NRC Round 4: Melbourne Rising V Brisbane City

[Mr Wobbly]

Saturday 17/09 3:00pm
Harlequin Rugby Club, Ashwood
Live on Fox Sports

Referee: Ed Martin

30% chance of rain. Bring a brolly, just in case.

Home Team

1. Cruze Ah Nau (Footscray/Melbourne Rebels)
2. Pat Leafa (Box Hill/Melbourne Rebels)
3. Tim Metcher (Moorabbin/Melbourne Rebels)
4. Sam Jeffries (Melbourne University/Melbourne Rebels)
5. Alex Toolis (Edinburgh (UK)/Melbourne Rebels)
6. Jordy Reid (Melbourne Unicorns/Melbourne Rebels)
7. Ikapote Tupai (Melbourne Unicorns)
8. Harley Fox (Power House/Melbourne Rebels)
9. Nic Stirzaker (Endeavour Hills/Melbourne Rebels)
10. Ben Meehan (Box Hill/Melbourne Rebels)
11. Ah-Mu Tuimalealiifano (Harlequin)
12. Lloyd Johansson (Harlequin)
13. Tom English (Melbourne University/Melbourne Rebels)
14. Jonah Placid (Melbourne University/Melbourne Rebels)
15. Jack Debreczeni (Endeavour Hills/Melbourne Rebels)

Reserves
16. Siliva Siliva (Endeavour Hills/Melbourne Rebels)
17. Tom Moloney ((Harlequin/Melbourne Rebels)
18. Tyrel Lomax (Tuggeranong Vikings (ACT)/Melbourne Rebels)
19. Steve Cummins (Harlequin/Melbourne Rebels)
20. Rob Leota (Melbourne University/Melbourne Rebels)
21. Mick Snowden (Melbourne/Melbourne Rebels)
22. Sione Tuipulotu (Southern Districts/Melbourne Rebels)
23. Isaiah Leota (Footscray)

Visitors

1. Pettowa Paraka – Reds/Easts
2. Andrew Ready – Reds/Easts
3. Sam Talakai (C) – Reds/Brothers
4. Luke Beauchamp - Brothers
5. Lukhan Tui – Reds/Brothers
6. Criff Tupou – Brothers (run-on debut)
7. Michael Gunn – Reds/Easts
8. Isi Naisarani – Souths
9. Nick Frisby – Reds/GPS
10. Jake McIntyre – Reds/Sunnybank
11. Alex Gibbon – Reds/Norths
12. Patrick James - Brothers
13. Toby White - Easts
14. Chris Kuridrani – Reds/GPS
15. Brad Lacey – Wests Scarborough

16. Matt Mafi – Reds/Brothers
17. Markus Vanzati - Souths
18. Feao Fotuaika – Sunnybank
19. Jeremiah Lynch – Wests
20. Tuaina Tualima – Queensland U20s/Sunnybank (Brisbane City/NRC debut)
21. Moses Sorovi – Queensland U20s/University of Queensland
22. Mitch Felsman - Brothers
23. Brendan Mitchell - Sunnybank

 

[Hugh Jarse]

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30% chance of rain. Bring a brolly, just in case.
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Do you need to remind Victorians of the vagaries of Melbourne weather?

 

[Mr Wobbly]

Oi! Sydeny has more rain p.a. than Melbourne - so there!

But yeah, it is a bit of a redundant comment

 

[kiap]

Sunny for the get-go, at any rate

 

[Hugh Jarse]

12 minutes, Melbourne up by 12 points. Conversion is good.

Rising 14 City 0.

 

[TOCC]

Brisbane City defence has been bad all season, and it's only 15mins into this game and City are already hanging their heads.. let's hope this scoreline doesn't get messy

 

[kiap]

Brisbane City defence has been bad all season, and it's only 15mins into this game and City are already hanging their heads.. let's hope this scoreline doesn't get messy

I just get the feeling City are going to get pu…mped

 

[swingpass]

22 zip after 20

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Very tempting to skip channels to ITM cup where Canterbury Lambs are playing the Manawatu Buckets.

Hoiles needs to go back to commentary school.

 

[RugbyReg]

Jake Mc being found out this NRC i reckon. No stars outside him and the team lacks a lot of shape.


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[Hugh Jarse]

What happened to the young fellow Strachan? He seemed to show a bit of ticker against the Eagles.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Meat pie for Naisaraini for BrisVegas.

28:34 gone. Mel 22 Bris 8 (easy conversion).

For those without foxtel, there is a fairly strong breeze favouring Melbourne in the first half.

Commentary Team have just claimed Harley Fox as "local talent".

More meat for Rising - Placid on the sideline.

Meehan adds the extras. Rising 30 City 8 after 32 minutes.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Seriously doubt that Nick Frisby has much feel for the game. Full arm penalty and he takes the quick tap, runs about a metre or two and kicks for touch. Rising ball into the lineout when City could have taken the penalty for touch and had the throw in at approx the same spot.

 

[kiap]

A double for Isa Naisarani gives Brisbane something at least.

Jake Mc being found out this NRC i reckon. No stars outside him and the team lacks a lot of shape.

It was sort of like they were happy counting on having Quade back at the Reds, which is great and all, but behind him they've got Paia'aua, McIntyre and (I suppose) Mason or even Frisby.

I liked Sam Greene better, but maybe he is better off getting some experience overseas. An injury to Cooper, though, and the Reds might be down for the count on the canvas.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Cheese for Melbourne as oranges approach.

Melbourne 30 Brisbane 14 at Oranges.

L Tui, and Ready having a strong game for City.

 

[swingpass]

Very weak effort by jeffries leading to naisaranis second try

 

[swingpass]

30 - 14 at the half

 

[Highlander35]

Good game so far.

Ref not rewarding the Rising at the breakdown. Lots of steals being killed by those entering from the side.

Defence has been poor. Lots of metres made by City on nearly every go.

Like Fox more and more each time I see him. Lovely soft hands.

 

[AFL_Converted]

it was very nice hands for Placid try but I have liked the double for Naisarani. Sure he may have been a little fortunate with the defense but his size and speed create those opportunities. How has he been going in the other games? Looks like a solid prospect to me.

 

[Highlander35]

Letting City get away with murder at ruck time.