Southland v Otago
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One confirmed change. Arscott out and Pledger in. Hopefully the young fella gets on the park. Article stated Lio-Willie is still under a cloud and no deciaion has yet been made on him.
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Byron Smith outplaying Millar so far
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Looks like we have lost Nareki.he went down pretty heavy. Keen to see how kyan Rangitutia goes.
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I think he's out of Ponsonby. Read comparisons to Willis Halohalo
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Timu gone now. Faleafaga on. Wonder whether it will be Gilbert out on. Or Millar to fullback, Hurley to the wing and Whaanga to centre
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@SouthernMann said in Southland v Otago:
Byron Smith outplaying Millar so far
You're kidding? What's Millar meant to do, Otago have had zero possession. All I've seen Smith do is punt aimlessly, and shovel it on/run acrossfield...
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@SouthernMann He was with Ponsonby this year but previously the star of the 22/23 champions Manukau Rovers. Was the best player in club rugby last 2 seasons and should have made the Auckland squad last year.
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He certainly looks very impressive. This will be a massive second half for Otago if they can get up. Some big imjuries already.
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@SouthernMann said in Southland v Otago:
I think he's out of Ponsonby. Read comparisons to Willis Halohalo
Probably better than being compared to Dillon Halahalo...
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@SouthernMann said in Southland v Otago:
Byron Smith outplaying Millar so far
I mean, he looks ok but I wouldn’t go that far just yet. I do recall you aren’t a huge Millar fan but for someone who likes both players, they’ve been pretty neck and neck.
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Nine players out from the top 23. Makes it hard.
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@Smudge said in Southland v Otago:
@SouthernMann said in Southland v Otago:
I think he's out of Ponsonby. Read comparisons to Willis Halohalo
Probably better than being compared to Dillon Halahalo...
Hopefully he is more selective around his alone time and where he does it
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@SouthernMann said in Southland v Otago:
Nine players out from the top 23. Makes it hard.
Should still be 10 super rugby players on the field for Otago though right? Granted some not first choice starters but still super players none the less.
I saw an article on the ODT with Donnelly playing down the super rugby experience in the squad and saying the players are still young. He is correct in saying they are young but IMO, if you have super rugby players they are obviously the better players available in the NPC competition so sort of struggling to see his point and what he was trying to achieve by saying that. The guy is way out of his depth as a head coach.
