Highlanders v Sharks

[gt12]

Landers getting hammered at the breakdown.

[Crazy Horse]

Parkinson is still playing 'soft'. For such a big man he wins bugger all collisions.

[gt12]

Wtf is Thompson doing?

[Chris]

10 penalties already FFS Gardner making this a stop start game

[Tim]

Scrappy shit.

[Chris]

11 penalties shit game no flow

[Stargazer]

@Chris He's correct though? What else is he supposed to do? Letting them go offside, collapse mauls etc?

[Stargazer]

Mikaele-Tu'uu looking very good.

[Crazy Horse]

If this game is anything to go by it's going to be another season of NZ teams struggling against the rush defence.

[Chris]

There is some leeway there you have to have some feel for the flow I don’t think he’s been correct on all 11
If the Landers keep throwing this long cut out they are going to give some tries away

[antipodean]

@Stargazer said in Highlanders v Sharks:

@Chris He's correct though? What else is he supposed to do? Letting them go offside, collapse mauls etc?

A couple of the breakdown penalties have rewarded the defender not immediately getting clear which is compounding the problem.

[gt12]

Dangerous from the Landers here, there is space out there, but it’s an intercept waiting to happen.

Can see how they want to use Ioane at least.

[gt12]

How valuable is Aaron Smith?

Imagine him at the Blues.

[Chris]

Ok Landers can keep Hunt

[Stargazer]

@Chris J Ioane isn't any better; both throwing wider passes that were almost intercepted

[Dice]

That 8 had wheels.

[gt12]

@Chris said in Highlanders v Sharks:

Ok Landers can keep Hunt

That’s the danger with no height and no real high ball catchers in the back three - even McKay hasn’t been very safe under it.

[Yeetyaah]

So many shit penalties and handling errors. Positive is Mikaele-Tu'u is looking like a beast.

[Chris]

@Stargazer yep dangerous game plan and not one if they are not under the roof

[gt12]

McKay is no Ben Smith. Miles away from him.