MOTM v Wales

No Quarter

Also, Naholo gets some flak on here but he is an absolute class finisher. That's the sort of finishing that has set us apart from NH teams this year, and his two tries were both not easy and bloody critical.

antipodean

@mariner4life said in MOTM v Wales:

Oh snd gave away the penalty for their first 3 pointer. I'm astounded.

You'll find that was a prop.

Stargazer

@antipodean Nope, that was definitely SBW. The Welsh guy did everything - including slapping his lower back/butt - to attract the ref's attention to him entering the ruck from the side.

Edited: Still think it was really marginal. The Welsh player basically moved SBW more to side and then starting milking the penalty.

Hames gave away the second penalty though.

ACT Crusader

Whitelock, Taylor, Crotty

Cane and Ioane were okay.

ARHS

Cane, ALB & Ioane

canefan

Ioane had a great tour. Power, pace, was very involved

Salacious Crumb

@mariner4life said in MOTM v Wales:

Wait, SBW had a good game? Seriously?

Yes, seriously.

JC

@stargazer said in MOTM v Wales:

@antipodean Nope, that was definitely SBW. The Welsh guy did everything - including slapping his lower back/butt - to attract the ref's attention to him entering the ruck from the side.

Edited: Still think it was really marginal. The Welsh player basically moved SBW more to side and then starting milking the penalty.

Hames gave away the second penalty though.

Correct. I called it wrongly as Laulala at the time but on second viewing it was SBW. My main point was the irony of AWJ being in between the AB’s hindmost foot and the tryline, on his knees, when he was slapping Sonny’s butt. Blame SBW if you want but it must be hard not to join a ruck from the side when there’s a 2m lump parked in the way

dogmeat

@jc said in MOTM v Wales:

@stargazer said in MOTM v Wales:

@antipodean Nope, that was definitely SBW. The Welsh guy did everything - including slapping his lower back/butt - to attract the ref's attention to him entering the ruck from the side.

Edited: Still think it was really marginal. The Welsh player basically moved SBW more to side and then starting milking the penalty.

Hames gave away the second penalty though.

Correct. I called it wrongly as Laulala at the time but on second viewing it was SBW. My main point was the irony of AWJ being in between the AB’s hindmost foot and the tryline, on his knees, when he was slapping Sonny’s butt. Blame SBW if you want but it must be hard not to join a ruck from the side when there’s a 2m lump parked in the way

Watching I thought it was SBW but Barnes said "12 OK 3 was sealing ball off with his legs Penalty Wales"

The 2 Sams and Rieko.

Not going to discount Whitelock because of the card. It looked OK to me at the time although Barnes did explain penalty well but I figured Cane could easily have been carded as well and no way could you possibly discount him as one of the top 3 so following that (twisted) logic....

Ioane scored two, created the bust that led to Naholo's first, was looking for work. What more could he do?