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R3dders wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 11:31 am Is there anything finn can do to get criticised ball in hand? He's not been able to unlock this defence in 2t mins and offered zero running threat. Not really sure he's having a good game at all.

Yeah halfback control has dropped off pretty quickly.

R3dders wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 11:31 am Is there anything finn can do to get criticised ball in hand? He's not been able to unlock this defence in 2t mins and offered zero running threat. Not really sure he's having a good game at all.

Get the ice man in.

R3dders wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 11:31 am Is there anything finn can do to get criticised ball in hand? He's not been able to unlock this defence in 2t mins and offered zero running threat. Not really sure he's having a good game at all.

bit harsh. Its his hands and attacking the gainline with out the back passes that enabled the first try...defence was looking for the out the back.
There have been loads of half breaks.
Its Fin, one n btw.
Assume you are a marcus man?

My critique would be he and Mitchell not using the frwards properly.

all that and fin bites in very badly

Banquo wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 11:41 am all that and fin bites in very badly

Keenan?

Interesting one. Just a clear out like any other…hmmm

R3dders wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 11:43 am

Banquo wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 11:41 am all that and fin bites in very badly

Keenan?

Fin with two on two stepped in, then Keenan didn’t do so well… but it was Fin what enabled it

2 good tries from HJ and poor defence from Keenan to the Tahs in, lots for AF to think about

Scrum and lineout much better. Need to earn the right to go wider imo; that said, lots of half chances but fumbling on the gainline. Mitchell and Smith as before need to direct the pack to carry more- the game plan needs a bit of modification

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 11:49 am 2 good tries from HJ and poor defence from Keenan to the Tahs in, lots for AF to think about

Less about Keenan than Smith imo. One on one you’d back a wing, tho he should have clung on.

Sam is right as is Barclay.
Need to truck up and do better at the gainline. Have we got the players?

Banquo wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 11:53 am

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 11:49 am 2 good tries from HJ and poor defence from Keenan to the Tahs in, lots for AF to think about

Less about Keenan than Smith imo. One on one you’d back a wing, tho he should have clung on.

That's fair, but we're so used to seeing him make those tackles usually, he's - understandably - not at his usual high standard

Edit, on watching again youre right that Smith should've taken the Tahs winger, but to go thru Keenan like he did is poor from HK, he was in exactly the right position to make the tackle but didnt

Have to bear in mind that this is still another team with new combos, tho no excuse for half backs.

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 11:55 am

Banquo wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 11:53 am

Donny osmond wrote: ↑Sat Jul 05, 2025 11:49 am 2 good tries from HJ and poor defence from Keenan to the Tahs in, lots for AF to think about

Less about Keenan than Smith imo. One on one you’d back a wing, tho he should have clung on.

That's fair, but we're so used to seeing him make those tackles usually, he's - understandably - not at his usual high standard

Edit, on watching again youre right that Smith should've taken the Tahs winger, but to go thru Keenan like he did is poor from HK, he was in exactly the right position to make the tackle but didnt

That's a big standard full back tackle. Has to be made. We criticised Hogg for missing those.

Pity with these shorter tours, the teams don't really get many chances to gel. All a bit patchy, again but would expect power and
input from bench to stretch the margins again by FT.
Mitchell/Smith showing relative inexperience for this environment but both up for it.

Earl lacking a bit of composure.

Think both props, Cummings, Earl (had a bad 5min giving away pens and was a little headless chicken at times), centres and Hansen have been decent.

Kinghorn and VdF been OK.

Mitchell and Smith not quite clicking. Be interesting to see if Mitchell is penned into the test 23 or whether White has a realistic chance there.

Keenan has been poor. I cant see how Bierne makes the test 23 the way he's been playing.

Terrible start.

Good from Mitchell, butchered try I think.

Smith playing Faz into the team. Beirne not great today

Stop with the bloody grubbers and please more carrying

I don't think the back row is up to much.

Right this is annoying. To keep doing the same thing and expecting a different result…..

Stop fucking kicking

Hopefully subs will come on and carry

Jesus, where’s the patience here. Keep the ball, stop trying to force every play- like the Argentina game.