Crusaders v Blues

[KiwiMurph]

@Steven-Harris said in Crusaders v Blues:

@akan004 the only upside is someone else will have an opportunity to take the 13 jersey

For Blues

Yet to be seen if Razor will pick someone else

[Steven Harris]

@sparky I would trade Reiko in the All Blacks and the Blues @KiwiMurph

[sparky]

Who's going to be luckier to make the All Blacks, Ethan Blackadder or Reiko Ioane?

[Canes4life]

@Steven-Harris said in Crusaders v Blues:

@sparky I would trade Reiko in the All Blacks for AJ Lam

100% based on Super form the last couple of years, Ioane should be no where near the ABs.

[Bones]

@sparky said in Crusaders v Blues:

@Gunner And by Reiko Ioane being shit.

He doesn't get the opportunity to be shit in that situation if BB isn't a fucking moron.

[Machpants]

@sparky said in Crusaders v Blues:

Who's going to be luckier to make the All Blacks, Ethan Blackadder or Reiko Ioane?

Yes

[frugby]

I'm seeing a lot of blaming of individuals, but across the board, none of the New Zealand sides are showing an ability to clinically shut out a game. This is several weeks in a row where both sides have done their best to lose it.

[KiwiMurph]

Players who stood out to me

Five from Saders and Four from Blues come to mind

Lio Willie
Havili
Tamaiti
Newell
Scooter

Lam
Beehre
Sotutu
Zarn

[Machpants]

@KiwiMurph said in Crusaders v Blues:

Players who stood out to me

Five from Saders and Four from Blues come to mind

Lio Willie
Havili
Tamaiti
Newell
Scooter

Lam
Beehre
Sotutu
Zarn

Sullivan? That I don't see

[Steven Harris]

@Canes4life we are quick to put the boot into certain players but the lack of improvement from a player thats played close to 70 internationals is alarming
You just can’t make excuses for Reiko anymore unless he goes back to the wing

[Darth Sader]

Crusaders did enough for the W, but Blues their own worst enemies

[Nepia]

@Bones said in Crusaders v Blues:

@sparky said in Crusaders v Blues:

@Gunner And by Reiko Ioane being shit.

He doesn't get the opportunity to be shit in that situation if BB isn't a fucking moron.

Yeah, he tracked back to the ruck, then picked up the ball that slid sideways out of the ruck, then it slipped while he was passing. (I missed what happened initially so rewound it to see thinking he just dropped it cold).

[KiwiMurph]

@Machpants said in Crusaders v Blues:

@KiwiMurph said in Crusaders v Blues:

Players who stood out to me

Five from Saders and Four from Blues come to mind

Lio Willie
Havili
Tamaiti
Newell
Scooter

Lam
Beehre
Sotutu
Zarn

Sullivan? That I don't see

Was money under the high ball - I guess I'm factoring in he's played fuck all rugby in the last 12 months

[Bones]

Did Plummer make it on the field?

[Nepia]

@KiwiMurph said in Crusaders v Blues:

Players who stood out to me

Five from Saders and Four from Blues come to mind

Lio Willie
Havili
Tamaiti
Newell
Scooter

Lam
Beehre
Sotutu
Zarn

In all honesty I didn't know he was playing until he had a lineout ball stolen off him.

But I wasn't watching intently in the first half so maybe he was on fire then.

[ARHS]

The botched break early in the match from Rieko was really disappointing from him. His head was in the wrong space all match, so quite a poetic way to end.
Newell was a real mixed bag I thougtht, but trumps when it counted.
Lio Willie Havili and Tamaiti looked v good tonight.
Sotutu repeating his Counties reverse passing, played well second half. AJ Lam very good too.

[Bones]

@KiwiMurph said in Crusaders v Blues:

@Machpants said in Crusaders v Blues:

@KiwiMurph said in Crusaders v Blues:

Players who stood out to me

Five from Saders and Four from Blues come to mind

Lio Willie
Havili
Tamaiti
Newell
Scooter

Lam
Beehre
Sotutu
Zarn

Sullivan? That I don't see

Was money under the high ball - I guess I'm factoring in he's played fuck all rugby in the last 12 months

His defenders beaten stats might look promising too.

[Nepia]

@Bones said in Crusaders v Blues:

Did Plummer make it on the field?

Yep, for Telea.

[Canes4life]

@Steven-Harris said in Crusaders v Blues:

@Canes4life we are quick to put the boot into certain players but the lack of improvement from a player thats played close to 70 internationals is alarming
You just can’t make excuses for Reiko anymore unless he goes back to the wing

He could have been one of our greatest wingers, should have stayed there.

[Steven Harris]

I stuck $50 on the Blues at halftime after picking up Tamaiti Williams as the first try scorer
But I just had that niggly feeling when the Blues went ahead they would’not have the ability to close it out so I stuck $50 on the Saders at $2.80
A draw would have been a bad result for me