Public Address | Cafe | Field Theory: The Cup Continues

Ian Dalziel

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:44:53 +1300

The Silver Surfeit...
Oh to be on your planet Ian.
Many moons, constant lunacy...
;- )

Ross Mason

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 10:25:14 +1300

Oh to be on your planet Ian.

What a game.

Ian Dalziel

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 17:37:44 +1300

Channelling the All Blacks...
After all the furore about coverage of the RWC it all looks pretty damn silly tonight – what with live coverage on 3 free-to-air channels plus Sky Sport 1 (and the poor old trans-Tasman League clash is relegated to Sky sport 2 and a delayed broadcast…

Steve Barnes

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:46:40 +1300

Nah, we need professionals, not armatures…

Who we need now is Kiwi Black

Yamis

Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:37:24 +1300

Carter goes through an incredibly long and ritualised kicking routine, starting with a specific number of closer ones without a full swing and then gets further out and so on and so on. I'd say the injury was just his body's way of saying, buggar this, the weather's warming up,…

Paul Williams

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 14:09:22 +1300

This was specifically discussed this morning on NatRad with former AB doctor John Mayhew and former coach John Hart. Mayhew says there's no causal link; says freak injuries (about 1 minute in).

Ross Mason

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:56:35 +1300

Message to PASers:

Keep off the groynes

Ross Mason

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 13:48:18 +1300

Hmmm....two first fives down. I wonder if there is something in the training regime of AB kickers that might be worth a look at???

Ian Dalziel

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:14:32 +1300

Action Dan, the greatest hero of them all.
Nah, we need professionals, not armatures…
:- )

Rich Lock

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:11:04 +1300

we need to breed some groin-less All Blacks.

Like this one?

Action Dan, the greatest hero of them all.

Islander

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:47:41 +1300

Yesss!
(Thank you Ian for – so much wisdom, so much wit, so much wise word play-)

Paul Williams

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:07:54 +1300

There's no shortage of volunteers to apply it, at least to Mr Carter...

Ian Dalziel

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:42:05 +1300

Medial madness...
...we need to breed some groin-less All Blacks.
...or really strong adduct tape

bmk

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:33:36 +1300

I so want to see ABs vs France in the final. That game can’t have a wrong outcome.
I told you we should have let Canada win thereby getting rid of France. We are now doomed.

Geoff Lealand

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:26:14 +1300

Yikes! Maybe we need to breed some groin-less All Blacks.

Paul Williams

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:19:01 +1300

Bloody Nora, Slade's gone, Mils too and Gear and Donald are called up...

BenWilson

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:55:36 +1300

I so want to see ABs vs France in the final. That game can't have a wrong outcome.

Terry Baucher

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:51:11 +1300

I blame John Key (and Standards & Poor). Fingers crossed for RIchie that no more potential bad news for the government happens before the semi-final. Hopefully even Murray McCully would have blanched at John and Bill's demands for a ritual sacrifice after the ratings downgrade.

On second thoughts probably not. Twatcock.

Ross Mason

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 22:51:36 +1300

Fairy nuff.

3410

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 22:32:06 +1300

My elves?

Ross Mason

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 22:17:03 +1300

Put yourelves back 10 days.

"Who wants to bet that we will be using the 4th first five on the rank in the quarter final??"

Jeez Wayne.........

Ross Mason

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 22:12:48 +1300

I'll take a punt on Piri.
Man of the Match in one (or more) of the next 3 matches.

Heh. I gave him 3 games to do it.

What can I say.

Ian Dalziel

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 21:22:35 +1300

Other World Class sporting news you may have missed :
hoary old chestnut cancelled!
and
They also stoop to conquer

3410

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 11:26:04 +1300

Nice job from TV3, missing the start of the second half of France/England.

Ian Dalziel

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 10:36:20 +1300

Colourful language...
Just wondering if Maori TV's commentators will be fined
for ambush marketing?
I heard one of them describing the crowd at the stadium last night as being "...like one of those Colours of Benetton ads."
– Kaching!
Maybe they'll just be issued regulation mouth guards...

I note that…

David Cormack

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:18:37 +1300

Best thing to come from the DC injury (straw clutching here): it's removed all the bold predictions of a certain All Blacks WC victory...which is almost a guarantee of calamity.

I'd also go for Piri at 1st 5. But he's also the best halfback. So can we have two of…

BenWilson

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:59:38 +1300

Cometh the hour, cometh the man (leave it alone).

And within the hour, cometh the woman fivefold, and the groin straineth (couldn't leave it)

Paul Williams

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:59:21 +1300

Wise comments Chris... and Russell's too. I confess I've been suckered into the hype. I saw some mention of a "Keep Calm and Colin Carry On" t-shirt. Nice.

Chris Bowden

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:47:22 +1300

Piri, Toeava, Dagg(!?!) = panic selections, so I don't think Ted will (or should) go with those.

In my opinion we need to keep calm and rally behind Colin, a specialist first five who should grow into his game this weekend if given a chance. Paraphrasing JK, now that he…

Paul Williams

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:24:34 +1300

I want to do the decent think and support Slade, not least of all 'cause Carter told us too... but I can't help but think he's short on matches this year.

When he came on against Australia, a few years ago, for Cruden, he had an immediate positive impact I'm…

Ross Mason

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:45:38 +1300

I'll take a punt on Piri.
Man of the Match in one (or more) of the next 3 matches.

Kyle Matthews

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:37:17 +1300

And it's too late now, but it does surprise me that Toeava hasn't been developed as a back-up first-five. He played there through age grades (and occasionally even at NPC level, iirc) and has all the requisite skills

I think he could fill in there at a pinch – lets…

Glenn Pearce

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:04:43 +1300

See I want Weepu in the spot, he's a playmaker and can kick. I think it'd be GENIUS! Of course anything we do at this stage (and indeed at any stage) is a roll of the dice.

Shaun Johnson is free this weekend as well.

JacksonP

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:04:16 +1300

See I want Weepu in the spot, he's a playmaker and can kick. I think it'd be GENIUS!

+1. Cometh the hour, cometh the man (leave it alone).

Hadyn Green

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:00:10 +1300

but it does surprise me that Toeava hasn't been developed as a back-up first-five.
See I want Weepu in the spot, he's a playmaker and can kick. I think it'd be GENIUS! Of course anything we do at this stage (and indeed at any stage) is a roll of the…

Russell Brown

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:15:55 +1300

Israel Dagg at Five Eighth! We always play someone out of position and lose... but is Dagg the exception?

No. He's a brilliant fullback who's never played at first-five. Those Herald sports columnists are trolling on a daily basis.

And it's too late now, but it does surprise me that…

Paul Williams

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:48:44 +1300

Gregor Paul suggests Israel Dagg at Five Eighth! We always play someone out of position and lose... but is Dagg the exception?

Lucy Stewart

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:21:17 +1300

I thought Wolverine was Maxime Médard?

Him too. It made us quite happy to think that there was apparently a Wolverine in every game (that we watched).

Hadyn Green

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 13:15:29 +1300

More Canadians (some shirtless!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwZfiRr75F4

Seems like they had a ball here.
Me and my geeky American rugby-watching friends immediately started referring to him as "Wolverine" the first game we saw him in.
I thought Wolverine was Maxime Médard?

Lucy Stewart

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:52:23 +1300

“I don’t kno-oooOOOOW, why does love, do this to me? I don’t know. I don’t know.”

In my experience, this is pretty much the one song that every New Zealander will sing the chorus to, no matter the situation. It’s just that catchy, apparently.

Bugger, just noticed that the text…

Hadyn Green

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:26:36 +1300

Bugger, just noticed that the text on image on the main page covers up Kleeburger and his amazing beard

Emma Hart

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:52:25 +1300

He also has a complicated fist bump with Zac Guildford.

Dudes have a secret handshake. And, I am assuming, a clubhouse.

Public Address

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 11:52:25 +1300

Discussion from blog post.