@broughie hes a big bloke so im going to say he's quite a bit of food

i think there has been a couple of threads that have touched on similar topics and im not really sure the best one so i'll stick this in here and move if needs be

so, i decided during lockdown last year i was going to get back into playing rugby, wife was working long hours and quite honestly i just got a bit lonely at night

found a club not too far away here in melbourne and preseason started training started late Jan.

jeez, a real wake up call, apparently jogging just doesn;t cut it on the fitness scales, having a proper conditioning coach is helping and can at least finish a session without having to take a break to "stretch"

some real trouble with knees/achilles/calf's as have had issues with them in the past. slowly coming right though through proper training

can i also just add the back of the lineout seem a lot further away that i remember from the last time i played!

preseason games started this week, if anyone wants to feel a but queasy i can provide photos of my back from the first game, black/blue and red

in general i feel good though, great to meet loads of new blokes ranging from the 20 years olds trying to go pro to some older hats waiting for the squads to sperate so the 3rds can spend at least one training run at the pub

and interesting development is the wife, started making comments about missing me being out 2-3 nights a weeks and Saturday games still on the horizon

will settle down i think as i have no expectations above the 3rds and so should get a night back a week

just interesting how things change a bit

@canefan said in Celeb Hall Passes:

I do have a soft spot for Anna Kournikova

its supposed to work the other way

@Frank one of the best posts ive read on here, gracious...i expect you to be banned shortly

@Kiwiwomble said in Re: Movie review thread...:

@Victor-Meldrew said in Re: Movie review thread...:

Watched True Lies (Schwarzenegger & Jamie Lee Curtis) for the first time in a decade or so. Just a really, really fun movie.

4 Jamie Lee Curtis Stripteases out of 5 Spinal Tap drummers

love True Lies, highly underrated, one of the best comedy action films, also a very fun videogame

This could have gone in a few threads...might have already...not going to check

@canefan sorry, all the vaccines ive been given over the years have probably muddled the the old grey matter...plus the 5G tower down the road

The saffas argument they couldn’t get match fit looking a little silly...this the first game this year for most of these argies

@antipodean said in The Cane vs Savea Debate:

@taniwharugby said in The Cane vs Savea Debate:

@antipodean said in The Cane vs Savea Debate:

This argument that if we have a hard hitting 6 then we can afford to carry someone who is passive in the loose forwards is ridiculous.

not sure thats what people are saying?

We have seen the discussions here many times before where there is making tackles and dominant tackles, both have thier place, your 7 if he is playing for t/os isnt gonna go hunting for the big hits

So you end up with a flanker like Cockwomble. If your support and cleanout is on the job, his entire game is nullified and you're making yards.

There are far too many people who watch SR and think that translates to Tests.

thats offensive to my people

Not sure where else to put this, but I’ve put the rest of my little journey here so why not, this helps with happiness

Some are putting it down to the change in management but I can’t comment

So, I’ve successfully returned from NZ, spent the weekend downsizing my mums place (throwing out stuff and changing 9 light bulbs), I really felt bad over the last year, if she had got sick or just old I couldn’t get over their easily to help her

One great score was finding my old Otago and highlanders jerseys!

well done @Hooroo

awesome crowd for a wednesday night and love what you did with the programmes, the pic with the Wimbledon FC corner post

https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/rugby/speights-logo-stays-highlanders-remove-photos-facebook?fbclid=IwAR3DekMWtms2IPt9xTZnCW5WT379YnxGSkvrfAaffm2fVm1ENjtBKZ5aWOM

fair enough

@bones im hoping hes one of those players that level up when playing the best

now i dont know which "facts" i read on the internet to believe!

@hooroo definitely

would prefer rioane 11 and ALB 13, but everyone has looked good in their position recently so i dont mind it

i dont mind it

@mariner4life with you thats possible

@mariner4life its a good photoshop if it is one, you can see where he's pencilled it in before using the marker

@antipodean and not fuck it up in some way? seems hard if im honest

sometimes i really regret not having kids...and then others i think i just dont think im strong/smart/confident any number of other things to be responsible for another human