Super Rugby Rnd 4 Reds v Drua, Suncorp Satdium 12/3 @ 6:45pm AEST

[Up the Guts]

If we are going to forgive lapses in Petaia in a new role we can do the same with Jock.

Catching a pass not really new though?

 

[Adam84]

Should have been at 15 where we could use someone in cover.

gee Dru, you’re really taking exception over this topic aren’t you.

Petaia was in the attacking line because it was Reds ball, Campbell does exactly same positioning in attack.

You can’t blame Petaia for Campbell dropping the ball into Druas hands

 

[Marce]

Now, Thorn can breathe

 

[Tomikin]

I do love the Fijian try to get as close to under the post as possible

 

[Tomikin]

Now, Thorn can breathe

Put the mocker on em

 

[dru]

gee Dru, you’re really taking exception over this topic aren’t you.

Petaia was in the attacking line because it was Reds ball, Campbell does exactly same positioning in attack.

You can’t blame Petaia for Campbell dropping the ball into Druas hands

I've actually been intentionally quiet on Petaia throughout the match. Just broke when his lapses are ignored but we'll drop on Jock. It's inconsistent.

 

[pnut]

I've actually been intentionally quiet on Petaia throughout the match. Just broke when his lapses are ignored but we'll drop on Jock. It's inconsistent.

Absolutely true. Good call

 

[dru]

Awesome work Reds.

Great to see the bench hold it together. Reds building nicely.

 

[Adam84]

I've actually been intentionally quiet on Petaia throughout the match. Just broke when his lapses are ignored but we'll drop on Jock. It's inconsistent.

Seriously? Jock dropped the ball which lead directly to a try, I haven’t mentioned Petaia at all this match.

There’s nothing inconsistent about it, you’re just carrying on the disagreement from yesterday.

 

[Pokinacha]

What a last 10!

Look out when most of the Drua make up most of the Fijian national team and start putting big name teams to the sword

 

[Confucius Say]

Stan commentary under the impression that Uru scored 2 tries. But

Nasser 2
Wilson 1
Petaia 1
Uru 1

 

[Equalizer]

The Drua fall short after giving the Reds an all mighty wake up call. Will be a tough challenge for the Force next week.

 

[Marce]

Too early substitutions. Thorn underestimated the Fijians, a great lesson for him

 

[dru]

So it's going to come up so let me run through Petaia's positives.

He played a Petaia game and did it effectively from 15. I was worried that we'd lose Jock's organisation at the back and there was no evidence of that tonight at all. A Petaia game is a fantastic thing, and if he is going to do it from 15 then no doubt that is what we will do.

Three Fiji tries were scored with no 15 D in evidence from the Reds. The first he was possibly injured. And we can cover the cover D by other means.

His kicking was rubbish, along with when he didn't kick. I guess we can work on it. The biggest lapses were certainly early, and we can put it down to gaining familiarisation in the role. He also made one sensational cover D tackle that would make any 15 green. The bloke has talent and will do it at 15 as well as from anywhere else. He scored a brilliant try.

We can call it a brilliant introduction to the 15 role.

[This does not make me feel any happier for Jock.]

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Fijian Drua have gone from being a shambolic mess in Rd 1 vs NSFW to now being the 2nd best team to watch in the whole comp.

 

[dru]

Jock did drop it cold.

 

[Lightblue]

Why is Horan amazed Campbell didn’t have the legs to keep up with Petaia?

it was literally 20 seconds after Campbell ran 80m to run the Fijian down after his clean break.

Great player Horan.
Dud commentator.

 

[Tomikin]

Too early substitutions. Thorn underestimated the Fijians, a great lesson for him

I don't think Thorn pulls some of those players in other games

 

[dru]

I don't think Thorn pulls some of those players in other games

Why would that be surprising?

 

[dru]

Thorne reacting positively to commentator thoughts that Flook, Petaia, Jock being a good back three. A balanced back three.

Interesting. Certainly each has talent in spades.