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GuardianOfAsgaard posted:I was really hoping no one would post this. The shame! I'm so sorry buddy 
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I shall be rooting for the mighty and amateur Teros.
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Sep 16, 2015 18:36
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I'm in the fantasy League also, went balls out and tried not to make too many safe picks, exciting!
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MyChemicalImbalance posted:I'm in the fantasy League also, went balls out and tried not to make too many safe picks, exciting! Side bet on how long before Healy gets carded? I'd have offered Big Jim but he decided to throw in the towel.
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Sep 16, 2015 19:01
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Is it one of those tedious leagues with 8 billion substitutions over the course of the tournament, or a "pick ~20 dudes and pray they don't die" one?
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Sep 16, 2015 19:23
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Yeah. I convinced myself a membership was justified this season because there were glimmers of something improving last year but... yeah. I've left Perth now though so I don't have to make the call about renewing for next season.
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Sep 16, 2015 19:26
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Vaders Jester posted:Side bet on how long before Healy gets carded? I'd have offered Big Jim but he decided to throw in the towel. I need a new av so I'm definitely up for some side bets!
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GuardianOfAsgaard posted:I was really hoping no one would post this. The shame! How did you manage to find that, but miss this : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1voi7Z4CsLs
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Sep 16, 2015 23:25
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Hahaha oh christ, I feel so much better now.
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Sep 16, 2015 23:58
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MyChemicalImbalance posted:I need a new av so I'm definitely up for some side bets!  I'm happy to get a new AV if Scotland get a guy binned before Ireland do. I reckon it's probably 50/50 between WP Nel and Healy 
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Sep 17, 2015 02:30
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The guardian's article on the hilarious self destruction of the Wallabies is a great read http://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2015/sep/16/a-history-of-the-wallabies-at-the-rugby-world-cup-part-iii
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Team made. Hoping my NH frontline and SH backline will drag me to glory! It won'tTyma posted:Are you going to any of the Millenium Stadium games this time round? Yep! Just the Fiji game, but I'll be there. You? PM me if you're around for Fiji and free for a post-game commiserations drink.
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goatface posted:Is it one of those tedious leagues with 8 billion substitutions over the course of the tournament, or a "pick ~20 dudes and pray they don't die" one? It's one with transfers, you get 15 during the Group Stages and 10 for the Knockouts. It's tricky to really game it by transferring players around , you'll mostly be covering injuries or swooping in on someone playing well. You'll need you 10 transfers for your knockout stage picks as some f your team will go away probably.
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Sep 17, 2015 09:31
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Destroyenator posted:Yeah. I convinced myself a membership was justified this season because there were glimmers of something improving last year but... yeah. I've left Perth now though so I don't have to make the call about renewing for next season. I've been a member every season since they formed.  Pretty sure at this point me renewing my membership is just stockholm syndrome. "This time will be different! They said they've changed."
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Sep 17, 2015 11:17
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And here I was thinking Leigh Halfpenny Memorial XV was original.
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Sep 17, 2015 13:16
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Sometimes I get upset about people hating England but then I remember Matt Dawson exists and I'm like nope, carry on.
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Sep 17, 2015 13:26
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Vaders Jester posted:
You're on. No Healy starting this week though so I might have an edge, Ireland: R Kearney; D Kearney, J Payne, L Fitzgerald, K Earls; J Sexton, C Murray; J McGrath, R Best, M Ross; I Henderson, P O'Connell (capt), P O'Mahony, S O'Brien, J Heaslip. Replacements: S Cronin, C Healy, N White, D Ryan, C Henry, E Reddan, I Madigan, S Zebo. Pleasantly surprised to see Henderson starting after I jumped the gun a bit and put him in my fantasy team, but I'm even happier Joe saw sense and dropped Bowe. It's a solid squad on paper but they really need to show an improvement from the warm up games if they're going to stand a chance.
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Sep 17, 2015 15:25
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Healy will get injured before he has a chance to get carded
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What is the deal with every pundit raving about Folau. I get it, he's good, and he's good without being a oval office. But is he actually the "MOST EXCITING PLAYER / BACK IN RUGBY"? Surely there are more promising contenders? I for one am excited to see Mulder-Scully get more time in a black jersey, the touches he showed in both Bledisloe games outshone whatever Folau had on offer, intercept or not. Nadolo has a huge chance to shine in the group of death AND HE KICK GOALS. Jesse Kriel is surely knocking on the door of a great career, nevermind if Pollard decides that this is his time to shine. There must be plenty of others too, I know I'm ignorant to more of the non RC teams. I know Folau is good, and I even like him (weird), I just can't believe that he is THE MOST EXCITING BACK IN RUGBY RIGHT NOW.
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Sep 17, 2015 16:52
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I think Matthew Morgan and Sam Burgess are the most exciting backs in the tournament. Folau is talented and consistent. That's the opposite of exciting ^^; - Edit : One day left to pick your Fiji players!  I've created an ESPN Fantasy League for the world cup. you can sign up here. http://fantasyrugby.espn.co.uk/ and the Pin for the League is 1157482-12650 I'll throw in a Forum Upgrade or Avatar of your choice to the person coming first, their choice. Tyma fucked around with this message at 20:17 on Sep 17, 2015 |
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Sep 17, 2015 17:24
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slothrop posted:What is the deal with every pundit raving about Folau. I get it, he's good, and he's good without being a oval office. But is he actually the "MOST EXCITING PLAYER / BACK IN RUGBY"? Surely there are more promising contenders? I for one am excited to see Mulder-Scully get more time in a black jersey, the touches he showed in both Bledisloe games outshone whatever Folau had on offer, intercept or not. Nadolo has a huge chance to shine in the group of death AND HE KICK GOALS. Jesse Kriel is surely knocking on the door of a great career, nevermind if Pollard decides that this is his time to shine. There must be plenty of others too, I know I'm ignorant to more of the non RC teams. I know Folau is good, and I even like him (weird), I just can't believe that he is THE MOST EXCITING BACK IN RUGBY RIGHT NOW. It's because he does the jump thing to catch the ball and usually sticks it. People seem to froth over a player who can do that.
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Sep 17, 2015 21:41
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LordPants posted:The guardian's article on the hilarious self destruction of the Wallabies is a great read Every mention of the 2003 World Cup is like a dagger to my heart. Child me refuses to believe the year even existed. Basically we should have won 
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Sep 17, 2015 21:45
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I did a team. It has a token Scotsman in it.
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Sep 17, 2015 22:09
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Go Italy, though I wish you weren't in a group with France, Ireland (I hate losing to these two countries) and especially Canada
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Sep 17, 2015 22:41
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So Fiji's got this right?  The last World Cup was so much fun (well except for the final, that was kinda crap, outside of the French coach and team refusing to talk to each other  ), I hope this one lives up to it.
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Sep 18, 2015 08:20
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Changed my team around and renamed it. Added a couple of players of  plus Richie Gray as the token Scot.
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Sep 18, 2015 09:26
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Fun game : pick the worst Welsh team you can possibly imagine, for an actual, real, very important world cup match. Answer below : 15. Liam Williams 14. Alex Cuthbert 13. Cory Allen 12. Scott Williams 11. Hallam Amos 10. Rhys Priestland 09. Gareth Davies 01. Paul James 02. Scott Baldwin 03. Samson Lee 04. Luke Charteris 05 .Jake Ball 06. Sam Warburton 07. Justin Tipuric 08. James King 
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Tyma posted:15. Liam Williams What's that, in the backs there? Tyma posted:15. Liam Williams No no not the 3/4's Tyma posted:13. Cory Allen Just there at 10 Tyma posted:10. Rhys Priestland 
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Sep 18, 2015 12:21
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I'm a southern hemisphere fan so excuse my ignorance, but I've honestly never heard of Cory Allen. And what happened to Jamie Roberts?
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Sep 18, 2015 12:27
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PRIESTLAND STARTS! I'm so sorry Welsh fans.
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Sep 18, 2015 12:46
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Priestland's dream has not been cancelled. Rejoice! PS: Are we allowed to laugh at him or is that still a mean thing to do to poor old Rhys?
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Sep 18, 2015 13:05
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I don't think Wales will win the World Cup.
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Vaders Jester posted:Priestland's dream has not been cancelled. I've been coming round to the idea that it's been long enough now that it's just mean to laugh at him: he's so earnest that it's like kicking a puppy, and he genuinely seems to love playing for Wales. I for one hope he does well.
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Sep 18, 2015 15:37
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Yes, but it'll probably just be morris dancing or some poo poo. Starts at seven.
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Awesome write up, OP. As a Bokke fan I will assume their recent loses were due to them trying new things and not really giving a flying gently caress the last few months, instead conserving their energy to winning the WC. I will be wearing several of my jerseys for the next few weeks in proud support (until a player does something stupid like homicide on the pitch).
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Madkal posted:until a player does something stupid like homicide on the pitch I too will be watching Bismarck du Plessis and Schalk Burger do on the pitch.
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HappyCamperGL posted:Yes, but it'll probably just be morris dancing or some poo poo. Starts at seven. I hope Dylan Hartley and Danny Cipriani have been relegated to performing the "morris dancing or some poo poo". Congratulations to Swan Curry and Aramoro for having the only avatars of players actually playing in this world cup  edit : CyberPingu posted:I guess my avatar still counts right? I was wonrdering when you were going to show up! Tyma fucked around with this message at 18:01 on Sep 18, 2015 |
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Sep 18, 2015 17:25
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I guess my avatar still counts right?
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Been lurking for a while, NFL season started the other day so it kinda took my attention away from Rugby
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