Skip to content
  • Categories
Collapse

The Silver Fern

  • Tipping
  • Team Sheets
  • Highlights
  • Results
    • All Blacks

      Search every All Blacks Test. Filter results by year, opposition, location, venue, city and RWC stage

    • Super Rugby

      Search every Super Rugby since match 1996

    • NPC

      Search NPC results. Only first division matches from 1976-2005. All results from the 14 team competition (2006-present) are included

SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders

Scheduled Pinned Locked Moved Rugby Matches
blueshighlanders
743 Posts 58 Posters 48.1k Views 3 Watching
  • Oldest to Newest
  • Newest to Oldest
  • Most Votes
Reply
  • Reply as topic
Log in to reply
This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
  • TimT Tim

    Blues have to commit a forward to the back of many rucks, as Christie is late to the ruck.

    broughieB Offline
    broughieB Offline
    broughie
    wrote on last edited by
    #316

    @tim everything is slow from the rucks, lineouts etc which allows the Highlanders to get back into position. Imagine Aaron Smith behind the Blues.

    1 Reply Last reply
    4
    • A African Monkey

      @act-crusader Nah pretty hard to give that one yellow when Nareki's contact forced the slip imo.

      If it got given yellow however, I could see the reasoning behind it but penalty only fair call imo.

      BonesB Online
      BonesB Online
      Bones
      wrote on last edited by
      #317

      @african-monkey said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

      @act-crusader Nah pretty hard to give that one yellow when Nareki's contact forced the slip imo.

      If it got given yellow however, I could see the reasoning behind it but penalty only fair call imo.

      But it was Heem's contact that forced the slip....hence Nareki getting bumped off away from the contact...

      A K 2 Replies Last reply
      4
      • A Anonymous

        @gt12 said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

        @bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

        @gunner said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

        I’m behind the play, but I’m unsure how Dixon’s tackle is only yellow.

        No malice he says, but most red cards we see these days have no malice, so it’s irrelevant.

        Just wait until you see a red mitigated to a penalty 😬

        I cannot believe that we started at red when a guy literally tripped over, versus yellow for a tackle where a guy aimed with force to hit the key playmaker of the opposite team in the head with his shoulder.

        To be fair, the shoulder to head did start at red, they just wrongly mitigated it down to yellow saying it wasn't directly to the head.

        gt12G Offline
        gt12G Offline
        gt12
        wrote on last edited by gt12
        #318

        @anonymous said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

        @gt12 said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

        @bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

        @gunner said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

        I’m behind the play, but I’m unsure how Dixon’s tackle is only yellow.

        No malice he says, but most red cards we see these days have no malice, so it’s irrelevant.

        Just wait until you see a red mitigated to a penalty 😬

        I cannot believe that we started at red when a guy literally tripped over, versus yellow for a tackle where a guy aimed with force to hit the key playmaker of the opposite team in the head with his shoulder.

        To be fair, the shoulder to head did start at red, they just wrongly mitigated it down to yellow saying it wasn't directly to the head.

        I’m talking about the discussion on here - without checking the thread it felt like the starting point was (generally) YC unless you were supporting the Blues while the Heem one was almost automatically RC - when he literally fell over.

        @stargazer said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

        @anonymous said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

        @gt12 said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

        @bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

        @gunner said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

        I’m behind the play, but I’m unsure how Dixon’s tackle is only yellow.

        No malice he says, but most red cards we see these days have no malice, so it’s irrelevant.

        Just wait until you see a red mitigated to a penalty 😬

        I cannot believe that we started at red when a guy literally tripped over, versus yellow for a tackle where a guy aimed with force to hit the key playmaker of the opposite team in the head with his shoulder.

        To be fair, the shoulder to head did start at red, they just wrongly mitigated it down to yellow saying it wasn't directly to the head.

        If it wasn't direct contact to the head, the starting point isn't red, but yellow.

        You guys saying this must have seen different footage to the replays I saw. His shoulder literally smashes into the guy’s head. With force. Intentional force.

        A antipodeanA 2 Replies Last reply
        5
        • BonesB Bones

          @african-monkey said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

          @act-crusader Nah pretty hard to give that one yellow when Nareki's contact forced the slip imo.

          If it got given yellow however, I could see the reasoning behind it but penalty only fair call imo.

          But it was Heem's contact that forced the slip....hence Nareki getting bumped off away from the contact...

          A Online
          A Online
          African Monkey
          wrote on last edited by
          #319

          @bones Caused by Nareki running him off the ball.

          K BonesB 2 Replies Last reply
          0
          • A African Monkey

            @act-crusader Nah pretty hard to give that one yellow when Nareki's contact forced the slip imo.

            If it got given yellow however, I could see the reasoning behind it but penalty only fair call imo.

            ACT CrusaderA Offline
            ACT CrusaderA Offline
            ACT Crusader
            wrote on last edited by
            #320

            @african-monkey said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

            @act-crusader Nah pretty hard to give that one yellow when Nareki's contact forced the slip imo.

            If it got given yellow however, I could see the reasoning behind it but penalty only fair call imo.

            Heem made the contact from what I saw. Heem’s play was in the careless category and we’ve seen that punished with cards when a player is in the air and there’s been a collision like that.

            1 Reply Last reply
            2
            • BonesB Bones

              @african-monkey said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

              @act-crusader Nah pretty hard to give that one yellow when Nareki's contact forced the slip imo.

              If it got given yellow however, I could see the reasoning behind it but penalty only fair call imo.

              But it was Heem's contact that forced the slip....hence Nareki getting bumped off away from the contact...

              K Offline
              K Offline
              kev
              wrote on last edited by
              #321

              @bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

              @african-monkey said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

              @act-crusader Nah pretty hard to give that one yellow when Nareki's contact forced the slip imo.

              If it got given yellow however, I could see the reasoning behind it but penalty only fair call imo.

              But it was Heem's contact that forced the slip....hence Nareki getting bumped off away from the contact...

              Clear that Heem changed his line and initiated contact. He then fell over and took out legs of jumper. Yellow all day.

              1 Reply Last reply
              3
              • number9N Offline
                number9N Offline
                number9
                wrote on last edited by
                #322

                Blues forwards dominating.

                1 Reply Last reply
                1
                • BonesB Bones

                  Game still over. Highlanders endeavour just isn't gonna overcome blues power. Especially with these mistakes and poor decisions by leaders.

                  One thing I've noticed about Parkinson which must count heavily (geddit) against him...his concrete boots look even heavier than the ones Papalii used to wear.

                  Nareki playing his way out of AB selection musings.

                  TimT Offline
                  TimT Offline
                  Tim
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #323

                  @bones anything can happen with a kick that takes an odd bounce. Very close game.

                  1 Reply Last reply
                  0
                  • gt12G gt12

                    @anonymous said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                    @gt12 said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                    @bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                    @gunner said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                    I’m behind the play, but I’m unsure how Dixon’s tackle is only yellow.

                    No malice he says, but most red cards we see these days have no malice, so it’s irrelevant.

                    Just wait until you see a red mitigated to a penalty 😬

                    I cannot believe that we started at red when a guy literally tripped over, versus yellow for a tackle where a guy aimed with force to hit the key playmaker of the opposite team in the head with his shoulder.

                    To be fair, the shoulder to head did start at red, they just wrongly mitigated it down to yellow saying it wasn't directly to the head.

                    I’m talking about the discussion on here - without checking the thread it felt like the starting point was (generally) YC unless you were supporting the Blues while the Heem one was almost automatically RC - when he literally fell over.

                    @stargazer said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                    @anonymous said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                    @gt12 said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                    @bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                    @gunner said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                    I’m behind the play, but I’m unsure how Dixon’s tackle is only yellow.

                    No malice he says, but most red cards we see these days have no malice, so it’s irrelevant.

                    Just wait until you see a red mitigated to a penalty 😬

                    I cannot believe that we started at red when a guy literally tripped over, versus yellow for a tackle where a guy aimed with force to hit the key playmaker of the opposite team in the head with his shoulder.

                    To be fair, the shoulder to head did start at red, they just wrongly mitigated it down to yellow saying it wasn't directly to the head.

                    If it wasn't direct contact to the head, the starting point isn't red, but yellow.

                    You guys saying this must have seen different footage to the replays I saw. His shoulder literally smashes into the guy’s head. With force. Intentional force.

                    A Online
                    A Online
                    African Monkey
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #324

                    @gt12 Yeah Dixon's contact was blatant but hey, it is what it is.

                    1 Reply Last reply
                    0
                    • KiwiMurphK KiwiMurph

                      Not sure why Christie kept kicking with the Blues up a man at the time.

                      G Offline
                      G Offline
                      Gunner
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #325

                      @kiwimurph said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                      Not sure why Christie kept kicking with the Blues up a man at the time.

                      Especially when they’re on attack only 35-40m out from the tryline. Idiot.

                      Also can’t remember which commentator was saying he’s the best kicking 9 in the Blues squad - his kicking has been awful.
                      Nock is head and shoulders better than the other two 9s when it comes to the box kick. And he can’t even get a game.

                      A K 2 Replies Last reply
                      3
                      • A African Monkey

                        @bones Caused by Nareki running him off the ball.

                        K Offline
                        K Offline
                        kev
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #326

                        @african-monkey said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                        @bones Caused by Nareki running him off the ball.

                        Nareki maintains his line.

                        A 1 Reply Last reply
                        1
                        • G Gunner

                          @kiwimurph said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                          Not sure why Christie kept kicking with the Blues up a man at the time.

                          Especially when they’re on attack only 35-40m out from the tryline. Idiot.

                          Also can’t remember which commentator was saying he’s the best kicking 9 in the Blues squad - his kicking has been awful.
                          Nock is head and shoulders better than the other two 9s when it comes to the box kick. And he can’t even get a game.

                          A Online
                          A Online
                          African Monkey
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #327

                          @gunner Was Marshall who then he and TJ went on to hint that he'll be the 3rd choice ABs halfback on Monday.....

                          G 1 Reply Last reply
                          1
                          • antipodeanA Offline
                            antipodeanA Offline
                            antipodean
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #328

                            Half time

                            Refereeing is a goddamn joke. Offsides ignored, swimming up the side of mauls permitted, clear red card turns out to be yellow and a clear yellow into a penalty.

                            Christie: Slow to rucks, even slower to move the ball. Box kicks are contestable because they're only going forwards 10m which begs the question; why bother?

                            1 Reply Last reply
                            4
                            • G Gunner

                              @kiwimurph said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                              Not sure why Christie kept kicking with the Blues up a man at the time.

                              Especially when they’re on attack only 35-40m out from the tryline. Idiot.

                              Also can’t remember which commentator was saying he’s the best kicking 9 in the Blues squad - his kicking has been awful.
                              Nock is head and shoulders better than the other two 9s when it comes to the box kick. And he can’t even get a game.

                              K Offline
                              K Offline
                              kev
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #329

                              @gunner said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                              @kiwimurph said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                              Not sure why Christie kept kicking with the Blues up a man at the time.

                              Especially when they’re on attack only 35-40m out from the tryline. Idiot.

                              Also can’t remember which commentator was saying he’s the best kicking 9 in the Blues squad - his kicking has been awful.
                              Nock is head and shoulders better than the other two 9s when it comes to the box kick. And he can’t even get a game.

                              Ta$man Mako$ and Ruru fetish.

                              1 Reply Last reply
                              0
                              • K kev

                                @african-monkey said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                @bones Caused by Nareki running him off the ball.

                                Nareki maintains his line.

                                A Online
                                A Online
                                African Monkey
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #330

                                @kev We're never gonna agree but I saw it differently.

                                K 1 Reply Last reply
                                1
                                • A African Monkey

                                  @kev We're never gonna agree but I saw it differently.

                                  K Offline
                                  K Offline
                                  kev
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #331

                                  @african-monkey said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                  @kev We're never gonna agree but I saw it differently.

                                  👍

                                  1 Reply Last reply
                                  0
                                  • A African Monkey

                                    @gunner Was Marshall who then he and TJ went on to hint that he'll be the 3rd choice ABs halfback on Monday.....

                                    G Offline
                                    G Offline
                                    Gunner
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #332

                                    @african-monkey said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                    @gunner Was Marshall who then he and TJ went on to hint that he'll be the 3rd choice ABs halfback on Monday.....

                                    🤮🤮🤮

                                    1 Reply Last reply
                                    3
                                    • KiwiMurphK Offline
                                      KiwiMurphK Offline
                                      KiwiMurph
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #333

                                      Merhts talks a lot of shit.

                                      Claims Nareki should have penalised for the Heem/Hunt clash.

                                      Wtf.

                                      BonesB ACT CrusaderA 2 Replies Last reply
                                      3
                                      • StargazerS Stargazer

                                        @anonymous said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                        @gt12 said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                        @bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                        @gunner said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                        I’m behind the play, but I’m unsure how Dixon’s tackle is only yellow.

                                        No malice he says, but most red cards we see these days have no malice, so it’s irrelevant.

                                        Just wait until you see a red mitigated to a penalty 😬

                                        I cannot believe that we started at red when a guy literally tripped over, versus yellow for a tackle where a guy aimed with force to hit the key playmaker of the opposite team in the head with his shoulder.

                                        To be fair, the shoulder to head did start at red, they just wrongly mitigated it down to yellow saying it wasn't directly to the head.

                                        If it wasn't direct contact to the head, the starting point isn't red, but yellow.

                                        A Offline
                                        A Offline
                                        Anonymous
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #334

                                        @stargazer said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                        @anonymous said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                        @gt12 said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                        @bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                        @gunner said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                        I’m behind the play, but I’m unsure how Dixon’s tackle is only yellow.

                                        No malice he says, but most red cards we see these days have no malice, so it’s irrelevant.

                                        Just wait until you see a red mitigated to a penalty 😬

                                        I cannot believe that we started at red when a guy literally tripped over, versus yellow for a tackle where a guy aimed with force to hit the key playmaker of the opposite team in the head with his shoulder.

                                        To be fair, the shoulder to head did start at red, they just wrongly mitigated it down to yellow saying it wasn't directly to the head.

                                        If it wasn't direct contact to the head, the starting point isn't red, but yellow.

                                        If high contact is by the tackler's shoulder or head, which it was, then the starting point is red.

                                        1 Reply Last reply
                                        0
                                        • A African Monkey

                                          @bones Caused by Nareki running him off the ball.

                                          BonesB Online
                                          BonesB Online
                                          Bones
                                          wrote on last edited by
                                          #335

                                          @african-monkey said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                          @bones Caused by Nareki running him off the ball.

                                          Eh? End on footage clearly shows Heem veering in to Nareki running straight, then they go shoulder to shoulder and either Heem wins, or Nareki isn't careless and realises he's going to collide with a player in the air so veers off. Heem falls over due to not being able to lean on Nareki.

                                          KruseK 1 Reply Last reply
                                          1
                                          Reply
                                          • Reply as topic
                                          Log in to reply
                                          • Oldest to Newest
                                          • Newest to Oldest
                                          • Most Votes


                                          • Login

                                          • Don't have an account? Register

                                          • Search
                                          • First post
                                            Last post
                                          0
                                          • Categories
                                          • Search