Sunwolves v Blues
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Great little cameo from Ross Wright,some very good carries..and superb impact off the bench from Papalii
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No try for me, well done by Sunwolves to hold that up.
edit - TMO agrees.
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Well done Jordon Hyland,2 x tries on debut,and a solid game all round
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Great vision and execution Gatland.
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@machpants said in Sunwolves v Blues:
Yay Akira, he's gotta be ABs 8. Surrounded by grafters like Cane, he'll be a terror to the French IMO - not ahead of Read but he's a long way off I guess
Yup, he's miles ahead of Squire etc, should be the 6/8 cover off the bench or starting 8 if Read is unavailable. He's really delivering on his potential now - the Maori v BIL game last year he seemed to come of age and hasn't looked back.
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Never in doubt..lol
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@steven-harris said in Sunwolves v Blues:
Never in doubt..lol
hahaha Win's a win when you're in the Blue's position
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that last 2 minutes was awful,but after last years end of season debacle I will take that.
Will start with the good,3 x guys on debut,Hyland was very solid and took his chances well ,Ledger I thought was ok,and I am not sure If that was Dalton Papalii’s debut,if it was,it was a superb cameo off the bench.
The second forward effort was much better,Akira Ioane and Kara Pryor easily the best and a much better half from Tuipulotu.
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Hang on, are people really trying to say Little milked it and the blues prop didn't even budge? That was a pure blocking move, stepped in, dropped the shoulder. Very lucky not to be a card.
Was Perofeta taking the line kicks? Who was it on about min 70 with the penalty at halfway that only made ten metres? That's laughable at club level.
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Interesting Akira really stepped up once Papalii replaced Tupou. Not a coincidence.
Positives
Hyland terrific debut - played he did for the development team and at the 10s. Accurate and powerful.
Papalii is a serious talent.
Both Ioanes got really stuck in. Rieko should not be at 12 but made a decent fist of it today.
Bench front row did fairly well.
Negatives
Attacking structure is awful and telegraphed. Generating front foot ball is a real problem.
Kicking is mostly very poor.
Discipline a huge problem. So many needless penalties every week.
Duffie continues his garbage form.
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@steven-harris interesting when PT is playing poorly and Goodhue playing well, who gets subbed...
HYland, well done that man, did his job
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@steven-harris Yeah good on him but I'm not gonna lie he's no more than a stop gap. He's far too slow to be playing at this level. Reminds me of Brendon Laney in his later years.
I thought Ross Wright was very good off the the bench. Akira was his usual dominant self, Papali'i is a star in the making and should be pushing for a starting spot soon. The rest were meh.
Oh, and get Rieko out of the fucken 12 jumper Tana you idiot.
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@african-monkey I suppose it’s about taking your opportunities,Hyland I agree does not have the top end pace but it’s a victory for someone who has played some really good code for the Dev squad and taken his chance today with both hands,.
Agree with Papalii,a star in the making..
