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SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders

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    I haven't got time to read through all of this thread but I am glad that the Blues won by 8 pts because a 1 pt win would have only magnified the poor officiating on the night.

    God help us in the SA-Lions series with Pickerill as TMO. He will make Skeen look competent.

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    • boobooB booboo

      @bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

      @nzzp said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

      @african-monkey love your work.

      Gotta give it to the Highlanders, they were bullied around up front a fair bit, but stayed in the fight and nearly pulled it off. They have a great culture down there with a great set of fans. They'll no doubt win a title in the near future imo.

      I'm really not convinced. They were a distant second last night everywhere but on the scoreboard. They only really threatened penalties, and were only in the games as teh Blues coughed up possession and territory on a regular basis. Arguably played their final last week against the Brumbies, but will struggle to score enough points against good opposition I reckon.

      As you say, though, great scrappy culture that gets teh best out of their players. Reminds me of the early Brumbies - taking players others don't want and turning them into a strong team.

      Well thank you kind blues fans for even allowing the Highlanders to enter Eden Park, what a bloody honour eh! Really the final should've just been the Blues doing laps of the ground and Roane swearing at the crowd..

      Don't go Crusader on us Honey

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      #679

      @booboo said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

      @bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

      @nzzp said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

      @african-monkey love your work.

      Gotta give it to the Highlanders, they were bullied around up front a fair bit, but stayed in the fight and nearly pulled it off. They have a great culture down there with a great set of fans. They'll no doubt win a title in the near future imo.

      I'm really not convinced. They were a distant second last night everywhere but on the scoreboard. They only really threatened penalties, and were only in the games as teh Blues coughed up possession and territory on a regular basis. Arguably played their final last week against the Brumbies, but will struggle to score enough points against good opposition I reckon.

      As you say, though, great scrappy culture that gets teh best out of their players. Reminds me of the early Brumbies - taking players others don't want and turning them into a strong team.

      Well thank you kind blues fans for even allowing the Highlanders to enter Eden Park, what a bloody honour eh! Really the final should've just been the Blues doing laps of the ground and Roane swearing at the crowd..

      Don't go Crusader on us Honey

      Funny how a Chiefs fan (or were you one of the Hurricanes turned Chiefs fans, lost count of those) always chimes in when they don’t need too…

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        @booboo said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

        @bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

        @nzzp said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

        @african-monkey love your work.

        Gotta give it to the Highlanders, they were bullied around up front a fair bit, but stayed in the fight and nearly pulled it off. They have a great culture down there with a great set of fans. They'll no doubt win a title in the near future imo.

        I'm really not convinced. They were a distant second last night everywhere but on the scoreboard. They only really threatened penalties, and were only in the games as teh Blues coughed up possession and territory on a regular basis. Arguably played their final last week against the Brumbies, but will struggle to score enough points against good opposition I reckon.

        As you say, though, great scrappy culture that gets teh best out of their players. Reminds me of the early Brumbies - taking players others don't want and turning them into a strong team.

        Well thank you kind blues fans for even allowing the Highlanders to enter Eden Park, what a bloody honour eh! Really the final should've just been the Blues doing laps of the ground and Roane swearing at the crowd..

        Don't go Crusader on us Honey

        Funny how a Chiefs fan (or were you one of the Hurricanes turned Chiefs fans, lost count of those) always chimes in when they don’t need too…

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        @act-crusader said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

        @booboo said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

        @bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

        @nzzp said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

        @african-monkey love your work.

        Gotta give it to the Highlanders, they were bullied around up front a fair bit, but stayed in the fight and nearly pulled it off. They have a great culture down there with a great set of fans. They'll no doubt win a title in the near future imo.

        I'm really not convinced. They were a distant second last night everywhere but on the scoreboard. They only really threatened penalties, and were only in the games as teh Blues coughed up possession and territory on a regular basis. Arguably played their final last week against the Brumbies, but will struggle to score enough points against good opposition I reckon.

        As you say, though, great scrappy culture that gets teh best out of their players. Reminds me of the early Brumbies - taking players others don't want and turning them into a strong team.

        Well thank you kind blues fans for even allowing the Highlanders to enter Eden Park, what a bloody honour eh! Really the final should've just been the Blues doing laps of the ground and Roane swearing at the crowd..

        Don't go Crusader on us Honey

        Funny how a Chiefs fan (or were you one of the Hurricanes turned Chiefs fans, lost count of those) always chimes in when they don’t need too…

        You must have me confused.

        Am always a "Whatever is the best result for NZ fan".

        Then if I had to pick a team it would be the Chief's.

        Then my second team would be the Blues.

        Full disclosure: I wanted the Blues to win this as I felt it was the best for NZ rugby.

        Just feel some of @Bones's recent posts very strange and a little silky, unnecessarily so.

        Reminiscent of some of the Crusaders fans bitterness about the merit of the TT competition over the oast week.

        Apologies if that sort of observation is not allowed.

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          @booboo said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

          @bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

          @nzzp said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

          @african-monkey love your work.

          Gotta give it to the Highlanders, they were bullied around up front a fair bit, but stayed in the fight and nearly pulled it off. They have a great culture down there with a great set of fans. They'll no doubt win a title in the near future imo.

          I'm really not convinced. They were a distant second last night everywhere but on the scoreboard. They only really threatened penalties, and were only in the games as teh Blues coughed up possession and territory on a regular basis. Arguably played their final last week against the Brumbies, but will struggle to score enough points against good opposition I reckon.

          As you say, though, great scrappy culture that gets teh best out of their players. Reminds me of the early Brumbies - taking players others don't want and turning them into a strong team.

          Well thank you kind blues fans for even allowing the Highlanders to enter Eden Park, what a bloody honour eh! Really the final should've just been the Blues doing laps of the ground and Roane swearing at the crowd..

          Don't go Crusader on us Honey

          Funny how a Chiefs fan (or were you one of the Hurricanes turned Chiefs fans, lost count of those) always chimes in when they don’t need too…

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          @act-crusader said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

          @booboo said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

          @bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

          @nzzp said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

          @african-monkey love your work.

          Gotta give it to the Highlanders, they were bullied around up front a fair bit, but stayed in the fight and nearly pulled it off. They have a great culture down there with a great set of fans. They'll no doubt win a title in the near future imo.

          I'm really not convinced. They were a distant second last night everywhere but on the scoreboard. They only really threatened penalties, and were only in the games as teh Blues coughed up possession and territory on a regular basis. Arguably played their final last week against the Brumbies, but will struggle to score enough points against good opposition I reckon.

          As you say, though, great scrappy culture that gets teh best out of their players. Reminds me of the early Brumbies - taking players others don't want and turning them into a strong team.

          Well thank you kind blues fans for even allowing the Highlanders to enter Eden Park, what a bloody honour eh! Really the final should've just been the Blues doing laps of the ground and Roane swearing at the crowd..

          Don't go Crusader on us Honey

          Funny how a Chiefs fan (or were you one of the Hurricanes turned Chiefs fans, lost count of those) always chimes in when they don’t need too…

          Makes you wonder @bones has some good points

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            @act-crusader said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

            @booboo said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

            @bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

            @nzzp said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

            @african-monkey love your work.

            Gotta give it to the Highlanders, they were bullied around up front a fair bit, but stayed in the fight and nearly pulled it off. They have a great culture down there with a great set of fans. They'll no doubt win a title in the near future imo.

            I'm really not convinced. They were a distant second last night everywhere but on the scoreboard. They only really threatened penalties, and were only in the games as teh Blues coughed up possession and territory on a regular basis. Arguably played their final last week against the Brumbies, but will struggle to score enough points against good opposition I reckon.

            As you say, though, great scrappy culture that gets teh best out of their players. Reminds me of the early Brumbies - taking players others don't want and turning them into a strong team.

            Well thank you kind blues fans for even allowing the Highlanders to enter Eden Park, what a bloody honour eh! Really the final should've just been the Blues doing laps of the ground and Roane swearing at the crowd..

            Don't go Crusader on us Honey

            Funny how a Chiefs fan (or were you one of the Hurricanes turned Chiefs fans, lost count of those) always chimes in when they don’t need too…

            You must have me confused.

            Am always a "Whatever is the best result for NZ fan".

            Then if I had to pick a team it would be the Chief's.

            Then my second team would be the Blues.

            Full disclosure: I wanted the Blues to win this as I felt it was the best for NZ rugby.

            Just feel some of @Bones's recent posts very strange and a little silky, unnecessarily so.

            Reminiscent of some of the Crusaders fans bitterness about the merit of the TT competition over the oast week.

            Apologies if that sort of observation is not allowed.

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            @booboo said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

            Just feel some of @Bones's recent posts very strange and a little silky, unnecessarily so.

            Huh, go figure. Here I am taking the piss out of nzzp for his disdain of the Highlanders and all of a sudden I've got a chip, am silky and am a crusader. I even thought @Kirwan was getting into the swing of things with his helping us get better quip, but no, he went uptight straight after.

            If you guys wanna check back through the thread, you'll probably find I was the first to congratulate blues fans.

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              @booboo said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

              Just feel some of @Bones's recent posts very strange and a little silky, unnecessarily so.

              Huh, go figure. Here I am taking the piss out of nzzp for his disdain of the Highlanders and all of a sudden I've got a chip, am silky and am a crusader. I even thought @Kirwan was getting into the swing of things with his helping us get better quip, but no, he went uptight straight after.

              If you guys wanna check back through the thread, you'll probably find I was the first to congratulate blues fans.

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              @bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

              @booboo said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

              Just feel some of @Bones's recent posts very strange and a little silky, unnecessarily so.

              Huh, go figure. Here I am taking the piss out of nzzp for his disdain of the Highlanders and all of a sudden I've got a chip, am silky and am a crusader. I even thought @Kirwan was getting into the swing of things with his helping us get better quip, but no, he went uptight straight after.

              If you guys wanna check back through the thread, you'll probably find I was the first to congratulate blues fans.

              Hey it's Sunday, I've got work tomorrow, I can't type, there's no cricket, ...

              Edit: there was no cricket... Was in bed. Did we get a wicket,?

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                @bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                @booboo said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                Just feel some of @Bones's recent posts very strange and a little silky, unnecessarily so.

                Huh, go figure. Here I am taking the piss out of nzzp for his disdain of the Highlanders and all of a sudden I've got a chip, am silky and am a crusader. I even thought @Kirwan was getting into the swing of things with his helping us get better quip, but no, he went uptight straight after.

                If you guys wanna check back through the thread, you'll probably find I was the first to congratulate blues fans.

                Hey it's Sunday, I've got work tomorrow, I can't type, there's no cricket, ...

                Edit: there was no cricket... Was in bed. Did we get a wicket,?

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                @booboo said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                @bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                @booboo said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                Just feel some of @Bones's recent posts very strange and a little silky, unnecessarily so.

                Huh, go figure. Here I am taking the piss out of nzzp for his disdain of the Highlanders and all of a sudden I've got a chip, am silky and am a crusader. I even thought @Kirwan was getting into the swing of things with his helping us get better quip, but no, he went uptight straight after.

                If you guys wanna check back through the thread, you'll probably find I was the first to congratulate blues fans.

                Hey it's Sunday, I've got work tomorrow, I can't type, there's no cricket, ...

                Edit: there was no cricket... Was in bed. Did we get a wicket,?

                Yes

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                • boobooB booboo

                  @bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                  @booboo said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                  Just feel some of @Bones's recent posts very strange and a little silky, unnecessarily so.

                  Huh, go figure. Here I am taking the piss out of nzzp for his disdain of the Highlanders and all of a sudden I've got a chip, am silky and am a crusader. I even thought @Kirwan was getting into the swing of things with his helping us get better quip, but no, he went uptight straight after.

                  If you guys wanna check back through the thread, you'll probably find I was the first to congratulate blues fans.

                  Hey it's Sunday, I've got work tomorrow, I can't type, there's no cricket, ...

                  Edit: there was no cricket... Was in bed. Did we get a wicket,?

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                  @booboo wicket maiden to Jamieson.

                  Another one coming...

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                  • BonesB Bones

                    @booboo said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                    Just feel some of @Bones's recent posts very strange and a little silky, unnecessarily so.

                    Huh, go figure. Here I am taking the piss out of nzzp for his disdain of the Highlanders and all of a sudden I've got a chip, am silky and am a crusader. I even thought @Kirwan was getting into the swing of things with his helping us get better quip, but no, he went uptight straight after.

                    If you guys wanna check back through the thread, you'll probably find I was the first to congratulate blues fans.

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                    @bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                    @booboo said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                    Just feel some of @Bones's recent posts very strange and a little silky, unnecessarily so.

                    Huh, go figure. Here I am taking the piss out of nzzp for his disdain of the Highlanders and all of a sudden I've got a chip, am silky and am a crusader. I even thought @Kirwan was getting into the swing of things with his helping us get better quip, but no, he went uptight straight after.

                    If you guys wanna check back through the thread, you'll probably find I was the first to congratulate blues fans.

                    No one needs to hear any more about your playing days.

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                      Nope, I'm wrong again.

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                      • MN5M MN5

                        @bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                        @booboo said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                        Just feel some of @Bones's recent posts very strange and a little silky, unnecessarily so.

                        Huh, go figure. Here I am taking the piss out of nzzp for his disdain of the Highlanders and all of a sudden I've got a chip, am silky and am a crusader. I even thought @Kirwan was getting into the swing of things with his helping us get better quip, but no, he went uptight straight after.

                        If you guys wanna check back through the thread, you'll probably find I was the first to congratulate blues fans.

                        No one needs to hear any more about your playing days.

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                          @bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                          @booboo said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                          Just feel some of @Bones's recent posts very strange and a little silky, unnecessarily so.

                          Huh, go figure. Here I am taking the piss out of nzzp for his disdain of the Highlanders and all of a sudden I've got a chip, am silky and am a crusader. I even thought @Kirwan was getting into the swing of things with his helping us get better quip, but no, he went uptight straight after.

                          If you guys wanna check back through the thread, you'll probably find I was the first to congratulate blues fans.

                          No one needs to hear any more about your playing days.

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                          @mn5 said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                          @bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                          @booboo said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                          Just feel some of @Bones's recent posts very strange and a little silky, unnecessarily so.

                          Huh, go figure. Here I am taking the piss out of nzzp for his disdain of the Highlanders and all of a sudden I've got a chip, am silky and am a crusader. I even thought @Kirwan was getting into the swing of things with his helping us get better quip, but no, he went uptight straight after.

                          If you guys wanna check back through the thread, you'll probably find I was the first to congratulate blues fans.

                          No one needs to hear any more about your playing days.

                          I never said what I was playing tho

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                            @mn5 said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                            @bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                            @booboo said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                            Just feel some of @Bones's recent posts very strange and a little silky, unnecessarily so.

                            Huh, go figure. Here I am taking the piss out of nzzp for his disdain of the Highlanders and all of a sudden I've got a chip, am silky and am a crusader. I even thought @Kirwan was getting into the swing of things with his helping us get better quip, but no, he went uptight straight after.

                            If you guys wanna check back through the thread, you'll probably find I was the first to congratulate blues fans.

                            No one needs to hear any more about your playing days.

                            I never said what I was playing tho

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                            @bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                            @mn5 said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                            @bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                            @booboo said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                            Just feel some of @Bones's recent posts very strange and a little silky, unnecessarily so.

                            Huh, go figure. Here I am taking the piss out of nzzp for his disdain of the Highlanders and all of a sudden I've got a chip, am silky and am a crusader. I even thought @Kirwan was getting into the swing of things with his helping us get better quip, but no, he went uptight straight after.

                            If you guys wanna check back through the thread, you'll probably find I was the first to congratulate blues fans.

                            No one needs to hear any more about your playing days.

                            I never said what I was playing tho

                            No probs, if you need me I’ll be over at the cricket thread.

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                              @canefan said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                              @nzzp said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                              @bones as a long (long) suffering Blues fan, the landers are the only side we've had the wood on over the last couple of years. Won 5 of the last 6 I think, and when we played you on EP earlier this year, there were only some ropey decisions (Akira 'forward pass') that prevented us hitting 50.

                              You could see it another way - the Blues were 7.5 point favourites at the TAB, and covered the spread (just). So the game played out the way the bookies expected

                              Sitting in the stands the crowd realised how close the Blues were to losing the game. The Highlanders fed off the Blues ill discipline and if they had stuck to their narrow channel of attack they might have been able to steal the game

                              was impressive how the Blues came from behind to win. Didn't turn dominance into points - but did enough in the end

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                              @nzzp said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                              @canefan said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                              @nzzp said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                              @bones as a long (long) suffering Blues fan, the landers are the only side we've had the wood on over the last couple of years. Won 5 of the last 6 I think, and when we played you on EP earlier this year, there were only some ropey decisions (Akira 'forward pass') that prevented us hitting 50.

                              You could see it another way - the Blues were 7.5 point favourites at the TAB, and covered the spread (just). So the game played out the way the bookies expected

                              Sitting in the stands the crowd realised how close the Blues were to losing the game. The Highlanders fed off the Blues ill discipline and if they had stuck to their narrow channel of attack they might have been able to steal the game

                              was impressive how the Blues came from behind to win. Didn't turn dominance into points - but did enough in the end

                              That to me comes down to poor decision making by half and first five. Black standing deep takes pressure off the defence.

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                              • BonesB Bones

                                You blues fellas are all pretty uptight and angsty for winners eh!

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                                @bones said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                You blues fellas are all pretty uptight and angsty for winners eh!

                                Well done Highlanders, for coming back from poor outcome in SRAotearoa!

                                Have supplanted Chiefs as my second team.

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                                  @nzzp said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                  @canefan said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                  @nzzp said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                  @bones as a long (long) suffering Blues fan, the landers are the only side we've had the wood on over the last couple of years. Won 5 of the last 6 I think, and when we played you on EP earlier this year, there were only some ropey decisions (Akira 'forward pass') that prevented us hitting 50.

                                  You could see it another way - the Blues were 7.5 point favourites at the TAB, and covered the spread (just). So the game played out the way the bookies expected

                                  Sitting in the stands the crowd realised how close the Blues were to losing the game. The Highlanders fed off the Blues ill discipline and if they had stuck to their narrow channel of attack they might have been able to steal the game

                                  was impressive how the Blues came from behind to win. Didn't turn dominance into points - but did enough in the end

                                  That to me comes down to poor decision making by half and first five. Black standing deep takes pressure off the defence.

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                                  @pakman said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                  @nzzp said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                  @canefan said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                  @nzzp said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                  @bones as a long (long) suffering Blues fan, the landers are the only side we've had the wood on over the last couple of years. Won 5 of the last 6 I think, and when we played you on EP earlier this year, there were only some ropey decisions (Akira 'forward pass') that prevented us hitting 50.

                                  You could see it another way - the Blues were 7.5 point favourites at the TAB, and covered the spread (just). So the game played out the way the bookies expected

                                  Sitting in the stands the crowd realised how close the Blues were to losing the game. The Highlanders fed off the Blues ill discipline and if they had stuck to their narrow channel of attack they might have been able to steal the game

                                  was impressive how the Blues came from behind to win. Didn't turn dominance into points - but did enough in the end

                                  That to me comes down to poor decision making by half and first five. Black standing deep takes pressure off the defence.

                                  Before I throw Black to the wolves, I'd like to see him get more consistent time with Nock.

                                  Being paired with wildly inconsistent scrumhalves can't make for a confident five-eighth.

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                                    @pakman said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                    @nzzp said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                    @canefan said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                    @nzzp said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                    @bones as a long (long) suffering Blues fan, the landers are the only side we've had the wood on over the last couple of years. Won 5 of the last 6 I think, and when we played you on EP earlier this year, there were only some ropey decisions (Akira 'forward pass') that prevented us hitting 50.

                                    You could see it another way - the Blues were 7.5 point favourites at the TAB, and covered the spread (just). So the game played out the way the bookies expected

                                    Sitting in the stands the crowd realised how close the Blues were to losing the game. The Highlanders fed off the Blues ill discipline and if they had stuck to their narrow channel of attack they might have been able to steal the game

                                    was impressive how the Blues came from behind to win. Didn't turn dominance into points - but did enough in the end

                                    That to me comes down to poor decision making by half and first five. Black standing deep takes pressure off the defence.

                                    Before I throw Black to the wolves, I'd like to see him get more consistent time with Nock.

                                    Being paired with wildly inconsistent scrumhalves can't make for a confident five-eighth.

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                                    @antipodean said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                    @pakman said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                    @nzzp said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                    @canefan said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                    @nzzp said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                    @bones as a long (long) suffering Blues fan, the landers are the only side we've had the wood on over the last couple of years. Won 5 of the last 6 I think, and when we played you on EP earlier this year, there were only some ropey decisions (Akira 'forward pass') that prevented us hitting 50.

                                    You could see it another way - the Blues were 7.5 point favourites at the TAB, and covered the spread (just). So the game played out the way the bookies expected

                                    Sitting in the stands the crowd realised how close the Blues were to losing the game. The Highlanders fed off the Blues ill discipline and if they had stuck to their narrow channel of attack they might have been able to steal the game

                                    was impressive how the Blues came from behind to win. Didn't turn dominance into points - but did enough in the end

                                    That to me comes down to poor decision making by half and first five. Black standing deep takes pressure off the defence.

                                    Before I throw Black to the wolves, I'd like to see him get more consistent time with Nock.

                                    Fair enough.

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                                      @duluth said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                      I said earlier in the week that I wanted the Blues to have a 6/2 split. It was obvious that the Highlanders would attempt to tire out the big Blues pack with an extra forward sub.
                                      When Robinson was ruled out a 6/2 split wasn't really an option.

                                      It's impressive the Blues pack finished stronger. They had one less sub, plus Goodhue getting injured not long after coming on meant the second row basically played the full match.
                                      The Gibson try was earned through multiple players still working hard and over powering the Highlanders.

                                      Surprised something more hasn’t been said about Goodhue’s injury. It was a head to the rib cage looked like from the side.

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                                      @kev said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                      @duluth said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                      I said earlier in the week that I wanted the Blues to have a 6/2 split. It was obvious that the Highlanders would attempt to tire out the big Blues pack with an extra forward sub.
                                      When Robinson was ruled out a 6/2 split wasn't really an option.

                                      It's impressive the Blues pack finished stronger. They had one less sub, plus Goodhue getting injured not long after coming on meant the second row basically played the full match.
                                      The Gibson try was earned through multiple players still working hard and over powering the Highlanders.

                                      Surprised something more hasn’t been said about Goodhue’s injury. It was a head to the rib cage looked like from the side.

                                      I can’t keep up with the laws around this but how was Pat T allowed back on the field? I thought once you were subbed off you couldn’t return unless you are a front rower coming on for an injury.

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                                        @kev said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                        @duluth said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                        I said earlier in the week that I wanted the Blues to have a 6/2 split. It was obvious that the Highlanders would attempt to tire out the big Blues pack with an extra forward sub.
                                        When Robinson was ruled out a 6/2 split wasn't really an option.

                                        It's impressive the Blues pack finished stronger. They had one less sub, plus Goodhue getting injured not long after coming on meant the second row basically played the full match.
                                        The Gibson try was earned through multiple players still working hard and over powering the Highlanders.

                                        Surprised something more hasn’t been said about Goodhue’s injury. It was a head to the rib cage looked like from the side.

                                        I can’t keep up with the laws around this but how was Pat T allowed back on the field? I thought once you were subbed off you couldn’t return unless you are a front rower coming on for an injury.

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                                        @pukunui said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                        @kev said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                        @duluth said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                        I said earlier in the week that I wanted the Blues to have a 6/2 split. It was obvious that the Highlanders would attempt to tire out the big Blues pack with an extra forward sub.
                                        When Robinson was ruled out a 6/2 split wasn't really an option.

                                        It's impressive the Blues pack finished stronger. They had one less sub, plus Goodhue getting injured not long after coming on meant the second row basically played the full match.
                                        The Gibson try was earned through multiple players still working hard and over powering the Highlanders.

                                        Surprised something more hasn’t been said about Goodhue’s injury. It was a head to the rib cage looked like from the side.

                                        I can’t keep up with the laws around this but how was Pat T allowed back on the field? I thought once you were subbed off you couldn’t return unless you are a front rower coming on for an injury.

                                        Yeah I was wondering the same and thinking I have missed a rule change. Wasn't there a drama over something similar earlier in the season?

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                                          @kev said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                          @duluth said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                          I said earlier in the week that I wanted the Blues to have a 6/2 split. It was obvious that the Highlanders would attempt to tire out the big Blues pack with an extra forward sub.
                                          When Robinson was ruled out a 6/2 split wasn't really an option.

                                          It's impressive the Blues pack finished stronger. They had one less sub, plus Goodhue getting injured not long after coming on meant the second row basically played the full match.
                                          The Gibson try was earned through multiple players still working hard and over powering the Highlanders.

                                          Surprised something more hasn’t been said about Goodhue’s injury. It was a head to the rib cage looked like from the side.

                                          I can’t keep up with the laws around this but how was Pat T allowed back on the field? I thought once you were subbed off you couldn’t return unless you are a front rower coming on for an injury.

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                                          @pukunui said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                          @kev said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                          @duluth said in SR T-T FINAL: Blues v Highlanders:

                                          I said earlier in the week that I wanted the Blues to have a 6/2 split. It was obvious that the Highlanders would attempt to tire out the big Blues pack with an extra forward sub.
                                          When Robinson was ruled out a 6/2 split wasn't really an option.

                                          It's impressive the Blues pack finished stronger. They had one less sub, plus Goodhue getting injured not long after coming on meant the second row basically played the full match.
                                          The Gibson try was earned through multiple players still working hard and over powering the Highlanders.

                                          Surprised something more hasn’t been said about Goodhue’s injury. It was a head to the rib cage looked like from the side.

                                          I can’t keep up with the laws around this but how was Pat T allowed back on the field? I thought once you were subbed off you couldn’t return unless you are a front rower coming on for an injury.

                                          IIRC if you were a tactical sub, you can come back on for an injury. Is that what happened?

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