NRC Semi Final - Melbourne Rising v Perth Spirit - Saturday 25 October at 3:30 pm

[Wilson]

Too easy, meat for wykes

 

[Highlander35]

Jesus Christ. This is not because of the 3 lost players. This has been an abysmal performance both in attack and defence.

All credit to the Spirit, their defence has been wonderful.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Is it too early to call "game over"?

Right on cue, Rising get one back. Geez I'm good at this "game over" shit.

 

[qwerty51]

Jesus Christ. This is not because of the 3 lost players. This has been an abysmal performance both in attack and defence.

All credit to the Spirit, their defence has been wonderful.

But it's the effect it creates on the Rising and Perth players. If the 3 were in whilst Perth would've played their best they wouldn't have had the belief they could win.

 

[Wilson]

Is it too early to call "game over"?

Rising hit back with a beauty, and convert.

 

[Ash]

Naivalu gets one back after quick hands.

37 - 24 with about 11 to go. Rising still in with a chance here.

 

[Highlander35]

Wykes comes in from the side, disrupts the maul and wins a turnover. Well done from the big Lock.

 

[hawktrain]

Kearnsy needs a bit of a refresher on the laws, asking why Wykes wasn't penalised for not releasing in a collapsed maul...

 

[qwerty51]

What a rubbish call. Inman wasn't allowed to play the ball.

 

[Highlander35]

Need a turnover from this scrum.

 

[Ash]

Wow. Inman a pace too slow.

 

[Ash]

Inman makes up for it with a charge down in goal. Question mark if the ball had left the in goal, but Rising have the 5m scrum.

 

[Highlander35]

Jesus Christ both Kearns and Maloney need a refresher. Spirit brought the ball behind the line, so the charge down is Rising feed.

 

[Ash]

Yellow card to the Spirit reserve flanker.

5 minutes to play and the Rising take another 5m scrum with the Spirit down to 14 and scrum down to 7.

 

[Wilson]

Rising score, going right down to the wire here

 

[Highlander35]

Oh no. Oh no. Oh no.

 

[Ash]

Debreczini in, 4 minutes to go.

HE MISSES! He takes to too quickly right next to the post.

 

[Wilson]

Missed conversion might have saved the spirit

 

[Ash]

Complete brain explosion from Debreczini on that conversion. All Spirit need now is a penalty or droppie. Rising need a converted try to tie.

Spirit turn over the restart immediately.

Tie will go 10 each way according to Maloney, then 5 each way of sudden death if still tied.

 

[Ash]

Could be another Spirit player yellow carded he, that was crazy. Ref lets it go in the end.