Has Hansen gone stale?
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@chris-b Yeah, but Merts was dropped in 2003 because by that stage his pre-game warm-up included visits to the Pie Factory and the brewery. Talk about fat, by 2003 he had a triple chin. Rugby Union's own version of Mr Kerosote.
Deans and Cueball had a young fella Dan Carter in their squad who turned out to to be a not bad first five. They chose to leave him sitting on the bench. I blaming Deans and Cueball for that one.
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@mariner4life At the time I suggested he be played on the wing due to Carlos' shonky goalkicking!
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@chris-b said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@mariner4life At the time I suggested he be played on the wing due to Carlos' shonky goalkicking!
that's even more retarded than MacDonald at centre (and didn't Leon miss 2 penalties?).
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@mariner4life He wouldn't have if Benny had been taking the kicks!
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@chris-b said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@mariner4life He wouldn't have if Benny had been taking the kicks!
Carlos looked alright nailing that one from the sideline after he scored that ripper try for the Blues v your mob. Maybe a little faith aye Agent Robbie?
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@mariner4life Karma fucking got him and the Blues for that episode!
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@chris-b said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@mariner4life Karma fucking got him and the Blues for that episode!
the Karma sounds like an absolute COAT
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@mariner4life said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@chris-b said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@mariner4life Karma fucking got him and the Blues for that episode!
the Karma sounds like an absolute COAT
She's not to be fucked with.
You get away with all sorts of shit and then "Boom" - full on psycho!
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@sparky said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
On the subject of overweight people, Steve Hansen gets more and more corpulent. Someone could buy him a exercise bike to use a bit in the off season.
Joe Schmidt be contrast is as thin as a rake.
He and Foster must chew through the catering budget
Is there anything worse than a fat rugby coach yelling at you to run hills harder in preseason? fuuuuck you tubs, you could use these more than me!
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@bovidae said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
Yeah, keep talking about the 2003 RWC as I don't have as many bad memories compared to 2007. In 2007 I had tickets to both the SF and final and had no interest in going to them after that game in Cardiff.
i was in Paris looking at kiwi touring parties wandering around in a daze. And then selling their final tickets for a fortune to ecstatic poms
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@mariner4life pretty sure it's Nic Gill that would be doing any shouting about runing harder and shit...otherwise as you were.
We hadnt bought tickets, but were planning on heading to Cardiff in 1999 for the weekend...
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@mariner4life said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@bovidae said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
Yeah, keep talking about the 2003 RWC as I don't have as many bad memories compared to 2007. In 2007 I had tickets to both the SF and final and had no interest in going to them after that game in Cardiff.
i was in Paris looking at kiwi touring parties wandering around in a daze. And then selling their final tickets for a fortune to ecstatic poms
I was there too, although incognito. I sold them to Saffers. The SF tickets went to Poms.
All the Kiwis on the Williment tours were still wearing their AB kit, even when we all seemed to end up at a bar to watch the NPC final.
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@bovidae said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@mariner4life said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
@bovidae said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
Yeah, keep talking about the 2003 RWC as I don't have as many bad memories compared to 2007. In 2007 I had tickets to both the SF and final and had no interest in going to them after that game in Cardiff.
i was in Paris looking at kiwi touring parties wandering around in a daze. And then selling their final tickets for a fortune to ecstatic poms
I was there too, although incognito. I sold them to Saffers. The SF tickets went to Poms.
All the Kiwis on the Williment tours were still wearing their AB kit, even when we all seemed to end up at a bar to watch the NPC final.
my AB jersey got packed up and sent home from Poland 2 days after the quarter
And then my mates i met up with in Paris gave me a 2007 RWC edition one for my 30th...
That jersey was worn to the 2011 final, so it's all good now!
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@mariner4life said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
The only reason we didn't win 2007 was the bullshit citing/suspension of Lauaki that was rightly tipped over, but too late to bring him in to the side. He plays that quarter, we win.
Still have to go with the forward pass. The series of phases leading to the Rodders try were dominant and exactly the opposite of a team choking away a game around the 65th minute. Don't see Lauaki being more physical than Rodders or Collins were that game. The forward pass not only puts France ahead but got them out of their own half where they had already conceeded multiple line breaks in the 3-5 minutes since the last try.
The difference between 2007 and 2011 isn't that great. No matter how good a team is - unless they are averaging 8 tries a game, you can't expect them to manufacture a try in a given 10 minute period on demand. If France score a bullshit try in the 65th minute of the 2011 final good luck to Ellis and Donald clawing that back, given how Joubert reffed the final stanza.
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Nah! 2007 was all about the failure to set up the drop goal. Lots of opportunities to pop it over in the last few minutes there but McAlister didn't take them.
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@sparky said in Has Hansen gone stale?:
Nah! 2007 was all about the failure to set up the drop goal. Lots of opportunities to pop it over in the last few minutes there but McAlister didn't take them.
Odd that you'd blame the junior 3rd string 10 for that when the leaders on the field acknowledged that they were playing for a try and/or penalty.
