Rd 12 2018 NSFW Waratahs vs Auckland Blues. 36 and 1.

[Spieber]

Here’s hoping no one does

Indeed, but Blues are having a horror run this year.

 

[charlesalan]

no, what makes you think it would be?

I don't know, so normal people could watch it...

 

[Braveheart81]

Good crowd building.

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[TSR]

Good physicality by Hanigan on his first touch.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Does Israel Folau fear injury, that was a hospital pass and a half.

 

[A mutterer]

ah the ol horrotah exit strategy reemerges .......

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Yeaaah baby! Be afraid, 'tahs mofos, be VERY afraid, Ioane Bros are coming for y'all.....

 

[zer0]

Bitch. The hell was wrong with that tackle? The only thing that was in danger was his hairstyle getting ruffled.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Not sure what's worse, Ioane not releasing it when clearly tackled or apparently not realising he had to......

 

[Kenny Powers]

Israel throws throws his who knows what number miracle pass for the season rather than taking contact.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Tears of Phil Kearns, Joyful or otherwise, must be welling up elsewhere & thank fuck for that as there's no yellow button alt commentary tonight.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Bloos 7 gone here. Lucky it's not a PT given its foul play so strictly speakers Jaco is supposed to assume he's not there. Doesn't matter, 'tahs score anyway.

 

[southsider]

How tf was that not a penalty try

 

[Up the Guts]

Ned is actually good

 

[zer0]

I can only guess he was trying to eliminate any chance of an offload and got it wrong. Papali'i can hit quite hard so should've just aimed for the knees. Likely would've put him into touch before he could get the ball away or otherwise disrupted his pass.

How tf was that not a penalty try

IIRC it's something of a grey area. If you reason that the illegal action was replaced with a legal action -- a high tackle with a legal tackle, in this instance -- then it's not a penalty try as Peyper reasoned. If, OTOH, you reason that the player is removed entirely then it's a penalty try as there was no cover defence to get there in time. Peyper ruled the former (which I prefer) but some rule the latter.

 

[Up the Guts]

Also Braveheart and Fatprop were right about Cam Clark. Worth having him in the team for the try saver.

 

[Rugbynutter39]

Gees you can really see why Will Miller despite not being a classical 6 - classical 7 yes - but how can you not play him - and hence being our 6 - the old pooper dilemma at Wallabies level.

Really glad we got him back from the Rebels....

 

[ACR]

How tf was that not a penalty try

If I had my way, that would be a penalty try (illegal tackle when about to score) but not a yellow card.

The dude tackled his shoulder and it raised up to his head. A penalty sure but far too soft.

 

[Kenny Powers]

How tf was that not a penalty try

Hooper should have politely been been chatting with Peyper following this, do you think K Reid would have been silent?

Poor captaincy.

 

[Up the Guts]

You’ve got to put it out Foley. Ffs.