Blues v Highlanders

[Dice]

@Duluth I think so. He didn't play any pre-season or development games at the beginning of the year, but you could see in pictures that he was present at training.

[Mary]

Highlanders to win by 5!! :face_blowing_a_kiss: Do I hear laughing :angry_face:

[kiwiinmelb]

@Nepia said in Blues v Highlanders:

@Duluth said in Blues v Highlanders:

@Snowy said in Blues v Highlanders:

Oh, and Honey will be well pissed if we dis the 'Landers and play a B team.

B team?? I suggested two changes.

IMO Barrett to 10 would strengthen the team

TBH, I'm not sure it would. Black at 10 and Barrett at 15 with both having input in leading the team around the park seems to work pretty well.

Apologies if it’s already been discussed, And to go with that, is beaudy at 15 the best option for the ABs going forward ?

If it’s a yes , I’m all for him playing 15 at this level

[nzzp]

@Mary said in Blues v Highlanders:

Highlanders to win by 5!! :face_blowing_a_kiss: Do I hear laughing :angry_face:

Welcome aboard.

Long suffering Blues fans will take more than that to rise to your rancid bait We've lifted this year, but Blues/Highlanders used to be the competitive derby games to watch as a Blues fan. We should beat them at home... but can't ever be too confident. I expected teh Chiefs to dust them up in Round 1, and we know how that turned out

[Stargazer]

Blues v Highlanders: Saturday 27 June, 7:05pm, Eden Park Auckland

Referee: Paul Williams
Assistant Referee 1: Brendon Pickerill
Assistant Referee 2: Ben O’Keeffe
TMO: Mike Fraser

[Kirwan]

@nzzp said in Blues v Highlanders:

@Mary said in Blues v Highlanders:

Highlanders to win by 5!! :face_blowing_a_kiss: Do I hear laughing :angry_face:

Welcome aboard.

Long suffering Blues fans will take more than that to rise to your rancid bait We've lifted this year, but Blues/Highlanders used to be the competitive derby games to watch as a Blues fan. We should beat them at home... but can't ever be too confident. I expected teh Chiefs to dust them up in Round 1, and we know how that turned out

Yes, when things start going this well I start to get nervous.

[mariner4life]

@Kirwan said in Blues v Highlanders:

@nzzp said in Blues v Highlanders:

@Mary said in Blues v Highlanders:

Highlanders to win by 5!! :face_blowing_a_kiss: Do I hear laughing :angry_face:

Welcome aboard.

Long suffering Blues fans will take more than that to rise to your rancid bait We've lifted this year, but Blues/Highlanders used to be the competitive derby games to watch as a Blues fan. We should beat them at home... but can't ever be too confident. I expected teh Chiefs to dust them up in Round 1, and we know how that turned out

Yes, when things start going this well I start to get nervous.

don't give us that

Yesterday Blues posters were all about rotating out players to rest them up for championship deciders later in the year.

You're up and about, and already buying bottles of silver polish.

own it

[Kirwan]

@mariner4life said in Blues v Highlanders:

@Kirwan said in Blues v Highlanders:

@nzzp said in Blues v Highlanders:

@Mary said in Blues v Highlanders:

Highlanders to win by 5!! :face_blowing_a_kiss: Do I hear laughing :angry_face:

Welcome aboard.

Long suffering Blues fans will take more than that to rise to your rancid bait We've lifted this year, but Blues/Highlanders used to be the competitive derby games to watch as a Blues fan. We should beat them at home... but can't ever be too confident. I expected teh Chiefs to dust them up in Round 1, and we know how that turned out

Yes, when things start going this well I start to get nervous.

don't give us that

Yesterday Blues posters were all about rotating out players to rest them up for championship deciders later in the year.

You're up and about, and already buying bottles of silver polish.

own it

Currently we are clearly in the top two, but that can change pretty quick in a NZ conference. Our worst teams are strong teams in the SA and OZ conferences, for example.

Even when we were "bad", if the QF spots were manipulated to get one form SA and OZ there we'd have made those.

And if you are talking about Duluth's "rotation", that was a whopping TWO players. Hardly 2007 R & R levels there.

[mariner4life]

@Kirwan said in Blues v Highlanders:

@mariner4life said in Blues v Highlanders:

@Kirwan said in Blues v Highlanders:

@nzzp said in Blues v Highlanders:

@Mary said in Blues v Highlanders:

Highlanders to win by 5!! :face_blowing_a_kiss: Do I hear laughing :angry_face:

Welcome aboard.

Long suffering Blues fans will take more than that to rise to your rancid bait We've lifted this year, but Blues/Highlanders used to be the competitive derby games to watch as a Blues fan. We should beat them at home... but can't ever be too confident. I expected teh Chiefs to dust them up in Round 1, and we know how that turned out

Yes, when things start going this well I start to get nervous.

don't give us that

Yesterday Blues posters were all about rotating out players to rest them up for championship deciders later in the year.

You're up and about, and already buying bottles of silver polish.

own it

Currently we are clearly in the top two, but that can change pretty quick in a NZ conference. Our worst teams are strong teams in the SA and OZ conferences, for example.

Even when we were "bad", if the QF spots were manipulated to get one form SA and OZ there we'd have made those.

And if you are talking about Duluth's "rotation", that was a whopping TWO players. Hardly 2007 R & R levels there.

if backtracking was an olympic sport...

[Snowy]

@mariner4life said in Blues v Highlanders:

if backtracking was an olympic sport...

I just read it again and people were talking about a bit of a reshuffle and giving guys time on field to cover for injuries. Not really seeing the backtracking or the original "rotating" as such.

Certainly not for championship deciders - we are far to experienced for that nonsense.

[mariner4life]

fuck, everyone got the serious face on today?

[nzzp]

@mariner4life said in Blues v Highlanders:

fuck, everyone got the serious face on today?

[Snowy]

@mariner4life said in Blues v Highlanders:

fuck, everyone got the serious face on today?

It's the decade plus of failure showing through. You're a chiefs fan you should understand.

[Hooroo]

@nzzp said in Blues v Highlanders:

@mariner4life said in Blues v Highlanders:

fuck, everyone got the serious face on today?

… or put the mockers on their faux-championship winning season

[Bones]

Oh great, Paul Williams.

Put your life savings on the blues.

[ACT Crusader]

@Hooroo said in Blues v Highlanders:

@nzzp said in Blues v Highlanders:

@mariner4life said in Blues v Highlanders:

fuck, everyone got the serious face on today?

… or put the mockers on their faux-championship winning season

All I know it won’t be down to bad coaching if the Blues players stuff up the un-losable season

[Kirwan]

@ACT-Crusader said in Blues v Highlanders:

@Hooroo said in Blues v Highlanders:

@nzzp said in Blues v Highlanders:

@mariner4life said in Blues v Highlanders:

fuck, everyone got the serious face on today?

… or put the mockers on their faux-championship winning season

All I know it won’t be down to bad coaching if the Blues players stuff up the un-losable season

Nope We finally have good coaches, Coventry has the forwards humming, and much fitter which is making a hude difference on defence. And Leon is making far better selections than the past two coaches.

[nzzp]

@Kirwan spot on. And consistent selections too, clarity about what the team needs from different positions

[Bones]

@nzzp said in Blues v Highlanders:

@Kirwan spot on. And consistent selections too, clarity about what the B team needs from different positions

Yes.

[Stargazer]

Josh Ioane ruled out of this game. NMS still not available either. Ngane Punivai cleared to play.