Force v Highlanders

[Duluth]

Western Force Media  /  Apr 19, 2023

Wells and Hegarty return for Highlanders clash

Western Force head coach Simon Cron has made four changes to his starting XV to take on the Highlanders at HBF Park on Saturday night.

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Force

Chase Tiatia, Toni Pulu, Sam Spink, Hamish Stewart, Manasa Mataele, Bryce Hegarty, Issak Fines-Leleiwasa; Michael Wells (capt), Ollie Callan, Tim Anstee, Jeremy Williams, Felix Kalapu, Santiago Medrano, Tom Horton, Tom Robertson

Reserves: Feleti Kaitu’u, Angus Wagner, Siosifa Amone, Ryan McCauley, Rahboni Vosayaco, Ian Prior, Bayley Kuenzle, George Poolman

[Duluth]

Highlanders v Force

8 wins Highlanders, 6 wins Force

I don't remember the Force being such a bogey team for the Highlanders. All 6 of the Force victories came in a row between 2008-2014

[SouthernMann]

This game will be a tough watch...

[Bones]

Nice tidy up by Lowe, geez we got absolutely exposed by a pretty standard kick.

Not looking good for Lance, that was a solid head tuck.

[Duluth]

Long pre match ceremony.. now a neck injury 1min in. Game hasn’t really started

[Victor Meldrew]

Just me or are SR crowds getting bigger?

[Stargazer]

Looking like it's a very serious neck injury for Callan. Straight into the ambulance.

[KiwiMurph]

@Victor-Meldrew first Force home game in quite a while.

[Victor Meldrew]

@Stargazer said in Force v Highlanders:

Looking like it's a very serious neck injury for Callan. Straight into the ambulance.

Let's hope they're just being over-cautious

[antipodean]

@Victor-Meldrew said in Force v Highlanders:

Just me or are SR crowds getting bigger?

In comparison to which years? From what I've seen, the eastern seaboard isn't attracting the public like the "glory days".

[Bones]

Hunt not even close.

Force Vets tear the Landers apart.

[antipodean]

Two good steps by two player results in a well deserved try for the Force. Highlanders looking like the team that ran out in the first few rounds already.

[Grooter]

Ffs Hunt liability

[Stargazer]

[Bones]

@FakatavaAllBlack said in Force v Highlanders:

Ffs Hunt liability

How the fucken fuck is he even in the team still, let alone starting? Anyone would be fucken better. So bizarre

[Tim]

@Bones Since his great game in the Trans Ta$man final he really has dropped form dramatically.

[Bones]

That was not backwards, Berry

[Bones]

@Tim said in Force v Highlanders:

@Bones Since his great game in the Trans Ta$man final he really has dropped form dramatically.

He just doesn't even try and do the basics well, I really don't know what he's showing in games for the coaches to be so loyal.

[Bones]

How's the pass from Groot!

[Bones]

Move Paea to 10, that's the solution. He can't be worse and could be the making of him.