International Pacific Championship
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Did he do the cry baby taunt?
The kiwis are fucked in the halves, they need to do something about it quickly.
I do think the warriors need to drive this also. It's cool going to Australians, but that's not doing New Zealand any good.
I do think the warriors need to drive this also. It's cool going to Australians, but that's not doing New Zealand any good.
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Hence why the ARL & its officials tried so hard to get Samoa a win to reward them. And spite us
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I'll take a close loss. I thought we'd lose by 16+ and would be out of the running for the final before we even faced Tonga.
We're missing another top end two way middle to pair with Haas. Outside of Haas, our forwards are pretty average defenders. I'm hoping Tino opts for us next year.
We're missing another top end two way middle to pair with Haas. Outside of Haas, our forwards are pretty average defenders. I'm hoping Tino opts for us next year.
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Big ol liability. Games past him now I think
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The Kiwis were getting the better of the field position early with the starting 3 middles. Samoa were struggling to get into the Kiwis 20.
That soon changed and the momentum shifted. They were unlucky with a few of those passes hitting the ground. They created their opportunities.
Samoa were also hit hard with HIAs.
They looked a bit better when CHT came on to dummy half.
The Kiwis had a bit of a drop off when JFH, Leota and Tapine were being rested. Understandable that is an impressive middle trio.
That soon changed and the momentum shifted. They were unlucky with a few of those passes hitting the ground. They created their opportunities.
Samoa were also hit hard with HIAs.
They looked a bit better when CHT came on to dummy half.
The Kiwis had a bit of a drop off when JFH, Leota and Tapine were being rested. Understandable that is an impressive middle trio.
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Just got back. Haven't seen a replay yet, but from the middle of the South Stand...
-Whyte and Tapine immense
-Brown hot-and-cold but hot at crucial moments
-McLean is farking strong for a slender looking fella
-Foran was constantly in the ref's ear - basically the de facto captain
-Papali'i and Leota looked good
-We looked more tired than them, but also more structured and 'team-y'; they looked more likely to break the game open with individual brilliance
-Whyte and Tapine immense
-Brown hot-and-cold but hot at crucial moments
-McLean is farking strong for a slender looking fella
-Foran was constantly in the ref's ear - basically the de facto captain
-Papali'i and Leota looked good
-We looked more tired than them, but also more structured and 'team-y'; they looked more likely to break the game open with individual brilliance
Pretty decent test match all in all. Lots of lengthy phases where both sides respected the ball and got into the grind.
I thought we put on some promising trickery in the opening quarter and there were some nice moments with ball movement, but Samoa were more than equal to the task.
We have to remember that this is a first up game for both sides, the quality was high given that.
Tonga will have to really play well to beat this Samoan side. Huge disadvantage coming in cold, but Tonga has the class to cope...so depending on how they handle the challenge it could go one of several ways.
Great crowd noise today, really good stuff.
I thought we put on some promising trickery in the opening quarter and there were some nice moments with ball movement, but Samoa were more than equal to the task.
We have to remember that this is a first up game for both sides, the quality was high given that.
Tonga will have to really play well to beat this Samoan side. Huge disadvantage coming in cold, but Tonga has the class to cope...so depending on how they handle the challenge it could go one of several ways.
Great crowd noise today, really good stuff.
Who do people think was the better hooker out of crossland and Marshall King? I thought crossland was better.
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Crossland seemed to bring more energy, and looked like he could read his forwards a bit better - when they were going to offload and when they were going to take the tackle. Haven't seen the full replay though. Was watching it at the ground.
Crossland wasn’t in the same post code let alone the same street as JMK imho