Blues v BI Lions
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@pukunui said in Blues v BI Lions:
Didn't think Perofeta was too bad. Great pass for the first try. As West showed it isn't that easy to throw that sort of ball. He went pretty well for a young guy making his starting debut against the Lions with shitty service from Pulu who was fucking slow to clear the ball as usual..
I must have missed the good stuff Collins did. He looked his usual slow, unable to beat a tackle or take a gap self.
Nanai would have had a field day with that shitty lions defence. What did Collins actually do other than not fuck up?A error free game from Collins - that's surely the very first thing you want from your fullback?
Caught everything that was kicked to him, including an excellent mark under intense pressure during the downpour (which he converted into a free kick) and the contested take that led to West's try.
Kick returns were all well judged - including that very nicely judged one that found touch 40 metres upfield that you've dismissed as "lucky".
Nice save when your man Perofeta dropped the ball on his own line.
At least one nice running break returning the ball.
Was he spectacular? Not particularly - just very solid in everything he did. So my assessment - given how much criticism he's copped on here - was that he was "pretty good". I think that's accurate. Your remarks about him for this game seem pretty unfair.
@Chris-B. Yeah credit to Collins - that's about his peak performance - and that's all you can ask for. He made 0 errors which was great Well done that man.
A few other Blues also played to their peak. Pulu for example made very few errors. His passing isn't the best but overall he played at his best.
Not known for being a team to go 80 mins seeing the likes of Luatua, Akira and SBW emptying the tank and playing with so much energy late in the game was impressive.
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Did you guys see the Rugby Heaven op ed slamming the Blues haka as inappropriate and disrespectful in light of the London attacks?
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@antipodean said in Blues v BI Lions:
@Mokey https://twitter.com/jcorrigangolf/status/872503592351137792
The people that write drivel like this are a scourge on humanity.
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people who film in portrait mode should be rounded up and placed in re-education camps.
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people who film in portrait mode should be rounded up and placed in re-education camps.
@antipodean NZRU in action.
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Sumo was quick to respond on Twitter:
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@Stargazer 1:21:42
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@Tim said in Blues v BI Lions:
https://www.facebook.com/AllBlacks/videos/10154687701961915/
https://www.facebook.com/AllBlacks/videos/10154687661446915/
Is that Parson's? Didn't recognise him without the headgear.
I saw the Lions vs Qld 4 years ago and they certainly looked in much better nick than this lot. Then again the Lions had North and the Reds had Kwade.
What I found quite heartening for the ABs was that the Blues weren't bashed around and pretty much held their own physically. My greatest fear before the tests is the Lions outmuscling us.
So, how many of these Lions will make the starting team? I wasn't at all impressed with the backrow and am even more glad they decided to leave Van Der Flier home even if he was short of a gallop.
