warriors_hard
The refs..... Hmmmm how can we take this try off them
Commentators said they are brothers. Not sure if that's correct or not
jonesy101
Will this series alternate between Australia and NZ? Would be great to have the game played at Whangarei. There was quite a representation of Ngaphui in the side today. A game in Wellington and New Plymouth would be good as well.
playdaball
Heritage Member
Pompey showed he’s not up to the required top level NRL standard
snake77
Ideally it should be. You could see the public in Rotorua made an event out of it.
The All Stars concept in the different formats usually starts off well but they end up having to move it around. If it is going to stay with the two current sides it makes sense to have it based in New Zealand. The last few years it has seemed like the NRL just use the Maori side to make up the numbers. What I mean by that is they need a side for the Indigenous side to play when they promote their culture. It has seemed pretty one sided the way it has been promoted.
If they are genuine about the game in NZ they should be bringing it here. I wouldn't be surprised if it happens for a few years before they make an excuse to keep it at a particular venue. I also wouldn't be surprised if the NRL say they want to split it between the two countries and we get a game in New Zealand every 5 years. Australian math.
Boats n Hoes
Really enjoyed that Womens game, those girls are the shit.
Mens game nice n even as well, in the end probably a lack of class in the spine for the Maori the difference.
Great atmosphere, most of the large Aboriginal contingent there i spoke to just couldnt get over the hospitality they had received, shot in the arm for the city.
Mens game nice n even as well, in the end probably a lack of class in the spine for the Maori the difference.
Great atmosphere, most of the large Aboriginal contingent there i spoke to just couldnt get over the hospitality they had received, shot in the arm for the city.
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Jay M
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If the game was in Whangarei, I'd go. I don't fit my old club jerseys though sadly.
Christchurch would be another great option for it. Canterbury league fans are awesome.
DavidMcKay1974
Cces
I think it was a horrific cover of Great Southern Land originally sung by Icehouse
Sup42
Amazing the evolution of Womens league.
It used to be the last bastion of real Rugby league, big hits and direct running. I was sad to see the NRLW change that to the boring athletes wrestle game.
Todays match was heartening, it was fast enough to make up for the change in the Way women play now, and the flow of womens football was still alive.
Ground looked awesome.
Mens game proves we still have the best forwards in the world, they carried that side. Real crime that the Maori players are not released with the same huge encouragement the NRL put behind the Aboriginal players to participate.
Same old story, Aussies find new ways to hamstring us through tokenism towards the NZ international game.
TeetsNRL
Few notes from being there.
Atmosphere was great, nice reward for our māori league community to get something like this. It’s no secret Māori and Pacific people carry the game here and provide a big player base for the NRL, but we don’t always get much top level games back for it.
Our spine just lacked the same class.
Not enough polish on the end of sets, Turner tended to run his outsides out of space playing too laterally, and Hayze looked like he was maybe trying too hard in front of his home town crowd.
Nicho Hynes is class. The hunger to get on ball and own the game, playing both sides of the ruck, the way he quickly assesses numbers and organises his outsides, just a class operator.
The way he and Cody could adjust on the fly is superb. Cody set at first receiver with Latrell set to roll behind an edge lead, Nicho runs over and into the first receiver spot, Cody adjusts straight into the roll action with Latrell adjusting accordingly. All of sudden our edge looking up at a two man overlap. All communicated in no time, through a few glances and shorthand comms.
Also glad to be there because I couldn’t think of anything worse than listening to Greg Alexander and Steve Roach call a Māori vs Indigenous game.
Atmosphere was great, nice reward for our māori league community to get something like this. It’s no secret Māori and Pacific people carry the game here and provide a big player base for the NRL, but we don’t always get much top level games back for it.
Our spine just lacked the same class.
Not enough polish on the end of sets, Turner tended to run his outsides out of space playing too laterally, and Hayze looked like he was maybe trying too hard in front of his home town crowd.
Nicho Hynes is class. The hunger to get on ball and own the game, playing both sides of the ruck, the way he quickly assesses numbers and organises his outsides, just a class operator.
The way he and Cody could adjust on the fly is superb. Cody set at first receiver with Latrell set to roll behind an edge lead, Nicho runs over and into the first receiver spot, Cody adjusts straight into the roll action with Latrell adjusting accordingly. All of sudden our edge looking up at a two man overlap. All communicated in no time, through a few glances and shorthand comms.
Also glad to be there because I couldn’t think of anything worse than listening to Greg Alexander and Steve Roach call a Māori vs Indigenous game.
Dempsey
Sky had Ken Laban and Monty Betham commentators and Te Reo commentary on Ch9
TeetsNRL
The leaps and bounds in the women’s game is amazing.
10 years ago it used to look like a game of scragg. Then every now and then pass it to Honey and she’ll fend off 5 players and score. The skill and athleticism of the ladies has gone through the roof.
Was cool to see all our Women’s 7s team there to support Gayle Broughton. I asked Portia Woodman if she’ll give the NRLW a go before she hangs the boots up and she reckons she might have to…
Tragic
Contributor
I thought it was OK, the indigenous version of Great Southern land.
Luke Whaanga singing Ukaipo was pretty cool too -
Ukaipo went off with the crowd. Everyone was belting it out! They had to wait for the song to finish before kicking off the 4th quarter
mt.wellington
Warriors Orange Peeler
Contributor
Thought it was Monty and Dale Husband???
TeetsNRL
Ukaipo went off with the crowd. Everyone was belting it out! They had to wait for the song to finish before kicking off the 4th quarter
Yeah he was on. That was mean.
I was hoping we’d have the waiata going hard in the crowd during the game, but we’re still a way off the MMT faithful.
mt.wellington
Warriors Orange Peeler
Contributor
If you start the strict religious colonial indoctrination now the Maori but be able to replicate MMT in a 100 years...
TeetsNRL
Don’t need to be religious to sing bro.
Obviously never been to a Māori shed party.
Yeah hard out. Man i wish the crowd did "Māori" chant a hundred more time. Imagine the stadium chanting that
. But all in all i had goose bumps being in and amongst our people. I wont forget that feeling for a long time. Knowing that it was broadcast between Aussy and here possibly internationally as well. The event was class.Can Rotorua please update their big screen. People would of bood louder if we could of seen that hynes was offside for that try.
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