Tasman v Auckland

[gt12]

That was shit from Plummer but also a bit pea-hearted Rayasi

[Tim]

Ekuasi has been a loss. Not enough carrying quality from loose forwards.

[KiwiMurph]

@tim said in Ta$man v Auckland:

Ekuasi has been a loss. Not enough carrying quality from loose forwards.

Which was obvious last week. Genius coach Ieremia....

[gt12]

@number9 said in Ta$man v Auckland:

@gt12 said in Ta$man v Auckland:

@kiwimurph said in Ta$man v Auckland:

Good to see Atu Moli out there.

ABs need him to replace Ta'avao

Ha ha, snap.

Moli has been average.

But nice to see him back, hopefully he’ll get some fitness and hopefully be ready for the end of year tour.

[nzzp]

the first 40 from last week seems a very very long time ago

[number9]

Like I said Moli has been average.

[nzzp]

Prediction: we stuff up our maul setting at the lineout

[Tim]

Auckland depth a bit lacking. Sione Tuipulotu should be on the bench.

[gt12]

That Auckland team ran out of ideas and the Ta$man forwards showed up on defense.

[Tim]

Is Pari Pari Parkinson's haircut supposed to look like one of those Australian cork on a string hats for warding off flys?

[nzzp]

Well done Ta$man, good win. Stepped up when it mattered - bench was the big difference.

Auckland still a chance in this comp, but will need to build some depth

[number9]

Tactically fucked after half time. Pathetic passes and poor kicking options, together with Rayasis brain facts.

[Tim]

Think we missed Sullivan at fullback, and Rayasi on the wing.

[KiwiMurph]

@number9 said in Ta$man v Auckland:

Like I said Moli has been average.

He'll get better. Has barely played rugby lately.

[number9]

@tim said in Ta$man v Auckland:

Think we missed Sullivan at fullback, and Rayasi on the wing.

Agree with Sullivan, Rayasi to be replaced by RTS.

[Dice]

Should've gone for a scrum at the end.

Pretty poor games from Rayasi and Plummer.

Not sure if Gibson was worthy of the Duane Monkley points. It felt like he missed a lot of tackles.

[antipodean]

@number9 said in Ta$man v Auckland:

Tactically fucked after half time. Pathetic passes and poor kicking options, together with Rayasis brain facts.

He's lucky he has athleticism because he has no skill.

[Chris B.]

Quite an entertaining game, despite lots of mistakes.

Both teams defended pretty well and struggled to sustain their attack for the most part. Lots of points left out there.

Almost decided on the bounce of the ball - and there were quite a few bounces that opened doors one way or the other.

Handy points for us though. Two wins against first division opponents - if we don't lose a cross-over game we're well on the way to avoiding relegation, which is always my first target.

[Chris B.]

@antipodean said in Ta$man v Auckland:

@number9 said in Ta$man v Auckland:

Tactically fucked after half time. Pathetic passes and poor kicking options, together with Rayasis brain facts.

He's lucky he has athleticism because he has no skill.

He doesn't seem to be a natural footballer.

I said earlier that Foster should pick him as a project, but I'm going to recant on that.

[Dice]

Gibson didn't miss as any many tackles as I thought. Made 6 and missed 4. I thought he missed more than that, but still not great numbers.