Reds v Blues Rd 11 Fri 25th April 2025
- Thread starter Dismal Pillock
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David Wilson (68)
Not really, it's just that the game was won in the tight 5. Campbell also was good I thought.
Sword of Justice
John Solomon (38)
Surprised at the pig headedness of the Blues trying to grind through the middle. After the match Canham explicitly mentioned that they knew they had another pack waiting on the bench so they could afford to bash the Blues early. We’ve been good at the ruck this year slowing down opponents and our centres are pretty damn happy tackling hard all day. Our smaller outside backs didn’t really have to defend.
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George Smith (75)
Smart work from Reds 9 & 10 to hold up in goal a much bigger Blues player by holding back & working together: compare that to Ioane & Tele’a rushing up on Lynah & him ghosting past both of them.
Mark Panga
Frank Row (1)
You’re right Dre played really well - but Dru has a point - the tight five ground the win. Dre was on for 80 mins and did 14 tackles but Canham and Nonggorr on for 60 mins and had 12 a piece and then the next high tacklers are the starting and bench members of the tight five, despite all not being in for the whole game. Couple that with the amount of lineouts, carries and scrums - they worked hard.
But then again - all worked hard - gave their best. Can’t think of one player who was off. Great showing from all 23. Bloody good team effort. Proud of them all. Nice waking up on a Saturday morning winners.
Dctarget
David Wilson (68)
Fuck yeah. What a great win.
Could’ve been very different if the Blues knew how to actually put the ball down but Reds deserve all the plaudits there. Made a very big, All Black laden backline look weak and ineffective. Ioane and Telea are used to steamrolling people and they got nuffin’. Thank fuck Campbell is back too.
Also Segner is the most airport XV pick ever, so useless, difference between him and Papali’i is enormous. You’re expecting some murderous Panzer but instead you get a little jelly boy Haribo.
Could’ve been very different if the Blues knew how to actually put the ball down but Reds deserve all the plaudits there. Made a very big, All Black laden backline look weak and ineffective. Ioane and Telea are used to steamrolling people and they got nuffin’. Thank fuck Campbell is back too.
Also Segner is the most airport XV pick ever, so useless, difference between him and Papali’i is enormous. You’re expecting some murderous Panzer but instead you get a little jelly boy Haribo.
The Ghost of Raelene
Nick Farr-Jones (63)
When Tate just glided through the gap next to him it looked like an opposed training session. Granted he’s probably the quickest 9 going around but not even a hand on him.
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Peter Johnson (47)
Our defence was great and set piece was strong but it was poor decision making and clearing that gave the blues so many damn chances (which they bungled).
Too many times we tried to run it from the 22 and ended up have to do a clearing kick - usually short, and just gave the blues another chance to attacked from within the 40.
Thankgod the Blues were off, a better team would have punished us
Too many times we tried to run it from the 22 and ended up have to do a clearing kick - usually short, and just gave the blues another chance to attacked from within the 40.
Thankgod the Blues were off, a better team would have punished us
Dismal Pillock
Michael Lynagh (62)
He's "busy" like Blackadder yet even more ineffectual
They play like they've been told "trust the gameplan" by the coaches.......... but they have no leaders with the brains to make the necessary adjustments midmatch when its not working
Sword of Justice
John Solomon (38)
I really disagree with that. We won the majority of the kicking duels I felt. Commentators wouldn’t shut up about Lynagh’s boot.
PhilClinton
Paul McLean (56)
That was one of Tate’s best games of the reason and Kiss still replaced him at 65th minute and we were able to kick on for the win.
Kalani has been good this year but you can tell we missed Tate’s leadership especially around the defensive ruck organisation where the Blues targeted and ran in those late tries.
Kalani has been good this year but you can tell we missed Tate’s leadership especially around the defensive ruck organisation where the Blues targeted and ran in those late tries.
Dismal Pillock
Michael Lynagh (62)
Just about ready to call this pole.....