Sharks vs Blues
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@antipodean Can't win the close ones with holes in the squad. This isn't MacDonald's squad.
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@antipodean said in Sharks vs Blues:
Starting to wonder if Tana was the problem...
Its not Leon's squad.
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@antipodean said in Sharks vs Blues:
Starting to wonder if Tana was the problem...
Tana was one of the problems; some of the players are simply not up to it, either. It will take some time to fix things; Blues fans should give the new coaches some time.
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It might not be Leon's squad, but there's no clear patterns. No obvious clarity in the player's decision making let alone improvement in execution.
The current coaching staff have this year as a gimme.
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This ref is so crap just another example of shit reffing all around. The last try. How is that not a penalty at the scrum. The blues put in a shunt sharks move backwards and the collapse the scrum. Yet it's okay on. Utter shit. And the tmo call after the sharks made two clean breaks where number 2 held back defenders creating the gaps is just grating. I mean why bother. Just give the home team the points and don't play the game
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@Bones said in Sharks vs Blues:
@Tim said in Sharks vs Blues:
Blues are going to run out of time.
It's the old story: 2, 9, 13, 15.
12, 5, 11.
Robinson has been fucken awesome. If people are talking bolters...
Robinson stepped up in the second half when we started to compete at breakdown. Had a quiet 1st half.
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The entire Blues forward pack was very average. Parsons was outright bad. Goodhue, Akira, invisible; Robinson ineffective (spilling his energy); Papali'i some dumb stuff (giving away penalties).
Nanai best Blues player; midfield very average; Collins bad. Ruru trying, definitely better than Pulu, but making mistakes. Black gets a pass mark. Good cameo off the bench for Tele'a with a good try.
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@Rebound I know what you mean. Shit ref.
It's wierd - last season the Kiwi teams came roaring out of the blocks. This year, WC year, (where you would expect us to be firing on all cylinders) and most of our teams (Saders excepted) look like they're still on holiday at the beach, or at worst in the bach at the Coromandel. -
@ShadowTrooper Maybe the focus this year is too much on the RWC? Those ABs protocols are also a burden. It's affecting all teams, Saders included.
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@Stargazer Yeah, reckon you are on the money. Watched a Chiefs game from a couple of years ago where DMac was fantastic. An absolute lynchpin. This year, he looks like the weight of the world is on his shoulders.
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@ShadowTrooper I would expect our ABs to be slow out of the blocks in a RWC year considering they have had fuck all of a pre season and most will be pacing themselves this year...but the non ABs are a worry. I am certainly not looking forward to next year when the exodus truly kicks in, our emerging players don't look to be of the same quality compared to other world cup cycles.
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