Blues vs Waratahs

Kirwan

Cooper: ugliest maul I’ve ever seen 😂

Then complains about hands in maul...

kev

@Steven-Harris kicking from base giving ball back within red zone

gt12

I don’t know how someone has enough time on their hands to start rating the attractiveness of rugby mauls - especially someone who wouldn’t know fuck-all about them.

Kirwan

Stuck in our half here

kev

Shit clearance again

Kirwan

@kev said in Blues vs Waratahs:

Shit clearance again

It’s so slow

Kirwan

Akira lucky that was only a penalty

gt12

They could help him out by setting up two options.

Better from Ruru there, but still stuck in their half.

kev

@Kirwan got to do basics better to take pressure off.

Steven Harris

@kev totally agree it’s not one of Ruru’s strengths ,his kicking from the base is awful,why you would try a box kick when Israel Folau is gonna be the guy who fields it is beyond me...in 2 minutes we have seen 2 average red zone clearances which result in either more possession ,field position and eventually a try from a lineout drive..

Kirwan

Tahs in again. A good time for halftime to adjust to this.

Our bench will be key again.

African Monkey

Fuck we have no answer to the high ball as expected with Folau there which is plugging us in our own half.

hydro11

@Steven-Harris said in Blues vs Waratahs:

@kev totally agree it’s not one of Ruru’s strengths ,his kicking from the base is awful,why you would try a box kick when Israel Folau is gonna be the guy who fields it is beyond me...in 2 minutes we have seen 2 average red zone clearances which result in either more possession ,field position and eventually a try from a lineout drive..

Ruru is also slow clearing the ball and organising. Sure it gives Plummer time to set for the kick but it also gives the Tahs lots of time to prepare to charge it down.

nzzp

@Kirwan said in Blues vs Waratahs:

Tahs in again. A good time for halftime to adjust to this.

Our bench will be key again.

Bench not great this week. Missing Karl and a good lock, and our good loosie is on already

Steven Harris

@hydro11 , 2 passes from Ruru hit the ground from good go forward possession,halfs need to take ownership of this game..Waratahs halves owned that 2 quater..

African Monkey

@nzzp We could be in a lot of trouble if we don't find a way to stop Folau in the air.

KiwiMurph

Blues ill prepared to stop the high balls and rolling mauls. Not a great look.

Ref is random and weather suits Tahs.

Steven Harris

Blues need to kick away from Folau at least find ground..

Kirwan

We looked great in the first 20, with the ball particularly. Need to kick better in this half for sure

kev

@Steven-Harris hope they adjust in 2nd half - kick long or run it out. Had no ball going forward in 2nd 20 with penalties. Before that dominated contact zone and rucks.

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