STARTING XV

Ethan de Groot
Jack Taylor
Rohan Wingham
Will Stodart
Mitch Dunshea
Te Kamaka Howden
Sean Withy (CC)
Lucas Casey

Adam Lennnox
Cameron Millar
Jona Nareki      
Timoci Tavatavanawai (CC)
Jonah Lowe            
Caleb Tangitau
Jacob Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens

IMPACT: 16. Soane Vikena, 17. Daniel Lienert-Brown, 18. Sosefo Kautai, 19. Oliver Haig, 20. Veveni Lasaqa, 21. Folau Fakatava, 22. Reesjan Pasitoa, 23. Tanielu Tele'a

Unavailable due to injury: Saula Ma’u (shoulder - 5 weeks), Finn Hurley (foot - 6 weeks), Andrew Knewstubb (quad - 1 week)

In:

Vikena, Stodart (starting), Lennox (starting), DLB.

Out: Bell, Bartlett, Haig (bench), Fakatava (bench),

Tito-Harris off the injured list should play for the Bravehearts

Aidan Ross, Matt Faessler, Zane Nonggorr, Josh Canham, Lukhan Salakaia-Loto, Joe Brial, Fraser McReight (c), Harry Wilson, Louis Werchon, Carter Gordon, Tim Ryan, Hunter Paisami, Josh Flook, Lachie Anderson, Jock Campbell

Replacements: Josh Nasser, George Blake, Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, Hamish Muller, Vaiuta Latu, Kalani Thomas, Harry McLaughlin-Phillips, Filipo Daugunu

Cam Millar should really own his opposite this game, what I'm just meaning is Millar has played plenty of rugby lately started in 13 straight npc games and is clearly the landers only viable 10, Gordon on the other hand only recently returned to Union and does have internal competition at the Reds

@Grooter said in Reds v Highlanders:

Cam Millar should really own his opposite this game, what I'm just meaning is Millar has played plenty of rugby lately started in 13 straight npc games and is clearly the landers only viable 10, Gordon on the other hand only recently returned to Union and does have internal competition at the Reds

Haha.

Come on dude.

An international experienced 10 v a decent NPC 10. Gordon everyday

@grooter
9 international caps to 0.
46 Super games to 21.
25yo vs 23yo.
Probably got about 10kg+ on him too.

He should best him off the tee, but this is the great and very expensive Aussie WC hope we're talking about here!

yeah, even those of us that like Millar arn't expecting him to boss many other, kick his goal, dont shovel too much shit, play it safe, dont aim too high

@Grooter said in Reds v Highlanders:

Cam Millar should really own his opposite this game, what I'm just meaning is Millar has played plenty of rugby lately started in 13 straight npc games and is clearly the landers only viable 10, Gordon on the other hand only recently returned to Union and does have internal competition at the Reds

Didn’t take long for even more similar discussions around Millar to start up either. Jesus Christ these highlanders related threads are getting repetitive

@Landers92 just doing my part to stay on topic earlier there was something about some random Hurricanes midfielder being in the sights of Scotland, god knows how that even came about in a Reds v Highlanders thread

@Grooter totally relevant. They'll all be off overseas once the first highlandablacks squad gets selected.

DLB for Bartlett is a real puzzler for me... and I just don't like Stodart at lock.

@frugby said in Reds v Highlanders:

DLB for Bartlett is a real puzzler for me... and I just don't like Stodart at lock.

Seems like Stodart is pigeonholed as a lock. If they saw him as an eight you would have expected to have seen him replace Casey at halftime last week.

Lavanini must have arrived in absolutely shit nick. Still unseen in the main side.

@SouthernMann said in Reds v Highlanders:

@frugby said in Reds v Highlanders:

DLB for Bartlett is a real puzzler for me... and I just don't like Stodart at lock.

Seems like Stodart is pigeonholed as a lock. If they saw him as an eight you would have expected to have seen him replace Casey at halftime last week.

Lavanini must have arrived in absolutely shit nick. Still unseen in the main side.

From what I’ve heard, they seriously underestimated how unfit he’d be. I think his last professional game was last June? He is 33 and probably has what, 1-2 more good years if he’s lucky?

@jimmyb said in Reds v Highlanders:

@SouthernMann said in Reds v Highlanders:

@frugby said in Reds v Highlanders:

DLB for Bartlett is a real puzzler for me... and I just don't like Stodart at lock.

Seems like Stodart is pigeonholed as a lock. If they saw him as an eight you would have expected to have seen him replace Casey at halftime last week.

Lavanini must have arrived in absolutely shit nick. Still unseen in the main side.

From what I’ve heard, they seriously underestimated how unfit he’d be. I think his last professional game was last June? He is 33 and probably has what, 1-2 more good years if he’s lucky?

I'm ok with it as long as he is working as a behind the scenes mentor for our other locks.

Someone with that much test experience will be invaluable for Josh Tengblad and even Fabian. If he is providing it the advice. I thought Oli Haig was great at lock last week.

@SouthernMann said in Reds v Highlanders:

@jimmyb said in Reds v Highlanders:

@SouthernMann said in Reds v Highlanders:

@frugby said in Reds v Highlanders:

DLB for Bartlett is a real puzzler for me... and I just don't like Stodart at lock.

Seems like Stodart is pigeonholed as a lock. If they saw him as an eight you would have expected to have seen him replace Casey at halftime last week.

Lavanini must have arrived in absolutely shit nick. Still unseen in the main side.

From what I’ve heard, they seriously underestimated how unfit he’d be. I think his last professional game was last June? He is 33 and probably has what, 1-2 more good years if he’s lucky?

I'm ok with it as long as he is working as a behind the scenes mentor for our other locks.

Someone with that much test experience will be invaluable for Josh Tengblad and even Fabian. If he is providing it the advice. I thought Oli Haig was great at lock last week.

Makes sense to me. Guess it’s felt more with the loss of Holland

@jimmyb said in Reds v Highlanders:

@SouthernMann said in Reds v Highlanders:

@frugby said in Reds v Highlanders:

DLB for Bartlett is a real puzzler for me... and I just don't like Stodart at lock.

Seems like Stodart is pigeonholed as a lock. If they saw him as an eight you would have expected to have seen him replace Casey at halftime last week.

Lavanini must have arrived in absolutely shit nick. Still unseen in the main side.

From what I’ve heard, they seriously underestimated how unfit he’d be. I think his last professional game was last June? He is 33 and probably has what, 1-2 more good years if he’s lucky?

That's what, 10-12 games with his propensity to be carded?

Josh Bartlett looks ro be warming up and in playing kit.

Could de Groot be scratched? Birth of his child?

@SouthernMann said in Reds v Highlanders:

Josh Bartlett looks ro be warming up and in playing kit.

Could de Groot be scratched? Birth of his child?

You can see him in the huddle that was just on screen I think

There he is!

Me just guessing with Bartlett in his kit. Not in the 23.

The white and blue jerseys are so nice

Interesting choice to go for touch

Christ that couldn't have been more pedestrian.

ffs

Nice quick tmo work

Big scrum for Wingham and he delivered first up

Chip kick number 1

Two forward passes in that Reds movement?

how many fwd passes ffs

omg .. not even 10mins in and I'm ready to give up....

Far too many players kicking out on the full in Super

Shit we were lucky there. 4-5 man overlap

what a mess of game so far

I can forgive the handling errors

Humidity is above 90%

NH want us to play TRC at this time of year.....

Really going after scrum penalities

EDG really going after Nonggorr

Chip pick number 2! Awesome decision.

Great scrum though, so pleasing to see

One of the best kicking hookers in Super

Taylor the 2nd best 10 in our squad no doubt

Proper skills that. Backs could learn.

@KiwiMurph said in Reds v Highlanders:

Proper skills that. Backs could learn.

End over end and back your angles.