Brumbies v Highlanders

[Crucial]

Oh no....deja vu all over again!

Mark Hammett not pushing panic button despite Highlanders' underwhelming start

They're mixing with perennial strugglers such as the Western Force and Cheetahs on the competition ladder, but Highlanders assistant coach Mark Hammett insists there is no need to hit the panic button.

One win from their opening four games has the Highlanders at the bottom of the New Zealand conference and already lagging well behind the Chiefs, Crusaders and Hurricanes.

But despite the less than desirable start to the season - the Highlanders have the same amount of competition points (five) as the Southern Kings - Hammett maintains all is well at Highlanders HQ.

[KiwiMurph]

@Dice Im pretty sure Tomkinson played in the midfield for NZ Schools alongside Rieko a few years ago

[Crucial]

@Dice said in Brumbies v Highlanders:

Tony Brown did what Tana couldn't do last year...drop Tevita Li.

Hang on. Two weeks ago Tana was being chided for not keeping Li.

[taniwharugby]

@Crucial I musta missed that??

[SammyC]

@Crucial said in Brumbies v Highlanders:

@Dice said in Brumbies v Highlanders:

Tony Brown did what Tana couldn't do last year...drop Tevita Li.

Hang on. Two weeks ago Tana was being chided for not keeping Li.

Great point.
Tana is obviously a coaching genius, just look at his results this year.

[Crucial]

@SammyC said in Brumbies v Highlanders:

@Crucial said in Brumbies v Highlanders:

@Dice said in Brumbies v Highlanders:

Tony Brown did what Tana couldn't do last year...drop Tevita Li.

Hang on. Two weeks ago Tana was being chided for not keeping Li.

Great point.
Tana is obviously a coaching genius, just look at his results this year.

Hey, I'm just pointing out what has been written in these hallowed forums.
After Li had a good game, Tana was an idiot to let him go.. now Li has been dropped the decision is one Tana should have taken a year ago.

[Duluth]

@Crucial

Did @Dice make the comment?

Or did two different people have two different criticisms of Umaga?

[Crucial]

@Duluth said in Brumbies v Highlanders:

@Crucial

Did @Dice make the comment?

Or did two different people have two different criticisms of Umaga?

Don't know. I wasn't getting at Dice I was just pointing out two extremely different comments made recently

[Duluth]

@Crucial

Then stop being so sensitive

Boo hoo someone critcised Umaga. Get over it. There was no hypocrisy.

[Crucial]

@Duluth Obviously came across wrong then. I was simply making a light comment about something I found humorous.

[ACT Crusader]

@Crucial your knight in shining armour and broken record radar in full flight today aye - posting Hammett articles and jumping on Tana posts.....

[Damo]

I don't have a lot of hope about this one. Would be awesome to get a win in Canberra, but seems unlikely. Could be onto the games of the round.

[Mattasaurus]

@Damo i have some glimmering confidence. ... back line looking much better...

[Unite]

@Damo Yeah Highlanders in a bit of trouble tonight I'd expect.

[Bones]

Li has been dropped.

That is all.

[Mattasaurus]

Correct decision

[Bones]

Well that was lucky... Tomkinson could definitely have gone lower there...

[Mattasaurus]

Listen to all that chat / whinging from the ponies

[Bones]

Fekitoa! So frustrating. Beats the man then doesn't have the intelligence to know he's now got to step back inside to keep the ball alive, instead does a dumb run straight at the guy next to the sideline.

[Damo]

Lot of niggly stuff from Brumbies. Holding onto players on ground, shoving Aaron Smith face on the ground after a kick. I think this game will be bad tempered.
Brumbies pissed after quarter final last year?