Blues v Hurricanes
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@african-monkey Blues have been dumb as shit the last three weeks.
@tim Didn't think we could get any worse than last week tbh.
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@kiwimurph said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Second season blues have well and truly hit Clarke.
And Sotutu.
@cantab79 said in Blues v Hurricanes:
@kiwimurph said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Second season blues have well and truly hit Clarke.
And Sotutu.
Yep and Black
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@no-quarter said in Blues v Hurricanes:
@gt12 said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Really really.
Player not involved in play who is off their feet, who is taken out without knowing it is coming, and it is a shoulder to the head.
He was involved in the tackle, on his knees, and could easily stand up and have a crack at a turnover. He had to he cleaned out, and like loads of clean outs there is often a bit if head contact. I can't stand them using the TMO for everything.
Bullshit. He was off his feet, off to the side of the ruck which had already formed which meant he couldn't attempt a turnover.
@antipodean said in Blues v Hurricanes:
@no-quarter said in Blues v Hurricanes:
@gt12 said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Really really.
Player not involved in play who is off their feet, who is taken out without knowing it is coming, and it is a shoulder to the head.
He was involved in the tackle, on his knees, and could easily stand up and have a crack at a turnover. He had to he cleaned out, and like loads of clean outs there is often a bit if head contact. I can't stand them using the TMO for everything.
Bullshit. He was off his feet, off to the side of the ruck which had already formed which meant he couldn't attempt a turnover.
I thought he was close enough to the action after a tackle to be deemed a threat and as such cleaned out as the ruck is forming to protect the ball.
I don't doubt that it's a YC in today's game, my earlier comment was more lamenting the state of the game today where the TMO pours over footage trying to detect foul play while fans sit and wait. I love rugby as it's a fast and free flowing game with laws instead of rules which allow the refs to get a feel for the game and let things go instead of enforcing every rule to the letter like they do in American Football.
Nobody would have batted an eyelid at that clean out back in the day when the game was more open and teams given more leeway to protect their own ball. But today we pour over replay after replay and everyone has an opinion on whether it was OK or not. I'm over it.
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Blues v Hurricanes
Saturday 3 April, 7:05pm
Eden Park, AucklandReferee: Brendon Pickerill
Assistant 1: Paul Williams
Assistant 2: James Doleman
TMO: Ben O’Keeffe -
@african-monkey Blues have been dumb as shit the last three weeks.
@tim said in Blues v Hurricanes:
@african-monkey Blues have been dumb as shit the last three weeks.
They look like a different team than the first couple of weeks not sure wants happening off field.
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@winger said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Was it a fair Savea yellow card?
I can't see how. Makes his way through the middle onto the ball carrier.
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@winger it be in tomorrow’s paper ,not 100% on it ,but Savea rolled the dice and lost ..so many of the breakdown penalties are marginal ..Pickerall needs to be consistent in what he’s fished out in the first half ..to me if player is in the tackle area ..and the team with the ball has been inaccurate at the clean ..it’s open season for the jackal in my opinion
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Was this shit the direction and insight the coaches gave at halftime?
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Can only see one winner in this game ,and it’s not the home team especially if they keep dishing out what we have seen in the first 45
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There's a lot of positions open for debate in the All Blacks. Fullback shouldn't be one of them. Jordie should play there.
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That's a good try. Why you shouldn't rush out of the line.
