Reds v Blues
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@African-Monkey said in Reds v Blues:
@Duluth I like how Pat Tu'ipulotu didn't even know wh Tim Ryan was haha.
Weird hearing him swear too. He normally is very formal in front of the press
Cotter made some interesting comments about how good SR is and that’s it’s not promoted well enough.
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Thought we missed Akira’s clean out work. It’s even more important when a ref allows a lot to go.
James Thompson made his debut in the last few minutes with plenty of pressure on. Not complicated but he made the last pass to Caleb before his break.. he must’ve been nervous as the ball was coming to him
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@Duluth said in Reds v Blues:
@African-Monkey said in Reds v Blues:
@Duluth I like how Pat Tu'ipulotu didn't even know wh Tim Ryan was haha.
Weird hearing him swear too. He normally is very formal in front of the press
Cotter made some interesting comments about how good SR is and that’s it’s not promoted well enough.
It is haha, just on a personal level slightly off topic, I went to school with him, he heard me swear once and was shocked as he had never heard me swear before. I've known him since we were 5 year Olds and it's the first time I've heard him swear in his life haha. He's always been a humble, polite person. Random crap story but thought I'd throw it in haha.
Cotter is right, the comp does need better promotion. You do get some very good rugby played, yet hardly anyone cares about it. The gap between the Kiwi and aussie sides is also closing drastically compared to a few years back. The Blues for arguments sake are 8-1 and play great rugby, but people in Auckland would rather watch the 3 from 8 wahs run around and they're one of the most boring sides to watch in the NRL, so yes, better promotion would help.
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@Duluth Yup, Akira was a massive loss. His size and strength in contact is key for how we want to play.
He's an underrated leader too.
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Segner played well but ideally someone like Suafoa should be there when Akira isn’t there.. but that’s not possible right now. Segner is more similar to Dalton and Sotutu
All three loosies played well but the mix was off
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@antipodean said in Reds v Blues:
@African-Monkey The way I see it Funaki is competing with Fakatava for the third spot assuming Roigard is out, TJP is first and Christie is an incumbent.
Hopefully Christie's out.
McWhannell must surely be in the squad given his play this year. Safe lineout leader, body mover at rucks. Does core lock roles very well.
(Roigard), Perenara, Ratima, Funaki.
Christie and Fakatava are not test-standard halfbacks. I'm sick of hearing their names come up in these discussions.
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@Duluth said in Reds v Blues:
James Thompson made his debut in the last few minutes with plenty of pressure on. Not complicated but he made the last pass to Caleb before his break.. he must’ve been nervous as the ball was coming to him
His first involvement was winning the lineout off the Reds throw.
I haven't read the 2nd half comments yet but the losing of that game for Qld was the stupid box kick from the reserve halfback while on attack. They needed to keep the pressure on the Blues by retaining possession. The Reds really miss McReight to provide some pressure at the breakdown. A good game though.
