North vs South
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@Chris-B said in North vs South:
@mariner4life said in North vs South:
@Kiwiwomble said in North vs South:
First XV -> Club -> NPC
that only happens in the shit teams like ours. The good teams like @Chris-B 's mob and the Cantabs just buy in who they want
Now ordinarily, I would let this slide past as largely bollocks driven by the envy and despair of those watching their old Div II compadres get ahead on the back of their hard work and intelligence.
HOWEVER, the acquisition of Reece and Talea (poached as eggs) requires address as it is indicative of a new era for the Mako. We have become a TEAM OF CHOICE!
So, I'll share transcripts of a couple of conversations:
CONVERSATION 1
Sevu - Hey... Waikato,
Ta$man says why don't I go down there and play for a team of winners!
WRU - But, Sevu - if you go down there, you'll never play in a Ranfurly Shield Challenge again!
Sevu - Hey, don't try than 1960s bullshit on me, man. This is the 2020s!
CONVERSATION 2
Mark Talea - Hey Leon, Ta$man says if I want to make the ABs, I should go down there for the NPC and get some elite coaching and play for a team of winners.
Leon - Ooooh, weeellll. It's a toughie. There's quite a lot in what they say. You should definitely think about it, but......awww, you should probably get a second opinion. Why don't you ask your North Harbour coach and see what he thinks.
Mark Talea - Cheers Leon. I'll have a word with KK and see what he says.
Leon - Make wure you come back to the Blues next year, though.
sick-en-ing
i am sickened.
the South Central Vikings are fast becoming the NY Yankees.
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@mariner4life "The New York Yankees have won 40 AL pennants, winning their first in 1921 and their most recent in 2009. This total is more than twice that of the next-closest team,..."
So we should aim for 40 Championships, by 2107?
That doesn't seem very ambitious!
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@Chris-B said in North vs South:
@mariner4life "The New York Yankees have won 40 AL pennants, winning their first in 1921 and their most recent in 2009. This total is more than twice that of the next-closest team,..."
So we should aim for 40 Championships, by 2107?
That doesn't seem very ambitious!
money is no guarantee of success
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@mariner4life The economic powerhouse that is Ta$man - cutting out the fat and apathetic property speculators from the north!
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@Chris-B said in North vs South:
@mariner4life The economic powerhouse that is Ta$man - cutting out the fat and apathetic property speculators from the north!
A lot of ingredients in the last few posts to bake quite the humble pie.....
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@Hooroo said in North vs South:
@Chris-B said in North vs South:
@mariner4life The economic powerhouse that is Ta$man - cutting out the fat and apathetic property speculators from the north!
A lot of ingredients in the last few posts to bake quite the humble pie.....
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@mariner4life said in North vs South:
@Chris-B said in North vs South:
@mariner4life "The New York Yankees have won 40 AL pennants, winning their first in 1921 and their most recent in 2009. This total is more than twice that of the next-closest team,..."
So we should aim for 40 Championships, by 2107?
That doesn't seem very ambitious!
money is no guarantee of success
Our Baron trumps your Baron!
And I just thought - shouldn't an NZ$50 be called a Half-Nelson?!
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@antipodean Sevu's not falling for that, either!
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Blue-less: What the North Island team could look like if the Blues can't leave Auckland
As anticipation heightens for next week's North vs South clash, the prospect of Blues players taking part in the match remains unclear amid Auckland's resurgence of Covid-19 cases.
Possible North Island side without Blues players
- Ayden Johnstone
- Asafo Aumua
- Angus Ta’avao
- Tupou Vaa’i
- Scott Scrafton
- Ardie Savea
- Lachlan Boshier
- Marino Mikaele-Tu’u
- Aaron Smith (c)
- Mitch Hunt
- Wes Goosen
- Anton Lienert-Brown
- Peter Umaga-Jensen
- Sevu Reece
- Damian McKenzie
Bench:
- Ash Dixon
- Aidan Ross
- Alex Fidow
- James Blackwell
- Luke Jacobson
- TJ Perenara
- Vince Aso
- Sean Wainui
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@Hooroo said in North vs South:
@Tim said in North vs South:
@Machpants This is more important.
How so? This is a nothing game with no meaning to it. Who cares if North or South win?
It's an All Blacks trial, that's why.
Who really gives a toss about Waikato playing Hawkes Bay?
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Just an aside.
I am (was) looking forward to the match.
A rep match with a bit of parochialism about it.
Regardless of the selection qualification it was/Is still us versus the inbreds. And we'll show them that their precious Saders apparent dominance is built on the back of the size of their cheque book. Ha! Take that you poxy little island at the bottom of the world.
But I digress ...
I think they've pick a good qualifier with first provincial team.
If they'd picked place of birth, current province or current SR franchise we'd hear the same whinging.
Draw a line somewhere and they have.
Good concept especially in this environment.
Much better than a god awful borefest probables v possibles with absolutely nothing on it.
