Match thread

Pulu’s high kick game is bloody awful

African Monkey

Great cover from Plummer.

taniwharugby

that should be a penalty.

Are we sure that Tana is no longer the head coach?

taniwharugby

hate when a ref calls leave it 5, 5 plays at ball for further few seconds, ref ignores...

taniwharugby

possible early tackle by a Blue player there

3 of the best attacking positions in the game,with an opportunity to build pressure patiently ..and none those opportunities converted..with poor handling or Activation letting them down ..As Willie Lose said..you would think they just came together this week not before Xmas.

antipodean

Another stupid pass to no one. Blues need to start recruiting smarter athletes.

Stargazer

Great try from Moyano; classy player.

African Monkey

Fuck that could be the game there now that we have to score a try.

taniwharugby

Blues defence down the left is shocking

Kirwan

We are playing too conservative, it’s making defence far too easy. Need to get a bit wider.

2 opportunities given,2 opportunities taken from the hosts can’t fault the effort..but for the lack of smarts is just a continuation of what is some much is wrong with this team..

Kirwan

Well it wouldn’t be a Blues game without giving up a maul try

Kirwan

Oh, how convenient no more try reviews.

antipodean

that try is an embarrassment.

No vision? This is bullshit.

rotated

Given Leon was brought in to work with the backs 240 minutes absolutely bereft of any attacking enterprise is hardly a forward step - especially against defences still piecing it together in the early rounds.

Early days, overseas trip, emotional situation but geez there isn’t even a breadcrumb to go off on attack with this side.

taniwharugby

so any game replay will miss the try?

KiwiMurph

Haha being a Blues fan.

Either the team plays shit and they get spanked.

Or they play well but can't clinch it.

Lol.

Kirwan

Come on, ten mins to save this mess.

antipodean

@rotated I think it's a player issue. They're just fucking stupid.

Cyclops

Utterly bizarre. Is this a professional league?

Kirwan

Finally, some fucking luck.

antipodean

@taniwharugby said in Jaguares vs Blues:

so any game replay will miss the try?

There needs to be an investigation into this. Hometown providers can find a million angles on constant replay when it suits them.

MajorStokes

Bet replays would be available now if there is a knock on in the lead up ...

Stargazer

Well done, Papali'i! Great try.

rotated

@antipodean said in Jaguares vs Blues:

@rotated I think it's a player issue. They're just fucking stupid.

I’m not so sure, stupidity has a certain naievity that can make for some enterprising (albeit frustrating) rugby with ball in hand from time to time.

Calling the finish will be disallowed Blues try with TV review services restored.

Kirwan

We look so much better just a bit wider.

taniwharugby

BLues do look beter when they up the tempo a bit, still need to be a bit smarter with it though

Cyclops

@Kirwan said in Jaguares vs Blues:

We look so much better just a bit wider.

Trailing by 4 might be helping by forcing them to look for a try. Good fight from the blues.

African Monkey

Shit kick from Black.

taniwharugby

lots of off the ball stuff now

antipodean

@rotated said in Jaguares vs Blues:

@antipodean said in Jaguares vs Blues:

@rotated I think it's a player issue. They're just fucking stupid.

I’m not so sure, stupidity has a certain naievity that can make for some enterprising (albeit frustrating) rugby with ball in hand from time to time.

So you'd suggest they're coached to make dumb decisions?

taniwharugby

few of those passes just didnt need to be thrown...

Kirwan

@antipodean said in Jaguares vs Blues:

@rotated said in Jaguares vs Blues:

@antipodean said in Jaguares vs Blues:

@rotated I think it's a player issue. They're just fucking stupid.

I’m not so sure, stupidity has a certain naievity that can make for some enterprising (albeit frustrating) rugby with ball in hand from time to time.

So you'd suggest they're coached to make dumb decisions?

Game plan was to play tight, and use Akira as a distributed or decoy. Played right into their hands.

Over the years coaches get to shoulder much of the blame,but in reality it’s the players that screw up time after time after time with dumb plays or poor options...personally I think you could have the best coaches in the world coaching this mob..and I don’t think much would change...its just brains and attitude that left this franchise down..