The Silver Fern

Akira, Plummer and Sullivan for me. Huge game from Akira, even stealing lineouts.

Jesus, the backs let the forwards down in this game.

I was happy to be able to FF through stoppages in this game as the TJ/Hames show becomes too much.

Thomas, Gibson, Choate.

Honorable mentions to Evans,Vikena and Clarke.

BOP players flopped over the ruck at the three rucks prior to the penalty. Could have been penalised four phases in a row.

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The multi-code sports star failed a breath alcohol test at a checkpoint, the morning after he had been drinking with teammates.

I only voted for Plummer, looks so much more comfortable at 12.

What useless ending to a poor season. Completely and utterly outplayed by Welly and I hope they haven't played their final. I'm rooting for them this week that they get up against Canterbury.

Are we rid of Ieremia for 2023?

@Duluth said in Auckland MOTM QF:

Hard to give it to any backs

Akira and Tuipulotu were excellent in the middle of the field. Peita for his cameo showing Pugh how it should be done

Peita is such a busy player, has to start surely?

@KiwiMurph said in QF - North Harbour v Auckland:

@Nogusta said in QF - North Harbour v Auckland:

@Tim Hickey 10, Plummer 12
, Lam 13, RTS 14

"Late change for Auckland with Hickey at 10"

More like

"Team is as @Nogusta suggested 4 days ago".

Yea strange why they didn't just list them with their actual playing numbers the last couple of games?

Peita, Beehre, Taavao.

Funaki and AJ were good in the backs.

A full replay in case you missed it -

Ummm so many mixed performances

Rayasi kept creating chances. Beehre was solid despite subbing relatively early. Lam was mostly good apart from one drop

Hodgman was close, gets through so much work. Funaki would’ve got a vote but that card changed the match

@Crazy-Horse said in Canterbury v Auckland:

I wouldn't be too down if I was an Auckland supporter. Having finally watched the replay I thought Auckland were looking the better team right up to when the half back was binned. Even after that Auckland were not far off. On any other day Auckland might have won that.

Maybe,But Canterbury have started slowly this season every game and have played their best rugby in the second half.

I don't know about Ahio cost us 3 scrum penalties. Choat, Hodgman and Gibson for me.

@KiwiMurph said in Auckland v Ta$man:

Not rolling away nearly cost Auckland another game.

Gibson and Choat take a bow.

Choat was my MOTM, but Gibson probably made the two plays of the game.

First game i had watched in a few weeks as we always seem to play while I'm working or I would have something else on and like you @Duluth AJ and RTS were easy to pick. The 3rd was near impossible to pick so I just gave it to Plummer because he scored a try haha.

Disappointing effort from a very lacklustre Auckland side.

And as the graphic showed DMac is up there with winning the most breakdown turnovers. Not a forward to be seen in the top 5. 🙂