QF Blues v Highlanders

[NTA]

@Machpants said in QF Blues v Highlanders:

It's almost like you need a playmaker and/or Captain to grip this shit and get on with it....

BB isn't doing it. Most influential guy out there is Fakatava

[Nepia]

@Stargazer said in QF Blues v Highlanders:

It's really sad, but being injury prone, is probably a reason why TUJ may not become an AB.

Conrad Smith was injury prone a lot early in his career. To try add some optimism to the discussion.

[antipodean]

@Machpants said in QF Blues v Highlanders:

@antipodean said in QF Blues v Highlanders:

@Machpants said in QF Blues v Highlanders:

@antipodean said in QF Blues v Highlanders:

TMO - that's clearly grounded.

No it's not, you can't see it touch. Not conclusive, so correct call by procedure. Just the ref on wrong side. Totally is a try, but you can't see it touch the ground, that's the rules

You can conclusively see that nothing can be between the ball and the ground. Or not if you're so shit a ref you get sacked back to first grade.

Nope not how it works, they have to see it touch to overturn a no try call by the ref.

That's not what the protocol was when I did my level 2.

[Machpants]

@Nepia said in QF Blues v Highlanders:

@antipodean said in QF Blues v Highlanders:

@Machpants said in QF Blues v Highlanders:

@antipodean said in QF Blues v Highlanders:

TMO - that's clearly grounded.

No it's not, you can't see it touch. Not conclusive, so correct call by procedure. Just the ref on wrong side. Totally is a try, but you can't see it touch the ground, that's the rules

You can conclusively see that nothing can be between the ball and the ground. Or not if you're so shit a ref you get sacked back to first grade.

Is Leckie not allowed to say “Cobber, it’s clearly grounded, you should overrule your on field decision”?

Only if he sees it touch the grass. He didn't. The law may overturn logic, but logic must not overturn the law

[Crazy Horse]

@Nepia said in QF Blues v Highlanders:

@Stargazer said in QF Blues v Highlanders:

It's really sad, but being injury prone, is probably a reason why TUJ may not become an AB.

Conrad Smith was injury prone a lot early in his career. To try add some optimism to the discussion.

Since when has optimism been a prerequisite around here? I am fucked if that is the case!

[KiwiMurph]

Blues are playing like muppets.

Right into Landers hands.

[taniwharugby]

Don't kick it away BB, and Blues just need to chill

[Victor Meldrew]

Highlanders are up for this. Blues look all over the place ATM.

[Stargazer]

MMT is playing very well.

[Machpants]

@taniwharugby said in QF Blues v Highlanders:

Don't kick it away BB, and Blues just need to chill

This is pointing to the biggest choke in SR history, even against a team with a red!

Not that I think it will happen

[Nepia]

FFS in all that waiting around they didn’t show footage of the penalty, so I had to scroll back to look. Coverage was better in the early 2000s.

[Mattasaurus]

Take the 3

[Chris]

Finals footy can make teams freeze and feel the pressure.

[Tim]

Tu'u having a stormer.

[pakman]

Bones would be creaming himself if he were watching!

[KiwiMurph]

@Tim said in QF Blues v Highlanders:

Tu'u having a stormer.

Hope Foster is watching.

[Tim]

Time to play for territory.

[Crazy Horse]

Remember the old days when NZ teams would ruthlessly target injured players? Blues need to involve TUJ as much as possible

[Victor Meldrew]

@Tim said in QF Blues v Highlanders:

Tu'u having a stormer.

Marty Banks is pretty good too.

[Frank]

Shades of the final the Hurricanes lost to the Highlanders at the moment. Blues need to settle down and play their natural game.