The point that DH has been moved to yet another position and was at least as good in his first go as all of the other specialists in the squad says a lot.
Ist Five depth is not in a happy place in NZ at the moment .........but if they are all about the same it keeps things even.
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To be fair to DH, a certain DC got charged down a fair bit too and he was considered fair to average.
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While Id be happy to welcome williams back if hes ready, I'm not sure that prop has been where we are losing games.
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Wouldnt halfpenny be on kicking duty, pretty good % at international level.?
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Was Havilii a calming controlling head to the backline?
Hasnt played for a while so I can accept he was rusty but do you think he helps aumua? -
Havent seen the game but would I be right to say the return of Barrett shows his value as a player and the addition of a really good lock has transformed both a struggling lineout and scrum?
In the same way the two years ago the blues pack full of ABs got dismantled at set piece in the final due primarily to a weakness at lock. It proved that props scrummaging is significantly impacted by the quality of the push from behind.
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Where was the on field leadership (or even waterboy) making sure the time was confirmed by the ref and the captain saying wait for the clock etc? Was drummand still on the field to have a quiet word? DId the ref get questioned as to why the restart if the clock was red?
Leadership is an issue still with so many rookies methinks
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Should have secured the restart regardless!
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Our friend Patience still missing then
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Worried about the shot clock maybe?
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Whats going on with the Saders defence?
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Whos coming on for Blackadder? Gardner of Lio-Willie?
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Ive been on visiting the fern for about 15 years (still miss Red Beards contributions) MN5 but desperation does strange things to the brain ............ clearly a lot of desperate posters !
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So about 10 mins into the second half then Booboo
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Big thanks Booboo for the posts. I've got no stream so i'm relying on the fern! (if thats possible !)
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Dare I ask how Blackadder is going?
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I think it says a lot about how team management are viewing the on field decision making that they want experience out there.
I fear the real root cause is that the team cant get to grips with the new structures and the young guys are struggling with that AND coping with the step up to SR. As noted there are plenty of the last two years pack there but its just not coming together .... and still looks like preseason play.
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Who was Penny against for the job? (cant remember)
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I suspect experience at 9 to contain Roigard.
No SB a major loss for leadership and someone who plays the 'just follow me boys' in crucial moments.
For a season where at 10 we are already at who is Kemara ...... who the heck is Hohepa? I hope he has at least some combo with Heinz or Havilli. No Lio-Willie ?!!??!
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Lio-Willie was very good in the pre-season in the UK ...... ok it was pre season but some of theses guys dont look like they have improved from that slightly sleepy pre-season state.
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