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Pretty ho hum sort of squad but conservative selections have become the norm in recent years.

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Ashburton
Waihi
Auckland
Twickenham, London
AAMI Park, Melbourne
Edinburgh

Homebush, Sydney

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne

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The footpath crossing the Dodder and bordering the railway line? why? If your death-march was any longer than an 8 minute stroll from any exit in the Aviva that's on you not the city. Settle down, dear. I'd walked from the hotel to the stadium the day before to check the quickest route. Up the road...

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Do you know what ear phones i recommend?

The purple ones with a cord that Air NZ hand out on flights.

I use them at the gym and not only are they compatible with the aging treadmills, they are very robust.

I frequently put them through the wash with my gym gear by accident and they keep on going.

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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.

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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 ...

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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.

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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.

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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".

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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.

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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.

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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...

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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 ...

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DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Mon Sep 29, 2025 10:34 am Do the V thing with your fingers and flick your tongue in it.

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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 ...

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Pole wrote: ↑Mon Sep 29, 2025 8:52 am King hit HR!

That,won't do wonders for their assessment of his judgment.

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BlueThunder wrote: ↑Mon Sep 29, 2025 5:27 am Wear a skirt and seductively uncross and cross your legs during tense moments.

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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.

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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 ...

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QQ: Is this the worst Waikato NPC side in modern history?

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Therodbar seems like a quality bloke.

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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.

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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...

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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...

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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.

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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?

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