North vs South
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The Vuelta a España is delayed by two months. Surely a few games in paddocks around the country can be delayed a week or two.
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@Hooroo said in North vs South:
@Kirwan said in North vs South:
@Hooroo said in North vs South:
@Kirwan said in North vs South:
@mariner4life said in North vs South:
@Hooroo in all seriousness, if the Auckland players aren't able to participate, then call it off.
Or at least delay it.
Can't, NPC.
OOOps! There's the circle!
Is the NPC starting on time with the lockdown anyway? I'm assuming the lockdown will be extended (due to incompetance)
I have no idea. I don't even know when it is supposed to start.
Potentially, this year could be the best NPC in over a decade in terms of players available and crowds. I do hope it gets a good opportunity.
Pointless if it is sans Auckland and Harbour though
Yeah if we don't have AB games, having them all available for the NPC would be great. Might offer an alternative for next year too if it's popular
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@Kirwan if the NPC is able to go ahead, I will be surprised if crowd numbers are not up overall, and probably all regions too!
Sadly we know NZR money isnt generated by bums on seats, so while it will be good seeing good crowds for these matches, it wont change much going forward
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@taniwharugby said in North vs South:
@Kirwan if the NPC is able to go ahead, I will be surprised if crowd numbers are not up overall, and probably all regions too!
Sadly we know NZR money isnt generated by bums on seats, so while it will be good seeing good crowds for these matches, it wont change much going forward
Viable product with the right number of teams, if supported, can be another option to sell to broadcasters.
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@Kiwiwomble said in North vs South:
sad i seem to be in a minority, i still love the NPC....the results not so much...but its cool seeing the connections between First XV -> Club -> NPC
I'm with you! I like watching SR, but NPC is what it's all about for me. Because I'm not living in my home province, I can only watch livestreamed 1st XV and club games (all Super 8 games are livestreamed, fortunately), but I won't miss any Magpies game and watch almost all other NPC games, too.
Don't care much about North v South. It's rugby, so I'll watch it if it's on tv. That's about it.
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@mariner4life said in North vs South:
@Hooroo in all seriousness, if the Auckland players aren't able to participate, then call it off.
If you guys from the North can't field a team, I guess we will have to take the points from your default!
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@mariner4life said in North vs South:
@Kiwiwomble said in North vs South:
First XV -> Club -> NPC
that only happens in the shit teams like ours. The good teams like @Chris-B 's mob and the Cantabs just buy in who they want
Now ordinarily, I would let this slide past as largely bollocks driven by the envy and despair of those watching their old Div II compadres get ahead on the back of their hard work and intelligence.
HOWEVER, the acquisition of Reece and Talea (poached as eggs) requires address as it is indicative of a new era for the Mako. We have become a TEAM OF CHOICE!
So, I'll share transcripts of a couple of conversations:
CONVERSATION 1
Sevu - Hey... Waikato,
Ta$man says why don't I go down there and play for a team of winners!
WRU - But, Sevu - if you go down there, you'll never play in a Ranfurly Shield Challenge again!
Sevu - Hey, don't try than 1960s bullshit on me, man. This is the 2020s!
CONVERSATION 2
Mark Talea - Hey Leon, Ta$man says if I want to make the ABs, I should go down there for the NPC and get some elite coaching and play for a team of winners.
Leon - Ooooh, weeellll. It's a toughie. There's quite a lot in what they say. You should definitely think about it, but......awww, you should probably get a second opinion. Why don't you ask your North Harbour coach and see what he thinks.
Mark Talea - Cheers Leon. I'll have a word with KK and see what he says.
Leon - Make sure you come back to the Blues next year, though.
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@Chris-B said in North vs South:
@mariner4life said in North vs South:
@Kiwiwomble said in North vs South:
First XV -> Club -> NPC
that only happens in the shit teams like ours. The good teams like @Chris-B 's mob and the Cantabs just buy in who they want
Now ordinarily, I would let this slide past as largely bollocks driven by the envy and despair of those watching their old Div II compadres get ahead on the back of their hard work and intelligence.
HOWEVER, the acquisition of Reece and Talea (poached as eggs) requires address as it is indicative of a new era for the Mako. We have become a TEAM OF CHOICE!
So, I'll share transcripts of a couple of conversations:
CONVERSATION 1
Sevu - Hey... Waikato,
Ta$man says why don't I go down there and play for a team of winners!
WRU - But, Sevu - if you go down there, you'll never play in a Ranfurly Shield Challenge again!
Sevu - Hey, don't try than 1960s bullshit on me, man. This is the 2020s!
CONVERSATION 2
Mark Talea - Hey Leon, Ta$man says if I want to make the ABs, I should go down there for the NPC and get some elite coaching and play for a team of winners.
Leon - Ooooh, weeellll. It's a toughie. There's quite a lot in what they say. You should definitely think about it, but......awww, you should probably get a second opinion. Why don't you ask your North Harbour coach and see what he thinks.
Mark Talea - Cheers Leon. I'll have a word with KK and see what he says.
Leon - Make wure you come back to the Blues next year, though.
sick-en-ing
i am sickened.
the South Central Vikings are fast becoming the NY Yankees.
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@mariner4life "The New York Yankees have won 40 AL pennants, winning their first in 1921 and their most recent in 2009. This total is more than twice that of the next-closest team,..."
So we should aim for 40 Championships, by 2107?
That doesn't seem very ambitious!
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@Chris-B said in North vs South:
@mariner4life "The New York Yankees have won 40 AL pennants, winning their first in 1921 and their most recent in 2009. This total is more than twice that of the next-closest team,..."
So we should aim for 40 Championships, by 2107?
That doesn't seem very ambitious!
money is no guarantee of success
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@mariner4life The economic powerhouse that is Ta$man - cutting out the fat and apathetic property speculators from the north!
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@Chris-B said in North vs South:
@mariner4life The economic powerhouse that is Ta$man - cutting out the fat and apathetic property speculators from the north!
A lot of ingredients in the last few posts to bake quite the humble pie.....
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@Hooroo said in North vs South:
@Chris-B said in North vs South:
@mariner4life The economic powerhouse that is Ta$man - cutting out the fat and apathetic property speculators from the north!
A lot of ingredients in the last few posts to bake quite the humble pie.....
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@mariner4life said in North vs South:
@Chris-B said in North vs South:
@mariner4life "The New York Yankees have won 40 AL pennants, winning their first in 1921 and their most recent in 2009. This total is more than twice that of the next-closest team,..."
So we should aim for 40 Championships, by 2107?
That doesn't seem very ambitious!
money is no guarantee of success
Our Baron trumps your Baron!
And I just thought - shouldn't an NZ$50 be called a Half-Nelson?!
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@antipodean Sevu's not falling for that, either!
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Blue-less: What the North Island team could look like if the Blues can't leave Auckland
As anticipation heightens for next week's North vs South clash, the prospect of Blues players taking part in the match remains unclear amid Auckland's resurgence of Covid-19 cases.
Possible North Island side without Blues players
- Ayden Johnstone
- Asafo Aumua
- Angus Ta’avao
- Tupou Vaa’i
- Scott Scrafton
- Ardie Savea
- Lachlan Boshier
- Marino Mikaele-Tu’u
- Aaron Smith (c)
- Mitch Hunt
- Wes Goosen
- Anton Lienert-Brown
- Peter Umaga-Jensen
- Sevu Reece
- Damian McKenzie
Bench:
- Ash Dixon
- Aidan Ross
- Alex Fidow
- James Blackwell
- Luke Jacobson
- TJ Perenara
- Vince Aso
- Sean Wainui
