Phoenix vs Jets 4pm Sunday 7th

Congratulations from Sydney!!

I hope all the Sydney players come down with a virus tbh 
Nah, cheers man, guess we'll see you in the next couple of weeks.

exciting game
committed players
good weather
full house
top result

Go Wellington.

not to bothered who is next up, looks like the Phoenix are well up for a go.
Bring It On

Awesome awesome game, bring on Melbourne/Sydney !!

Man of the Match for me was Durante. Solid as in defense. Clearly a leader of men and he was outstanding. What a day!

ifill was amazing today, tore them to pieces for 120 minutes, shoulda been around 5-2 in reality

Ifill was just class from start to finish.

i cant believe it

WHat a game, go he Phoenix. Ifill played well but didnt think it was going to be his day until he got the 2nd. Daniel was simply brilliant off the bench - he would switch play and pass right for Ifill  - Durante solid as at the back.

32 and a half thousand. Boo to members who are lone hurricanes faithful and couldn't be bothered...you missed something special in your city.

awesome weather...I feel like toast
Beer flowed....I feel like toast

Where were you when we were sh*te.....

Royal2010-03-07 20:11:37

Tears in my eyes at the end.

Thinking back to cold nights with 2000 hardy Kingz fanz singing our lungs out in the rain at North Harbour Stadium. Good times with Ric le Roc and Russ the Muss, the Corporal (and Connor), X-ie, Andy Spirite and Streee...tched, Mike of the Castle, Milts, Hamilton Hammer, Muzza, Stack and the Stantials and all the rest in the Bloc... and we DREAMED of time where 32,728 fans sung and cheered their team to a preliminary final...

Thge highlight for me was when the north end were chanting Phoenix clap-clap-clap-clap, and at the same time the Fever we singing Wellington is Won-der-ful...

C'arn the Phoenix.

Brandon with the chequered flag.
bwtcf2010-03-08 07:31:24

How good was that? Now that I've come down with a bad case of Yellow Fever (having driven down from Thames the past two games), I'm going to have to move down to Wellington. I want to go to every game next season, because, to use a cliche, it is just electric in the Ring of Fire when the boys are playing this well. On ya lads, let's go all the way!

watched it in the pub in melbourne, great game. got a few interesting looks as i yelled at the tele!
Great defending by Durante. Mammoth game by him. If only the horses had gone as well this afternoon and i would of been away and laughing.

Every loss, draw, and bad referee decision in our history. It's all worth it now and it can only get better! Bring on syd/melb.
Come on you nix!

wow - that was like the last ten mins v Melb in home game 1 but for the entire game

i was a mix of ecstatic and relieved at the end

superb work all the Nix players and staff - you've made the country proud

and as Tim said on radio sport a few mins ago - you can win the whole thing!!

Phoenix  = Serotonin overload...

Watched it from Aisle 6 which was a new experience...which seemed to be a 'YF sub zone' being directly opposite and we were often chanting in time but �pposite to 'aisles 20-21...

my throat is the hoarsest it's ever been...

so Syd/Mel? whose chartering the plane and how can i get a ticket?

Daniel was the game breaker..had the vision and used it for a change in switching play and holding up play when needed.  Big raps to the 3 AWS who went the distance..crash well for the next 2 nites guys.

Yeah, when you have kids singing their lungs out for the Phoenix on the train... how good is that?

Shirts off for the lads, Laughrd though as the two guys beside me were wearing black bras - It was a dare from someone. They were from Auckland. i guess they made some dosh from it! Classic though.

Daniel has to start the next game, Bertos has been away with the fairies for months now...

Daniel is more of an impact player, I would still keep Bertos on

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

That is all.

Amazing, awesome, fantastic .. suffering from heatstroke though .. the sun was really beating down on Aisle 23 .. where is a cooling Welly breeze when you need it?!

Fabulous, 3 years of dedication from myself and my partner. This made all that worth it. Awesome feeling to get where we are at the moment. Everyone thought I was mad at work for being so hardcore, now they try and start conversations with me. Ahhhhh the revolution has well and truly begun

Nix didnt play awesome again, missed a whole heap of chances. They'l have to fix that next week.
But great win overall. Very happy.

Whole team played pretty well. Daniel made the difference. When he came on our got so much better going forward

Bloody great result.

must start our Daniel.

Turn it up!

Bertos was superb down the right, especially in the first 20 minutes where most of the 'Nix chances came off his running and crosses. Daniel played really well, not disputing that, but Leo had a great game. He was creative and constantly threatening.
bwtcf2010-03-07 21:20:59

replay on Prime tonight at 10:30 lads.....and ladess's

That was simply fantastic and not just the players but the crowd and support. U see teams drop when they go behind. We at home always come back and thats the crowd factor. Syd and Mel are giving it there all as they dont want to face this Wellington Nix team. Stand Up for the Phoenix!!!!!  

have to agree - Bertos played his little legs off and fed in a lot of good passes from the wing; but the game breaker seemed to be Daniel coming on, switching wings with Ifill and making surging runs at the opposition - some real vision and long range passes ....

Same here, and I thought we did okay at our end!  I brought a couple of rugby girls and they LOVED it!  Told em they belong in the fever zone with lungs like that.

I've only read the last couple pages of this thread so not sure if anybody has mentioned Lia.  I thought he was f**king terrible, but am I letting his 4 (that I remember) AWFUL passes with time on the ball overshadow things?

Anyway lads, great game and crowd.  i predicted the score and our first sub, do I win beers?
hori2010-03-07 21:44:11

and a great moment...the Fever started a "who are ya" to send the Jets off at the end, but when the Jets applauded the crowd they got a shout and applause back

Respect to Jets and crowd

Yeah Lia definetly had one of his poorest games. Bertos was great,but clearly became tired in the 2nd half,but then Daniel came on and really was a gamebreaker.

YESSS! that was excellent. I almost called the result with my 2-1 brown ifill... so close. Daniel and Bertos were both superb... interesting with Caeceres back in the mix.

So stoked right now.

brettdale2010-03-07 21:54:41

Itd go neutral or another melbourne ground surely.

Sydney and man the airfares are expensive.  cheapest $ 259 over there and $329? coming back.