The Silver Fern

@sparky said in Ashes 2025/6:

@Smudge Trying to block you because your posts are uniformly boring and smug.

I can't remember finding any posts of yours funny, informative or thought-provoking. Just arrogant, sarcastic bollocks.

It turns out you are a Global Moderator so I can't.

Sparky out (for a bit) then. A shame because there are lots of other fantastic posters here. Just not you.

Just not you....

Yeah KK not making the cut this time. It's a shame as thought those greens would suit him

Hiller came flying home birdieing 4 of his last 5 to end up at -6, same as fox

@sparky said in Golf:

@Canes4life A decent media career lies ahead when he hangs up his boots.

Really? What's that based on?

Doesn't seem too different to most other wannabe youtube golfers. Or are you saying as a commentator/analyst or something?

Aus open this week. Loved the Aus PGA last week (as I do every year). Good bunch of kiwis representing, and performing well.

And with Rory and a few more names in to the mix for this week, it should be even better.

Pro Am today and Jordie is playing in it, along with Stuart Broard and a few others.

@Virgil said in West Indies tour of NZ:

hmmm ok which of you guys are commenting over at cricinfo...

Howard: "Matt Henry taking the fielders out of the equation!!That aside, I find it interesting that Mitchell could not pass a fitness test to make this team, and now he's out there fielding. He must have been very close if he's now out there on the morning of Day 2? And so they didn't want to risk him? But now he's out there fielding..."

fucking copy my remarks!

Probably Sparky. He's bloody everywhere.

Yeah followed his stuff for a while. Decent golfer.

His insta stuffs quite good too when ABs are on tour. He and a number of lads play a ton of golf

@SouthernMann said in Rough tips and other bets...:

Some of you lads are eating steak tonight!

steak for weeks!

Hillier seems to have a few issues closing it out. A couple of weeks back he blew up big time when he had the lead in the final round. Last night didnt go too well down the homestretch either. Still another decent finish from him T5

Kobori looked decent early in the tournament but couldnt keep up with some pretty hot scoring.

@taniwharugby said in Golf:

Pretty cool news.

Very cool.

The quality of some of those players will tear up these twos courses unless its super windy, or they really wind up the green speeds (which I suspect they will have to).

Watched quite a bit of the latest APAC in Dubai over the past week. It's a massive event.

@kiwiinmelb said in Boxing Thread:

My view on it is a bit more simplistic,

Joe isn’t the best heavyweight in the world and never will be, but is in the company of the best heavyweights in the world. That in itself is still an achievement. And probably went into this fight a tad overrated due to his wins of a washed up wilder, and the dangerous but limited fighters in zhang and bakole .

These types of fights for him are always going to be hard fought battles, his skills and power don’t quite get him to that point where he completely dominates but he is a warrior, he could fight wardley multiple times and win some and lose some, just like when 2 closely matched rugby teams play .

He is probably fighting at the limit of his ceiling right now, this is as good as it gets .

Totally agree.

@Smudge said in Rough tips and other bets...:

Thanks to @Hooroo for the Well Written futures tip for the 1000 Guineas before it had its first start and was paying $61. It's now $2.80...

Not to mention the pretty juicy wins from both starts to date

Yeah maybe 1? 1999?

Its been european dominance for a while with the US only picking up the odd one of every 3 or so.

Yeah. I'm no fan of Keegan but he had played OKish lately.

@canefan said in Golf:

The Yanks seem to be every bit the flat track bullies. So many big names but most found wanting

Well not on the final day in the individual matchups. I was quite impressed how they managed to play their way back into it.

As a team and as pairs on the course, they sucked.

I dont think this was a strong US team and everything apart from it being played in NY, pointed to a Europe win

foursomes have been proven to be the big difference in who wins the ryder cup over the years. Theres some really strange stats there and its usually very much the hosts that the stat favours. Not this year

No mention of the Ryder Cup??

I fizz for this like the majors.

Europe the stronger team IMHO but always so hard to win on away soil. Yank crowd is annoying as hell but Europeans hanging tough and 3-1 ahead after morning foursomes. Some real interesting golf and surprised to see JT back out there after not being able to sink 4 footers.

Sitting 2-2 almost half way thru the arvo fourball rounds.

Bethpage Black not looking super tough for these guys. Suspect tees aren’t pushed as far back as the could be to make it more of a spectacle. More birdies = more yahoos and chants

@nzzp said in All Blacks v Springboks I:

Please god someone tel me this is photoshop

I hope it’s AI but also saw it on https://edenpark.co.nz/edenpark_media/the-fortress-is-ready-heres-what-rugby-fans-need-to-know/?fbclid=IwZnRzaAMnpIRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHqOoV8n-RyY_m2ZUDn7PuCAO5MuU-SErrS3FR986H5bc9Gt2KRO8c1_2Nc9F_aem_z-pPhz9cq3-KME976UGygw

Gonna make for some pretty odd viewing if it’s legit

Was a pretty low quality game that’s for sure. Two teams that really have struggled this season and they did their best to show us why.

@African-Monkey said in All Video Ref can get in the bin:

Yeah not wrong, that fulham goal disallowed was a disgrace.

Even as a Chelsea fan I was bemused

Tense first half of rugby right there. FAHS looking dangerous with ball in hand but Westlake up 19-5 at half time after playing with a decent tail wind.

Gonna be an interesting second half.