SF Wellington v Auckland
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I thought JGB and CGB combined well together in the QF. Had a bit of a bro connection going on in attack.
JGB is a bit up and down in running the attack but he does have a half decent kicking game.
PUJ unavailable, I wonder what ratio of games he has been fit versus being injured.
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@ACT-Crusader said in SF Wellington v Auckland:
I thought JGB and CGB combined well together in the QF. Had a bit of a bro connection going on in attack.
JGB is a bit up and down in running the attack but he does have a half decent kicking game.
PUJ unavailable, I wonder what ratio of games he has been fit versus being injured.
PUJ has been available for most games I think. He's been injured recently luckily Higgins has been fit these weeks. And TUJ is worse on the injury front. But PUJ won't go further until he can stay fit game after game
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Wellington by about 10
Most of the Auckland players are in decent form but the team hasn't been functioning well. Unforced errors grouped together over a small period of time.. plus stretches of the game where we seem to be in a battle with the ref (I guess there's too much chat?)
The tight 5 has generally been good and Funaki has been consistent
The backs have gotten worse as the competition has gone on. Partially injuries to the outsides but also problems in the midfield. Evans/Lam went well early but there's been too many disruptions since then
Loosies have been unbalanced all year. Thats where Wellington should have the biggest advantage. Niko concedes a lot of penalties, Pugh is untidy off the scrum and his ruck work is inaccurate. Then there's Gibson.. some games he's been excellent, others he's been our worst defender
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@Duluth said in SF Wellington v Auckland:
Wellington by about 10
Most of the Auckland players are in decent form but the team hasn't been functioning well. Unforced errors grouped together over a small period of time.. plus stretches of the game where we seem to be in a battle with the ref (I guess there's too much chat?)
The tight 5 has generally been good and Funaki has been consistent
The backs have gotten worse as the competition has gone on. Partially injuries to the outsides but also problems in the midfield. Evans/Lam went well early but there's been too many disruptions since then
Loosies have been unbalanced all year. Thats where Wellington should have the biggest advantage. Niko concedes a lot of penalties, Pugh is untidy off the scrum and his ruck work is inaccurate. Then there's Gibson.. some games he's been excellent, others he's been our worst defender
Interesting re: Gibson. I was really impressed with his work for the Canes when he got a run earlier this year. Seemed to be into everything.
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Hickey needs to either kick the ball out or up in the air. They're murdering us on the counter so far.
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@taniwharugby scrum has been great without Angus, he has not played a lot for us at all.
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@number9 said in SF Wellington v Auckland:
@taniwharugby scrum has been great without Angus, he has not played a lot for us at all.
This did not age well haha
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Come one Aumua, sort your throwing.
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Nice build up play from Auckland there until one of our favorite sons Simon Hickey drops it.
