Rnd 17: Reds v Blues

[Beer Baron]

I'm sure the reds Fwds are very fed up with the backs poor kicking game. nothing worse then standing the in middle runing back and forth for a net loss in position.

 

[RedsHappy]

Jeez I miss Ballymore...

I miss: (see post #4 above) consistently excellent quick passing at pace from both hands; coherent, skillful back line ensemble play; players getting quickly into the right attacking and support positions and finding space; low level of unforced fumbles; and generally good interchange between forwards and backs.

Any rugby fan who thinks that base skill levels have not fallen badly in 20+ years within Australian elite rugby is either relatively new to the game or has a poor visual memory.

 

[Bobby Sands]

I'm sure the reds Fwds are very fed up with the backs poor kicking game. nothing worse then standing the in middle runing back and forth for a net loss in position.

"Yeah damn those ballerinas, we pigs (collective noun), are the real heroes here."

I am certain this is how professional rugby forwards think about the game.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Just a question out of interest Bobby. Why go to the trouble of describing pigs as a collective noun, which by definition is singular, and then use the plural version of the verb after it?

 

[Beer Baron]

"Yeah damn those ballerinas, we pigs (collective noun), are the real heroes here."

I am certain this is how professional rugby forwards think about the game.

Heard it from a Reds forward, their frustration with the backs kicking.

 

[zer0]

I can confidently say that the Purple Match will not, unfortunately, be as entertaining as the Purple Wedding.

 

[LearningCurve]

Anyone have the Malolua/McGahan combo for the second last game of the season in the Reds halves pool?

'(McGahan) was pretty much in the 'journeyman' category.'

Maloula and McGahan are both part of the same evangelical church in Brisbane so maybe they have some form of combination from that relationship.

 

[Strewthcobber]

'(McGahan) was pretty much in the 'journeyman' category.'

Maloula and McGahan are both part of the same evangelical church in Brisbane so maybe they have some form of combination from that relationship.

comms just said they went to school together too

 

[Strewthcobber]

14-0 to the Blues after 19. Reds d is very passive at the moment. This is going to get ugly unless they get their act together

 

[Strewthcobber]

And they do get their act together! Kerevi creates something from nothing and jock Campell puts huggers down the sideline

 

[Strewthcobber]

Nonu splits the Reds backline like opening a pipi and strike straight back

 

[Shaker]

Do the hard yards getting back in touch then we let the Blues waltz through. Jesus.

 

[Adam84]

Inconsistency in refereeing kills me, this ref isn’t enforcing the tackler to release the player on the ground, which means players getting stuck in awkward positions when they fall, which is vastly different to how other refs have officiated the tackle in previous rounds.

I don’t care how they referee things, just make it fucking consistent throughout the season and across refs.

 

[Beer Baron]

Barty is playing well....

 

[Strewthcobber]

Tupou gets the try after some Chiefs-esque pounding the line

Reds driving maul of 5m lineout remains ordinary

 

[LearningCurve]

comms just said they went to school together too

Didn't know that but yes it should lead to a good combination, albeit going back a few years.

 

[Bobby Sands]

Reds to win this.

 

[EagleTown]

McGahan needs to be locked up long term

 

[Adam84]

Reds kicking game is killing them again

Reds depth in attack is killing them

Reds 2nd+ phase play is killing them

 

[Adam84]

And this try comes back to my comment about the referees interpretation of what is ‘tackled’, if he is tackled then it’s a no-try