Blues v Highlanders
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@kiwimurph said in Blues v Highlanders:
Tele'a's distribution has always been a big work-on so it depends what type of game they want to play.
They have been using the 12 to set up the next play so far, he'd be great at that.
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@kirwan said in Blues v Highlanders:
@kiwimurph said in Blues v Highlanders:
Tele'a's distribution has always been a big work-on so it depends what type of game they want to play.
They have been using the 12 to set up the next play so far, he'd be great at that.
It'd also be useful to have someone of his size to stop TUJ on the crashball. Particularly if Barrett is shying away from contact.
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@bobily2 said in Blues v Highlanders:
@kirwan said in Blues v Highlanders:
@kiwimurph said in Blues v Highlanders:
Tele'a's distribution has always been a big work-on so it depends what type of game they want to play.
They have been using the 12 to set up the next play so far, he'd be great at that.
It'd also be useful to have someone of his size to stop TUJ on the crashball. Particularly if Barrett is shying away from contact.
Let's not let one Cantab fan invent a fact. 40mins of rugby after a significant period away, and he brought calmness to the team and good kicking. Didn't see him Merhtsing out of tackles.
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@kirwan said in Blues v Highlanders:
@bobily2 said in Blues v Highlanders:
@kirwan said in Blues v Highlanders:
@kiwimurph said in Blues v Highlanders:
Tele'a's distribution has always been a big work-on so it depends what type of game they want to play.
They have been using the 12 to set up the next play so far, he'd be great at that.
It'd also be useful to have someone of his size to stop TUJ on the crashball. Particularly if Barrett is shying away from contact.
Let's not let one Cantab fan invent a fact. 40mins of rugby after a significant period away, and he brought calmness to the team and good kicking. Didn't see him Merhtsing out of tackles.
I definitely thought he looked a bit hesitant. Admittedly that was on attack, and I'm extrapolating out to contact in general.
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Gutted for RTS. Thus far he's been very good given the early stage of his development.
I think Tele'a is next cab off the rank and he's played 12 with Reiko Ioane before. He's pretty serviceable at 12, strong in the carry and defends well. Not sure about his kicking game.
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I know he made that bad decision to come off the wing and created an overlap. Was there anything else?
It's certainly a bad mark against his ability to cover midfield and wing from the bench. Not sure how much it affects his chances at 12 though
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The ODT putting the boot in:
You can go a long way with relentless optimism. Now the Highlanders just need to add some ball-handling, accuracy and try-scoring.
Highlanders know areas they need to improve - Evans
You can go a long way with relentless optimism. Now the Highlanders just need to add some ball-handling, accuracy and try-scoring.
No new injuries for the Highlanders from last weeks game
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@machpants said in Blues v Highlanders:
It does not get any easier for the Highlanders, who head to Whangarei on Friday to play the talented Blues..
I wish!North Harbour, Whangarei -- all the same side of the bridge eh, all the same
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@nzzp all but empty stadium at EP, NHS or OP, same same
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@taniwharugby said in Blues v Highlanders:
@nzzp all but empty stadium at EP, NHS or OP, same same
Coronavirus crowd restrictions or not it won't make any difference to the total attendance at NHS anyway.
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@mr-fish pretty harsh to drop a guy only playing 4 and a bit minutes. Same thing last year. Tele'a played 5 minutes in the opener against the Canes then wasn't sighted for pretty much the rest of the season. Admittedly a bad defensive read on Saturday but zero comms between Ioane Perofeta and Plummer at the back with that try. A lot of other 1 off errors/discrepancies in the game that led to other tries. Still I'd be very surprised if he gets the nod at 12. McDonald has shown the last cpl of years with his selections that he doesn't trust Telea in the midfield.
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@nogusta said in Blues v Highlanders:
@mr-fish pretty harsh to drop a guy only playing 4 and a bit minutes. Same thing last year. Tele'a played 5 minutes in the opener against the Canes then wasn't sighted for pretty much the rest of the season. Admittedly a bad defensive read on Saturday but zero comms between Ioane Perofeta and Plummer at the back with that try. A lot of other 1 off errors/discrepancies in the game that led to other tries. Still I'd be very surprised if he gets the nod at 12. McDonald has shown the last cpl of years with his selections that he doesn't trust Telea in the midfield.
He's pretty physical and that will be pretty helpful against an opponent pushing 110kgs.
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@mr-fish said in Blues v Highlanders:
Tele'a was rightly dropped after a dire performance off the bench against the Canes. Maybe MacDonald will ignore that, given he'd be going into midfield instead of on the wing, but I wouldn't be surprised if other guys are given a chance first.
Wild guess but I suspect the coaching group will be looking for someone who can combat TUJ first and foremost. Your backline can still function with a skip pass.
