TT Rd 2 2021: Blues vs NSFW Waratahs

[Drew]

Ah come on let it go...

Kinda wished I hadn’t figured it out.

 

[Dan54]

Watching on slight replay. Stan frozen

F*** you don't want that happening, people will drop Stan if that happens to much.

 

[Drew]

F*** you don't want that happening, people will drop Stan if that happens to much.

It was a hard watch to begin with. Was a bit of a hassle as it didn’t save where it stopped when I got it back up. Got there in the end. Hopefully just teething problems

 

[wamberal]

Watching on slight replay. Stan frozen

Contact STAN and tell them about it.

 

[Blackadder]

Contact STAN and tell them about it.

Drew: :Hi STAN, my streaming of the Tahs vs the Blues game cut out."

STAN: :Yeah sorry that was a V chip due to the bloody massacre."

 

[wamberal]

Drew: :Hi STAN, my streaming of the Tahs vs the Blues game cut out."

STAN: :Yeah sorry that was a V chip due to the bloody massacre."

Or maybe it was censored!

 

[Drew]

I’m a glutton for punishment I guess for persevering

 

[wamberal]

I’m a glutton for punishment I guess for persevering

It's always darkest just before the dawn. So they say. Sounds good, anyway.

 

[Drew]

I can see clearly now the rain has gone….

 

[Pfitzy]

While we're getting walloped as a nation, there are some bright lights - even the Tahs showed some decent physicality and Charlie Gamble played his best game since Petersham days. Absolutely tore the Blues a new one at ruck time.

Angus Bell and Jake Gordon are head and shoulders the best players in that team, with Dave Porecki and Will harrison not far behind.

But it was mostly Colts versus veterans, and it showed. At least our scrum wasn't totally buttfucked like the Rebels last week.

 

[Drew]

Gamble was best on field in my opinion. Was everywhere. For us, anyways.
We could do with more carries from 4, 5, 6 and 8 to get some front foot ball.

 

[KiwiM]

Yep Gamble was brilliant. So much so that I think he might have ended Blake Gibson's Blues career in comparison - Gibson is at best the 3rd choice 7 now.

The difference in quality of the two benches was quite apparent - Blues were able to bring on ABs (Hodgman, Papali'i, Tuipulotu) and highly rated youngsters (Vikena, Kneepkens etc).

With some quality recruitment in the offseason I think Tahs can actually be dangerous - it's worth noting on points scored they've scored more points over the first 2 rounds than all the other Aussie teams plus the Chiefs and Highlanders.

 

[Rob42]

Yep Gamble was brilliant. So much so that I think he might have ended Blake Gibson's Blues career in comparison - Gibson is at best the 3rd choice 7 now.

The difference in quality of the two benches was quite apparent - Blues were able to bring on ABs (Hodgman, Papali'i, Tuipulotu) and highly rated youngsters (Vikena, Kneepkens etc).

With some quality recruitment in the offseason I think Tahs can actually be dangerous - it's worth noting on points scored they've scored more points over the first 2 rounds than all the other Aussie teams plus the Chiefs and Highlanders.

It's interesting how the coaching talk has died down now, I guess we're all just battening down the hatches to weather the SRTT storm, and wait for the new coach announcement.

Chris Whittaker has been seen as a uninspiring attack coach for quite a while, and yet attack is the one bright spot for the Tahs, whereas Gilmore's stocks as a possible head coach must have taken a battering, him being responsible for defence all season. . .

 

[Drew]

Gilmore seems to take the captains chair for the games. That’s if I’m identifying him right when the go to the box for reaction.