NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry)

[Stargazer]

@machpants said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

Best crowd I've seen at an NPC game for ages

It looked like they closed most stands, so that the ones the cameras are focused on fill up nicely, but Ferners who are actually at Eden Park will be able to see it better.

[Machpants]

@stargazer yeah other stands are empty but still, a reasonable crowd.

[Tim]

@machpants Think they definitely look nervous.

Great driving tackle from Ioane earlier.

[Stargazer]

@tim Yeah, sad, he failed his HIA.

[Stargazer]

Romano looks dangerous. Best player on the park at the moment.

[Machpants]

@tim said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

@machpants Think they definitely look nervous.

Great driving tackle from Ioane earlier.

But also an awful attempt at a chip

[Stargazer]

Ruru, calm down!

[Machpants]

@stargazer said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

Romano looks dangerous. Best player on the park at the moment.

Yup I agree, and Whitelock is outplaying akira too

[broughie]

Ok. Unless Iaone pulls his finger out of his ass I am officially off his bandwagon.

[Stargazer]

Auckland had that coming. Penalty try; yellow card for Akira. Stupid.

[Rapido]

Fuck. By the end of the season I start to just hate rugby. Penalty try for defending. I'm out.

[broughie]

Canterbury a team. Auckland a leaderless incohesive bunch. Pitiful.

[Stargazer]

@rapido You mean for collapsing a driving maul twice, and having been warned.

[Machpants]

@stargazer said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

Auckland had that coming. Penalty try; yellow card for Akira. Stupid.

@rapido Really?

That was so blatantly in the side, utterly awful.

[Tim]

Experience is telling. Auckland players looked tentative all game.

[Stargazer]

Great try Manu! And just like that Auckland is on the board. Maybe they'll start playing now.

[Machpants]

Nicely done! Canterbury pedestrian in getting back

[broughie]

@tim that’s an understatement Tim. How about drive, commitment, execution and I could go on. If they had any pride they would not enter the sheds at half time.

[Machpants]

Hopefully AKL will calm down now they're on the board and the game will improve

[Yeetyaah]

Abel and Ruru having a hard time.