Waikato vs Counties

[Bovidae]

@Gunner He has taken the field a few times, mainly last season. I think he was a permanent food bill this year.

[chimoaus]

Manihera scores early, now 4 tries this season. He appears to be pretty solid at the moment.

[Tim]

@chimoaus He's got a good pedigree (NZ U20, Westlake Boys).

[KiwiMurph]

Classy from Sullivan.

Henwood is a bit of a munter - 2 yellows in 2 weeks.

[chimoaus]

Waikato on top 14-0 up, penalty count very lopsided in Waikato favour. Waikato in again 19-0.

[chimoaus]

Manihera gets another one and it's 5 for the season. Guilford has been super busy from 15. Tucker at lock for Waikato very prominent also. 26-0

[Crucial]

I don't know how much of this is good from the Moooloo/Shit from us.

Also begs the question on how crap Auckland are.

[KiwiMurph]

Defensively Pulu has been bloody impressive - not just the number of tackles but the ferocity

[Tim]

Different reffing style this week too. Much more open game.

[chimoaus]

@Crucial They are just giving the ball away too easily via penalties, errors and poor kicking. Waikato seem to have more time, forwards are very effective in making ground.

[chimoaus]

@Tim said in Waikato vs Counties:

Different reffing style this week too. Much more open game.

Yep very short advantages and asking the 9 to clear quickly from mauls and rucks.

[Higgins]

@Crucial said in Waikato vs Counties:

I don't know how much of this is good from the Moooloo/Shit from us.

Also begs the question on how crap Auckland are.

I known how you are feeling Crucial. Me, Stockcar86 and the rest of the HB boys had to endure something similar just an hour or so ago. No, on reflection, we were demolished way worse than you guys are currently getting rolled for. Is it a quiet day for you at work up there?

[Crucial]

@chimoaus said in Waikato vs Counties:

@Crucial They are just giving the ball away too easily via penalties, errors and poor kicking. Waikato seem to have more time, forwards are very effective in making ground.

Watching it now. Can't understand why we aren't running onto passes and being so passive in defence. It's like Cheika has taken over.

[chimoaus]

CM holding onto it for a few phases and Pulu in. 26-14. We could have a game on.

[Crucial]

@Higgins said in Waikato vs Counties:

@Crucial said in Waikato vs Counties:

I don't know how much of this is good from the Moooloo/Shit from us.

Also begs the question on how crap Auckland are.

I known how you are feeling Crucial. Me, Stockcar86 and the rest of the HB boys had to endure something similar just an hour or so ago. No, on reflection, we were demolished way worse than you guys are currently getting rolled for. Is it a quiet day for you at work up there?

No, busy. Had to get a few things out of the way before I could get the stream going and pretend to do some more work.

[chimoaus]

Christie is a lovely runner, reminds me of Dan a bit, Waikato in 33-14.

[Crucial]

This is no excuse for our poor play but Fraser has a big blindspot when it comes to players in front of the ball at the breakdown. Every ruck the Mooloo players just walk past the ball with a vague finger on the bodies and keep walking into the CM players

[chimoaus]

@Crucial pretty common these days with most team setting up their blockers. Refs need to start pinging them for it. I did hear him warning Waikato to get behind the ball.

[Crucial]

@chimoaus said in Waikato vs Counties:

@Crucial pretty common these days with most team setting up their blockers. Refs need to start pinging them for it. I did hear him warning Waikato to get behind the ball.

Yeah, I just find it weird that 'blockers' is even part of the rugby language when, by law, there is no way you can set up in a blocking position. There are clear laws on offside and being bound to a ruck and these can easily be seen and enforced, yet they get ignored.

[chimoaus]

@Crucial Yep totally agree, most 9s won't put hands on the ball to box kick until the blocks are in place. AS is often yelling and directing players into place.