Round 1 - Waratahs vs Hurricanes @ Brookvale - Saturday 16 February 2019

[Ash]

Lucky penalty, that initial counter ruck was good. So many phases 5m out from your own line needing to go 95m to win.

And now another. Canes imploding?

 

[Blackadder]

Latu blows it

 

[Derpus]

Foley right to prison.

 

[Gnostic]

I do not understand what Hanigan does to warrant selection. Completely missing, apart from pressuring in a maul and the usual high work rate of a blow fly bashing fruitlessly on the window what does he do?

 

[Ash]

Latu blows another lineout, Hanigan can't take it and that's the game.

 

[Up the Guts]

Horrors

 

[Strewthcobber]

That was the most Australian Rugby last 5 minutes I think I've ever seen.

 

[A mutterer]

just. wow.

 

[Ash]

Latu blows another lineout, Hanigan can't take it and that's the game.

Apologies to Latu, Hanigan should have taken that.

 

[Blackadder]

Tahs deserved to lose that game. they were rubbish. Forwards rubbish, attack rubbish, Hurricanes missing players and were patient. Well done to them.

 

[Ash]

I do not understand what Hanigan does to warrant selection. Completely missing, apart from pressuring in a maul and the usual high work rate of a blow fly bashing fruitlessly on the window what does he do?

I have a theory that his mop of blonde hair makes him standout more to people watching the game.

Or maybe he trains really well.

It's a mystery.

 

[Blackadder]

Best chance to beat a NZ team and the Tahs again blow it.

 

[Blackadder]

Very few players stood up tonight.

Hanigan should be dropped same with latu.

No attack, lack of go forward (as usual but that is a recruitment issue by Gibson), too much drop ball. Overall just rubbish

 

[Blackadder]

I do not understand what Hanigan does to warrant selection. Completely missing, apart from pressuring in a maul and the usual high work rate of a blow fly bashing fruitlessly on the window what does he do?

I know he goes around

bashing fruitlessly on the window I guess that was his job tonight​

 

[Simon.]

I'm really, really sick of Australian Super Rugby teams. They just don't seem to believe they can actually beat a Kiwi team, they can get themselves in front but then they just choke. Poor handling, botched set pieces, stupid decision making.

Foley would normally kick that last penalty blindfolded, even with a breeze.

 

[Gnostic]

I have a theory that his mop of blonde hair makes him standout more to people watching the game.

Or maybe he trains really well.

It's a mystery.

Only problem with an otherwise good theory is that given he should be so visible the only thing we see of him is knocking on the final lineout (admittedly after getting a penalty jumping at 2 in the previous one). I think I saw maybe two other significant involvements from him in the whole game.

Seriously when the THP who is nearly twcie his age beats him on every metric (maybe not tackles attempted but certainly meaningful tackles made) the backrower really needs to step back to a level that suits him, like maybe reserve grade for a local club side where his fitness could let him shine against blokes whose idea of training is a schooner after work and two before a game.

 

[Up the Guts]

Perhaps unsuprisingly a year out of the Australian super system didn’t hurt Hunt and Cooper at all.

 

[I like to watch]

Canes were woeful tonight, still too good for us....

At least Winx is healthy, gives me something to look forward to for a few months.

 

[formerflanker]

Tahs made too many mistakes to win the game.
What was with the pack in giving away 3 penalties for the same error - engaging too early.
“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action”

 

[Derpus]

I feel somewhat insulted i paid $35 to watch some muppet get paid 750k a year to miss a kick a fucking under 12Cs kid would nail.

Fuck off Tahs.