v Waikato
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I rate our chances at home. Some key things need to come together.
The win on Sunday was great (winners are grinners):
- away from home
- at the end of 3 game week
- missing a few players
- against a very physical pack and some speedy backs so D was better
- lineout D was better bar one lineout.
- Exits were good but will now miss Gregory’s kicking if he is not available
- structure, game plan was good with a great worked move try
- some strong running into contact zones
So we need all that plus:
- accuracy at clean outs, which is partly keeping work rate high ( we have improved heaps aleady )
- better finishing, we created space a few times and then didn’t make the pass at the right time. At the same time a few passes were knocked down by tackler but that happens.
- to control the last 20 better. We still have long periods without the ball and with tiring legs the game opens up esp. if you give ball back. Maybe reduce offloads in this period. You don’t have Increase the risks you take, just keep grinding and points will come. We did this quite well to earn our last penalty.
So pleased for this team. Showed that they do have the ability plus a good squad culture with everyone contributing.
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@kev see I reckon if we had beaten HB, we would have lost to Counties (although for our finals aspirations, beating HB was best)
The sheer desperation we showed in that final quarter v Counties, I'm not sure it woulda been there had we picked up 5 v HB.
And when you think about how that game panned out, I reckon we lose that game more times than we win it; on another day, that knock over the line is a try, other bounces dont fall our way, but on Sunday, in spite of our injuries, in spite of our boys being out on thier feet we held on, as it really was crucial to our top 4 chances; huge ticker shown.
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Apparently team will look like this:
Northland
Tu'Ungafasi, Moulds, Rinakama
Goodhue, Douglas
Robinson, Matich, Pryor
Kitto, Debreczeni
Hohaia, Ranger
Roberts-Te Nana, Wright, Hyland
Reserves - Olsen, Atkins, Wiggins, Stokes, Matiu, Nock, Thoroughgood, TuaSo potential debut for Wiggins then Robinson, Matich, Nock and Tua all back form injury.
Injury list:
Regan Verney, Jone Macilai, Ross Wright, Jack Straker, Scott Gregory, Kane JacobsonFrom what I have heard, Gregory & Straker possibly back next week, Jacobsen suffering concussion symptoms still, Wrights status unknown, which means he probably wont be back?
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Apparently grandstand tickets almost sold out...hopefully the 'Ws' while playing at home and fine weather forecast will see a big walk up crowd too!
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@taniwharugby said in v Waikato:
Apparently grandstand tickets almost sold out...hopefully the 'Ws' while playing at home and fine weather forecast will see a big walk up crowd too!
Damn! I thought I'd just rock up and buy some tickets on the day
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Your team was right @taniwharugby apart from Thoroughgood being at 15 and Cooper on the bench. Will be interesting to see how Thoroughgood goes. To me seems to struggle with the speed and physicality of Mitre 10 Cup so far. Would've been interesting to see if they would've played Gregory at 15 if he had been fit. Good to have Robinson and Matich back.
Think we will go well this weekend - picking a win
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@chiefy07 my team?
edit: I see, I copied it down wrong, the team I saw was the team haha
Northland
Tu'Ungafasi, Moulds, Rinakama
Goodhue, Douglas
Robinson, Matich, Pryor
Kitto, Debreczeni
Hohaia, Ranger
Roberts-Te Nana, Thoroughgood, Hyland
Reserves - Olsen, Atkins, Wiggins, Stokes, Matiu, Nock, Cooper, Tua -
@taniwharugby Terraces are the best place to be anyway!
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http://www.mitre10cup.co.nz/News/33201/championship-preview-northland-v-waikato
Northland
Myles Thoroughgood, Jordan Hyland, Rene Ranger, Blake Hohaia, Renata Roberts-Tenana, Jack Debreczeni, Jono Kitto, Matt Matich, Kara Pryor, Tom Robinson, Murray Douglas, Josh Goodhue, Ropate Rinakama, Matt Moulds (c), Isi Tu’ungafasi
Reserves: Jordan Olsen, Boyd Wiggins, Paddy Jo Atkins, Aorangi Stokes, Jaycob Matiu, Sam Nock, Noah Cooper, Tamati Tua
Waikato
Matty Lansdown, Bailyn Sullivan, Quinn Tupaea, Dwayne Sweeney (c), Sevu Reece, Fletcher Smith, Jack Stratton, Jordan Manihera, Jono Armstrong, James Tucker, Laghlan McWhannell, Tim Bond, Joshua Iosefa-Scott, Samisoni Taukei’aho, Ayden Johnstone
Reserves: Mike Mayhew, Toby Smith, Sosaia Fale, Mitch Jacobson, Adam Burn, Raniera Takarangi, Pepesana Patafilo, Tyler Campbell -
Waikato gone for a sizeable pack with James Tucker having been moved to no6..similar tactic to Hawkes Bay..I suspect there could be a forward drive or 2.
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reckon we should have a bloody good crowd turn up today, shes an awesome spring day, gonna be pretty warm, was still about 23 yesterday at about 4pm, today shouldnt be any different.
Afternoon rugby, hope the boys can turn it on!
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WHAT THE FUCK
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Great to see Northland score a 2nd try, but ouch, this is getting really ugly for the Taniwha. Not too sure what to think of this team. Looking good one game, and weak the next. Waikato on the other hand, look like nobody can stop them from getting promoted back to the Premiership.
About that intercept try from Tupaea: is he slow or is Kara Pryor fast?
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That was embarrassing, can't recall last time we shipped that many too loose and too many unforced errors
3 of their tries were about 250m of running, such a shame as that was probably the best crowd since the 'stop the drop' game v BOP.
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