QF - North Harbour v Auckland

[Bones]

"He really did try to get under" by kicking at the ball in someone's possession, you can't do that.

[Tim]

This is not looking good for Ta'avao.

[Bones]

@African-Monkey said in QF - North Harbour v Auckland:

Agree with Aoake, shit call.

He kneed a guy in the head with an illegal action, it's fucken spot on.

[African Monkey]

@Tim That's 3 now in as many months.

[African Monkey]

@Bones Yeah, actually, I do take what I said back, nothing more than just a natural reaction in that situation but yes, an illegal play. Fair call.

[taniwharugby]

@Bones was that stupid action players use thier foot to get under the ball...he's lucky it wasn't worse

[Bones]

@African-Monkey said in QF - North Harbour v Auckland:

@Bones Yeah, actually, I do take what I said back, nothing more than just a natural reaction in that situation but yes, an illegal play. Fair call.

Yeah but this is the issue we're facing. If you can't stop a guy scoring a try, it's not ok to resort to a (dangerous) illegal action to try and stop him, just because you can get away with it being a "natural reaction". He's lucky it's not red.

We're so quick to forgive players but throw the officials under the bus if they get the wrong card.

[Bones]

@taniwharugby said in QF - North Harbour v Auckland:

@Bones was that stupid action players use thier foot to get under the ball...he's lucky it wasn't worse

Yeah, plus by him doing that it then put him in place to knock Angus tfo.

[KiwiMurph]

Hodgman getting pinged off of the field tonight

[taniwharugby]

Shouldn't NH get a pen on half way?

[Chris]

@KiwiMurph said in QF - North Harbour v Auckland:

Hodgman getting pinged off of the field tonight

3rd penalty

[KiwiMurph]

I think you can stick a fork in Auckland.

[Tim]

@KiwiMurph very harsh penalty. Collapsing the maul?

[Bones]

@Tim said in QF - North Harbour v Auckland:

@KiwiMurph very harsh penalty. Collapsing the maul?

Yeah he was quick to deem that a maul eh!

[Tim]

Auckland with a massive gap on the wing. Even a man down, that is their weird defensive pattern in action.

[KiwiMurph]

@Tim said in QF - North Harbour v Auckland:

@KiwiMurph very harsh penalty. Collapsing the maul?

Pugh clearly collapsed.

[Bones]

What a year Stephenson is having.

[Tim]

@Bones super quick, and would normally just be a scrum to harbour for a collapsed maul?

[Chris]

@Tim said in QF - North Harbour v Auckland:

Auckland with a massive gap on the wing. Even a man down, that is their weird defensive pattern in action.

Yeah RTS was defending in the centres inside Trainor weird set up.

[taniwharugby]

@Tim a number of teams defend narrow like that, Northland included, does my head in as I can't see what the point is, especially in situations like that.