Highlanders v Rebels

[Stargazer]

Great try Fekitoa after even greater work from Buckman!

[Stockcar86]

Highlanders score following a scrum against the head. Fekitoa in from Buckman offload

[Crash]

@Stockcar86 That was a sweet offload off the deck from the Barracuda

[Stockcar86]

Franklin with the worlds biggest spin dummy for a try to Whitelock

[Damo]

Hmmm. Hiding on the cards perhaps?

[Damo]

Too much attacking kicking. Just hold the ball you fools.

[pukunui]

Man Fekitoa is frustrating to watch. So good on defence but a bumbling mess on attack. Having said that he did well to score that try. It looks like he is almost over thinking it in attack. Stutter step left stutter step right. Then left again and drops the ball.

Li looking decent again tonight.

Dare i say it but i don't think Luke Whitelick would look out of place in the ABs now.
Would pick him before Elliot Dixon and with Luatua leaving and Shields having tits for hands, Whitelock might be a shot to compete with Squire for the back up 6/8 role.

[Stockcar86]

Whitelock playing well enough to keep Squire out of the starting side when he returns from injury. Maybe Hansen was right when he saw something in him a couple of years ago

[Stockcar86]

C'mon Highlanders - less side to sidey and more up the gutsy

[Stockcar86]

Bucky!

[Stockcar86]

30-5. Game over

[Crash]

Whitelock L looks the goods tonight has got through a power of work

[Crash]

Bonus point try from Evans who just pinned his ears back and powered his way to the line. Should have done that sooner, Landers.

[Stargazer]

Try time for another Bay boy; Evans dots down!

[pukunui]

For a team that needs to score about 4 tries to win the Rebels are doing a lot of aimless kicking. What is the point of this team? Cut them and move the Brumbies to Melbourne.

[Crash]

Icing on the cake for Landers great intercept try from Fekitoa makes the bonus point safe for the Landers.
Although agree with previous post above, Fekitoa is a frustrating player to watch, loses the ball too often in contact for mine.

[Stargazer]

@pukunui Or merge the Brumbies & Rebels. Keep the best players of both teams.

[Damo]

@pukunui Why alienate both sets of fans? Melbourne doesn't need a team.

[Crash]

Finished off nicely by Pleasants-Tate - always love to see one for the fatties!

[pukunui]

@Damo said in Highlanders v Rebels:

@pukunui Why alienate both sets of fans? Melbourne doesn't need a team

To satisfy the apparent need to grow the game in new markets bla bla bla.
That really is the only reason the rebels exist. Not to represent some untapped player pool in victoria. Brumbies have history and are competative but it appears their organisation is a mess. So yeah a merger but under the Brumbies banner while sorting out the managent of the Brumbies franchise.

The Force at least offer a geographical benefit being a stepping stone from SA back to the eastern states and NZ.