v HB

[Donsteppa]

Defence optional... 36 points in 20 minutes!

[J77]

Both teams have the turnstiles in full swing

[Stockcar86]

This is like the Magpies Habour game, until the last 20 minutes when Harbour ran away with it

[Gunner]

Im still astounded how that HB fulla was allowed to strip that ball, our bloke was clearly on his knees, which constitutes a tackle, so that fucker had to let go.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!

[taniwharugby]

huge loss losing Matich...blood bin?

[Gunner]

Rene fucking Ranger, yes boy!!!!

[Stockcar86]

FFS tackle backs!

[Nepia]

Ili's defence has been awful.

Damn I wish Bucky was here ....

[Gunner]

Now lads we’re in front, now fucking concentrate on your exit play, and make your bloody tackles

[Donsteppa]

Touch ref! Like a two-sided version of the BoP v Waikato game.

[taniwharugby]

how is our scrum less than 800kg according to that stat?

[Donsteppa]

taniwharugby said:

how is our scrum less than 800kg according to that stat?

Not enough pie.

[Gunner]

Hold onto your hats, HB penalty, into the 22, try coming

[Nepia]

Stockcar86 said:

FFS tackle backs!

I wonder if it's time to bring Toala into the midfield - go for broke with youth.

Actually, we could just bring Lowe into the midfield.

[J77]

taniwharugby said:

how is our scrum less than 800kg according to that stat?
That’s gotta be wrong surely

[Nepia]

WTF - the ref just impeded Weber allowing Northland to get the ball at the ruck! And then try.

[Donsteppa]

Nepia said:

WTF - the ref just impeded

Biggest defensive threat on the park?

[taniwharugby]

I think plenty of matches we have played in Napier have been highscoring poor defensive matches...

[Nepia]

Donsteppa said:

Nepia said:

WTF - the ref just impeded

Biggest defensive threat on the park?

The Magpies need him more then Northland does though.

[Gunner]

This is some game!
Sure some of the defense has been awful, but the entertainment factor is sky high.