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Its a decent side, considering the carnage.

Missing 5 and making 0 tackles against the Bulls. Ouch. In fact some of the stats on the weekend are amazing(ly bad). Simmons - 2 tackles, 4 misses, 2 runs for nothing and 2 rucks and mauls. Please start, Van. Or find another second rower. Or start Samo instead of Simmons. Or start...

Murphy was quite solid when the reds were in possession, especially when you consider the circumstances. It was just the tackling. Maybe give a haircut (and colour) so he isn't so easy to pick to run at.

That was a tip-fend, surely a citing will follow. I only caught glimpses of the 1st half before work, but Kane Douglas had some good moments while I was watching. How did he go overall?

At times he was.

Welcome along TBD, I know that venting feeling!

They were smashed, but the two aren't completely divorced. Digby gets over the advantage line and gives the pack momentum - missing last night. Reds were constantly back pedalling after bulls break 'tackles' in the midfield 'defence'. And the gifting of possession through chip kicks just gave...

I get that the reds have an "underlying 'way' they want to play the game" and that it worked well for them last year, especially with a pretty good run of non injury to core players to that 'way'. And they started to find that 'way' again in the 1st half against the sharks. The plan B last...

I certainly didn't want to watch it live. That was spectacularly bad. Lance was the only positive in that backline and now he is broken, probably for the season. He made a series of tackles in the first half that kept the reds in theoretical contact, while the Bulls rampaged through Murphy's...

They were tough, very physical in attack and defense. Repeatedly held the reds runners up of the ground and often ripped the ball away in the process. Completely stopped the reds from building any momentum with quick ball, and a very deliberate tactic that even when it didn't end up a maul...

I'm not sure he made a successful tackle in the first half, and they ran at him a lot.

I really think that kick is going to cost the bulls.

Wow, this is getting very ouchie. Time to stop playing catch up rugby was at 50 minutes, this is not doing your season any good.

Theres still 8 minutes. If he doesn't get this conversion.... oh no, he got it. I think the result is almost sealed now.

I'm not sure the reds can get up for this one now.

Maybe the reds should just go for the 4 try bonus point. They certainly won't get anywhere with conversions or penalties.

Those short kicks are working well.

Briefly.

Vans on. About time.

TMO didn't even look at the knock-on incident, but said no knock on. Amateur hour. I was pleased to see Fainga'a yanked, he turned the ball over every two minutes for awhile there. And the sight of Slipper trotting on was something of a relief also. But long way back from here, especially with...