Blues v Highlanders

[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.

[Bones]

@Stargazer godammit. Blues B by a million.

[mariner4life]

@Bones said in Blues v Highlanders:

Oh great, Paul Williams.

Put your life savings on the blues.

You're not... you're not having a go at the ref are you?

[Tim]

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/121921892/super-rugby-aotearoa-blues-highlanders-seek-consistency-from-refs-at-breakdown

[Snowy]

@Bones said in Blues v Highlanders:

Oh great, Paul Williams.

Put your life savings on the blues.

Excuses in early?

[KiwiMurph]

Michael Collins to beat the Blues with a last minute play.

[Bones]

@mariner4life said in Blues v Highlanders:

@Bones said in Blues v Highlanders:

Oh great, Paul Williams.

Put your life savings on the blues.

You're not... you're not having a go at the ref are you?

You....you picked up on that? I see you got your serious mask on quicksmart once required.

Williams was the ref in round 1 wasn't he? Thought he was good but had to laugh when I messaged the old man and all he did was come back complaining about the ref and the highlanders terrible win percentage under him.

[mariner4life]

I'm super serious

[Bones]

@mariner4life said in Blues v Highlanders:

I'm super serious

I thought you Aussies were laid back too.

[mariner4life]

@Bones said in Blues v Highlanders:

@mariner4life said in Blues v Highlanders:

I'm super serious

I thought you Aussies were laid back too.

Not often enough

[Dice]

Heard on the news that they've sold over 20,000 tickets for this game so far.

[Kiwiwomble]

if you'd asked me a few weeks back i would have been happy with playing the blues at this point in the comp...now....i dont know, come out of the bye against a red hot Blues.... i can only hope three weeks in they will be a bit more tired

edit: just read we're still not expecting Josh Ioane back

[African Monkey]

Hope we go with our strongest available side for every fixture personally. No need to make changes at this stage.

[Stargazer]

Highlanders
1 Ayden Johnstone, 2 Ash Dixon, 3 Siate Tokolahi, 4 Pari Pari Parkinson, 5 Josh Dickson, 6 Shannon Frizell, 7 Dillon Hunt, 8 Marino Mikaele Tu'u, 9 Aaron Smith, 10 Mitch Hunt, 11 Jona Nareki, 12 Sio Tomkinson, 13 Rob Thompson, 14 Sam Gilbert, 15 Scott Gregory.

Reserves:
16 Liam Coltman, 17 Daniel Lienert-Brown, 18 Jeff Thwaites, 19 Manaaki Selby-Rickit, 20 Teariki Ben-Nicholas, 21 Kayne Hammington, 22 Bryn Gatland, 23 Ngane Punivai

Unavailable due to injury: Nathan Vella (concussion), Nehe Milner-Skudder (shoulder), Josh Ioane (leg)

Season ending injuries: Sione Misiloi (foot), Thomas Umaga-Jensen (shoulder), James Lentjes (ankle), Tevita Nabura (back), Connor Garden-Bachop (back)

https://thehighlanders.co.nz/media-centre/news/1022-highlanders-team-to-play-the-blues

[mariner4life]

should be fun up front, but surely the class difference in the big numbers gets the Blues home