodface tour complete with Tim Finn. Brilliant

@mariner4life said in Best Kiwi Rock Songs:

A great memory of.my wedding was the.kiwi contingent breaking in to a rendition of "I'll say goodbye (even though I'm blue)"

They have been responsible for some great music.

As a child of the 80s, who can forget the Mockers