Highlanders v Rebels
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Man Fekitoa is frustrating to watch. So good on defence but a bumbling mess on attack. Having said that he did well to score that try. It looks like he is almost over thinking it in attack. Stutter step left stutter step right. Then left again and drops the ball.
Li looking decent again tonight.
Dare i say it but i don't think Luke Whitelick would look out of place in the ABs now.
Would pick him before Elliot Dixon and with Luatua leaving and Shields having tits for hands, Whitelock might be a shot to compete with Squire for the back up 6/8 role. -
Whitelock playing well enough to keep Squire out of the starting side when he returns from injury. Maybe Hansen was right when he saw something in him a couple of years ago
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C'mon Highlanders - less side to sidey and more up the gutsy
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Bucky!
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30-5. Game over
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@Damo said in Highlanders v Rebels:
@pukunui Why alienate both sets of fans? Melbourne doesn't need a team
To satisfy the apparent need to grow the game in new markets bla bla bla.
That really is the only reason the rebels exist. Not to represent some untapped player pool in victoria. Brumbies have history and are competative but it appears their organisation is a mess. So yeah a merger but under the Brumbies banner while sorting out the managent of the Brumbies franchise.The Force at least offer a geographical benefit being a stepping stone from SA back to the eastern states and NZ.
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@akan004 said in Highlanders v Rebels:
The Rebels were so bad. The Highlanders were disappointing and made a bucket load of mistakes themselves and yet were able to destroy them.
Remember this is the Rebels that got creamed by the Blues and had the Chiefs play them while asleep for 70 minutes yet still get a BP win.
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@Crash said in Highlanders v Rebels:
Icing on the cake for Landers great intercept try from Fekitoa makes the bonus point safe for the Landers.
Although agree with previous post above, Fekitoa is a frustrating player to watch, loses the ball too often in contact for mine.He did it once tonight? Other than that offload, he was excellent.
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@Damo said in Highlanders v Rebels:
@pukunui Why alienate both sets of fans? Melbourne doesn't need a team.
You could re-home the team at Albury-Wodonga while at it.
Seriously though, the Rebels is a failure playing wise because the stocks don't spread that thin. Surely it is better for Oz rugby to get the better players grouped together more so there is competition for places and better training and development. Half the problem as to why the playing levels have dropped is because the squads have no depth. This not only impacts the playing teams but impacts the quality of training as well. If you have no one pushing you for your place in the team you only have to hold your level. No incentive to improve.
I don't see how merging the Brumbies and Rebels is that silly an idea. Keep the base in Canberra as the facilities are better but do a bit of promotion and a game or two in Melbourne to keep a presence. It's not as if Canberra Stadium is packed every game anyway.
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Nothing like playing an Aussie side to get back into form.....