Highlanders V Rebels - Sat 20th @2:35

[KevinO]

I can't see the Rebels winning, think the Clan will walk all over us.

Carter Gordon is nursing a bruise knee, has been all year so I'd expect him to start and sit out against the Force is our final chances are shot.

 

[Dan54]

C'mon Kev, bit early to feed the mocker gods,

 

[qwerty51]

Phillip back. No Gordon. Hodge @ 10. Eddie will be watching closely.

 

[Dctarget]

Phillip back. No Gordon. Hodge @ 10. Eddie will be watching closely.

Yay and lame. Let's see if the Rebels are a one man team or than can attack without Carter.

Excited to see Ripley get some proper game time too. Hoping he'll be our starting 13 next year.

1. Matt Gibbon
2. Alex Mafi
3. Sam Talakai
4. Josh Canham
5. Matt Philip
6. Vaiolini Ekuasi
7. Brad Wilkin ( C )
8. Richard Hardwick
9. Ryan Louwrens
10. Reece Hodge
11. Monty Ioane
12. Stacey Ili
13. Lukas Ripley
14. Lachlan Anderson
15. Andrew Kellaway
16. Jordan Uelese
17. Isaac Aedo Kailea
18. Pone Fa'amausili
19. Trevor Hosea
20. Tamati Ioane
21. James Tuttle
22. Nick Jooste
23. Joe Pincus

 

[Dctarget]

Is Eloff injured? Orr? Hope Kailea can step up.

 

[Dctarget]

Highlander v Rebels – 4:35pm, Saturday 20th May, Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin

1. Ethan de Groot
2. Andrew Makalio
3. Jermaine Ainsley
4. Shannon Frizell
5. Will Tucker
6. Sean Withy
7. Billy Harmon (C)
8. Hugh Renton
9. Aaron Smith
10. Freddie Burns
11. Jona Nareki
12. Sam Gilbert
13. Fetuli Paea
14. Jonah Lowe
15. Connor Garden-Bachop

Reserves: 16. Leni Apisai 17. Daniel Lienert-Brown 18. Saula Ma’u 19. Marino Mikaele-Tu'u 20. James Lentjes 21. Folau Fakatava 22. Mitch Hunt 23. Thomas Umaga-Jensen

 

[KevinO]

Surprised Philip is starting, thought he would be coming back off the bench.

 

[Wilson]

Surprised Philip is starting, thought he would be coming back off the bench.

Not sure if this is the plan, but I much prefer bringing guys back from injury by starting them and pulling them at half time than the opposite.

 

[qwerty51]

Not sure if this is the plan, but I much prefer bringing guys back from injury by starting them and pulling them at half time than the opposite.

Agree, always run into a problem if the starter gets injured after 10 or so mins and the guy coming back has to play 70.

Tahs did really well with Gleeson, he came back did the first 40, then 65 then 75 and probably plays 80 this week.

 

[The Red Baron]

There's a lot riding on this game. The Clan have lost their last 3 games against Aussie teams. Do the Rebels really want to be the team that breaks the streak?

 

[Dan54]

Second week of only one sepcialist lock for the Clan, it's a worry.

 

[The Red Baron]

Second week of only one sepcialist lock for the Clan, it's a worry.

If I didn't know better, I'd think the Clan were tanking for the draft...

 

[Dan54]

If I didn't know better, I'd think the Clan were tanking for the draft...

Yep or just got a huge injury ward, now which one could it be??

 

[The Red Baron]

Yep or just got a huge injury ward, now which one could it be??

Definitely going the tank.

 

[Pone's Mullet]

Great to have a Sat arvo K/O. Shame we will have to listen to Justin Marshall

 

[Pokinacha]

Highlanders going well off their feet. Billy Harmon launching himself over a ruck but apparently that’s ok

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Hope the Rebs defender didn't break too many fingers when he *held up* Gilbert there...

 

[Rebel man]

Got zero confidence or faith in them after last week

 

[Pokinacha]

Forward passes and knock ons. Laws in the game that are no longer in the Kiwi version of the law book

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

LOL that try was more dubious than the one they disallowed - Gregory was in front of Burns so even if he did bat it back or at least straight down you could argue he's offside.