Waratahs v Blues
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NRL officials asked for an investigation into the surface at Brookvale aka Knee Surgeon's Paradise.
Hooper will play a good game as its in his home territory but the rest of them will wonder what kind of poorly-lit, 70s horror film they just walked into.
It really is a shit hole.
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@taniwharugby said in Waratahs v Blues:
don't worry guys, they will win this weekend and all will be well with the Blues...until next week.
For some reason I don't share your confidence - I think they call it experience.
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@taniwharugby said in Waratahs v Blues:
don't worry guys, they will win this weekend and all will be well with the Blues...until next week.
THIS IS OUR WEEK
Weirdly, I have a good feeling about this game. We have done some good damage to the Tahs in the past ... hopefully that continues this week.
Also, this feels like an abusive relationship.
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@snowy this is the Blues, they are playing shite and should get spanked....
@taniwharugby said in Waratahs v Blues:
@snowy this is the Blues, they are playing shite and should get spanked....
Tana isn't completely bad at management. His "expectation management" is superb - keep losing and the fans expect nothing.
The Blues are also more consistent they they have ever been previously...I shouldn't need to explain that.
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@taniwharugby said in Waratahs v Blues:
@snowy this is the Blues, they are playing shite and should get spanked....
Tana isn't completely bad at management. His "expectation management" is superb - keep losing and the fans expect nothing.
The Blues are also more consistent they they have ever been previously...I shouldn't need to explain that.
@snowy mate, I support Northland, I am always looking for a silver lining, somewhere, any glimmer of hope, any spark, ANYTHING.
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Previous matches
1996: Blues 56-44 at Auckland
1997: Blues 34-20 at Sydney
1998: Blues 47-25 at Auckland
1999: Blues 21-20 at Sydney
2000: Blues 31-17 at Auckland
2001: Waratahs 35-19 at Sydney
2002: Blues 22-20 at Auckland
2003: Blues 31-18 at Sydney
2004: Blues 22-17 at Auckland
2005: Waratahs 25-20 at Sydney
2006: Waratahs 43-9 at Sydney
2007: Blues 34-6 at Auckland
2008: Waratahs 37-16 at Sydney
2009: Waratahs 27-22 at Auckland
2010: Waratahs 39-32 at Sydney
2011: Blues 31-17 at Auckland
Blues 26-13 at Auckland (playoff)2013: Waratahs 30-27 at Sydney
2014: Blues 21-13 at Auckland
2015: Waratahs 23-11 at Sydney
2016: Blues 34-28 at Auckland
Matches: 21. Blues 13 wins, Waratahs 8.
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@nzzp said in Waratahs v Blues:
THIS IS OUR WEEK
I'm really just hoping to win a half (or even a few minutes).
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Previous matches
1996: Blues 56-44 at Auckland
1997: Blues 34-20 at Sydney
1998: Blues 47-25 at Auckland
1999: Blues 21-20 at Sydney
2000: Blues 31-17 at Auckland
2001: Waratahs 35-19 at Sydney
2002: Blues 22-20 at Auckland
2003: Blues 31-18 at Sydney
2004: Blues 22-17 at Auckland
2005: Waratahs 25-20 at Sydney
2006: Waratahs 43-9 at Sydney
2007: Blues 34-6 at Auckland
2008: Waratahs 37-16 at Sydney
2009: Waratahs 27-22 at Auckland
2010: Waratahs 39-32 at Sydney
2011: Blues 31-17 at Auckland
Blues 26-13 at Auckland (playoff)2013: Waratahs 30-27 at Sydney
2014: Blues 21-13 at Auckland
2015: Waratahs 23-11 at Sydney
2016: Blues 34-28 at Auckland
Matches: 21. Blues 13 wins, Waratahs 8.
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@snowy said in Waratahs v Blues:
I'm really just hoping to win a half (or even a few minutes).
How about the 2nd half for a change?
The Blues have often led at HT, particularly in the NZ derbies, and found a way to lose the match.
@bovidae said in Waratahs v Blues:
How about the 2nd half for a change?
That would be different. I did mention that they are developing some consistency so a second half win seems unlikely.
I almost bought into this:
@nzzp said in Waratahs v Blues:
Weirdly, I have a good feeling about this game.
Then you ruined it by pointing out that we haven't won in SYD for over a decade.
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@bovidae said in Waratahs v Blues:
How about the 2nd half for a change?
That would be different. I did mention that they are developing some consistency so a second half win seems unlikely.
I almost bought into this:
@nzzp said in Waratahs v Blues:
Weirdly, I have a good feeling about this game.
Then you ruined it by pointing out that we haven't won in SYD for over a decade.
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@snowy history means nothing to this Blues team!
@taniwharugby said in Waratahs v Blues:
@snowy history means nothing to this Blues team!
Sadly that is true. I am old enough to remember when they were quite good.
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Previous matches
1996: Blues 56-44 at Auckland
1997: Blues 34-20 at Sydney
1998: Blues 47-25 at Auckland
1999: Blues 21-20 at Sydney
2000: Blues 31-17 at Auckland
2001: Waratahs 35-19 at Sydney
2002: Blues 22-20 at Auckland
2003: Blues 31-18 at Sydney
2004: Blues 22-17 at Auckland
2005: Waratahs 25-20 at Sydney
2006: Waratahs 43-9 at Sydney
2007: Blues 34-6 at Auckland
2008: Waratahs 37-16 at Sydney
2009: Waratahs 27-22 at Auckland
2010: Waratahs 39-32 at Sydney
2011: Blues 31-17 at Auckland
Blues 26-13 at Auckland (playoff)2013: Waratahs 30-27 at Sydney
2014: Blues 21-13 at Auckland
2015: Waratahs 23-11 at Sydney
2016: Blues 34-28 at Auckland
Matches: 21. Blues 13 wins, Waratahs 8.
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@kiwimurph Didn't notice that 2017 was missing. There is hope!
Well not really, we are worse this year than last. -
@kiwimurph said in Waratahs v Blues:
@nzzp Blues won v Tahs in Sydney 40-33 last year.
That's the one I was thinking of! That was a huge result for us ... hopefully we can do the same thing again.
Also, I LOOOOOOVE this conference system. PLaying the Tahs away two years in a row. Mmmm yeah baby.
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Worst Blues season of all time results wise, Sydney away, yep, Tahs are unbackable favourites @NTA
Done all I can for the hoodoo.
Has Tana moved Rieko to prop yet?
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NRL officials asked for an investigation into the surface at Brookvale aka Knee Surgeon's Paradise.
Hooper will play a good game as its in his home territory but the rest of them will wonder what kind of poorly-lit, 70s horror film they just walked into.
It really is a shit hole.
@nta said in Waratahs v Blues:
NRL officials asked for an investigation into the surface at Brookvale aka Knee Surgeon's Paradise.
Hooper will play a good game as its in his home territory but the rest of them will wonder what kind of poorly-lit, 70s horror film they just walked into.
It really is a shit hole.
If Rieko Ioane gets a serious knee injury as a result of the pitch I swear to fucking God....
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Good too see with reputations on the line that reporters are questioning the religious beliefs of the opposition.
"Keep your eyes on the ball" is a key tenet in rugby. "Keep your writing to the game itself" should be one for rugby journalists.
