Well, it's a golden ticket to execute at home and head through to the proper knockouts.
TAB have Blues as $1.08 favourites (Tahs $7). Honestly, if we lose at home, I'll buy someone a filthy beer.
Really, the only contest of the weekend is Brumbies Canes. This comp has too many teams in the playoffs. 6 would be better than 8;
@nzzp said in QF: Blues Tahs:
Well, it's a golden ticket to execute at home and head through to the proper knockouts.
TAB have Blues as $1.08 favourites (Tahs $7). Honestly, if we lose at home, I'll buy someone a filthy beer.
Really, the only contest of the weekend is Brumbies Canes. This comp has too many teams in the playoffs. 6 would be better than 8;
….and 4 would be better than 6. It’s pretty ridiculous really.
I presume Heem comes back in at 12. Either Lam or Caleb on the left and either Choat or Segner on the bench.
Will be interesting what Leon does at 15 - gut says he'll stick with Zarn and have Perofeta off of the bench.
@MN5 said in QF: Blues Tahs:
@nzzp said in QF: Blues Tahs:
Well, it's a golden ticket to execute at home and head through to the proper knockouts.
TAB have Blues as $1.08 favourites (Tahs $7). Honestly, if we lose at home, I'll buy someone a filthy beer.
Really, the only contest of the weekend is Brumbies Canes. This comp has too many teams in the playoffs. 6 would be better than 8;
….and 4 would be better than 6. It’s pretty ridiculous really.
yeah, but the broadcasters want 3 weeks of playoffs right. But the Highlanders nearly qualifying is ridiculous (with the utmost respect, a 5-9 record should be a hang up the boots weekend, not a 'consider scraping into a playoff game' weekend).
You know I also think 8 is too many, but just call this week knock out games and finals start next week, makes it easier to sleep!
@KiwiMurph said in QF: Blues Tahs:
I presume Heem comes back in at 12. Either Lam or Caleb on the left and either Choat or Segner on the bench.
Will be interesting what Leon does at 15 - gut says he'll stick with Zarn and have Perofeta off of the bench.
Heem at 12, Clarke/Lam bracketed, Suafoa and Segner on bench, Zarn 15, Perofeta bench.
Robinson/Tucker locks.
@george33 said in QF: Blues Tahs:
Tuipolotu broken arm
Noooo
Our negligible chance of winning the tourney just evaporated. Damn.
6 weeks would make him available for the 2nd AB test of the year so the silver lining is it doesn't ruin his test aspirations.
Going to go against the grain and call a very narrow Tahs win, especially if the weather is rubbish
@MiketheSnow said in QF: Blues Tahs:
Going to go against the grain and call a very narrow Tahs win, especially if the weather is rubbish
hahaha, this is a classic 'aged like milk' comment.
If Tahs win, pop over to Auckland and I'll stand you a beer. Otherwise I'll see you in hell (aka Cardiff?)
@Number-10 FFS.
@MiketheSnow said in QF: Blues v Tahs:
Going to go against the grain and call a very narrow Tahs win, especially if the weather is rubbish
See your neurologist.
Tahs at $7 is ridiculous, but the bookies know they won't have to pay it.
@Kirwan said in QF: Blues v Tahs:
@NTA at least we both are unhappy.
Apparently he's the best ref in NZ. Oh my sides.
Reckon he is. and in top 4-5 refs in world.
1 Ofa Tuungafasi
2 Ricky Riccitelli
3 Nepo Laulala
4 Tom Robinson
5 James Tucker
6 Akira Ioane
7 Dalton Papalii (c)
8 Hoskins Sotutu
9 Finlay Christie
10 Beauden Barrett
11 AJ Lam
12 Bryce Heem
13 Rieko Ioane
14 Mark Telea
15 Zarn Sullivan
Reserves:
16 Kurt Eklund – potential 50th cap
17 Jordan Lay
18 Marcel Renata
19 Cameron Suafoa
20 Anton Segner
21 Sam Nock
22 Harry Plummer
23 Stephen Perofeta
Players not considered: Adrian Choat (shoulder), Caleb Clarke (leg), Sam Darry (arm, season), Alex Hodgman (shoulder, season), Tanielu Telea (knee), Patrick Tuipulotu (arm, season)
