NRL 2024

[canefan]

What a smashing. Silverware for the Kiwis!

[Nepia]

30-0 to the Kiwis. Whoop whoop.

[kev]

Great result for Kiwis.

Some non calls from ref and missed forward passes by Kangaroos were dreadful. But no impact on game.

[canefan]

A Kiwis win against Aussie is such a rarity. Opportunity missed for lots of people in the Tron. Perhaps they should have played at Mt Smart?

[Bovidae]

@canefan said in NRL 2024:

I can't ever recall us blanking the kangaroos in a test.

When did any team do that?

Fortress FMG eh!

[canefan]

@Bovidae said in NRL 2024:

@canefan said in NRL 2024:

I can't ever recall us blanking the kangaroos in a test.

When did any team do that?

Fortress FMG eh!

Small sample size, but yeah!

[antipodean]

40 odd missed tackles by the kangaroos!

[Nepia]

@canefan said in NRL 2024:

I can't ever recall us blanking the kangaroos in a test. Real danger of that now

We did it in 2005. 24-0. I knew in the back of my mind there was one, glad that wiki exists.

[Nepia]

I didn't know CNK was god squad.

[KiwiMurph]

@canefan said in NRL 2024:

I can't ever recall us blanking the kangaroos in a test. Real danger of that now

I remember we blanked the Aussies 24-0 over in England one year - 2005 Tri Nations final perhaps?

[Nepia]

JFH's speech wasn't too bad, brevity is a good thing.

[African Monkey]

@KiwiMurph Correct, and we beat them 18-0 in 1985.

[bayimports]

Fun game from a NZ perspective. Our forwards were dominant and our back three made a lot of metres. Guessing biggest winning margin over Australia? and blanking them in a final just makes it better.

Pity about turn out, but awesome for those who did!

[ARHS]

Really enjoyed that game. Thought that was a lovely speech from the amazing CNK.
I have been a Matt Timoko fan for a couple of years now. I suspect there will be thousands more of us after today!

[ACT Crusader]

Tapine was massive for us. Brown’s best game since forever.

Our two wingers just have pace and in fact our back 5 ran any Aussie kicks back with some real venom.

Aussies looked second rate today.

[kiwiinmelb]

I wasn’t able to watch it live had something on, but somehow without really trying managed to avoid the result, and watched a replay last night .

We were very up and full of energy , it was a bit odd , you see it sometimes in nrl but you don’t expect it from the Aussie team . Where the opposition almost concede defeat and say , I don’t think we can match this level of intensity today, and then roll over .

It’s a great kiwi team , it’s rare to have so many difficult players to tackle one on one in the same side .

[sparky]

Great win for the Kiwis!

[Bovidae]

To confirm, it was the third time the Kiwis have blanked the Kangaroos.

The biggest winning margin for the Kiwis over the Kangaroos, and their largest ever test loss.

[booboo]

@Nepia said in NRL 2024:

Missing a good Kiwis performance too.

I guess league taking over in NZ, as the media and social media has been telling me, is a bit premature?

Whilst this is probably true I just don't think Kiwis do live sport anymore.

Apart from the All Blacks and the Wahs bandwagon there's been no crowds since forever (and I suspect the latter will falter if the cop a couple of early losses).

[booboo]

@African-Monkey said in NRL 2024:

@KiwiMurph Correct, and we beat them 18-0 in 1985.

Was that Clayton Friend?