Highlanders v Blues

[Mattasaurus]

Great hit by groot sets up the turnover... pheeeeeewww

My pessimism unfounded so far... although I still feel Blues just need to slow it down a bit and hold on to some possession and the points will come

[KiwiMurph]

@Bones said in Highlanders v Blues:

@KiwiMurph said in Highlanders v Blues:

Blues are a shadow of the 2024 team

What's missing? Ioane and the halfback that's better than ginge?

I think rule changes hurt Vern ball.

Also - Landers are clearly better under Joseph than under Dermody.

[Bones]

@KiwiMurph said in Highlanders v Blues:

@Bones said in Highlanders v Blues:

@KiwiMurph said in Highlanders v Blues:

Blues are a shadow of the 2024 team

What's missing? Ioane and the halfback that's better than ginge?

I think rule changes hurt Vern ball.

Also - Landers are clearly better under Joseph than under Dermody.

Definitely a lot more shape to the Landers and a bit less shape to the blues. Blues at rushing it, very reminiscent of the ABs recently.

[SouthernMann]

@KiwiMurph said in Highlanders v Blues:

@Bones said in Highlanders v Blues:

@KiwiMurph said in Highlanders v Blues:

Blues are a shadow of the 2024 team

What's missing? Ioane and the halfback that's better than ginge?

I think rule changes hurt Vern ball.

Also - Landers are clearly better under Joseph than under Dermody.

I've been amazed at how many pundits have just written the Landers off on the basis of other teams will be better.

Even after last weeks game. Everyone lauded the Tahs, then just said, yeah Landers, no wonder they lost

[Bovidae]

@SouthernMann said in Highlanders v Blues:

Tangitau should have been released. Bullshit no call

Yes, that was so obvious. But Daymon!!

BB didn't clearly release before the Gilbert try too.

[African Monkey]

@Bovidae said in Highlanders v Blues:

@SouthernMann said in Highlanders v Blues:

Tangitau should have been released. Bullshit no call

Yes, that was so obvious. But Daymon!!

BB didn't clearly release before the Gilbert try too.

There was also a Landers knock on at the line out leading up to that try.

I think it's fair to say you win some you lose some?

[Machpants]

Missing Beaver on the commentary

[antipodean]

Where's Gilbert from and did Schumacher ever visit that town?

[SouthernMann]

@antipodean said in Highlanders v Blues:

Where's Gilbert from and did Schumacher ever visit that town?

He once did skids out the back of Macleans Island

[KiwiMurph]

Rieko is the worst player on the field

[KiwiMurph]

Try saving tackle Caleb

[Tim]

Blues look half asleep.

[Machpants]

@KiwiMurph said in Highlanders v Blues:

Rieko is the worst player on the field

Jammed in there unnecessarily, giving that space

[KiwiMurph]

@Machpants said in Highlanders v Blues:

@KiwiMurph said in Highlanders v Blues:

Rieko is the worst player on the field

Jammed in there unnecessarily, giving that soave

Totally agreed. I genuinely wonder if he's under the weather

[Steven Harris]

Highlanders backline looking far more creative

[mariner4life]

The landers outsides are pretty good hey?

There are some very average so-called elite players getting shown up this year

[Grooter]

Clutch defence by Clarke, Hurley looks great tonight

[Yeetyaah]

Holy hecka that's some set piece, too bad they didn't score that.

[Victor Meldrew]

@Tim said in Highlanders v Blues:

Blues look half asleep.

Reiko looks comatose.

[antipodean]

@Machpants said in Highlanders v Blues:

@KiwiMurph said in Highlanders v Blues:

Rieko is the worst player on the field

Jammed in there unnecessarily, giving that space

No he didn't. He covered Tanielu Tele’a. The overlap is the work of Gilbert coming off his wing leaving Mark Tele’a with a decision to make.