Wellington vs Waikato (SF)
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@antipodean said in Wellington vs Waikato (SF):
@Canes4life said in Wellington vs Waikato (SF):
Roe and Cruden have definitely been class tonight.
IMO Roe is a donkey and hurts his team for much the same reason as Christie.
I thought he was great tonight.
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@Canes4life said in Wellington vs Waikato (SF):
@antipodean said in Wellington vs Waikato (SF):
@Canes4life said in Wellington vs Waikato (SF):
Roe and Cruden have definitely been class tonight.
IMO Roe is a donkey and hurts his team for much the same reason as Christie.
I thought he was great tonight.
He did some very poor passes, often well in front of players meaning they drop it. When his passes are accurate, they are fast, but not accurate often enough
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@Yeetyaah said in Wellington vs Waikato (SF):
Kiriffy comparing that to test footy is wild.
To be fair he hasn’t played test footy haha.
But for him to say that it must have been bloody physical.
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Great game to watch as a neutral bounce the ball here or there and the result goes the other way Kirifi the point of difference in the last 20 minutes imo
Great post match coms as well from Kirifi
Congrats again Wellington but also big ups to Waikato showed plenty of heart did not expect them to get this close
My only hope is the Wellington public get off their backsides next week -
@Yeetyaah said in Wellington vs Waikato (SF):
Kiriffy comparing that to test footy is wild.
Odd comment to make from him, but that last 20 mins was a MoTM performance.
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@antipodean said in Wellington vs Waikato (SF):
@Yeetyaah said in Wellington vs Waikato (SF):
Kiriffy comparing that to test footy is wild.
Odd comment to make from him, but that last 20 mins was a MoTM performance.
Just the emotions and adrenaline talking
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@Duluth said in Wellington vs Waikato (SF):
You mentioned you’ve seen a lot of Mathis. Where do you think he should play long term?
No.7 is his position, and where he plays club rugby/U19s. He is playing wing out of necessity (injuries). He often used to pack at no.8 at HBHS to use his speed off the back of the scrum.
Is he big enough to be a loosie at SR level?
Mathis is bigger than he was last year and I expect he will add another 5-10 kg in the next few years with S&C. I would be interested to know what his current weight is but Waikato don't put player info in the match programmes anymore.
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Anyway, I am happy enough with the season given the number of injuries and youth of the team. Six of the starters are 21 or younger, with a few others of similar age on the bench. The key will be keeping them all and developing them.
The lineout was a big issue, not helped by having the three main locks absent. McWhannell is the lineout leader. I see there were also a couple of other U20/U19 players there, presumably as injury cover. One of those was the NZ U20 prop Will Martin who would have been playing for Thames Valley today otherwise.
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Boo the result.
Wanted Waikato to win. Seemed to be more likely to score but just couldn't.
Random thoughts:
- is Mathis our possible version of Kwagga?
- is Xroe unlucky not to be in the mentions for higher honours?
- is Savea starting to remember how to be Savea?
- liking Preston's potential
- how good is our halfback depth if you look at who isn't in the mix (as above, TTT, Fakatava, err Drummond, Funaki)
- Vikena: I saw him doing stuff. Where's that been?
Oh well, Go BOP.
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@Duluth said in Wellington vs Waikato (SF):
You mentioned you’ve seen a lot of Mathis. Where do you think he should play long term? Is he big enough to be a loosie at SR level?
He's got enough frame to put on enough weight to be, well, fuck, whatever. I'm 100% sure he will wear an AB shirt.
His athleticism reminds of Liam Messam, and that is the risk, but 7 seems the right place for him.
And, there is also the chance of a 6-2 bench where he covers the outsides. He seems to be that talented based on what he showed in the last few weeks.
