Highlanders v Moana Pasifika

[Victor Meldrew]

Enjoyed that try. Thing of beauty from the forwards.

[Machpants]

Some of the Landers one on one tackling is appalling technique

[Dice]

Aumua and Tavatavanawai are just making these defenders look like kids.

Been impressed with Faingaanuku this season. Way better than when he was with the Highlanders.

[Tim]

@machpants They have some really shite players.

If any idiot mentions Jermaine Anesley and the ABs again then I will ban them.

[antipodean]

@antipodean said in Highlanders v Moana Pasifika:

Wow. I'd take the three from there.

I'm starting to see why they want to spend more time in the MP half of the field. Terrible ball security and tackling.

Exits after scoring are so important.

[Bones]

Was that Para with the handling error? Is that 4 now?

[KiwiMurph]

Paea has hands like feet

[antipodean]

@kiwimurph said in Highlanders v Moana Pasifika:

Paea has hands like feet

That's being kind. They're more like toasters.

[Machpants]

Nice one toilet, quick thinking. But Landers almost fucked up another maul versus the inept MP

[KiwiMurph]

It might not be pretty but it's smart play from Landers

[Bones]

Hicks looks to the manor born!

[taniwharugby]

Awful at the back by Makilio, nice score in the end

[antipodean]

@machpants said in Highlanders v Moana Pasifika:

Nice one toilet, quick thinking. But Landers almost fucked up another maul versus the inept MP

That's the big work on for MP isn't it? A decent set piece and they'd be much more of a problem for the established teams.

[Machpants]

@antipodean said in Highlanders v Moana Pasifika:

@machpants said in Highlanders v Moana Pasifika:

Nice one toilet, quick thinking. But Landers almost fucked up another maul versus the inept MP

That's the big work on for MP isn't it? A decent set piece and they'd be much more of a problem for the established teams.

Totally, pretty much every other team could just maul them to death. Landers were really rubbish there but still got the score

[African Monkey]

MP look good when they have ball in hand. Rolling maul a problem though but they're still in this.

[African Monkey]

@tim To be fair, a lot of average players get mentioned as possible ABs on here.

[Steven Harris]

MP are in year 1 , if this was their 2nd or 3rd year then i would be discussing their work ons , i am staggered they are this competitive especially given their disruptive start to the season ..
Check out the Crusaders in 1996 ..had some cricket scores posted against them..

[Bovidae]

@african-monkey said in Highlanders v Moana Pasifika:

MP look good when they have ball in hand. Rolling maul a problem though but they're still in this.

Funaki becomes a penalty magnet in a maul.

[Dan54]

@steven-harris said in Highlanders v Moana Pasifika:

MP are in year 1 , if this was their 2nd or 3rd year then i would be discussing their work ons , i am staggered they are this competitive especially given their disruptive start to the season ..
Check out the Crusaders in 1996 ..had some cricket scores posted against them..

I agree Steven, they a boody easy team to like. They seem to be getting more and nore confidence, and getting better with it.

[Steven Harris]

@bovidae the maul that the highlanders had on halfway mark which led up to the penalty should have been a turnover ,scrum MP..
The Landers player may or may not have not lost the ball but he had lost control of the ball after breaking from the maul and then he rejoined ..unfortunetly Fraser was on the other side of the maul ..
This is what pisses me off , The AR and TMO pick and choose when they come into the game ,remember a week ago when the TMO jumped in and changed a lineout call.