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Must Try Harder

Posted by Naly D on Friday, 27 Nov 2009.

610x (1)_1.jpg Before the Cricket kicked off [tipped off? Bowled off? Hit off?] this week, the fellows over at Sportsfreak were focused on the All Blacks' end of year tour, and the lack of tries in their games. The print media also seem to have chosen this as their lead angle ahead of this weekend's match (exhibit a, b, c, d... need I go on?) against France.

You can see my original response over there, where I gave some stats about the tries the All Blacks have scored and conceded in the NH over the past 11 years, but it sparked something in me. At school, I didn't really pay much attention in Maths. If it was something that captured my attention (like graphs and shit) I'd do it, but as soon as I got to sixth form I dropped it. It's never been a problem in day to day life, but this week I've felt completely incompetent. I've been trying to come up with all kinds of mathmatical stats and graphs for this post, and I'm extremely lucky to have Hadyn's patient tutelage to help me. If it hadn't been for him, you'd have all kinds of data here, and it would be presented on an unreadable line graph.

Something I didn't need help for was gathering the data for this. And it's actually a new feature of the Dropkicks. You can see it here. Currently it features all international test matches from 2006-today, but I may backdate it eventually if I see the need, and I may use it for a post about the Rugby World Cup and whether the 'minnow' teams are becoming more competitive.

The first table to have a look at, because I know you want to see the stuff revolving around the All Blacks, is the 6 Nations. [if this was TV that would be a hook - You would have no choice but to stick with me to find out. But this is a blog, so it doesn't work as well... Fuck.]

Enough Shenanigans, let me see it!

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Test Try Table

Posted by Naly D on Tuesday, 24 Nov 2009.

Date	Teams	Try Ratio
6 Nations
Sat, 04 Feb 2006	IRE v ITA	2:1
Sat, 04 Feb 2006	ENG v WAL	6:1
Sun, 05 Feb 2006	SCO v FRA	2:2
Sat, 11 Feb 2006	FRA v IRE	6:4
Sat, 11 Feb 2006	ITA v ENG	1:4
Sun, 12 Feb 2006	WAL v SCO	4:2
Sat, 25 Feb 2006	FRA v ITA	5:0
Sat, 25 Feb 2006	SCO v ENG	0:0
Sun, 26 Feb 2006	IRE v WAL	3:1
Sat, 11 Mar 2006	WAL v ITA	2:2
Sat, 11 Mar 2006	IRE v SCO	0:0
Sun, 12 Mar 2006	FRA v ENG	3:0
Sat, 18 Mar 2006	ITA v SCO	1:1
Sat, 18 Mar 2006	WAL v FRA	1:2
Sat, 18 Mar 2006	ENG v IRE	2:3
Southern tour
Sat, 10 Jun 2006	SAF v SCO	4:1
Sat, 10 Jun 2006	NZL v IRE	3:2
Sun, 11 Jun 2006	JAP v ITA	0:7
Sun, 11 Jun 2006	ARG v WAL	3:3
Sun, 11 Jun 2006	AUS v ENG	3:0
Sat, 17 Jun 2006	FIJ v ITA	4:2
Sat, 17 Jun 2006	SAF v SCO	1:2
Sat, 17 Jun 2006	ARG v WAL	3:3
Sat, 17 Jun 2006	NZL v IRE	3:2
Sat, 17 Jun 2006	AUS v ENG	6:2
Sat, 24 Jun 2006	SAF v FRA	1:4
Sat, 24 Jun 2006	AUS v IRE	5:2
Tri-Nations
Sat, 08 Jul 2006	NZL v AUS	4:2
Sat, 15 Jul 2006	AUS v SAF	6:0
Sat, 22 Jul 2006	NZL v SAF	2:2
Sat, 29 Jul 2006	AUS v NZL	0:1
Sat, 05 Aug 2006	AUS v SAF	2:2
Sat, 19 Aug 2006	NZL v AUS	3:3
Sat, 26 Aug 2006	SAF v NZL	3:5
Sat, 02 Sep 2006	SAF v NZL	2:2
Sat, 09 Sep 2006	SAF v AUS	2:1
Northern Tour
Sat, 04 Nov 2006	WAL v AUS	2:4
Sun, 05 Nov 2006	ENG v NZL	3:4
Sat, 11 Nov 2006	WAL v PAC	5:3
Sat, 11 Nov 2006	ENG v ARG	2:1
Sat, 11 Nov 2006	ITA v AUS	0:3
Sat, 11 Nov 2006	IRE v SAF	4:2
Sat, 11 Nov 2006	FRA v NZL	0:7
Sat, 18 Nov 2006	SCO v PAC	4:4
Sat, 18 Nov 2006	ENG v SAF	2:2
Sat, 18 Nov 2006	ITA v ARG	1:2
Sat, 18 Nov 2006	FRA v NZL	1:2
Sun, 19 Nov 2006	IRE v AUS	2:0
Sat, 25 Nov 2006	ENG v SAF	1:1
Sat, 25 Nov 2006	SCO v AUS	2:5
Sat, 25 Nov 2006	WAL v NZL	1:5
Sat, 25 Nov 2006	FRA v ARG	3:2
Sun, 26 Nov 2006	IRE v PAC	8:3
Other Internationals
Sat, 17 Jun 2006	ROM v FRA	1:9
Sat, 24 Jun 2006	ARG v NZL	1:3
Sat, 01 Jul 2006	CHL v ARG	1:10
Sat, 01 Jul 2006	TON v SAM	0:5
Sat, 08 Jul 2006	ARG v URU	2:0
Sat, 07 Oct 2006	ITA v POR	13:0
Sat, 14 Oct 2006	RUS v ITA	1:9
Sat, 11 Nov 2006	SCO v ROM	7:0
Fri, 17 Nov 2006	WAL v CAN	9:2
Sat, 25 Nov 2006	ITA v CAN	5:0

Date	Teams	Try Ratio
6 Nations
Sat, 03 Feb 2007	ITA v FRA	0:5
Sat, 03 Feb 2007	ENG v SCO	4:2
Sun, 04 Feb 2007	WAL v IRE	0:3
Sat, 10 Feb 2007	ENG v ITA	1:1
Sat, 10 Feb 2007	SCO v WAL	0:0
Sun, 11 Feb 2007	IRE v FRA	1:2
Sat, 24 Feb 2007	SCO v ITA	2:4
Sat, 24 Feb 2007	IRE v ENG	4:1
Sat, 24 Feb 2007	FRA v WAL	2:3
Sat, 10 Mar 2007	SCO v IRE	0:1
Sat, 10 Mar 2007	ITA v WAL	2:2
Sun, 11 Mar 2007	ENG v FRA	2:0
Sat, 17 Mar 2007	ITA v IRE	2:8
Sat, 17 Mar 2007	FRA v SCO	6:3
Sat, 17 Mar 2007	WAL v ENG	2:2
Southern Tour
Sat, 26 May 2007	ARG v IRE	1:2
Sat, 26 May 2007	SAF v ENG	7:1
Sat, 26 May 2007	AUS v WAL	4:2
Sat, 02 Jun 2007	ARG v IRE	1:0
Sat, 02 Jun 2007	URU v ITA	1:4
Sat, 02 Jun 2007	SAF v ENG	8:1
Sat, 02 Jun 2007	NZL v FRA	5:1
Sat, 02 Jun 2007	AUS v WAL	3:0
Sat, 09 Jun 2007	ARG v ITA	2:0
Sat, 09 Jun 2007	NZL v FRA	9:1
Sat, 16 Jun 2007	NZL v CAN	10:1
Sat, 23 Jun 2007	SAM v TON	7:0
Tri-Nations
Sat, 23 Jun 2007	SAF v NZL	2:2
Sat, 16 Jun 2007	SAF v AUS	1:1
Sat, 30 Jun 2007	AUS v NZL	2:2
Sat, 07 Jul 2007	AUS v SAF	3:2
Sat, 14 Jul 2007	NZL v SAF	3:0
Sat, 21 Jul 2007	NZL v AUS	1:0
Other Internationals
Sat, 09 Jun 2007	SAF v SAM	5:1
Sat, 09 Jun 2007	AUS v FIJ	9:0
Sat, 04 Aug 2007	ARG v CHL	10:2
Sat, 04 Aug 2007	ENG v WAL	9:1
Sat, 11 Aug 2007	SCO v IRE	5:2
Sat, 11 Aug 2007	ENG v FRA	0:2
Wed, 15 Aug 2007	SAF v NAM	15:1
Sat, 18 Aug 2007	ITA v JAP	5:2
Sat, 18 Aug 2007	WAL v ARG	3:2
Sat, 18 Aug 2007	FRA v ENG	1:0
Fri, 24 Aug 2007	IRE v ITA	2:2
Sat, 25 Aug 2007	SCO v SAF	0:3
Sun, 26 Aug 2007	WAL v FRA	1:4
Sat, 24 Nov 2007	WAL v SAF	2:5
Rugby World Cup
Fri, 07 Sep 2007	FRA v ARG	0:1
Sat, 08 Sep 2007	NZL v ITA	11:2
Sat, 08 Sep 2007	AUS v JAP	13:0
Sat, 08 Sep 2007	ENG v USA	3:1
Sun, 09 Sep 2007	WAL v CAN	5:3
Sun, 09 Sep 2007	SAF v SAM	8:1
Sun, 09 Sep 2007	SCO v POR	8:1
Sun, 09 Sep 2007	IRE v NAM	5:2
Tue, 11 Sep 2007	ARG v GEO	4:0
Wed, 12 Sep 2007	USA v TON	2:3
Wed, 12 Sep 2007	FIJ v JAP	4:3
Wed, 12 Sep 2007	ITA v ROM	2:2
Fri, 14 Sep 2007	ENG v SAF	0:3
Sat, 15 Sep 2007	NZL v POR	16:1
Sat, 15 Sep 2007	WAL v AUS	2:4
Sat, 15 Sep 2007 I	RE v GEO	2:1
Sun, 16 Sep 2007	FIJ v CAN	4:1
Sun, 16 Sep 2007	SAM v TON	0:1
Sun, 16 Sep 2007	FRA v NAM	13:1
Tue, 18 Sep 2007	SCO v ROM	6:0
Wed, 19 Sep 2007	ITA v POR	3:1
Thu, 20 Sep 2007	WAL v JAP	11:2
Fri, 21 Sep 2007	FRA v IRE	2:0
Sat, 22 Sep 2007	SAF v TON	4:3
Sat, 22 Sep 2007	ENG v SAM	4:1
Sat, 22 Sep 2007	ARG v NAM	9:0
Sun, 23 Sep 2007	AUS v FIJ	7:2
Sun, 23 Sep 2007	SCO v NZL	0:6
Tue, 25 Sep 2007	CAN v JAP	2:2
Tue, 25 Sep 2007	ROM v POR	2:1
Wed, 26 Sep 2007	GEO v NAM	3:0
Wed, 26 Sep 2007	USA v SAM	2:3
Fri, 28 Sep 2007	ENG v TON	4:2
Sat, 29 Sep 2007	NZL v ROM	13:1
Sat, 29 Sep 2007	AUS v CAN	6:0
Sat, 29 Sep 2007	WAL v FIJ	5:4
Sat, 29 Sep 2007	SCO v ITA	0:1
Sun, 30 Sep 2007	FRA v GEO	9:1
Sun, 30 Sep 2007	IRE v ARG	2:2
Sun, 30 Sep 2007	SAF v USA	9:2
Rugby World Cup [Finals]
Sat, 06 Oct 2007	AUS v ENG	1:0
Sat, 06 Oct 2007	NZL v FRA	2:2
Sun, 07 Oct 2007	SAF v FIJ	5:2
Sun, 07 Oct 2007	ARG v SCO	1:1
Sat, 13 Oct 2007	FRA v ENG	0:1
Sun, 14 Oct 2007	SAF v ARG	4:1
Fri, 19 Oct 2007	FRA v ARG	1:5
Sat, 20 Oct 2007	SAF v ENG	0:0

Date	Teams	Try Ratio
6 Nations
Sat, 02 Feb 2008	ENG v WAL	1:2
Sun, 03 Feb 2008	SCO v FRA	0:3
Sat, 09 Feb 2008	WAL v SCO	3:0
Sat, 09 Feb 2008	FRA v IRE	4:2
Sun, 10 Feb 2008	ITA v ENG	1:2
Sat, 23 Feb 2008	WAL v ITA	5:1
Sat, 23 Feb 2008	IRE v SCO	5:1
Sat, 23 Feb 2008	FRA v ENG	1:2
Sat, 08 Mar 2008	SCO v ENG	0:0
Sat, 08 Mar 2008	IRE v WAL	0:1
Sun, 09 Mar 2008	FRA v ITA	3:1
Sat, 15 Mar 2008	ITA v SCO	2:2
Sat, 15 Mar 2008	ENG v IRE	3:1
Sat, 15 Mar 2008	WAL v FRA	2:0
Southern Tour
Sat, 07 Jun 2008	ARG v SCO	2:0
Sat, 07 Jun 2008	SAF v WAL	4:2
Sat, 07 Jun 2008	NZL v IRE	2:1
Sat, 14 Jun 2008	ARG v SCO	2:2
Sat, 14 Jun 2008	AUS v IRE	2:2
Sat, 14 Jun 2008	SAF v WAL	4:2
Sat, 14 Jun 2008	NZL v ENG	4:2
Sat, 21 Jun 2008	SAF v ITA	4:0
Sat, 21 Jun 2008	NZL v ENG	5:2
Sat, 28 Jun 2008	AUS v FRA	4:1
Sat, 28 Jun 2008	ARG v ITA	0:1
Sat, 05 Jul 2008	AUS v FRA	4:1
Tri-Nations
Sat, 05 Jul 2008	NZL v SAF	1:1
Sat, 12 Jul 2008	NZL v SAF	1:2
Sat, 19 Jul 2008	AUS v SAF	2:0
Sat, 26 Jul 2008	AUS v NZL	4:3
Sat, 02 Aug 2008	NZL v AUS	4:1
Sat, 16 Aug 2008	SAF v NZL	0:3
Sat, 23 Aug 2008	SAF v AUS	2:3
Sat, 30 Aug 2008	SAF v AUS	8:1
Sat, 13 Sep 2008	AUS v NZL	3:4
Northern Tour
Sat, 08 Nov 2008	WAL v SAF	0:2
Sat, 08 Nov 2008	ITA v AUS	1:2
Sat, 08 Nov 2008	SCO v NZL	0:4
Sat, 08 Nov 2008	FRA v ARG	0:0
Fri, 14 Nov 2008	WAL v CAN	4:1
Sat, 15 Nov 2008	IRE v NZL	0:3
Sat, 15 Nov 2008	SCO v SAF	1:1
Sat, 15 Nov 2008	ENG v AUS	1:1
Sat, 15 Nov 2008	FRA v PAC	5:1
Sat, 15 Nov 2008	ITA v ARG	1:1
Sat, 22 Nov 2008	WAL v NZL	0:2
Sat, 22 Nov 2008	SCO v CAN	6:0
Sat, 22 Nov 2008	IRE v ARG	1:0
Sat, 22 Nov 2008	ENG v SAF	0:5
Sat, 22 Nov 2008	ITA v PAC	2:3
Sat, 22 Nov 2008	FRA v AUS	1:2
Sat, 29 Nov 2008	ENG v NZL	0:3
Sat, 29 Nov 2008	WAL v AUS	2:2
Other Internationals
Sat, 09 Aug 2008	SAF v ARG	9:0
Wed, 03 Sep 2008	NZL v SAM	15:2
Sat, 01 Nov 2008	NZL v AUS	2:2
Sat, 08 Nov 2008	IRE v CAN	8:0
Sat, 08 Nov 2008	ENG v PAC	5:1

Date	Teams	Try Ratio
6 Nations
Sat, 07 Feb 2009	ENG v ITA	5:1
Sat, 07 Feb 2009	IRE v FRA	3:2
Sun, 08 Feb 2009	SCO v WAL	1:4
Sat, 14 Feb 2009	FRA v SCO	1:1
Sat, 14 Feb 2009	WAL v ENG	1:2
Sun, 15 Feb 2009	ITA v IRE	0:5
Fri, 27 Feb 2009	FRA v WAL	2:1
Sat, 28 Feb 2009	SCO v ITA	2:0
Sat, 28 Feb 2009	IRE v ENG	1:1
Sat, 14 Mar 2009	ITA v WAL	0:2
Sat, 14 Mar 2009	SCO v IRE	0:1
Sun, 15 Mar 2009	ENG v FRA	5:2
Sat, 21 Mar 2009	ITA v FRA	1:7
Sat, 21 Mar 2009	ENG v SCO	3:0
Sat, 21 Mar 2009	WAL v IRE	0:2
Southern Tour
Sat, 13 Jun 2009	ARG v ENG	2:1
Sat, 13 Jun 2009	AUS v ITA	5:1
Sat, 13 Jun 2009	NZL v FRA	2:3
Sat, 20 Jun 2009	NZL v FRA	1:1
Sat, 20 Jun 2009	AUS v ITA	5:0
Sat, 27 Jun 2009	NZL v ITA	3:0
Sat, 27 Jun 2009	AUS v FRA	1:0
Tri-Nations
Sat, 18 Jul 2009	NZL v AUS	1:1
Sat, 25 Jul 2009	SAF v NZL	2:1
Sat, 01 Aug 2009	SAF v NZL	1:1
Sat, 08 Aug 2009	SAF v AUS	1:2
Sat, 22 Aug 2009	AUS v NZL	0:1
Sat, 29 Aug 2009	AUS v SAF	3:4
Sat, 05 Sep 2009	AUS v SAF	2:0
Sat, 12 Sep 2009	NZL v SAF	2:2
Sat, 19 Sep 2009	NZL v AUS	3:0
Northern Tour
Sat, 07 Nov 2009	ENG v AUS	0:2
Sat, 07 Nov 2009	WAL v NZL	0:1
Fri, 13 Nov 2009	WAL v SAM	1:1
Fri, 13 Nov 2009	FRA v SAF	1:1
Sat, 14 Nov 2009	ENG v ARG	1:0
Sat, 14 Nov 2009	SCO v FIJ	2:1
Sat, 14 Nov 2009	ITA v NZL	0:1
Sun, 15 Nov 2009	IRE v AUS	2:2
Sat, 21 Nov 2009	SCO v AUS	0:1
Sat, 21 Nov 2009	ENG v NZL	0:1
Sat, 21 Nov 2009	WAL v ARG	3:1
Sat, 21 Nov 2009	ITA v SAF	1:4
Sat, 21 Nov 2009	FRA v SAM	7:1
Sat, 21 Nov 2009	IRE v FIJ	5:0
British and Irish Lions Tour
Sat, 20 Jun 2009	SAF v LIO	2:3
Sat, 27 Jun 2009	SAF v LIO	3:1
Sat, 04 Jul 2009	SAF v LIO	0:3
Other Internationals
Sat, 23 May 2009	CAN v IRE	0:3
Sat, 30 May 2009	CAN v WAL	2:2
Sun, 31 May 2009	USA v IRE	1:4
Sat, 06 Jun 2009	ENG v ARG	3:0
Sat, 06 Jun 2009	USA v WAL	2:6
Sat, 04 Jul 2009	USA v CAN	0:0
Sat, 11 Jul 2009	CAN v USA	6:2
Sat, 31 Oct 2009	NZL v AUS	2:1

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I don't follow the Ashes, but apparently a lot of people do. So which team do you support?

Posted by Hadyn on Wednesday, 22 Jul 2009.

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Junior World Cup Final Live! (and Free!)

Posted by Hadyn on Sunday, 21 Jun 2009.

Watch the Junior World Cup final live and free with the IRB.

It's England vs New Zealand and kick-off is 6pm (NZ time).

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Yuh orright den mahte?

Posted by Naly D on Monday, 29 Dec 2008.

From the: It's-always-going-to-be-winter-somewhere-in-the-world-and-I-can-pretend-that-South-Africa-isn't-about-to-pants-Australia-in-the-sort-of-series-you'll-tell-your-grandkids-you-were-at-even-if-you-weren't file

Ricardo Fuller punches his team mate and gets sent off. [AFP]

David Pratt is red-carded after three seconds.

You normally won't meet a milder man, but David lost it.

[BBC]

He hasn't got the world record though

Oh and, Steven Gerrard arrested for assault, receives typical media beat-up [innocent until proven guilty, right?] [BBC]

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Sir Ed, he was a steel drivin' man

Posted by Hadyn on Wednesday, 22 Oct 2008.

It was announced today that whenever New Zealand play England in rugby it will be for The Hillary Shield.

"Sir Ed himself was a humble man. He wanted his legacy to live on through initiatives which related to his charitable work and to outdoor recreation sport and fitness," [Prime Minister Helen Clark] said.

There will also be a boatload of money given to things that encourage the young folk to get outside rather than sit at home playing World of Warcraft.

Is it just me, or there a lot of these meaningless shields between countries these days?

The first Hillary Shield match will be at Twickenham on November 29.

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Alternative Netball Commentary by the Dropkicks (the second test)

Posted by Hadyn on Saturday, 18 Oct 2008.

Here is the Dropkicks commentary of the second netball test between New Zealand and England.

We had major technology problems with this one. First we forgot to turn on the damn mic until the second quarter and then the last part of the game just, well, disappeared. Anyway, enjoy:

Alternative Netball Commentary (Test 2 Q2 2008) from Hadyn Green on Vimeo.

Alternative Netball Commentary (test 2, halftime, 2008) from Hadyn Green on Vimeo.

Alternative Netball Commentary (test 2 q3, 2008) from Hadyn Green on Vimeo.

Alternative Netball Commentary (test 2 q4, 2008) from Hadyn Green on Vimeo.

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Despite what your parents say alternative is OK!

Posted by The Mallet on Tuesday, 14 Oct 2008.

We have a special surprise for you this week. Its the first official Dropkicks Alternative Netball Commentary. A bit of tester this first test but it should be a doozey. It'll all be up later this week.

UPDATE: Who would've thought that editting video would be so difficult or that crashing computers would be so annoying. Both netball tests will be coming soon!

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