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by jdogscoop
Sat Oct 04, 2025 1:22 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025
Replies: 566
Views: 8063

Re: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025

mrbrownstone wrote: Sat Oct 04, 2025 9:42 am
jdogscoop wrote: Sat Oct 04, 2025 8:14 am
mrbrownstone wrote: Sat Oct 04, 2025 8:02 am

Not sure it’s entirely meaningless…
Please. 90% of those kids are off to league.
Is that not an issue in itself?
Not one I care about bro.
by jdogscoop
Sat Oct 04, 2025 8:16 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NPC 2025 OFFICIAL Thread
Replies: 365
Views: 90958

Re: NPC 2025 OFFICIAL Thread

Jokeshop result in Waikato 25 vs Northland 19. Waikato got one try after a knock on and another after a blatant forward pass. I turned over at that point. No skin in the game but an illegitimate result after such a Homer of a ref "performance". JtB - how did you manage to hack jdog’s account? Most ...
by jdogscoop
Sat Oct 04, 2025 8:14 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025
Replies: 566
Views: 8063

Re: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025

mrbrownstone wrote: Sat Oct 04, 2025 8:02 am
jdogscoop wrote: Sat Oct 04, 2025 7:23 am
grievous wrote: Sat Oct 04, 2025 6:30 am Our u18s are rolling NZ second week in a row, could be an omen.
Some exceptional players in this Oz side.
You hang on to that meaningless kids' game, bro.
Not sure it’s entirely meaningless…
Please. 90% of those kids are off to league.
by jdogscoop
Sat Oct 04, 2025 7:23 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025
Replies: 566
Views: 8063

Re: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025

grievous wrote: Sat Oct 04, 2025 6:30 am Our u18s are rolling NZ second week in a row, could be an omen.
Some exceptional players in this Oz side.
You hang on to that meaningless kids' game, bro.
by jdogscoop
Sat Oct 04, 2025 6:26 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NPC 2025 OFFICIAL Thread
Replies: 365
Views: 90958

Re: NPC 2025 OFFICIAL Thread

Jokeshop result in Waikato 25 vs Northland 19.

Waikato got one try after a knock on and another after a blatant forward pass.

I turned over at that point. No skin in the game but an illegitimate result after such a Homer of a ref "performance".
by jdogscoop
Fri Oct 03, 2025 10:19 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025
Replies: 566
Views: 8063

Re: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025

I find this part of your sentence baffling, almost the entire NZ rugby media spent the entire Foster era taking pot shots at him and hyping up Razor. You got links to your fellow South Islander Hinton trying to unseat Razor on day one of what has tuned out to be a below expectations performance by ...
by jdogscoop
Fri Oct 03, 2025 10:18 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025
Replies: 566
Views: 8063

Re: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025

I find this part of your sentence baffling, almost the entire NZ rugby media spent the entire Foster era taking pot shots at him and hyping up Razor. You got links to your fellow South Islander Hinton trying to unseat Razor on day one of what has tuned out to be a below expectations performance by ...
by jdogscoop
Fri Oct 03, 2025 9:00 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025
Replies: 566
Views: 8063

Re: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025

It's not just that he's not done anything at test level at no.10. It's every level. He hasn't produced any kind of form at lowly Super Rugby since he won the title with the Hurricanes in 2016. That's a decade ago. How has he managed to continue to get picked for the AB's despite no form in a decade...
by jdogscoop
Fri Oct 03, 2025 5:34 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025
Replies: 566
Views: 8063

Re: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025

Once again I am bemused by the NZ media, having read that tomorrow apparently the pressure is on D Mac to play well at 10, as if Beauden has actually done anything of note in recent years. Barrett is Teflon. Probably the most overrated Kiwi rugby player of the last decade. It's not just that he's n...
by jdogscoop
Fri Oct 03, 2025 5:01 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025
Replies: 566
Views: 8063

Re: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025

Once again I am bemused by the NZ media, having read that tomorrow apparently the pressure is on D Mac to play well at 10, as if Beauden has actually done anything of note in recent years.

Barrett is Teflon. Probably the most overrated Kiwi rugby player of the last decade.
by jdogscoop
Fri Oct 03, 2025 4:33 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Being a support person at HR discipline meeting .
Replies: 79
Views: 2519

Re: Being a support person at HR discipline meeting .

People often seem to think that HR are interested and care about employees. The reality is that they are there to protect the company. HR practitioners have my sympathy. Most of their time is spent dealing with useless cvnts and wrong uns. Solid and good performers typically have very little to do ...
by jdogscoop
Thu Oct 02, 2025 7:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025
Replies: 566
Views: 8063

Re: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025

I think people should stop obsessing about the numbers on the jerseys of the backs. The number on the jerseys aren't going to correlate with where players are positioned at every facet. Keeping in mind that Jordie Barrett played at 14 in defense in Bledisloe 1, with Carter defending in the centre's...
by jdogscoop
Thu Oct 02, 2025 9:29 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025
Replies: 566
Views: 8063

Re: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025

I must admit to being one of those that thought maybe Proctor wasn't physical enough and maybe Quinn could work there. I didn't expect to see that so soon.. so guess we'll find out. Though like most tests.. this one will be won or lost in the mind... who is up for it the most... How does a hard run...
by jdogscoop
Thu Oct 02, 2025 9:05 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025
Replies: 566
Views: 8063

Re: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025

While I'm generally a fan of giving more guys the chance to earn their test match stripes, I find the selection of Tupaea at 13 rather curious. Has he played much at centre? I suppose he can't be much worse than ball hog Ioane. Not for a while, but he definitely has. Played his entire U20s and debu...
by jdogscoop
Thu Oct 02, 2025 9:03 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025
Replies: 566
Views: 8063

Re: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025

I must admit to being one of those that thought maybe Proctor wasn't physical enough and maybe Quinn could work there. I didn't expect to see that so soon.. so guess we'll find out. Though like most tests.. this one will be won or lost in the mind... who is up for it the most... How does a hard run...
by jdogscoop
Thu Oct 02, 2025 8:58 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Being a support person at HR discipline meeting .
Replies: 79
Views: 2519

Re: Being a support person at HR discipline meeting .

I think rather than accept the inevitable, old mate should go on immediate sick leave. Doesn't sound like hell need to twist the arm of his doctor too much. Then, as his employer checks in regularly as they are bound to do, he needs to start angling towards ye olde personal grievance claim. They wil...
by jdogscoop
Thu Oct 02, 2025 6:39 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025
Replies: 566
Views: 8063

Re: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025

While I'm generally a fan of giving more guys the chance to earn their test match stripes, I find the selection of Tupaea at 13 rather curious.

Has he played much at centre? I suppose he can't be much worse than ball hog Ioane.
by jdogscoop
Tue Sep 30, 2025 9:43 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025
Replies: 566
Views: 8063

Re: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025

The fact they use a player who's been retired for a decade speaks to how tired the joke is.... It's just a bit of fun. They're just using the joke to get the attention of Kiwi travellers for a public service announcement. Personally I contend that the phrase 'it's just a bit of fun' is invariably u...
by jdogscoop
Tue Sep 30, 2025 9:41 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025
Replies: 566
Views: 8063

Re: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025

Reflecting on the game, and the way we used Jordie Barrett in the backfield to strengthen our high kick reception, I'm wondering if this would be a backline worth experimenting with in Perth? 15. Jordie Barrett 14. Will Jordan 13. Billy Proctor 12. Quinn Tupaea 11. Caleb Clarke 10. Damien McKenzie ...
by jdogscoop
Mon Sep 29, 2025 4:11 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Being a support person at HR discipline meeting .
Replies: 79
Views: 2519

Re: Being a support person at HR discipline meeting .

DragsterDriver wrote: Mon Sep 29, 2025 10:34 am Do the V thing with your fingers and flick your tongue in it.
:lol:
by jdogscoop
Mon Sep 29, 2025 9:00 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025
Replies: 566
Views: 8063

Re: Dead Bled, Live RC: WALLABIES v ALL BLACKS, Perth, 2025

I was not optimistic about this Perth test and I'm even less so now after seeing that officiating crew. I expect another Pied Piper tune on the whistle from another NH ref, this time Carley, and for that to favour the home team playing in a stadium that hasn't exactly been a happy hunting ground of ...
by jdogscoop
Mon Sep 29, 2025 8:56 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Being a support person at HR discipline meeting .
Replies: 79
Views: 2519

Re: Being a support person at HR discipline meeting .

Pole wrote: Mon Sep 29, 2025 8:52 am King hit HR!
That,won't do wonders for their assessment of his judgment.
by jdogscoop
Mon Sep 29, 2025 8:48 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Being a support person at HR discipline meeting .
Replies: 79
Views: 2519

Re: Being a support person at HR discipline meeting .

BlueThunder wrote: Mon Sep 29, 2025 5:27 am Wear a skirt and seductively uncross and cross your legs during tense moments.
:lol:
by jdogscoop
Sun Sep 28, 2025 4:32 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Razor out!!
Replies: 1518
Views: 137446

Re: Razor out!!

Auckman wrote: Sat Sep 27, 2025 8:14 am
Monkey Magic wrote: Sat Sep 27, 2025 8:12 am Also goal kicking, can we get someone else goal kicking than BB?
DMac's goalkicking was great at the world cup but his kicking is also hot and cold.
It's a damn sight warmer than Beaudy's at the moment.

It's one advantage of him likely starting in Perth.
by jdogscoop
Sun Sep 28, 2025 3:52 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bledisloe 1: All Blacks vs Wallabies: MATCH THREAD: Saturday 27th September
Replies: 849
Views: 18978

Re: Bledisloe 1: All Blacks vs Wallabies: MATCH THREAD: Saturday 27th September

As an aside, I watched last night's test on Australian commentary. And I have to say, I think they do themselves and their viewers a disservice with the way they talk about the referee and analyse the general officiating. It wasn't just terribly one-eyed, it was essentially just whinging about the ...
by jdogscoop
Sun Sep 28, 2025 3:49 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NPC 2025 OFFICIAL Thread
Replies: 365
Views: 90958

Re: NPC 2025 OFFICIAL Thread

QQ: Is this the worst Waikato NPC side in modern history?
by jdogscoop
Sat Sep 27, 2025 5:35 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bledisloe 1: All Blacks vs Wallabies: MATCH THREAD: Saturday 27th September
Replies: 849
Views: 18978

Re: Bledisloe 1: All Blacks vs Wallabies: MATCH THREAD: Saturday 27th September

Best Wallaby effort in NZ for over a decade. Oz still too much latitudegiven on the discipline and mistakes, I thought JOC needed to be pulled in the 65min. Basically I thought we lost the game rather than being well beaten. We will win in Perth with our best team. Congratulations on another plucky...
by jdogscoop
Sat Sep 27, 2025 5:33 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bledisloe 1: All Blacks vs Wallabies: MATCH THREAD: Saturday 27th September
Replies: 849
Views: 18978

Re: Bledisloe 1: All Blacks vs Wallabies: MATCH THREAD: Saturday 27th September

THis is the worst NZ team since the Taine Randall era. Possibly even worse than that. There is not a single great player in the entire team apart from Ardie, and even then, he would be a benchwarmer if he transported to 2015. Will Jordan is a temu Ben Smith that goes missing in big games. If Ben Sm...
by jdogscoop
Sat Sep 27, 2025 5:05 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bledisloe 1: All Blacks vs Wallabies: MATCH THREAD: Saturday 27th September
Replies: 849
Views: 18978

Re: Bledisloe 1: All Blacks vs Wallabies: MATCH THREAD: Saturday 27th September

The AB backs seemed to have more, er, penetration with Rieko at center than Proctor. Not that I’m advocating a return to the past, but they are pretty unthreatening at the moment, even with the weapon of Will Jordan there. It’s surprising how military medium they are outside of Roigard. Actually Tu...
by jdogscoop
Sat Sep 27, 2025 4:38 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Bledisloe 1: All Blacks vs Wallabies: MATCH THREAD: Saturday 27th September
Replies: 849
Views: 18978

Re: Bledisloe 1: All Blacks vs Wallabies: MATCH THREAD: Saturday 27th September

Looking forward to watching a replay as I'm currently on a flight back to NZ. From what I could gather from the match report and Tribe app, it seemed as though D Mac played an astute hand when coming on, landing some crucial penalties while also kicking nicely for touch when they felt it was on. Mig...
by jdogscoop
Tue Sep 23, 2025 5:14 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: PR posters you'd like to watch a game with on TV.
Replies: 106
Views: 3707

Re: PR posters you'd like to watch a game with on TV.

Therodbar seems like a quality bloke.
by jdogscoop
Sun Sep 21, 2025 10:56 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: **OFFICIAL** Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 Thread
Replies: 1471
Views: 67727

Re: **OFFICIAL** Women's Rugby World Cup 2025 Thread

If anyone on this bored is looking to offload a couple of final tickets for a fair price please let me know helmets.

I have a Canadian cousin and her hubby in old London town who would be dead keen to take them off your hands.
by jdogscoop
Fri Sep 19, 2025 8:46 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Razor out!!
Replies: 1518
Views: 137446

Re: Razor out!!

I can't believe the journalist is surprised by the bold part. It's been Beaudens go to play for years now. It's amazing the way journalists and many fans still gush about Beauden Barrett like it's 2016. Kicking the ball straight back to the opposition is about all he offers these days. Thats was pr...
by jdogscoop
Fri Sep 19, 2025 7:12 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Razor out!!
Replies: 1518
Views: 137446

Re: Razor out!!

I hadn't realized in the 6 defeats of Razor, we've never trailed at half time, amd have led in 5 of them, https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/09/18/analysis-the-worrying-trend-behind-all-blacks-latest-collapse/ That in itself demonstrates we have the cattle. But we're being out thought during the break an...
by jdogscoop
Thu Sep 18, 2025 9:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: NPC 2025 OFFICIAL Thread
Replies: 365
Views: 90958

Re: NPC 2025 OFFICIAL Thread

Oof. West Canterbury er Coast deducted 15 points in the Heartland comp for fielding ineligible players.

Thats them done for the season. They were looking good too.
by jdogscoop
Thu Sep 18, 2025 11:28 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Razor out!!
Replies: 1518
Views: 137446

Re: Razor out!!

MungoMan wrote: Thu Sep 18, 2025 10:53 am
jdogscoop wrote: Thu Sep 18, 2025 10:43 am I have a passing interest in the Canterbury NPC team (though my hometown team plays in Heartland) and the Crusaders are my second Super team.

Hardly a one-eyed Cantab.
Ashburton, isn’t it?
:thumbup:
by jdogscoop
Thu Sep 18, 2025 10:44 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Charlie Kirk Assassination & Political Violence catch-all
Replies: 2257
Views: 57581

Re: Charlie Kirk Assassinated

Fancy Kimmel getting cancelled.

Corporate America is yella.
by jdogscoop
Thu Sep 18, 2025 10:43 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Razor out!!
Replies: 1518
Views: 137446

Re: Razor out!!

I have a passing interest in the Canterbury NPC team (though my hometown team plays in Heartland) and the Crusaders are my second Super team.

Hardly a one-eyed Cantab.
by jdogscoop
Thu Sep 18, 2025 4:26 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Razor out!!
Replies: 1518
Views: 137446

Re: Razor out!!

Take it easy on Jdogscoop guys. Akira Ioane is overseas. Reiko has been dropped. If they drop Beauden Barrett from the squad too what will Jdog have left to post about? Oh, wait a minute. He'll still be able to talk about how shite the Blues are ... unless Stern Vern manages to get them humming aga...
by jdogscoop
Wed Sep 17, 2025 10:21 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Razor out!!
Replies: 1518
Views: 137446

Re: Razor out!!

The Saffas, Argies and Wallabies backlines all look much better and sharper than we do with ball in hand. We used to lead the world in creative, dynamic back play, especially on counter attack. Now our back play is slow, cumbersome and predictable and our counterattack is non existent. Unless hoofi...