Taranaki v Counties

[Dice]

@taniwharugby said in Taranaki v Counties:

@mikedogz I havent watched him the past few weeks, but prior to that I thought he was average at best.

People don't realize how good he's been the last several weeks. He's leading the comp in defenders beaten and running metres.

[taniwharugby]

@Dice yeah as I said, havent watched today or the 2 weekends prior.

Great if he does kick on given the way he ended up in rugby...

[mikedogz]

Great defence, turnover from Kezza Read, Counties send him away with a win.

[mikedogz]

@Dice said in Taranaki v Counties:

@taniwharugby said in Taranaki v Counties:

@mikedogz I havent watched him the past few weeks, but prior to that I thought he was average at best.

People don't realize how good he's been the last several weeks. He's leading the comp in defenders beaten and running metres.

He just hasn't been able to link up with his team mates after those runs.

[Steven Harris]

@mikedogz well said , stoked for Counties , thought Read was superb with his little touches and his leadership for what is a young CM team was crucial ..thought the catalyst for the win was their D playing into the wind in the first half and then bench in the 2nd half ..Read can head off to Japan as the champion that he is.
I do wonder sometimes if winning the shield is can be a curse especially once you have lost it ..getting back on the horse seems to be a challenge for some teams .

[Dice]

@Steven-Harris said in Taranaki v Counties:

@mikedogz well said , stoked for Counties , thought Read was superb with his little touches and his leadership for what is a young CM team was crucial ..thought the catalyst for the win was their D playing into the wind in the first half and then bench in the 2nd half ..Read can head off to Japan as the champion that he is.
I do wonder sometimes if winning the shield is can be a curse especially once you have lost it ..getting back on the horse seems to be a challenge for some teams .

I just don't think they're that good without the Barretts( and Walden). This is pretty much the same group of guys that were very poor last season.

[Bovidae]

@mikedogz said in Taranaki v Counties:

Great defence, turnover from Kezza Read, Counties send him away with a win.

Very fitting that Read won that penalty if that is to be his last action in a CM jersey.

[Steven Harris]

@Dice that’s a fair comment.

[Duluth]

[cgrant]

Taulani should get a SR contract.

[ACT Crusader]

Loved the emotion from the CM boys after Read won that penalty. Naki certainly had their chances in all that extra time camped in the 22.

[Dice]

@ACT-Crusader Taranaki lacked a bit of leadership at the end. Not sure why they tapped it when Counties still had a man in the bin.