Blues v Hurricanes

[Kirwan]

We can win this game, like I thought at the beginning it’s the little things letting us down. Three of those drops were terrible, almost unforced.

Instead, it’ll probably blow out to a 15 point loss

[taniwharugby]

@Duluth couple of shit passes from Pulu...noticable how much slower his passes are and not on target.

[kev]

@Duluth yep Goodhue concussed though

[Duluth]

@taniwharugby he hasn’t on for most of the knocks

[Duluth]

@kev that wasn’t the only one

[Kirwan]

We need to pressure the ref, get into his ear. Letting the Canes off the hook.

[KiwiMurph]

Thats a really low percentage option to go for the rolling maul after the hooter. Any sort of held up etc = halftime.

Sums up Blues. Need more rugby nous!

[Kirwan]

Man that replay of Savea pulling down the maul before the line is terrible

[kev]

@Kirwan he was around the side and on the ground

[Kirwan]

@KiwiMurph yet when we go wider, we drop it!

[Chris B.]

Lots of endeavour by the Blues, but one handling mistake kills all that. One missed tackle does as well!

Lack of concentration (catch the frigging ball and hold onto it) and lack of nous (construct a try)!

[KiwiMurph]

@Kirwan said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@KiwiMurph yet when we go wider, we drop it!

Except when we scored.

How many rolling maul tries have the Blues scored this year?

[Machpants]

@Kirwan it was beautiful, right in front of the ref and he didn't notice. Like all the not straight line is (both sides) being missed, that pass from the grind being forward, etc. Referring standard is definitely on the drop, I guess all the directives when they are looking out for other things, they miss the basics?

[Chris B.]

@KiwiMurph I really thought they were going to score with a maul!

[Kirwan]

@Machpants said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@Kirwan it was beautiful, right in front of the ref and he didn't notice. Like all the not straight line is (both sides) being missed, that pass from the grind being forward, etc. Referring standard is definitely on the drop, I guess all the directives when they are looking out for other things, they miss the basics?

Patrick’s pass? That wasn’t forward, agree with the rest.

[KiwiMurph]

@Chris-B haha when Parsons is involved I expect the error.

[kev]

@Machpants the 2nd try should have been pulled up for the peel off the maul where the guy got in front of the ball carrier and ran into Nock. Basic stuff.

[Machpants]

@Kirwan nah 14s, forward out the hand, looked ok because receiver was running into it, but wasn't backwards

[ACT Crusader]

@RoninWC said in Blues v Hurricanes:

Jezzz, is Ardie our best 7 and 8 right now?

Don’t know, but he’s certainly the tallest 7 or 8.

He’s in a real purple patch and has become the Mr Reliable this Canes team needs.

On Karl T, I think his form has gone backwards. Not unusual for a guy that came from relative obscurity and had a big season last year. All the same, he’s been disappointing so far this season.

[Kirwan]

Oh boy