3-2-1 v Panfers

[RHYTHM AND STEALTH]

He was good, best game hes had in about 2 months

Ran well made a few half gaps

 

[Blair]

He was good, best game hes had in about 2 months

Ran well made a few half gaps

Nice to hear, I was getting worried about the kid. He needs to finish the season where he started it, a good rookie.

 

[Blair]

I'm not so sure Blair, I don't sense as much 'desperate expectation' this world cup as previously. We have two now and are no longer the 'chokers.' There will only be large amounts of national bile if we have a disaster and bomb out horribly, but this team, if they lose, they will lose tough. Quite unlike the warriors in that regard. Reasonable supporters realize how hard it will be to win the cup in England.

Stoked I have a September/October of exciting high stakes footy to get behind (World Cup).

I hope you're right.

From memory the worst reaction to a RWC defeat was 1991. There was a real backlash against Auckland's dominance of NZ rugby at the time.

One of the worst criticised was Grant Fox, who was initially dropped by the new coach from Otago (Laurie Mains), but he came back in '92 & '93 a real champion. He even started to run the ball and pass! He retired on top. Many others not so lucky.

 

[vvvrulz]

Nothing great though, just speaks volumes of how bad this team is going.