@frugby said in Reds v Highlanders:

The reserve forwards are also a shocker. We'll get blown away at scrum-time...

I can't believe that DLB is getting selected ahead of Johnstone as the former has really struggled in the scrum.

@Bones agreed. Definitely plays a bit helter skelter.

Hahaha mate us Otago fans are clinging on to hope of one day being good again a good 10 is a good place to start. That’s a story for another day.

@Kiwiwomble said in Reds v Highlanders:

@SouthernMann said in Reds v Highlanders:

Reads like we are trying to hold The Reds and run over the top at the end. See if it works.

the game plan of the perennial underdog, snatch a win at the end, personally id love some confidence...."we're going to have the game won before half time" type stuff

Yeah was joking around it. I can't explain the changes. It reflects what I said in the team thread. That is the skill level across the team is seen as pretty flat, and there isn't a lot of difference between players. That we make changes after something didn't work, instead of trusting and improving. Dermody was clear JRK got dropped due to form and discipline (on-field) issues. Fakatava has started every game. I think they are in two minds around Faleafaga, and part of it is not wanting to ruin his confidence, and not wanting to have him blame himself for the shit play of others and poor results.

A few comments from Dermody about the selections

Here's what he said about JRK

Jacob probably hasn’t been playing as well as he started the season, and he’s given away those yellow cards, so there are areas around defence in pressure situations that he’s working on

Highlanders have won 6 in a row against the Reds. The last lost was 2016 and by 1 point
Highhlanders v Reds results

and theres the jinx!

Right, let’s see what we have in store tonight. Hopefully a huge improvement from last weekend. Up the landers!

Within the first minute. Harmon does something brilliant, followed by absolute laughable shambles of a lineout. Season all over

Less than 2 minutes later the reds score easily.

This has got to come back to coaching right? It's just not good enough.

Far too easy for the Reds there. A former Blue and Cane anchoring their scrum tonight.

@Bones said in Reds v Highlanders:

Less than 2 minutes later the reds score easily.

This has got to come back to coaching right? It's just not good enough.

I think they’ve checked out, they weren’t even marking people for that try

@Bones started where we left off last week. Hey, at least we are consistent… consistently shit

Some big names back in Dunedin playing club rugby. Makes you wonder what the fuck is going on at the Landers.

@Kiwiwomble Nareki gets the ball on the run out wide with a 3 on 2 and grubbers it as hard as he can.

Definitely checked out

@KiwiMurph who are the big names? Is the Welsh 10 injured?

@Canes4life said in Reds v Highlanders:

@KiwiMurph who are the big names?

Holland, Bodego, Patchell to name 3

@KiwiMurph Holland, jeez that’s bizzare.

Landers are 7th if they win this game. Makes no sense to check out.

Let’s hope it’s just ‘slow start’. But we are gonna have to do more than just have Tele’a as a battering ram, especially up against Paisami and Petaia

@KiwiMurph Hollands first game back from 2 weeks stand down for HIA so makes sense. Same can’t be said for Patchell