@Kruse said in Auckland v Taranaki:

@Kirwan said in Auckland v Taranaki:

This is painful. Can't take out this many players against good teams like Taranaki

I guess this was the "credit"?

Yes. You guys are acting like you beat the full strength side.

We were disrupted late with illness (open question if others are sick, but well enough to play) and I'm supposed to scratch my chin and marvel at the awesomeness of Taranaki?

You did what a strong team is supposed to do when they smell blood and cash in.

It's hardly a humilation like TJ was wanking on about it. It was green team getting an introduction to NPC.

I'm going to go kick a cat now.

@Kirwan its not like taranaki had their first team either

Meh, happy to see plenty of kids been given a go. I'd much rather this then come mid table with a pack of journeymen. Obviously the result means more to others and fair enough, but for me, development is important and if it takes a few hidings along the way against more experienced lineups, then so be it.

@Kirwan said in Auckland v Taranaki:

I'm going to go kick a cat now.

Fair 'nuff. From a 'Naki perspective - I grew up in an age when Auckland was pretty much unbeatable. Humbling them, regardless of the boring old "how many injuries does each team have" argument... feels pretty sweet.
Same when we beat Canterbury.

Is that Auckland's heaviest ever loss in NPC?

ChatGPT sys it is - but, it also fed me some crap that I had to correct.

@Chris-B said in Auckland v Taranaki:

Is that Auckland's heaviest ever loss in NPC?

ChatGPT sys it is - but, it also fed me some crap that I had to correct.

Nope, lost 57-10 to North Harbour in 2017

And trust me, that Auckland team on paper in 2017 was far stronger than this side.

@Kirwan said in Auckland v Taranaki:

@Steven-Harris said in Auckland v Taranaki:

@Kirwan there you again can you just not give credit ?

Context is important, I gave them credit earlier in the thread.

Feel free to continue to overreact along with TJ.

I will Kirwan, I a Naki man, and I stoked. That was a f***en top performance , I don't care how many you had out. We had 5 of our first choice out you know.

@African-Monkey ChatGPT isn't hard to beat at rugby.

It's like Bobby Fischer vs a 1970s computer!

@cliff said in Auckland v Taranaki:

Aj lam was badly outplayed by rona

A few have outplayed Lam, but I not a real fanboi of his. He's good. but not an AB or anything that some have been saying. I actually think Rona is quite some better player than him.

@Grooter said in Auckland v Taranaki:

Yeah this fella needs to be starting in super every week

He probably could of been, but Barnes (the Naki coach) told him to stay with Chiefs, he had a few offers, so he didn't get thrown in deep end before time.
There are coaches around that have a pretty good brain!

@African-Monkey said in Auckland v Taranaki:

@Chris-B said in Auckland v Taranaki:

Is that Auckland's heaviest ever loss in NPC?

ChatGPT sys it is - but, it also fed me some crap that I had to correct.

Nope, lost 57-10 to North Harbour in 2017

And that's the real embarrassment right there.

Test - can you guys read this?

...Ignore.

Taranaki were very very good, at the same time Auckland were absolutely horrible. You could have back a trucked through some of the gaps they left in defence. Bates has his work cut out to turn Auckland’s season around from here.

@Canes4life Northland will help them next week....

@African-Monkey said in Auckland v Taranaki:

@Chris-B said in Auckland v Taranaki:

Is that Auckland's heaviest ever loss in NPC?

ChatGPT sys it is - but, it also fed me some crap that I had to correct.

Nope, lost 57-10 to North Harbour in 2017

Lost 11-59 to Waikato, 2004.

@Number-10 said in Auckland v Taranaki:

@African-Monkey said in Auckland v Taranaki:

@Chris-B said in Auckland v Taranaki:

Is that Auckland's heaviest ever loss in NPC?

ChatGPT sys it is - but, it also fed me some crap that I had to correct.

Nope, lost 57-10 to North Harbour in 2017

Lost 11-59 to Waikato, 2004.

Did too, remember it well.

Multiple forward passes in highlights package. Has Barnes been going lessons to NPC reffing teams?

@cliff said in Auckland v Taranaki:

Aj lam was badly outplayed by rona

The new blonde look makes Lam stand out for the wrong reasons.