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  • CrucialC Crucial

    An aura only exists if someone mentions it.

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    @crucial said in Aura watch:

    An aura only exists if someone mentions it.

    It gets renewed every year by the NH, at the least

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    • CrucialC Crucial

      An aura only exists if someone mentions it.

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      @crucial said in Aura watch:

      An aura only exists if someone mentions it.

      Very philosophical. Could an unspoken Aura exist at all?

      Like a tree falling in the woods and no one to hear it...

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        @crucial said in Aura watch:

        An aura only exists if someone mentions it.

        Very philosophical. Could an unspoken Aura exist at all?

        Like a tree falling in the woods and no one to hear it...

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        @snowy said in Aura watch:

        @crucial said in Aura watch:

        An aura only exists if someone mentions it.

        Very philosophical. Could an unspoken Aura exist at all?

        Like a tree falling in the woods and no one to hear it...

        I always thought that was the root of the humour in the whole 'aura' thing (or are we taking it seriously now?)

        The only time 'aura' gets mentioned is when someone is telling us it has gone.

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        • CrucialC Crucial

          @snowy said in Aura watch:

          @crucial said in Aura watch:

          An aura only exists if someone mentions it.

          Very philosophical. Could an unspoken Aura exist at all?

          Like a tree falling in the woods and no one to hear it...

          I always thought that was the root of the humour in the whole 'aura' thing (or are we taking it seriously now?)

          The only time 'aura' gets mentioned is when someone is telling us it has gone.

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          @crucial said in Aura watch:

          @snowy said in Aura watch:

          @crucial said in Aura watch:

          An aura only exists if someone mentions it.

          Very philosophical. Could an unspoken Aura exist at all?

          Like a tree falling in the woods and no one to hear it...

          I always thought that was the root of the humour in the whole 'aura' thing (or are we taking it seriously now?)

          The only time 'aura' gets mentioned is when someone is telling us it has gone.

          I don't think that we take it seriously, but it seems that other teams / players might.

          Second bit - Very philosophical again - can something that apparently doesn't exist then be gone, and how many times can you lose something that you already lost the year before (for 20+ years)?

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          • SnowyS Snowy

            @crucial said in Aura watch:

            @snowy said in Aura watch:

            @crucial said in Aura watch:

            An aura only exists if someone mentions it.

            Very philosophical. Could an unspoken Aura exist at all?

            Like a tree falling in the woods and no one to hear it...

            I always thought that was the root of the humour in the whole 'aura' thing (or are we taking it seriously now?)

            The only time 'aura' gets mentioned is when someone is telling us it has gone.

            I don't think that we take it seriously, but it seems that other teams / players might.

            Second bit - Very philosophical again - can something that apparently doesn't exist then be gone, and how many times can you lose something that you already lost the year before (for 20+ years)?

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            @snowy said in Aura watch:

            @crucial said in Aura watch:

            @snowy said in Aura watch:

            @crucial said in Aura watch:

            An aura only exists if someone mentions it.

            Very philosophical. Could an unspoken Aura exist at all?

            Like a tree falling in the woods and no one to hear it...

            I always thought that was the root of the humour in the whole 'aura' thing (or are we taking it seriously now?)

            The only time 'aura' gets mentioned is when someone is telling us it has gone.

            I don't think that we take it seriously, but it seems that other teams / players might.

            Second bit - Very philosophical again - can something that apparently doesn't exist then be gone, and how many times can you lose something that you already lost the year before (for 20+ years)?

            Now you are talking Mystique. Laura's porn double.

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              Oh noes, Phil Gifford is at it too

              Phil Gifford: Is it possible the All Blacks aura has gone??

              https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/phil-gifford-is-it-possible-the-all-blacks-aura-has-gone/LBREJTAYNHKKITIGO5BBLBSYNE/

              I've no idea what it says, pay walled and obviously stupid

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              • M Machpants

                Oh noes, Phil Gifford is at it too

                Phil Gifford: Is it possible the All Blacks aura has gone??

                https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/phil-gifford-is-it-possible-the-all-blacks-aura-has-gone/LBREJTAYNHKKITIGO5BBLBSYNE/

                I've no idea what it says, pay walled and obviously stupid

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                @machpants said in Aura watch:

                Oh noes, Phil Gifford is at it too

                Phil Gifford: Is it possible the All Blacks aura has gone??

                https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/phil-gifford-is-it-possible-the-all-blacks-aura-has-gone/LBREJTAYNHKKITIGO5BBLBSYNE/

                I've no idea what it says, pay walled and obviously stupid

                Something something Mo'unga is the greatest 10 to play the game, something something Cullen Grace is the best new young player since DC, something something the Crusaders injury replacement prop who played 2 minutes of a warm up game should be in the ABs.

                From my reading of his articles back in the day I think the above is a good approximation.

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                • NepiaN Nepia

                  @machpants said in Aura watch:

                  Oh noes, Phil Gifford is at it too

                  Phil Gifford: Is it possible the All Blacks aura has gone??

                  https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/phil-gifford-is-it-possible-the-all-blacks-aura-has-gone/LBREJTAYNHKKITIGO5BBLBSYNE/

                  I've no idea what it says, pay walled and obviously stupid

                  Something something Mo'unga is the greatest 10 to play the game, something something Cullen Grace is the best new young player since DC, something something the Crusaders injury replacement prop who played 2 minutes of a warm up game should be in the ABs.

                  From my reading of his articles back in the day I think the above is a good approximation.

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                  @nepia said in Aura watch:

                  @machpants said in Aura watch:

                  Oh noes, Phil Gifford is at it too

                  Phil Gifford: Is it possible the All Blacks aura has gone??

                  https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/phil-gifford-is-it-possible-the-all-blacks-aura-has-gone/LBREJTAYNHKKITIGO5BBLBSYNE/

                  I've no idea what it says, pay walled and obviously stupid

                  Something something Mo'unga is the greatest 10 to play the game, something something Cullen Grace is the best new young player since DC, something something the Crusaders injury replacement prop who played 2 minutes of a warm up game should be in the ABs.

                  From my reading of his articles back in the day I think the above is a good approximation.

                  Maybe aura gone.. if they'd had Deans... or if they have Robinson it'd still be there?

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                  • NepiaN Nepia

                    @machpants said in Aura watch:

                    Oh noes, Phil Gifford is at it too

                    Phil Gifford: Is it possible the All Blacks aura has gone??

                    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/phil-gifford-is-it-possible-the-all-blacks-aura-has-gone/LBREJTAYNHKKITIGO5BBLBSYNE/

                    I've no idea what it says, pay walled and obviously stupid

                    Something something Mo'unga is the greatest 10 to play the game, something something Cullen Grace is the best new young player since DC, something something the Crusaders injury replacement prop who played 2 minutes of a warm up game should be in the ABs.

                    From my reading of his articles back in the day I think the above is a good approximation.

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                    @nepia said in Aura watch:

                    @machpants said in Aura watch:

                    Oh noes, Phil Gifford is at it too

                    Phil Gifford: Is it possible the All Blacks aura has gone??

                    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/phil-gifford-is-it-possible-the-all-blacks-aura-has-gone/LBREJTAYNHKKITIGO5BBLBSYNE/

                    I've no idea what it says, pay walled and obviously stupid

                    Something something Mo'unga is the greatest 10 to play the game, something something Cullen Grace is the best new young player since DC, something something the Crusaders injury replacement prop who played 2 minutes of a warm up game should be in the ABs.

                    From my reading of his articles back in the day I think the above is a good approximation.

                    I almost see a pattern...

                    Something something Crusaders10 is the greatest 10 to play the game, something something CrusadersLooseForward is the best new young player since pastCrusaders10, something something the Crusaders injury replacement prop who played 2 minutes of a warm up game should be in the ABs.

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                    • nostrildamusN nostrildamus

                      @nepia said in Aura watch:

                      @machpants said in Aura watch:

                      Oh noes, Phil Gifford is at it too

                      Phil Gifford: Is it possible the All Blacks aura has gone??

                      https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/phil-gifford-is-it-possible-the-all-blacks-aura-has-gone/LBREJTAYNHKKITIGO5BBLBSYNE/

                      I've no idea what it says, pay walled and obviously stupid

                      Something something Mo'unga is the greatest 10 to play the game, something something Cullen Grace is the best new young player since DC, something something the Crusaders injury replacement prop who played 2 minutes of a warm up game should be in the ABs.

                      From my reading of his articles back in the day I think the above is a good approximation.

                      I almost see a pattern...

                      Something something Crusaders10 is the greatest 10 to play the game, something something CrusadersLooseForward is the best new young player since pastCrusaders10, something something the Crusaders injury replacement prop who played 2 minutes of a warm up game should be in the ABs.

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                      @nostrildamus said in Aura watch:

                      @nepia said in Aura watch:

                      @machpants said in Aura watch:

                      Oh noes, Phil Gifford is at it too

                      Phil Gifford: Is it possible the All Blacks aura has gone??

                      https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/phil-gifford-is-it-possible-the-all-blacks-aura-has-gone/LBREJTAYNHKKITIGO5BBLBSYNE/

                      I've no idea what it says, pay walled and obviously stupid

                      Something something Mo'unga is the greatest 10 to play the game, something something Cullen Grace is the best new young player since DC, something something the Crusaders injury replacement prop who played 2 minutes of a warm up game should be in the ABs.

                      From my reading of his articles back in the day I think the above is a good approximation.

                      I almost see a pattern...

                      Something something Crusaders10 is the greatest 10 to play the game, something something CrusadersLooseForward is the best new young player since pastCrusaders10, something something the Crusaders injury replacement prop who played 2 minutes of a warm up game should be in the ABs.

                      In the 80s you can replace all of the Crusaders with Auckland.

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                        https://twitter.com/tmurphyNZ/status/1426685249191178241?s=19

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                          Aura hanging out with Alan Quinlan on Newstalk ZB.

                          https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-demand/week-on-demand/

                          14:15 @ 10mins30. (Admittedly in reply to a question about Mystique by Davis).

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                          • M Machpants

                            @nepia said in Aura watch:

                            @machpants said in Aura watch:

                            Oh noes, Phil Gifford is at it too

                            Phil Gifford: Is it possible the All Blacks aura has gone??

                            https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/phil-gifford-is-it-possible-the-all-blacks-aura-has-gone/LBREJTAYNHKKITIGO5BBLBSYNE/

                            I've no idea what it says, pay walled and obviously stupid

                            Something something Mo'unga is the greatest 10 to play the game, something something Cullen Grace is the best new young player since DC, something something the Crusaders injury replacement prop who played 2 minutes of a warm up game should be in the ABs.

                            From my reading of his articles back in the day I think the above is a good approximation.

                            Maybe aura gone.. if they'd had Deans... or if they have Robinson it'd still be there?

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                            @machpants said in Aura watch:

                            @nepia said in Aura watch:

                            @machpants said in Aura watch:

                            Oh noes, Phil Gifford is at it too

                            Phil Gifford: Is it possible the All Blacks aura has gone??

                            https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/phil-gifford-is-it-possible-the-all-blacks-aura-has-gone/LBREJTAYNHKKITIGO5BBLBSYNE/

                            I've no idea what it says, pay walled and obviously stupid

                            Something something Mo'unga is the greatest 10 to play the game, something something Cullen Grace is the best new young player since DC, something something the Crusaders injury replacement prop who played 2 minutes of a warm up game should be in the ABs.

                            From my reading of his articles back in the day I think the above is a good approximation.

                            Maybe aura gone.. if they'd had Deans... or if they have Robinson it'd still be there?

                            It gets loaned out from time to time, normally for a fee of a few free Guinesses and a bit of Craic

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                              @machpants said in Aura watch:

                              @nepia said in Aura watch:

                              @machpants said in Aura watch:

                              Oh noes, Phil Gifford is at it too

                              Phil Gifford: Is it possible the All Blacks aura has gone??

                              https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/phil-gifford-is-it-possible-the-all-blacks-aura-has-gone/LBREJTAYNHKKITIGO5BBLBSYNE/

                              I've no idea what it says, pay walled and obviously stupid

                              Something something Mo'unga is the greatest 10 to play the game, something something Cullen Grace is the best new young player since DC, something something the Crusaders injury replacement prop who played 2 minutes of a warm up game should be in the ABs.

                              From my reading of his articles back in the day I think the above is a good approximation.

                              Maybe aura gone.. if they'd had Deans... or if they have Robinson it'd still be there?

                              It gets loaned out from time to time, normally for a fee of a few free Guinesses and a bit of Craic

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                              @nevorian said in Aura watch:

                              @machpants said in Aura watch:

                              @nepia said in Aura watch:

                              @machpants said in Aura watch:

                              Oh noes, Phil Gifford is at it too

                              Phil Gifford: Is it possible the All Blacks aura has gone??

                              https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/phil-gifford-is-it-possible-the-all-blacks-aura-has-gone/LBREJTAYNHKKITIGO5BBLBSYNE/

                              I've no idea what it says, pay walled and obviously stupid

                              Something something Mo'unga is the greatest 10 to play the game, something something Cullen Grace is the best new young player since DC, something something the Crusaders injury replacement prop who played 2 minutes of a warm up game should be in the ABs.

                              From my reading of his articles back in the day I think the above is a good approximation.

                              Maybe aura gone.. if they'd had Deans... or if they have Robinson it'd still be there?

                              It gets loaned out from time to time, normally for a fee of a few free Guinesses and a bit of Craic

                              She...

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                                Fading aura alert...

                                https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/nov/19/all-blacks-visit-to-paris-promises-stellar-contrast-to-lions-stale-summer

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                                  Aura is currently on long term leave but has checked in to touch base.

                                  https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2022/11/rugby-former-wallabies-nrl-star-matt-rogers-adamant-all-blacks-aura-not-lost.html?fbclid=IwAR3fB4QK8aOR35VzG59invScsRb_9lI1huztCN0aSJhKrXdhcv9DYCnYr2g

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                                    Aura is currently on long term leave but has checked in to touch base.

                                    https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2022/11/rugby-former-wallabies-nrl-star-matt-rogers-adamant-all-blacks-aura-not-lost.html?fbclid=IwAR3fB4QK8aOR35VzG59invScsRb_9lI1huztCN0aSJhKrXdhcv9DYCnYr2g

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                                    @mikedogz said in Aura watch:

                                    Aura is currently on long term leave but has checked in to touch base.

                                    https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2022/11/rugby-former-wallabies-nrl-star-matt-rogers-adamant-all-blacks-aura-not-lost.html?fbclid=IwAR3fB4QK8aOR35VzG59invScsRb_9lI1huztCN0aSJhKrXdhcv9DYCnYr2g

                                    Foster has well and truly buried the aura. But she can rise again, but there is a lot of defeated enemies that need to be sacrificed to get us there.

                                    Gregor Paul has a payable article on rugby pass lamenting is demise under Foster

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                                      What is this so called aura? If there is such a thing it isonly a thing that could be earnt or lost over a huge amount of time. It's a press thing as far as I can see.

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                                        What is this so called aura? If there is such a thing it isonly a thing that could be earnt or lost over a huge amount of time. It's a press thing as far as I can see.

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                                        @Dan54 said in Aura watch:

                                        What is this so called aura? If there is such a thing it isonly a thing that could be earnt or lost over a huge amount of time. It's a press thing as far as I can see.

                                        It is not a press thing at all, but a real effect that opposition teams had when facing the ABs. Not now, because Foster has fucked it with his pathetic record, but it was real. For example

                                        ...have this thing about their invincibility in my head. I always looked on the All Blacks as the best team in the world, so you automatically assume that they have the best players from 1 to 15.

                                        Joe Marler during England’s tour of NZ in 2014

                                        The reason this thread is here is because (NH especiallY) have been saying the aura is dead for years. And then getting smashed. It has been amusing. Now that Foster is in charge and it is us that is getting smashed by NH teams, the aura is not so funny anymore RIP

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                                        • M Machpants

                                          @mikedogz said in Aura watch:

                                          Aura is currently on long term leave but has checked in to touch base.

                                          https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2022/11/rugby-former-wallabies-nrl-star-matt-rogers-adamant-all-blacks-aura-not-lost.html?fbclid=IwAR3fB4QK8aOR35VzG59invScsRb_9lI1huztCN0aSJhKrXdhcv9DYCnYr2g

                                          Foster has well and truly buried the aura. But she can rise again, but there is a lot of defeated enemies that need to be sacrificed to get us there.

                                          Gregor Paul has a payable article on rugby pass lamenting is demise under Foster

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                                          @Machpants said in Aura watch:

                                          @mikedogz said in Aura watch:

                                          Aura is currently on long term leave but has checked in to touch base.

                                          https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2022/11/rugby-former-wallabies-nrl-star-matt-rogers-adamant-all-blacks-aura-not-lost.html?fbclid=IwAR3fB4QK8aOR35VzG59invScsRb_9lI1huztCN0aSJhKrXdhcv9DYCnYr2g

                                          Foster has well and truly buried the aura. But she can rise again, but there is a lot of defeated enemies that need to be sacrificed to get us there.

                                          Gregor Paul has a payable article on rugby pass lamenting is demise under Foster

                                          Young fella.

                                          She is not "the" Aura. And she certainly requires an initial capital.

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