And so it begins...

[The Camden Leisure Pirate]

And in Auckland...

I was being sarcastic guy.

 

[Twizzle]

The girls are bitching...all good for the AB's. Keep it up...

Knuckles denied most of it on Fox this morning, so who knows

 

[SpaceMonkey]

I was being sarcastic guy.

The Wallaby scrum was still crap in Melbourne, your backs saved your arse. On the other hand can anyone care to tell me the last time the AB scrum was crap?

 

[The Camden Leisure Pirate]

The Wallaby scrum was still crap in Melbourne, your backs saved your arse.

Did you watch the game with your eyes closed?

You are dead-set cracking joke, our boys made your front-row look like a
bunch of wood-ducks.

 

[Te Kaha]

Did you watch the game with your eyes closed?

You are dead-set cracking joke, our boys made your front-row look like a
bunch of wood-ducks.

bullsh*t.... pure and simple... the aussie front row was crap.. the ref kept them in the game... Had he allowed the scrum to pack properly and have greggan put the ball in as he should it would have been the same as Auckland... with dunning chewing more grass then your average cow...

 

[kia ora storm]

The Aussies have talked their scrum up for months and it will get pretty much smashed in the WC...the front row are not great technically and the AB's will be gelling by the time the serious games come up...watch out Dunning you could get owned big time.

 

[Twizzle]

I don't think we'll get smashed, we'll hold our own on recent form

we'll find out soon enough

 

[JJ]

Did you watch the game with your eyes closed?

You are dead-set cracking joke, our boys made your front-row look like a
bunch of wood-ducks.

:lol: in Austraya you must have a different understanding of what scrummaging is about - seriously :roll:

As for when the All Blacks last had a poor scrum, I think it was the period where they lost 5 tests in a row under Hart, I remember the Wallabies scrum doing to us what the Wallabies have had done to them in recent times... I'd never seen an All Black scrum man-hadled in that way - thankfully I doubt that we'll ever see it again...

 

[The Camden Leisure Pirate]

Please Ladies............

Simple fact is your team is not what it was 4 years ago and they couldn't get the
job done.

Dan Cater is a shell of what he was, your mid-field looks soft, your kicking game has been lost some where between Rotorua and Middle-earth and Richie McCaw will be watched closer by the Ref's than Ma'a Nonu at the make-up counter at Myers.

Old Bill won't be coming back over the ditch as easy as everyone thought before the Tri-Nations.

 

[Te Kaha]

Please Ladies............

Simple fact is your team is not what it was 4 years ago and they couldn't get the
job done.

Dan Cater is a shell of what he was, your mid-field looks soft, your kicking game has been lost some where between Rotorua and Middle-earth and Richie McCaw will be watched closer by the Ref's than Ma'a Nonu at the make-up counter at Myers.

Old Bill won't be coming back over the ditch as easy as everyone thought before the Tri-Nations.

IF and it is a big IF the All Blacks dont win the Cup it wont be Aussie that will win it... You still may not even beat the welsh to win your pool...

And lets face it for the forward pack... Aussie have no real front row... a good openside.. a lazy number 8 and whoever they can find for the blindside... you do have a couple of good locks tho...

You have a 9 who is slower than my great grandma... who is dead.. a 10 who is as fragile as said great grandma... You have resonable outside backs... who probably wont ever see the ball...

 

[The Camden Leisure Pirate]

IF and it is a big IF the All Blacks dont win the Cup it wont be Aussie that will win it... You still may not even beat the welsh to win your pool

We'll be there in the finals mate. Showed that there is still some hope during the Tri-Nations.

And lets face it for the forward pack... Aussie have no real front row... a good openside.. a lazy number 8 and whoever they can find for the blindside... you do have a couple of good locks tho...

I agree, our front-row is no where near the best going around. But they play smart
and to their strenghts.

Whoever for the 7? You are cracking jokes....George Smith and Phil "Hansom Boy Modelling School" Waugh are great at what they do, their not Richie McCaw but then again no one can come close to him.

You have a 9 who is slower than my great grandma... who is dead.. a 10 who is as fragile as said great grandma... You have resonable outside backs... who probably wont ever see the ball...

Gits will play a lot of 9 with Staniforth in the 12. But if we play you blokes George will be there and in Bryon's ear all-day.

Burnie "Elasto-Plast" Larkam can out play any side on his day and going from past world cups, he saves his best when it comes to the crunch.

 

[Te Kaha]

We'll be there in the finals mate. Showed that there is still some hope during the Tri-Nations.

Hate to break it to you… but the world cup ISNT in Aussie… you guys haven’t been a major team away from home in years… You may not even beat Wales…

I agree, our front-row is no where near the best going around. But they play smart
and to their strenghts.

Last time I checked pie eating was NOT apart of the game… your front row has no other strengths…

Whoever for the 7? You are cracking jokes....George Smith and Phil "Hansom Boy Modelling School" Waugh are great at what they do, their not Richie McCaw but then again no one can come close to him.

…er… you do know the difference between an openside and blindside flanker don’t you???? Here is a hint… except for South Africa an openside wears a 7 on his back…

Gits will play a lot of 9 with Staniforth in the 12. But if we play you blokes George will be there and in Bryon's ear all-day.

from the bench?... by the Final… you guys wont win your pool… Byron wont be the first choice half…

Burnie "Elasto-Plast" Larkam can out play any side on his day and going from past world cups, he saves his best when it comes to the crunch.

This is true.. the bad news is that his “on day” was about 4 years ago… snow flakes are less fragile then him…

 

[The Camden Leisure Pirate]

This is true.. the bad news is that his “on day” was about 4 years ago… snow flakes are less fragile then him…

4 years ago when he put you puppets away again.

 

[The Camden Leisure Pirate]

…er… you do know the difference between an openside and blindside flanker don’t you???? Here is a hint… except for South Africa an openside wears a 7 on his back…

Well I thought I knew. Just a bit eager to start the pre-cup banter. But in that case Rocky Elsem has continually been one of our best over the last 2 years.

Runs the ball just as good as any of your lose forwards. And is a fair better line-out jumper.

 

[Te Kaha]

4 years ago when he put you puppets away again.

But again.. that was 4 years ago... you guys wont be able to beat a dead horse when he breaks down...

 

[Te Kaha]

Well I thought I knew. Just a bit eager to start the pre-cup banter. But in that case Rocky Elsem has continually been one of our best over the last 2 years.

Runs the ball just as good as any of your lose forwards. And is a fair better line-out jumper.

Being one of the best players in the Aussie forward pack is hardly a recommendation...

You also left out that he gives away more penalties then all three of our loose forwards combined and his work rate is on par with that of dunning...

 

[Iafeta]

Rocky Elsom lol

Yeah, there's a World Cup Winner for you. Who's next? Hugh McMenniman? Matt 'Fat Boy' Dunning?

 

[kia ora storm]

Rocky Elsom...would be lucky to make a NZ NPC team...

 

[bayrep]

Otago would have Rocky at the mo