HT: Ta$man 33 - 3 Manawatu

Ta$man insane. Always back my Waikato boys but Ta$man will be hard to beat for any team.

Parkinson should have been yellow carded..when your battling,all you need is poor officiating

Tony Johnson very keen on giving Booth some Duane Monkley medal points. He's nuts. KT and KH too polite to object.

This is really getting silly. 62 - 3.

Lucky conversion via the post for O'Malley. 64 - 3.

TJ won't be able to contain himself.

TJ's reason for giving Booth 2 points was "he tried so hard". Seriously, if your team loses 3 - 64, your players don't deserve any points. Trying isn't good enough.

@Stargazer it’s funny as you will very well know when the magpies were struggling a few seasons back...
It’s bad enough when your not playing well, but it seems when everything is going against you..even the officiating calls go against you..not a Turbos supporter by any stretch, but I do feel them ...this won’t be the last team Ta$man will put plenty on.

@Steven-Harris that's what I'm afraid of

@Steven-Harris What's funny? I'm not gloating about any team's demise. It's hard for any team when they're struggling like Southland the last couple of years, Manawatu this year, and the Magpies, BOP and Northland for several years as well. But there are regional rivalries, which make me feel a bit less sorry for some teams than for others.

@taniwharugby Me too! :fearful_face:

@Stargazer hey I just wanted to make it clear , I don’t enjoy any of the regional teams getting trampled like this..,I was just lamenting when you are struggling it’s seems even catching breaks from officials goes against you..we should not be surprised by this result given what Ta$man have at their disposal..
Coms were not made to be offensive ..

@Steven-Harris said in Ta$man v Manawatu:

Parkinson should have been yellow carded..when your battling,all you need is poor officiating

Yeah - and I wish he had been.

It's the same unnecessary foolishness that earned Dane Coles his yellow. Just because you've got hold of a little guy you don't need to absolutely smash him. Stupid footy!

Aside from that - Ta$man need some work on passing accuracy. A really clinical display would have been quite a bit worse for Manawatu!

@Chris-B that’s the scary, had they been accurate on the pass, the score could have been anything..I can’t see anybody challenging the Mako..good for the region and they have so much talent coming through even at school level..have you seen the number 7 from Nelson College..?

@Steven-Harris Need to make hay, while the sun shines - because turnover is massive in Mitre10 Cup.

If you start looking at who is definitely leaving Ta$man and who will likely be on All Blacks duty (and who Canterbury might be waving their chequebook at), we'll be losing plenty.

I've read about Segner, but haven't seen him play.

Squire looked pretty sharp in highlights. How's Mako front row go?

How was Atu Moli in this game? Did he get some meaningful time on the field?

@Chris-B said in Ta$man v Manawatu:

@Steven-Harris Need to make hay, while the sun shines - because turnover is massive in Mitre10 Cup.

If you start looking at who is definitely leaving Ta$man and who will likely be on All Blacks duty (and who Canterbury might be waving their chequebook at), we'll be losing plenty.

I've read about Segner, but haven't seen him play.

We'll have Will Jordan back please, you bloody great big rich Northern bullies.