Force v Blues
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@Canerbry said in Force v Blues:
@KiwiMurph the attack wasn't up to much
Also true. But 26 phases 5 metres out from your own line is good.
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@Kirwan said in Force v Blues:
@Duluth said in Force v Blues:
Amazing defence.
Fuck you Gardner. Fuck you Riccitelli
Gardner should be dropped after that performance.
He won't be. He has his supporters which is unfathomable given his history. He's a veritable donkey.
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@antipodean said in Force v Blues:
@Kirwan said in Force v Blues:
@Duluth said in Force v Blues:
Amazing defence.
Fuck you Gardner. Fuck you Riccitelli
Gardner should be dropped after that performance.
He won't be. He has his supporters which is unfathomable given his history. He's a veritable donkey.
The whole team was desperate to keep the game close, that look for a red card was cynical.
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@Nepia Yeah we're certainly getting challenged and having to show our resolve in a lot of these games.
Would like to see us to start playing our best side with 4 games left before the finals. Need to start building combos that'll take us forward, no need to be playing Segner at 8, changing the midfield every week etc.
Take the win and move on.
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@KiwiMurph And deservedly so.
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@KiwiMurph They're always a tough side to put away. They were the same last year as well and always fight hard despite their limited player pool, and yes, even more impressive with covid through their squad the week before.
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Some tackling stats from the game. Blues made 237 tackles, the Force 111.
Blues top tacklers -
Papalii 29, Segner 24, RTS, Darry and Renata 14 (in his 23 minutes played), Tucker made 9 in his 10 mins played. -
@African-Monkey said in Force v Blues:
@Nepia Yeah we're certainly getting challenged and having to show our resolve in a lot of these games.
Would like to see us to start playing our best side with 4 games left before the finals. Need to start building combos that'll take us forward, no need to be playing Segner at 8, changing the midfield every week etc.
Take the win and move on.
Possibly to do with the protocols around ABs and playing minutes?
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@Nepia said in Force v Blues:
The Blues should have run away with this but that defence was epic. Good defence practice for the later games in the comp.
How does Riccitelli have a super contract?
Because Beauden needs a golfing buddy in Auckland.
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@Crucial True, but even so, I'd rather see us go with Akira at 8 and Plumtree at 6. Segner is a 7 and only a 7.
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@Canes4life Seems that way on social media.
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@African-Monkey said in Force v Blues:
@Crucial True, but even so, I'd rather see us go with Akira at 8 and Plumtree at 6. Segner is a 7 and only a 7.
Akira was only ever going to play half an hour at most. This was juggling resources.
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@Crucial Akira played most of the game though.....
Did you watch the game?
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@African-Monkey said in Force v Blues:
True, but even so, I'd rather see us go with Akira at 8 and Plumtree at 6. Segner is a 7 and only a 7.
Plumtree looked good at 8 in the preseason. Shame we haven’t seen that when Sotutu doesn’t play.
I suspect he’s missing out because he’s off contract next year and is likely leaving
