Highlanders v Blues
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@Bovidae said in Highlanders v Blues:
You can't get into an open field game with the Blues.
Hunt will continue to be a handbrake for the Highlanders.
Kicking directly to Telea was an interesting tactic, he hasn’t had a problem with kicks for a few years now.
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@Kirwan can see why Telea and Stevenson together at the back for Harbour were always a threat
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@Machpants said in Highlanders v Blues:
@Bones said in Highlanders v Blues:
Fuck yes. Harmon off the bench for the ABs.
Sorry Sam.
What butter fingers Harmon? Nah
It's A grade butter tho
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Fuck that was horrible…forgot how gutting rugby can be…had foolishly actually got my hopes up a little
Hunt just seems lost…we seem completely incapable of getting our 11,14,15 into any space…it’s like they’re only there for defence and they’re not good at that
Only enjoyable moments were those scrums…don’t know why we opted to kick for touch when we were doing so well
Ppp leading that counter drive was awesome…want to see more of that
STOP FUCKING THROWING 50/50 BALLS!!! We’re not the fucking Harlem globe trotters…if we’re lucky enough to make a small break or pull off an offload…go to fucking ground!
And why the hell were we throwing it around trying to score again at the end…someone getting bloody injured was a hell of a lot more likely that scoring
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@Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders v Blues:
Fuck that was horrible…forgot how gutting rugby can be…had foolishly actually got my hopes up a little
Hunt just seems lost…we seem completely incapable of getting our 11,14,15 into any space…it’s like they’re only there for defence and they’re not good at that
Only enjoyable moments were those scrums…don’t know why we opted to kick for touch when we were doing so well
Ppp leading that counter drive was awesome…want to see more of that
STOP FUCKING THROWING 50/50 BALLS!!! We’re not the fucking Harlem globe trotters…if we’re lucky enough to make a small break or pull off an offload…go to fucking ground!
And why the hell were we throwing it around trying to score again at the end…someone getting bloody injured was a hell of a lot more likely that scoring
Fakatava was particularly poor with ball control, threw away so much ball.
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@Kirwan He tries too much. His decision making still has a long way to go.
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@African-Monkey Yeah, he's well behind Weber and Christie at the moment.
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@Tim said in Highlanders v Blues:
@African-Monkey Yeah, he's well behind Weber and Christie at the moment.
Distant fourth.
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Just watched. Mark Telea fantastic.
Thought Highlanders were combative in forwards though. But could not understand Honey Hireme praising Fakatava. His execution was shoddy all game. Just not hitting his runners and aimless kicking plus some missed tackles. He will improve as he is better than that but Aaron Smith was sorely missed. I thought Hunt did well under lots of pressure but Frizzell was their clear standout.
Christie Beaudie Rieko and Telea were just way too good for Landers backs. -
@Kirwan said in Highlanders v Blues:
@Old-Samurai-Jack said in Highlanders v Blues:
Clan to take this one.
Hope you didn’t put money on that.
Go suck a plop. We'll definitely get you next time.
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@Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders v Blues:
And why the hell were we throwing it around trying to score again at the end…someone getting bloody injured was a hell of a lot more likely that scoring
For charity, $500 per point was going towards cyclone recovery. Both teams were trying to keep it going for a final try
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@ARHS said in Highlanders v Blues:
But could not understand Honey Hireme praising Fakatava. His execution was shoddy all game. Just not hitting his runners and aimless kicking plus some missed tackles. He will improve as he is better than that
Is he better than that though? I am starting to wonder. It seems like he had a purple patch where he looked handy, got injured and looked slow and sloppy when he came back, got injured again, and is looking slow and sloppy once more.
I am hoping the purple patch wasn't the exception.
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@JK said in Highlanders v Blues:
@Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders v Blues:
And why the hell were we throwing it around trying to score again at the end…someone getting bloody injured was a hell of a lot more likely that scoring
For charity, $500 per point was going towards cyclone recovery. Both teams were trying to keep it going for a final try
Also points differential at season's end, can decide ladder posiyion.
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@Tim said in Highlanders v Blues:
@African-Monkey Yeah, he's well behind Weber and Christie at the moment.
And Roigard maybe. Roigard looked a lot more slick and skillful. Long way to go still for him though.
I was surprised how good he was vs Reds but round 3 vs Christie will be a better test
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@ARHS said in Highlanders v Blues:
Just watched. Mark Telea fantastic.
Thought Highlanders were combative in forwards though. But could not understand Honey Hireme praising Fakatava. His execution was shoddy all game. Just not hitting his runners and aimless kicking plus some missed tackles. He will improve as he is better than that but Aaron Smith was sorely missed. I thought Hunt did well under lots of pressure but Frizzell was their clear standout.
Christie Beaudie Rieko and Telea were just way too good for Landers backs.Though Blues just looked so much bigger and powerful than the Highlanders. And a lot more skillful. Almost like men against boys
I was surprised the game was so close at HT, Shame as I would prefer 5 strong NZ teams. Any good young player now will avoid the Highlanders. Hard to see how this can be reversed unless NZR give them more money
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@Bones said in Highlanders v Blues:
I guess @Machpants was right.
@SouthernMann Ioane is better than Timu it seems.
The only way is up from here
