Highlanders V Rebels - Sat 20th @2:35

[waiopehu oldboy]

If De Groote try was disallowed, we would’ve won by now

And if Gilbert try wasn't, you wouldn't. Swings & roundabouts, eh.

Gilbert gets the final say.

Thank Christ that's over.

 

[SteveWA]

Hardwick's tackle was legal and he was hit with a neck roll ... says everything you need to know about Williams reffing.

 

[Marbig]

Looked fine from the broadcast angle there Hardwick…

 

[Pokinacha]

Williams and the softest penalty of the evening. Thanks Paul. I give your effort tonight a 2/10. Clown

 

[qwerty51]

That sucks for Rebels fans. Big fan of Canham

 

[zer0]

 

[Rebel man]

Imagine having to rely on a biased home town ref to get you the win. Pual Williams is a cheat. Should never ref at this level again.

 

[Scooter]

Carter Gordon must be a really good player because the Rebels were horrendous without him.

 

[Pone's Mullet]

And if Gilbert try wasn't, you wouldn't. Swings & roundabouts, eh.

Gilbert gets the final say.

Thank Christ that's over.

Not really

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ yeah, really. If they get the Gilbert try call right the wrong de Groot try call never has to be made.

 

[ACR]

We're free.

 

[Scooter]

I am so glad we have re-signed our coach for 2 years.

 

[Highlander35]

Putting aside a... questionable performace from Mr Williams (it's scary how badly a single extra game per week has exposed the lack of depth in ANZ refereeing stocks) it was a genuinely awful game, yet again lost through poor handling and lack of selfish leadership.

I'm over Ryan Louwrens as well. We can get away with him (although with our record, can we really) when Carter is there and playing flat fast to the line rugby, but his ability to get the ball away from the ruck within an advantageous amount of time is next to zero.

 

[Pone's Mullet]

^ yeah, really. If they get the Gilbert try call right the wrong de Groot try call never has to be made.

Both weren’t try’s

 

[Boof1050]

No consolation for you Rebel lads but Fark your team is close.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

I am so glad we have re-signed our coach for 2 years.

No need to get that fired up, mate...

Both weren’t try’s

No, only the second one.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

May God have mercy on all the hardy souls who sat through that rugby football match and may any and all of their memories of said match be expunged from their cerebral cortex with Kevorkian swiftness.




tl/didnt fucking read; both those arsehole teams should be docked fucking points for putting me thru that shit

 

[Members Section]

utterly gutted

 

[Highlander35]

Not one senior player in our line up has any leadership qualities of substance. No ability to proactively engage with the ref and get them to view future 50/50s as 60/40s, no sense of building perceived pressure to keep the scoreboard ticking over while our defence is well on top, no ability to just tell the rest of the soft fuckers that we're going to win in an ugly manner and that those key individuals have to stand up and demand that responsibility.

 

[Wallaby Man]

Unfortunately this game is another example of one of rugbys big issues. The perceived superior team doesn’t have to work as hard to win as the team perceived to be weaker. It’s definitely not a NZ v Aus thing as we see the same within games against Aus teams. Now obviously the perceived team has earned the right through sustained success over time but you don’t just have to be the equal of your opposition, you have to be so much more because the rub of the green will go to the team the ref isn’t expecting the indiscretions to come from and are allowed to build momentum through looser lenses because the ref isn’t as diligently watching, whereas the lesser team is forensically officiated and has to be considerably more accurate.

Kudos to the Highlanders for the win in an ugly game.