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

[Shiggins]

With a good kicker and if the tmo checked the blues trys instead of just the forces the force would could have win this game. Tried to attach the video of yeh clear knock on from the blues in their third try but it doesn't accept the file.

Force left 7 easy points out there and would have probably taken the 3 at the end of the first half if kunzuel could kick. That's 10. Take away the blues dodgy try and they win.

 

[Shiggins]

Spink has been an awesome hard runner for the Force.

So good. Hard and straight ! Every team needs a player like that at 13

 

[Dismal Pillock]

How come the Force are so furiously desperate to be the 5th aussie team in the comp..... then they fill their side up with poms and kiwis?

 

[Mr Pilfer]

Showed good fight until the end, I think we are better than last year but still not putting it all together

need to also put in perspective it was the blues B team as well

 

[Derpus]

How come the Force are so furiously desperate to be the 5th aussie team in the comp..... then they fill their side up with poms and kiwis?

Not quite as bad as Moana Pacifika though. Why the fuck do they exist?

 

[zer0]

With a good kicker and if the tmo checked the blues trys instead of just the forces the force would could have win this game. Tried to attach the video of yeh clear knock on from the blues in their third try but it doesn't accept the file.

For those of us with money riding on the matter, what was the final Shigginsverse score?

Not quite as bad as Moana Pacifika though. Why the fuck do they exist?

To make the Warriors feel better about themselves, obviously.

 

[Shiggins]

For those of us with money riding on the matter, what was the final Shigginsverse score?



To make the Warriors feel better about themselves, obviously.

78 - 3 force won

 

[SteveWA]

How come the Force are so furiously desperate to be the 5th aussie team in the comp..... then they fill their side up with poms and kiwis?

Same reason Kiwi teams are full of Islanders.

 

[Shiggins]

Showed good fight until the end, I think we are better than last year but still not putting it all together

need to also put in perspective it was the blues B team as well

It's not exactly a force a team either.

 

[Equalizer]

How come the Force are so furiously desperate to be the 5th aussie team in the comp..... then they fill their side up with poms and kiwis?

Because we get no help from the ARU who funnel all the top talent into the usual places. The Force on the west coast have to try twice as hard to get talent from the east to come over. It's why we should have a salary cap dispensation but the ARU don't give a cap about growing the game in non traditional rugby States.

 

[zer0]

78 - 3 force won

Damn. Just off by a mere half century. RIP my tenner.

 

[Shiggins]

How come the Force are so furiously desperate to be the 5th aussie team in the comp..... then they fill their side up with poms and kiwis?

Doesn't help when all the players we developed had to leave 4 years ago.

 

[Shiggins]

Okeef is one of the better refs going around. The in the side clean out call was stupid because it happens so many times in the game and only gets called once but he is pretty consistent otherwise.
Tmo was useless

 

[Misunderstood fan]

Force come home strong and looked good.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Same reason Kiwi teams are full of Islanders.

 

[qwerty51]

Because we get no help from the ARU who funnel all the top talent into the usual places. The Force on the west coast have to try twice as hard to get talent from the east to come over. It's why we should have a salary cap dispensation but the ARU don't give a cap about growing the game in non traditional rugby States.

Players being born in the east coast -> ARU funnelling top talent to the east coast.

 

[Equalizer]

Players being born in the east coast -> ARU funnelling top talent to the east coast.

That's exactly the point. Players born on the East Coast want to stay there. That can be in any of the 4 super teams based there. Not far from home. What's the incentive to move 3000Km to the other side of the country unless it's for more money or the rugby program is the best in the country. The Sydney Swans and Brisbane Lions in the AFL all got success eventually because of the cost of living payments players got to move. The AFL give Sydney an extra $900,000.

The Rugby administration in Australia is just clueless about how to advance the game. They are happy to pay the Roosters player to come to Rugby and he'll be in the Tahs surprise surprise.

 

[qwerty51]

You seem to be very confused about players deciding on their team vs. RA telling players where to go.

 

[Equalizer]

You seem to be very confused about players deciding on their team vs. Rugby Australia telling players where to go.

Maybe they need a draft system. You go to a team on a 2 or 3 year contract and then you are a free agent and able to go to wherever. So if everyone is happy with the way things are then don't wonder why we have to have kiwis and UK players to supplement our rosters. The simple solution is the Force should have an increased salary cap.

 

[qwerty51]

Ah yes, tell a player to go to a club they don’t want to and they’ll come back and tell you they’re off to the NRL, Japan or Europe.