Premiership semi-final: Tasman vs BoP
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@taniwharugby said in Premiership semi-final: Ta$man vs BoP:
why??? SOmuch pointless kicking from teams this year in the 22
All the way from the All Blacks to the Mitre 10 Cup - it's an epidemic. BoP would love to be 16-10 down with the ball on attack, as they were before Black kicked it away.
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that collapsed this side that time, ref was played
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@KiwiMurph had great chasers and the BOP catchers have been under pressure all night
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Auckland v Ta$man final. Probably one of the weaker yet more interesting finals in recent memory.
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Well done Ta$man, did what you needed.
Hard luck BOP, had your chances but lacked accuracy and a good bounce here and there.
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@African-Monkey all sides are weak this season.
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@Nepia said in Premiership semi-final: Ta$man vs BoP:
@Bovidae said in Premiership semi-final: Ta$man vs BoP:
@Donsteppa You're lucky Hames isn't an AR. BOP boy isn't he?
Also got chequebooked by Ta$man.
BOP has done OK this season with NZR's chequebook.
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Arse.
Some random thoughts at the end. The margin was about what I expected, but a lower scoring game. Pleased to see Hori made it, but glad I didn’t join his planned convoy south in the end.
Ta$man’s general kicking game was as as exceptional as ours was poor. Was instructive to see Black as captain (apparently?) subbed towards the end for Hollinshead.
Webber has been one of our absolute stars this year, but Ta$man targeted him effectively.
Mitch Karpik is a legend for the Steamers. It’s always a relief to see him near the ball when the opposition is on attack, he’s a tackling machine.
A few of the younger players will be even better for the experience this season, Trask, Van Den Hoven, Dickson, and Narawa in particular.
Will be interesting to see whether Ta$man’s structure or Auckland’s less structured flair wins out next week.
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Well fk me, disappointed. If you get that ref in the final worth about 7 points to Ta$man.
We made some bad decisions with ball in hand and it cost us at times but well done @Chris-B and fans, enjoy your final.
Only consolation was hunt kicking for touch at the end so my multi rolls on, hopefully my cherries fill up my bank account later tonight
Booo
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@Bovidae said in Premiership semi-final: Ta$man vs BoP:
@Nepia said in Premiership semi-final: Ta$man vs BoP:
@Bovidae said in Premiership semi-final: Ta$man vs BoP:
@Donsteppa You're lucky Hames isn't an AR. BOP boy isn't he?
Also got chequebooked by Ta$man.
BOP has done OK this season with NZR's chequebook.
I don’t imagine it’s a tough choice for the Sevens boys to live in the Mount
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@Stargazer said in Premiership semi-final: Ta$man vs BoP:
@KiwiPie I disagree, not all.
Ahem cough Bay ahem cough
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@Donsteppa BOP were very lucky. Against a Magpies team that didn't field their strongest squad. Full strength, we would have won.
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@Stargazer so you're claiming moral superiority by losing to a team that lost in the semi final tonight? By definition that makes you a weak team!
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@KiwiPie All I'm claiming is that not all teams are weak this year. Obviously, I think that the Magpies aren't weak at all .
Edited to add that rather than all teams being weak, I'd say there has not been much separating some of the provinces. A more level competition. That made it more difficult for some teams to win this year, compared to other years.
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@KiwiPie said in Premiership semi-final: Ta$man vs BoP:
@Stargazer so you're claiming moral superiority by losing to a team that lost in the semi final tonight? By definition that makes you a weak team!
I’m still gnashing my teeth that we got to play an Inglewood team stacked with Barretts in round one. Naki looked a shadow of that side tonight.
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@Stargazer Relatively weak. No outstanding team in the comp hence why the results have been so unpredictable. Ta$man are much weaker this season for example.
