the 26 man squad gets named this weekend … my expert picks are in … get yer feed of my drivel here :

freak its hard to know whos playing and whos not these days …

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_{Andrew Hore
Tony Woodcock
Neemia Tialata
Kevin Mealamu
Ali Williams
Brad Thorne
Jeremy Thrush
Chris Masoe
Rodney So’oialo
Hosea Gear
Cory Jane
Leon McDonald
Ritchie McCaw
Kieran Read
Daniel Carter
Joe Rokocoko
Conrad Smith
Adam Thomson
Anthony Tuitavake
Ma’a Nonu
Sione Lauaki
Liam Messam
Sitiveni Sivivatu
Mils Muliaina
Andy Ellis
Piri Weepu}
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i may have a few too many forwards compared with backs … them fellas better toughen up then ay ?

geez maki .

Jerry C announced his retirement today . big loss to NZ rugby - cheers for the memories bro

some great play from Adam Thomson - a hilight of a lolight season for the highlanders

. a time before… . .. . . .

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cheers Ants for the cameo

another great Vid from Fraser Davidson and the guys at the ARC … has been a bit of a hiatus from them after ‘the French game‘ … fair enuff , some scars, or forward passes, never heal :p (?)

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ps… . . . go the Blues

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pps. just kidding . i love watching the all blacks play France . you never know whats gonna fucking happen arse .

taken at the NZ v Eng 20/20 match Tuesday 5th Feb .
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cheers to Alobar fer ther Pic .

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yeah no post for a while … whadaya gonna do about it ? leave a comment telling me to kill myself?

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been watching the NZ 20/20 series …

must say 20 / 20 cricket looks like it could be the future of the game . big hits, risky play, more action … and the most important aspect being you really don’t know who’s won until about ^approx2 overs before the finish (unlike one dayers where yev sometimes gotta fair idea at over number <25)

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+ how long does a person’s mind stay focused on a particular task? an hour? 2 hours? one day? as long as ein piece of string? who knows, but optimally i’m sure it can’t be much longer than a formula one race = 3hours(? please correct if incorrect) - but thats driving a vehicle at 250+ km/h - so i’d say 6 hours - which is about the length of a 20/20 match .

… but 3 cricket permutations ? (test / one day / 20/20 ) ? i guess teams are touring with that concept in mind already …

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amazing …
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Maradona invades from Invercargill - straight thru Dunedin - West Coast attack with Christchurch behind - but he passes to Wellington - who kicks back to Piha where Maradona is parked - God waits near Kaitaia … GOOOOOOOOAAALALLALLLLLALLLL

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cursor keys to move - space to swing

i think this was designed by Weta Workshops

wow, the year is 2007 and the United States congress have decided thats its a great idea to keep firearms out of the hands of mentally-ill people . Pure genius ! Only the best minds in all the land could have come up with that one . And not a moment too soon .

In other news the NZ cricket team have been humbled yet again by the all-conquering Australians . Man, they are good . Man, we are not so good .