Force v Reds, Round 3 HBF Park, Perth 7:35pm

[Major Tom]

God we've got some good wingers.
Daugunu
Pietsch
Jorgensen
Kellaway
Potter
Toole

The list goes on.

Ryan. Loved his desperation to get back and for that kick and then run it back even though he would have been redlining.

 

[cyclopath]

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Note to self: don’t self denigrate and annoy admins

Apologies, I missed the self-awareness part of your post.

 

[Wilson]

Not a great day for Murray overall but I do feel for him, he's not a fullback and was under a lot of pressure there. Either way we probably need someone else to step in next week, probably Mason Gordon.

 

[cyclopath]

Saving for a potential signature

Hard to argue against the logic though - both these teams, and almost certainly the Brumbies look better balanced than the Tahs. That said, if the Tahs can get wins when they're a bit crap, well, look out if they get better!
But that's for another thread.

 

[dru]

God we've got some good wingers.
Daugunu
Pietsch
Jorgensen
Kellaway
Potter
Toole

The list goes on.

As above by MT add Ryan.

It's Pietsch for me, then daylight, then you can throw a hat over the rest.

 

[rugbyAU]

Feel bad for the Force there they deserved to win

 

[dru]

Not a great day for Murray overall but I do feel for him, he's not a fullback and was under a lot of pressure there. Either way we probably need someone else to step in next week, probably Mason Gordon.

His dropped balls should have been collected by a prop (and in the reds likely would have been). Still, his diamonds were good too.

 

[Wilson]

His dropped balls should have been collected by a prop (and in the reds likely would have been). Still, his diamonds were good too.

In his defence I think he was very much in his head about positioning and responsibility, but I do agree. Will be interesting to see what the casualty bill is, we may not have many choices about who plays where next week.

 

[Adam84]

Pasitoa was played as well as anyone could have for someone who hasn’t played in almost 3 years

 

[TSR]

Well - plenty of mistakes but that was a good game. Force really putting physical pressure on. Cracking kick from Pakeho to set up the winning line out. Cherry on the top of a very solid debut.

Great work by both starting 10s. I suspect that one of the main things that got Lolesio ahead was his goal kicking. Great to see both Lynagh and Donaldson nailing their kicks.

Reds injury list might be a bit of a concern. De Lutiis, Flook & Lynagh must all be in doubt for next week.

 

[Reds Rick]

Not a great day for Murray overall but I do feel for him, he's not a fullback and was under a lot of pressure there. Either way we probably need someone else to step in next week, probably Mason Gordon.

Mason might be needed at 10, pending how Lynagh and HMP pull up from those head shots…

 

[Yoda]

Force had a lot more attacking raids but didn’t convert to enough points. Reds scored more easily when they got the ball. Tizzano was fantastic in a losing side. Gee there have been some close games so far… Force have to keep the early leads they have been establishing. Well done Australian rugby.

 

[Shiggins]

it was hard to be on the other end of what Moana and the Brumbies were on the last 2 weeks. force lost that game thoughz it was there's to win. realy poor play from fines in the last few minutes to gift the reds good possession. was interesting to see how quiet mcwreight was. tizanno kept him out of the game.

reds discipline in the second half was much better than the first.

 

[JRugby2]

Well - plenty of mistakes but that was a good game. Force really putting physical pressure on. Cracking kick from Pakeho to set up the winning line out. Cherry on the top of a very solid debut.

Great work by both starting 10s. I suspect that one of the main things that got Lolesio ahead was his goal kicking. Great to see both Lynagh and Donaldson nailing their kicks.

Reds injury list might be a bit of a concern. De Lutiis, Flook & Lynagh must all be in doubt for next week.

Noah may never play again

 

[Shiggins]

Fines lost it with his two kicks giving it back to the Reds…

when he came on with 28 minutes to play I thought this was his chance to show why he should be starting. he did a few ok things and threatened the reds around the ruck once. but that kick was atrocious.

 

[Shiggins]

Bloody hell, Force did everything to win that. Absolutely disrupted the Reds lineout taking away one platform, put us under pressure to force all those penalties and just soaked up so much time in our 22.

Their downfall was their defence had huge gaps when the Reds were offloading. You knew if the Reds were in the 22 they'd come away with points.

Force were lucky not to have 3 YCs though.

the reds were lucky to not have 3 yellow cards. how dangunu didn't get carded for throwing the ball out of the ruck off his feet after a line break was beyond me.not sure where any yellows were for the force. maybe the dolly one but he pulled out last second and there was nothing in it.

not to mention multiple forward passes that they missed by the reds.

 

[molman]

Feel bad for the Force there they deserved to win

Deserved?

Well done Reds. The attacking interchanges and short passing again was excellent. I thought Tate put in one of his better performances. They will rue a few lost opportunites, passes not sticking, but then, so too will the Force (especially their knock ons into contact). I really hope Flook's injury isn't too serious. Big loss if it is.

A few incidents in that game that I was surprised weren't given a better look. Darcy is really hard to like sometimes with that lazy arm to the face being so cynical. I'm going to assume they ruled Lynaghs collision a rugby incident? as pretty clear hit to the head there from Dolly.

Lots of Force players stepping up, but still some lacking Rugby IQ not to be able to close that one out. Agree some of Fines decision making wasn't great. Donaldson however had a great game. Lynagh equally solid. Great to see Wright (for Reds) and Pasitoa (for Force) both back. Pasitoa with some nice lines and impact for a first outing.

Was a really entertaining game as a neutral.

 

[Shiggins]

Pasitoa was played as well as anyone could have for someone who hasn’t played in almost 3 years

how much bigger is he now ? I remember the young lanky kid

 

[Shiggins]

Deserved?

Well done Reds. The attacking interchanges and short passing again was excellent. I thought Tate put in one of his better performances. They will rue a few lost opportunites, passes not sticking, but then, so too will the Force (especially their knock ons into contact). I really hope Flook's injury isn't too serious. Big loss if it is.

A few incidents in that game that I was surprised weren't given a better look. Darcy is really hard to like sometimes with that lazy arm to the face being so cynical. I'm going to assume they ruled Lynaghs collision a rugby incident? as pretty clear hit to the head there from Dolly.

Lots of Force players stepping up, but still some lacking Rugby IQ not to be able to close that one out. Agree some of Fines decision making wasn't great. Donaldson however had a great game. Lynagh equally solid. Great to see Wright (for Reds) and Pasitoa (for Force) both back. Pasitoa with some nice lines and impact for a first outing.

Was a really entertaining game as a neutral.

lynagh was not equally solid. You're dreaming.

 

[Shiggins]

forcw beat Brumbies. Brumbies almost beat chiefs even with doleman reffing. hmmmm