SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders
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@tim said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:
Big thanks to @nzzp for his grandstand commentaries this season. Always interesting insights.
it's been a far more enjoyable season than usual.
I've not blown up about the lack of offside calls from teh referee tonight, though, it just doesn't matter. But the quality of the referees in general is poor... if I had to throw money at the sport, it woudl be on clarifying and simplifying laws, and investing in a refereeing pyramid that spits out decent refs at the top.
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@bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:
@nzzp hah...I think my most uttered phrase tonight was "offside...oh" but we generally only got away with it in your half, so maybe less visible to the officials.
pretty sure that's why the stands were booing the ref at one stage - not for calling the offside against the Blues, but for not calling a few before then against the Highlanders.
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Just back from the pub and went straight to the pub from club game so am a bit drunk and very tired
First and foremost congrats blues, too big and too strong
I could try and complain about a couple of things but above any of that I don’t think we ever really looked like we were going to take control of the game, one too many games
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Congratulations Blues.You have got the monkey of your backs.As all finals are it was intense and punishing.Well done the Highlanders.,you made it tough.
Have no truck with the demeaning of this competition.All teams knew the format,and not only scoring tries,but defending your line got the two teams to the final.
The Crusaders won the big one,the Blues the small one,but small fish are sometimes the sweetest. -
@kiwimurph I would honestly say all of you putting him forward are...
@tim said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:
@kiwimurph said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:
@mattasaurus said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:
Reiko should not even be in the picture...
Taking the piss surely?
As Ben Wylie pointed out in the The Chase on substack, the reactions to Rieko Ioane's play are often entirely emotional.
Not emotional.
He shells at least one or two passes a game... Typically has at least 2 howlers on defence a game too... And I am yet to see him put a decent pass in front of a team mate... Let alone create space... But hey what do I know... Just my opinionWell done blues and we'll deserved result.
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Blake Gibson's try and the lead up. Superb ruck work, everyone coming from square from the last man's feet.
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@tim said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:
LOL, petty bitch Paul Cully gave both Ioane brothers 5/10 in his player ratings. Have another moan.
Do you refer to https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/125491130/blues-vs-highlanders-player-ratings-who-shone-in-super-rugby-transtasman-final
the article said "Here are Stuff’s player ratings from Eden Park. Joseph Pearson rated the Blues and Paul Cully the Highlanders"??
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@nostrildamus Yeah, he's a weird bitchy "journalist" who rates Frizzell the best player every week. Complete joke.
