Force v Rebels - 2011R07

[Dunnman]

Andrew Hore is washed up. He is very lucky to still be starting for the Hurricanes. I predict Coles will be starting before the season is over.

 

[Bullrush]

Rutledge had an outstanding NPC but has been very average in the S15. I think the selectors will go with Andrew Hore or Hika Elliot. O0 O0 O0 O0 O0 O0

Ohhhh...I forgot about Hika Elliot.....yeah - go with Hika

 

[Shiggins]

Force v rebels?


Go the force!!!!

 

[blues recovery]

Just found out that the Rebels Rising v Force A game is played before the gates open to the public tonight. What the?

 

[CanadianRugby]

Boy, the Force pack is pretty strong....Don't expect the force to kick much, not much point in kicking to Gerrad. The mighty combination of Biebs and the Honey Badger will be a handful. Also, "Biebs and the Honey Badger" needs to be a band name.

I think Kingi on the wing is a good idea. Gerrard clearly has to play 15 now that he is healthy and Kingi can drift in off his wing all night, cause real problems for the force defense.

Rebels by 3

 

[ACT Crusader]

Rebels have started this one as they have in previous matches, given up s a couple of tries and Swiss cheese defence

Now the worst YC I've seen for some time. Gerrard gone for 10

 

[cyclopath]

Yeah, ACTC, that was a shocker. Joubert was let down by his idiot on the sideline. The fact that he took 5-10 seconds to answer when Joubert asked "Is it a YC offence?" should have given Joubert some doubt. I mean, surely that was something they could see in real time? The fact Smith bounced straight back up suggested that it was nowhere near his head, at the very least.

 

[ACT Crusader]

How good is Phipps?

Good defence from Force but 26 phases is a fair effort from the Rebels

 

[cyclopath]

Wow! 26 phases in attack from the Rebels, great Force defence. Good stuff!

 

[inthestands]

Great defence from the Force... just hoping the Rebels don't concede points while Gerrard is off from a dodgy touch judge report. Is that guy even a regular first grade ref in Sydney? Can't remember him doing finals matches or anything of a strong standard.

 

[cyclopath]

Lipman, Pyle and Saffy continue to impress. So too Wykes. Old Morty still has something to offer - hits hard in defence.

 

[#1 Tah]

Pile and Campbell will be men of the match.

 

[ACT Crusader]

Now a scrum penalty against the Force. Cips lining up

Nails it and it's a 1 point game

 

[cyclopath]

15-14 which I think is a fair reflection of the game thus far.

 

[inthestands]

Force scrum stuggling against the Rebels. How will they go against Fat Cat, TPN, Kepu et al

 

[wobbly]

Good struggle this one. Impressed by Pyle and Campbell.

 

[dobduff11]

JOC (James O'Connor) in attack has been lethal, shame about a couple of wayward kicks.

Nathan Charles isn't doing his breathing any good by wearing pads in that heat, he must be dying under that shirt.

Cips has been alright so far, Gerrard impressive as well as Phibbs and Morty.

Kingi what an idiot running bolt upright into forwards haha, hes been dumped twice already, who does he think he is Pat McCabe?

 

[cyclopath]

Some loose defence from both sides, some nice attacking work at times also from both. JO'C, Fairbanks and Smith look dangerous for the Force, it is more the loose forwards doing it for the Rebels. Phipps is dangerous, Kingi has a bit of flair, but lacks size obviously. Nice to see some forwards hitting the ball with a head of steam rather than the flat footed crap the Tahs trot out in attack, and who'd have thought, Wykes, Sharpe and even McCalman getting across the gain line doing so. So too Somerville, Robinson, Saffy and Lipman. Enjoying this game.

 

[ACT Crusader]

I only counted 3 rucks that Phipps wasn't there to clear the ball and two of those he was at the bottom of after taking a snipe.

Seems a really smart Footy player from what I've seen this year. Doesn't try to make the big play and has a crisp pass on him. Probably needs to organise and yell instructions to his fatties a bit more, but that will come

 

[DPK]

Kingi what an idiot running bolt upright into forwards haha, hes been dumped twice already, who does he think he is Pat McCabe?

The first time, I laughed. Then he did it again, and it wasn't so funny, more of a "WTF is he thinking...".

Good tussle, this. O'Connor vs Cipriani is a key battle, Rebels possesion streak towards the end of the half giving Cips the chance to pin the Force down their own end.

This game, from a viewers perspective, is 5 times more enjoyable than the Tahs vs Chiefs game.