The Silver Fern

@Duluth said in The recent troll account:

It was obvious the guy was trolling quite early on. We were discussing it in the mod area months ago. So I checked his IP addresses etc, that basically confirmed who it was (a mental patient who is obsessed with TSF)

Why wasn't he banned immediately?

He wasn't that disruptive but was wasting hours and hours of his life. I enjoyed watching him waste so much time for zero payoff. I think he was hoping for a bigger reaction that never came

No harm to TSF, most members here ignored his lame crap. He wrote 600+ posts hoping to get a reaction so he could shit on everyone here and he failed

At least have some humour if you're going to make a troll account. This was just dull.

Oh well back to the rugby

Wow, shows how observant I am. I didn't even notice anyone behaving any sillier than usual....

That was one of the best rugby nights I've ever had. The crowd was awesome, so much spirit, urging the girls on when we were down and the joy each time we scored was amazing. I don't know where women's rugby in NZ goes from here, but that night will rest in the memories of those black fern players forever

@antipodean said in Has Hansen gone stale?:

2011 was cathartic for me. Going back to back in 2015 made me as happy as Test rugby could. If we do the three-peat in 2019, I'd suggest the RWC could be irrevocably damaged.

Let it burn

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=12083944

The lions strike back

@NTA said in The Current State of Rugby:

@Crucial agreed. Every time Campo has a sook about the state of Rugby, I remind myself that laws were very loose when he started, didn't change much while he played, and he still doesn't know a lot about any of them.

He would fit right into the Fern

With no usual visitors from Melbourne to stay over Xmas it will be more quiet.... But the eating starts in earnest tonight, pork belly and picanha on the bbq, then turkey at the in laws tomorrow. Friends for another BBQ on Boxing day, and a NY22 bbq turkey on the 31st. I think I will get a few hand made vodka martinis in there as well.

Merry Xmas virtual Polish family

I'd love us to have a Merhts moment on Sunday...

@Kruse said in Movie review thread...:

Just watched the Alien series/franchise... backwards. For some reason. I think it started by accident, and then I decided it would be a thing. ... nothing better to do.
Including the Alien-vs-Predator nonsense. (I've actually always enjoyed the first one... the second... yuck)
As a concept (watching it backwards) - it actually paid off in the end. Watched the original tonight... and it felt like 2 hours of homage to the others. And I had to keep reminding myself - it was the opposite.

So many little touches throughout. Cornbread. Creepy android scientist... to the level of detail of how they sit at a microscope. I'm certain that the "you admire them" quote, if not entire conversation, pops up in Covenant. Just... a couple of hours of weird-reverse-reminiscence.

Tit-watch - only in the tittie-pics on the walls of cabins... in multiple movies. But I saw 'em. Titties.

Ardie. Best 12 in the business

Fozzie has to feel good. Let's give the man credit. I dare him to win the RWC now

@game_film said in All Blacks v Australia - Bledisloe II:

Still think the mindset for this game is to crush the Wallabies. Can’t lose it. One more game, then it’s the B team vs Boks in London. Nobody will care about the result there as it’s just a money game. Wallabies at home in Aaron’s final home game matters though. Turn up for France in the group then they can rotate the rest of the pool stages.

Too many memories of Gregan knocking the ball out of Goldie's hands, Eales kicking the winning goal out of time, and 4 more years. Stick the boot on the throat and crush them like a bug

@dogmeat said in RWC: France v All Blacks:

You can tell everyone is nervous about this game.

This thread is a tough read

I feel less enthusiastic about the start of this RWC as any one. Ever. Another thing Fozzie has taken from me. fluffybunny

Landers had the sauce on the ABs consistently all year

@virgil said in Alternative needed from the absolute crap of stuff.co.nz:

A lot of fathers here, just imagine your little girl brings home her new boyfriend to show you. In walks that fat fuck, do you reach for the machete you have stashed in the shed or run next door to grab your neighbours .22 ?

I think you'll need a .303

JB went up the guts, power rugby style. None of the helter skelter shit that characterised our early season play. Loved it

@NTA said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@canefan said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@NTA said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

@nzzp said in RWC: England v Australia (QF 1):

Seriously, though, we talked about this with Henry as well. They will put systems in place to generate the players with attributes they need. Hansen's just done this wtih props - get mobile, or get gone. Simple.

It's about systems. We don't have any of note.

MacQueen and his team came together at just the right time and it took more than a year to get them pointed in the same direction

Was McKenzie on track before he fiddled and got caught?

Hard to say. From all reports, he had his favorites and would stick with them regardless.

Maybe his attitude was better (or better expressed) than Cheika. But look at that tweet from Quade - does that look like the culture was of a high standard when that guy is your first choice?

Genia's got an attitude problem as well. Many in Australia will refuse to countenance that.

While the Reds were winning, nobody cared

Some of the bad eggs, like Genia, are gone now anyway. You guys need new up and comers and someone to change the culture. Wait, I have just the man

At a bar 1km from Yokohama stadium. It is stonking hot and sunny. Lucky the beer is cold

Stevenson can count himself very unlucky after the season he's had