@KiwiMurph said in Highlanders v Brumbies:
Some of the handling.....bloody hell
Tough conditions as always at Forsyth Barr
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@jimmyb said in Highlanders v Brumbies:
Fuck me we might win this
Would be well deserved. The Brumbies look desperate not to play. Landers are at least giving it a go.
@Steven-Harris said in Highlanders v Brumbies:
@KiwiMurph much of the competition if we are totally honest has been below par when it comes to passing
Could not agree more
Some bright spots at times too it must be said - Canes for example
@KiwiMurph said in Highlanders v Brumbies:
@SouthernMann said in Highlanders v Brumbies:
Lachie Shaw headbutted Bell
Wallaby Nick Frost?
Whoever the big cunt Brumby lock was. He stepped in and headbutted him. Just call it accidental
@Donsteppa said in Highlanders v Brumbies:
Would be well deserved
Neither team deserves to win this game
@KiwiMurph said in Highlanders v Brumbies:
@Donsteppa said in Highlanders v Brumbies:
Would be well deserved
Neither team deserves to win this game
Man of the match award to the ref.
@Steven-Harris said in Highlanders v Brumbies:
Back in the day it’s just an accident
It should be now. How could of Bell got out the way of a aide stepping 2m lock
Highlanders felt like they were defending with way fewer than 14 with the lack of numbers openside there.
Fucking robbed. That’s a fucking disgrace from Okeefe. They had a player have no arms and flipped our player and it was fine apparently, also tackled a player in the air and it’s just a penalty. Give me a fucking break man seriously
@Landers92 said in Highlanders v Brumbies:
They had a player have no arms and flipped our player and it was fine apparently,
No arms? Was a clear arm
@KiwiMurph no clear wrap^
Genuinely gobsmacked from O’Keefes decisions tonight. Common sense in rugby is completely gone.
A team that has three NPC captains and two co captains is surprisingly devoid of leadership.
@SouthernMann said in Highlanders v Brumbies:
Congrats to Ben O'keefe on the win
Extremely disappointing. Zero consistency. No common sense. I’m at a loss of words. Ruined an intense and even game
That was a horrible watch, Landers got done by a pretty shitty decision but they were their own worst enemy tonight. Had so many chances to put away the Brumbies.
Defensively the Brumbies midfield might be the best in the comp.
More often than not if you are in an arm wrestle style of game with the Brumbies, you will lose.
@sparky said in Highlanders v Brumbies:
Ben O'Keefe ruined that one.
Both teams certainly played their part in ruining it
Brumbies refused to play rugby
Landers refused to catch the ball
My heart goes out to all the Landers fans. Hate blaming a ref for a loss but that yellow was a farce.
@KiwiMurph said in Highlanders v Brumbies:
@sparky said in Highlanders v Brumbies:
Ben O'Keefe ruined that one.
Both teams certainly played their part in ruining it
Brumbies refused to play rugby
Landers refused to catch the ball
O’keefe took it by the balls and completely fucked it.
Two teams play, one team wins. An absolute arm wrestle, and in the end they can find mitigation in a bloke being flipped past his neck, but they can’t in a 2m lock side stepping into a stationary bloke.
The Highlanders defended bloody well. Are they a great team? No. We lack go forwards, we had some handling issues, but the man reason the Brumbies were poor was a top notch defensive display.
The happiest I’ve been in weeks, and Ben O’Keeffe can shove it up his arse.
@frugby said in Highlanders v Brumbies:
An absolute arm wrestle, and in the end they can find mitigation in a bloke being flipped past his neck, but they can’t in a 2m lock side stepping into a stationary bloke.
He literally lowered his head into Bell which is the craziest part. I could live with it if the guy who flipped Dunshea got a card but he didn’t which is why I’m so pissed. Zero consistency from O’Keefe tonight. I hate blaming refs as so much goes into a result but shit that’s hard to look past.