Reds v Chiefs thread

[waiopehu oldboy]

Thick fog overnight in the Tron but it's currently 19C without a cloud in the sky & no wind. Should be ~11C by kickoff & there will be dew. Hasn't rained to speak of all week so track will be hard & fast.

 

[Beer Baron]

All 8 forwards played u20's together under Thorn....

Pity the backs didn't

 

[Adam84]

All 8 forwards played u20's together under Thorn..

Pity the backs didn't

I believe Thorn has also played alongside half that forward pack when he was a player-coach for NRC a couple of years back. At least pulled on the boots alongside Tupou and Rodda.

 

[Shaker]

Not throwing the likes of ASY (Angus Scott-Young) and Liam Wright on the scrap heap already, are you Shaker?

To me, Wright is only a small margin behind Hooper atm as a No 7. He doesn't have Hooper's experience nor his wider running game, but he is probably better over the ball and certainly better at playing a tighter game. Not much between them in defense.

Even if both were available right now, I can't see McReight or Wilson yet displacing either ASY (Angus Scott-Young) or Wright.

Less scrap heap, more resting table.

 

[Bobby Sands]

Wilson will make his way into this backrow, if only for the fact that he is a true tall back-rower. (And the fact that is wins wherever he goes and is usually the best player on the field etc). ASY (Angus Scott-Young) probably goes to 8.

Wright and McReight will be an incredible one-two-uppercut and I just hope we can keep both.

My gut feel is McReight will be better long-term, but Wright is incredible and I love what he is about.

 

[Shaker]

Fantastic start

 

[dillyboy]

I thought we didn't have a double movement rule???

You can play the ball on any direction & he played forward ...

 

[Shaker]

Classic Reds. Dominate for 3 minutes, 2 plays on defence and we're NOT losing.

edit: lol.

 

[dillyboy]

At least the refs are consistent....

I have a feeling this is going to be a busy night for the TMO

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

I thought we didn't have a double movement rule???

You can play the ball on any direction & he played forward .

You can PLACE the ball in any direction incl forward but you can't move your body once held. Correct call.

EDIT: as was the dropped ball call at the other end.

 

[Shaker]

What a ridiculously soft try to concede. Lukhan has to do better there.

 

[dru]

What a ridiculously soft try to concede. Lukhan has to do better there.

and 10.

 

[Shaker]

That was an ugly set of phases for the Reds

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

TMO 4/4 so far.

 

[dru]

Reds are the boys against men at the moment. Seriously need to pick up right now.

 

[Derpus]

Only player doing much good for the Reds at the moment is the young winger in 14.

 

[dru]

But picking it up with head attack is not the answer.

 

[dru]

Chiefs doing it too easy defending the line.

 

[Derpus]

That steal from Cane on the line was definitely not through the gate. Isn't that the rule now?

 

[dru]

Mafi try claim is awesome.