North vs South
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@Stargazer said in North vs South:
@Tim Yeah, let's judge a player on one game
you're only as good as your last one?
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@mariner4life His last test match was against Wales.
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@mariner4life Lets see Mo'unga's defence, kicking game, and composure at test level. It didn't look very flash last time.
@Tim but isn't SRA just as tough as test rugby?
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@Tim but isn't SRA just as tough as test rugby?
@Kiwiwomble no. It's tough and test rugby intense. But they're all Kiwi sides playing kiwi style. It's against teams that play against our style that we are struggling against
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@Tim but isn't SRA just as tough as test rugby?
@Kiwiwomble said in North vs South:
@Tim but isn't SRA just as touch as test rugby?
Only for Ofa, Aoane and Roane. Oh and Eklund...
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@Tim but isn't SRA just as tough as test rugby?
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jesus guys, i was just joking :grimacing_face:
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@Kiwiwomble No. Unless you think NZ has the 40 best forwards in rugby.
@Tim It all started with that bad missed tackle.
What a coaching masterclass - put the worst defender miles away from a flanker...
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This will cheer you up.
"It was a lack of space available," Foster says of Mikaele-Tu'u's exclusion. "But again, he's a player that's gone really well." -
@NateHill74 no Pari Pari, he’s Injured?
@macmanus yep, hobbled off unassisted against Hurricanes after 50 odd minutes
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@mariner4life Christ I'm glad this isn't me this year.
I remember when we lost to the Rebels at home a couple of years ago. I went to a pub to watch it and have dinner. Afterwards I went to my local, and they asked me if everything was OK, because I looked so pale and shocked.
@Tim said in North vs South:
@mariner4life Christ I'm glad this isn't me this year.
I remember when we lost to the Rebels at home a couple of years ago.
post a goddamn trigger warning. I remember that game. Was sitting with a paltry farking crowd, with a mate.
Bailed soon after halftime. It was genuinely that bad. He chose to leave and walk in the dark down Sandringham Road rather than sit and watch the Blues that he paid for. Their No 8 was quality that day, but I hated it.
Such a contrast to this season thankfully
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1 Moody
2 Taylor
3 Lomax
4 Dunshea
5 Whitelock
6 Frizell
7 Hunt
8 Sanders
9 Drummond
10 Mo’unga
11 Bridge
12 Goodhue
13 Ennor (in by default)
14 Jordan
15 Barrett16 Makalio
17 Hodgman
18 Laulala
19 Prinsep
20 Christie
21 Christie
22 Ioane
23 Faingaanuku -
@Tim no Weber?
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@Yeahtheboys I want the North to win, but I want it to be a contest.
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=12357656
While they are both veteran presences, Blues lock Patrick Tuipulotu and Highlanders halfback Aaron Smith elevated their games to a whole new level during the Super Rugby Aotearoa season.
"I thought Patrick was one," Foster said when asked who stood out to him. "He's someone who took the challenge of getting better and better, and he delivered a magnificent campaign to date and he's added leadership to that. Not only leadership, I thought he had been pretty inspirational in that space.
"Aaron Smith, as someone who's been around a long, long time, playing in his 150th game, to see what the game meant for him I thought was quite inspirational with the energy he put into it."
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https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rugby/news/article.cfm?c_id=80&objectid=12357656
While they are both veteran presences, Blues lock Patrick Tuipulotu and Highlanders halfback Aaron Smith elevated their games to a whole new level during the Super Rugby Aotearoa season.
"I thought Patrick was one," Foster said when asked who stood out to him. "He's someone who took the challenge of getting better and better, and he delivered a magnificent campaign to date and he's added leadership to that. Not only leadership, I thought he had been pretty inspirational in that space.
"Aaron Smith, as someone who's been around a long, long time, playing in his 150th game, to see what the game meant for him I thought was quite inspirational with the energy he put into it."
@Tim very fair points
Aaron and Patty T stand out performers, Patty T coming of age and Smith still improving despite age/experience. To take on from other franchises, Jordie was what turned it around for the canes (amazing finally mature calm performances), Mo'unga was exceptional for the Saders, and the Chiefs we have Boshier I guess? I'm not so sure there
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@gt12 said in North vs South:
He was bad against the Landers, after being good against the Canes, but I think he only got on the field twice.
Canes: Not selected
Saders: Not selected
Blues: Not selected
Landers (14 minutes): 4 passes, 1 tackle made, missed 2
Canes (15 mins) : 23 passes, 3 runs, 2 clean breaks, 44 metres, 1 offload, 1 tackle made (no misses)
Saders: Not selected
Blues: Not selected
Landers: Selected but didn't get onThat's shocking when you look at it like that, how can a guy who has played a total of 29 minutes get selected?
Real slap in the face to Nock and Hall.@Gunner said in North vs South:
@gt12 said in North vs South:
He was bad against the Landers, after being good against the Canes, but I think he only got on the field twice.
Canes: Not selected
Saders: Not selected
Blues: Not selected
Landers (14 minutes): 4 passes, 1 tackle made, missed 2
Canes (15 mins) : 23 passes, 3 runs, 2 clean breaks, 44 metres, 1 offload, 1 tackle made (no misses)
Saders: Not selected
Blues: Not selected
Landers: Selected but didn't get onThat's shocking when you look at it like that, how can a guy who has played a total of 29 minutes get selected?
Real slap in the face to Nock and Hall.Hall, maybe.
Nock? Nuh, hardly think he was in contentionSomething odd there with the Chiefs.
