Lions v Blues

[KiwiMurph]

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<p>LOs, passes, defence take your pick </p>
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<p>Theyve won 3 in a row?</p>

[KiwiMurph]

<p>Blues arent built to play in the rain - it highlights all their weaknesses. Their halves are poor, their general handling skills are lesser than other NZ sides and their high ball takes aint great either,</p>

[Crash]

<p>Their defence is woeful and the passing is non-existent..well that is unless you're passing to Mr Nobody or spilling iit in contact</p>

[KiwiMurph]

<p>Yep absolutely - and on the other hand Lions have their tails up and are playing brilliant rugby.</p>

[Stargazer]

<p>That "their halves are poor" is getting a bit old. Most of the team is poor; not just the halves. Even a player like Kaino has been underperforming this year.</p>

[KiwiMurph]

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<p>That "their halves are poor" is getting a bit old. Most of the team is poor; not just the halves. Even a player like Kaino has been underperforming this year.</p>
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<p>Today the whole team is woeful but the halves are poor and it holds them back. They have by far the worst halves of the NZ teams.</p>

[Crash]

<p>Blues whole forward pack needs a rocket I reckon..Faumauina has been good</p>

[KiwiMurph]

<p>Jantes really has come on leaps and bounds the last year or so.</p>

[Stargazer]

<p>Geez, again a terrible throw from Parsons. Can't believe there are people who think he should be the 3rd AB hooker. </p>

[KiwiMurph]

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<p>Geez, again a terrible throw from Parsons. Can't believe there are people who think he should be the 3rd AB hooker. </p>
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<p>I also cant believe they keep going for the lineout option when it's not working - and Parsons is the captain! Tap and go would have been better.</p>

[Stargazer]

<p>Half time: Lions lead 19-0.</p>

[Stargazer]

<p>That stadium is almost empty; there don't seem to be many covered areas? Can't really see it because of the lighting.</p>

[Stargazer]

<p>Lions are in again. Good try.</p>

[KiwiMurph]

<p>and again</p>

[Stargazer]

<p>Do the commentators have another team list than we have. They're constantly mixing up the names of the Blues players.</p>

[Stargazer]

<p>And another try for the Lions. What an embarrassment. 38-0 Blues must get rid of that ugly zero.</p>

[KiwiMurph]

<p>They have erased any confience they gained last week. This might be worse than any single performance under Kirwan.</p>

[sparky]

<p>Trying to remember a worse performance by a NZ super team. Totally embarrasing.</p>

[Stargazer]

<p>Who do they play next week?</p>

[nzzp]

<p>Turned on a replay, watched the kickoff, missed a lineout, taclking was optional.</p>
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<p>Switched to a live feed, and saw 31-0 and more of the same.</p>
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I'm flushing the dunny and moving on.  As someone said above, rain highlights the weaknesses of this outfit.  Poor halves, some average skills and an inability to play a solid conservative pattern.</p>
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<p>This may be a wake up call to listen more to Tana, but who knows.</p>
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<p>5-1-4 for the season now.  Still not terrible, adn a win at the Farce on the way home would be nice.</p>