The Silver Fern

Its that moment no one has been waiting for.... mostly because we can see who the winners are already.
But awards need a ceremony, so without further-a-do....

The Winners are .....

Best Gifer - @mariner4life
Best Memer and you true King of Memes - @RoninWC (Prick)
Spirit of Covid - @Snowy
Broken Record - The Fern for never getting off Fozzie's back, well done us.
Best Meme - Bear having Goldilocks read to him
(This one?)

Best Thread of the Year - Lockdown Check in
Best Come Back - @jegga
Most Level Headed - @Donsteppa
Best Stats Nerd - @Stargazer (for all things sugby stuff)
Best Sauce - @bayimports
Best Sports Poster - @Stargazer

Sporties - Favourite Cricket moment of the year.
Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor hitting the winning runs in the WTC Final.

Sporties - Favourite Cricket player of the year.
Kyle Jamieson

Favourite Sportsman/woman (Non Rugby/Cricket)
Lisa Carrington

Favourite Sporting Moment of the Year (Non Rugby/Cricket)
Lisa Carrington winning 3 Golds at the Olympics

Favourite Rugby Player of the Year
Lisa.... Samisoni Taukei'aho

Most Improved Rugby Player
Samisoni Taukei'aho

Favourite Rugby Game of the year.
A Tie, All Blacks vs France and Jordie kicking the winner vs Boks at Townsville.

Well there you have it, a big congrats to all the winners (not @RoninWC, clearly proving quantity over quality wins every time.)
@Stargazer you can tell everyone you have something in common with Lisa Carrington and Samisoni Taukei'aho, you are all 2 time winners of a Fernie/Sportie....

A big thanks to @Duluth for allowing this to happen again this year after a false start earlier in the year. Its been a tough year again for most of us here, the Fernies were an attempt to add some cheer and laughs, often at my expense.
Happy the 2nd time round made it to the end even though it didnt go as originally planned.
..kinda hoping to bring back the glory days of past Fernies....there was at least one of you that was a fan...

Anyway my small moment of power has come to an end, thanks again to @Duluth and the other Mods for humoring me and for their input...though i cant believe they actually made @MajorRage a mod.

Congrats again to the winners (not @RoninWC )
@MN5 maybe you need to double up on your double ups to have some chance of winning next year..

Lets all hope 2022 will be a better year, a possible return to some sort normalcy.
@Barchen
A year of less pandemic shit, better times with work and family and where friendships can survive or maybe begin again..

No apologies for how weirdo this is going to turn out.

Merry fucking Xmas...

Can one of the mods be kind enough to pin this please, you can unpin the other threads..ta

Pinched from Facebook..

Right, as suggested ive gone through this thread right to the beginning to get a timeline and break down the events that lead to yesterdays dramatic turn of events.
This is just based on this thread alone. Not from anywhere else..

• Thread begins innocently November 26th by @nzzp with the fixtures for this year
  https://forum.silverfern.rugby/post/1101537
  shit posting ensures, not exactly positve for the incoming year..

• Things start getting interesting November 27th with @Young-Hamiltons post re Scott Hansen is the one actually coaching the AB's, not Robertson
  https://forum.silverfern.rugby/post/1101798

• December 3rd and the dreaded 'review' is first mentioned by @Frank
  https://forum.silverfern.rugby/post/1102832

• December 7th its announced the Coaching set up is looking at making changes as posted by @Tim
  https://forum.silverfern.rugby/post/1103653

• December 10th @Landers92 comments that Nick Evans is the new assistant
  https://forum.silverfern.rugby/post/1103958

• December 13th the cracks behind the scenes start to show as posted by @Tim
  https://forum.silverfern.rugby/post/1104316
  @canefan called it..
  https://forum.silverfern.rugby/post/1104339 "I can't see how this improves trust unless they bin the coaches"
  Rumors and talk of Dalton Papalii turning down being selected for the team on last years NH tour are brought up.
  https://forum.silverfern.rugby/post/1104412

We need to fast forward a few weeks....

• 3 days ago @Landers92 posts some juicy goss
  https://forum.silverfern.rugby/post/1107200

"Been pretty slack posting over the Christmas break but here’s what I’ve been told that I can post.
Beauden Barrett is heavily trusted by Razor and co to the point he is effectively running the trainings. Dmac has a say but by all accounts BB is the guy who has final say.
Yes your 10’s usually run your team runs etc, but from what I’m told BB is doing more than just that. Makes you wonder what the roles of these current coaches actually are.
There was also a high profile All Black that was out after the England game until 5am which broke curfew, he didn’t get dropped or punished which is a bit of a double standard as EDG was kept out of a couple games for the same thing on last years EOYT.
By all accounts, and I’m pointing out the obvious here, it’s pretty toxic in camp"

• Its mentioned the review is done and the final decision is on hold...not for very long in the end apparently

• Then @george33 posts a couple of interesting tidbits of info including news that Ardie is unlikely to play again under the current coaching team

https://forum.silverfern.rugby/post/1107216

https://forum.silverfern.rugby/post/1107257

• things get juicer later that day...
  @george33 commenting hes heard Robertson is likely to walk followed by news Kirk is going to sack him
  https://forum.silverfern.rugby/post/1107283

@george33 comments again
So have heard from another source is that Razor is gone or stepping away .
https://forum.silverfern.rugby/post/1107323

• @MacDazzler with the understatement of the year award..
  This thread has gotten very interesting.

Cue lots of shit posting and usual Fern chatter....

• Then 2 days ago
  @george33 with more great sauce My source came back and said coaches will be told this but no official announcement until new coaches are signed on he's hearing Joseph and Brown .That's all he's hearing. How it plays out have to wait and see.

• A day later the NZ Herald gets into the act as shared by @Tim
  https://forum.silverfern.rugby/post/1107596

@george33 posts that Robertson is gone
https://forum.silverfern.rugby/post/1107694

More online news sites publish stories all but confirming Scott Robertson is going to be sacked, somehow a news site in Ireland is first to pick this story up (Pay wall)
https://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/scott-robertson-to-depart-all-blacks-head-coach-role-as-player-power-forces-nzr-hand/a1191576889.html

Local sites start picking the story up
https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/01/15/scott-robertson-axed-as-all-blacks-coach/
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360924724/speculation-mounting-all-blacks-coach-scott-robertson-could-be-sacked

@Chris updates with more sauce Ok so this what I have amongst all the rumours etc take it for what it is.
The Board is being presented the Review findings today.
Razor has not officially been sacked yet the Board has to vote on it.
Probably will happen as the Board normally goes with the recommendation's from the Review.
Razor has asked to present to the board before any final decisions are made.
From a good source but there is many different stories out there.
https://forum.silverfern.rugby/post/1108211

• Then its confirmed
  

The fern

@MN5

could use glue but based on the evidence theres a good chance that would be abused as well.

The Blues win a Super Rugby trophy, the Black Caps a Cricket World Cup.
The world has gone mad..

@antipodean said in Sporties - Nominations - Favourite Cricket Moment of the Year:

Three test series whitewash of the Indians in India.

Thank you, Nominations are now closed for this award.
The Winner will be announced soon....

That’s a loose forward trio you should only see play in a midweek game back in the 90’s.

I assume Sir JK will be ringing the ex girlfriend to apologise?

2018 Bledisloe

Points scored.

Beauden Barrett 60
Qantas Wallabies 45

Tries scored.

Beauden Barrett 6
Qantas Wallabies 5

So India were lucky to come away with a point from the earlier rained out group game.

Gutted about this all Northern Hemisphere Semi Finals draw

Guptill not needed in the test side, Taylor not needed on the T20 side.

Good thing we have a ton of depth in our batting as so we don't require any of those guys.

Isn’t it good to see a series played between teams who respect each other and don’t have to resort to bully tactics and acting like classless bogans.

Shitty thing for Brodie and his partner to go through. Speaking from personal experience it’s something that takes a long time to get over

Some of the comments and replies over in Reddit are gold, heres a few of the best ones..

A kiwi whitewash without Kane, no less....
-Did it without Santner in two tests too

Before the series started, we all knew nothing could stop a 3-0 victory. So sad to see test cricket dying with predictable results such as this

Smh my head, new zealand should stop scheduling series with such minnows just to boost their wtc chances

It was over once Pant went down..
-just like my dates

Where's the chest pumps and screams now..

@Duluth said in Missing Persons:

A thread to keep track of who hasn't found their way here yet

Taken from the most upvoted in the last month and/or active recently with a lot of posts

@ACT-Crusader
@sparky
@nostrildamus
@brodean
@Landers92
@Victor-Meldrew
@Darth-Sader
@Jet
@MajorRage
@Nogusta
@Machpants
@Nepia
@dogmeat
@Snowy
@Yeetyaah
@Paekakboyz
@Steven-Harris
@Frank
@chimoaus
@Gunner
@kiwiinmelb
@Winger
@Rapido
@Rembrandt
@hydro11
@Damo
@Kruse
@Mattasaurus
@Stockcar86
@kev
@akan004
@barbarian
@reprobate
@Godder
@Dice
@ARHS
@Toddy
@mikey07
@SammyC
@Nevorian
@junior
@BerniesCorner
@TeWaio
@Tordah
@SBW1
@george33
@pukunui
@mimic
@DaGrubster
@Chris-B

Getting closer to finding them all

Izzy might have gotten more sympathy if he included Vegans and Hipsters on his list.

Tana 4 - BI Lions 0