Steamers vs Manawatu

[Donsteppa]

14 minutes in and the discipline and defence is still as poor as it was against Waikato. 7 - 0 to Manawatu.

[Donsteppa]

Half time, Manawatu 14, BoP 3. Different week, same .... mistakes.

[bop78]

Hard watch wouldn't think the Turbos were the team coming off a short turnaround

[Donsteppa]

@bop78 said in Steamers vs Manawatu:

Hard watch wouldn't think the Turbos were the team coming off a short turnaround

The concern is that we’re going into one next week. Handling is a big worry, can’t catch a proverbial cold...

[mariner4life]

We're awful!

[barky1]

Tits for hands and shit for brains

[Donsteppa]

The battle to avoid the wooden spoon looms.

[Stargazer]

@donsteppa Nah, Southland will win the wooden spoon. No doubt, whatsoever.

[Donsteppa]

Ref finally spots a Manawatu not straight throw...

[barky1]

How many times has Steel dropped it tonight? 5 at least I reckon

[Donsteppa]

Why didn’t we take the lineout at the end? Does Trask normally bang them over from 50m at training, or did we not know the (relatively) new rules?

[barky1]

Maybe because we lost nearly all of our lineouts since the reserve hooked came on? Still, would have preferred that over a 50m kick

[Donsteppa]

@barky1 said in Steamers vs Manawatu:

Maybe because we lost nearly all of our lineouts since the reserve hooked came on? Still, would have preferred that over a 50m kick

Even a quick tap or a midfield scrum...

[KiwiPie]

Stargazer said:

@donsteppa Nah, Southland will win the wooden spoon. No doubt, whatsoever.

Only because they could beat us with a bonus point and still not have enough points to be above us.

That conversion miss - ouch.

[mariner4life]

Donsteppa said:

Why didn’t we take the lineout at the end? Does Trask normally bang them over from 50m at training, or did we not know the (relatively) new rules?

Did you see the reserve hooker throwing? He had already missed an uncontested 4 ball

[Donsteppa]

mariner4life said:

Donsteppa said:

Why didn’t we take the lineout at the end? Does Trask normally bang them over from 50m at training, or did we not know the (relatively) new rules?

Did you see the reserve hooker throwing? He had already missed an uncontested 4 ball

I saw how far the ball landed from the posts, given there were three other options to get closer to the line/posts with ball in hand... even with dubious lineouts!

Second game in a row that none of the team will remember fondly.

[Higgins]

Particularly the goalkicker that hit the upright from directly in front.