Final - Crusaders v Chiefs
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@Nepia at least the friggen Lions turned up this week or i would be on an all-time stinker
@mariner4life not the British ones
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Rivez Reihana should be in the All Blacks squad imo at some point this year.
Always rated him since he was at St Kentigern's.
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Random thoughts, watched on delay due to helping daughter adult by moving out of student accommodation, then major delays on the Bruce Highway on way home (let's just say being home late was a far better outcome for some on the road this evening, hard to get too upset at the result):
- Enjoyed JOC singing the National Anthem
- National Anthem singers were really good, although I suspect she may have been a bit chilly.
- Result was well deserved. Just shut "us" out (of the "us's" I could claim to be I was Chiefish this evening)
- Struggled to whinge about any ref calls. Well done Anggie and team (although am not a fan of the bald TJ who wants to be involved)
- Just a random thought about "not contested" not straight lineouts. Would propose that "contested" not be restricted to having jumped. If there's an attempt to get a jumper near the ball it should be considered contested.
- Not a great game of footy, nor a great nor memorable final, but congrats to the Saders, whose legend grows again...
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Yahoo! Bloody brilliant!
Happy because I thought none of the Chiefs did their AB chances any harm, but the good guys won.
I wonder what the EB critics and Bones will say about Jordan, though. Some kind of laughable, weird perspective.
In defense of DMac, he was targeted, but his pack was on the backfoot. He is the man to lead the ABs.
The substitute Crusaders halfback though, FFS he was saved by his team mates. What a textbook way not to win a final few minutes. Wayne Smith would turn in his grave if dead.@Old-Samurai-Jack you can see what I said just above. I'll add to that - with those carries into contact, has he realised / been shown his limitations and just concentrating on his brilliant running and lines? Almost playing like a second five, very busy.
That cool?
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Will Jordan was the difference. Should have been given man of the match. When he went off injured in the round robin match at that stadium a few weeks back the Crusaders went to pieces and dropped or lost every contestable kick, Mackenzie and Stevenson dominated with the boot and grew in confidence. In the final Jordan just took them both out of the game and his leadership seemed to rub off on Rivez Reihana as well.
I think he has really turned a corner in maturity and leadership this season and I am looking forward to that playing out for the All Blacks. Hopefully he can stay injury free and play the entire test season.
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Will Jordan was the difference. Should have been given man of the match. When he went off injured in the round robin match at that stadium a few weeks back the Crusaders went to pieces and dropped or lost every contestable kick, Mackenzie and Stevenson dominated with the boot and grew in confidence. In the final Jordan just took them both out of the game and his leadership seemed to rub off on Rivez Reihana as well.
I think he has really turned a corner in maturity and leadership this season and I am looking forward to that playing out for the All Blacks. Hopefully he can stay injury free and play the entire test season.
He absolutely dominated the air in the final. Did get nailed behind the line a couple of times, but most players would have succumbed to those Tupaea rush defence efforts.
He might well be ready to match his brilliant attacking lines with the rest of his game.
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Will Jordan was the difference. Should have been given man of the match. When he went off injured in the round robin match at that stadium a few weeks back the Crusaders went to pieces and dropped or lost every contestable kick, Mackenzie and Stevenson dominated with the boot and grew in confidence. In the final Jordan just took them both out of the game and his leadership seemed to rub off on Rivez Reihana as well.
I think he has really turned a corner in maturity and leadership this season and I am looking forward to that playing out for the All Blacks. Hopefully he can stay injury free and play the entire test season.
@tubbyj said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
Will Jordan was the difference. Should have been given man of the match. When he went off injured in the round robin match at that stadium a few weeks back the Crusaders went to pieces and dropped or lost every contestable kick, Mackenzie and Stevenson dominated with the boot and grew in confidence. In the final Jordan just took them both out of the game and his leadership seemed to rub off on Rivez Reihana as well.
I think he has really turned a corner in maturity and leadership this season and I am looking forward to that playing out for the All Blacks. Hopefully he can stay injury free and play the entire test season.
Reihana's leadership rubbed off on Jordan.
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He absolutely dominated the air in the final. Did get nailed behind the line a couple of times, but most players would have succumbed to those Tupaea rush defence efforts.
He might well be ready to match his brilliant attacking lines with the rest of his game.
@Tim said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
He absolutely dominated the air in the final. Did get nailed behind the line a couple of times, but most players would have succumbed to those Tupaea rush defence efforts.
He might well be ready to match his brilliant attacking lines with the rest of his game.
I'd still like to see him create space from something other than Barrett inherited mabo, as well as link in space. But he looks a gazillion times more reliable than a year ago and is starting to look like Smith sans distribution.
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I still like Norris as a running prop off the bench. I wonder if the Chiefs locks are good at supporting in the scrum. Compared to Crusaders locks anyway.
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Well done, lads!
Well done, Rob.
I think I was calling for your head this time last year, because I couldn't see how you'd be good enough to coach us to a title.
Wasn't very optimistic about this match, but we (well rob and his boys) found the answers at the scrum, the kicking game and in the air. Not quite so much with the kick-off receipts (especially) and the lineout.
Pretty even first half, but largely controlled the second half, without managing to get the try or two they were pressing for.
Commiserations to the Chiefs and supporters.
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Even more of a Hugh performance by Fletcher Newell going the whole 80 minutes considering he played the whole game with a grade-two MCL injury.
He injured his knee in the Blues SF.
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Even more of a Hugh performance by Fletcher Newell going the whole 80 minutes considering he played the whole game with a grade-two MCL injury.
He injured his knee in the Blues SF.
Probably will put Newell out of the French series.@Chris said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
Probably will put Newell out of the French series.
Which would make playing 80 minutes yesterday a stupid decision. Or, priorities are very different from what mine would be. A shame that he might miss out.
Then again maybe he felt that he had to play to get into the AB team?
WTF do I know, I'm just posting to let people know that I'm still alive.
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I missed the game due to family commitments, just caught the highlights, and want to offer Chiefs fans my commiserations for having to endure both TJ and Justin Marshall in the commentary box for that one.
@No-Quarter said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
I missed the game due to family commitments, just caught the highlights, and want to offer Chiefs fans my commiserations for having to endure both TJ and Justin Marshall in the commentary box for that one.
Would rather TJ and Justin than the Aussie rabble we got.
I don't mind Maloney as a commentator but was it 100% necessary to have Aus comms for an all NZ game?
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@Chris said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
Probably will put Newell out of the French series.
Which would make playing 80 minutes yesterday a stupid decision. Or, priorities are very different from what mine would be. A shame that he might miss out.
Then again maybe he felt that he had to play to get into the AB team?
WTF do I know, I'm just posting to let people know that I'm still alive.
@Snowy love it bro.
Newell’s play along side Bell and Bower was pretty important at the end and it showed with the scrum dominance. The drop off beyond our 3 ABs is still a little more than you’d want in such a big game.
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@No-Quarter said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
I missed the game due to family commitments, just caught the highlights, and want to offer Chiefs fans my commiserations for having to endure both TJ and Justin Marshall in the commentary box for that one.
Would rather TJ and Justin than the Aussie rabble we got.
I don't mind Maloney as a commentator but was it 100% necessary to have Aus comms for an all NZ game?
@booboo said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@No-Quarter said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
I missed the game due to family commitments, just caught the highlights, and want to offer Chiefs fans my commiserations for having to endure both TJ and Justin Marshall in the commentary box for that one.
Would rather TJ and Justin than the Aussie rabble we got.
I don't mind Maloney as a commentator but was it 100% necessary to have Aus comms for an all NZ game?
The Stan / Ch9 contract includes the OZ based team covering final so they had to do it any way regardless of who was playing.
It wasn’t great because it was really hollow plus it came across very early in the game broadcast that they weren’t at the ground.
