Highlanders v Hurricanes - round 5

[akan004]

@KiwiMurph said in Highlanders v Hurricanes - round 5:

@akan004 said in Highlanders v Hurricanes - round 5:

NZ teams and their reluctance to go for the drop goal.

Well well

Should have done it inside their 22 a few minutes ago. 40 metres out is never easy.

[akan004]

How was that high shot not called?

[KiwiMurph]

Wonderful game.

Comp keeps delivering

[Machpants]

@Yeetyaah said in Highlanders v Hurricanes - round 5:

@ACT-Crusader Landers 13+

Thanks for the Jinx

[Bones]

Looked to me like the AR called it.

Didn't deserve it anyway, only kept in the game by two canes gimmes.

[canefan]

Aumua just had to throw it in straight. A lucky escape

[Bones]

@Bones said in Highlanders v Hurricanes - round 5:

Looked to me like the AR called it.

The high tackle I mean.

[SouthernMann]

That sucked. Good game of rugby though. A lot of should haves...

[KiwiMurph]

@canefan said in Highlanders v Hurricanes - round 5:

Aumua just had to throw it in straight. A lucky escape

I thought Canes might have taken 3 instead of gone for the line

[Grooter]

@SouthernMann looking forward to next week, Ajay and Josh Bartlett should definitely stay in the 23

[Bones]

@Grooter said in Highlanders v Hurricanes - round 5:

@SouthernMann looking forward to next week, Ajay and Josh Bartlett should definitely stay in the 23

Thought Te Hiwi did well.

[KiwiInLondon]

@Bones said in Highlanders v Hurricanes - round 5:

@Grooter said in Highlanders v Hurricanes - round 5:

@SouthernMann looking forward to next week, Ajay and Josh Bartlett should definitely stay in the 23

Thought Te Hiwi did well.

Agreed. He’s actually a bloody good player with ball in hand. Has been injured a lot and has the case of the dropsies but good potential

[Mattasaurus]

@SouthernMann said in Highlanders v Hurricanes - round 5:

That sucked. Good game of rugby though. A lot of should haves...

Landers created plenty of opportunities , some poor options, pushed passes etc.... cost them

[canefan]

@KiwiMurph said in Highlanders v Hurricanes - round 5:

@canefan said in Highlanders v Hurricanes - round 5:

Aumua just had to throw it in straight. A lucky escape

I thought Canes might have taken 3 instead of gone for the line

Lack of a decent kicker? Made sense, at least we would have forced them under the posts

[Landers92]

How the fuck did they not get penalized for that head high, that was deadset coat hanger. Woeful from the ref, touchies and TMO. Unreal actually.

Good game overall. Well done to the canes. Need to retain ball a lot better. On to next week

[canefan]

@Landers92 said in Highlanders v Hurricanes - round 5:

How the fuck did they not get penalized for that head high, that was deadset coat hanger. Woeful from the ref, touchies and TMO. Unreal actually.

Good game overall. Well done to the canes. Need to retain ball a lot better. On to next week

Didn't the comms say the ref missed it so the TMO couldn't intervene? Back in the old days the touchie would have raised his flag

[Stag]

@KiwiMurph if your saying that Blackadder has limited physical impact then you have rocks for brains…

[antipodean]

@Mattasaurus said in Highlanders v Hurricanes - round 5:

@SouthernMann said in Highlanders v Hurricanes - round 5:

That sucked. Good game of rugby though. A lot of should haves...

Landers created plenty of opportunities , some poor options, pushed passes etc.... cost them

I thought they looked devoid of solutions towards the end. No clear pattern of play. Slow ball from rucks to forwards standing still.

Didn't take the option to attempt a drop goal when they were in a better position, and like McAlister went for a hail mary miles out.

[KiwiInLondon]

I find the lack of first phase strike play from the backline concerning for the highlanders. At lot of it was static and lacked go forward outside of the individual efforts of a few players. We don’t offer any uncertainty to opposition defense

[Bovidae]

@antipodean said in Highlanders v Hurricanes - round 5:

@gt12 said in Highlanders v Hurricanes - round 5:

Oh wow, Tangitau

I though Love had been doing sprint training?

Taumoefolau ran past him last week too.