Blues 2018

Duluth

7-5 Blues late in the first half

Lots of errors in attack in the first quarter for the Blues. Canes try came from a Plummer grubber that went wrong.. 60m run for the try

Canes on the goal line for ten minutes but great Blues defence held them out.

Plummer got an outside break and feed inside to Visinia for the Blues score

Duluth

That’s the HT score

Blues finished that half ok. A lot less errors now

Duluth

Canes score early in the second. Didn’t see it well.. a pick and go from short range I think

Clarke responds with a powerful angled run from 20m out. He looks scary at full pace

12-12

Duluth

Intercept Gregory, 40m unopposed run under the posts

Blues 19-12

Duluth

Two breaks from Plummer both force Canes penalties. He takes the shot 22-12

Duluth

Good team try from the kick off, multiple phases, good linking. Finished by Storm.

29-12

Duluth

Another one. Not sure who, all the reserve loosies linking well

Full time 36-12

Higgins

Haven't seen who is listed as coaching the Hurricanes side but it does look to have all the hallmarks or Earl Va'a being involved. Just having a quick look through the away team and from memory it looks like a couple of that team might have played on a side rolled for over 100 points by Hastings BHS last year.

Tim

@duluth Any standouts? How did Tamarau McGahan (7) and the halfback go?

Thanks for the commentary!

Duluth

@tim

7 gave away dumb ruck penalty 1m form the opposition goal. Didn’t really notice the halfbacks

Next game on

Perofeta looks good already. Variety of attacking kicks, sneaks through traffic and a good offload.

Hyland scores after a long build up

Perofeta with another half break and offload, Leger with a good run. 50m and several phases later Adrian Smith is held up

7-0

Stargazer

@higgins said in Blues 2018:

Haven't seen who is listed as coaching the Hurricanes side but it does look to have all the hallmarks or Earl Va'a being involved. Just having a quick look through the away team and from memory it looks like a couple of that team might have played on a side rolled for over 100 points by Hastings BHS last year.

Darren Larsen is the Canes U20 head coach.

Duluth

Leger scores from the following scrum. Good power

14-0

Duluth

Chiefs score in the corner. Matich, who has been good so far, got stepped out wide.

14-5

Duluth

Flat ball from ~~Ruru~~ (not Ruru late change), Perofeta hits it at pace 15m out. Almost gets to the line. Chiefs rip it out

9 & 10 looking good

Duluth

Chiefs score in the same corner. I have an obstructed view, no idea what happened there.

Looks like a new halfback on for the Blues. Not sure when that happened

14-12

Duluth

@duluth said in Blues 2018:

Flat ball from Ruru

Not sure it was him. He was listed to start but I think the HB might be someone else. Doesn’t look like the NH sub either

Steven Harris

Chiefs left winger Malo Tuitoma who has scored both the Chiefs try’s looks dangerous with ball in hand

Duluth

Chiefs do their best to bomb a try, messy passes in front of the posts. Ball dribbles out to the right wing and they’re in again

21-12 Chiefs

Duluth

That’s halftime

Leger, Perofeta the standouts

Matich has been busy. Moala Liava’a has had some good moments, half breaks but he also conceded a penalty from a late tackle on a kicker. Great tackle, just half a second too late.

Want to see Manu get more ball he’s looked dangerous with the few touches he got

Stargazer

@steven-harris said in Blues 2018:

Chiefs left winger Malo Tuitoma who has scored both the Chiefs try’s looks dangerous with ball in hand

He's with the Chiefs? Had completely missed that. Wellington lad.

The Silver Fern

Blues 2018