Waratahs vs Crusaders 2014 Super Rugby Grand Final

[cyclopath]

Ladder, hi-viz & hard hat (no-one EVER questions what a guy up a ladder wearing hi-viz & a hard hat is actually doing) & some kind of cable cutter should do the trick.

Not as if you ever did anything like that, though.........

 

[Spieber]

Talking to folks in Sydney it seems like most were at the game (admittedly a few have selfies with players to prove it). My guess is that the unofficial attendance has reached at least 100,000 and will probably top 200,000 by the end of the year (ala Woodstock).

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Not as if you ever did anything like that, though...

The odd street & locality sign may have found their way into a vehicle in which I may have been a passenger, but where I grew up a wrench, a mate on lookout duty then pretending to take a piss if someone happened to drive past was all it took. Somewhat ironically not many years later I was responsible for ordering signs to replace those some riff-raff wankers had stolen......

 

[cyclopath]

The odd street & locality sign may have found their way into a vehicle in which I may have been a passenger, but where I grew up a wrench, a mate on lookout duty then pretending to take a piss if someone happened to drive past was all it took. Somewhat ironically not many years later I was responsible for ordering signs to replace those some riff-raff wankers had stolen..

Civil signage karma is a bitch with a lot of red tape.

 

[ChargerWA]

Ladder, hi-viz & hard hat (no-one EVER questions what a guy up a ladder wearing hi-viz & a hard hat is actually doing) & some kind of cable cutter should do the trick.

If you're good enough, you can collect the whole set.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Wouldn't want to be the council official in charge of signage in Fucking, Austria. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fucking,_Austria


For some unknown reason, it is the most stolen town sign in Europe.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Wouldn't want to be the council official in charge of signage in Fucking, Austria. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fucking,_Austria


For some unknown reason, it is the most stolen town sign in Europe.

For the record, I have never been to Austria.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Is it on the bucket list now?

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Is it on the bucket list now?

Way too close to France for my liking.

 

[Lindommer]

NEWSFLASH

http://www.news.com.au/sport/rugby/...than-kaplan-says/story-fndpu1x3-1227018055184

Kaplan reckoned the last penalty was awarded in error. What a fucking surprise! Well at least the prick's consistent (that's all we ask of referees), the Tahs would've gone down in another match involving Jonathan and a whistle.

What a numpty, of all people to comment on the Tahs WINNING a match you'd think Kaplan would've kept shtum.

 

[Dan54]

Regardless of whether it right or wrong , I think retired refs should just shut up, I mean it not like Kaplan ever made a mistake !! It's bad enough we have enough wankers moaning on rugby boards without jokers like Kaplan etc who should know better.

 

[TahDan]

NEWSFLASH

http://www.news.com.au/sport/rugby/...than-kaplan-says/story-fndpu1x3-1227018055184

Kaplan reckoned the last penalty was awarded in error. What a fucking surprise! Well at least the prick's consistent (that's all we ask of referees), the Tahs would've gone down in another match involving Jonathan and a whistle.

What a numpty, of all people to comment on the Tahs WINNING a match you'd think Kaplan would've kept shtum.

You'd think these headline writers could at least try a little balance...

Kaplan ALSO says that the Nadolo try shouldn't have been awarded later in his analysis, so it's a bit silly them coming up with headlines that make it sounds like the Crusaders were robbed.

 

[Sully]

I can see why some would think Nadolo's try shouldn't have been awarded but I don't think there was enough evidence not to award it.

As for McCaw's it's always a lottery. He took his chance and it didn't pay off.

 

[TahDan]

I can see why some would think Nadolo's try shouldn't have been awarded but I don't think there was enough evidence not to award it.

As for McCaw's it's always a lottery. He took his chance and it didn't pay off.

There are two pieces of controversy for the Nadolo try - his foot goes into touch AND he looks like he loses it as he's grounding it. So I reckon it's less than a 50-50 and 9 times out of 10 wouldn't have been awarded.

 

[Sully]

There are two pieces of controversy for the Nadolo try - his foot goes into touch AND he looks like he loses it as he's grounding it. So I reckon it's less than a 50-50 and 9 times out of 10 wouldn't have been awarded.

I disagree. I think in most cases it would have been awarded.

 

[TahDan]

I disagree. I think in most cases it would have been awarded.

Well we're both speculating, but I reckon when you have two elements of a potential try that are 50-50 and call it into question, you have to assume that at least one of them disallowed it.

I certainly think it was a significantly more controversial call to the McCaw penalty in any case.

 

[cyclopath]

Funny JK needed to do an autopsy of the decisions, and bring a sour note after he tweeted this during the game.

 

[Bullrush]

Well we're both speculating, but I reckon when you have two elements of a potential try that are 50-50 and call it into question, you have to assume that at least one of them disallowed it.

I certainly think it was a significantly more controversial call to the McCaw penalty in any case.

But it's only your opinion that there is any speculation of him losing it.....the only thing that possibly made the try 50/50 is whether his foot went into touch....

 

[TahDan]

But it's only your opinion that there is any speculation of him losing it...the only thing that possibly made the try 50/50 is whether his foot went into touch..

There's separation between his hands and the ball as he hits the ground. Seen those called knock-ons before...

Anyway, it doesn't matter now. Ayoub is an awful ref and this just confirmed how poor his eyesight and judgement are.

Thankfully the Tahs still won in spite of his dodgy call

 

[Bullrush]

There's separation between his hands and the ball as he hits the ground. Seen those called knock-ons before.

Anyway, it doesn't matter now. Ayoub is an awful ref and this just confirmed how poor his eyesight and judgement are.

Thankfully the Tahs still won in spite of his dodgy call

LOL...so because you don't agree with Ayoub's ruling (you're a Waratah supporter so little surprise really...) then it's just confirmation of his poor eyesight and judgement?!?

No more so than Joubert's terrible last few mins of that game confirming what an average ref he is to those who might hold that opinion.....