Canes v Tahs (and drinks?)
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Billy Tell" data-cid="595548" data-time="1468064331"><p>
Does this mean the Tahs will probably miss out on the play-offs? Very sad times. I will miss their gentlemanly conduct and sense of fair-play which has lit up the competition over the last couple of seasons.</p></blockquote>
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<p>Bingo. With the Tahs pack, the gameplan is pretty simple but effective; bend the line, draw in defenders and then spread it wide with pace. When executed well we're very difficult to stop. A number of times last night our execution let us down at just the wrong time.</p>
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<p>For all the TMO gets involved, the trip on Kellaway should have been a YC, the neck roll/ face pull on Foley should have been more harshly dealt with and Pollock should have sent Coles from the field to clam down. No way I'd accept a captain speaking to me like that.</p>
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<p>If we're talking about the same incident (Tahs guy kicks over the top, Canes forward turns his back but moves into his path) I thought a penalty would have been understandable, the Foley one was odd because Barrett was the primary tackler but the guy who actually did the facial was the fatty who was behind BB, which could be his only defence. On the other side Foley falling into the tackle of the Canes MF that earned a YC was a little harsh I reckon. Good on Foley to recover from a near concussion to slot the penalty though ;)</p> -
In a sport where there are contentious decisions every minute if you look hard enough, contentious stuff in the background all the time if you're looking for it, and where your national and state teams are struggling often. How on earth can it be beneficial for the sport, in a market as competitive as Australia's, to put a whining bore in the commentary box to piss in the collective cornflakes and drag everyone down into his misery.<br><br>
Baffling, no wonder rugby will struggle in Australia with that level of lack of common sense. <br><br>
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<p>Yes it is. Its the second best game involving nz teams is weekend<br><br>
Running and argie bargy</p>
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<p>Crowd was really pissed about the trip on Kellaway and the face action on Foley.<br><br>
Otherwise, it was "home support" no different to any rugby ground in the world.<br><br>
The best thing about not having Fox is no Kearns</p>
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<p>Fairn enought they were a home crowd and so they meant to be one eyed, I still think it funny noone thought Skelton's shoulder into Shield's neck was ok.</p> -
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<p>Crowd was really pissed about the trip on Kellaway and the face action on Foley.<br><br>
Otherwise, it was "home support" no different to any rugby ground in the world.<br><br>
The best thing about not having Fox is no Kearns</p>
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<p>It was a trip but he was never going to get to the ball. Plus he would have run into the prop who was not obstructing anyway. About facewashing and off the ball stuff the Tahs take the cake. </p> -
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<p>Fairn enought they were a home crowd and so they meant to be one eyed, I still think it funny noone thought Skelton's shoulder into Shield's neck was ok.</p>
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<p>Funny I thought he swung his arm actually.... Kearnsie and the boys just thought it was a standard cleanout....</p> -
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<p>Fairn enought they were a home crowd and so they meant to be one eyed, I still think it funny noone thought Skelton's shoulder into Shield's neck was ok.</p>
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<p>Actually the replays at the ground took about two minutes to even find anything wrong. Once it established Skelton launched into a bloke on the deck, a few around me people muttered "idiot" and then it went back for the scrum anyway.</p>
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<p>Were they expected to boo their own player? I find most crowds will shut the fuck up when they see something wrong on the big screen (if they see it at all!) because they're waiting to see if they dodged a bullet.</p>
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<p>It was a trip but he was never going to get to the ball. </p>
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<p>Completely irrelevant - a player has obstructed another player coming through, and deliberately stuck his leg out. That's a foot trip and, in a lot of cases, a straight red card. The fact that it wasn't penalised at all is quite amazing given the home OB director gave the officials every chance to see it :)</p> -
<p>Skelton's just one big lazy thug. I remember he got away with trying to rip McCaw's head off on a few occasions when the Waratahs played the Crusaders last year!!</p>
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<p>Fair play - he's not JUST a big lazy thug. He does have good hands for the offload and is one of the best players I've seen at disrupting mauls.</p>
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<p>He could definitely stand to lose about 10kg and pick his moments to smash someone though.</p> -
Just watching a replay. How the hell did that NSW winger not get a red card?
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<p>He got a yellow because that is the directive at the moment - only red when lands on shoulder/head. Yeah its a shit decision, but then you look at the danger level of something like this and wonder if yellow was the right call here, given MNS landed on his shoulder/head and it was late and barely a tackle:</p>
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<p>Not jumping for the ball is the big difference, buts still bloody irresponsible by the Crusaders player.</p>
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<p>BB got up smiling. That's all</p>
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<p>Could see him on the big screen having a chuckle once he got his wind back. He knew the guy was off the field, even if it was just for 10 minutes. Glad he landed like he did because it could have been a right shocker.</p>
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<p>Taqele can fuck off. Doesn't work hard unless the ball is in his hands, and wasn't smart enough to step inside late in the game with Barrett coming across. Got picked off like the big, fat, lazy prick he is.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="canefan" data-cid="595767" data-time="1468143443"><p>To his credit the big guy apologised to BB, that's when I saw him smiling in reply. Very clumsy and very dangerous though. Reminded me a little bit of the Naholo one versus Wales</p></blockquote>
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<p>He got a yellow because that is the directive at the moment - only red when lands on shoulder/head. </p>
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<p>It's within Pollock's power to red card him though, isn't it? I know there are guidelines around how a player falls, but if a player intentionally commits foul play, then surely the ref can red card him.</p>
