Highlanders v Rebels

[sparky]

Mauger and Hammett are rubbish coaches. Insane to let them loose on a Super franchise.

[Stargazer]

@sparky Tony Brown is there, too.

[98blueandgold]

@sparky nothing to do with coaches, look at the team they have now! Lost faaar to much talent and have mitre 10 players out there.

[Duluth]

Meakes doesn’t get much credit. He’d go ok for the Wallabies IMO

[98blueandgold]

Lineout has been this season no matter who plays!

[Stargazer]

Josh Ioane: tackles made 5; tackles missed 3

[hydro11]

Kicking game has been a big difference in this game.

[gt12]

@Stargazer said in Highlanders v Rebels:

Josh Ioane: tackles made 5; tackles missed 3

Was coming to post the same thing, he’s just not strong enough on defense to play 12. They’re just making their life so hard - play him at 10.

[98blueandgold]

Good try... happy

[gt12]

@Stargazer

Further to that, he’s run for all of 7 meters, so they aren’t getting any meters from anyone in back line apart from Thompson.

Nice try here!

[Stargazer]

@gt12

Metres run:
Nareki 70
Mikaele-Tu'u 39
Collins 18
A Smith 18
Thompson 16

[Stargazer]

And now most stats seem to have disappeard from the ESPN site ...

[nzzp]

Can't belive BOK was ragging on Smith. He's been amazing - his pass is exceptional, and he's there every time the ball is available. Honesly the pass... hnnngh

[Stargazer]

No knock on but forward pass, Disappointing. So close.

[hydro11]

That was a shocking planned move. The percentages were so low on that, I can't believe a team would plan to do that. If they do I don't see why the right wing would not be in a position for contingency.

[gt12]

That right there is the other problem with the way the highlanders are attacking.

[taniwharugby]

earlyseason form, probably lucky Brown turned down the AB job...

[gt12]

Jesus Christ. If they went wide right earlier, they were there.

[98blueandgold]

@gt12 previously in years we had manu/whitelock from short line outs or big wingers naholo/Osbourne set first phase.

[gt12]

@98blueandgold

The did well early using the inside runner rather than trying to go wide early and now that’s all the are doing - right now again they should have scored but Hunt goes super wide for no good reason.