QF - North Harbour v Auckland

[Steven Harris]

How good is Mark Telea..?

[Tim]

@Steven-Harris so hard to stop

[African Monkey]

@KiwiMurph I'm just waiting for his kicks to get charged down every time he touches the ball haha.

Another head knock for Ta'avao. Starting to become a concern for his health.

[African Monkey]

Agree with Aoake, shit call.

[taniwharugby]

He swung his leg out copping a knee to gatland

[Bones]

"He really did try to get under" by kicking at the ball in someone's possession, you can't do that.

[Tim]

This is not looking good for Ta'avao.

[Bones]

@African-Monkey said in QF - North Harbour v Auckland:

Agree with Aoake, shit call.

He kneed a guy in the head with an illegal action, it's fucken spot on.

[African Monkey]

@Tim That's 3 now in as many months.

[African Monkey]

@Bones Yeah, actually, I do take what I said back, nothing more than just a natural reaction in that situation but yes, an illegal play. Fair call.

[taniwharugby]

@Bones was that stupid action players use thier foot to get under the ball...he's lucky it wasn't worse

[Bones]

@African-Monkey said in QF - North Harbour v Auckland:

@Bones Yeah, actually, I do take what I said back, nothing more than just a natural reaction in that situation but yes, an illegal play. Fair call.

Yeah but this is the issue we're facing. If you can't stop a guy scoring a try, it's not ok to resort to a (dangerous) illegal action to try and stop him, just because you can get away with it being a "natural reaction". He's lucky it's not red.

We're so quick to forgive players but throw the officials under the bus if they get the wrong card.

[Bones]

@taniwharugby said in QF - North Harbour v Auckland:

@Bones was that stupid action players use thier foot to get under the ball...he's lucky it wasn't worse

Yeah, plus by him doing that it then put him in place to knock Angus tfo.

[KiwiMurph]

Hodgman getting pinged off of the field tonight

[taniwharugby]

Shouldn't NH get a pen on half way?

[Chris]

@KiwiMurph said in QF - North Harbour v Auckland:

Hodgman getting pinged off of the field tonight

3rd penalty

[KiwiMurph]

I think you can stick a fork in Auckland.

[Tim]

@KiwiMurph very harsh penalty. Collapsing the maul?

[Bones]

@Tim said in QF - North Harbour v Auckland:

@KiwiMurph very harsh penalty. Collapsing the maul?

Yeah he was quick to deem that a maul eh!

[Tim]

Auckland with a massive gap on the wing. Even a man down, that is their weird defensive pattern in action.