Blues v Sharks
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My 2c.
Perofeta. Seriously disappointing. Fucking hopeless in the first half. And quite lame in the second. Give me DMac any day. Will never be an All Black. No wonder they start Gatland.
Quite impressed with the Shorks. Big. Strong. Fast...
Literally laughed hysterically when Perofeta scored the go-ahead try.
How the hell do you then concede that many points?
Akira still looking like an AB 6/8.
So. If you're planted with 2 feet on the ground before someone jumps. Then that someone jumps and falls over you why is that guy not carded? All you were doing was standing there. Crap ruling.
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Man, these are tough times for Blues supporters.
Had a good night overall with the boy, was fun getting along to Eden Park, but fucking hell the Blues are exasperating to watch. The crowd got into it as best they could, made some noise and tried to generate some atmosphere, but the Blues just didn't show up to play. Honestly the fans deserve so much better than that.
At one point I looked at my boy and he was sitting there with his head in his hands after the Sharks scored yet again. I'm starting to think I shouldn't be subjecting him to this, it's getting borderline child abuse. Poor little man - we've been to a few Blues games now and he's still yet to see them win a game live.
A few random thoughts anyway:
- The Blues were taking an age to get back onside after a half break, and they missed a fucking shitload of straightforward tackles. The defense was utterly woeful, every time the Sharks had the ball you thought they were going to score.
- On the flip-side, the Blues actually looked very dangerous with ball in hand and scored some very good tries, albeit more through individual brilliance than anything else.
- So given they actually looked dangerous with ball in hand, why the hell did they keep kicking it? And not just kicking, but fucking awful kicks.
- When the Sharks had a man in the bin the Blues decided to keep the ball in hand and they started carving up. Then when he came back on they reverted to type - Faiane's two kicks were criminal and a big moment in the match - the Sharks promptly scored after being gifted possession on a platter and the momentum swung back their way. But the woeful kicking was a feature throughout. Just utterly braindead stuff.
- Rieko is wasted at 12. Every time there was something on I thought "spin it to Rieko... oh wait he's not out there to take advantage of the space". He's the best winger in the world, get him the fuck back on the wing.
- Moala should be on the other wing - he's powerful as fuck and his lack of passing/vision is not an issue out there. He played well.
- Akira was awesome again, and it was great to see Pat T hitting a bit of form. His try was the moment of the night.
Conceding 63 points at home to the Sharks, who are pretty fucking far from the best team in the comp (the Rebels slapped them!) is absolutely nowhere near good enough. It's one thing to lose, but to lose in that manner then heads have to roll. Sorry Tana, the buck stops with you.
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@kirwan said in Blues v Sharks:
Bring Back Jed Rowlands.
Seriously, Tana is possibly the worst coach we’ve ever had. If he had any class he’d resign after that performance.
This is the third game this season we’ve given up an early 19 point deficit. The team is not prepared well and looks very disorganised. The only way we score is off individual brilliance. When we go back to the dumb arse game plan it all looks disjointed and ends up with aimless kicking.
The board has to sack him. How many 60 point losses will it take I wonder?
Agree. Wellington were transformed with their new coaches. So Gibbes (with Bell) could be one quality option although they need another year to prove themselves. although I don't want to lose him. But also dislike seeing a display like this one. It was poor. Tana has had his time. Time to bite the bullet and move on.
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@booboo said in Blues v Sharks:
My 2c.
Perofeta. Seriously disappointing. Fucking hopeless in the first half. And quite lame in the second. Give me DMac any day. Will never be an All Black. No wonder they start Gatland.
Quite impressed with the Shorks. Big. Strong. Fast...
Literally laughed hysterically when Perofeta scored the go-ahead try.
How the hell do you then concede that many points?
Akira still looking like an AB 6/8.
So. If you're planted with 2 feet on the ground before someone jumps. Then that someone jumps and falls over you why is that guy not carded? All you were doing was standing there. Crap ruling.
Perofeta was rubbish. What a disappointment. He looks like he needs to spend more time in the gym. I wonder in general what the player conditioning is like with the Blues as the players seem a bit underdone.Whereas with the Canes players are transformed.
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@duluth said in Blues v Sharks:
@duluth said in Blues v Sharks:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=12023921
I've never seen a coach get more friendly press. The herald has never criticised him.
Now this article doesn't include the words "Tana" "Umaga" or "coach"
The article has been edited
Coach Tana Umaga liked the fact that his side played with more heart and urgency in Auckland than they did in Cape Town
Hi, Gregor Paul! Do your job and stop being a Umaga sycophant please! I await competent rugby journalism..
That is hilarious that the article was edited. Paul if you’re still reading the Fern, will the Blues have to lose to the Reds before you provide some critical analysis of Umaga....
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Christ at this juncture, the Cheetahs, Force and Kings don't look so bad
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Looking at the shot of Tana in the coaches box after the match, he looked like he was ready to walk - wtf do you say to a team in the sheds after a loss like that?? I'm damned if I know.
I'm beginning to think Henry may be one of the few that just may be able to turn them around. Thought of Scmidt as well, but I dare say he;s never going to want to coach such a rabble. There has to be accountability somewhere in the squad. ffs no excuses for missing that many tackles - it seems like even the senoir players don't want to shoulder responsibility for how and why they play as they do time after time.
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Are Blues fluffybunnies serious? Fuck.
I can't even formulate a coherent sentence. You couldn't win a loaded chook raffle.
You are the Force of NZ
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@mariner4life Settle down we're not that good.
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@bones said in Blues v Sharks:
@broughie I almost laughed when he had a second go and then it was such an awful attempt I stopped immediately.
They were clearly under instructions to kick for territory, he wasn’t the only one kicking ball away. So while the execution was poor, a decent coach would have implemented a game plan that played to his teams strengths.
Or selected or recruited (he’s had three years) a team to play to that game plan.
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@number-10 said in Blues v Sharks:
The 63 points the Sharks scored is the highest score the Blues have ever conceded, equalling the 63 the Chiefs scored when winning 63-34 at Hamilton in 2009.
Yes the worst score at home, the next worst was 51 points 14 years ago
It's also worth noting this is only 5 matches after the most embarrassing defeat in the Blues history: 21-48 vs the Sunwolves
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@kirwan said in Blues v Sharks:
@bones said in Blues v Sharks:
@broughie I almost laughed when he had a second go and then it was such an awful attempt I stopped immediately.
They were clearly under instructions to kick for territory, he wasn’t the only one kicking ball away. So while the execution was poor, a decent coach would have implemented a game plan that played to his teams strengths.
Or selected or recruited (he’s had three years) a team to play to that game plan.
Or selected and recruited players with the necessary basic skills. Every 12 in the country should be competent kicking off both feet. No matter what other attributes they bring.
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@sammyc said in Blues v Sharks:
@kirwan said in Blues v Sharks:
@bones said in Blues v Sharks:
@broughie I almost laughed when he had a second go and then it was such an awful attempt I stopped immediately.
They were clearly under instructions to kick for territory, he wasn’t the only one kicking ball away. So while the execution was poor, a decent coach would have implemented a game plan that played to his teams strengths.
Or selected or recruited (he’s had three years) a team to play to that game plan.
Or selected and recruited players with the necessary basic skills. Every 12 in the country should be competent kicking off both feet. No matter what other attributes they bring.
He's normally a good punter, but those were some duds. 12s probably average 5 kicks a year in this era, so it's not as big a need at 12 anymore.
