Auckland v Northland

[Duluth]

Another positive was the goalkicking from Plummer and that long range effort from Sullivan

[Tim]

@Duluth Sullivan's long kicking game was good too.

[Duluth]

@Tim said in Auckland v Northland:

@Duluth Sullivan's long kicking game was good too.

Yup great distance. If I was picking the Blues he would be the starting fullback

Still raw and he’ll make mistakes but he has a massive upside

[J77]

@taniwharugby did any one question the ref for that obstruction that lead to one of their tries? Didn’t look like it from what I could see, and that’s been the big issue with our leadership. Get in the refs ear and persuade him to have a look. Other skippers do it so well.

[taniwharugby]

@J77 Olsen seems more of a follow me leader, doesnt seem to do much talking...talk too much to the ref you look like a whinger, not enough you look silly!

[J77]

@taniwharugby I’ll take being a whinger any day.. much like what us Northland supporters do every week out of frustration!

[kev]

@J77 absolutely, our on field leadership is lacking. Someone needs to give Rene a clip around the ears when he is stupid.

[Kirwan]

Crazy game, happy with our attitude and character to get the win. Weird when you can’t attack of your normal set pieces.

Ruru was fucking amazing.

[Duluth]

[kev]

@J77 a few things:

• our onfield leadership needs to step up. Game management.
• early mistakes were dreadful again. In that regard Tuiloma can’t catch a ball which is an issue, Ranger WTF with the cross kick? And not passing?, Macalai started like he hadn’t seen a rugby ball ever. As a team we need less mistakes.
• behind all of this are some positives ( too early? ] the young guys getting time worked for me. Tua is coming of age and with Nock looking so good, and the other young guys we have some great options. Jacobsens return added something. We now compete physically.
• both firsts need to work on their kicking but I like what they bring.
• we have the worst exits in the game

[kev]

@Duluth that obstruction is discaceful. FFS!!!!

[taniwharugby]

@kev was an accidental off side at the lineout that lead to that ruck when an Auckland player ran into his own one too...very poor passage by the officials, but by the same token, it shouldnt have been that close for a poor decision to take the game away

[kev]

@taniwharugby no time to be reasonable. Straight forward decision. We should have been all over that with ref. Wonder if we need to have a Captains Challenge because frankly that is just piss poor.

[taniwharugby]

@kev surpised Stokes didnt have more to say to the ref, not usually shy of talking to the ref

[Tim]

So who is going to be back up hooker next week? I thought Joe Royal was injured?

[Dice]

@Tim said in Auckland v Northland:

So who is going to be back up hooker next week? I thought Joe Royal was injured?

Probably Michael Lea or Leif Schwencke.

[kev]

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[nzzp]

Just got to my phone now.

Watched this on delay without knowing the result. Ffs, don't know how we win that. So stoked, hopefully a great start for a win to the all blacks

Very gutsy win. Tough to come back and win down to 14, and random injuries cost us. I'll take it, really stoked for the boys right now

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[Dice]

The more I think about the rule that had us a man down, the more I realize just how dumb it is.

[nzzp]

@Dice said in Auckland v Northland:

The more I think about the rule that had us a man down, the more I realize just how dumb it is.

not intended for Auckland like this, but intended to stop cynical teams throwing up injuries for non-contested scrums.