Highlanders v Blues

[Mattasaurus]

@KiwiMurph said in Highlanders v Blues:

@Mattasaurus said in Highlanders v Blues:

@African-Monkey said in Highlanders v Blues:

@antipodean said in Highlanders v Blues:

Is it just me or is Akira's absence noticeable..?

If only captain combover could elucidate me on what he wasn't doing effectively.

Not allowed to say that.....

Ill say it .. akira wasn't good enough for the Abs

If that's the standard given how Akira played for the ABs then about 70% of the current squad have the same issue

I wouldn't disagree with that either.... I simply do not thin akira ever lived up to the hype / potential ( and he is not the only one in that category)

[antipodean]

@Yeetyaah said in Highlanders v Blues:

Why do they need to drop another? Is this a new rule or???

If you force uncontested scrums as a result of receiving a YC, that means you have to drop a player.

[Mattasaurus]

wow ... this game is mental

[Machpants]

Big Jim needs to take ioane position in abs

[mariner4life]

I literally just clapped on my couch. Inspired play

[Yeetyaah]

Timoci making an All Blacks debut this year

[Machpants]

@Yeetyaah said in Highlanders v Blues:

Timoci making an All Blacks debut this year

Razor says no experience and not crusaders

[Grooter]

Tavatavanawai unbelievable leader for this team

[Mattasaurus]

big knock on in there missed

[mariner4life]

The Blues have no direction

[African Monkey]

@Mattasaurus said in Highlanders v Blues:

@African-Monkey said in Highlanders v Blues:

@antipodean said in Highlanders v Blues:

Is it just me or is Akira's absence noticeable..?

If only captain combover could elucidate me on what he wasn't doing effectively.

Not allowed to say that.....

Ill say it .. akira wasn't good enough for the Abs

The question is about him being missed by the Blues.

[Yeetyaah]

Red card

[African Monkey]

@mariner4life said in Highlanders v Blues:

The Blues have no direction

Yup all over the shop.

[Machpants]

Lol 13 men and losing. Big Jim for ABs Captain

[No Quarter]

@Mattasaurus said in Highlanders v Blues:

@KiwiMurph said in Highlanders v Blues:

@Mattasaurus said in Highlanders v Blues:

@African-Monkey said in Highlanders v Blues:

@antipodean said in Highlanders v Blues:

Is it just me or is Akira's absence noticeable..?

If only captain combover could elucidate me on what he wasn't doing effectively.

Not allowed to say that.....

Ill say it .. akira wasn't good enough for the Abs

If that's the standard given how Akira played for the ABs then about 70% of the current squad have the same issue

I wouldn't disagree with that either.... I simply do not thin akira ever lived up to the hype / potential ( and he is not the only one in that category)

It's a shame as just when it looked like he'd got the mental side of things right and really matured as a player, we got two one-eyed Cantabs in charge unwilling to give him a go. But let's not get distracted from a cracking match

[KiwiMurph]

@mariner4life said in Highlanders v Blues:

The Blues have no direction

But but but.... they have Beauden......

[Bones]

@Grooter said in Highlanders v Blues:

Tavatavanawai unbelievable leader for this team

If he could do this at international level, he'd be a sensational bench man

[antipodean]

@mariner4life said in Highlanders v Blues:

The Blues have no direction

To be fair, they're missing their established All Blacks.

[KiwiMurph]

Hope Funaki isn't too bad. Rough way to go out

[mariner4life]

Lol i was actually taught to clean out much like that (except not off feet) to smash the arms and break the grip on the ball.

Rugby was so different even 20 years ago