Northland v Taranaki
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@kev cant believe the official did’nt look at that ,really poor from Angus
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@Steven-Harris After the conversion you could hear the ref talking to the TMO. If that was about the try and a possible knock-on, it would be really good if we could hear their conversation. It looked like a knock-on, but if different camera angles showed it wasn't, it would be good to actually hear the TMO say that. Now, indeed, it just looks like bad officiating.
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@Stargazer said in Northland v Taranaki:
@Steven-Harris After the conversion you could hear the ref talking to the TMO. If that was about the try and a possible knock-on, it would be really good if we could hear their conversation. It looked like a knock-on, but if different camera angles showed it wasn't, it would be good to actually hear the TMO say that. Now, indeed, it just looks like bad officiating.
Should have reviewed at least
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@Stargazer said in Northland v Taranaki:
@kev It will have been reviewed while the conversion was being taken. They can still disallow a try after the conversion nowadays.
He slapped his hand on the ball. They can’t have looked at it?
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@KiwiMurph to be fair to Hawkins, the time the half took to pass it didn't help any, was so slow.
Gotta say that 1st 40 was one of the most lacklustre performances we have put out, flat and devoid of energy.
A few rough calls from the officials exaggerate our issues too.
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We had next to no punch in attack, was a case of shoveling it from side to side and making bugger all ground.
Aside from Jack Goodhue the rest of the backs looked one dimensional.. we need Moorby back asap to add some spark.
Defence improved slightly, however we got burnt on a few occasions out wide.
A couple of howlers from the ref flattered the score a little, but it went both ways as Brady Rush's slapdown should have been a penalty try IMO.
Can honestly see this being a 0-10 season if we don't pull finger quickly. We look miles off the pace! Southland will be licking their lips heading in to this weekend. This fixture is now a must win, we need to go down there and get fired up, if we cant lift we can kiss goodbye to any aspirations we had of a top eight finish.
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@J77 I think the Taniwha flattered to deceive last year , the reality we pulled some wins out of the bag like pulling a rabbit out of a hat
In many of those games that were won the forwards stayed in the fight and a couple clutch kicks getting the team across the line
the season however tapered over how limited the attack was in fact the poorest in the comp , and once again it’s seems we are looking down the same path .
It would be easy to highlight the late changes in and around coaching , preparation and injuries but on saying that there is still a fair amount of experience in the backline .
Every year there’s plenty of expectation , silly me thinking having most of the squad was locked in early high fitness levels never seen in a Taniwha squad ,maybe a new dawn was on the horizon
The forwards have been reasonably solid in the first 2 outings but there are times the backs have looked like they met in the car park before the game , not just on attack but lack of a connection when transitioning in defence and the most simple aspect you get taught as a youngster, chase every kick but importantly as a backline stay connected.If I could say one thing to the coaches ,be brave nobody will condemn you for trying something different , if this season is to go south at least introduce some youngsters or even a bit of X factor into the team because at the minute it’s got a feel of selecting the fellas and expecting a different result .
