@Frank said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:

@No-Quarter said in Coronavirus - New Zealand:

So now that I've had time to reflect on this, I'm even more angry at the government.

They took 100% of our rights away for more than a month while they implemented the most draconian lockdown in the world. We all went along with it for the greater good, and we got rid of Covid altogether.

And for what? If the virus spreads again, and based on what we are seeing it seems almost inevitable that it will, what then? We can't go back into lockdown. There was debate about whether the cure was worse than the disease with the first one, if we do it again that will almost certainly be the case.

So what was that lockdown for? What was their long term plan? Close the borders until an unlikely vaccine is created? But then if that was the plan, why are they granting exemptions when it only takes one person to spread it far and wide again?

Or are these politicians so hopelessly out of touch that they think they can just do the lockdown again if need be?

I don't see anything coherent around what our long term plan is for this.

Wonder what Baron is thinking?
Can we let him back on for one day just to read the blistering critique?

He wasn't banned, it was self isolation.

Fully vaccinated as of lunchtime.

Now to shorten my life expectancy with takeaways at Level 3 tomorrow...

Meanwhile in Brazil.

“The better team” never loses a game 19 - 3.

Worth a try

I think NZ rugby took the wrong lessons out of Henry and winning in 2011 after not being sacked in 2007.

Experience only counts if you’re good enough. The argument that we won in 2011 because of not sacking Henry in 2007 didn’t prove that you must have experience, it just proved that if you’ve got the right coach - keep them.

I’ve never been particularly convinced that Grizz would have won in 95, Hart in 03, or Mitchell in 07 just by being retained. 50/50 on Laurie in 1999 maybe.

Unfortunately the NZRU is conservative enough without learning that lesson incorrectly, and the experience lesson has now landed us with Foster instead of Robertson, Rennie, Cotter, or any of the other names who would also be better.

I got to see some of his double ton against us at Eden Park in 1987. At the time my eight year old brain couldn't process someone being that indestructible against Richard Hadlee.

@ACT-Crusader said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

Sure I want it to be our night every night, but I’m not 15yo anymore where I think it’s an injustice or some world shattering event when it’s not.

Where's the fun in that?

@Kirwan said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

Excellent desire to keep them out in the 85th minute.

For a moment there I wondered if Karl T was going to get back out on the park again...

Perhaps Christie could flap his arms from our side of the ruck...

Card Magnet Barrett warming up.

From rocks to diamonds from PGS...

@Frank said in All Blacks v Ireland - 1st Test:

Bundee Aki looks overweight.

He looks more like a tight forward than a midfielder these days.

Dumb kick...

Dropped it!

Nice line. Irish defenders weren't entirely keen on making a tackle there either - hoping he'd pass...