@Kirwan said in Parking suggestions for Mt Smart stadium:

Apparantly that option took hours on Sunday, but might be the best of a bad bunch and there are buses too.

Getting back on the train can take a while I hear.

For U2, we parked on rockfield road, dropped a car early in the day before parking restrictions were on. You have to check though - sometimes there are restrictions on that road (or others). It's a 10 minute walk to the stadium, but compared to a long wait for trains, is probably quite a good alternative.

Finally, the other option is to pay for parking somewhere nearby.

Getting away is always the headache, good luck

@Kirwan said in Blues 2020:

Be interesting to see a backrow of Dalton, Akira and Sotutu. Get our best players all out there at the same time.

I think Sotutu will suffer from what Tom Robinson did last year - lots of minutes is really tough for a first year talent. Takes time for the body and mind to get used to the level of effort.

If they are managing workload, then a break for Hoskins and bringing on a fired up Akira would be great in a few weeks time.

@Canes4life said in Blues v Crusaders:

For you to say that you expected them to lose is a great reflection of where the mindset around the Blues stands.

You're kidding, right? The TAB expected the Blues to lose; we've on the improve, but you don't go to those games doing anything but hoping for a win.

@KiwiMurph said in Blues 2020:

Akira not included

It's a very long way back from here. So frustrating as he's potentially a generational talent. We have to have our systems and processes in place to head this sort of thing off early, and get the best out of our players. It takes a while to get there, but he's showing why it's so important.

/shakes head.

Personally, the growing antagonism between opposing fans and partisan press. There have always been muppets, but now it seems like there's a narrative (driven by media) that somehow the opposition are cheating, the refs favour them and nothing that your team does is wrong.

This is exemplified by the 'we have a deal' penalty discussion at the end of Lions 3; so many people arguing 'it's never a penalty', 'Read was offside', etc. Just frustrating

@shark said in Possible All Blacks 2020:

FFS anyone that can't by now see J Barrett is a Muppet outside back, clearly can't be watching with the screen on. He needs to move somewhere he can play 12 because he's a fuck up elsewhere.

Anyone who can knock over 63 m penalties shuold be somewhere in the squad. Just opens up so much of the field to score points in

@Duluth said in Possible All Blacks 2020:

@booboo said in Possible All Blacks 2020:

Am a fan of DMac, and can see him and BB interchanging in that role. Wouldn't surprise to see BB at 10 and DMac 15 in some games.

The coach is Foster. If it's even a slightly close call I think he'll go for a Waikato player

quality ... provincial bias coming out clearly

@shark said in Other Cricket 2020:

This incident also begs the question of whether your 12th man should be able to contribute with both bat and ball, or possibly should they simply be a batsman given you're most likely to lose a batter.

Presumably to the concussion laws, rather than to injury?

Munro scores a century off 58 or so balls; match winning innings. Auckland need 140 off 30; should be a walk from here. Well played lad

Auckland v Otago in the final of the Ford Trophy on now.

Looks like two OTago batsmen have retired with concussion and been replaced. Otago 114/2 after 18.4 overs, on skyp sport 2