Final - Crusaders v Chiefs
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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.
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I've often wondered even from a match point of view - do you even gain from having someone back out there who likely isn't thinking clearly.
@Donsteppa first thing he did was knock it on from Ah Kuoi in the lineout. Poor fluffybunny didn't know where he was.
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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.
I see those errors most weeks. The difference was the Crusaders set piece was so dominant the Chiefs didn’t have the attacking opportunities they usually do. Probably the missing thing in DMacs game was goal kicking - conversion wide out and a penalty from 45m. Small margins.
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That was a Good result...
I can Die happy, unless I'm still around this time next year in which case the Sadders will just have to do it again. -
The small things often matter in games like this. And there were plenty of small moments from both sides that built up to impact opportunities.
Impressed with our D to cut off many opportunities the Chiefs wanted to move it wider. The conditions and the gruel took its toll on the chiefs forwards in that second half and they looked gassed playing a lot of ball in their own half.
Not a great game by any stretch of the imagination but at least it was close (I guess)
Stoked for Penny, Havili, Taylor and all the boys.
@ACT-Crusader said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
Stoked for Penny
Quite the coaching Lazarus story isn't it?
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I wonder if the Chiefs long bouts of passivity coincided with LJ's Knock because his fellow loosies didn't stand out for me (but I suspect Sititi had a decent tackle count, not sure about Finau).
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That was a Good result...
I can Die happy, unless I'm still around this time next year in which case the Sadders will just have to do it again. -
That was a Good result...
I can Die happy, unless I'm still around this time next year in which case the Sadders will just have to do it again.@Mainlander said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
That was a Good result...
I can Die happy, unless I'm still around this time next year in which case the Sadders will just have to do it again.Who let the new guy in….
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@Tim said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@sparky Sititi carried pretty well in 2nd half. Alone amongst the Chiefs.
All Blacks should do better than 'pretty well' in a final. Vaa'i did better. Sititi's season has been a bit of a nothing burger. Second season curse?
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@Mainlander Congratulations. Not seen you around these parts for a very long time. I hope you and family are doing well. Mainlander Jr must be all grown up.
@sparky said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@Mainlander Congratulations. Not seen you around these parts for a very long time. I hope you and family are doing well. Mainlander Jr must be all grown up.
Been around just not posting.
Had to get Dulith to reset my password/Email.. Thanks taniwharugby & Kirwin for their help there as well.
The Kids are all in their 30 now, all but one ownes their own houses and all are in long terem relationships, makes me feel old.
ACT Crusader if you have anything to do with ACT Ambulance anytime you maybe dealing with Muss Jr, the rest are in Melbourne were we live now.
I've done my Job, and the Crusadrers have won, so as I said I can die happy.
Oblique I know but my Cancer has returned... Doc said 6 months (over 6 months ago) to 3 years, so just taking every victory as they come, just need the AB's to step up now. -
@Chris congratulations fella enjoy it
@Steven-Harris said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@Chris congratulations fella enjoy it
Cheers Steve
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@sparky said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@Mainlander Congratulations. Not seen you around these parts for a very long time. I hope you and family are doing well. Mainlander Jr must be all grown up.
Been around just not posting.
Had to get Dulith to reset my password/Email.. Thanks taniwharugby & Kirwin for their help there as well.
The Kids are all in their 30 now, all but one ownes their own houses and all are in long terem relationships, makes me feel old.
ACT Crusader if you have anything to do with ACT Ambulance anytime you maybe dealing with Muss Jr, the rest are in Melbourne were we live now.
I've done my Job, and the Crusadrers have won, so as I said I can die happy.
Oblique I know but my Cancer has returned... Doc said 6 months (over 6 months ago) to 3 years, so just taking every victory as they come, just need the AB's to step up now. -
@sparky said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@Mainlander Congratulations. Not seen you around these parts for a very long time. I hope you and family are doing well. Mainlander Jr must be all grown up.
Been around just not posting.
Had to get Dulith to reset my password/Email.. Thanks taniwharugby & Kirwin for their help there as well.
The Kids are all in their 30 now, all but one ownes their own houses and all are in long terem relationships, makes me feel old.
ACT Crusader if you have anything to do with ACT Ambulance anytime you maybe dealing with Muss Jr, the rest are in Melbourne were we live now.
I've done my Job, and the Crusadrers have won, so as I said I can die happy.
Oblique I know but my Cancer has returned... Doc said 6 months (over 6 months ago) to 3 years, so just taking every victory as they come, just need the AB's to step up now.@Mainlander said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@sparky said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@Mainlander Congratulations. Not seen you around these parts for a very long time. I hope you and family are doing well. Mainlander Jr must be all grown up.
Been around just not posting.
Had to get Dulith to reset my password/Email.. Thanks taniwharugby & Kirwin for their help there as well.
The Kids are all in their 30 now, all but one ownes their own houses and all are in long terem relationships, makes me feel old.
ACT Crusader if you have anything to do with ACT Ambulance anytime you maybe dealing with Muss Jr, the rest are in Melbourne were we live now.
I've done my Job, and the Crusadrers have won, so as I said I can die happy.
Oblique I know but my Cancer has returned... Doc said 6 months (over 6 months ago) to 3 years, so just taking every victory as they come, just need the AB's to step up now.You can post in the Happiness thread too... Thoroughly enjoy this victory mate, a long with all the other Saders posters. And continue to try and beat the odds
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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 Reihana looked destined for big things when he was at St Kentigern College but just went from one injury to another and then he did’nt see lot of game time at the Chiefs because of ongoing injuries it was ironic when Luke Jacobson congratulated Rivez on his motm performance there was almost lament he was a chiefs man
Hoping Rivez will be named in the NZ Māori squad
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@Mainlander Fuck, that last bit's absolutely shitty news. Thanks for popping back. I remember you being one of the funniest and sharpest posters on here in the mid-2000s.
@sparky said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@Mainlander Fuck, that last bit's absolutely shitty news. Thanks for popping back. I remember you being one of the funniest and sharpest posters on here in the mid-2000s.
Actually I sorta found it funny, much to the families discust/horror. They wont me to stop making jokes about it.
I feel it's what would have made me a good Cannes/Chiefs supporter. Humor in adversity
Ive had a resonably good life so no complants and it beats dimentia which every other elder male family member seems to have developed.
Although the Wife thinks I may have that as well. She's never worked out it's just because I don't listen to her. -
@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.
I see those errors most weeks. The difference was the Crusaders set piece was so dominant the Chiefs didn’t have the attacking opportunities they usually do. Probably the missing thing in DMacs game was goal kicking - conversion wide out and a penalty from 45m. Small margins.
@kev said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@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.
I see those errors most weeks. The difference was the Crusaders set piece was so dominant the Chiefs didn’t have the attacking opportunities they usually do. Probably the missing thing in DMacs game was goal kicking - conversion wide out and a penalty from 45m. Small margins.
Will await to hear from any of the Ferners that were at the game, but I wonder what the conditions were doing with the kicking decisions. When the Saders turned down a couple of chances in the 2nd half and DMac had missed a couple in that first half, I just wonder if there was more to it.
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Will that be the last game there? when do they get/goto the new stadium?
