Auckland v BOP

[Duluth]

Auckland with plenty of ball early. Beehre gets the first try

[Duluth]

Nice work Clark

[African Monkey]

First Auckland game I've seen all year. Geez they look a lot better than a team that's 3 from 9.

[Duluth]

@African-Monkey said in Auckland v BOP:

First Auckland game I've seen all year. Geez they look a lot better than a team that's 3 from 9.

We’ve had 10-20mins of good play in most games

This is starting to feel a bit like the opening game v Wellington. Dominating but not getting enough points.. held up over the line multiple times

[Chris]

Plummer not having the best start again.

[African Monkey]

@Duluth said in Auckland v BOP:

@African-Monkey said in Auckland v BOP:

First Auckland game I've seen all year. Geez they look a lot better than a team that's 3 from 9.

We’ve had 10-20mins of good play in most games

This is starting to feel a bit like the opening game v Wellington. Dominating but not getting enough points.. held up over the line multiple times

Yeah, I'm seeing why they're not higher up on the table. They retain the ball for long periods of time, but then eventually lose shape and get lazy with their clean outs.

And now it'll be 12-12. BOP would barely have had 12% of the ball.

[Duluth]

Given the props swapped I assume Angus is sick. So the bench is going to be compromised

[Duluth]

Hmmm early subs. Maybe Renata was sick and they played him until he ran out of gas?

[Duluth]

Rookie mistake.. he’s had a good year though

[Frank]

Narawa is skilled but doesn't seem quite physical enough for 13.

[darylmitchell]

@Frank said in Auckland v BOP:

Narawa is skilled but doesn't seem quite physical enough for 13.

Rona on the other hand looks AB quality 13.

[African Monkey]

@Frank said in Auckland v BOP:

Narawa is skilled but doesn't seem quite physical enough for 13.

Yeah, he can play there at a pinch, but he's a specialist winger.

[Duluth]

4th or 5th bombed try?

[brodean]

What's the appeal of Taele?

[brodean]

Taele has zero composure.

[brodean]

Ref has been inconsistent at the breakdown

[Duluth]

..and another bombed try

[brodean]

Why would you keep selecting Taele at 13 and move Tele'a and Lam to the wing or to the bench?

Wtf does McGrath see in this guy?

[KiwiMurph]

Well I'm glad I don't have to watch Auckland play again this season

That season sucked

The only positive was some young players got some experience

Good idea taking the game to a different location though.

[African Monkey]

@brodean said in Auckland v BOP:

Why would you keep selecting Taele at 13 and move Tele'a and Lam to the wing or to the bench?

Wtf does McGrath see in this guy?

He was bad but lets give him a break, he's a boy.