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A couple of very good crowds in today, over 25,000 at Eden Park and over 17,000 at FB.

Brilliant header there leading to a try

I definitely like Hotham at 9.

Kiwias wrote: Sat May 11, 2024 7:03 am A couple of very good crowds in today, over 25,000 at Eden Park and over 17,000 at FB.

Great stuff. Looking forward to tonight's southern derby. Scott Barrett's been left out as a precaution, but the very impressive Jamie Hannah comes in as his replacement. This young fella has a bright future imho, so the more game time he gets, the better. The Saders have him listed as 196cm, but he looks a bit bigger than that to me.

And it's Round 2 of the Havili Experiment at 10... can't wait!

Kiwias wrote: Sat May 11, 2024 7:16 am I definitely like Hotham at 9.

Same. No idea why Drummond keeps getting starts. He's been average for years.

Gumboot wrote: Sat May 11, 2024 7:21 am

Kiwias wrote: Sat May 11, 2024 7:03 am A couple of very good crowds in today, over 25,000 at Eden Park and over 17,000 at FB.

Great stuff. Looking forward to tonight's southern derby. Scott Barrett's been left out as a precaution, but the very impressive Jamie Hannah comes in as his replacement. This young fella has a bright future imho, so the more game time he gets, the better. The Saders have him listed as 196cm, but he looks a bit bigger than that to me.

And it's Round 2 of the Havili Experiment at 10... can't wait!

Hannah and Strange is a bloody good second row

28 mins, 37 points. Tackling optional at the moment….

Crusaders rally need to sort out their discipline. Giving away penalties like it was trick and treat time at Halloween

Both 9s are a bit shit. Can’t find a way to do something useful/different.

Can't agree on Hotham, I thought he mixed it up quite well. Clan worked bloody hard for that victory and deserved it.

Famous win 32-29 for the Landers, first time beating a Kiwi side in 3 years

Ridiculous try at the end there. Defenders told to release because tackle made, attacking player flops forward to score the try. Shouldn’t be allowed.

Biffer wrote: Sat May 11, 2024 8:54 am Ridiculous try at the end there. Defenders told to release because tackle made, attacking player flops forward to score the try. Shouldn’t be allowed.

Agreed

Good effort by the Highlanders. Not many positives for the Saders to salvage from that. Their sorry season continues...

Gumboot wrote: Sat May 11, 2024 9:00 am Good effort by the Highlanders. Not many positives for the Saders to salvage from that. Their sorry season continues...

Hard to argue with that.

Which moron chose such similar jerseys for the Brums v Tahs outing today????

Sandstorm wrote: Sat May 11, 2024 9:50 am Which moron chose such similar jerseys for the Brums v Tahs outing today????

Oh come on. One is clearly blue and white, while the other one is quite obviously white and blue.

I'm glad it's not just me that finds it infuriating

fishfoodie wrote: Sat May 11, 2024 10:12 am I'm glad it's not just me that finds it infuriating

I think even the players are getting confused, waaay too many players picking up and going straight thru the rucks untouched…..

Bit damp for this game.

Loving the Tahs v Brumbies game! Being played in a swamp, both teams wearing the same strips, rain pissing down, everyone covered in mud, knock ons, players sliding 20 yards on the ground, spray being kicked up everywhere, tapped free kick not moving in the mud ... just brilliant! TBF skill levels are superb. 1 point game going into last 5 mins. I'd pay money to watch this .. shit I am!

dpedin wrote: Sat May 11, 2024 11:17 am Loving the Tahs v Brumbies game! Being played in a swamp, both teams wearing the same strips, rain pissing down, everyone covered in mud, knock ons, players sliding 20 yards on the ground, spray being kicked up everywhere, tapped free kick not moving in the mud ... just brilliant! TBF skill levels are superb. 1 point game going into last 5 mins. I'd pay money to watch this .. shit I am!

It's now waterpolo for non-swimmers

Biffer wrote: Sat May 11, 2024 10:00 am

Sandstorm wrote: Sat May 11, 2024 9:50 am Which moron chose such similar jerseys for the Brums v Tahs outing today????

Oh come on. One is clearly blue and white, while the other one is quite obviously white and blue.

So an Aucklander

Out of interest all teams still have a chance of making the finals, though the bottom three are really going to have to hope for results to fall their way.

Three rounds to go kids before the "finals" happen

fishfoodie wrote: Sat May 11, 2024 11:23 am

dpedin wrote: Sat May 11, 2024 11:17 am Loving the Tahs v Brumbies game! Being played in a swamp, both teams wearing the same strips, rain pissing down, everyone covered in mud, knock ons, players sliding 20 yards on the ground, spray being kicked up everywhere, tapped free kick not moving in the mud ... just brilliant! TBF skill levels are superb. 1 point game going into last 5 mins. I'd pay money to watch this .. shit I am!

It's now waterpolo for non-swimmers

My favourite moment was when someone - Turinui? - said "You'd need a snorkel to pick & go that".

Round 13 of 15 Folks

Friday

Canes v Pasifika - Canes to run away with this, though they have got a second team line up which might make it closer

Rebels v Chiefs - The Tribe should have way too much firepower for the bankrupt Rebs

Saturday

Drua v Reds - The Fijians need this one, but then so do the Reds ... Reds should have too much in the forwards

Brumbies v Crusaders - The Ponies are going to add to Crusader misery

Blues v Highlanders - Blues to run in a bonus point win in a training run

Force v Waratahs - Seriously going to back the Force here, that's how diabolically bad the Tahs have been in 2014.

Looking forward to my latest footy crush Harry Godfrey playing well again.

Canes win an untidy game 32-24.

Gumboot wrote: Fri May 17, 2024 8:52 am Canes win an untidy game 32-24.

I watched some of that and both teams tried hard, but were generally inaccurate.

The hardest part (besides Justin Marshal on comms) was the awful television coverage - hardly any replays and then usually of the wrong infringement that the ref blew up for.

Rebels vs Chiefs kicking off in a few minutes.

Chiefs backline looks about as good as it gets.

Piss weak tackle attempt by Stevenson.

Chiefs win a tight one 26-23.

Drua vs Reds now underway and Vunivalu tries to trip a Drua player 5m out from his the Reds post. Clear penalty try. Score now 12 - 7

Drua ahead 18-14 after an entertaining first half, enhanced by a typically boistrous crowd. Not a fan of the shouty PA guy, though.

Vunivalu gets a second YC (so a RC) for the same offense -- leg trip of an oppo player. Bloody drongo!

Kiwias wrote: Sat May 18, 2024 3:29 am Vunivalu gets a second YC (so a RC) for the same offense -- leg trip of an oppo player. Bloody drongo!

Braindead.

Drua take it 28-19.

The crowd must have been worth at least 10 of those points for the Drua.

Brumbies vs Saders just kicking off.

I'm gonna be watching "world class" David Havili like a hawk...

No idea how Reece managed to score that try.


No way that was forward!!!!

World class pressure from the world class Crusaders there finally resulting in a world class try to world class fullback McNicholl.

The world-class first five Burke is starting to provide more world-class service to the world-class backline.