Wellington vs Canterbury
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Backing the lads to win this one.
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Canterbury: Josh McKay, Ngane Punivai, Tim Bateman, Inga Finau, Braydon Ennor, Brett Cameron, Ere Enari, Luke Whitelock (captain), Billy Harmon, Whetukamokamo Douglas, Mitchell Dunshea, Luke Romano, Siate Tokolahi, Brodie McAlister, Daniel Lienert-Brown. Reserves: Seb Siataga, Harry Allan, Oli Jager, Reed Prinsep, Tom Christie, Conor McManus, Fergus Burke, Dallas McLeod.
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Here we go it's game time! I'm going Canterbury by 3 for their first win of the season
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@DrivingMaul said in Wellington vs Canterbury:
Here we go it's game time! I'm going Canterbury by 3 for their first win of the season
hard to see them losing 3 on teh bounce
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how good would this have looked at Jerry Collins stadium..?,any flood lights at that ground and if so what’s the quality like..?
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Why is Fifita not playing?
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@Steven-Harris They are excellent floodlights but with the corwd present tonight even at Porirua it would look sparse. Probably be able to accomodate this number of spectators at some place like Lyndhurst Park (Tawa) or Helston Park (Johnsonville) to make the crowd like sizeable. Obviously not a lot of attraction for the fans to turn up to watch two teams that have not won a game between them all season!
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Fifita and Goosen amungst 4 late changes for Wellington
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Wellington lineout getting eaten alive
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Why Wellington play in the cake tin I have no idea. It's way too big. A bit like Eden Park is too
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This actually looks like a game between the two bottom of the table teams.
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I'd have preferred the Hutt Rec Ground for this game.
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Great hands josh mckay - good try for Canterbury.
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Amua providing some more plays for his highlight real with his handoffs
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Finally, McKay scores. The best player on the field thus far. Already had a few chances earlier.
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@DrivingMaul Amun’s strength is outrageous..have a seat Luke Ramano..!
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McKay looks a lot better at fullback than on the wing.
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@DrivingMaul said in Wellington vs Canterbury:
Amua providing some more plays for his highlight real with his handoffs
You won't be seeing any highlights for his lineout throwing.
JGB's passing has been shite.
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Have Wellington caught a kick all night??? Really poor
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@DrivingMaul said in Wellington vs Canterbury:
Have Wellington caught a kick all night??? Really poor
This is more what I remember of Mitre10 rugby at this level; poor skills and not great to watch.
So many teams hav ebeen good; it's disappointing to see this
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I forgot Aso was even on the field. Most of the Wellington backs have barely seen the ball in this half.
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That was some try. What a break and offload by Patafilo.
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Good try Wellington, makes up for the horror show of skills previously
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Sweet offload.
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Is Fifita injured?
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How long do you have to keep up a player before O'Keefe calls it a maul? Ages, apparently.
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More like tough watching rather than a game between 2 tough teams
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this game's a mess. quite frankly the level has downgraded this year.
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I think Wellington would benefit greatly by subbing Renata off, bringing T Umaga Jensen on and moving Proctor to Fullback. Renata is just so sluggish now.
Plus are the commentators legally allowed to call the Cake Tin - Sky stadium just yet?
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@nakosi said in Wellington vs Canterbury:
this game's a mess. quite frankly the level has downgraded this year.
Rather than the level of rugby going down generally, I think there's more been a shift to other teams. Canterbury is suffering from its own success (losing a lot of players to the ABs in recent years); Wellington has always gone up and down over the years (they're clearly worse this year). But other teams have become better the last few years and play exciting rugby. Tasman being the best example, but also Auckland. Same in the Championship division.
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Wellington have started the second half all guns blazing.
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Great to see some great pop kicks in behind the defence, not always a percentage play but they are great at keeping defences guessing
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The most embarrassing thing to hear about your team when playing Wellington:
"won against the throw by James Blackwell"
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Laban fanboying Blackwell all game
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I've been really pleased with Hauiti Parapara. Wellington really going well now. Aumua, Fidow and Numia really dominant in their ball carrying. Good signs for the Canes bench next year.
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Good try WEllington, deserved. Good passage of play.
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@Stargazer Laban fanboys everyone. It's highly annoying listening to, especially when he needs to mention every school, every single player played for.
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How many missed tackles from Canterbury? Must be an awful lot.
