Blues v Highlanders

[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

[Kiwiwomble]

@mariner4life said in Blues v Highlanders:

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

was going to say pretty much exactly the same thing...heart kind of sunk at 14 and 15

koroi was solid last game except the card...really surprised he hasn't even made the bench