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RONAN O’Gara’s relentlessly curious mind has, for the longest time, acted as a vaccine against the virus of a humdrum life. This is one of the greatest sentences ever written. :lol: I'm not even interested in the subject matter but I can't get past the first few sentences without laughing at the ce...

RONAN O’Gara’s relentlessly curious mind has, for the longest time, acted as a vaccine against the virus of a humdrum life.

This is one of the greatest sentences ever written.

We all know Mog knows more than Brad Thorn...

I don't think Petaia is overrated. His performances back that up. It's just that there are also a lot of performances where he tries to do too much and stuffs everything up. He'll be fine.

The Optimist wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 3:52 am Petaia @ 15. He is horrible under the high ball... no composure at all. I thought you guys watched rugby

Watching Jpn League on wknd, Sean McMahon and Kerevi Aus Rugby could use them.

The Easts - Sunnybank match was a belter and the coverage was great. The 'bank got up as well!

Olo wrote: ↑Sun Apr 11, 2021 11:58 pm It’s probably a good time to extend an olive branch to Latu? The Tahs could use him. Maybe send him down to Melbourne to school Uelese in bodily harm?

Latu doesn't need an olive branch. He needs to join AA.

The fact half of them routinely misspell players' names bugs the hell out of me.

There are some genuine idiots posting there. I mean, we have our own idiots but they have some real doozies.

My wife watched the post match stuff and saw the interview with McReight. She was "How old is this kid and why am I now in love?" She watches bugger all rugby apart from the action and was surprised at how coherent he was. Future Wallaby captain material (JOC is my first love though.) Likes a bloke...

McReight has the ability of Pocock with the engine of Hooper. He gets through so much work...it's insane.

My wife watched the post match stuff and saw the interview with McReight. She was "How old is this kid and why am I now in love?" She watches bugger all rugby apart from the action and was surprised at how coherent he was.

Future Wallaby captain material (JOC is my first love though.)

Watched the match again last night and noted that Tate's pass is really shit. Almost every second pass to JOC put him on the back foot because he had to stop and gather the ball in. He really needs to work on that. The pass before JOC's kick in the lead up to the Flook try is a prime example. I've b...

Is Petaia playing 13 tonight? Hope he can bring his game back to where it was last year. Ikatau has been excellent but it would be nice to have a bit more size at 13. Hamish Stewart at 12, Paisami at 13. Petaia on the flank. Did anyone read Nic Bishop's piece in The Roar? Basically said Stewart is ...

MungoMan wrote: ↑Fri Apr 09, 2021 10:42 am
Thomas wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 11:25 pm
grievous wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 11:03 am Reds should be getting 20k plus for this.
Maybe. This time last week we were just coming out of a snap lockdown. Masks are still mandatory.
Should have been mandatory for you forever, horrorhead

I can't retort this.

Its a gamble, but hopefully its data driven. I'm also seeing 9s play on the wing late in games to open up the 6-2 opportunity. This year I've seen Frank Lomani, Isaac Fines and Tate McDermott spend time on the wing. Tate McDermott is more than handy on the wing. He's quick, can tackle and can pop u...

Anonymous 1 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 9:55 pm These threads are killing this forum.. i apologize for playing my part

Apology accepted.

Almost tempted to go on a mass post deletion spree.

grievous wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 11:03 am Reds should be getting 20k plus for this.

Maybe. This time last week we were just coming out of a snap lockdown. Masks are still mandatory.

NZ refs in yet another shocker.

Speaking of which, while we were up on the Sunshine Coast we visited Australia Zoo. It's more of a shrine to the Irwin family than a zoo though and has this super weird cult vibe. While waiting for the croc show they put on a 15 minute presentation of Bindi Irwin's wedding and when all the handlers...

Nah, not really. Certainly not at Currumbin which is on the Gold Coast. There are salties in on the coast at the Whitsundays but not out at Whitehaven. Also, the water is gin clear so you'd see them coming. The only nasties in the Whitsundays are jelly fish that will sting you to death and sharks t...

Haha good one. Gympie Gympie trees. What next? Drop bears? You should lick one! https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/%C2%A9-le-mirior-2009-screen-grab-dm-leaf.jpg Even the slightest touch of a gympie gympie leaf can cause excruciating pain. An intense stinging, burning...

Sea snakes are actually pretty harmless. Whilst they might looks scary and be highly venomous, they are shy creatures that are terrified of humans. Fatalities from sea snake bites are virtually unheard of. Oh yes, that's correct. They aren't very aggressive and people rarely encounter them in the w...

Sea snakes are actually pretty harmless. Whilst they might looks scary and be highly venomous, they are shy creatures that are terrified of humans. Fatalities from sea snake bites are virtually unheard of. Oh yes, that's correct. They aren't very aggressive and people rarely encounter them in the w...

Sea snakes are actually pretty harmless. Whilst they might looks scary and be highly venomous, they are shy creatures that are terrified of humans. Fatalities from sea snake bites are virtually unheard of. Oh yes, that's correct. They aren't very aggressive and people rarely encounter them in the w...

Nah, not really. Certainly not at Currumbin which is on the Gold Coast. There are salties in on the coast at the Whitsundays but not out at Whitehaven. Also, the water is gin clear so you'd see them coming. The only nasties in the Whitsundays are jelly fish that will sting you to death and sharks t...

On beaches I’d probably good with most are just wonderful to be on - just nice to get on the beach and feel the sun/water/wind. I actually can’t think of a bad beach I’ve been to. I spent last week at Moffat Beach on the Sunshine Coast. Every morning and afternoon I walked my dog and sat on the san...

Nah, not really. Certainly not at Currumbin which is on the Gold Coast. There are salties in on the coast at the Whitsundays but not out at Whitehaven. Also, the water is gin clear so you'd see them coming. The only nasties in the Whitsundays are jelly fish that will sting you to death and sharks t...

Nah, not really. Certainly not at Currumbin which is on the Gold Coast. There are salties in on the coast at the Whitsundays but not out at Whitehaven. Also, the water is gin clear so you'd see them coming. The only nasties in the Whitsundays are jelly fish that will sting you to death and sharks t...

Nah, not really. Certainly not at Currumbin which is on the Gold Coast. There are salties in on the coast at the Whitsundays but not out at Whitehaven. Also, the water is gin clear so you'd see them coming. The only nasties in the Whitsundays are jelly fish that will sting you to death and sharks t...

Hard to go past Whitehaven Beach on Whitsunday Island in North QLD. Can be a bit hard to get to though. My personal favourite is Currumbin Beach. I grew up visiting both of these spots. My Dad built a 20ft trailer sailor boat and we spent every holiday cruising around the Whitsunday Islands from the...

kiap wrote: ↑Tue Apr 06, 2021 12:13 am
Thomas wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 11:20 pm In QLD there is a huge disparity between the GPS schools and others. I'd love to see how the top TAS schools would go against the GPS schools.
The answer as it stands is they'd still lose. It's largely down to 'sportingships'.

Oh, for sure.

Last year my son's school played a friendly against Nudgee College in pre-season. My son's team (U13) and the U14 team (admittedly gash) played a half each against a Nudgee U12 team. They were beaten comprehensively in both halves. The First XV played a match against the Nudgee 5ths (I think) and we...

@towny Perhaps I didn’t clarify my question We lose a shit-ton of players to private school rugby at that age. Keeping them in club isn’t about the $100 rego, it’s the possibility of rep pathways The only thing you can do is re-balance the rep pathway so it’s either solely club based or more school...

@towny Perhaps I didn’t clarify my question We lose a shit-ton of players to private school rugby at that age. Keeping them in club isn’t about the $100 rego, it’s the possibility of rep pathways The only thing you can do is re-balance the rep pathway so it’s either solely club based or more school...

@towny Perhaps I didn’t clarify my question We lose a shit-ton of players to private school rugby at that age. Keeping them in club isn’t about the $100 rego, it’s the possibility of rep pathways The only thing you can do is re-balance the rep pathway so it’s either solely club based or more school...

Was down at the beach after a big storm (my idea) and a rogue wave washed my 4yo off his feet and he rolled into the shorebreak (not my idea).

Apparently saying "Nah, he'll be fine. Let's see if he can get out of this by himself" was not an acceptable response from a parent. She still brings it up.

Technically, you’re correct, but it only gets penalised if you interfere with play. There’s plenty of examples of where the laws aren’t strictly enforced, in the interests of a flowing game Example - kick offs where the kicker steps over the line. I'm fine with little things like that being dismiss...

It will always be a "what if" for me, what if Cane had started in the semifinal against England. Would he have stopped that early English forward momentum in its tracks like he did against Ireland? I don’t think you were stopping England that day with peak McAwe at openside. Madness not to start Ca...

Highlanders remind me of the Reds. Solid defence pushing the Crusaders to do really stupid shit.

It will always be a "what if" for me, what if Cane had started in the semifinal against England. Would he have stopped that early English forward momentum in its tracks like he did against Ireland? I don’t think you were stopping England that day with peak McAwe at openside. Madness not to start Ca...

I love all dead animals but if I had to pick one, it'd be beef. There are few things in the world that can beat a well cooked steak.

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