Auckland v Northland
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@taniwharugby hope they have scrum sorted. Wouldn’t mind hearing from someone who knows about what was happening. Initially NH had the wood on us then subsequent scrums they seemed to just shear off left as though they were boring in. Got to be fixed - scrum and on field management. Our defence this year has been awesome. Problems has been mistakes, kicking game and attack. If they hand the ball over like they have been we are in for a long night. However if they are accurate and play with some heart, we can compete. Here’s hoping.
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Gregory has been cleared with his Red Card being overturned, he needs to be in the mid-field, ideally he and Ranger would provide the needed physicality there, but thought Tua went ok to earn another start.
SCOTT GREGORY'S RED CARD OVERTURNED IN MITRE 10 CUP JUDICIAL HEARING
Northland back Scott Gregory has been cleared of wrongdoing after a judicial hearing overturned the red card he received on Saturday 31 October.
Gregory was red carded in the second half of Northland’s match against North Harbour for allegedly making contact with a player in the air which resulted in the player landing dangerously.
At this morning’s judicial hearing the match officials accepted the incident did not meet the red card threshold, as a result the card has been removed from Gregory’s playing record.
Gregory will be available to play the remainder of Northland’s matches in the Mitre 10 Cup.Source: NZ Rugby Media Release
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@Duluth sounds similar to Harbour ,Kieran Kane is on the outer with the whole Harbour squad , I have heard from a good source the Harbour players would not go back into the changing sheds after the victory against Ta$man until Kane left the changing rooms , there was an altercation between Kane and one of the players the week before .
It’s a great credit to Daniel Halangahu and Sam Ward who are running the team at the minute ..
Kane is not liked by anyone at the minute , if body language is anything to go by, I saw it first hand in Whangarei last weekend , nobody from Harbour went near him .
I have’nt heard anything in and around the Auckland team , but i will be at the game on Saturday, so will keep my ear to the ground ..
I have heard there is a bit of frustration in and around selections , Sione Tuipulotu is a loan player from Manawatu , and I know of a few coaches who are asking why are they not selecting your 4th ranked number 8 , which would be John Latu who was the Auckland Under number 8 last year and from I believe has been signed for 2021/2022..Northland boy from Moerewa, nephew of netballer Catherine Tuivaiti nee Latu. -
@Steven-Harris Is any of this related to pay cuts and lost opportunities in 2020 related to COVID?
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@Steven-Harris said in Auckland v Northland:
i will be at the game on Saturday
Members lounge or cheap seats?
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@Tim hard to know Auckland are probably better financially placed than some other unions , really surprised Auckland are using a loan player not wanted by the Turbos ..
I had it confirmed Auckland have a budget of $110 k for PUD contracts which is staggering , but not surprising given you have a superb donor in Peter Thomson -
@Duluth press box..just for the free food 🤦♂️
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@Tim player union development contracts , Auckland actually do it rather well, they will sign a promising kid, and then put him on a ranking system and map out his path ..
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@Steven-Harris Cheers.
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@Steven-Harris Have you heard anything about an SR contract for Jimmy Roots? He was in the frame for NZ U20, and looks like a good prospect.
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@Duluth said in Auckland v Northland:
@Winger said in Auckland v Northland:
Has Niko got any game time yet
Yes
3 or 4 games from the bench
Certainly looked the goods at schoolboy level (from the little I saw)
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Let’s go North Auckland 😎
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Northland Team:
Li, Olsen, Tuiloma
Goodhue, Caird
R Rush, McNamara, Jacobson
Nock, Cooper
Tua, Ranger
Macilai, Wright, B Rush
Bench: Mason Hohaia (debut) Kearns, Te Whata-Colley, Funaki, Stokes, Grant, Faiane, GregoryKane Jacobson!! Great to see him back, have to assume M10 players have access to the same level of testing for head injuries that we do at super and AB level? If he is good to go, that is great news for him, classy player!
Can only assume they have trained expecting to lose Gregory? Only conclusion I can come to as to why he is on the bench after finally getting into the mid-field.
Starting loose trio from last week: Pryor & Matich both being given a rest, Robinson HIA (supposedly this week only) despite this, still like the look of our loose forward trio!
Ross Wright injured too
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@taniwharugby happy for young Mason Hohaia ..another Northland boy schooled at Mt Albert Grammar...on the small size for a hooker , but is mobile and throws good darts, you have probably seen him running around for Kamo , I think he is Blake’s younger brother ..
And speaking of Kamo the long lost Kane Jacobson ..hope he’s over his head knocks..
Aorangi Stokes must be thinking , I only get rolled out on the big stadiums in NZ..Westpac last year, and now Eden Park this year..
