Highlanders v Reds, Round 17, July 14. Party at Tony Brown's.

[lou75]

dear Reds, no need to panic, next year all will be so much better - you are getting the Melbourne Rebels most successful coach - he led us to the wooden spoon twice - so next year, it could be your turn (and as an aside, it is highly likely that we won't be able to take the wooden spoon next year but that would be for different reasons)
0-19 to Highlanders atm

 

[TSR]

Highlanders are certainly giving us opportunities to get back into it.

 

[ACR]

Sopoaga thinks he's playing down the local park. Good try to the Reds, they have to keep it in tight. Highlanders rush/offside and flat Reds line won't work for them.

 

[Dctarget]

Whilst the scoreline and lack of execution is disheartening, the guys are don't seem to be lacklustre. They are giving it a proper crack and that Rodda try showed how their energy.

 

[TSR]

Speed seems to have come off the defence line a bit ACR. Mind you, it's already done the damage.

 

[TSR]

Crap - why do Australian kickers get charged down so much.

 

[Moono75]

Shit this could be a rought!

 

[ACR]

Not just the charge down but so many of Cooper's general play kicks are atrocious. Feel bad for him with that backline though, got nothing to work with (usually no go forward ball either).

 

[RedsHappy]

To those who still think Stiles is a good HC, please help me understand where, from Game 1 2017 to tonight, the Reds have notably improved as a team in terms of skills, attacking accuracy, kicking, and so on.

 

[biggsy]

This is fucken mental how bad this team is and coaching staff.

 

[TOCC]

33-5, i actually think the team is playing better then the scoreline indicates

 

[mark_s]

33-5, i actually think the team is playing better then the scoreline indicates

The reds or the highlanders?

 

[ACR]

Right call for the no try.

The process that it took to get there is fucking ridiculous. They need to fix that. If you watched the State of Origin earlier this week, they immediately review and it takes them about 15 seconds to sort that shit out.

 

[biggsy]

To those who still think Stiles is a good HC, please help me understand where, from Game 1 2017 to tonight, the Reds have notably improved as a team in terms of skills, attacking accuracy, kicking, and so on.

The only ones who could give you that answer are the fools that gave him the job.

 

[RedsHappy]

33-5, i actually think the team is playing better then the scoreline indicates

I'd agree the Reds are 'running around a lot more' than they did under Graham.

 

[TSR]

Gee - there's some potential amongst these young guys.

 

[The torpedo]

*flicks on 501*

*sees score*

*flicks back to 506*

 

[RedsHappy]

Gee - there's some potential amongst these young guys.

Agree - Reds 2.0 should be rebuilt around them with new seasoned coaches and we'd have something that could grow and improve quite quickly.

 

[The torpedo]

Who scored the tries for the reds?

 

[Rugger Mate]

Reds are lucky they didn't play these guys before the test break, would have put on 60 then, Highlanders have dropped off intenstity this half.