Highlanders v Blues

[Nepia]

@Bones said in Highlanders v Blues:

Fuuuuuck Coltman. You know you're outta form when McKay is your saviour...

Has Coltman ever been known as an accurate lineout thrower?

[Tim]

Ioane is the best number 8 in NZ with Sotutu out. Big game today. A bit more confidence on attack would be great.

[Bones]

@Nepia yes

[Kiwiwomble]

@Nepia said in Highlanders v Blues:

@Bones said in Highlanders v Blues:

Fuuuuuck Coltman. You know you're outta form when McKay is your saviour...

Has Coltman ever been known as an accurate lineout thrower?

No

[Yeetyaah]

Parete on, rumbles ensue.

[Bones]

@Kiwiwomble said in Highlanders v Blues:

@Nepia said in Highlanders v Blues:

@Bones said in Highlanders v Blues:

Fuuuuuck Coltman. You know you're outta form when McKay is your saviour...

Has Coltman ever been known as an accurate lineout thrower?

No

He threw in three in a row accurately last year.

[booboo]

@Yeetyaah said in Highlanders v Blues:

Parete on, rumbles ensue.

Exactly what I thought

[Nepia]

@Tim said in Highlanders v Blues:

Ioane is the best number 8 in NZ with Sotutu out. Big game today. A bit more confidence on attack would be great.

Definitely looks like he's playing within himself in attack - it's almost like he's on coaches instructions to play tight and is sticking to it.

[Kiwiwomble]

Bloody late in the game for a warning

[kiwiinmelb]

@Tim said in Highlanders v Blues:

Ioane is the best number 8 in NZ with Sotutu out. Big game today. A bit more confidence on attack would be great.

I really like him as a 6 , I know there are others as well , but his physicality can’t be underestimated imo

[akan004]

Dumb play after they have been issued with a warning.

[junior]

@Tim said in Highlanders v Blues:

Ioane is the best number 8 in NZ with Sotutu out. Big game today. A bit more confidence on attack would be great.

I don't mind him keeping it simple and just focusing on his defence and buying his team time off the back of the scrum. One thing I've noticed today is his cleaning out: very accurate today, but also very quick.

[Anonymous]

Why didn't the Highlanders call a scrum when the Blues just lost a prop?!

[Yeetyaah]

Jesus Mafileo is a unit

[Kiwiwomble]

Surely scrum if they’re down a man and Coltmans on?

[Bones]

@Anonymous said in Highlanders v Blues:

Why didn't the Highlanders call a scrum when the Blues just lost a prop?!

Are you kidding or did you miss the previous scrums?

Parete two fumbles and then muffs a chance...

[Nepia]

@junior said in Highlanders v Blues:

@Tim said in Highlanders v Blues:

Ioane is the best number 8 in NZ with Sotutu out. Big game today. A bit more confidence on attack would be great.

I don't mind him keeping it simple and just focusing on his defence and buying his team time off the back of the scrum. One thing I've noticed today is his cleaning out: very accurate today, but also very quick.

Actually the situation reminds me of Zinny a bit in the early days of Mains coaching era when Mains thought he could only play one style until Fitzy convinced him he could play a total game.

[Nepia]

Fakatava's hair is awful.

[sparky]

@Tim said in Highlanders v Blues:

Ioane is the best number 8 in NZ with Sotutu out. Big game today. A bit more confidence on attack would be great.

Akira Ioane is a beast. Hope Foz manages him better than Hansen did.

[Yeetyaah]

Fakatava's hair is awfully good.

Fixed.