Northland v Southland

[Duluth]

Ref has no balls. Obvious YC against GPT not called

[Steven Harris]

@Duluth my understanding is , because Hawkins and Cooper were signed up in the original squad , Wiseguy only came in earlier because of the injury to Hawkins ..

[Gunner]

I wish Northland would show some patience, stop throwing low percentage offloads and just hold the bloody ball. It’s doing my head in.

[Gunner]

@Duluth said in Northland v Southland:

Ref has no balls. Obvious YC against GPT not called

That was a shocking non-call.

[Steven Harris]

@Gunner absolutely..Hawkins kicking away turn over ball, the message needs to go out , hold on to the bloody ball

[Steven Harris]

Great Defence , but seriously they should not have been offering up all this field position

[Gunner]

@Steven-Harris so frustrating!

Southland are playing all the rugby, only because of our poor option taking and execution.

If we can get out of this period of Southland dominance without points conceded it’ll be a big confidence booster.

We’ve given a few penalties away too... must be close to a warning?

[kev]

Hawkins having an absolute shocker.

[taniwharugby]

Our set piece is so inconsistent.

Need to build some phases, and as usual we are leaving alot of space on our outsides

[Stargazer]

The better playing team is behind on the score board, but great scrambling defence from Northland thus far.

[Gunner]

That was the worst 40 Northland have played all season, including the Ta$man game, not sure how we’re ahead!

Hope the boys get a hell of a tune up at half time!

Need to put the offload away, some days they come off and today certainly isn’t one of them. Need to also stop kicking the ball to them.

Ge the ball, hold the ball, build phases, then capitalise. Simple stuff.

C’mon Northland!!!!!

[Gunner]

Good to see nothings changed this half so far.... Northland tactic - kick the ball to the opposition.

Hawkins’ kicking is dreadful.

[kev]

@Gunner get him off

[kev]

@kev Now

[kev]

Dumb dumb dumb. FFS. Clear the ball.

[taniwharugby]

We are so dumb today.

[taniwharugby]

Imagine if we had a player with a decent boot...

[Stargazer]

Pick and go not working for Southland. Maybe use their backs more and go wide?

[kev]

@taniwharugby starts at 10.

[family man]

What’s the score please?