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towny

A specific retort to a more general point. Not that it perhaps means much, victims of sexual assault often get lots of facts wrong. Also I don't imagine the video os available to peruse, and I wouldn't look if it was. So on the specifics of this case I've no idea what happened, or even what was cla...

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RA remits dough from internationals to soup franchises and others. Where will monies remiited to the Brumbies be spent? Oh, so it’s all about business with you, eh? Are they participating in a professional sport? Yes. Yes, they are. They are also overly reliant on funding from a body - RA - that is...

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TranceNRG wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 10:03 am
towny wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 10:00 am
TranceNRG wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 9:23 am Why didn't Frost and Hooper start?
Charlie Cale?
Cale plays 8. Frost plays lock and Hooper is usually a Blindside Flanker.

So you want to drop Bobby V or the specialist openside flanker? Who should Hooper be in the team for if it’s not Cale?

towny

TranceNRG wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 9:23 am Why didn't Frost and Hooper start?

Charlie Cale?

towny

Yes, true. But there are countries where it's very hard to get rape convictions because the peers on the jury tend to judge the victim not the accused. I can't actually say I know either way whether Australia is one such, but I don't think ignorance is a reason not to be judgemental In the case of ...

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Straya's most unnecessary soup franchise is getting comprehensively bummed. I really do not understand this kind of talk from Australian rugby ‘supporters’. RA remits dough from internationals to soup franchises and others. Where will monies remiited to the Brumbies be spent? Oh, so it’s all about ...

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MungoMan wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 8:54 am
Auckman wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 8:53 am Nice half

Blues 24-0 Brumbies - HT
Straya's most unnecessary soup franchise is getting comprehensively bummed.

I really do not understand this kind of talk from Australian rugby ‘supporters’.

towny

There are times one might ponder the wisdom of the accused getting a jury of their peers What now? Who should make the decision then? Yes, true. But there are countries where it's very hard to get rape convictions because the peers on the jury tend to judge the victim not the accused. I can't actua...

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Your daughter is a fan of Kylie McDevitt? Huge fan! But she gets these celebrities confused all the time, so who knows, right? Wow, she must have been really into the Jason Kelce docco ! Might be the only way Kylie is famous other than the Kelce brothers podcast. She’s quite resourceful.

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You can make it part of your forthcoming tour Towny I don’t really know the guy but my daughter is a fan of his Mrs and I am fantastic company. Might be worth giving him a buzz, because we are definitely going there. Your daughter is a fan of Kylie McDevitt? Huge fan! But she gets these celebrities...

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Hunter Paisami put his hand up for the 12 jersey in a big way tonight Didn’t he, though!? In attack he was excellent - got well over the gainline all night and gave great service to those outside him. But it was his defence that was really telling imo. He didn’t seem to miss anyone and there was a ...

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https://i.ibb.co/bWDk10N/IMG-2215.jpg Good God. :lol: There’s a fair chance that Kelce will be seen in Wrexham next season. You can make it part of your forthcoming tour Towny I don’t really know the guy but my daughter is a fan of his Mrs and I am fantastic company. Might be worth giving him a buz...

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Foketi is only just almost soup level. His international career is because we have been pretty thin on the ranks at 12. And Eddie liked ex-leaguies. I like Foketi and think he’s a smart player. Paisami is having a very good year and seems to be getting better, so he’d be the leading contender imo. ...

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So Paisami or Foketi for Wallabies? Foketi is only just almost soup level. His international career is because we have been pretty thin on the ranks at 12. And Eddie liked ex-leaguies. I like Foketi and think he’s a smart player. Paisami is having a very good year and seems to be getting better, so...

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I remember hearing last Easter that the Rebels had the most accurate lineout in SR - so that must have been 5+ games into the season. Mafi was playing most of the minutes back then fwiw. Parling was in Rennie’s Wallaby coaching team for a couple of years, so he seems to have a good level of experien...

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Derwyn wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 9:54 pm

Good God.

There’s a fair chance that Kelce will be seen in Wrexham next season.

towny

He's got the beautiful bit correct though. Only for those rich, white, upper classes like louis... or some posh cvnt boyos from the valleys? He must be thinking about all the English and Irish living in Llandaff and pontcanna ;) I bet the only Welsh people he knew were Catherine Zeta-Jones and this...

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Jtah wrote: ↑Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:16 am For the record I don’t think Parling is a bad coach. He’s probably excellent at the line out. He just so happens to have the biggest head case in pro rugby throwing.

+1

He’s not a throwing coach.

towny

I’m feeling anxious for Rodda

towny

Nah, spend some time in Portland if you want to see what the "all drugs are legal" thinking takes you. Entire streets of junkies shooting themselves up in public view and harassing everyone trying to do business. I read recently they revoked that law. Unlike crack neighbourhoods in the US where the...

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It is. I guess it shows that politics is often like supporting a football team and people can't change. Goerge Bush courted the Christian evangelical crowd, and Trump inherited them. I often see the extreme ends of political sides have many contradictory groups in them. +1 I'd agree but extend the ...

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Christian fundies and Trump is such a weird alliance, I know why it's happened but still they should consider him antichirst like by their usual standards. It is. I guess it shows that politics is often like supporting a football team and people can't change. Goerge Bush courted the Christian evang...

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Much better. A few years ago I would have taken every single kiwi ten over every one of ours. Now, Dmac aside, it's much more even. 👍 Although they still have Mo’unga on the shelf. Is he still considered eligible? I thought him and Barret were no longer in AB’s contention. He’s eligible according t...

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Because of this thread I went and had my blood tested for bad stuff.

Thanks for the reality check Kiwias.

towny

So the US would loan Ukraine to buy obsolete/expired equipment and ammunition that’s in US inventory instead of the US throwing it out? That’s a good deal, right? Yes, and the money the Ukrainians "pay" would go towards restocking. It's effectively a subsidy for American weapons manufacturers Exact...

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So the US would loan Ukraine to buy obsolete/expired equipment and ammunition that’s in US inventory instead of the US throwing it out?

That’s a good deal, right?

towny

Sawtooth the Beaver wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 1:32 pm

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Down another 14.7% today to $22.84, wiping another $300 million off of the Orange man's holding Yet still worth more than there issue price Ever the silver lining eh? Trump is making billions off his ignorant fans and others* that wish to give him money without oversight. By all accounts this has b...

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shanky wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 7:31 am Justice Lee has a nice way with words…

“Having escaped the Lion’s Den (the criminal trial), Mr Lehrmann made the mistake of going back for his hat..”

That’s Gold

towny

My wife is dieing in front of my eyes. She has smoked for almost 50 years now and just cannot give up. She doesn't try any more and won't even let her doctor discuss it. She refuses any tests to see what damage it has caused, she knows it has but thinks knowing the details will just cause more stre...

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I did suspect that as a potential answer. But I wasn’t having a dig. It was a genuine question. Why is Lolesio in vogue with posters when he clearly wasn’t by the selection group last year. Personally I think he sits behind Rolls Royce pack at the Brumbies, some arm chair selectors can’t adjust for...

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Zakar wrote: ↑Wed Apr 17, 2024 6:10 am Force named an interesting team - Beale and Rodda back in action. Interested to see how Rodda does particularly, as I feel we have plenty of loosehead locks, but lacking true tighthead locks, other than maybe Neville, and maybe you count LSL in that.

Good news!
I feel anxious for both of them.

towny

Let's face it Lolesio is the best but he sint world class. In fact we're lauding players for simply being able to kick for touch or not drop the ball. We've really gone backwards in what we need to see in a 10. There’s some truth in this but I think you’re being harsh. Carter Gordon, Will Harrison ...

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Joey Manu (a better player IMO than Suaalii) is off to play in Japan next year. That’s just the cherry on top for NZR. No need to spend treasure and resources on developing league talent - overseas clubs can do that. If it works out, they get an All Black. No risk and big upside. Another athlete fr...

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Uru out for 6 weeks. Surgery on thumb. Flook still unknown. Doubt he'll play this weekend at least. Well, this is looking exciting! :shock EDIT Pretty much assures I will be going home Friday night feeling utterly dejected. They are both big losses; however Blythe is a great replacement at lock and...

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Joey Manu (a better player IMO than Suaalii) is off to play in Japan next year. NZ Kiwis star Joseph Manu has confirmed he will switch from league to rugby, when he joins Japanese club side Toyota Verblitz after this NRL season. Manu, 27, had previously hinted at the move, but has now officially in...

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Let's face it Lolesio is the best but he sint world class. In fact we're lauding players for simply being able to kick for touch or not drop the ball. We've really gone backwards in what we need to see in a 10. There’s some truth in this but I think you’re being harsh. Carter Gordon, Will Harrison ...

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How long is short term? Great signing but probably not exactly the positions they need to strengthen. What about a top level backup tighthead? Tongan Thor will be along shortly I’m not so sure. While I think it would be great for him as a player (and the Wallabies), he’s signed until the end of 202...

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Duff Paddy wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 6:55 pm
DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Mon Apr 15, 2024 6:52 pm What position do you see him playing? He's
We could play him at 6 just to further rip the piss

towny

Lonergan and Gordon may not have met each other before, which is why I believe pairing Lonergan (or White) with Lolesio is a safer bet. Kerevi will be getting a call-up. Schmidt said that 60/40 selection calls would go to the local players, but I don’t believe Kerevi/Foketi is in any way contentiou...

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