Waikato v Canterbury

[Chris]

Work Newell

[Yeetyaah]

@chris oof lmao wrong one, Rob Cobb.

[Yeetyaah]

Holy shiiiiit

[WillieTheWaiter]

Please don't check that.. Dropped pill.. Forward passes..

[Stargazer]

Waikato lost the ball forward in the lead-up to that try. Not spotted by the officials.

[WillieTheWaiter]

That's fine

[Hooroo]

Ridiculous if we steal this.

[Yeetyaah]

@stargazer was spotted. Stripped.

[WillieTheWaiter]

Can't be accidental offside against yourself you tard

[WillieTheWaiter]

Time for some redemption for a shit game!

[Yeetyaah]

Fucking bullshit. Fuck Cam Stone useless fluffybunny.

[Stockcar86]

Total rubbish call from the ref

[WillieTheWaiter]

That is fucking bullshit

[Hooroo]

Hilarious. That’s fucking gold. We didn’t deserve shit.

[WillieTheWaiter]

If that's fine then why didn't he let the cantab players pick the ball up and shouldn't have sent them back. Total contradiction

[Stargazer]

Based on the whole game, this is the correct outcome, but geez, this ref is terrible. Not Jono Bredin terrible, but still terrible.

[WillieTheWaiter]

Two shit calls. One disallowed try because he said he saw the ball dropped when replayed showed nothing of the sort then that last call.

Only worse call this evening was mine when deciding to get my 100 year Jersey that I finally tried on in a players cut.
#ICantBreathe

[Yeetyaah]

How is it that we have some of the worst homegrown refs? Waikato salt obviously but holy shit Stone is literally never good. He had shit calls both ways all night.

[Bovidae]

Stone is a shit ref. He was also woeful when Waikato beat Wellington before this break.

As I was in the Green Zone I have no idea why Smith wasn't allowed to take another conversion. What was Stone's excuse?

As to the rest of the game, Waikato were their own worst enemy by not taking try-scoring opportunities in the 1st half especially, and then gifting Canterbury a soft try from a handling error while on attack in the 2nd half. I didn't think Roe or Smith had a great game, and the small wingers weren't threatening enough on attack. McWhannell was busy around the field, so that was encouraging.

[antipodean]

Watching delayed. First half impressions:
Waikato skill execution poor, but slowly coming into the game despite the three-legged donkey they have for a five-eighth.
Their #5 is impressive so far.
Canterbury look like they'd walk this with slightly more possession.
Naholo showing wing is a young man's position. Still more dynamic than Bridge...