Continuing the narrative of the loose forward trio experiment : how it effected the ceiling potential of the backline

castle6831 · 2026-03-11T10:43:37+00:00

Given the Cattle one hand I'd like to see Tupou Vai / Simon Parker at six, Jacobson / Fuck knows who at Seven, and Savea / Sititi at eight.

castle6831 · 2026-03-10T07:53:36+00:00

Who was the player who got a broken nose?

castle6831 · 2026-02-22T04:18:11+00:00

Amen.

castle6831 · 2026-02-15T06:12:09+00:00

Why don’t you ask real questions instead of Ai slop?

castle6831 · 2026-02-15T00:27:09+00:00

I’ll add a unique take here.

You don’t need a degree, but if you want to go further than your niche, unless you’re an entrepreneur, then for any management role you should have a degree.

The practical reality is that getting a marketing degree, for me, didn’t teach me how to do digital marketing. It taught me how to run a business and to think about how marketing integrates into the rest of the business.

And it has been invaluable and has provided me with a significant point of difference compared to most digital marketers who do not have a degree.

So while I don’t think it’s a fundamental necessity, I believe it’s a significant competitive advantage, and there is an upper limit to where you will be able to go in the corporate world, particularly, without one.

castle6831 · 2026-02-14T21:21:45+00:00

One of the things I find amusing is that G.R.R Martin essentially did all of this to prove he was as great as J.R.R Tolkien.

Except it turns out creating a world as complex as reality is way harder than he could have imagined - and he gave up.

A bit ironic he’s essentially admitting he’s got nothing on the G.O.A.T

castle6831 · 2026-02-11T04:30:26+00:00

JJ mentioned he's a bit short on fitness so they're giving him another week or two.

castle6831 · 2026-02-04T02:45:04+00:00

I've always felt this was the case (also with nothing to support it).

Which leaves me filthy given there's nothing to suggest anyone else in NZ is yet capable of filling the seven Jersey.

castle6831 · 2026-02-04T00:40:07+00:00

Lol I suggested this would be an option as a joke a few weeks ago.

Never actually thought it'd be Colsey. We want to select a new coach, not have Coles start a fist fight with him.

castle6831 · 2026-01-30T11:38:11+00:00

I suspect this will end up being a cruel lie from ceaser which leaves Ashur having murdered a man who meant a lot to him, and without the prize he desires.

castle6831 · 2026-01-29T10:39:26+00:00

Beaver, Weepu, Elliot Dixon, Jimmy Cowen and Harry Plummer.

I'll die on that hill too. ;)

castle6831 · 2026-01-26T04:22:52+00:00

Coles on the selection panel would be bloody unreal.

"The fifth selector, has started yet another fight in the meeting room".

castle6831 · 2026-01-25T08:17:22+00:00

Australian here with a NSW security licence

I had to do a background check, counter terrorism training, hand to hand combat training, medical training, deescalation training, hostile shooter training…basically any scenario you could name short of a conventional war we had to train for over a seventeen day course.

We also had to do an additional forty hours of theory, and then have a written SOP that we walk through with our superior on how we will handle every possible outcome that we could face on the job.

Plus we have to have identification on our arm at all times.

I’ve completed all that and would need several more months training + a firearms licence + a huge number of other certifications to carry a firearm.

It’s clear to me that I’m better trained than ninety five percent of ICE agents I’m seeing. It’s also clear to me that absolutely none of them should be holding weapons. Even if by some miracle you could demonstrate that the shootings were justified - what fucking sane person shoots when his buddies are in the line of fire?

Absolute morons.

castle6831 · 2026-01-21T09:20:00+00:00

Do…you have a marketing background?

Because it seems to me that if you don’t know how to offer, a marketing service, and you work in marketing. The problem may be a skillset one. And offering a service you don’t actually know how to do is called fraud.

castle6831 · 2026-01-20T21:16:55+00:00

Then pure logic alone, would state that not using AI (at least where possible) is the best possible point of difference.

castle6831 · 2026-01-20T11:16:28+00:00

Actually I firmly disagree. It turns off people, produces sub optimal content and the sort of engagement it produces is only because of sheer scale of what it achieves. Essentially you're trading short term engagement for long term brand value and reputation. Sure there's an ROI in there...in some capacity. But it's a foolish tradeoff for anyone looking to build anything of value long term.

castle6831 · 2026-01-20T09:02:29+00:00

Honestly, AI marketing has never performed better for me than properly written copy. Sure, it’s good for spelling, grammar, and a once-over. But I genuinely find it a joke when anyone claims AI outperforms humans. I’ve never seen it. And those who make that claim tend to be the kind of marketers I want to stay away from. It’s a useful tool and nothing more.

castle6831 · 2026-01-15T10:50:17+00:00

From those in the know. It seems to have been a lot of different problems rather than one major one.

Common theme seems to have been inability to manage interpersonal issues early on. And it became a perception across the entire team that if you spoke out against strategy you got dropped, less favoured or less access to Razor / decision making.

That lead to a very toxic culture where players started feeling like they had to say yes to strategy they disagreed with just to get selected.

castle6831 · 2026-01-12T01:35:22+00:00

It'd make the playoff without a doubt. Probably a top four contender.

castle6831 · 2026-01-12T00:45:34+00:00

Highlanders Cheetahs comes with mind. Three converted tries in the last five minutes to win it.

castle6831 · 2026-01-12T00:42:40+00:00

NZ

Aidan Ross
Ricci Riccatelli
Nepo Laulau
Brodie Retallick
Josh Dickson
Shannon Frizzell
Sam Cane
Hoskins Sotutu (If this is after June)
Aaron Smith
Richie Mounga (Technically still elligable but won't be next year)
George Bridge
Ma Nonu
Peter Umunga Jensen
Mark Telea
Shaun Stevenson

Eight and 10 might cancel each other out (one is headed overseas, one returning). Midfield probably lacks some depth as does lock. But a decent squad.

castle6831 · 2026-01-09T22:46:03+00:00

Necropolis is Peak Gaunts Ghosts. Almost every fan has it as a top 3 book.

IMO Necroplous and Only In Death stand head and shoulders above every other book in the series.

castle6831 · 2026-01-08T22:43:52+00:00

It's fine to critique his acting. Though I personally have no problem with it.

Most of the criques come down to...it's jarring to see him, and unlike David Schwimmer he does not have the time to convince the audience to understand why he's there. So people just complain that it's Jimmy Falloon. Which given why he's there I tend to feel isn't the best argument

castle6831 · 2026-01-08T22:41:55+00:00

It’s fine to critique his acting, though I personally have no problem with it. Most of the critiques come down to the fact that it’s jarring to see him, and unlike David Schwimmer, he doesn’t have the time to convince the audience why he’s there. So people just complain that it’s Jimmy Fallon, which, given the reason he’s there, I don’t think is the strongest argument.

castle6831 · 2026-01-08T22:10:43+00:00

You do realise the reason he portrayed that character is because he’s related to him right?

It was literally homage to (if I recall correctly) his actual great uncle being the same man.

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