Tasman vs Auckland (Premiership semi-final)

[Chris B.]

Fuck - now Taufua is knocked out! Two loose forwards already out of the game.

Blackadder - dislocated shoulder and gone for the season. Taufua will be as well.

[Higgins]

And now Jordan Tafua after he went to sleep after headbutting an blue players hip.
Ta$man 00 - 03 Auckland after twenty minutes

[nzzp]

@Higgins said in Ta$man vs Auckland (Premiership semi-final):

And now Jordan Tafua after he went to sleep after headbutting an blue players hip.
Ta$man 00 - 03 Auckland after twenty minutes

A win for us to lead for a quarter before we get flogged

[Steven Harris]

@Higgins this game just got really interesting..especially with those 2 unfortunate injuries for the home side..if the Blue and Whites can stay in the fight , this could get really interesting

[Chris B.]

@Steven-Harris Nothing going right for Ta$man so far!

[Higgins]

Jeez, that's a rough penalty, no way was the blue player (number three?) entering that ruck from behind the hindmost foot. Understandable why Ta$man were upset about that.

[Chris B.]

Jeez Ruru straight in from the side!

[Nepia]

@Chris-B said in Ta$man vs Auckland (Premiership semi-final):

Fuck - now Taufua is knocked out! Two loose forwards already out of the game.

Blackadder - dislocated shoulder and gone for the season. Taufua will be as well.

I hope you're not coming here for sympathy regarding your loose forwards.

[KiwiMurph]

@Chris-B said in Ta$man vs Auckland (Premiership semi-final):

Jeez Ruru straight in from the side!

Yeah should have been a penalty the other way.

[Steven Harris]

@Chris-B Auckland have definitely turned up with attitude, I do like the way their loose forwards are working ..Ruru was very fortunate at that last breakdown ..did not look like he came back and around ..

[Higgins]

@Nepia Looks like we may have played them out of form after last week!

[KiwiMurph]

If Auckland had a decent halfback they'd be looking even better.

[Steven Harris]

@KiwiMurph your not wrong there about Ruru , for every one good thing he does , it’s offset with about 3 bad things..good contest though..

[Higgins]

@KiwiMurph said in Ta$man vs Auckland (Premiership semi-final):

If Auckland had a decent halfback they'd be looking even better.

He was number two halfback behind Chris Eaton at Hawkes Bay!

[KiwiMurph]

Hunt and Plummer both rubbish at kicking for touch.

[Steven Harris]

@Higgins that’s right, back in 2015, he made just the one appearance back for the magpies , x Napier boys.., I reckon the bay May have dodged a bullet ..

[Chris B.]

A bit more like it - winning the scrum penalty and kicking the goal.

Weren't we supposed to have Hometown for this game? It's a bit noticeable that we haven't!

[Chris B.]

Losing those two loosies could hurt us badly.

Blackadder would have been slated to go 80 minutes, with Taufua to come on for Squire are 50 minutes - and Cirikadaveta probably for Pari Pari after 60 minutes.

All those guys will have to go 80 minutes now - and I think they'll have to delay Roach for Makalio, as well.

[number9]

Nice scrum penalty to Ta$man, forward battle has gone Aucklands way so far. Been a very good game.

[Steven Harris]

2 great tackles , first by Havilli and then by Ruru..