Humble pie
21 July 2011

Well, some pie of the humble variety was eaten after watching highlights of the Harbour v Tasman game.

The team played with a bit more accuracy and direction especially in the second half but have to admit that the first half was still not great. Too many times they allowed Tasman space to attack and move the ball around at their pace. That said you could argue that Harbour believed that by being in contention with the score line at half time they would be able to push the pace of the game in the second half and finish Tasman off with a strong performance.

33 unanswered points certainly brought a smile to the face but I doubt that Liam Barry would have been delighted with the first half. Otago's win over Auckland certainly showed that Harbour were up against a good side on day one of the season and as such maybe scoring the points they did against Otago given the error count was horrific showed some signs of positivity. Only time will tell?

Squad seems happy and guys seem to be comfortable that rotation and freshness is key to keeping them on track this season. Wulf being out this coming weekend will be a big loss as he has played well on his return to Harbour. Interested to see how Harbour go against BOP and wonder if the kid Pleasants-Tate from Takapuna will be good enough to make the BOP team given that Harbour decided he was not what they were looking for this year. I am sure he will have plenty to say if he does feature for BOP.

Mairangi Murray - from the TV this week.