The Silver Fern

I think Fosters midset when selecting his squad will differ slightly from his predeccessors, in that he knows he is not there next year, so development or future proofing means very little to him (although I dont expect he would do anything just to spite NZR or Razor) his goal is to try and win the RWC, and is this is with players not playing beyond 2023...

It is also a shit game time wise with a flight likely first thing on Sunday morning. That impacts recovery.

@KiwiMurph Good to see Akira get a mention. His work on defence and breakdown was crucial.

https://thesilverfern.com/tipping/
A good week to pick scorelines, many scored 6/6 results. Category picks were much harder though and the top score was only 52 for both Duluth and Dan54. 51 for Kruse, Waynes World & Dogmeat. Hydro11 closed the gap by 3 more points so Higgins now leads by 15 with 2 rounds left. Winger 6 behind Hydro11 in third and Tim another 5 back. Bartman blasted himself out of the top 10 by scoring only 10 - either he was using the wrong form or he was going for the miracle catch-up play.

Tim wins the Sequel Cup by just a point over Sportboy.

No change in the second legs of the play-offs so BOP Chiefs and Barbarians will meet in the final over the next 2 weekends.

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Thought I would keep my word and post progress as I go....ten months on. Start of this year on Jan 1 did 75hard again (did it ages ago). Was more for the mental side and get discipline in check. First three weeks was basically on the road looking after a six month old while my misses was working at Adelaide open/aus open as a physio. Forced me to be really disciplined and managed to have have those two trips and another work trip away and came back with lower reading on the scales. Am doing the year long 75 hard thing so three phases of thirty days throughout the year. Have done the first thirty as well. Am down around 10kg so far aiming for another ten by end of the year.

Haven't drunk this year or since mid dec actually so nearly six months. Had drunk less and less over last couple of years as in benders so wasn't much of a change but will probably aim to go for the whole year then maybe ongoing or one blow out a year with the boys. Not really a wagon to fall off.

Aim is to do things outside my comfort zone this year. Started doing five minute rows as part of last thirty day challenge. Near the end I looked for indoor rowing competitions. Saw state champs are coming up saw I could be potentially competitive so just entered. It's in three weeks so now have to learn to row properly and get fitter in that time. Aiming to do the 1min max distance, 500m,1000m and 2000m.
Currently
1min:355m
500m: 1:27
1000m: 3:16
2000m: still got to test that far haha

Also doing some running training to try do 10km fun run in July. Ran 5km on the weekend which was furthest I've ran since 2021 when I broke my ankle.

Hopefully can tick both of those events off and continue on some consistent weight loss.

@Bones said in Coronavirus - UK:

@MiketheSnow said in Coronavirus - UK:

GET FUCKED SAGE

antony-thrower  /  Apr 28  /  UK News Brits urged to wear face masks again as Arcturus Covid strain spreads across UK Brits urged to wear face masks again as Arcturus Covid strain spreads across UK

The continuous spread of the super-infectious Covid variant Arcturus means the British public should revert to once again using face masks to protect themselves on public transport, it's been claimed

Can't believe people are already wearing them again in London

We popped into Regent Street on the train/tube yesterday. I don't recall seeing one mask on our journey. Even walking through Green and Hyde Parks where it was absolutely stacked and they're setting up for the coronation.

Good

Down Greenwich way a different story apparently

@Bones said in NZ justice system 2.0:

@gt12 said in NZ justice system 2.0:

Yikes.

Crowbar and a hammer and you don't get time. WTAF NZ?

https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300888716/youths-who-beat-78yearold-in-home-and-left-him-for-dead-avoid-jail--heres-why?fbclid=IwAR3n5c3ne2NL2mE7jKc0E90yFMs995H8HknrhhR5HRKMMKObj8PGb032Vm4

Lock them up, they only get out when the fella dies of natural causes. Fair to everyone.

Perhaps when the youngest of his children dies, and I’d consider that a reasonable deal.

I seriously can’t fathom this one, they attacked him because they thought he was a nark, and the authorities rewarded them with no time in jail.

@Duluth said in Quote collapse:

Maybe. Or maybe another way of dealing with huge quotes. I’m busy at the moment, but I’ll get to it eventually

In the meantime, perhaps we can relentlessly bully people who over use the quote button?

Test ignore.