Magpies v Southland
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This sums it up for me:
terrible line-outs;
bad scrums, especially in the first half;
Falcon is not a fullback and was lucky to have his try awarded (you need luck sometimes, I'll take it
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bad discipline;
bullshit yellow card;
Mikaele-Tu'u is awesome, but should play at no. 8;
Cridge looks very promising;
TJ Vaega can't catch balls, but can score tries;
Eaton did a good job (he's the best we got as long as Weber and Wilson are out, so I don't understand the comments before the game);
Buckman, what can't he do?; and
West had a good game (good breaks, good kicking game, 100% goal kicking).Tony Lamborn's injury looked bad (broken arm?), so don't expect him back any time soon. I hope Evans' injury is less serious, because we really need him with Lamborn already out. Selesele will be back next week, I guess. Not sure how bad Emerson's injury was; I really would like to know where McNicol is at. We need him dammit.
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@Stockcar86 Did Donaldson come on at all? Can't remember seeing him on the field.
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@Stargazer said in Magpies v Southland:
@Stockcar86 Did Donaldson come on at all? Can't remember seeing him on the field.
No Eaton played the full 80
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What the hey, we've won a match. First half was awful though, awful!
Renton looked good when he came on. Least he's a ready made starter for the next match. Cridge looked good too, stupid penalty aside. These two might actually live up to the hype.
We could do with Zac, who's looking busy in the Waikato v Naki match.
Eaton didn't do a good job ... his pass is as slow as ever, he still can't pass off his wrong hand (how do you play 1st class rugby as a 9 for this long without being able to pass both ways????) and his decision making is shit.
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Speaking of not seeing someone on the field, there was no-one more anonymous out there than Allardice. Not what I would expect of a Super player
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@Stockcar86 He was the one responsible for the line-out calls. The line-outs were terrible and it wasn't due to Dixon's throws. I've never seen so many mistimed lifts as in this game.
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Was at the game. First half was diabolical, was lucky to score the three points they did get. Second half a big improvement.
One thing very noticeable was the line speed of defence - Southland's was noticeably quicker than HB.
Also, how many tackles did Cardiff Vaega miss?
Chris Eaton and Ash Dixon both played the whole 80 which meant Zac Donaldson and Jacob Devery did not take the field.
I agree about Eaton's passing, Nepia, but I thought his runs were good and kept Southland guessing.
There was only the one high kick caught at the back wasn't there?
Brendon Edmonds and Andrew Horrell were both helping with the warmup drills before the game.
Good to win, but that was not the performance of a team that is in serious contention to win the Championship.
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@Number-10 said in Magpies v Southland:
Was at the game. First half was diabolical, was lucky to score the three points they did get. Second half a big improvement.
Also, how many tackles did Cardiff Vaega miss?
He made four and missed four. The worst of all players on the field.
The best Magpies tacklers:
Cridge made 9 and missed one (the same as Tim Boys for Southland)
Mikaele-Tu'u made 8 and missed one
Eaton made 7 and missed twoTotal of 90 tackles and 23 missed tackles.
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In today's HBT, Philpott is quoted as saying that Brad Weber might be available for Friday's game v BOP.
That's great news, but the article also includes this info:Philpott's biggest concern after the match was his lengthy injury list. Winger Mason Emerson collected an ankle sprain in the 11th minute and could be unavailable for six weeks, flanker Tony Lamborn could also be sidelined for six weeks with a shoulder injury collected in the 24th minute and a decision on No 8 Gareth Evans availability for the Rotorua trip will be made later today after he left the field with a thigh injury in the 35th minute.http://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503460&objectid=11907758
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