North vs South

Tim

@mariner4life Christ I'm glad this isn't me this year.

I remember when we lost to the Rebels at home a couple of years ago. I went to a pub to watch it and have dinner. Afterwards I went to my local, and they asked me if everything was OK, because I looked so pale and shocked.

Snowy

@Duluth said in North vs South:

As biased as the selectors

Haha. Here we go again.
Fox - New Plymouth / AKl
Plumtree - Hawera / Welly
Foster - Putararu / Waikato

Who exactly are they biased for or against? Against the south I suppose? If they don't pick your favourites (from your biased point of view) are they the biased ones?

On the other hand they might be looking to find the best players so that their team wins? (ABs not North / South). Who would have thought that!
They might also want to see some guys play again and know what they get from others?

I really don't understand why any selector would deliberately undermine their own team.

mariner4life

my main takeaway from the squad naming is

our depth isn't great. There are a lot of guys in those two groups who won't ever realistically be pushing for Test level.

Duluth

@Snowy

I have no idea what you are talking about. That was not what my post was saying

Snowy

@Duluth said in North vs South:

@Snowy

I have no idea what you are talking about. That was not what my post was saying

Bias from selectors.

Duluth

@Snowy

You aren't making any sense

gt12

@Snowy said in North vs South:

@Duluth said in North vs South:

As biased as the selectors

Haha. Here we go again.
Fox - New Plymouth / University / AKl
Plumtree - Hawera / Hawera Old boys + Southern / Taranaki (Natal, Wellington as coach)
Foster - Putararu (born) / Marist + Te Awamutu Sports / Waikato

I don't know why I thought it was important to add that.

Snowy

@Duluth We discussed it a while back that you thought all selections had an element of bias and that none of it was objective for any team I disagreed, but never mind.

Duluth

@Snowy

Your post has noting to do with what I've said. I think you have misunderstood.

Snowy

@Duluth said in North vs South:

@Snowy

Your post has noting to do with what I've said. I think you have misunderstood.

Fair enough.

Canes4life

@Machpants I have Ioane at 13.

Bones

South should fuck Ennor off to the bench and start Tomkinson at 12, Goodhue to his rightful place.

KiwiMurph

@Bones What happens when Tomkinson inevitably gets carded?

Machpants

@Canes4life said in North vs South:

@Machpants I have Ioane at 13.

Lol reading fail, soz

Bones

@KiwiMurph said in North vs South:

@Bones What happens when Tomkinson inevitably gets carded?

The crusaders win.

mariner4life

@Bones said in North vs South:

@KiwiMurph said in North vs South:

@Bones What happens when Tomkinson inevitably gets carded?

The crusaders win.

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Kiwiwomble

coughIoaneat12cough

Bones

@Kiwiwomble said in North vs South:

coughIoaneat12cough

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Tim

Fox has been impressed by Ioane’s work at 13 for the Blues in SRA

“He a big, strong man, very quick, and he’s tidied his running lines up the last few weeks, got a little bit squarer, and more abrasive into the contact area. He’s got a great set of hands, he’s able to set guys free outside him, and defensively he’s sound enough, though he’s still got a little bit of work to do there.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/300085568/ian-foster-lights-the-fuse-its-richie-mounga-v-beauden-barrett-for-all-blacks-at-10

mariner4life

@Tim so BB to the 23 jersey then?

The Silver Fern

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