QF Chiefs v Blues
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@Stag said in QF Chiefs v Blues:
@KiwiMurph as far as I can tell the Reds finished above the Blues
Reds have lost 4 straight playoff games
Blues have won 4 straight playoff games
Clear enough?
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@MiketheSnow said in QF Chiefs v Blues:
Only watched highlights
Great contest
Chiefs choked like the Irish
Losing and advancing to a home SF just shows how retarded the 'organisers' of SR are
Isnt it the reward for being top seeds?
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@Frank said in QF Chiefs v Blues:
@MiketheSnow said in QF Chiefs v Blues:
Only watched highlights
Great contest
Chiefs choked like the Irish
Losing and advancing to a home SF just shows how retarded the 'organisers' of SR are
Isnt it the reward for being top seeds?
Play an extra meaningless match?
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@frugby said in QF Chiefs v Blues:
Being real, not starting your best loose forward, because you want “impact” is woke nonsense. Wallace Sititi should be playing the 80. Monumental error from McMillan.
Sititi seemed to go missing when the going got tough for his team - like he did in last years final.
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@brodean said in QF Chiefs v Blues:
@frugby said in QF Chiefs v Blues:
Being real, not starting your best loose forward, because you want “impact” is woke nonsense. Wallace Sititi should be playing the 80. Monumental error from McMillan.
Sititi seemed to go missing when the going got tough for his team - like he did in last years final.
The Chiefs were almost exclusively defending for the final 20 minutes or so. Not too much a player can do in that situation (except maybe strip Sotutu of the ball and send the Chiefs off on a counter attack).
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Will be interesting to see where Papali'i is in terms of AB selection. His name has barely been mentioned all year, but does he have a role there? Hard to know whether he's in the picture or not.
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@Mr-Fish said in QF Chiefs v Blues:
@brodean said in QF Chiefs v Blues:
@frugby said in QF Chiefs v Blues:
Being real, not starting your best loose forward, because you want “impact” is woke nonsense. Wallace Sititi should be playing the 80. Monumental error from McMillan.
Sititi seemed to go missing when the going got tough for his team - like he did in last years final.
The Chiefs were almost exclusively defending for the final 20 minutes or so. Not too much a player can do in that situation (except maybe strip Sotutu of the ball and send the Chiefs off on a counter attack).
Maybe he could make some hard tackles and win some turnovers for his team?
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@Mr-Fish said in QF Chiefs v Blues:
@brodean That's exactly what he did?
He did nothing of the sort in that last 20. He made a few low impact tackles but nothing to prevent the Blues getting over the gain line.
He won a turnover out wide in the backs. He did nothing to stop the Blues forwards.
He let Kurt Eclund's try in.
He's not particularly strong in the maul and rarely joined when the Blues were using their maul. It was Vaa'i and Finau doing most of the work defending the Blues mauls.
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@Nevorian said in QF Chiefs v Blues:
@Mr-Fish said in QF Chiefs v Blues:
I think the only choking from the Chiefs really was the decision to kick for goal
And if Ratima had scored that try they may have kicked on
If
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@brodean said in QF Chiefs v Blues:
@Mr-Fish said in QF Chiefs v Blues:
@brodean That's exactly what he did?
He did nothing of the sort in that last 20. He made a few low impact tackles but nothing to prevent the Blues getting over the gain line.
He won a turnover out wide in the backs. He did nothing to stop the Blues forwards.
He let Kurt Eclund's try in.
He's not particularly strong in the maul and rarely joined when the Blues were using their maul. It was Vaa'i and Finau doing most of the work defending the Blues mauls.
Impressive that Finau and Vaa'i on their own were basically able to counter the whole Blues forward pack at the maul.
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@Mr-Fish said in QF Chiefs v Blues:
@brodean said in QF Chiefs v Blues:
@Mr-Fish said in QF Chiefs v Blues:
@brodean That's exactly what he did?
He did nothing of the sort in that last 20. He made a few low impact tackles but nothing to prevent the Blues getting over the gain line.
He won a turnover out wide in the backs. He did nothing to stop the Blues forwards.
He let Kurt Eclund's try in.
He's not particularly strong in the maul and rarely joined when the Blues were using their maul. It was Vaa'i and Finau doing most of the work defending the Blues mauls.
Impressive that Finau and Vaa'i on their own were basically able to counter the whole Blues forward pack at the maul.
Most of the work doesn't mean all of the work. The frontrow contributed. Not so much Sititi.
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