Yes your right mc Shane is the glue that holds the side together get in his face and disrupt his influence on the game. Obviously they aren't a one trick pony but if we can play with that intensity on fri and maybe up our anti in the kicking game we will put our selfs in a good position to come away with a win .

Welcome to my world. I was saying this on commentary. From the side view of the pitch the numbers aren't visible if the players a re side on and I kept getting Kopi and Westerman mixed up as well as Tangata and Navarette. Tanginoa has a distinct running style so is a little easier.

Don’t agree, your argument makes no sense to me. I accept it’s probably not collective in that I doubt it means anything to say Josh Wood at the moment. However had he been with us for a few years now it certainly would.

Ditto Cas, you can see how much it means to certain of their players. Basically not all the players are caught up in the emotion of it but there are far more than normal who feel it. That’s what makes derbies, if it wasn’t the case then they wouldn’t be special would they!

Derbies are very much a mental thing and hoodoos most certainly do exist imo and long may it continue. I just want it to reverse.

I'm going to back us for the win, just on the law of averages

Cas have been our bogey team this past few years

The lights were on fire during the easter thursday game of 2013, ian millward was in charge. You were winning easily enough when the game was halted with 7 minutes to go.

2015 was the last time you beat us, first game of the season I think we were 26 10 in front with 13 minutes to go and you scored 3 unanswered tries to win the game after we declined to take the 2 when we were 16 in front as it did appear that comfortable.

I generally do expect a bit of a reaction from us after a poor defeat like saturday.

Thanks for info hope weather not as bad as they are saying we could get wet

Cant wait its on tv over here

Must have paid your license then