Final - Crusaders v Chiefs
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@Tim said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
Saw two carries around 60 mins in from Finau. Not much otherwise.
Hit a few rucks but absolutely nothing that caught the eye. TBF hos loose forward partners weren't much more prominent
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@Darth-Sader more you saying the saders monstered them, IMO if you monster them, that's why you win, not because.they choked.
@taniwharugby said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@Darth-Sader more you saying the saders monstered them, IMO if you monster them, that's why you win, not because.they choked.
I’m not sure what we’re debating here… the Chiefs were defensively passive and lacked any kind of sustained dominance on attack. The Crusaders used their scrum, which is their greatest weapon, and manned up physically all night long. Chiefs looked completely lost at the end, in particular. Anyway, I’m not here to bash. You use your strengths and make your own luck. A great season for 80% for Chiefs.
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@antipodean said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
I think we've seen the end of calls for Stevenson to be an All Black based on that performance.
And Beaudy is now clear first choice 10.
I would still have DMac as first five. No his fault their front row wasn’t up to it.
@kev said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@antipodean said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
I think we've seen the end of calls for Stevenson to be an All Black based on that performance.
And Beaudy is now clear first choice 10.
I would still have DMac as first five. No his fault their front row wasn’t up to it.
That game wasn't lost in the front row - they won some scrum penalties, carried hard and lineout functioned well. His general play was dreadful: Aimless kicking, poor handling and I don't recall him making a single break.
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@Bones said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
Without Reihana, crusaders probably out in the semis. What a find.
Jordan definitely the Crusaders difference maker in these big games. Reihana has been superb, seems like a steady hand, unlike DMac.
@Canes4life said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@Bones said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
Without Reihana, crusaders probably out in the semis. What a find.
Jordan definitely the Crusaders difference maker in these big games. Reihana has been superb, seems like a steady hand, unlike DMac.
Jordan looks to have bulked up his upper body substantially, carries a lot more into contact.
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Well I called it at the start of the thread, all my teams lost this week. Congrats Crusaders. Back to the future. Penney finally wins at Super Level.
That was easily Reihana's best game of pro rugby, his best game since his schoolboy days. Jordan looks like a fullback these days. Taylor is in cracking form. Skafoon was really good too.
I can't be too nice to the Crusaders though so for the spice I'll say Reece is a dickhead and Blackadder was his usual busy but largely ineffective self.
Terrible game by the Chiefs. The bot called it correctly, QT was the only Chief with a good game.
There's been some hysterical commenting on this thread though, you'd think no team or player had ever had a bad game before tonight.
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@MajorRage said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
Reihana, Jordan and saders front row were immense.
Every scrum in the 2nd half was a penalty opportunity. Chiefs had no answers.
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See, LJ still thinks it was a one point loss. Should never have come back on
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Well I called it at the start of the thread, all my teams lost this week. Congrats Crusaders. Back to the future. Penney finally wins at Super Level.
That was easily Reihana's best game of pro rugby, his best game since his schoolboy days. Jordan looks like a fullback these days. Taylor is in cracking form. Skafoon was really good too.
I can't be too nice to the Crusaders though so for the spice I'll say Reece is a dickhead and Blackadder was his usual busy but largely ineffective self.
Terrible game by the Chiefs. The bot called it correctly, QT was the only Chief with a good game.
There's been some hysterical commenting on this thread though, you'd think no team or player had ever had a bad game before tonight.
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@KiwiMurph said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
Jacobson not knowing the score...another sign he should have stayed off....
That's malpractice in my eyes and I am even more angry about sam cane's red now as rugby obviously doesn't really give a fuck about player safety
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@KiwiMurph said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
Jacobson not knowing the score...another sign he should have stayed off....
He also spoke like it was a home game when referring to the fans.
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@KiwiMurph said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
Jacobson not knowing the score...another sign he should have stayed off....
That's malpractice in my eyes and I am even more angry about sam cane's red now as rugby obviously doesn't really give a fuck about player safety
@mariner4life said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@KiwiMurph said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
Jacobson not knowing the score...another sign he should have stayed off....
That's malpractice in my eyes and I am even more angry about sam cane's red now as rugby obviously doesn't really give a fuck about player safety
Yup not a great look at all - as someone said in the thread - they are more interested by the cards... at the end of the day if there is a head clash worthy of a card surely both heads need assessing --
As for Jobcobson - I could see he was knocked out from Invercargill so what they hell were the officials looking at
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@Mattasaurus said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
If Ethan was anything but a Crusader, people would love his work rate on both sides of the ball ..... never seen such a prolific tackler get so maligned.
Prolific tackler? Plenty of tackle assists but not a single dominant tackle or turnover.
And 30 carries for less than a meter...It's not "maligned" if it's an accurate reflection of the actual results.
