World Cup Final match thread

Donsteppa

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It's just getting a bit weird here, considering you guys won comfortably and have absolutely nothing to complain about. 
 
So some posters are trying desperately to cling onto something to get up in arms about. Stuff like the Carter line in the Cheika presser (in which he fellated the ABs for about half an hour), or the idea the the Wallabies got the rub of the green with the ref (not 'robbed' or anything, just got the rub of the green), or Kepu's on-field behaviour (elements of which happens every game from both sides).
 
It's not a Kiwi thing (G&GR is still rolling with similar craziness), more an internet thing in general. I'm not saying I am immune to that, but it is interesting to watch as an outsider.
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The cricket starts tomorrow, so I guess we'll soon have David Warner and co to fire up about. The whole three day gap between seasons has caught us all out... :)

Donsteppa

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Hooroo" data-cid="539149" data-time="1446607884">
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The internet has ruined man-kind!
 
 
I must find something to take offence at!
 
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It's a shame it's no longer just a Billy T James joke :)

voodoo

Honestly Barbarian, aside from a few dicks on both side (every country has them), for the most part I really think it's just that people don't want to let go of the cup and go back to normal life! There isn't much to argue about right now, so the very few incidents from the game with any semblance of opaqueness get argued about, and any answer given to an interviewer gets dissected and twisted. Time to give the F5 button a rest and refocus on life outside of rugby and the fern...
 
 
 
..until the cricket starts tomorrow anyway.

Donsteppa

Latest Cricinfo headline:

<a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-new-zealand-2015-16/content/story/936037.html'>Warner hits back at 'immature' McCullum</a>

Now there's a pot calling the kettle black...
 
Hurrah, something new to argue about :)

barbarian

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Donsteppa" data-cid="539150" data-time="1446607912">
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The cricket starts tomorrow, so I guess we'll soon have David Warner and co to fire up about. The whole three day gap between seasons has caught us all out... :)
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I found myself watching Lawn Bowls on TV last night. And getting into it.
 
I've become the desperate drug addict trying to snort paint shavings and household cleaning products because I've run out of the good stuff....

Nepia

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="barbarian" data-cid="539148" data-time="1446607461">
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It's just getting a bit weird here, considering you guys won comfortably and have absolutely nothing to complain about. 
 
So some posters are trying desperately to cling onto something to get up in arms about. Stuff like the Carter line in the Cheika presser (in which he fellated the ABs for about half an hour), or the idea the the Wallabies got the rub of the green with the ref (not 'robbed' or anything, just got the rub of the green), or Kepu's on-field behaviour (elements of which happens every game from both sides).
 
It's not a Kiwi thing (G&GR is still rolling with similar craziness), more an internet thing in general. I'm not saying I am immune to that, but it is interesting to watch as an outsider.
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Personally, I'm happy as a pig in shit about our win, nothing that Chieka says, or is written on here is going to change that fact, but this place is built on people disagreeing with each other.
 
 
Even, in a "can't we be better than this" post you've left some rancid bait in the form of:
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote">or Kepu's on-field behaviour (elements of which happens every game from both sides).
 
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You know darn well that Kepu was an anomaly in this match. I assume you're just doing your best to move the thread along (and you can hardly consider your self an outsider). ;)

mariner4life

Thank christ for the NBA/NFL/NBL filling in the past couple of days.
 
And now it's cricket season
 
Fuck i have David Warner, what a complete fluffybunny. If he gets runs tomorrow i am going to be pissed. We were starting to run out of Aussies to hate now that all the bitter old fluffybunnies have retired, and been replaced with people no one has ever heard of. But thankfully Warner has been elevated to VC so he gets heaps of air time and he can crap on about what aggressive cricketers they are. You fucking fluffybunny.

voodoo

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Thank christ for the NBA/NFL/NBL filling in the past couple of days.
 
And now it's cricket season
 
Fuck i have David Warner, what a complete fluffybunny. If he gets runs tomorrow i am going to be pissed. We were starting to run out of Aussies to hate now that all the bitter old fluffybunnys have retired, and been replaced with people no one has ever heard of. But thankfully Warner has been elevated to VC so he gets heaps of air time and he can crap on about what aggressive cricketers they are. You fucking fluffybunny. 
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He is a tool alright. I love that "McCullum has never played in the Ashes so he isn't qualified to comment on them" concept. What a genius.
 
We do need an NBA forum somewhere

Chris B.

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="WillieTheWaiter" data-cid="539102" data-time="1446600735">
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Good wee parade.. Aura sorted out the weather for us just in time.. just wandered across the road to the door of the heritage waited for boys to come out then wandered along the road next to ritchies ute to the park where a bajillion others were.
 
fark kiwis are a bunch of subdued farkers. gotta love it. Chuck the boys on the back of a truck / ute. Everyone follow them down the road or just stand outside office clap politely. maybe a "YAY" if you're lucky.
 
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Watched a bit of a video where the ABs came out on stage. Looking at these photos and that event in the park it looks like absolutely no expense was spared on this celebration! 
 
"Free drinks for everone!!!!
 
Out of the garden hose up the back....!!!" :)

dogmeat

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="barbarian" data-cid="539148" data-time="1446607461">
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It's just getting a bit weird here, considering you guys won comfortably and have absolutely nothing to complain about. 
 
So some posters are trying desperately to cling onto something to get up in arms about. Stuff like the Carter line in the Cheika presser (in which he fellated the ABs for about half an hour), or the idea the the Wallabies got the rub of the green with the ref (not 'robbed' or anything, just got the rub of the green), or Kepu's on-field behaviour (elements of which happens every game from both sides).
 
It's not a Kiwi thing (G&GR is still rolling with similar craziness), more an internet thing in general. I'm not saying I am immune to that, but it is interesting to watch as an outsider.
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If by interesting you mean fucking weird, pointless and more than a little embarrassing then having waded through 120 pages of this stuff both here and on G&GR I must (along with question my sanity) agree with you.
 
It's a minority but man they're tenacious little fuckers - on both sides of the ditch.
 
As has been said roll on the cricket. I'm sure that will give us all plenty of opportunities to go all rabidly mouth foaming.
 
I do wish Saint Baz would just shut the fuck up.

jegga

Are we good enough at cricket for me to get back on the bandwagon or are the aussies likely to resume normal transmission and treat us as you would a red headed stepchild?

Turtle

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Chris B." data-cid="539159" data-time="1446610330">
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Watched a bit of a video where the ABs came out on stage. Looking at these photos and that event in the park it looks like absolutely no expense was spared on this celebration! 
 
"Free drinks for everone!!!!
 
Out of the garden hose up the back....!!!" :)
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what more would you have wanted? For them to fly Taylor Swift down to MC it instead of Sumo? $500k worth of fireworks during the day? Jetpacks so Sir Richie could fly over everybody whilst holding the cup?

mariner4life

titty girls

JC

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Hooroo" data-cid="539149" data-time="1446607884">
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The internet has ruined man-kind!
 
 
I must find something to take offence at!
 
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Why I outta... 
 
You take that back!

NTA

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="mariner4life" data-cid="539157" data-time="1446608781">
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Fuck i have David Warner, what a complete fluffybunny. If he gets runs tomorrow i am going to be pissed. We were starting to run out of Aussies to hate now that all the bitter old fluffybunnys have retired, and been replaced with people no one has ever heard of. But thankfully Warner has been elevated to VC so he gets heaps of air time and he can crap on about what aggressive cricketers they are. You fucking fluffybunny. 
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I'd love for us to win a series without any sledging, and with Dave Warner politely clapping every half-century scored by a Kiwi.
 
Just to watch your head explode. :lol:
 
<img src="http://media.giphy.com/media/LYwAh3Pi8eMKc/giphy.gif" alt="giphy.gif">

mariner4life

au contraire my bitter little New South Welshman, i would heartily applaud the fact that the current Australian team has finally managed to emerge from the muck and have evolved in to something resembling a modern sports team.

mariner4life

and find a new fucking gif

Chris B.

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Turtle" data-cid="539164" data-time="1446612396">
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what more would you have wanted? For them to fly Taylor Swift down to MC it instead of Sumo? $500k worth of fireworks during the day? Jetpacks so Sir Richie could fly over everybody whilst holding the cup?
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A sound system that worked properly (when Richie was speaking)? :)
 
A marching band? A double decker bus? Some pomp and ceremony?
 
It looked a bit 1960s to me, "Here boys, climb on the back of me ute and we'll drive down the road to the local war memorial hall. We'll get the Chairman of the District Council to make a bit of a speech and give the captain a bottle of Johnnie Walker in a paper bag". Nobody dress up. Ladies a plate, please.
 
I reckon we could do something nearly as good here in rural Nelson!

Nepia

Are we giving Auckland shit for not organising a parade? Didn't we give them shit for organising one in the past?

Chris B.

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Nepia" data-cid="539173" data-time="1446613618">
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Are we giving Auckland shit for not organising a parade? Didn't we give them shit for organising one in the past?
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They're Aucklanders - they can't do anything right! :)
 
To be fair, I wasn't there - maybe there were highlights that I didn't see. But, from what I did see, if I were an Auckland ratepayer I wouldn't have been overly concerned that the budget had been blown.

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