Friday 7:10pm

Have heard there is 1 injury enforced change for Northland, wing Quentin Nichols picked up an injury, so assume Brady Rush comes straight in...

Possibly 1 other change to starting line-up, which will be straight swap with one from last weeks bench and several changes to the bench (sounds like Rob Rush & Nathan Salmon coming off the bench)

1 Jack Sexton
2 Jack Taylor
3 Morgan Mitchell
4 Mitchell Dunshea
5 Ale Aho
6 Sam Fischli
7 Sean Withy
8 Semisi Tupou Ta'eiloa
9 Nic Shearer
10 Dan Hollinshead
11 Scott Gregory
12 Matt Whaanga
13 Isaac Te Tamaki
14 Michael Manson
15 Rory van Vugt

16 Aukusitino Salanoa
17 Jone Tiko
18 Paula Latu
19 Cian Hurley
20 Nathan Va'atausili
21 Connor Collins
22 Mika Muliaina
23 Faletoi Peni

@taniwharugby Hooper was our best player last week but Peita was good when he came on. Basically we got nothing going last week - Rivez was shoddy so expecting a better game from him. Forwards weren’t too bad against a strong Taranaki pack except for lineouts when Mullan came on. Hopefully everyone has introduced themselves and we hang on to the ball ( reduce errors, don’t kick it away poorly ) and we win.

@kev with that 6-2 split, hopefully we dont pick up injuries, assume Evans covers 10, 12 and Salmon covers 13, 11, 14...

Yeah I think the pack should give them.some good ball, but we need Nock and Reihana to step up and unleash our backs.

Nothing between the sides in the 2020's. Two wins each and a draw. Northlands last win over Southland was in 2022

@Duluth said in Northland v Southland:

Nothing between the sides in the 2020's. Two wins each and a draw. Northlands last win over Southland was in 2022

@Duluth said in Northland v Southland:

Nothing between the sides in the 2020's. Two wins each and a draw. Northlands last win over Southland was in 2022

Last time we had a big lead at half time and got run over.

@taniwharugby Nocks not a great sniping halfback so relies on forwards to create momentum and space. For the Blues they had him passing quickly from base but can be slow to pick his runners. Reihana missed the line on multiple occasions - dreadful kicking game which is unusual. You add to that combo some dropped ball and missed line outs and we got nothing going last week. I expect better tonight.

Shaun Kempton in line for a possible debut for the Stags but in jersey 23 so doubt he will see much gametime lol

@Grooter said in Northland v Southland:

Shaun Kempton in line for a possible debut for the Stags but in jersey 23 so doubt he will see much gametime lol

He has the challenge over the next year of putting on a fair bit of weight without losing his explosiveness.

Mika on already, injury disasters for the Stags backs this week

Lets go Mika

@Grooter said in Northland v Southland:

Mika on already, injury disasters for the Stags backs this week

Looks like he is playing fullback. Gregory to centre

Great play Northland

I don't think that was forward

Taylor has a good boot on him

@Grooter said in Northland v Southland:

Taylor has a good boot on him

So does Trainor!

@Grooter said in Northland v Southland:

Mika on already, injury disasters for the Stags backs this week

Hasn’t looked out of place in his first 10mins tonight. Lovely kick and chase into the corner earlier too.

so close... yet so far away

Boomfah the Tractor Scott Gregory is in.

Cheers Gregory had a good feeling

GO THE STAGS

@Landers92 said in Northland v Southland:

@Grooter said in Northland v Southland:

Mika on already, injury disasters for the Stags backs this week

Hasn’t looked out of place in his first 10mins tonight. Lovely kick and chase into the corner earlier too.

Kid looks absolute quality with ball in hand. A bit lost defensively at fullback. Which is expected.

That was a gift. You can't take that long to kick, especially if it takes two laboured passes to get to you.

Reihana the Crusader and Reihana the Northlander look like two very different players

great tackle and hold up

How the fuck is that a knock on?

Manson wtf ????

The joy of the comp is the swing between the sublime and the WTF was that.

Nock isn't helping his ball-runners with some poor passes.

Muliaina has looked tidy cleaning up some kicks.

This is a very hard watch.

What's up with no replays?

credit to the ref she's been good so far

@delicatessen best out there

My stags actually look more comfortable without the ball

Great run by Peni

Kempton doing an Oli Mathias. Subbing onto the wing

thats stopped at least twice

How's Simon Parker going?