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  • Rickai,

    thirty two years young
    on a hot Brookvale Oval
    Brent ... Manu ... perfect

    Since Jan 2007 • 47 posts Report

  • Hadyn Green,

    Later in the show, we'll also look to get something new out of the Auckland v Wellington culture debate with Tommy Honey and Simon Prast.

    Shouldn't the debate be held in a neutral venue?

    Oh and I don't want to be considered for entry but:

    Short in his stature
    Mighty, is his League prowess
    Biggest comeback since...?

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 2090 posts Report

  • LegBreak,

    Old Man Stacey Jones
    Plays a full 50 minutes
    And a nation melts.

    Wellington • Since Nov 2006 • 1162 posts Report

  • dc_red,

    Can anyone confirm the official name of the Auckland-based NRL franchise known as the "Warriors"?

    I was under the impression that they sold not just sponsorship rights, but also (sadly) their name, to Vodafone.

    Which led to their third name in about 10 years: from the Auckland Warriors to the New Zealand Warriors to the Vodafone Warriors (making them the only club in the competition not to be known by the suburb, city or region in which it is based)

    This is confirmed by things like my jersey, and the club's own website, which just say "Vodafone Warriors", and make no mention of New Zealand whatsoever.

    However, I see RB refers to them here as the "New Zealand Warriors", as does the Wikipedia website, and the official NRL website gives them the code "NZW".

    Oil Patch, Alberta • Since Nov 2006 • 706 posts Report

  • JackElder,

    This may be the wrong time to point out that traditional haiku should have some reference to the seasons.

    Wellington • Since Mar 2008 • 709 posts Report

  • Russell Brown,

    This may be the wrong time to point out that traditional haiku should have some reference to the seasons.

    Not at all. The span from the first game to the final is, I believe, known as "the NRL season".

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report

  • Kyle Matthews,

    This may be the wrong time to point out that traditional haiku should have some reference to the seasons.

    Traditional haiku are written about rugby league players?

    Since Nov 2006 • 6243 posts Report

  • Knowledge Bro,

    Stacy Jones, I think
    Drives a steam Locomotive,
    Or was that Casey?

    Behind the fridge • Since Mar 2009 • 58 posts Report

  • giovanni tiso,

    I was under the impression that they sold not just sponsorship rights, but also (sadly) their name, to Vodafone.

    I think they should be allowed to do that, so long as for one game of the season they're prepared to field the Vodafone board of directors versus, say, Manly.

    Wellington • Since Jun 2007 • 7473 posts Report

  • Ben Gracewood,

    Patton has nothing
    On our little general
    Nuggety bugger

    Orkland • Since Nov 2006 • 168 posts Report

  • Darel Hall,

    Old men dream of youth
    One lives to pass glory on
    This blossom buds yet

    Christchurch • Since May 2007 • 18 posts Report

  • elsketcho,

    Stacey Jones, little
    but in general,
    he owns!

    Auckland • Since Aug 2007 • 35 posts Report

  • Simon Poole,

    Little General
    Napoleon he is not,
    Actually wins.

    Since Dec 2008 • 161 posts Report

  • JackElder,

    running, the player
    passes through the defence like
    trees in autumn winds.

    Not interested in the prize, just like haiku. Went through a big phase of writing them when I was a student, now I try to slip them into my weekly status reports (makes getting the seasonal references harder, but challenge is good).

    Wellington • Since Mar 2008 • 709 posts Report

  • Ian Fish,

    Large Australians
    Stand round imitating statues
    Watching the Jones boy

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 19 posts Report

  • David Slack,

    This may be the wrong time to point out that traditional haiku should have some reference to the seasons.

    Stacey Jones is hot.
    We all know why this is so.
    It is still summer.


    Contest should have asked
    Us for Terzain Apora
    Do not need prize thanks

    Devonport • Since Nov 2006 • 599 posts Report

  • linger,

    And in news from Tokyo:

    Cherries blossoming.
    Cameras flash, crowds mill. Tranquil?
    Not blooming likely.

    Tokyo • Since Apr 2007 • 1944 posts Report

  • Conor Roberts,

    It’s a long season,
    or kigo, in Japanese.
    Don’t burn out Stacey.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 57 posts Report

  • Conor Roberts,

    Not strictly correct, but...

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 57 posts Report

  • Jeremy Eade,

    Five Foot Seven Tall
    Eighty Two Kilos Heavy
    A Huge Southern Soul

    auckland • Since Mar 2008 • 1112 posts Report

  • Steve Barnes,

    Oh Russell. After following the link to Right Music Wrongs and listening to The Fast Food Rockers, I feel quite queasy. Following in the footsteps of such classics as "the Macarana" "The Chicken Song" "the Crazy Frog" anything by "The Spice Girls" and numerous pieces of contrived crap " the "Fast Food Song" is the pinnacle of puerile pointlessness. I urge all readers to download all the music they can, especially crap like this, so as to deprive the criminals that create this kind of poop any form of livelihood in order that they starve to an excruciatingly painful death.

    Peria • Since Dec 2006 • 5521 posts Report

  • Russell Brown,

    I urge all readers to download all the music they can, especially crap like this, so as to deprive the criminals that create this kind of poop any form of livelihood in order that they starve to an excruciatingly painful death.

    I'm not sure that was quite the result they were after ...

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 22850 posts Report

  • simon g,

    "I've declared myself
    the winner of one of those
    passes." Go Upstairs!

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 1333 posts Report

  • Geoff Lealand,

    The Little General
    Not a good description
    Better, The Giant Killer


    Sounds a bit feeble, I know. I could more easily sing the praise of Siti, Richard, Mils, Sione, Brendan, Stephen, Leila, Alan, Callum etc etc

    Screen & Media Studies, U… • Since Oct 2007 • 2562 posts Report

  • Conor Roberts,

    Japanese haiku
    does not have enough morae
    for his genius.

    Auckland • Since Nov 2006 • 57 posts Report

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