Northland v Magpies
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Oh dear, looked a good try in live viewing to me but definitely a knock on. However the blue player dived onto the black players legs whilst both players were sliding on the ground before reaching the ball thus could justifiably be deemed to be a penalty try in my books.
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Sky can fuck off with these interviews during play
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Oh well at least we have the consolation of keeping the score well below 50, not that that is too much to be chuffed about. Fortunately there is just the one more game to go and I see the HBRFU are advertising tickets for the Lowe and Chapman stands at $7.50 for that game against the 'Poo next Sunday afternoon. Can anyone recall when the last time we lost to that mob at home was?
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@higgins The last time we played them at home (in 2013), we beat them 45 - 18.
In 2009, we won 35 - 30, and in 2004, we beat them 44 - 12.
In all other years, we played them in Palmerston North (I think, but only had a quick look on the Mitre 10 Cup website).
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@number-10 said in Northland v Magpies:
1985 at Hastings, lost 15-23 (non-championship)
Manawatu were first division ... and we weren't ....
Is that the game that Geoff Old poleaxed Peter O'Shaughnessey by the goalposts down at the scoreboard end of the ground and got himself red carded (or should have if he didn't)? My memory is letting me down on that particular unsavoury incident.
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There's just one thing I really didn't get and they've been doing it all season. Why, oh why, did West and Weber kick the ball away all the time? Why give away possession? There were opportunities to run the ball!
And Jason Long is really not up to it. He's the weakest link in the front row. We need to recruit an experienced and strong LH; that will be much better for Farrell, too. I hope that they'll give him his first start next game.On the other hand, again a really good game from Mikaele-Tu'u and Emerson. I wish a SR team would pick up Mikaele-Tu'u; he has so much potential!
And although I hate to admit it, Cardiff Vaega keeps making his tries. Lamborn and Lowe were not bad either. Lowe wasn't right all game, bothered by his crook ankle. You could see that from the start and it stopped him from running now and then.
I wonder for how many years they signed Nick Palmer. Hopefully, only for this season. We need another good lock, esp with Allardice and Cridge injured all the time. I even don't know whether Allardice is signed for next season. Damn, come home Dom Bird!
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Nick Palmer must have a fantastic highlights reel that his manager used to get him a contract as I have not seen much that would recommend him as a Mitre10 Cup player let alone a Super Rugby Player. I suppose that could be another pointer why the Warratahs are so shite.
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@stargazer said in Northland v Magpies:
There's just one thing I really didn't get and they've been doing it all season. Why, oh why, did West and Weber kick the ball away all the time? Why give away possession? There were opportunities to run the ball!
And Jason Long is really not up to it. He's the weakest link in the front row. We need to recruit an experienced and strong LH; that will be much better for Farrell, too. I hope that they'll give him his first start next game.On the other hand, again a really good game from Mikaele-Tu'u and Emerson. I wish a SR team would pick up Mikaele-Tu'u; he has so much potential!
And although I hate to admit it, Cardiff Vaega keeps making his tries. Lamborn and Lowe were not bad either. Lowe wasn't right all game, bothered by his crook ankle. You could see that from the start and it stopped him from running now and then.
I wonder for how many years they signed Nick Palmer. Hopefully, only for this season. We need another good lock, esp with Allardice and Cridge injured all the time. I even don't know whether Allardice is signed for next season. Damn, come home Dom Bird!
It must be the coaches tactics to kick the ball away. Its like Philpott has one tactic coaches what he knows, not towards the team strengths (which appears NOT to be broken play defence)
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Surprise, surprise, the injury toll from this game is huge again! Expect an even more diminished side for our last game!
In his first starting XV appearance in the championship, second five-eighth Pasqualle Dunn collected a season-ending shoulder injury in the 31st minute. Busy No 8 Marino Mikaele-Tu'u also suffered a shoulder injury, and Magpies head coach Craig Philpott said it was unlikely the world champion Baby Black will be available for the Bay's final outing of the season against Manawatu at Napier's McLean Park on Sunday. Centre Jonah Lowe is also unlikely to face the Turbos after aggravating his ankle injury. "Those three injuries were added to the 11 we already have. Considering the number of guys available I was really proud of the effort," Philpott said.The late withdrawal of Highlanders utility back Richard Buckman and the unavailability of regular starting locks Geoff Cridge and Michael Allardice meant the Magpies were never going to replicate the improvement displayed in the previous week's 33-30 loss to North Harbour.http://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503460&objectid=11930882
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It pains me to say this, but with the likely make-shift midfield we will have, and Selesele starting at 8, I'm going to be picking the Poo to win the last game
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@higgins said in Northland v Magpies:
@number-10 said in Northland v Magpies:
1985 at Hastings, lost 15-23 (non-championship)
Manawatu were first division ... and we weren't ....
Is that the game that Geoff Old poleaxed Peter O'Shaughnessey by the goalposts down at the scoreboard end of the ground and got himself red carded (or should have if he didn't)? My memory is letting me down on that particular unsavoury incident.
Good recall Higgins.
It was the 1981 game at Hastings - O'Shaughnessy went off injured.
The Almanack tells me neither O'Shaughnessy or Old played in the 1985 match.
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