Force v Highlanders

[Kiwiwomble]

@Landers92 said in Force v Highlanders:

@Kiwiwomble said in Force v Highlanders:

i didnt participate in the last match day thread...but do we not have someone better than Gilbert? that game was the ultimate rocks and diamonds, makes a break/half break to set up the try...then isolates himself and looses the ball...a few times

does faleafaga play 15 at all?

.... assume Jamie Joseph is going with who he feels most comfortable with back there. Until JRK or Hurley is back fit, Gilbert will remain the first choice 15.

a scary thought...because hes just not comforatable..at all...and also doesnt seem smart enough to let the jackle have the ball when he gets isolated....so is costing us penalties

he can kick, id rather he played it safe and kicked for the corners...but he tries to run it all the time

[frugby]

Maybe it was just me but I thought Gilbert actually had a really good game last week.

That’s pretty well the team I would have picked - we played last week but just did not get the rub of the green.

Landers by 15 this week…

[Duluth]

Ben Somerford  /  Apr 1

BPA and Ekuasi set to start for Force clash with Highlanders

Marley Pearce, Brandon Paenga-Amosa, Tom Robertson, Jeremy Williams (c), Darcy Swain, Nick Champion de Crespigny, Carlo Tizzano, Vaiolini Ekuasi, Nic White, Ben Donaldson, Dylan Pietsch, Hamish Stewart, Sio Tomkinson, Harry Potter, Mac Grealy

Replacements: Nic Dolly, Atu Moli, Josh Smith, Reed Prinsep, Will Harris, Issak Fines-Leleiwasa, Max Burey, George Poolman

[Kiwiwomble]

@frugby dont get me wrong....he did some really good stuff, atacked the line better at times than we've seen in ages...but then i felt like kept trying it and got isolated a few times which kind of undid the good stuff...he runs at three opposition players expecting to split them because he managed it once...and then gets up after being penalised for holding on looking all frustrated

[frugby]

JJ has been hammering the line in the media about referee interpretation... Jordan Way is the referee again this week, so I'll be intrigued to see if he hammers us at the ruck and scrum again.

[Duluth]

Starting soon

[Canes4life]

Come on Tangitau light it up. I’ve got him as my captain this week.

[SouthernMann]

Sio having a heck of a carry to start with.

Let's see how many aay Jordan Way screws us tonight

[Duluth]

A lot of knock ons

[Steven Harris]

Robinson straight to ground on the scrum set , Way says play on last week he was penalising the Landers for the same infraction..🤔

[Landers92]

That was one heeeavily strapped knee to be playing on for Pietch. Didn’t help in the end. Hope the injury isn’t too bad

[Steven Harris]

@Canes4life been poor so far

[Landers92]

That’s some beautiful footy

[SouthernMann]

Good try. Nice switch. Fantastic interplay from those close in forwards

[Steven Harris]

Great work from the 2 front rowers to shift the ball into space , how many props would have just carried into contact .?

[antipodean]

Gilbert almost has the ball ripped from him.

[Landers92]

@antipodean but didn’t. He scored

[SouthernMann]

Enjoyed the commentator saying

"OH Jordan Way.. please."

When Hastie tried to take a quick tap

[Canes4life]

Umaga-Jensen hs looked very good at 13. Let’s hope he can stay injury free.

[antipodean]

@Landers92 said in Force v Highlanders:

@antipodean but didn’t. He scored

True, but it's the casualness and no thought to move the ball into the other arm away from the tackler. He's just the sort of player you wouldn't be surprised to have him screw that up.