Highlanders v Chiefs
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@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 postersThat'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.
@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 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@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 exampleThe 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.
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@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@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 exampleI'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.
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@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 exampleThe 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.
@hydro11 this comp goes in cycles ,it was’nt too long ago that the chiefs could’nt take a trick
I am not convinced all of these teams are the quality of what we saw even in 2020 when the NZ teams when playing each other were one score games at the final whistle -
@taniwharugby Fair call, new haircut, same shit player.
@chimoaus oh shit has he, I assumed he had been injured early and gone off...yikes
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too easy again
(Great tackle from smith on webber in the lead up)
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play on.... ffs burns wasnt getting near him
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Probably not the start to the second half the coaches and fans wanted.
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I don't really understand how that isn't obstruction. Cane reaches out and throws Burns off balance.
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after TUJ , De Groot would have the most running meters for the backs
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after TUJ , De Groot would have the most running meters for the backs
@Mattasaurus said in Highlanders v Chiefs:
after TUJ , De Groot would have the most running meters for the backs
Gilbert would be up there but yes.
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after TUJ , De Groot would have the most running meters for the backs
@Mattasaurus said in Highlanders v Chiefs:
after TUJ , De Groot would have the most running meters for the backs
And TUJ does very well there
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Good 1st hit out for ALB...
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De Groot has been sensational ..in what world did fozzy ever see in Angus Ta’avao as tighthead starter but could’nt select De Groot in an All Black squad..?
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De Groot has been sensational ..in what world did fozzy ever see in Angus Ta’avao as tighthead starter but could’nt select De Groot in an All Black squad..?
@Steven-Harris said in Highlanders v Chiefs:
De Groot has been sensational ..in what world did fozzy ever see in Angus Ta’avao as tighthead starter but could’nt select De Groot in an All Black squad..?
In fairness to Fozzy he specifically mentioned fitness being the reason he wasn't picked last year. Then selected him once fitness improved.
