@billy-tell said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

@kirwan said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

@billy-tell said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

@nzzp said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

@billy-tell said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

Making the game free is a good choice because the ground was basically empty for the semi final.

About 6,000 there. They are all in one stand, so if the camera is on another stand it looks completely empty.

6k is not bad for the NPC. Many times more people than showed up for Waikato Northland

Why don't the use a smaller stadium though? 6000 in a 15'000 looks way better than 6'000 in a 60'000.

Because who gives a fuck what it looks like in TV? Eden Park is great stadium to watch rugby at, and I went to the harbour game and it had a good atmosphere.

Good for you.

It looked bloody awful on the highlights being empty everywhere. Hardly made me want to watch a heap of games. Less viewing audience = less marketable = less money = more players overseas = kirwan finally gives a fuck

Simple solution for people that like watching crowds instead of the actual rugby, they put the cameras on the other stand and show the thousands of people in the only stand they open.

@higgins said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

@nzzp said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

@billy-tell said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

@nzzp said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

@billy-tell said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

Making the game free is a good choice because the ground was basically empty for the semi final.

About 6,000 there. They are all in one stand, so if the camera is on another stand it looks completely empty.

6k is not bad for the NPC. Many times more people than showed up for Waikato Northland

Why don't the use a smaller stadium though? 6000 in a 15'000 looks way better than 6'000 in a 60'000.

No other stadia in Auckland that I can think of. There are some that could handle a few thousand, but none that will get you 6-10k

Mt. Smart or Western Springs?

Shit and shit.

@billy-tell said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

@nzzp said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

@billy-tell said in NPC Final - Auckland vs Canterbury (free entry):

Making the game free is a good choice because the ground was basically empty for the semi final.

About 6,000 there. They are all in one stand, so if the camera is on another stand it looks completely empty.

6k is not bad for the NPC. Many times more people than showed up for Waikato Northland

Why don't the use a smaller stadium though? 6000 in a 15'000 looks way better than 6'000 in a 60'000.

Because who gives a fuck what it looks like in TV? Eden Park is great stadium to watch rugby at, and I went to the harbour game and it had a good atmosphere.

@bones said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:

@kirwan ohhhh...I geddit. It was one of those comments. Just bluster and not meant to reflect what actually happened.

"Well, we gave away a penalty or 2 at scrums and went backwards a few times, but it was noticeable how we were actually dominant in scrums in reality, but just didn't want to try most of the time"

Wellie's got absolutely smoked everywhere else.

Dude, I know your team just got pumped. But go kick a cat or something

@bones said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:

@kirwan said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:

@bones said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:

@kirwan said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:

Nice watching the pack just dominate the opposition. A few games this season we have squeezed the life out of teams.

Scrum was pretty dicey, saved a few times by having a fairly decent number 8.

Wgtn got a couple of good scrums. But it was notable when we needed a penalty (like on our line) we could just push them off the ball

Haha, apart from when you couldn't and didn't and the penalty went the other way.

*** points at the scoreboard ***

@bones said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:

@kirwan said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:

Nice watching the pack just dominate the opposition. A few games this season we have squeezed the life out of teams.

Scrum was pretty dicey, saved a few times by having a fairly decent number 8.

Wgtn got a couple of good scrums. But it was notable when we needed a penalty (like on our line) we could just push them off the ball

Nice watching the pack just dominate the opposition. A few games this season we have squeezed the life out of teams.

@bones said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:

@kirwan said in Auckland vs Wellington - Semi Final:

Now can someone explain how the officials missed the foot trip on nanai?

Clear red card.

Probably the same one that sat and watched Trainor hold it on the ground for like 10 seconds while no Auckland players attended and 2 Welly players tried to get it off him. And then only awarded a penalty.

Was plenty of that both ways from this “play on” ref.

But different from three players in the open and a player taking an action that can break a leg. It’s a red card for a reason.

Now can someone explain how the officials missed the foot trip on nanai?

Clear red card.

Yeeees! Great effort with three of our starting pack out.

Akira doing Daltons role today. Huge game.