v Manawatu
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that looked like a clear and obvious knock from where I was sitting, and the team kinda gave it away by going back ready for a scrum.
BUt hey, we will take it, plenty of other times we have had those calls go against us, so you take em.
Bit of a flat final 20, but gotta give it to them.
Did they say much about RObinson or Goodhue, be gutted for both if they have sustained a season ending injury.
I like that Kitto is a threat around the fringes, is something Nock is capable of but doesnt seem to do much, Matich huge as usual, as was Douglas, Ranger constant menace. I like the work that Jacobsen gets through too. HYland had a stormer!
Much better performance, still a few decisions we make you have to question, and letting in a couple of soft tries (particularly the opening one) but it's the W with a BP that counts.
Thought the ref was a bit inconsistent, but think we got away with a bit of stuff, as did Manawatu.
Good to get one over them for the first time in years, gets the season back on track!
Yea boi!
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@taniwharugby said in v Manawatu:
Did they say much about RObinson or Goodhue, be gutted for both if they have sustained a season ending injury.
Couldn’t tell you sorry, had the tv on mute due to trying to get a grumpy baby to sleep.
Agree about Jacobson, not flashy but a great work rate and consistently being a menace at the breakdown.
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oh, was looking at the draw, our 'storm week' aint that bad either...Southland this Thursday, HB following Wednesday, CM Sunday then BOP Saturday.=, we gotta make the most of it.
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@taniwharugby said in v Manawatu:
@gunner he and Moulds are very similar players I think.
Yes can definitely see similarities. I think Olsen is a bit stronger and explosive in the close quarters contact where as Moulds is more effective a little wider.
We’re lucky to have two good hookers, three if you include Ross Wright.
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what was with the ref and his arm signals for a scrum? From where we were it looked like he was signalling a shot...
Gregory loves hitting those rucks, many times he came in off his wing to smash into them.
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Great win for your boys, here's hoping you, us, plus 2 others pull clear so I can relax. Suspect it will be perm 4 from 5 though and it could get tight. Hope we're both qualified before the final game so we can all relax and concentrate on drinking very strong ale ....
Not a clear and obvious knockdown? In which parallel universe? I only watched Sky Sports highlights on my phone but it was clear and obvious in real time, even more so in slow mo. What was the TMO watching it on? One of those super mini TVs from the 1980s? Incredible!
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great win by Northland, I am glad they put Manawatu away like that as apart from 40mins against Canterbury they have been very poor this year, was happy for Hyland, he looks like a player who is starting to benefit from hard work of the field, seems very sharp in attack, defence and haircut.
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@nath-had haha plenty of this team could do with a visit the the barbers! 😜
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Good victory last night over Manawatu, however I can see why the Turbos have been conceding on an average 36 points a game..
Their first up tackling was woeful,18 in the first compared to the Taniwha who missed only 6..
However I do believe we have been threatening to come up with a quality performance and one area where we were impressive was the breakdown, thought we dominated that area which gave Kitto plenty of opportunity to either snipe or keep runners in motion.There were plenty of good performances ,I do like the look of Scott Gregory, has a very useful left boot and does not mind mixing it up with in physical exchanges
Only real concerns are the injuries to Tom Robinson (Shoulder) and Josh Goodhue (head knock) ,can’t afford to lose these guys..
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@steven-harris shit it was a head knock, I saw him limping about so was hoping it was something else.
GUy is coming into his own this season, doesnt need this.
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@taniwharugby i will be chatting to the development coach latter this morning, if he’s been told to give his locks limited game time then we have a problem..The Dev squad are playing Auckland Colts (under 23 )this afternoon at Horahora I think..?
It’s a real worry,we could probably get away resting them both against Southland ,but it would be a concern with bigger games to come.
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did they catch that muppet that ran across the field? WTF was he up to? Run across the field up over the fence and out of the stadium!
@J77 expected a nude run!
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@taniwharugby friendly fire between Goodhue and Jacobsen. A cut and massive bruise around the eye. So hoping it was one of those stingers that dazed him rather than concussion.
Really enjoying the physicality of this team on the carry. The Poo weren’t great on defence so that our guys were constantly bending the line but I can see the effort and intent. That’s all you ever want is that effort and enthusiasm. Fantastic.
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@kev yeah I think our loosies, all the combinations we have are working very well together.
Jacobsen is the surprise for me, he only stood out in 1 of the games I watched him play for Kamo, but he has a high work rate and plays a bit tighter allowing Kara to roam...then you have Matich, huge motor on this guy, week in week out just keeps going and with high accuracy too.
They are working well as a forward unit, still a few 50/50 off loads we probably dont need to throw, cut out a few more errors and we will press HB, Waikato & BOP for a top spot
Granted Manawatu werent really upto much bar the opening 10 and then when Booth came on, but as above, were being niggly feckers so we did well to mostly ignore that (assume that was what they went upstairs for late in the game, also what was the YC, musta been pretty cynical?)
Hopefully we can hold onto Douglas for at least another season even though he is going to the Brumbies.
You never like seeing players injured, but when someone keeps having head knocks you do worry more!!
Need another big one v Southland to set us up for our run at the finals!
By the end of the weekend we will be in 5th, at most, 3 points out of the top 4 and 7 off the top, will be a tight run in, with us playing 3 teams that will be above us in the final 2 weekends (HB - A, Wai - H, BOP - A)
