The Silver Fern

@nogusta In all fairness to Plummer though, he's only started about 10-15 matches in that time and a lot of those were at 12 where he had to learn the position on the job. He's been chucked around a fair bit too in all honesty where he's barely played 2 games in a row in the same position.

The only reason why he played so many games consecutively was because he could cover both 10 and 12 and a fair few of those games would have been 10-15 minute cameos.

Current standings

4 Perofeta
3 Sotutu
3 Goodhue
3 Plumtree
2 Clarke
2 Tucker
2 Papali’i
2 Sullivan
2 Choat
2 Christie
1 Eklund

@mariner4life said in Moana Pasifika v Blues:

@bones said in Moana Pasifika v Blues:

@mariner4life said in Moana Pasifika v Blues:

@bones said in Moana Pasifika v Blues:

@antipodean said in Moana Pasifika v Blues:

@kiwimurph said in Moana Pasifika v Blues:

Are these players ever going to learn? Seriously?

He seemed bemused too, like he couldn't believe his actions there would be deemed a problem.

Yeah, standing there shaking his head - but this is the reaction we're going to get when half the time fans jump all over WR/Refs and say they've ruined the game. How often have we seen that recently and it goes on for days/weeks, without mention of the player? Laulala will probably get a ban, but other than reporting on that, there'll be next to nothing written about him being a grub.

Even as one of the more vocal about the red card situation

that's a fucking red every day. That's a dumb, and yes, grubby act that got what it deserved. Laulala is shit and not overly bright on the field and the ABs should get rid.

There is a mile of difference between this card and say, the one in the England v Ireland game

Yep you're right, the poor player that Ewels hit couldn't play on because he was knocked the fuck out, Laulala only gave someone a light touch up, why should he care?

Nice way to illustrate my point though!

Way to be a huge dick just for something new and different

Rugby sux lol

Current standings

4 Perofeta
3 Goodhue
3 Plumtree
2 Papali’i
2 Sullivan
2 Choat
2 Christie
1 Eklund

@tim said in Highlanders vs Blues:

Paea could've been carded twice in the first half (high tackle on Sotutu, lifting Goodhue's legs and dropping him at a maul). Poor reffing.

He was consistent at letting things go (see: Liam Coltman at the maul). It's just so random from week to week

@daffy-jaffy said in Crusaders v Blues - Postponed:

https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/super-rugby/300543358/crusaders-and-blues-eye-easter-weekend-for-postponed-match
The Crusaders and Blues are likely to scrap their Easter break and play their postponed match in Christchurch next month.

While the rescheduled fixture hasn't yet been confirmed, it’s understood organisers are lining up the weekend of April 16-17, when both sides were scheduled to take their bye week.

Good solution

Games not over yet bro!

Kurt, Perofeta and Clarke for me.

Blues post match press conference

@taniwharugby said in Blues MOTM v Hurricanes:

Choat was into everything, top drawer performance stepping in for the captain.

Yeah his normal strong game on defence (19 tackles, 1 miss). He also showed more of a carrying and linking game. Huge depth in the Blues loosies

@canes4life said in Blues vs Hurricanes 02/2022:

@pakman I think you need another angle to safetly say there was no doubt it went over. Those images are far too blurry to suggest that it definitely went over.

My technological skills are inadequate to get clear pictures on Fern, but if you run the tape back and forward there’s no doubt.

It doesn’t change anything, except maybe the referee’s association should ask the touchies what they were doing!

@kiwiwomble said in Blues/Chiefs/Highlanders game of 3 halves:

anyone give a bit of an over view of the Landers? kind of feel we were just holding on even thought we were fielding pretty much full strength teams

Will probably see a lot more of the style they want to play in the real games but I thought they were just lacking enterprise in their play (for Super). Gregory made good ground quite often but usually then died with the ball as there was no support or anticipated runs off him.
Forwards seemed OK (against the Chiefs)

@duluth said in Hurricanes v Blues (pre-season):

@kiwimurph

Oops, yes I forgot

it's Northland, totally understandable

Okay, I looked it up:

Fidow was the reserve TH prop in 4 NZU20 games (one Oceania U20 game and three WR U20 Championship games, incl the SF and F). He started at TH in one WR U20 game (v Ireland) and was the reserve hooker in the WR U20 game against Italy (JP Sauni was the starting hooker).

@kiwimurph said in TSF Blues player of the season:

Sotutu vs Crusaders

That must have been one of the games he was asked to target in preparation for the international season.

Gave it to Plummer (for his goalkicking at the end), Gibson (for his try), and Eklund (for covering that Nareki chip).

Not a true reflection of how things went but fuck it, they'll last forever in my memory!

really wish I had unfollowed this thread

Current standings

15 Dalton Papali’i
12 Tom Robinson
9 Akira Ioane
6 Hoskins Sotutu
5 Finlay Christie
5 Otere Black
3 Patrick Tuipulotu
3 Bryce Heem
3 Kurt Eklund
3 Jonathan Ruru
3 Caleb Clarke
2 Gerard Cowley-Tuioti
2 Zarn Sullivan
2 Nepo Laulala
1 Rieko Ioane
1 Stephen Perofeta
1 Josh Goodhue

@nostrildamus hopefully downstairs wasn't a Queen of the Desert style bar.