Northland v Southland

[kev]

@taniwharugby I thought Salmon was excellent. Very unlucky. We need the energy we had against Canterbury which apart from 5 maul tries was a good game for us. Will be making the trip up. Hopefully for a win

[taniwharugby]

@kev it was more a silly kick he tried and he needlessly came off his wing and they scored where he should have been...but then trainor was caught out twice from kick-passes when he was too far in, so Salmon wasn't the only one.

But Salmon was the spark for Nocks try and is strong in contact with great acceleration, certainly seems harsh to drop him completely.

[Duluth]

Kicking off now

[Duluth]

I guess MacLeod doesn’t rate the Southland back three. Lots of kicking and asking them to make decisions

Caird with the first try

[Machpants]

Yawn

[Machpants]

That's better, what a kick a thon

[Duluth]

With some better passes Trainor would’ve scored unmarked. Moulds gets over anyway

19-7 Northland 37mins

[Duluth]

That was better

[Machpants]

Great try, 26-7 half time

[SouthernMann]

Mitch Dunshea making a play for the vacant Landers 10 jersey throwing an outstanding inside ball for the winger to run on to

[Machpants]

Northland needs to calm down, games not won yet

[Machpants]

Most certainly not won, 26-21

[Machpants]

26 all, conversion to come. Dumb shit 50-50 plays are killing Northland

[Machpants]

Nope dropped it

[Duluth]

Northland looking tired

[Mattasaurus]

Cmon Stags... i had written them off at half time... bloody good game.. have enjoyed

[Machpants]

Hard too believe reihana is a SR ten, kicking away possession like that

[Grooter]

Bryon Smith beauty of a cross kick

[antipodean]

Game of two halves.

[Duluth]

@Machpants said in Northland v Southland:

Hard too believe reihana is a SR ten, kicking away possession like that

I don’t think Northland get enough out of Evans when he’s at 13. He needs to touch the ball more. He covered 10 for the Blues a few times this year.. I think he could be a better option than RR