Southland v Northland

[J77]

All these players have talent of sorts, just might as well have an empty coaches box.

[kev]

Maybe the backs should introduce themselves.

[taniwharugby]

@kev to the coaches too

[kev]

Can we clear without conceding a penalty

[Chiefy07]

Great pass and vision from Nock and great line from Ranger.

[Chiefy07]

Wasn't much of an advantage. Don't think that offload would've been thrown if they were expecting him to call advantage over so soon

[kev]

That touchie hasn’t called anything our way.

[J77]

Our reaction time at the cleanout is way too slow.

[kev]

Very laboured attack. Tight lines, not finding space or moving defenders around.

[Chiefy07]

Wouldn't change the outcome but thought it was weird the ref telling Hawkins there's time and then as he kicks it says times up.

[J77]

The guy in the opposition coaches box will be welcome to come back north if he likes..

How we let these guys out nearly 40 on us is beyond me.

Bonus point could be crucial, so a small silver lining I guess

[kev]

Two bonus points keeps us ahead.

But it’s all been said before. A team lacking fitness and polish that comes from good coaching and culture.

Our props look bigger than when the season started and they weren’t fit then.

[J77]

Is this 2 bonus point system still in use? It shows us a point ahead of Southland.

[kev]

@j77 said in Southland v Northland:

Is this 2 bonus point system still in use? It shows us a point ahead of Southland.

Yep.

[kev]

@j77 said in Southland v Northland:

Is this 2 bonus point system still in use? It shows us a point ahead of Southland.

The decision to take a quick tap at end was inspired. We need Taranaki to win by more than 7 and not concede 4 tries and we earn 😀 a spot in the semis. Nothing ever seemed so hollow.

[Machpants]

@kev said in Southland v Northland:

@j77 said in Southland v Northland:

Is this 2 bonus point system still in use? It shows us a point ahead of Southland.

The decision to take a quick tap at end was inspired. We need Taranaki to win by more than 7 and not concede 4 tries and we earn 😀 a spot in the semis. Nothing ever seemed so hollow.

Yeah the right to get spanked a further time this season

[J77]

@machpants sad but true

[kev]

@machpants said in Southland v Northland:

@kev said in Southland v Northland:

@j77 said in Southland v Northland:

Is this 2 bonus point system still in use? It shows us a point ahead of Southland.

The decision to take a quick tap at end was inspired. We need Taranaki to win by more than 7 and not concede 4 tries and we earn 😀 a spot in the semis. Nothing ever seemed so hollow.

Yeah the right to get spanked a further time this season

We are always good for 1 or 2 games a season. So we possibly have another in us.

[taniwharugby]

Yeah our tactics are pretty shit all round, I expect some of the poor decisions being made are through lack of confidence, in both the players around them and fatigue given how unfit some of our players are.

Hawkins sets our attack far too deep and then our passing slow and targets almost static....so when we have done 3 passes we are over 10m behind where we started...meaning setting targets for our forwards over the gain line, they will always be a split second slower having to adjust after they get up and start toward the gain line...assuming we aren't setting targets well behind, in which case our forwards are too slow 😀

[J77]

@kev yeah we’ll likely beat BOP then absolutely cake the semi..put the house on it. It’s how we roll.