Auckland vs Otago

[Dice]

Backs should just avoid running into Papali'i. You're at risk of getting smashed or getting held up.

[Steven Harris]

@stargazer Ravouvou caught way out position and then to make matters worse,he puts in a shit tackle ..

[Dice]

We look out of sorts. Whoever the leaders are in the team, they need to step up.

Credit to Otago, they're playing very well.

[African Monkey]

@steven-harris He's always been terrible with his game awareness.

[Dice]

Rayasi had a Joey Leilua moment there. Offloading when you're over the line.

[Steven Harris]

@dice very much so with you coms re Otago,they have just been a tad smarter,with their leaders fronting up,Faddes especially..impressed with the Otago halfback as well..

[Dice]

Clocks ticking and guys want to have a scuffle.

[Donsteppa]

Way too early to stop playing rugby for Otago. Might pay for it...

[Donsteppa]

Well done Otago.

[Steven Harris]

Otago deserved that win,no question..!,well deserved

[Stargazer]

Wow, didn't see that coming. I wonder whether anyone picked that?

[shark]

Snigger snigger

[African Monkey]

Well done Otago. We didn't deserve to win that. Good learning curve for a young Auckland side.

[KiwiMurph]

shark said:

Snigger snigger

Stay classy....

Deserved win Otago. Auckland lucky to get 2 bonus point

[Steven Harris]

@african-monkey very well said,just leadership was the difference,not the end of the world,this is a very young side something that should not be forgotten..

[Higgins]

Could someone remind me if MIchael Collins was playing for the victorious team?

[shark]

I'm allowed to snigger. Just borrowing the term from Kirwan

[African Monkey]

@stargazer Didn't suprise me one bit tbh. Otago aren't a bad side and would have run Canterbury a lot closer if they took their chances last week. Not trying to make excuses for Auckland but it was a very young side out there lacking leaders and we paid the price for it and as I said earlier in the thread, I expected it to go down to the wire. Faiane, Nanai, Gibson and Whetton were missed badly out there and I hope to never see Ravouvou again.

[Dice]

It was on the cards. Good on Otago.

We lacked leadership and organization in the end. We'll likely get Faiane and Nanai back next week, and hopefully Gibson. Whetton looks like he won't recover in 6 days though.

[KiwiMurph]

@higgins sure didn't look like it. Collins wasn't Ravouvou level bad but he was poor.