v Southland
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Southland team has been named
Junior Ngaluafe, Tauasosi Tuimavave, Jaye Thompson-Te Munnu, James Schrader, Mike Molloy, Wharenui Hawera, Jimmy Cowan, Mika Mafi, Tim Boys, Bill Fukofuka, Matthew Philip, Mike McKee, Guy Millar, Brayden Mitchell (c), Joe Walsh
Reserves: Jason Rutledge, Peni Ravai, Morgan Mitchell, Josh Clark, Phil Halder, Jahvis Wallace, Greg Dyer, Dylan Collier
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1 Howard Sililoto
2 Matt Moulds (c)
3 Phil Kite
4 Tom Robinson
5 Shane Neville
6 Michael Faleafa
7 Kara Pryor
8 Matt Matich
9 Malcolm MacLeod
10 Peter Breen
11 Waisea Lawebuka
12 Dan Hawkins
13 Tamati Tua
14 Jordan Hyland
15 Solomon Alaimalo16 Ross Wright
17 Namatahi Waa
18 Matt Talaese
19 Josh Larsen
20 Aorangi Stokes
21 Matty Markwick
22 Warren Dunn
23 Jone Macilai -
so have to assume Guy Wood and Ram are injured?
Great to see consistancy in the mid-field with changing it yet again, Macilai and Waa get benched, cant understand the continued selection of McLeod, especially with all the other 'rotation' with 2 weeks to go...
at least our loosies get a chance to have a run together again...I guess it is easy sitting in my armchair and predicting combinations would be better than continual chopping and changing...a win will put me in my place though!
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@taniwharugby nope, Guy is fit.
Really don't understand the continual changes in midfield. Nor the benching of Waa and Macilai
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I guess Harris was stating fact when he said we wouldnt be relying on the super players...
Yeah the selections are baffling, I dont think our mid-field has been the same on consecutive weeks yet, and yet it is the weakest part of our defensive structure.
We are past the worst of the season, we have 2 games left, with a super duper slim shot at a top 4 spot, 7 and 8 day break, you play your 1st 15...I guess that makes the assumption he knows what it is, cos it would not appear he does?
But hey, as above, I hope I'll be eating humble pie cos the coaches know better than me, although TBF last weeks win seemed less on any kind of structure they may have been coached and a bit of good old instinct!
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@Gunner Tua was benched for off field actions so his reinstatement should be expected.
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@kev thanks for that. You'd think it wouldn't be too hard for the coach to give simple explanations like that when the team is named. But then what would we speculate or bitch about.....
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@kev said in v Southland:
@Gunner Tua was benched for off field actions so his reinstatement should be expected.
That's right...but tbf Dunn went ok last week, so start him again to further ensure Tua knows you can't fuck about...so again, another change is still another change at this stage.
Reminds me of that season under Ferris where I don't think we started the same hooker on consecutive weeks for no reason other than we had 2 quality hookers so let's share the starting duties.
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TAB has no idea about this game...both paying $1.90 for the win.
All match result bets, inc margins are the same, so I suspect a wee bit of laziness as well as no idea, as while I think they are a better shot to win, I think we are a better shot for a big margin if either team were to win big.
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Both the first 2 line outs were not straight and let go....
We need to get the ball, but behind on the scoreboard already
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Not sure I agree turning down a 3 but we get over eventually in the corner to Kite.
Some good continuity there too.
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Surely that quick throw was taken in front of where it went out?
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@taniwharugby we disagree about Dunn - he was very average last week.
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Our halfback looks like a boy playing amongst men
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And our maul defence is poor
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@kev yip his first 3 touches he looked scared, now he looks injured and can barely keep up
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Tua got skinned on the outside...not good
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@kev said in v Southland:
And our maul defence is poor
Very....yes McLeod getting bullied by Cowan.
Looking like it could be a high scoring game but we need to keep in it
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Seen about 3 forward passes so far, 2 to them and 1 to us all let go
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We lacking penetration and that was a soft turnover...
But BREEN goes over eventually
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Tacklers aren't being asked to roll today, weird
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All over the place but as long as we stay in fight
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Those 2 bounces were almost 14 points
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We can't seem to beat defenders like they are right now.
Too many falling off tackles at moment.
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"Not straight ref" said everyone at every line out
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Surprised McLeod doesn't get pinged for his not straight put ins.
Larsen on for Robinson...concussion test?
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We are useless at mall defence, we should just go straight to the tackle...
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Or just not engage the maul
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@taniwharugby exactly
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No penetration bar Kite
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It's all they have to do ... It will come
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We need Macilai out there and to use him on and off the ball
We are at least making them make a lot of tackles
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Cee better get the try now!
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@taniwharugby the Macalai non selection is odd unless he has a niggle.
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Wrong decision not to go for points there.
We could be in trouble with the wind at the back of Southland if they kick the corners with thier maul
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At least we are in this, scoring early so that we do not have to chase the game I to the wind will be important.
Southland will kick to corners and look to maul so as TR says don't engage!
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Dumb start....
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Dumb alright
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Man we can recycle the ball....but we need to break the line
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Very messy by us, some luck too as I thought we dropped it.
