Highlanders v Chiefs

[Steven Harris]

@Mattasaurus to be honest i am quite willing to cut the Landers some slack ,at the end of the day the Landers looked poorest squad on paper when the NZ teams were intially named ,there use to plenty of quality depth in NZ rugby but much of that depth has dissipated
Believe you me when the Blues could’nt beat a NZ team for a couple of seasons that was far more embarrasing given catchment area ..a point thats been lost on a few posters

[Machpants]

@Tim said in Highlanders v Chiefs:

Smith looks sharp tonight.

That pass just then

[Mattasaurus]

@Steven-Harris fair call mate

[Machpants]

Great counter attack

[hydro11]

That was such a shit kick. I mean you do a grubber in behind and the player is already there to pick it up. Such a greater counter, but what a shit kick.

[taniwharugby]

@Machpants so good, and for a prop to finish it too!

[KiwiMurph]

So good to watch

[Mattasaurus]

no chase or defensive line again from the landers.. well taken try from the Chiefs

[Donsteppa]

I liked the way Weber just gunned it on that counter attack and put the pressure on with a quick recycle, rather than holding back fractionally looking for the offload.

[chimoaus]

Beautiful linkage, Weber setting a 20m sprint record.

[Tim]

Beautiful continuity. Highlanders back are really gash.

[Victor Meldrew]

Fuck me. What a try.

DMac opens up and the support play was outstanding

[chimoaus]

Fuck Nesbit has no idea who Gregory is, in fairness they look similar.

[taniwharugby]

@chimoaus is he playing?

[KiwiMurph]

Where was the support for Gilbert? Cripes Landers lack pace

[hydro11]

@Steven-Harris said in Highlanders v Chiefs:

@Mattasaurus to be honest i am quite willing to cut the Landers some slack ,at the end of the day the Landers looked poorest squad on paper when the NZ teams were intially named ,there use to plenty of quality depth in NZ rugby but much of that depth has dissipated
Believe you me when the Blues could’nt beat a NZ team for a couple of seasons that was far more embarrasing given catchment area ..a point thats been lost on a few posters

That's true but if you are the shittest team, you can't just show zero fight and effort. Highlanders are just so easy to counter and look poorly coached. Tactics and game management are diabolical, to go with a lack of talent.

[chimoaus]

@taniwharugby Fair call, new haircut, same shit player.

[Steven Harris]

@hydro11 to be fair their piviots throughout the whole season have been poor
You cant fault the effort of DeGroot ,Harman and Smith so for me its not a lack of effort its about having quality in the right places and some X factor out wide
A fit Jonah Nareki was devasting a couple of sessons back for example

[hydro11]

@Steven-Harris said in Highlanders v Chiefs:

@hydro11 to be fair their piviots throughout the whole season have been poor
You cant fault the effort of DeGroot ,Harman and Smith so for me its not a lack of effort its about having quality in the right places and some X factor out wide
A fit Jonah Nareki was devasting a couple of sessons back for example

The forwards are good. You can go back to games earlier in the season against the Blues when the Highlanders actually shaded the first half up front but shipped 4 or 5 tries on turnovers.

[Mattasaurus]

@Steven-Harris said in Highlanders v Chiefs:

@hydro11 to be fair their piviots throughout the whole season have been poor
You cant fault the effort of DeGroot ,Harman and Smith so for me its not a lack of effort its about having quality in the right places and some X factor out wide
A fit Jonah Nareki was devasting a couple of sessons back for example

I'd add Whithy and Dickson to that list ... they play their hearts out every time they get on the pitch..... just no firepower out wide.