Reds v Highlanders

[KiwiMurph]

CGB had his best game of the season. That jinking running is good to watch.

[Stargazer]

[Bones]

It's our year!

[Stargazer]

@Bones

[Old Samurai Jack]

Reckon you could divide the season into pre-Billy and post-Billy Harmon based on that game. Nothing wrong with the tight five either. Timing the run to the final just perfectly.

[Winger]

@KiwiMurph said in Reds v Highlanders:

Fakatava is back.

Excellent

Agree. A big improvement on smith

[cgrant]

Did Ethan De Groot play his best game so far last night ? He was dominant in the scrums and powerful in the loose. Good to see an All Black prop who can scrum and carry.

[Dan54]

@cgrant said in Reds v Highlanders:

Did Ethan De Groot play his best game so far last night ? He was dominant in the scrums and powerful in the loose. Good to see an All Black prop who can scrum and carry.

He was very good wasn't he?

[Dan54]

@Winger said in Reds v Highlanders:

@KiwiMurph said in Reds v Highlanders:

Fakatava is back.

Excellent

Agree. A big improvement on smith

Well he was as he came on against a tiring Reds outfit, and that in no way taking away from his very good game. Even Smith reckoned he told him at halftime he was going to kill it when he came on, said the game was made for Folau.

[Dan54]

I not sure what's wrong with Reds, I know they down a few players (who isn't), but they seem to regressing this year. I wonder if they rely on stars ie Tate, Tupou etc too much and forget the whole team has to do job.

[ARHS]

@Dan54 and o Connor runs the show...

[Stargazer]

@Dan54 Brad Thorne has expressed an interest in coaching the Wallabies. I wonder whether that's distracting him, but these results aren't helping his case.

[Damo]

@Stargazer said in Reds v Highlanders:

@Dan54 Brad Thorne has expressed an interest in coaching the Wallabies. I wonder whether that's distracting him, but these results aren't helping his case.

He has done a pretty good job with the Reds the last few seasons. Losing to the Chiefs, Hurricanes and Highlanders in succession might just be a blimp.

[Dan54]

@Damo said in Reds v Highlanders:

@Stargazer said in Reds v Highlanders:

@Dan54 Brad Thorne has expressed an interest in coaching the Wallabies. I wonder whether that's distracting him, but these results aren't helping his case.

He has done a pretty good job with the Reds the last few seasons. Losing to the Chiefs, Hurricanes and Highlanders in succession might just be a blimp.

I was living in Brisbane when Thorn firat took over and at almost all Reds games, really thought by this year they were going to be real top team, and just hasn't quite happend.

[Duluth]

They just need their main players fit. They don’t have the depth to cope with injuries

JOC, Tupou & Paisami make a huge difference

They don’t know how to use Vunivalu effectively though. I think the only times he got the ball was the inside pass off of set piece? Maybe try that a couple of times a match to keep the loosies honest… but they went back to it over and over.

[Crazy Horse]

Just watching this game now and up to the second yellow. I know it's the rules blah blah blah...Do they want people to watch or not? Because if I was watching this live I probably would have bailed. And I bet I am not the only one.

[broughie]

So what happened? Reds at home spanked by the Highlanders. Will watch the game later. How is the Highlanders #8?

[Stargazer]

[MiketheSnow]

@Chris said in Reds v Highlanders:

Come on Landers stick it up these biased officials.

Nothing at all to do with shit technique and dumbfuckery

[nzzp]

Can't believe highlanders got up. Watched the first 20 and they looked well out of the game.

Great effort, well done