Waratahs v Blues

taniwharugby

@hooroo which team

Good to see Wright getting a start!

does this word not mean what I think it means?

There are still defections this week which means Northland and Maori All Black prop Ross Wright gets his first start at loosehead prop after seven games off the bench.

Louis

Jeez, what's happened to Pauliasi Manu? I'd still pick him at LH ahead of Tim Perry in the ABs though.

Some decent players on that injured list. I was a bit of a fan of Nanai a year or two ago, but he's dropped away.

Ruining the NZ teams winning streak the final straw for the clowns involved with the Blues?

Bovidae

None of the leaders have been held accountable for the Jaguares loss. I would have benched Parsons but the problem is, he is easily the best Blues hooker (damned with faint praise).

Duluth

Moulds preferred ahead of Apisai again? Which is the correct call, but why wasn't that the case a week ago?

Taramai preferred ahead of Pryor? That seems strange given the form this year. The extra cover that Taramai provides is irrelevant because there's enough 6/8 cover with the starters.

Leger/Ioane wrong way around. Again.

They have run out of patience with Gatland?

Or is the injury list wrong again?

Good to see Wright get a start. He has earned it.

Pleased to see Clarke out there finally. The back three is ok given the resources. I like Duffie at fullback.. he's finding form and the more he touches the ball the better. Two very inexperienced wingers though.

mariner4life

another unwanted sequence breaker for the Blues coming up then

nzzp

Mr & Mrs Ioane: Hey Tana, here's a Lamborghini! Free of charge, wants to be driven.

Tana: Thanks fellas, I needed something to plough my fields. They're nice and muddy after some rain.

KiwiMurph

Clark vs Clarke out on the wing should be fun.

Waratahs:

Israel Folau, Cam Clark, Lalakai Foketi, Kurtley Beale, Taqele Naiyaravoro, Bernard Foley, Jake Gordon; Michael Wells, Michael Hooper, Will Miller, Rob Simmons, Ned Hanigan, Sekope Kepu, Damien Fitzpatrick, Tom Robertson.

Reserves: Hugh Roach, Harry Johnson-Holmes, Paddy Ryan, Tom Staniforth, Jed Holloway, Nick Phipps, Curtis Rona, Bryce Hegarty.

Bovidae

Has Phipps been dropped for penance?

mimic

@duluth said in Waratahs v Blues:

Taramai preferred ahead of Pryor? That seems strange given the form this year. The extra cover that Taramai provides is irrelevant because there's enough 6/8 cover with the starters.

On the bright side, Papali'i is starting ahead of both of them.

KiwiMurph

@bovidae No. Gordon is the preferred 9 anyway.

taniwharugby

@mimic so the sub will be made at 58 mins regardless of how well he is playing...

Snowy

@mariner4life said in Waratahs v Blues:

another unwanted sequence breaker for the Blues coming up then

I wince every time I see the title of this thread (actually I wince whenever I here about the Blues).

nzzp

@snowy said in Waratahs v Blues:

@mariner4life said in Waratahs v Blues:

another unwanted sequence breaker for the Blues coming up then

I wince every time I see the title of this thread (actually I wince whenever I here about the Blues).

me too!

Snowy

@nzzp said in Waratahs v Blues:

@snowy said in Waratahs v Blues:

@mariner4life said in Waratahs v Blues:

another unwanted sequence breaker for the Blues coming up then

I wince every time I see the title of this thread (actually I wince whenever I here about the Blues).

me too!

We should start #metoo campaign. Supporting the Blues is certainly emotional abuse and a support group might be needed. We could have celebrities speaking out in our favour and JK as patron. I am reaching Australian cricket levels of "win at all costs".

taniwharugby

don't worry guys, they will win this weekend and all will be well with the Blues...until next week.

Snowy

@taniwharugby said in Waratahs v Blues:

don't worry guys, they will win this weekend and all will be well with the Blues...until next week.

For some reason I don't share your confidence - I think they call it experience.

nzzp

@taniwharugby said in Waratahs v Blues:

don't worry guys, they will win this weekend and all will be well with the Blues...until next week.

THIS IS OUR WEEK

Weirdly, I have a good feeling about this game. We have done some good damage to the Tahs in the past ... hopefully that continues this week.

Also, this feels like an abusive relationship.

NTA

NRL officials asked for an investigation into the surface at Brookvale aka Knee Surgeon's Paradise.

Hooper will play a good game as its in his home territory but the rest of them will wonder what kind of poorly-lit, 70s horror film they just walked into.

It really is a shit hole.

taniwharugby

@snowy this is the Blues, they are playing shite and should get spanked....

Snowy

@nzzp said in Waratahs v Blues:

THIS IS OUR WEEK

I'm really just hoping to win a half (or even a few minutes).

The Silver Fern

Waratahs v Blues