Blues vs Force, Sun Mar 26th. Eden Park.

[Shiggins]

Come on okeef, force turn the ball.over. Blues go off feet in the ruck and paly the ball on the ground to win it back. No call.

 

[Shiggins]

Great commentary. A tackle around the legs is dangerous hahahaha.

 

[Mr Pilfer]

Still think we keep taking Kalapu off too early. I don’t see what McCaulay actually offers other than being very very tall. At least Kalapu is a running threat

 

[Shiggins]

Wait. A clear knock on by the blues and the TMO doesn't want to look at it again ! Blues 12 clearly gets teb ball offloaded into him and he knocks it on into a force player which comes back and then the blues score.

 

[Shiggins]

Wtf are they watching. Anyone else see the ball get offloaded and knocked on the pass before the blues try?

 

[Mr Pilfer]

Could be what 23-17 with a decent kicker

 

[Shiggins]

I get why they didn't see the knock on in the blues first try. It was touch and go and not many angles. But the the third try clear as day offload, knock on into force player and then blues score. Good luck winning against the blues if they can't even get that right

 

[zer0]

Not really sure how Funaki has got ahead of Nock in the depth chart. Hopefully this match is the turning point...

EDIT: Case in point. Second time today he walks right into three defenders and concedes a penalty.

 

[Shiggins]

I've noticed the Kiwi teams going back to cleaning out players way past the ruck. All the Kiwi sides are doing it.

I wonder if it's something coming from the centralised NZ approach where they have noticed the Refs are not penalising it.

 

[Equalizer]

Nice try Pulu. Tough conversion angle but we leave too many points on the field. Nasty hook on that Kuenzle kick.

 

[Shiggins]

Could be what 23-17 with a decent kicker

20-23

 

[Equalizer]

I've noticed the Kiwi teams going back to cleaning out players way past the ruck. All the Kiwi sides are doing it.

I wonder if it's something coming from the centralised NZ approach where they have noticed the Refs are not penalising it.

Yeah they tie up defenders which creates holes for their runners.

 

[Shiggins]

Nice try Pulu. Tough conversion angle but we leave too many points on the field. Nasty hook on that Kuenzle kick.

I like kunzuel. But he cost us that bonus point last week missing a sitter as well. He has missed 7 tonight and we prob would have taken 3 at the end of the first half if we had a good kicker on. Potentially 10 points left out there

 

[Shiggins]

20-23

And if the ref actually checked the blues trys it would help.

 

[Shiggins]

Yeah they tie up defenders which creates holes for their runners.

The refs used to ping it all the time. They don't even look at it now. I've seen the Kiwi teams score a few trys oppening up the hole doing it already this year

 

[Shiggins]

How are we losing by 20 but it feels like the score should be within a converted try.

I would like to see the force not let this score get any worse. That would be a sign of progression. If they give up and end up losing by 30 it would be a real shame. I feel that if the force took their chances this game was really on for them.
Blues have had plenty of handling errors but can't underestimate the forces defence

 

[Shiggins]

Blues clearly holding back force player off the ball. Force score anyway.

 

[Equalizer]

Great try Kibirige. Very elusive.

 

[Derpus]

At what point do you move these games to regular suburban grounds? They keep playing in cavernous stadiums in front ot 12 people.

 

[Equalizer]

Spink has been an awesome hard runner for the Force.