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Sensible Stephen

Bindi wrote: ↑Mon Jul 07, 2025 2:00 am If the Lions play like they did against the Tahs, Ponies will take this.

Rumour is this will be the full strength test team. Gives them 10 days to prepare for the big dance. The AU/NZ game will be against the second stringers.

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Zakar wrote: ↑Mon Jul 07, 2025 5:01 am Hard to disagree with any of that. Hussey is probably the top rugby journalist in the country.

I feel the the RA pigeon does better work though.

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Wallabies played dumb in parts but dominated the first half. If Lolesio hadn't had a brain fart, it would have been 14-0 at half time. I just hate how teams try and place loose against Fiji. They love that shit. Revel in it. Tighten it up, play for set piece dominance and the holes will open. Then ...

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Hopefully a lot of that was rust. Bring on next week.

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Ok now just nothing stupid and close this out.

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Thank fudge.

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Farva wrote: ↑Sun Jul 06, 2025 6:17 am Like that one

The line out was just Fiji being more hungry. Why the hell are we so passive.

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Three tries overturned in the game so far. Even though that worked in our favour its so annoying. I mean it wasn't obvious, he just licked the line. I feel like TMO should only be for obvious misses, not something you have to spend 5 minutes reviewing. Right, who was going back to look for it? It’s...

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Far out. We are just making dumb mistakes now.

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Gee that’s a shame, such a great try. I really wonder sometimes if that had stayed ‘missed’ would anyone have thought to go back and look at it? WR obsessed with cancelling tries. Might as well bring back the captain’s challenge. Three tries overturned in the game so far. Even though that worked in...

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Sensible Stephen wrote: ↑Sun Jul 06, 2025 5:57 am Fucks sake. Get Noah off. Stupid turn over.

Ok didn't realise his smashed his head. Hope he's ok.

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Fucks sake. Get Noah off. Stupid turn over.

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We just need to calm down. We should win this easily, get back to playing structures.

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Honestly so sick of TMOs. Even the Maori game yesterday the TMO came in for a knock on, delayed everything only to be told its not a knock on. FFS.

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Fuken TMO. Back out of the hands.

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Farva wrote: ↑Sun Jul 06, 2025 5:37 am
Sensible Stephen wrote: ↑Sun Jul 06, 2025 5:19 am That was a moronic chip to be fair.
And was that Lolesio who came charging out of the line for an intercept that wasn’t there allowing the gap for the try?

I would have preferred it if we picked JOC to be honest.

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That was a moronic chip to be fair.

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Unlike the world cup we look to be much the better team. Should be a 20 point plus win if we keep this up.

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HK China qualified via Asia route yesterday. Mistake by WR to give them an automatic qualifier. Should have made them play the final repechage to prove they belong. There will be teams who are significantly better than them who don't make the RWC. Best guess is they're the 27th best team in the wor...

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les@mooloolaba wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 7:53 am
Sonny Blount wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 7:47 am What the fudge is with Joe Wheeler and Israel Dagg on the broadcast?! Clowns...
Wheeler is such a cockhead

Agree. Can't stand that wit kant. Just a total annoyance all super rugby long. Just fudge off with your matey mate shit.

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The Maori 9 is probably the worst player on the park.

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Probably are. Or also tribes up in the highlands in PNG. The amazing thing is how quickly people got to Australia which is well before when they got to Europe and potentially before east Asia. They got out of Africa then just hopped along the coast down into Australia. What gets me is why didn't an...

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Yes. They are the longest unchanged culture which was uninterrupted from the moment they got here until when the POMs started to settle. Though you could argue this technically isn't true. Various peoples rose up and fell over time. Eg the Kaurna people of Adelaide have only been here for 10,000 ye...

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Are the Aboriginals the oldest known culture in the world? I honestly cannot think of a culture that seems to have existed for so long that can track itself back so far. Not even close from what I can tell. THen again I'm not familiar with the African cultures and there must be some old ones there....

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I haven't got around to watching the match replay yet, but I did click on the the SMH/Age match report, and, erm, well... https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.2023%2C$multiply_1.0406%2C$ratio_1.776846%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_0/t_crop_custom/q_62%2Cf_auto/4250d68d5b1b445c936b19d1c557dd673001847f :...

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Scott Robertson's post-selection press conference; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlkQcDjaKds Man is he excited or what !?! Love it . As someone who has rediscovered health and fitness in my 40's I also like that we have a head coach who models health, fitness and self-discipline to his players. I...

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Our big monthly regional meetings at work start with an AoC. I don’t think anyone cares. It’s just a short formality. I did one a few years ago though when mc’ing a conference. Had to go research the tribal nations of Western Sydney and Brisbane. I found it very interesting. I found out why certain...

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To me, it sounds like you guys are having too many meetings and not doing enough work… But the AoC should really only be brought out at the wider significant departmental/all team meetings and not just for every minor catch up. 100% agree. But alas, its every single meeting. 3 people through to 300...

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I'd like to be proven wrong, but I cannot see Australia getting within 15 points of this outfit. Argentina are stronger than Australia these days. I am not so sure about that. We lack depth, and our Super teams stripped of their best players shows that. But our top 23... I think we can win the seri...

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What? lol. That sounds a little much. You're doing it in the workplace before team meetings? wtf. Who is doing it? It's common place. Happened twice in one huddle, as we had two guests back to back who both did it. When people say they are over AOC that's what they mean. My son does it every mornin...

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theres nothing wrong with welcome to country-it just doesnt need to be done- as it is bit of a bore to watch.A rugby match is entertainment and this adds nothing. And its not even a long term tradition-they added it in more recently. So much of a pre-rugby match bores the fudge out of me - anthems ...

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Reds are cooked.

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Outside of the usual racists, I don't think anyone really has an issue with welcome to country.

Its acknowledgement of country that gets used so much that it becomes nothing more than a meaningless token gesture by people who would cross the road to avoid someone with darker skin.

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Thomas wrote: ↑Wed Jul 02, 2025 12:48 am I work about 1.4kms from the stadium and there's a bunch of Lions fans staying in the building next door giving of huge divorced dad energy.

I guess the younger types will be turning up same week as the first test.

Looked like grandpa and co at the Force game.

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I take a lot of glee in Japan losing. I hope they turf him out on his ass too soon.

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Zakar wrote: ↑Mon Jun 30, 2025 12:25 pm
grievous wrote: ↑Mon Jun 30, 2025 12:13 pm So I assume an inquest is being undertaken by RA on the u20s result overnight. Division 2 is beckoning.
It's a weird one. The beat them not 6 weeks ago.

Yeah, shocking. Did they just shit the bed? SA suddenly amazing? Guess we will see after the next few games.

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Sensible Stephen wrote: ↑Fri Jun 27, 2025 5:12 am Any Australians know if this will turn up on Stan? Can't see it anywhere. Or the NZ Maori game.

I remember they had the NZ v Japan games last year, not sure why they are not there this time.

Nevermind, the Baabaas game is showing up on Stan now.

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Any Australians know if this will turn up on Stan? Can't see it anywhere. Or the NZ Maori game.

I remember they had the NZ v Japan games last year, not sure why they are not there this time.

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Dropping another team would be horrific for the comp. Hopefully money comes in from somewhere. Also, I've never understood how the 7s circuit couldn't be losing money hand over fist, so it's nice to have some confirmation that is indeed the case. That money is also better spent elsewhere. I don't un...

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Wasn't it 2009 last time the kiwis got this upset about a so called French "c" team? Carisbrook? Bottles thrown at the French after the loss? One of my all-time favourite tries from one of my all-time favourite players https://youtu.be/zGcdjenXlLk?si=1jinKX8k3BwD9Fyj Just going through the thread, ...

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