QF Blues v Highlanders

[Grooter]

@Mattasaurus also feel like Josh Dickson has come of age

[sparky]

Well done the Blues, good shift from the Clan too.

De Groot should be in the AB 23 for the big games this year.

[Stargazer]

Geez, Tony Brown just said he's already flying to Japan tonight!

[Machpants]

@Stargazer said in QF Blues v Highlanders:

Geez, Tony Brown just said he's already flying to Japan tonight!

No party at Tony Browns house! Didn't have much hope if he's already booked the ticket!

[Kirwan]

Very comfortable second half. Sotutu is a hell of a player, midfield skills, disruptive at the ruck, makes his tackles. Has it all.

And Akira really filled the gap left by Dalton, senior player performance again.

BB continues to drive us around the park and is back to adding his moments of brilliance. Comfortably the best ten in the country.

Romano has been huge for us too, as has RTS. That centre pairing has Test level quality written all over it.

Poor coaching from the Clan not to drag clearly injured players. Dumb from the players to stay out there.

As for the ref, let’s just say I hope that’s the last time we have Angus this season. And @antipodean , o’Thief not seeing a clear knock on two metres away is why he’s not getting the top job. Can barely run the touch.

[sparky]

Blues big favourites for the title even with Dalton Papali'i out.

[Duluth]

Impressive game from RTS. 7 defenders beaten

There’s a lot of chat on this forum about having a large 12 to get over the advantage line. You can achieve the same with a skilful stepper. He consistently gets over the advantage line because he steps so late and commits the defenders.

He’s getting better and better. So much upside.

[Tim]

[Kirwan]

@Tim the woman beater just jogging with no urgency out wide. Poor from a sub.

[Stargazer]

[Nogusta]

@sparky my moneys on him being back next. If not next week then definitely the final if the Blues make it.

[booboo]

Watching the replay with Mrs Boo and she bursts out:

"'... 'FUCK that was insane!'' ... You don't have to swear Beauden'."

"What?"

" I lip read""

"Que?"

"It's what Beauden said"

'Eh? Let's rewind .. "

And umm yep ..

What Beaudy said.

Quite funny ...

[antipodean]

@Stargazer said in QF Blues v Highlanders:

That shows O'Keefe calling the possible knock on, confirmed on review.

[Kirwan]

@antipodean in real time the ref asked if there was a knock on and he said no. Angus was the one who decided to check.

[Old Samurai Jack]

De Groot schooling Ofa is not good for the ABs. Lots of talk about RTS but Tupaea the form midfielder. Sotutu keeps impressing for me. He has been really physical this year.

[Bones]

@Old-Samurai-Jack said in QF Blues v Highlanders:

Tupaea the form midfielde

But why? Didn't he let in the tahs try?

[taniwharugby]

@Old-Samurai-Jack tbf, Ofa and Hodgman had the weakest blues scrummaging locks combo behind them last night...I expect he would have a bit better time if he had Romano/Goodhue pushing.

[Winger]

@Old-Samurai-Jack said in QF Blues v Highlanders:

De Groot schooling Ofa is not good for the ABs. Lots of talk about RTS but Tupaea the form midfielder. Sotutu keeps impressing for me. He has been really physical this year.

I want the Blues to win SRP as its boring the Crusaders always winning. But they need to fix their scrum.

[get stuffed]

Highlanders were going bloody well in the forwards, but that red card really affected them - de Groot was excellent at loosehead, also impressed with the passing & running game of Fakatava at 9.

Blues blindside Akira Ioane showed again how fast & skillful he is for a big bloke... surely he has to be starting at 6 for the ABs in the first test this year.

[taniwharugby]

@NZbloke said in QF Blues v Highlanders:

Blues blindside Akira Ioane showed again how fast & skillful he is for a big bloke... surely he has to be starting at 6 for the ABs in the first test this year.

Is there really anyone else though, Akira is head and shoulders ahead, coming into great form, no one else comes close right now.