Taranaki vs Northland

[taniwharugby]

man they are so off-side, putting more pressure on our backs who look like they just met on the bus down

[kev]

@taniwharugby said in v Taranaki:

man they are so off-side, putting more pressure on our backs who look like they just met on the bus down

And speak different languages.

We are much better physically. But really slow off the ground, getting back to our feet.

Backline set moves a mess.

[taniwharugby]

SOwakula isnt allowed to touch the ball at the back of the scrum unless he is taking it is he?

[taniwharugby]

Think our backs need to stick to the basics, a few phases just through the hands rather than rtying inside balls and cut backs, we are making ourselves look silly.

Forwards are fronting up, throwing good numbers to the breakdowns and we are defending well.

Hohaia is getting up really quick on defence, not sure that one with Johnson was all his fault either, if Hohaia had pushed with him there wouldnt have been a hole

BOth thier tries from our errors, although you could feel it was coming.

INto the wind, which doesnt look huge, or possibly across a bit as well, means we will need to keep it in hand.

[J77]

15 minutes of good, 25 minutes of fucking average. Just another day out for the Northland rugby team.

That coupled with more injuries makes it same old same old. Fun times.

[kev]

This ref is doing a good job. A level above the guy we had for Auckland.

The key now is can we stay in the game. Lacking a bit of class but competing.

[taniwharugby]

@kev yeah ref going well, not missing too much and is pretty consistent...although he and the TMO saw the knock in thier disallowed try, not sure how they all missed him playing it with his feet.

[Gunner]

Oh awesome.

We’re fucked.

Don’t have the game or game breakers to come back from this.

[kev]

Casual bullshit from one of your best players. Come on guys.

[taniwharugby]

oh dear...

[J77]

We’re a bunch of bloody slugs. Where’s the urgency.

[kev]

We lack fitness. Blowing after 15 minutes. It translates into getting of the ground and urgency. How do they train and assess these guys?

[J77]

Hohaia can sod off. Waste of space.

[kev]

We are dumb.

[Gunner]

I’d love to see some decent clean outs from Northland, we’re fucking looking at them inviting them to go for the turnover.

This is disgraceful now, where is the ticker from anyone in Blue?

Embarrassing, can’t watch any more.

[Stargazer]

Was there a high tackle on a Northland player in the lead up to the last Naki try (in the Naki half of the field)?

[taniwharugby]

@Stargazer by Naholo...looked a little high

Man we look disorganished once it gets to the backs

[kev]

Johnson is not up this level. Simple.

[taniwharugby]

@kev HOhaia too...

[taniwharugby]

why take off Gregory and bring on Hawkins???

take off one of your best attacking players and bring on a defensive 10...