Tasman v Manawatu
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LOL, this looks like a SR team stacked with ABs and they're even resting a few players.
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Manawatu
1 Fraser Armstrong, 2 Nick Grogan, 3 Samu Tawake, 4 Liam Mitchell, 5 Jackson Hemopo, 6 Nick Crosswell, 7 Rhys Pedersen, 8 Sione Tu'ipulotu, 9 Jamie Booth, 10 Otere Black, 11 Adam Boult, 12 James Tofa, 13 Hamish Northcott, 14 Josiah Maraku, 15 Drew Wild
Reserves:
16 Sam Stewart, 17 Fa'alelei Sione, 18 Sione Asi, 19 Fraser Stone, 20 Brayden Iose, 21 Griffin Culver, 22 Stewart Cruden, 23 Sam Wasley.
Possible debut for Aaron Cruden's younger brother Stewart.
Sunao Takizawa, Andre Taylor, Te Rangatira Waitokia, Rob Thompson, Sam Malcolm, Paulo Leleisiuao, Johnny Galloway, Ben Werthmuller and Ben Wyness are all unavailable due to injury or illness this week.That's quite an injury list.
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@Stargazer I reckon Hansen will be tuned in for this one - Perry, Moli, Squire and Frizell (and Hemopo for Manawatu) all with something to play for - even if it's a place in the injury call-ups queue.
Might even be a couple more playing for a spot in that queue.
Good to see Tim Perry back.
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@Chris-B said in Tasman v Manawatu:
@Stargazer I reckon Hansen will be tuned in for this one - Perry, Moli, Squire and Frizell (and Hemopo for Manawatu) all with something to play for - even if it's a place in the injury call-ups queue.
Might even be a couple more playing for a spot in that queue.
Good to see Tim Perry back.
Havili, maybe Taufua?
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you know what, if he is turning up to an NPC game a fortnight out from the cup to learn anything, i would be astounded. It's not 1985
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@mariner4life How else is he going to find out anything about whether Squire especially is worth picking?
Tim Perry is having his second game all year - third if you count the five minutes in which his significant achievement was to break his arm.
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@Stargazer said in Tasman v Manawatu:
@Chris-B said in Tasman v Manawatu:
@Stargazer I reckon Hansen will be tuned in for this one - Perry, Moli, Squire and Frizell (and Hemopo for Manawatu) all with something to play for - even if it's a place in the injury call-ups queue.
Might even be a couple more playing for a spot in that queue.
Good to see Tim Perry back.
Havili, maybe Taufua?
Yep - and just possibly one of the locks, as well.
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Frizzell at lock? Never seen him play there before.
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@Yeetyaah said in Tasman v Manawatu:
Frizzell at lock? Never seen him play there before.
He played lock last week
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@SammyC Shieeet my blind ass didn't realise. Suppose I only had it on in the background though.
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IIRC, Frizell played the whole season at lock for Tasman in 2017.
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@Tim Didn't pay too much attention to the 2017 M10 cup. Only really got into last year.
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I remember when Kirwan claimed Hamish Northcott was going to be the next Conrad Smith. Comedy gold.
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Why the hell is Jamie Booth kicking so much..just keeping kicking to one of the most dangerous back 3 teams..duh..!
Jackson Hemopo still looking classy in a struggling team. -
I like the technical commentary from Kane Hames.
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@KiwiMurph same guy who thought Benji Marshall would be great rugby player..!
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Great try from Taufua after an even greater pass from Squire.
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19 - 3 to Tasman. To think how many opportunities Tasman have missed thus far ... it could have been way worse.
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@Stargazer said in Tasman v Manawatu:
Great try from Taufua after an even greater pass from Squire.
Throwing around the term great rather liberally.
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@Stargazer looking like a training run for Tasman
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@Steven-Harris I'm starting to wonder whether Southland might get over Manawatu this season.
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I think Tima Fainga'anuku isn't as good as his younger brother Leicester, but he's been really good in this game.
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This is going to be massacre. Spowart scoring now.
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Oops, Tony Johnson is right. Jordan was offside. It shouldn't have been a try.
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HT: Tasman 33 - 3 Manawatu
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Tasman insane. Always back my Waikato boys but Tasman will be hard to beat for any team.
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Parkinson should have been yellow carded..when your battling,all you need is poor officiating
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Tony Johnson very keen on giving Booth some Duane Monkley medal points. He's nuts. KT and KH too polite to object.
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This is really getting silly. 62 - 3.
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Lucky conversion via the post for O'Malley. 64 - 3.
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TJ won't be able to contain himself.
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TJ's reason for giving Booth 2 points was "he tried so hard". Seriously, if your team loses 3 - 64, your players don't deserve any points. Trying isn't good enough.
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@Stargazer it’s funny as you will very well know when the magpies were struggling a few seasons back...
It’s bad enough when your not playing well, but it seems when everything is going against you..even the officiating calls go against you..not a Turbos supporter by any stretch, but I do feel them ...this won’t be the last team Tasman will put plenty on. -
@Steven-Harris that's what I'm afraid of 😬
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@Steven-Harris What's funny? I'm not gloating about any team's demise. It's hard for any team when they're struggling like Southland the last couple of years, Manawatu this year, and the Magpies, BOP and Northland for several years as well. But there are regional rivalries, which make me feel a bit less sorry for some teams than for others.
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@taniwharugby Me too!
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@Stargazer hey I just wanted to make it clear , I don’t enjoy any of the regional teams getting trampled like this..,I was just lamenting when you are struggling it’s seems even catching breaks from officials goes against you..we should not be surprised by this result given what Tasman have at their disposal..
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@Steven-Harris said in Tasman v Manawatu:
Parkinson should have been yellow carded..when your battling,all you need is poor officiating
Yeah - and I wish he had been.
It's the same unnecessary foolishness that earned Dane Coles his yellow. Just because you've got hold of a little guy you don't need to absolutely smash him. Stupid footy!
Aside from that - Tasman need some work on passing accuracy. A really clinical display would have been quite a bit worse for Manawatu!
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@Chris-B that’s the scary, had they been accurate on the pass, the score could have been anything..I can’t see anybody challenging the Mako..good for the region and they have so much talent coming through even at school level..have you seen the number 7 from Nelson College..?
Hemopo starts in return to Turbos
