QF: Blues v Tahs
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Lam offers more than Clarke for me.
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@Damo said in QF: Blues v Tahs:
@antipodean said in QF: Blues v Tahs:
@nzzp said in QF: Blues v Tahs:
@Damo said in QF: Blues v Tahs:
PT for me.
same
Clearly accidental. He's never looing at the ball.
I don't think it's clearly anything. It's marginal either way.
I am reminded of what an old law professor said to me about the word "clearly".
He said that one should never use the word "clearly" in submissions because if it the point is clear the judge will know it without you saying so - and if it is not clear your saying it is clear will not make it so.
Well there isn't a judge here and it's a contentious point apparently. So I rely on the evidence that the player that inadvertently kicked the ball was at no point looking down at it. So he either had radar, or it was accidental.
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@nzzp said in QF: Blues v Tahs:
@hydro11 said in QF: Blues v Tahs:
No PT for me. I think you have to be sure it is foul play to award it.
including SBW batting a ball out of play when he could have caught it? THe standard is the standard - for me, that should have had a closer look, it was a sneaky 'oh look I kicked the ball' for me, kinda like 'oops I wound up on the wrong side of the ruck'.
I don't really remember that one. The standard is that standard and the standard is that it has to be deliberate. If a player is sneaky enough to make it look accidental, then they probably deserve to get away with it. Being on the wrong side of the ruck is false equivalence. That is a penalty regardless of intent.
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Blues player of the match voting:
https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/6032/blues-motm-v-tahs-qf -
Great support play from Telea. That's what I like about him - not just scoring tries but does the basics so well.
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Tahs should bulk up in the off-season to better combat the physicality of the NZ teams.
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@antipodean I recall an article saying exactly the same at the end of last season and that they were focusing on that in their pre=season,
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@SBW1 said in QF: Blues v Tahs:
@antipodean I recall an article saying exactly the same at the end of last season and that they were focusing on that in their pre=season,
That was the basis of my joke.
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Good win to the Blues.
AK looks so much better playing tighter, certainly his best for the season IMO
Christie and BB and possibly coaching unit really need to take a look at the persistent use of that poor defensive bomb tactic.
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@antipodean Maybe they could just fuck off entirely? Would be better for all involved.
Blues way below par only managing 41. Very disappointed to be so far wide of the mark with my prediction.
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@Derpus said in QF: Blues v Tahs:
@antipodean Maybe they could just fuck off entirely? Would be better for all involved.
Blues way below par only managing 41. Very disappointed to be so far wide of the mark with my prediction.
I think there's the basis of a competitive team at the Tahs, they just need better coaching (and a five-eighth). Accuracy and intent at the breakdown cost them. The scrum gave away important territory. Those are things they can fix.
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@Damo said in QF: Blues v Tahs:
Heard TJ say that no team has ever come to NZ and won a playoff game. Is that record right from the beginning of Super Rugby? Impressive if so.
Yup NZ undefeated at home in play offs vs foreign teams. But the fact hat home team wins 80 odd percent overall means that is not that meaningful
