The Silver Fern

Current standings

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

@nzzp said in Reds vs Blues 2021:

@pakman looks more like an 8 to me 😃

Well, he did pass to Akira!

Current standings

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

Current standings

12 Dalton Papali’i
11 Tom Robinson
8 Akira Ioane
6 Hoskins Sotutu
5 Otere Black
3 Kurt Eklund
3 Jonathan Ruru
3 Caleb Clarke
2 Finlay Christie
2 Nepo Laulala
1 Rieko Ioane
1 Stephen Perofeta
1 Josh Goodhue

@damo said in Blues v Waratahs:

@kruse said in Blues v Waratahs:

@daffy-jaffy said in Blues v Waratahs:

Now thats a good lift -
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Genuine question... why did they ever change the laws to allow lifting?
It's always seemed to me that it just caused more problems than I can think of ever existing pre-lifting.

You're just looking back with rose tinted glasses. Lineouts used to be an absolute shit fest. Scrappy forwards elbowing at each other to win rubbish ball for the halfback to deal with or get smashed by the opposing players.

Lifting in lineouts is the best change they ever made.

Fair 'nuff
Like I said - honest question... I think a few people have said similar things - I'll bow to the masses.
Could the same effect have been achieved done other ways? Probably.
Doesn't matter... we are where we are, and it is better than before. Like so many things, I sometimes wonder if it could have been fixed by just proper application of the laws at the time.

Current standings

12 Dalton Papali’i
10 Tom Robinson
8 Akira Ioane
5 Otere Black
3 Kurt Eklund
3 Jonathan Ruru
3 Caleb Clarke
2 Finlay Christie
2 Nepo Laulala
3 Hoskins Sotutu
1 Rieko Ioane
1 Stephen Perofeta

@african-monkey probably close to Goodhue’s most complete game , there’s a superb moment where he drops a subtle offload to Gerard Crowley Tuioti gets slightly checked but is still the first player to clean out 30 metres down field when GCT is tackled , if that clean out does not happen , it’s probably a penalty and Akira Ioane does not score down the left flank ..I watched Ofa Tuangafasi who was jogging along like he’s was out strolling on a Sunday afternoon and yet was in the best position to be the first to clean out ..

Current standings

12 Dalton Papali’i
8 Akira Ioane
7 Tom Robinson
5 Otere Black
3 Jonathan Ruru
3 Caleb Clarke
2 Finlay Christie
2 Nepo Laulala
2 Kurt Eklund
1 Rieko Ioane
1 Stephen Perofeta
1 Hoskins Sotutu

@nostrildamus said in SRA Round 10: Blues v Chiefs:

@snowy said in SRA Round 10: Blues v Chiefs:

@nzzp said in SRA Round 10: Blues v Chiefs:

@bovidae second year syndrome - suddenly you get marked, and you lift your game 🙂

Yep. Use the extra attention to distribute / offload and find the space that is created elsewhere. Maybe that is why he keeps heading infield rather than trying to go outside? Trying to link up, rather than go over or through a couple of defenders.

yeah but it helps if you have the ball..

True. Limited opportunities, but making the most of them is also key. The Blues aren't great at converting breaks into points.

I didn't vote but would like to point out that Blake Gibson was favoured to start by the coaches over Akira Ioane, who nearly had top metres despite coming off the bench. TSF don't seem to rate Gibson well for the match either, does he have a concealed secret weapon or is a vital but well-hidden cog in Rangi's master plan?

@nepia said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

@stargazer said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

@kiwimurph Or some people are just oversensitive when someone says something remotely critical of Akira (I guess that goes hand in hand with hyping up a player over the years 🎣 ). I've seen plenty of people commenting on Sotutu, Clarke and Rieko being lacklustre this season, and being outplayed in this game.

I don't think people care when Akira gets shit when he's playing average, but as this thread clearly shows no matter how well he plays posters will say he's playing shit or he's always shit.

The 2018 season clearly shows us this. He was class all that year yet we have have posters on here that are claiming otherwise.

Mate ,I didn't think he played that well in 2018, but I quite happy to say that is just my opinion, and some like different things in a 6 than me. I like them to have fairly good all round game. Doesn't mean I'm right though, just what I think.

@bones Nah my old man told me when I don’t know why he was watching it..I’m assuming the commentary team said it.

I wanted to vote for no one.

@dice

Not the point of your post, but wow, Tony Gilbert's a hard taskmaster. If i was Semo I would've been informing him that I was leaving to be there for my son, and he could handle that however he saw fit

@crucial yeah they arent far off, but definitely missing something out there.

Clip with all the highlights, not just those of the Blues:

Where’s the James Blackwell option? I can’t find him to vote for him?

@canes4life said in Blues v Hurricanes:

@winger well enough isn’t good enough though. Or is that what we’ve come to expect these days?

I didn't have an issue at all with the way he played. The main issue is the first 5. Even more so than Blackwell. Until this is addressed the team will continue to struggle

The Highlanders match shows what a quality first can do