Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November
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@mariner4life said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
Wasn't it that stupid fat fuck Scott Johnson?
Oh. That rings a bell. He would have been working under Eddie (so to speak).
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@Siam said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@mariner4life I remember that Clive (of the all conquering 2005 Lions fame) mentioned it first.
A Lions "fly on the wall" doco revealed that Clive and Alistair Campbell sent all the Lions off season preparation packs and included was a directive that they use New Zealand instead of All Blacks in their communications, in order to breakdown Laura.Worked a treat!
Best prepared Lions in history!
Fucking LOL!!!
That Wellington test was my favourite rugby experience
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@mariner4life said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@Siam said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@mariner4life I remember that Clive (of the all conquering 2005 Lions fame) mentioned it first.
A Lions "fly on the wall" doco revealed that Clive and Alistair Campbell sent all the Lions off season preparation packs and included was a directive that they use New Zealand instead of All Blacks in their communications, in order to breakdown Laura.Worked a treat!
Best prepared Lions in history!
Fucking LOL!!!
That Wellington test was my favourite rugby experience
Same
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@mariner4life said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
That Wellington test was my favourite rugby experience
Carter on fire. Fucking awesome match.
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@Snowy said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@mariner4life said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
That Wellington test was my favourite rugby experience
Carter on fire. Fucking awesome match.
Umaga on fire too. Thanks Clive and Ali.
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@Crucial said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@Snowy said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@mariner4life said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
That Wellington test was my favourite rugby experience
Carter on fire. Fucking awesome match.
Umaga on fire too. Thanks Clive and Ali.
Was quite some motivation for players and fans alike.
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I watched that game live, then again on replay with an Aussie mate who hadn't seen it. I'd told him before the game (he knew the result) that it was the best performance by a 10 that I'd ever seen. He was sceptical.
Around HT I asked him if he agreed, and he said (like a true aussie) "hmm, not bad, reckon I've seen better.
I asked him what else Carter would need to do to get the performance over the line and he said "score another try".
Cue Carters 2nd, the conversion from the sideline, and a walkoff with 10mins to go
Farking beautiful
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@Siam said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@voodoo yeah, but for all round game and goal kicking it's not cut and dried with respect to "who would you rather have?"
And at least one game where Burke buried us - that huge try he scored hurting his shoulder.
Burke and Cullen are neck and neck in terms of value - I'd take Burke just because his goal kicking was often the difference for us (RWC99 SF v Boks) and was massive for scoreboard pressure.
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@Siam said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
Burke at fullback, Cully on a wing...?
Is that blasphemy? am I going to hell now?
BAN THIS fluffybunny!!!!
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@Snowy said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
It really comes down to who else you have in the team as kicker for me. Cully if you do, Burke if you don't.
I've got Dan at 10 kicking goals, so I'll take the Cullen attack
No slight to matt burke though, who is genuinely one of my favourite players ever, and a hell of a top bloke.
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@mariner4life said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@Snowy said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
It really comes down to who else you have in the team as kicker for me. Cully if you do, Burke if you don't.
I've got Dan at 10 kicking goals, so I'll take the Cullen attack
No slight to matt burke though, who is genuinely one of my favourite players ever, and a hell of a top bloke.
He got a bit prissy about being shifted to 13 for Rogers tho - reading his book he's all "I didn't want to upset team harmony but I was fucking filthy"
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@mariner4life Yep. Works for me.
@Siam said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
Burke at fullback, Cully on a wing...?
Is that blasphemy? am I going to hell now?
Yes. Yes you are. You could have put Cully at centre and made absolutely sure but you have done enough.
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@NTA said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
He got a bit prissy about being shifted to 13 for Rogers tho - reading his book he's all "I didn't want to upset team harmony but I was fucking filthy"
Can't blame him for that. A league ring in gets his spot? I'd be pissed as well.
Burke was a mate's neighbour. He said that he was a good bloke.
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@NTA said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@mariner4life said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
@Snowy said in Bledisloe Four: Brisbane, 7 November:
It really comes down to who else you have in the team as kicker for me. Cully if you do, Burke if you don't.
I've got Dan at 10 kicking goals, so I'll take the Cullen attack
No slight to matt burke though, who is genuinely one of my favourite players ever, and a hell of a top bloke.
He got a bit prissy about being shifted to 13 for Rogers tho - reading his book he's all "I didn't want to upset team harmony but I was fucking filthy"
I would've been too. He was better than Rogers. In fact that whole period of RA overpaying for pretty average players to code swap would've upset me as a rugby player.
