Tasman vs Auckland (Premiership semi-final)

[Bovidae]

I was in Nelson in the days before last year's SF but ended up watching the game in Chch. We passed all the Sky TV OBU trucks on SH65.

Ta$man won't want to be burnt 2 years in a row. I hope they win it as it's good a new team has success.

[KiwiMurph]

Auckland should put up a better fight than the 40-0 pants-ing a couple of weeks back but Ta$man should win this fairly comfortably.

[Chris B.]

@Bovidae said in Ta$man vs Auckland (Premiership semi-final):

I was in Nelson in the days before last year's SF but ended up watching the game in Chch. We passed all the Sky TV OBU trucks on SH65.

Ta$man won't want to be burnt 2 years in a row. I hope they win it as it's good a new team has success.

Yeah - I'd be cheering for the newbie if it wasn't us - even if it was Hawkes Bay!

To be fair, last year there was bugger all between us and Canterbury and once Hansen shored up their front row by giving them Moody it was always on the cards we'd get turned over.

[Nepia]

@Chris-B I'll (slightly) support the Invitational XV if they're playing Canterbury in the final.

[mariner4life]

to be honest, if the South Central Vikings and their Super rugby level roster of poaches don't win this comp by the length of the straight, it is a choke job of epic proportions

[Chris B.]

@mariner4life said in Ta$man vs Auckland (Premiership semi-final):

to be honest, if the South Central Vikings and their Super rugby level roster of poaches don't win this comp by the length of the straight, it is a choke job of epic proportions

Yeah - get the steps up the scaffold built early in the week - motherfucker.

The Irish are building a similar trapdoor on another thread!

[mariner4life]

@Chris-B said in Ta$man vs Auckland (Premiership semi-final):

@mariner4life said in Ta$man vs Auckland (Premiership semi-final):

to be honest, if the South Central Vikings and their Super rugby level roster of poaches don't win this comp by the length of the straight, it is a choke job of epic proportions

Yeah - get the steps up the scaffold built early in the week - motherfucker.

The Irish are building a similar trapdoor on another thread!

this week is like a 90s video game!

[Chris B.]

@mariner4life said in Ta$man vs Auckland (Premiership semi-final):

@Chris-B said in Ta$man vs Auckland (Premiership semi-final):

@mariner4life said in Ta$man vs Auckland (Premiership semi-final):

to be honest, if the South Central Vikings and their Super rugby level roster of poaches don't win this comp by the length of the straight, it is a choke job of epic proportions

Yeah - get the steps up the scaffold built early in the week - motherfucker.

The Irish are building a similar trapdoor on another thread!

this week is like a 90s video game!

By Sunday I could be among the most well hung men in NZ!

[mariner4life]

@Chris-B said in Ta$man vs Auckland (Premiership semi-final):

@mariner4life said in Ta$man vs Auckland (Premiership semi-final):

@Chris-B said in Ta$man vs Auckland (Premiership semi-final):

@mariner4life said in Ta$man vs Auckland (Premiership semi-final):

to be honest, if the South Central Vikings and their Super rugby level roster of poaches don't win this comp by the length of the straight, it is a choke job of epic proportions

Yeah - get the steps up the scaffold built early in the week - motherfucker.

The Irish are building a similar trapdoor on another thread!

this week is like a 90s video game!

By Sunday I could be among the most well hung men in NZ!

silver linings...

[nzzp]

We're going to get smoked. By 20 points. If we do well.

And if by some miracle we win, I can't see us doing it 2 weeks in a row

Defeatist here, but hoping for a miracle

[Higgins]

@nzzp 20 points is only a cigarette sized smoking compared to the cigar sized 40 pointer you got done for last time.

[nzzp]

@Higgins yeah, we've got some players back and are in some kind of form.

Mid season slump was horrific for us. Losing 3 on the bounce just terrible. We weren't even competitive.

[Bovidae]

I assume Ta$man will have Taufua and Squire back in the mix for this game.

[Hooroo]

I love how we are all setting up Ta$man for a massive choke.

Auckland are quite capable on their day.

[ACT Crusader]

@Hooroo said in Ta$man vs Auckland (Premiership semi-final):

I love how we are all setting up Ta$man for a massive choke.

Auckland are quite capable [against Northland, Counties, Southland, Taranaki] on their day.

Fixed.

Auckland still have issues at 9 & 10.

[African Monkey]

@ACT-Crusader You missed BOP as well.

[Donsteppa]

@African-Monkey said in Ta$man vs Auckland (Premiership semi-final):

@ACT-Crusader You missed BOP as well.

In that case, Ta$man are doooooooomed

[Chris B.]

@Hooroo said in Ta$man vs Auckland (Premiership semi-final):

I love how we are all setting up Ta$man for a massive choke.

Auckland are quite capable on their day.

Yeah - the semi-finalists are Auckland, Canterbury, Wellington and.... Ta$man. That we're going to be the chokers if we don't win is a sensational achievement in itself!

Years since teams other than Canterbury or Auckland won the title:

Taranaki 5 (Clean your ears out Tom Marshall!)
Waikato 13
Wellington 19
Otago 21
Manawatu 39
Counties 40
BoP 43

Others - never.

[Hooroo]

@Chris-B said in Ta$man vs Auckland (Premiership semi-final):

@Hooroo said in Ta$man vs Auckland (Premiership semi-final):

I love how we are all setting up Ta$man for a massive choke.

Auckland are quite capable on their day.

Yeah - the semi-finalists are Auckland, Canterbury, Wellington and.... Ta$man. That we're going to be the chokers if we don't win is a sensational achievement in itself!

Years since teams other than Canterbury or Auckland won the title:

Taranaki 5 (Clean your ears out Tom Marshall!)
Waikato 13
Wellington 19
Otago 21
Manawatu 39
Counties 40
BoP 43

Others - never.

Wait!! Have you never won the title??

[Chris B.]

@Hooroo Never - we've only been around since 2005.