@Landers92 said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):

Absolutely beautiful try that. Big missed tackle by Fihaki there

McLeod looked utterly useless there too.

@Duluth said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):

@Bones said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):

I've only just realised Fihaki is playing.

There he is. He’s the one that missed Carter

Stevenson can't defend though.

Fihaki confirming his AB XV selection.

Fihaki 2 tackles 3 misses. He has made 3m though

@Duluth said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):

Fihaki 2 tackles 3 misses. He has made 3m though

Doing the good work both sides of the ball!

Looks like Canterbury have broken Poihipi too. Get him back to Hamilton.

For all the talk about Hoskins not being up to speed we are seeing the likes Fihaki who should’nt be anywhere near the ABs being selected
Beggars belief

@Duluth said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):

Fihaki 2 tackles 3 misses. He has made 3m though

Is that when he missed touch from a penalty, kicked it 50m then BoP returned it 47m?

Trask doesn't look too bad of a player.
Bloody hard to get a start at the Chiefs ahead of DMac.

Poor hands by Christie. If BOP score next it could be curtains.

@Bovidae said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):

Fihaki confirming his AB XV selection.

Razors pet mate. He has been banging the table for him since he was in NZ20’s. Can’t give up on him now or else he will look silly. I just do not see what they see in him but hey, wtf do I know posting this from my couch.

What a try again from BOP. Wow. Dont want to thrash the guy because he’s trying to create something from nothing but that was off a nothing chip kick from Fihaki… yikes.

Game over.

And that should secure the result. Great effort to support rewarded with a try. Crusaders defence looking tired now.

Narawa should be ahead of Fihaki. Way ahead.

@antipodean said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):

And that should secure the result. Great effort to support rewarded with a try. Crusaders defence looking tired now.

They were hitting hard when I started watching, but curiously sending in two guys to most narrow channel tackles and lots of wrestling after the tackled player should have been released. Coming back to bite them now.

@Frank said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):

Narawa should be ahead of Fihaki. Way ahead.

And Carter.

@Bones said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):

@Frank said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):

Narawa should be ahead of Fihaki. Way ahead.

And Carter.

It’d be a long list

@Duluth said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):

@Bones said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):

@Frank said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):

Narawa should be ahead of Fihaki. Way ahead.

And Carter.

It’d be a long list

Yeah I was trying to keep it to just this game.

Punivai

TJ still manages to kiss Canterbury’s arse even though they’ve been dealt to.

TJ constantly getting names wrong. He needs to be retired

@antipodean said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):

And that should secure the result. Great effort to support rewarded with a try. Crusaders defence looking tired now.

So is Canterburys

@Duluth said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):

TJ constantly getting BOP names wrong. He needs to be retired

Fixed

That was impressive by the Bay. Hope they go all they way

@Canes4life said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):

@Duluth said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):

TJ constantly getting BOP names wrong. He needs to be retired

Fixed

Nah he correctly called Fihaki when he missed touch, then when Fihaki got the ball in the next play from the lineout he called him Punivai - which is pretty fucked as they look different and Fihaki was fucking wearing headgear! Plus Punivai was outside him

@Duluth said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):

That was impressive by the Bay. Hope they go all they way

All the way to Wellington for their second place medal.

Fantastic! That is all

Never in doubt

@Bones said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):

@Duluth said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):

That was impressive by the Bay. Hope they go all they way

All the way to Wellington for their second place medal.

Wellington is never a certainty when favourites. Don’t jinx us.

@Canes4life said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):

@Bones said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):

@Duluth said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):

That was impressive by the Bay. Hope they go all they way

All the way to Wellington for their second place medal.

Wellington is never a certainty when favourites. Don’t jinx us.

To be fair I'm more worried by BoP than Waikato, but the cauldron that is the 'tin will provide the winning edge.

Empire defeated, but a few more injuries, hopefully nothing serious, just making the final special. Great work by usual suspects and how the fuck so many of that opposition is AB rated is beyond me, even our reserve wingers looked better than Fihaki

Ah Khoi is a machine

Geez that was good wasn't it? A worthy watch after the Heartland final, some of those tries were stunning!! The Bay will take some beating in final.

Uncharted territory looms. A great week ahead.

That second half from the Bay was epic. Just so solid. Sorry getting emotional here. Carter's try in the corner will go down in Bay folklore

Brilliant game. Shame Waikato couldn't have got a win. Not sure I've said that before

@KiwiPie said in BOP v Canterbury (SF):

That second half from the Bay was epic. Just so solid. Sorry getting emotional here. Carter's try in the corner will go down in Bay folklore

By geez it was great watch as a neutral, maybe I leant towards the Bay, there something about that team I really like, Pretty solid from 1 to 15 and just a bit of X factor thrown in to make them a real fun team to watch. I really happy if they win the whole thing , though I still really quite neutral.

As a neutral, it was satisfying to watch Canterbury lose.

Great atmosphere at the ground. Bop is a genuine 23 man effort team, but has 3 game breakers. Ah Kuoi, Carter and Narawa are constant threats at this level. Amazing try by Carter.
Fihaki McLeod Gallagher Grace etc did not provide the edge they need to given their national recognition.
I hope the BOP game breakers can inspire the other 20 around them to their very best next week and bring back the title.