The Silver Fern

It's great to have two competitive NZ teams in the comp.

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

Lawson confirmed as Verstappen's Red Bull team mate for 2025

Red Bull have chosen Liam Lawson to replace Sergio Perez and become four-time world champion Max Verstappen’s team mate in 2025.

It's official. Give em a taste of Kiwi Liam

@MajorRage said in Formula 1:

Perez officially gone.

No real news on Lawson but it’s very heavily rumoured now and being spoken as gospel.

Of course I’ll support the guy, but it’s pretty shit for Tsunoda.

Marko has said all along that Tsunoda wasn't in the running. There were rumours that he would jump teams when Honda and RB part ways

@Billy-Tell said in Formula 1:

Looks pretty good for having a fellow Kiwi in a competitive racing car for 2025

Feels like where there is smoke there is fire. Max's dad likes Liam too, said he was the "ideal" team mate for Max. I think it would be a good situation for Liam. They could have a big brother little brother relationship, he should be fast in a better car, but doesn't represent a threat to Max's position (or ego). And Perez has set the bar low

@Mr-Fish said in All Blacks 2025:

@frugby said in All Blacks 2025:

Hot take. Caleb Tangitau bolts into the All Blacks next year.

Happy to take Highlanders bias on this, but in a world where there seem to be few impressive u25 wingers in this country, I can see him bolting in.

While it's obviously possible, Tangutau wasn't even very good in the NPC this year...

Sounds like Fihaki...

@antipodean said in All Blacks 2025:

@sparky said in All Blacks 2025:

@antipodean I am not arguing that Leicester F is one of the great players of all time, but he is playing well enough and has enough talent to a part of the All Blacks squad once eligible.

I'm not saying you're wrong in your judgement of his current form in comparison to the other options - I'm just saying he needs to prove it in the same competition.

A bit like how Ardie and Beaudy proved their form in Japan translated into test level oh wait...

Clearly Timmee never watched For the Love of the game

@Donsteppa said in Black Caps vs England Series:

Script would be for Timmy to finally take a wicket or three stop serving up meat pies please.

Fixed

@bayimports said in Black Caps vs England Series:

657 for Eng to win, probably not a record we would want to own, would be like 26 lol.

Come on NZ!

Thats a crazy stat

@sparky said in Black Caps vs England Series:

Lead nearly 600. Time for the declaration.

This is what we should have done in test one

@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps vs England Series:

@Damo an opener scoring 42 and then 60 in his 2 digs is very good

I can't help but want to see him go on with it on a more regular basis

@1kiwi said in Black Caps vs England Series:

With the way Young is playing in this test is that the final nail in the coffin for Conway?

He needs time away, and should not rush back. If Young continues to excel I wonder if Conway could be retooled into a WK batsman

Fark

@Damo said in Black Caps vs England Series:

Santner is having a great test.

I almost feel bad for rubbishing him in test cricket a few months ago.

Amazing from a guy who couldn't take test wickets until he balled out in India

@Bones said in All Blacks 2025:

Yeah when JB was looking good for Canes/ABs, it was when he was being used as a second five, not as a lock in the backline.

Razor has many work ons

@Canes4life hopefully JB can rediscover something in Ireland, because I agree he's regressed over the last year or so. Or does Razor's pattern have something to do with it?

@antipodean said in NFL 2024:

@KiwiMurph said in NFL 2024:

Even when 49ers are having a down season they are never dull

With their season on the line in the 3rd quarter and their starting linebacker Greenlaw getting hurt backup linebacker Campbell refused to play when he was needed and went to the locker room.

Absolutely insane

I'd have told him to keep walking out to the car park. DCM.

I believe he's been cut now

@Cyclops said in Black Caps vs England Series:

Meanwhile, the black caps are 93/0 at lunch after being put in. First session of the series to not have o wicket fall.

Dead rubber

@KiwiMurph said in Black Caps vs England Series:

@Cyclops I'll remember Hesson a lot more favourably than Stead.

He built the team that won the WTC. Stead merely managed it. If some of the talent coming through now blossoms, he could he credited with leaving us in a good place