Blues v Waratahs

[antipodean]

Some entertaining rugby so far. If this keeps up the bench management is going to be key. Otherwise there's going to be a lot of space in the last 20mins.

[Victor Meldrew]

@KiwiMurph said in Blues v Waratahs:

Blues leaving a lot of points out there

Some poor linking play and decision-making for sure.

[Steven Harris]

@Bones personally I’m not convinced on Plummers distribution skills he’s getting some love from Auckland and the Blues coaches at the minute
Explains why Corey Evans wants out of Auckland

[Bones]

Clarke again with the staying on his feet into the tackle. I like this guy! That's going to tell on tired defenders.

[KiwiMurph]

@Steven-Harris said in Blues v Waratahs:

@Bones personally I’m not convinced on Plummers distribution skills he’s getting some love from Auckland and the Blues coaches at the minute
Explains why Corey Evans wants out of Auckland

Evans problem is his size.

[taniwharugby]

@KiwiMurph compared to Plummer?

[KiwiMurph]

@taniwharugby said in Blues v Waratahs:

@KiwiMurph compared to Plummer?

Yes.

[Bones]

@Steven-Harris said in Blues v Waratahs:

@Bones personally I’m not convinced on Plummers distribution skills he’s getting some love from Auckland and the Blues coaches at the minute
Explains why Corey Evans wants out of Auckland

I think it was the last game he was key to getting that backline humming. Hit it up with vigour and made a difference, as well as a lot of tidy up and the "little things".

[taniwharugby]

@KiwiMurph if you go by the blues site, plummer is 3cm taller but 3kg lighter...so yeah, huge diff

[KiwiMurph]

Fucking stupid from Ofa

[Bones]

@KiwiMurph said in Blues v Waratahs:

Fucking stupid from Ofa

Hah yeah he got lucky eh. That might not have ended well if the guy stayed up.

Rieko with a couple of lovely defensive moments.

[hydro11]

@KiwiMurph said in Blues v Waratahs:

Fucking stupid from Ofa

Well-reffed, I though. Not much else Ofa could do there.

[antipodean]

Good call from the ref - any player diving to ground needs to take responsibility for what should be a normal tackle if they stayed on their feet.

[Derpus]

Swinging arm to the head subject to mitigation? Its not like it was his shoulder connecting because the body height suddenly dropped. He was always dropping and its direct to the head. Gotta be red right?

[Bones]

@hydro11 said in Blues v Waratahs:

@KiwiMurph said in Blues v Waratahs:

Fucking stupid from Ofa

Well-reffed, I though. Not much else Ofa could do there.

He's not in control, reckless and lucky.

[KiwiMurph]

@Derpus said in Blues v Waratahs:

Swinging arm to the head subject to mitigation? Its not like it was his shoulder connecting because the body height suddenly dropped. He was always dropping and its direct to the head. Gotta be red right?

Would like to see a front on angle.

[Derpus]

@antipodean nonsense. HJH was always falling and he flew in uncontrolled. At least a yellow up north.

[Jailbreak7]

@ Bones CCs tits for hands though

[Steven Harris]

@KiwiMurph but his distribution skills and kicking options are way better ,Plummer getting a free pass as someone who doesn’t quite cut it as a top level first five but all of sudden wants to be a 2nd five .
Former Harbour player Michael Little was a similar size to Corey Evans also with brilliant distribution and kicking skills ,another under utilised midfielder under Pat lams watch .
Seems to be a pattern at Blues HQ,pick someone but never play them

[hydro11]

@Bones said in Blues v Waratahs:

@hydro11 said in Blues v Waratahs:

@KiwiMurph said in Blues v Waratahs:

Fucking stupid from Ofa

Well-reffed, I though. Not much else Ofa could do there.

He's not in control, reckless and lucky.

If the player stays upright, it is just a good tackle. It depends whether you think Ofa has time to change.