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Mase Mahonri Schwalger has been charged with "multiple serious offences" including "sexual conduct with a person under 16", according to local media reports.

@antipodean said in The Darts:

@MN5 said in The Darts:

@Billy-Tell said in The Darts:

I wouldnt usually be a darts fan (is it really a sport) but this’ll be the second year running I follow littler.

I reckon it is a sport, maybe only just, but still a sport.

They are still doing something physical and need absolutely amazing hand eye coordination but in saying that I wouldn’t back many darts players to excel in clash of the codes type shows….

Get the greatest decathlete on earth to throw a nine dart game and then we’ll talk

@barky1 said in Australia v India:

@NTA Basket Case of a side when you have a guy retiring mid-series. A strange dude, was Ashwin

He got out before it blew up.

The Mighty Williams. Under used in the loose IMO.

@Canerbry said in Nomination - Most likely to post drunk:

I'm still watching you fucking self-congratulating circlejerk of pig-island jealousy.

Still nothing else to do down there but watch us?

@Frank PRG are top rank in SA. This side was their u17s , next year u18.

@nzzp said in Black Caps vs England Series:

@MN5 said in Black Caps vs England Series:

@No-Quarter said in Black Caps vs England Series:

@booboo said in Black Caps vs England Series:

@Crazy-Horse said in Black Caps vs England Series:

I fail to see the point of Philips. Not good enough at bowling, doesn't contribute enough with the bat and has brain farts I the field. Second thoughts, he's a traditional Black Caps all-rounder

He's made me think he's a really promising batsman. Just not delivered on that in this series.

The bowling and fielding is a bonus.

I want him to deliver on his primary role, which because of my fanboi-ing I'm sure he can ...

We haven't used Phillips well. He's at best a part time bowler, and his first class record suggests that - decent enough averages but has never bowled a huge amount of overs. So batting him at 7 just makes no sense. It makes even less sense when you consider we've been insisting on playing Blundell as an all rounder and batting him at 6 when leading up to that century he'd been averaging about 14 for the past year, on top of his glove work being generally untidy.

Swapping them around would benefit both players. It'd give Phillips a chance to bat with batsmen more instead of managing the tail, to see if he can replicate his 40 FC average at test level. It would also mean he can come out with a license to play his natural attacking game knowing there is still enough batting left to eek out some more runs if needed. For Blundell it'd take some pressure off his batting and hopefully allow him to focus a bit more on his glovework which is his primary role in the team.

This is an astonishingly well thought out post. Too much sense for it to be written by a Ferner !

Totally agree

@No-Quarter are you @Mauss ?

@No-Quarter is a millennial and therefor that post was most likely plagiarised from someone older and wiser.
I am unsure of @Mauss's generation so am unable to make gross generalisations about him but the post does really make sense and will inevitably not happen. It's annoying Phillips is not being utilised properly at the moment.

@Machpants said in NZR review:

@Dan54 said in NZR review:

My only thought on the board is a slightly uneasy feeling about Kirk being chairman. He was chairman of NZPA that threatened split if the board didn't get made uo how the Pilkington report suggested, as soon as they het it he stands as chairman?
A suspicious man could think he was maybe angling for the job. Not saying he was but just not quite right for mine.

Having Kirk in charge is the best news, they rolled back the changes to more like the NZRPA wanted, and now he will lead with some actual nous

Yep not real upset mate, just uneasy the way it played out. I not sure it best look. Also perhaps I just may feel better if the chairman lived in NZ so as to have finger on pulse, but to be honest I suppose he is not going to worry about grassroots?

Gonna be a huge opportunity, and a massive challenge. The RB package was not great this year, Max optimised it, Cheko struggled. It remains to be seen if they can close the gap on McLaren in particular. But if he works hard for the team, and Max takes him under his wing he could do well. Just needs to score points most rounds, and if he can grab a few podiums too that would be amazing

@Catogrande said in Nomination - Ferner most like to have a beer with:

the dodgy ones

Better book a bigger venue

Just found another sport that would be a worthy addition to the Olympic menu

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@ACT-Crusader said in Sporties - Nominations - Favourite Cricket Player of the Year:

SatNav

Bump bump

Mark Cavendish wins BBC Sport Lifetime Achievement Award.

Fair enough. A genuine spirit cycling legend and a cool nickname. The Manx Missile.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/articles/c0475w65054o

@Mauss

They have now listed the tournament teams.

Girls Tournament Team
🇯🇵 Umi Kikawa - Japan SDS
🇯🇵 Leilani Naiyaga - Japan SDS
🇳🇿Braxton Sorensen McGee - NZ U18
🇦🇺Rhani Hagan - Australia U18
🇦🇺Amelia Whitaker - Australia U18
🇳🇿 Litia Bulicakau - Central Storm
🇯🇵 Hazuki Ochida - Japan SDS MVP

Boys Tournament Team
🇳🇿 Kele Lasaka - NZ U18
🇳🇿 Zebby Uini-Faiva - NZ Cavaliers
🇳🇿 Jack Riley - New Edition
🇳🇿 Mason Verster - New Edition
🇦🇺 Charlie Bird - Australia U18
🇦🇺 Tom Howard- Australia U18
🇦🇺 Wallace Charlie - Australia U18 MVP

🇳🇿 Reimana Saunderson-Rurawhe - NZ U18 - also listed but that makes 8 players.

From the Rugby Awards:

All Blacks Player of the Year
Wallace Sititi

Tom French Memorial Māori Player of the Year
Tyrel Lomax

Filipo excited for Māori All Blacks clash against Scotland Filipo excited for Māori All Blacks clash against Scotland

Māori All Blacks coach Ross Filipo is determined next season's game against Scotland will be a step towards more regular exposure against Tier One rugby nations.

Cheers fellas. Glad you all appreciate it. What good is having good contacts if you have no one to share the info with?! Looking forward to next season and will continue providing more good oil.

@barbarian said in Rough tips and other bets...:

@voodoo said in Rough tips and other bets...:

@booboo said in Rough tips and other bets...:

@JK said in Rough tips and other bets...:

@booboo said in Rough tips and other bets...:

@gt12 Aus banned greyhounds a number of years ago.

Really???

Fuck knows what I've been punting on!

Hmm... where did I get that from? Somewhere in my memory I thought they had banned it.

Seems only ACT.

NSW tried and it cost a premier his job…

That's not quite true. It certainly dinted his approval ratings but it didn't cost him his job.

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Um, thanks, useful clarification

@Smudge said in Nomination - Most level headed ferner:

Even with the stretchy qualities of spandex, I'd struggle to fit in to the costume these days...

Girdle up, champions of the world! It's onwards and outwards time!

@voodoo said in Nomination - Favourite Overseas ferner:

@canefan yeah, yeah, so everyone here can do gifs, I get it.

We didn't have a computer room at school in Kraków so I'm still catching up

you did have a generously sized corrections centre down the road from Kraków. Called Oz twits, or something like that?