Magpies v Southland

[Stargazer]

I hope this doesn't turn into a banana skin game.

[Stargazer]

Great try from Evans. Good guys take the lead.

Kaifa replaced by O'Connor, not sure why.

[Steven Harris]

@Stargazer head knock in contact..

[Number 10]

Magpies playing into wind

[Higgins]

Not likely as Sosuthland do have the advantage of what looks to be a pretty chilly Sou Westerly behind them.
Fie nil to the Bay after about 15 minutes thanks to a bit of a scabby sort of try from deep on defence to Gareth Evans. Josh Kaifa looks to be gone after a spectacular takcel he carried out has resulted in what looks to be a fairly painful shoulder injury

[Stargazer]

Damn, get your act together boys!

[Higgins]

Lineout five metres short with Bay throw= certain try coming up!

[Stargazer]

Yup, Dixon with the try. That wind must be strong, because even Toala misses what didn't look like a difficult kick.

10 - 6 Magpies.

[Higgins]

@Stargazer Goalkicking does not seem to be a strength of our team. Can Devan Flanders kick goals?

[Stargazer]

@Higgins I was wondering whether Makene can kick.

[Stargazer]

I feel like swearing.

[Steven Harris]

Referee Rebecca Mahoney in her first game at this level doing a superb job...better watch out Glen Jackson...

[Higgins]

Is it just my imagination or are we seriously lacking a player with outright gas that could result in a 95 metre runaway try to our team?

[Stargazer]

Are we lucky we're playing Southland, now that we are playing so terribly? Or are we so terrible because we're playing Southland (complacency?)

[Higgins]

@Steven-Harris Agreed, she is going well. Incidentally her hairdo seems to resemble those popular amongst Northland players!

[Steven Harris]

@Higgins I was wondering where I had seen that hair style before..?

[Higgins]

What are the odds on yet another lineout drive try here?

[Steven Harris]

@Higgins for a discipline they don’t train for the Magpies have got the lineout drive and maul down pad..it’s like watching English packs during the 70s & 80s...!

[Stargazer]

Copy, paste, Ash Dixon try.

HT: Magpies 17 - 6 Southland

[Nepia]

While I'm happy to get the try I still don't agree with the two go mauls. We were stopped, we should have had to play it.