SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders
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@kirwan said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:
@stargazer said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:
Who would have guessed; Blake Gibson score the match winner. Underrated player.
And Plummer and Ruru! Oft criticised and got us home
Yeah good fresh injection when a number of the Landers looked out on their feet and all that tackling/defending had taken its toll.
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@kev said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:
@tim Plummer especially. Clutch kicks. Gibson had to just fall over but nothing wrong. Ruru? Remember him throwing the ball into touch….
Nock lovers are boring.
Ruru had a great fast clearance to make that try and Gibson worked hard to be there. Was good play
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@kiwimurph said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:
Rieko please play like that for ABs. He was excellent.
Has really stepped up as a leader in the team too.
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@anonymous said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:
@kirwan said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:
Two f-bombs from Reiko!
Did well to only keep it to 2!
Remembered the word freaking for the third
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Blues deserved to win but they are ill disciplined on attack and defence and almost lost it. Better handling and decisions and the game should have been all but over at halftime. Highlanders did a scrappy job staying in the game and winning kickable pens. Biggest mistake was going blind side of the attacking scrum in the last 15 minutes when they should have rumbled up the middle and kicked the inevitable penalty. Led to a go ahead sideline pen and the Blues never looked back
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Reiko should not even be in the picture...
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@mattasaurus said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:
Reiko should not even be in the picture...
Taking the piss surely?
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@kiwimurph said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:
@mattasaurus said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:
Reiko should not even be in the picture...
Taking the piss surely?
As Ben Wylie pointed out in the The Chase on substack, the reactions to Rieko Ioane's play are often entirely emotional.
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Well, damn that is great. A reasonably full Eden Park, no rain, a victory, happy days. Relaxing quietly at home now after a big afternoon out. Really stoked for teh team, and particularly the coaches - turning around a dysfunctional organisation is a big deal.
Highlanders are exceptional at covering their weaknesses. Their scrum was getting pasted, but only conceded one scrum penalty -a nd managed to win one back. Blues couldn't ram that advantage home.
Blues ruck work was outstanding, protecting the ball except for a 20 minute period where we tried to give the game to the 'landers. Really, though, the Highlanders didnt' show much on attack except where they were winning back to back penalties from the ref.
I'm delighted for Plummer, who really stepped up and kicked the clutch kicks. The first (from near the sideline) was a terrible choice - we had the highlanders out on their feet, they were passive, just standing and watching the Blues run at them ... so naturally we kicked the penalty
No words.Blues should have won by a thowsand, but a win is a win. Monkey off back, can't wait for next year. Beaudy at 10 will make a difference, and an extended offseason for Leon to work on the 9s will be important.
Delighted to win, such a big releif. I've been a season ticket holder for 13 seasons ,and there's been a lot of shawshank before the redemption. So stoked right now.
