Auckland v Harbour

[Kirwan]

Same angle as before, should be easy

[Kirwan]

Draw it is. What a fun game to watch.

Least we tried to win it after the hooter

[African Monkey]

Haha Rayasi kicks it out and rightly so. We're very lucky to get out of that game with 3 points.

[Stargazer]

A draw. Didn't see that coming after the first half, but the right result.

Entertaining game.

[Steven Harris]

Why are the crowd booing ..?,you have dodged a bullet..just ride out of dodge with a draw and live to fight another day

[Hooroo]

What a piss weak decision.

Feeble as fuck

[Kirwan]

Really missed Dalton and Akita, and a more physical lock. But lots of good things out there too.

[Machpants]

@Steven-Harris said in Auckland v Harbour:

Why are the crowd booing ..?,you have dodged a bullet..just ride out of dodge with a draw and live to fight another day

JAFAs?

[KiwiMurph]

Good brains from Rayasi.

[Kirwan]

@Hooroo said in Auckland v Harbour:

What a piss weak decision.

Feeble as fuck

They had a crack, weren’t getting anywhere. So why risk a penalty?

[Kirwan]

@Steven-Harris said in Auckland v Harbour:

Why are the crowd booing ..?,you have dodged a bullet..just ride out of dodge with a draw and live to fight another day

Visitors from Harbour

[Steven Harris]

@Machpants the chances of going the length were pretty slim..chances are all you would have done was given up another penalty trying to play out of your half..and then you would look really silly

[Kirwan]

@Steven-Harris said in Auckland v Harbour:

@Machpants the chances of going the length were pretty slim..chances all you would have done was given up another penalty trying to play out of your half..and then you would look really silly

Especially in these conditions. Weather in Auckland this week has been terrible. Lucky to get as good a game as we did

[African Monkey]

@Kirwan Yep, Lane has to go and Sotutu has to go to the 2nd row. Manu also needs to come back in at centre as our defence in the backs looked a bit lost at times.

[Tim]

Last year we really struggled to put away Counties in the first round.

This year we were really flat in the 2nd half. Missed our locks, Olmsted, Ioane, and Papalii. Probably some direction at halfback too, although the halfback's kicking game was pretty good.

[Tim]

Lane was seventh choice lock by the end last year. Not good enough.

[Tim]

@Steven-Harris Looked good in the 2nd half. Needs a big season.

[Tim]

@Kirwan No wonder he was off the pace!

[Bovidae]

@Stargazer said in Auckland v Harbour:

Does anyone know what is in that spray (Stevenson)?

It will have minerals like magnesium. Looked like Cramp Stop.

[Steven Harris]

@Kirwan absolutely..it was a superb game evening, under the conditions the handling was great from both teams in the main Harbour especially..
I thought Harbour showed some real ticker to come back from 14-28 down and I think may have been a tad unlucky not to win..

I don’t think for minute the harbour full team drive should have been a penalty try, I don’t believe there was the same forward momentum that got Auckland a penalty try in the first half, looked more like it collapsed upon itself.

However I do believe Caleb Clarke should have been binned for the clumsy challenge ..

Overall a really good game, congratulations to both teams for a great nights entertainment..

Thought big Karl,Tuoiti Mariner,Jacob Pierce,Bryn Hall & Sean Stevenson were good for Harbour..
For Auckland,Robbie Abel,Hoskings Sotutu,Jack Whetton ,TJ Faiane and despite his faupar Rayasi were good value..
Credit to the young AK halfback on debut..reasonably tidy.