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by Zakar
Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:09 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ponies v MP
Replies: 53
Views: 1706

Re: Ponies v MP

Bindi wrote: Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:07 am Wright looking like a world XV player tonight. Wish he could do it consistently.
He's got the skillset and athleticism. He just needs a sports psych or something.
by Zakar
Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:08 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ponies v MP
Replies: 53
Views: 1706

Re: Ponies v MP

Two tries when down to 14 is pretty satisfying.
by Zakar
Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:48 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ponies v MP
Replies: 53
Views: 1706

Re: Ponies v MP

Bindi wrote: Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:48 am Fastest no. 8 I've seen. Except for that soft Bok one of old, of course.
If he doesn't make the Wallabies squad they should parachute him into the sevens for the Olympics.
by Zakar
Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:46 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ponies v MP
Replies: 53
Views: 1706

Re: Ponies v MP

shanky wrote: Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:10 am Cale is having a blinder
Yeah he's alright
by Zakar
Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:36 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ponies v MP
Replies: 53
Views: 1706

Re: Ponies v MP

Toole needs to be in the Wallabies.
by Zakar
Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:16 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ponies v MP
Replies: 53
Views: 1706

Re: Ponies v MP

Absolutely sick from Wright and Toole.
by Zakar
Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:13 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: World Rugby reads my Posts- 20min Red cardsds
Replies: 116
Views: 2218

Re: World Rugby reads my Posts- 20min Red cardsds

I thought your argument was that this was because 'accidental' high challenges were ruining the spectacle for casual australian punters? But now it's for thuggery? If you reduce the penalty, you increase the incidence. Not if you increase ban length. At the moment it is a joke. 6 weeks. 3 off for g...
by Zakar
Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:09 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: World Rugby reads my Posts- 20min Red cardsds
Replies: 116
Views: 2218

Re: World Rugby reads my Posts- 20min Red cardsds

Could we see if they could introduce orange cardsds? What would be the benefit? A thug doing a thuggish thing is punished by: 1. Leaves the field and does not return 2. Team is short by one man for 20 minutes 3. Disruption to coach’s bench strategy 4. Citation and multiple week suspension Who is go...
by Zakar
Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:06 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ponies v MP
Replies: 53
Views: 1706

Re: Ponies v MP

Very nice try that.
by Zakar
Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:02 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Ponies v MP
Replies: 53
Views: 1706

Re: Ponies v MP

Looking decent so far, happy to see how much Toole is getting involved. He's not just standing on his wing hoping for the ball.

Wright slowly playing himself into form as well, after a woeful start to the year.
by Zakar
Fri Mar 22, 2024 4:03 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: LRZ
Replies: 252
Views: 12259

Re: LRZ

Yes for a Linebacker. LRZ’s USP was his speed, and is trying out for a WR. He isn’t wowing anyone at all with those times at WR. He’s got nothing to offer an offensive coordinator. There is no tape of him running routes, beating a DB, making contested catches, run blocking, “football IQ”. He needed...
by Zakar
Thu Mar 21, 2024 9:33 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: LRZ
Replies: 252
Views: 12259

Re: LRZ

Story is that he's had 3 offers but I haven't heard who from. He's a free shake for teams at this stage unless they feel there's a better candidate on the programme. Unless someone can explain it better, that Fissler story made no sense. 3 practice squad offers is perfectly realistic, but the money...
by Zakar
Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:48 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: LRZ
Replies: 252
Views: 12259

Re: LRZ

So…the fastest showstopper in Rugby runs the same 40 time as a white linebacker coming in to the NFL this year. As expected. Mid. Weird comment. What does the race of the exceptionally fast line backer have to do with it? At 4.43 Payton Wilson had one of the fastest 40 times for a linebacker ever ....
by Zakar
Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:19 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: World Rugby reads my Posts- 20min Red cardsds
Replies: 116
Views: 2218

Re: World Rugby reads my Posts- 20min Red cardsds

I don’t like professionalism. I’d prefer to go back to the carefree days when it was an enthusiasts’ sport and you made friends for life without the whole ‘pathway’ bullshit I mean that However, we have what we have. Need to embrace progress lads. We’re here now, fighting for ‘eyeballs’. Let’s at l...
by Zakar
Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:26 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: LRZ
Replies: 252
Views: 12259

Re: LRZ

So…the fastest showstopper in Rugby runs the same 40 time as a white linebacker coming in to the NFL this year. As expected. Mid. Weird comment. What does the race of the exceptionally fast line backer have to do with it? At 4.43 Payton Wilson had one of the fastest 40 times for a linebacker ever ....
by Zakar
Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:20 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: LRZ
Replies: 252
Views: 12259

Re: LRZ

His 40-yard dash – 4.50 seconds and 4.44 seconds. Not terrible but not the "lightning fast" we were promised. You'd think he'd need exceptional athletic ability to make up for having zero experience to make it. Anyone know what time Christian Wade ran? That's faster than Brandon Aiyuk 4.5 (2nd to T...
by Zakar
Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:18 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: LRZ
Replies: 252
Views: 12259

Re: LRZ

His 40-yard dash – 4.50 seconds and 4.44 seconds. Not terrible but not the "lightning fast" we were promised. You'd think he'd need exceptional athletic ability to make up for having zero experience to make it. Anyone know what time Christian Wade ran? He also had a pitiful 29 inch vertical jump. W...
by Zakar
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:54 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: LRZ
Replies: 252
Views: 12259

Re: LRZ

According to Neil Fissler, LRZ has been made offers from 3 different teams to join their summer training squads. Salary would be $900k Ah, the voice of investigative rugby journalism https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse2.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.fZPBymvbZ0YC6DCoHIl50QH...
by Zakar
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Your best ever national team by unit
Replies: 95
Views: 3609

Re: Your best ever national team by unit

For the Wobs... Front row: Rodriguez, Lawton, McIntyre Second row: Eales, Giffen Back row: Kefu, Smith, Finegan Halves: NFJ, Lynagh Centres: Horan, Little Back 3: Roff, Tune, Burke Tempted to go Cutler and Williams for the second row, they were pretty dominant in the 80s, in the line out at least. ...
by Zakar
Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:49 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Proposed Rugby Law Changes
Replies: 176
Views: 2600

Re: Proposed Rugby Law Changes

Was a scottish poster either Topofthemoon or Edinburgh01. The figure is about 35% of the time the RC team coming out on top. Which checks out from and Irish POV. We beat SA, England, and Samoa in the past decade with a RC. Nearly beat Wales too. This is the most broken logic ever. 'Oh is doesn't ru...
by Zakar
Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:46 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Proposed Rugby Law Changes
Replies: 176
Views: 2600

Re: Proposed Rugby Law Changes

Oh, what a great bit of evidence. :lol: :lol: You've literally made up a stat and are having a go at someone else for referencing actual evidence? :roll: Was a scottish poster either Topofthemoon or Edinburgh01. The figure is about 35% of the time the RC team coming out on top. Which checks out fro...
by Zakar
Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:01 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Proposed Rugby Law Changes
Replies: 176
Views: 2600

Re: Proposed Rugby Law Changes

In the 21-22 Premiership season teams with a red card won 25% of the games involving a red card, another ended in a draw. Over the 5 years of international rugby between tier 1 nations up to the 2023 world cup teams in receipt of a red card won 35% of the games with red cards. Well exactly. So it d...
by Zakar
Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:01 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: World Rugby reads my Posts- 20min Red cardsds
Replies: 116
Views: 2218

Re: World Rugby reads my Posts- 20min Red cardsds

TheFrog wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:16 pm World Rugby want to destroy the game. That and the changes to scrums.
What a dumb f**king post. I can't believe I voted you best French Poster.

Yes, the body that runs rugby wants to destroy the game. Of course. It's all an inside plot by the lizard people.
by Zakar
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:59 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Proposed Rugby Law Changes
Replies: 176
Views: 2600

Re: Proposed Rugby Law Changes

As far as I remember, someone put up some stats showing this to be a load of shite. And that didn't include the games where the loser had a red card but the game was still excellent. Oh, what a great bit of evidence. :lol: :lol: In the 21-22 Premiership season teams with a red card won 25% of the g...
by Zakar
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:56 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: The state of the NZRU..
Replies: 80
Views: 2096

Re: The state of the NZRU..

NZR was set up in the amateur era, and its governance structure has barely changed. The only way to shake it up is with a Super League-esque shake up. The provinces will never agree to reduce their power and influence. Yep. I also noted that NZR aren’t making as much money as they imagined under th...
by Zakar
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:51 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Proposed Rugby Law Changes
Replies: 176
Views: 2600

Re: Proposed Rugby Law Changes

You've literally made up a stat and are having a go at someone else for referencing actual evidence? :roll: Mine is clearly hyperbole not an actual stat. You're not referencing actual evidence, you're claiming you remember that someone had evidence. Farcical. I remember your mum posting here to let...
by Zakar
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:47 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Proposed Rugby Law Changes
Replies: 176
Views: 2600

Re: Proposed Rugby Law Changes

As far as I remember, someone put up some stats showing this to be a load of shite. And that didn't include the games where the loser had a red card but the game was still excellent. Oh, what a great bit of evidence. :lol: :lol: You've literally made up a stat and are having a go at someone else fo...
by Zakar
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:42 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Proposed Rugby Law Changes
Replies: 176
Views: 2600

Re: Proposed Rugby Law Changes

Red cards do not ruin games. What a load a shit. They do 95% of the time. As far as I remember, someone put up some stats showing this to be a load of shite. And that didn't include the games where the loser had a red card but the game was still excellent. Oh, what a great bit of evidence. :lol: :l...
by Zakar
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:38 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Proposed Rugby Law Changes
Replies: 176
Views: 2600

Re: Proposed Rugby Law Changes

blindcider wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:38 pm
Zakar wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:36 pm
earl the beaver wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:21 am Red cards do not ruin games.
What a load a shit. They do 95% of the time.
The players ruin the game not the cards.

There have been many excellent games with Red cards so your 95% is the biggest crock of sh1t
Guns dont kill people, I kill people.
by Zakar
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:38 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Proposed Rugby Law Changes
Replies: 176
Views: 2600

Re: Proposed Rugby Law Changes

I'm ambivalent on the not straight, refs don't call not straight line outs all the time when there's no jump already and imo throwing it straight at a restart is a key part of rugby as it's a contest for possession at all times (just like the scrum). The current interpretation of the kick chase law...
by Zakar
Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:36 pm
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Proposed Rugby Law Changes
Replies: 176
Views: 2600

Re: Proposed Rugby Law Changes

earl the beaver wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:21 am Red cards do not ruin games.
What a load a shit. They do 95% of the time.
by Zakar
Wed Mar 20, 2024 2:09 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Police in NSW
Replies: 18
Views: 694

Re: Police in NSW

23 isn't even "hot". I also often wear hoodies in that temp. The shooter needs to be charged with man slaughter. With no comment on the case, that seems insane to me. Do you live in Singapore or something? I guess it's what you adapt to. I live in Austin where it is 35+ pretty much every day for mo...
by Zakar
Tue Mar 19, 2024 11:16 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Reds 2024 - don't tease us you fvckers...
Replies: 17
Views: 685

Re: Reds 2024 - can anyone stop us?

March champions?
by Zakar
Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:08 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Brisbane 2032 Olympics
Replies: 108
Views: 5016

Re: Brisbane 2032 Olympics

Yeah so ACB/GABBA trust and AFL fund the GABBA upgrade. The AFL are loaded and they want their game to march northwards....then fund it. No sport has ever funded a stadium in Australia. Not going to happen. They can pay for more of the share. New Tassie stadium costs 750m, call it a bill as it blow...
by Zakar
Tue Mar 19, 2024 7:04 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Police in NSW
Replies: 18
Views: 694

Re: Police in NSW

True Blue wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 7:44 pm 23 isn't even "hot". I also often wear hoodies in that temp.

The shooter needs to be charged with man slaughter.
With no comment on the case, that seems insane to me. Do you live in Singapore or something?
by Zakar
Tue Mar 19, 2024 6:59 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: First bit of sh!t hits the fan for ARU - Daugunu refuses to play
Replies: 50
Views: 962

Re: First bit of sh!t hits the fan for ARU - Daugunu refuses to play

Bindi wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2024 3:48 am Wonder where the player's union is in all of this?
Fundamentally conflicted organisation given they are a voting member of RA.
by Zakar
Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:54 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
Replies: 9129
Views: 285312

Re: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)

Slim 293 wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:38 pm
towny wrote: Sun Mar 17, 2024 12:25 pm - Uelese is going alright.
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Has he thrown one successful lineout this year?
His game vs Moana was great. Good lineouts, looked back to his best in tight.

However, back to regular shitty throwing vs the Reds.
by Zakar
Mon Mar 18, 2024 2:51 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
Replies: 9129
Views: 285312

Re: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)

What time did you start drinking? 3. Tupou - the game is months away. 6. Hanigan 8. Bobby V 10. Gordon 12. Paisami Tupou can get in the list if he proves he can do 60mins. Right now he's a bench option at best. Hanigan has had one good game. The 7/8/9 combo of the Reds is too cohesive to ignore. Li...
by Zakar
Sun Mar 17, 2024 8:43 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
Replies: 9129
Views: 285312

Re: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)

Here is my team vs Wales based on the season so far. No overseas picks, that's too hard basket, and with the state of Wales, hopefully unnecessary. 1. Bell (first name on team sheet, and not because of his number) 2. Faessler (daylight second. Hope Porecki comes back and gives him some competion). ...
by Zakar
Sun Mar 17, 2024 4:42 am
Forum: Rugby Forum
Topic: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)
Replies: 9129
Views: 285312

Re: Wallabies 2024 (2023 never happened)

Here is my team vs Wales based on the season so far. No overseas picks, that's too hard basket, and with the state of Wales, hopefully unnecessary. 1. Bell (first name on team sheet, and not because of his number) 2. Faessler (daylight second. Hope Porecki comes back and gives him some competion). 3...