Taranaki vs Northland

[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...

[kev]

@taniwharugby because the game is gone and he might hurt himself.

[taniwharugby]

@kev yeah nah, not a good enough reason for me.

[J77]

This is nothing more than a club team. I’m sorry, but I’m going against the flow of many opinions, this locals only policy is not working. We have a handful who are class surrounded by many who are very average.

[kev]

@taniwharugby I know. We play like losers. Throw 50/50 passes. Run out of the line.

[taniwharugby]

@J77 dunno, I think most are good enough, they just dont look cohesive, too much of a disconnect between the backs and forwards, then there are our tactics and some of the decision making

Forwards still going well at set peice, although look farked elsewhere, backs are all over the show....our 12/13 is well below this level.

[J77]

There’s still 20 fucking minutes to go! God help us

[J77]

@taniwharugby hmm sorry mate have to disagree, a few are good enough, the rest can take a hike. Would like to see the cheque books out next year, however limited our funding may be...

[taniwharugby]

is that HAwkins down...?

[J77]

@taniwharugby said in v Taranaki:

is that HAwkins down...?

With a bit of luck.

[taniwharugby]

@J77 now now...he should never have been signed in the first place, but you dont wanna see someone go out like that.

MIght be forced to give one of the young 10s a run now (Wiseguy or Nikau)

[kev]

@taniwharugby said in v Taranaki:

@J77 dunno, I think most are good enough, they just dont look cohesive, too much of a disconnect between the backs and forwards.

Forwards still going well at set peice, although look farked elsewhere, backs are all over the show....our 12/13 is well below this level.

Agree with this. We are better than this. Do our Coaches work with these guys or do they rely on the club season. Looks like latter. If you get your structures right, you can at least compete. We play with no composure.

[J77]

@taniwharugby said in v Taranaki:

@J77 now now...

MIght be forced to give one of the young 10s a run now (Wiseguy or Nikau)

Haha speaking my mind bro, you have to with this mob.

Would like to see Wiseguy have a crack.

Dont wish anything bad on Hawkins though, just not a fit for this side unfortunately

[kev]

He knocked that on at the turnover. But kick to the line and go to set piece.

[taniwharugby]

@J77 our forwards have set a reasonable platform for us to launch from, but we have then fizzled out with error after error.

Need to push Gregory in to 12, if fit, Tua to 13, or even Hyland, if not injured.

Our 12/13 has been very poor today bar that good period on defence for about 12 phases in the 1st half.