Southland v Waikato

ARHS

@Bovidae Is there any update around Johnstone. Thought he was a consideration for the extra 11 AB's, but still unaware of what happened to him after coming on in North v South.

Tupaea has been a real mixed bag this year. Does some very good things and some reckless/clumsy things. Hope he regains his full confidence. Also hoping to see Lansdown back at his best in time

Bovidae

@ARHS said in Southland v Waikato:

@Bovidae Is there any update around Johnstone. Thought he was a consideration for the extra 11 AB's, but still unaware of what happened to him after coming on in North v South.

He went off for an HIA test so I can only assume he had concussion symptoms. But that was a while ago now.

African Monkey

Loving the stags revival this year. Hope they can get up again. Up the Stags!

Yeetyaah

Great to see Messam back. Weird that Tupaea isn't playing.

Higgins

@Yeetyaah Who's older, Thomson or Messam?

African Monkey

Looks a beaut of a day in the deep south.

Yeetyaah

@Higgins Thomson is 38 and Messam is 36

Crucial

@Yeetyaah said in Southland v Waikato:

@Higgins Thomson is 38 and Messam is 36

Old enough is good enough.

African Monkey

@Yeetyaah Just babies compared to Jason Rutledge.

Yeetyaah

Shit I'm a bit excited to see Messam back

Yeetyaah

Hahaha was that penalty for the 9 mouthing off?

African Monkey

A bit dumb there from Waikato not going to the lineout when they've had success there so far.

Yeetyaah

Te Whare-Crosby should have been able to take that easily.

Yeetyaah

This ref doesn't take any lip from the players eh

Yeetyaah

Both teams making mistakes in silly areas of the field. Annoying to watch

African Monkey

@Yeetyaah Waikato guilty of trying to go too wide too early.

Yeetyaah

Waikato midfield offside too much already.

African Monkey

I think both teams need to put boot to ball a bit more in these conditions. It's the type fo weather where you don't really want to be playing with the ball unless you're hot on attack.

Yeetyaah

Christ these handling errors are annoying.

African Monkey

@Yeetyaah Yeah the weather's atrocious. Kicking and playing more one off the ruck should be the name of the game for both sides.

Your idol Messam's on haha.

The Silver Fern

Southland v Waikato