The Silver Fern

Yeah, fuck Ryan. Fuck Robertson.

Worst selectors since Mitchell and Deans.

@Mr-Fish said in Blues 2025:

@Kirwan said in Blues 2025:

Working with Lam and Sullivan in that position would be awesome. I think that might be Sullivan's best position.

What makes you say that? I think he's an out-and-out 15. Good under the high ball, a booming punt, strong as a secondary playmaker and looks good with a bit of space but not so much when he's under more pressure closer to the action...

Observing him at ten, or when he stands at first receiver in open play. His size makes him excellent to hit it up, he has very good distrubition skills and the long punt gives us another option to clear the ball more often. Left foot is useful in combination with Plummer as well.

As Duluth said, his slow windup makes him a chardown target at 10, a little more space or as a surprise clearing option reduces that risk.

Australian method of using all your best players on the park too.

Working with Lam and Sullivan in that position would be awesome. I think that might be Sullivan's best position.

He got me back into F1 too.

Couldn’t give two shits about rugby.

@African-Monkey said in NZ’s new Football rivalry:

@Kirwan said in NZ’s new Football rivalry:

Son is hugely into soccer, so I have to watch. Auckland comfortably won that, were unlucky not to score more goals.

Great start to the season.

Gonna go along to any games?

Yeah, I’m dad ubering most likely.

Time to move Sititi to 8, he’s earned a game in his best position.

Son is hugely into soccer, so I have to watch. Auckland comfortably won that, were unlucky not to score more goals.

Great start to the season.

Wallace, Telea and Patrick

Lana has been good on them too.

I though Ellis's comments on individuality were very insightful.

Some good stories on this, covers the league switch, comparisons with rugby and league. Good conversation about Tom Robinson.

Cantablacks v2.

Hard to be interested in a provincial team pretending to be the All Blacks.

@nzzp said in Outage:

@Duluth got my timing right!

It was terrible. I had to talk to people at work, and my family. And do some work. That contributes to inflation you know. THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT.

Oh, everything is Duluth's fault. That's my mantra at work also.

Site should be faster now too, the cause of the issue was probably slowing things down, so ummm, you're welcome.

Oops. We should be back now, hope you guys didn't have to do too much work instead of browsing.

By the way, all the stupid shit written on this thread about Sotutu and Ioane reminds me of the days of rabid posters defending Mark Robinson being selected over Tana.

@sparky That's back in the days where we picked our best players. Not the Robertson/Ryan way.

@Billy-Tell said in All Blacks EOYT:

If Robertsons aim was to rile up blues supporters on the silverfern forum then he’s onto a winner. I’m going to judge the tour on results.

Just like we did about the Rugby Championship. The criticism is not unwarrented.

Shipping 38 points to Argentina is hugely embarassing.

Have to be impressed with these selectors making us miss Foster. Unless you are from a certain province of course.

Some truely terrible calls in that squad.

If the ABs don't pick the best loose forward in the country, which IMO is Sotutu by some margin, then they prove how crap they really are.