Rams vs Rising, Sat 11 October @ Pirtek

[Ash]

Debrezceni knocks the ball on over the line from a grubber from a break. Rams 15 a little lucky with a couple pushes on another Rising chaser.

Rising attacking kicks of breaks ahven't been great.

 

[Highlander35]

Try to force it, and so much rubbish happens.

Just let the ball flow and we look good.

 

[Ash]

Rising in from a McMahon (I think?) break. McKenzie with a great effort to nearly stop it, he has serious toe.

 

[Ash]

No, it was Cruze Ah Nau, not McMahon.

 

[Highlander35]

Meehan just so sharp, even if Burgess leaves after next season, Rebs will have two good balfbacks.

 

[qwerty51]

Outstanding effort from the Rams today. Gave them a real good scare.

 

[Ash]

Rising in, 45 - 32.

50/50s from the ref now going to the Rising.

 

[Ash]

Batger in under the posts from a turnover in the Rams 22, and kicks downfield. Unselfish as Chisholm passes on the tryline to go in under the posts.

Should be 45 - 40.

 

[Highlander35]

7 to go, Rams trail 40-45, afte a try under the posts. Not over yet.

 

[Ash]

Involved a fumble from Debreczeni cleaning up the kicked ball, he's had a second half to forget a bit.

 

[Ash]

Rising in the corner. Exciting play.

Rams great counter ruck to get the ball 5m from their line, they try to run it, go wide but get isolated immediately. Rising turn it over, and go over in the corner.

50 - 40, that should be the game.

Great effort from the Rams, real scare to the Vikings.

 

[Ash]

Great kick from Meehan off a turnover, he's been very very sharp since he came on.

 

[Ash]

If the Rams had a little more depth on the bench, they might have stolen this one. Both benches hve nearly been emptied due to the heat.

Alcock again will be close to MotM.

 

[Highlander35]

Alcock, Holloway, Perry, Volavola, the 18, and the 13 from the Rams have impressed me today. Well done to them, and to all the Rams.

<3 Placid. So happy he's back. PAE again showing his wears. Probably Jones best game in the NRC.

Overall scrappy, but the extra rest, the extra professionals saw us home. Well done Rams.

 

[Ash]

Was that Alcock stretchered off?

Late Rising try makes the score 58 - 40. In the end a slightly flattering scoreline after a very good effort from the Rams.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Thought it was Mackenzie on the litter.

 

[Ash]

Good coverage from Bar TV as well. Stream peaked at over 200 people.

 

[I like to watch]

They said on the broadcast that the Rams only have 23 players fit to play ATM.
Good example was Dave Harvey came on at 9 late in the game.
Scraping the bottom of the barrel.
I'm referring to him coming on out of position,not that they are scraping the barrel playing him.

 

[Pfitzy]

Fuck Swanepoel and his box kicks.

Fuck the injury to Mackenzie - suspected fracture.

Mostly: fuck that ref for not knowing the Maul Laws. We are advancing, Jones swims up the side and takes the ball carrier, the ref says nothing. Real turning point in a game where another try for us could have been gold.

But mostly: fuck Swanepoel.

 

[Ash]

@Pfitzy, ref was horrible for both sides. On the stream, I thought that the Rams had the better of the ref for maybe 55 or 60 minutes (his ruck inconsistency drove me insane), then it swung to the Rising and they closed it out.

Fracture for Mackenzie is probably not too bad a thing, it beats the hell out of an ACL.