SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders

[KiwiMurph]

Assistant ref are you blind?

[antipodean]

Jesus Heem, hold the ball.

[Anonymous]

@bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

@antipodean said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

@gt12 said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

You guys saying this must have seen different footage to the replays I saw. His shoulder literally smashes into the guy’s head. With force. Intentional force.

You don't get better examples of high tackles meriting a red card.

Clear direct contact. Check.
Reckless. Check.
Avoidable. Check.
High force. Check.
Line of sight. Check. Unimpeded.
No sudden and significant drop or movement. Check.
Clear attempt to change height. Check. In fact Dixon started high and drove higher.

I'm intrigued to see the footage that has the head as secondary contact.

They called it secondary contact because it wasn't the first contact. But it was the first contact his shoulder (that was always going directly at the player's head) made, so it is a completely ridiculous interpretation of secondary contact.

[Yeetyaah]

About time a forward pass was spotted

[KiwiMurph]

Heem cannot pass whatsoever.

[Damo]

TMO intervenes for that, but won't just before half time leading to 3 points?

Needs to be some consistency with when the TMO can and can't intervene.

[gt12]

@kiwimurph said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

Heem cannot pass whatsoever.

They need to tell him to stop passing and Telea to start.

[Toddy]

PPP has been great in contact. He's ragdolled a few of the Blues loose forwards tonight. Not many do that.

[kev]

How are the Blues not up by more? Half a team.

[ACT Crusader]

@toddy said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

PPP has been great in contact. He's ragdolled a few of the Blues loose forwards tonight. Not many do that.

Has done it to both Akira and Hoskins

[Damo]

@kev said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

How are the Blues not up by more? Half a team.

Highlanders hanging in there. We could take this if we're lucky.

Blues should be up by 15+

[Bones]

@act-crusader said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

@toddy said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

PPP has been great in contact. He's ragdolled a few of the Blues loose forwards tonight. Not many do that.

Has done it to both Akira and Hoskins

Yeah but only if they run straight into him...

[gt12]

Sullivan really looks class.

[Yeetyaah]

Sotutu moment

[sparky]

@toddy said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

PPP has been great in contact. He's ragdolled a few of the Blues loose forwards tonight. Not many do that.

@toddy said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

PPP has been great in contact. He's ragdolled a few of the Blues loose forwards tonight. Not many do that.

Should be in the AB squad on Monday but won't be.

[KiwiMurph]

Blues blown try. Again.

[Gunner]

Blues finishing is very underwhelming tonight.

[taniwharugby]

@sparky onlybtime I've seen anything of him worth taking notice

[KiwiMurph]

@kiwimurph said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

Blues blown try. Again.

And they compound it with a penalty

[kev]

@gunner said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

Blues finishing is very underwhelming tonight.

Just need to keep going. The forwards will win it for them.