Northland v Manawatu

[kev]

And another mistake.

[taniwharugby]

Nice passage of defence

[kev]

@taniwharugby yeah, good contact.

[kev]

Not straight. Talk about shooting yourself in the foot.

[taniwharugby]

I think I seen Hyland touch the ball once, early in the first half

[taniwharugby]

Smith gonna steal this.

[Machpants]

@taniwharugby said in Northland v Manawatu:

Smith gonna steal this.

Yeah game changer

[kev]

We will lose it if we give away penalties.

[taniwharugby]

Need to sharpen up.

[Machpants]

How was that not a penalty? He knocked it straight at the ground

[antipodean]

Aaron Smith is a genius.

[taniwharugby]

He still stopped it going out.

They rode their luck with cards in the 1st half so probably unlucky but they deserved it earlier

[Machpants]

That's the right call. Commentators are dumb. You don't make a tackle by holding your arms out wide to the side of a player, you get your shoulder in

[kev]

Good boys.

[Machpants]

Nicely done, can't blame that on lack of fullback

[antipodean]

@Machpants said in Northland v Manawatu:

That's the right call. Commentators are dumb. You don't make a tackle by holding your arms out wide to the side of a player, you get your shoulder in

Like Tomkinson?

[nzzp]

Enjoying this game too!

Not sure what the commentators were on about, that knock down was a yellow all day in modern times

[Machpants]

@antipodean said in Northland v Manawatu:

@Machpants said in Northland v Manawatu:

That's the right call. Commentators are dumb. You don't make a tackle by holding your arms out wide to the side of a player, you get your shoulder in

Like Tomkinson?

Haha shoulder, with arms ready to wrap (not telling behind), and not to head - yes

[nzzp]

@Machpants spot on, his hand was out to be in the line of the ball. Once you do that, you roll the dice.

Good lead for Northland now

[taniwharugby]

Need to play smart now