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towny

Reds’ ruck hasn’t been dominated ffs. Some people don’t know their arse from their elbow.

towny

The Rebels need $22m to clear their debt - the group that wants to ‘save’ them are property developers backed by PE, which seems like the worst kind of people imaginable.

towny

Jtah wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:26 am Weirdest scrum free kick I’ve seen.

I need a full scrum laws course.

I don’t think anyone can explain some of these scrum calls. Or ruck calls.

towny

JPNZ wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 11:07 am I cannot believe this is even being discussed. Majority of tackles in rugby are made using the shoulder as the main point of contact.

100% of the good ones anyway.

towny

Jtah wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 10:55 am How good is Rugby Union.

This game is grouse.

towny

Having a quick look over the Super Rugby stats for Australian loose forwards I'd go for these guys: 6. Liam Wright 7. Fraser McReight 8. Charlie Cale Bench Josh Kemeny Valetini has the lowest tackle percentage and the most missed tackles of any Australian loose forward so far this season. Valetini ...

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Yep I agree with this. Every test I've seen him play he's been immense. He's not world class. He'd just not shit. Actually that's probably the Wallabies selection criteria. Pick players that are not shit. Anyone better than 'not shit' is considered world class. Nope. He's been dominant in every tes...

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DragsterDriver wrote: ↑Sat Apr 27, 2024 7:24 am Legal doesn't make it right. Not really a rugby tackle it's a league hit.

WTAF are you talking about?

towny

Great tackle!
One has to presume that a flyhalf broke up Finau's parents’ marriage or something, because this bloke just hates them. That must be the 5th or 6th flyhalf he’s laid out this year.

towny

Masterji wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 5:49 pm The best All round rugby player in the world is Damien Willemse. A good 10, A world class 12, a good 13, a good 14 and a World class 15.

The term ‘world class’ is basically meaningless now.

towny

PourSomeRuggerOnMe wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 5:56 pm 5 is far too difficult, so here's a 23:

Ox
Sheehan
Malherbe
Etzebeth
Beirne
PSDT
Savea
Doris
Dupont
Ntamack
Tele’a
Aki
Nayacelevu
Penaud
Keenan

Porter
Mauvaka
Furlong
Snyman
Earl
JGP
Mo’unga
Willemse

towny

Yes that's fine, he's not a 7. He'll still have explosive power. With experience he'll know the lines to run and cut corners etc. What he can't avoid is the physical battle and collision. He needs to eat that. I agree with that. Ardie Savea did it at 105kg or so but he’s one in a million. I reckon ...

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There are always buyers, at least so far, but you still can't have China selling rather than buying and that not being a thing. Actually you can't even have China not buy at the rate it once was and that not be a thing China owned 3% or so, so I’m not sure how big a factor their absence will be. Th...

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ASMO2 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 8:38 am Dupont, daylight, perm any 4 from the rest.

DuPont, PSdT and Savea are the three front runners imo.

towny

it's not like there are other buyers who suddenly come in to replace them, so it does impact liquidity and thus price There are definitely buyers that replace them - how else did China sell a big chunk of their holdings? Someone other than China owns 98% of the debt, and the low yields seem indicat...

towny

Yep, he needs another 10 kgs of muscle. That’s probably 3 years away and would certainly detract from his cardio, agility and pace. Yes that's fine, he's not a 7. He'll still have explosive power. With experience he'll know the lines to run and cut corners etc. What he can't avoid is the physical b...

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CrazyIslander wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 3:19 am
grievous wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 3:01 am Cale isn't ready...we cant throw newbys into the fold and expect them to excel.
Yep, he needs another 10 kgs of muscle.

That’s probably 3 years away and would certainly detract from his cardio, agility and pace.

towny

Agreed with this. It’s this sort of ‘boys will be boys’ attitude which is a huge part of the problem. Also I’ve got mates who’ve played with him at SR and Test level who think he’s a massive wit kant. But as long as MOG, Towny and Matty T think he’s a good rugby bloke… I’m only going on what I’ve h...

towny

2-4% doesn't sound absurd. Depends a bit how much one considers future debt. Japan may have similar, and then the US Govt would be the biggest holder of US Govt debt. It doesn’t sound absurd - it just doesn’t sound all that significant. it's not like there are other buyers who suddenly come in to r...

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piquant wrote: ↑Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:53 pm 2-4% doesn't sound absurd. Depends a bit how much one considers future debt.

Japan may have similar, and then the US Govt would be the biggest holder of US Govt debt.

It doesn’t sound absurd - it just doesn’t sound all that significant.

towny

Rugby Australia chairman Daniel Herbert has fired back at a dissident group of former players and officials who are agitating for the entire RA board to be sacked, and for the game to undergo major governance reform. A group called Supporters of Overdue Australian Rugby Reform (SOARR) this week wro...

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TheFrog wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:30 pm Looks like the US may have to live with inflation for the times to come. And the US$ may weaken considerably over time.

https://www.fxstreet.com/analysis/china ... 2404212302

Does China really own that much US debt? How much can it be? 2% or so?

towny

A substantial amount of pro sports people are messed up. Beale's antics are relatively innocuous on the sh*t kant spectrum. Beale's part in the Ewen Mckenzie thing was a more a symptom of the toxic player power culture that had infested the Wallabies as the time. I think it's a bit of reach to say ...

towny

Interesting Mog. So you don't pass judgement on anyone unless you know them personally? Does that apply to everyone? Even people you don't like? Anyway it's not just this incident. He's been involved in a number of off field incidents before. He's probably the main reason McKenzie left his job. We ...

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Good news plums! It seems are RA are going to hand control back to the new Investor group soon. Someone posted this on social media. Let me see if I can add a picture.. I guess this means they will be based in the back arse of nowhere from next year but it's better than having no rugby team. Hopefu...

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grievous wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:32 am
Pakia Pakia wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 5:55 am I thought KB was exonerated?
Not if you ask some in this thread. A few Ch7s running around.

Spot on.

towny

“He (KB) is a guy you just love. Everyone that plays with Kurtley absolutely enjoys it, loves it, he’s a team man.” Matt To’omua @8:20 https://open.spotify.com/episode/6zmP5IS9RZgRX3NHp3fPSc?si=zA8BD_8zTB-aEv7owNUJ1Q&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A0rJEdjaSp08XAn8Hvg6xOq I wonder if Ewen McKenzie thinks h...

towny

KB’s speech after the game.

https://westernforce.rugby/videos/watch ... ebut%20cap

towny

“He (KB) is a guy you just love. Everyone that plays with Kurtley absolutely enjoys it, loves it, he’s a team man.”

Matt To’omua

@8:20

https://open.spotify.com/episode/6zmP5I ... An8Hvg6xOq

towny

He was a toxic plum well before that and was well past his use by date. Lucky for him Farce only want to sign over the hill players. How was he a toxic plum? Genuine question FYI. I don't know. I remember a text messaging scandal which to be honest, seemed like a storm in a teacup. What else is the...

towny

That would be because state schools typically play during the week. 1. They still don’t get the crowds. I played high school league and there was never more watching than on tbe field. 2. There is no clash with arvo NRL games. So what? High school league, at least in Qld, was and AFAIK still is a g...

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mojo wrote: ↑Mon Apr 22, 2024 10:58 am Sunday arvo matches are great for fans, rare as hens teeth these days though. Used to love a good Sunday arvo session at Ballymore.

I’m a fan.

towny

The respective equivalent games don't seem to clash with NRL or AFL games. SA used to play afternoon games. What's so special about NZ and Australian rugby that they can't have afternoon games. The Drua pack out their stadium with afternoon games. I was just asking the question. Arvo games in Austr...

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They don't care about families. If they did they'd have far more afternoon games. They don't care about crowds at all. Just TV rights. TV rights? I’m not so sure. Does Sky sell ads for SR games? Otherwise, I’m not sure why subscribers would bail if games weren’t on at night, though perhaps they wou...

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Updated based on the weekend. New players in bold. 1. Gibbon - not sure who else to go for here. Slipper was garbage on the weekend. 2. BPA 3. Talakai 4. Frost 5. LSL 6. Swinton 7. Wright 8. Valetini 9. White 10. Donaldson 11. Lancaster (smokey as Petaia injured) 12. Paisami 13. Ikitau 14. Kellaway...

towny

Updated based on the weekend. New players in bold. 1. Gibbon - not sure who else to go for here. Slipper was garbage on the weekend. 2. BPA 3. Talakai 4. Frost 5. LSL 6. Swinton 7. Wright 8. Valetini 9. White 10. Donaldson 11. Lancaster (smokey as Petaia injured) 12. Paisami 13. Ikitau 14. Kellaway...

towny

Yes but a lot of them are bandwagoning the situation. The only thing Rugby needs is a few more shot clocks to eliminate f**king around. Nah. There is still a lot of wasteful kicking in aerial ping pong. They still allow far too much obstructions on kicks. Aerial ping pong is boring af. They need to...

towny

There is a lot of truth in that. My fixes: - Free player movement between all Super rugby sides (even if it means players switch nationalities under residencey rules) - Salary cap - Someone start promoting the game FFS, there was absolutely no media (web/radio/TV/other) of the Blues-Brumbies game o...

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Do the SR clubs get a cent from beer sales? Doesn’t the catering company that owns that contract make all of rhe beer money at SR games? No. Correct. They don't even want beer at games. They don't want any aggression from the crowd or even the players. They want profitable sanitized family friendly...

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They have to be poured into plastic cups at games which requires more labour. Super Rugby franchises are a business though not a community not for profit. Do the SR clubs get a cent from beer sales? Doesn’t the catering company that owns that contract make all of rhe beer money at SR games? No. Cor...

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