Stormers v Chiefs
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I'm not sure who else from the NZ sides plays the Stormers but they will have the benefit of the Chiefs being the guinea pigs. All the more the reason the Chiefs needed to take points from that game.
Some good watching though.@Crucial said in Stormers v Chiefs:
I'm not sure who else from the NZ sides plays the Stormers but they will have the benefit of the Chiefs being the guinea pigs. All the more the reason the Chiefs needed to take points from that game.
Some good watching though.The Blues play them in SA.
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@Crash said in Stormers v Chiefs:
That was a tired effort
Not sure about that (except at the end). Chiefs payed the price for some injuries meaning they didn't go into he game well set up with some newbies being thrown out there at times plus TKB having to play 80.
The sharpness was certainly getting dull by the end.
But that's Super Rugby. Injuries etc at the wrong time can derail you easily. On the other hand sometimes you get lucky and all the shit comes when you are playing the easy sides. -
Chiefs deserved at least that losing bonus point, but it wasn't meant to be. Great game Stormers, but Chiefs were good, too.
@Stargazer Agreed - Felt the Chiefs played well enough to take at least a point, but on the positive side they will be better for the loss and will hopefully take some lessons from that
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@Crash said in Stormers v Chiefs:
That was a tired effort
Not sure about that (except at the end). Chiefs payed the price for some injuries meaning they didn't go into he game well set up with some newbies being thrown out there at times plus TKB having to play 80.
The sharpness was certainly getting dull by the end.
But that's Super Rugby. Injuries etc at the wrong time can derail you easily. On the other hand sometimes you get lucky and all the shit comes when you are playing the easy sides. -
Anyone else feel that was the quietest game in a while from BBBR? He was a little off and when he is on it brings so much to the Chiefs game in frustrating the opposition.
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@Stargazer said in Stormers v Chiefs:
@Crucial I actually thought Bird was the quiet one of the two locks.
Fair enough. That's why I asked. I noticed Bird more than BBBR but then again I don't tend to watch the grunt work as much as I'm usually watching with a back's eyes and looking at the possibilities away from the ruck
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I thought TKB was quieter than normal, didn't get to the breakdown as quick, didn't see many snipes from the base. Not his usual energetic self. I guess you could also say the pack also was a little sub-par.
@Crash said in Stormers v Chiefs:
I thought TKB was quieter than normal, didn't get to the breakdown as quick, didn't see many snipes from the base. Not his usual energetic self. I guess you could also say the pack also was a little sub-par.
Didn't they start with no halfback on the bench or have I got that wrong? If so he probably had to play a bit more paced to last the game.
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@Crash said in Stormers v Chiefs:
I thought TKB was quieter than normal, didn't get to the breakdown as quick, didn't see many snipes from the base. Not his usual energetic self. I guess you could also say the pack also was a little sub-par.
Didn't they start with no halfback on the bench or have I got that wrong? If so he probably had to play a bit more paced to last the game.
@Crucial said in Stormers v Chiefs:
@Crash said in Stormers v Chiefs:
I thought TKB was quieter than normal, didn't get to the breakdown as quick, didn't see many snipes from the base. Not his usual energetic self. I guess you could also say the pack also was a little sub-par.
Didn't they start with no halfback on the bench or have I got that wrong? If so he probably had to play a bit more paced to last the game.
Correct.
Finlay Christie was injured before the game and Alex Nankivell the Ta$man second five replaced him.
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If you watch a clip of THAT try check out Beaver at the very start of the movement. He has run back behind DMac and Lowe and is just standing watching with a look as if to say WTF are you doing.
@Crucial said in Stormers v Chiefs:
If you watch a clip of THAT try check out Beaver at the very start of the movement. He has run back behind DMac and Lowe and is just standing watching with a look as if to say WTF are you doing.
I've watched it about ten times and I just can't see that look. He just goes in behind for support and jogs a bit
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@Tim said in Stormers v Chiefs:
What am i missing here? Is this supposed to be a gif or just a still?
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@Tim said in Stormers v Chiefs:
What am i missing here? Is this supposed to be a gif or just a still?
@Bones said in Stormers v Chiefs:
@Tim said in Stormers v Chiefs:
What am i missing here? Is this supposed to be a gif or just a still?
It's a gif here, bloody brilliant try.
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@Bones said in Stormers v Chiefs:
@Tim said in Stormers v Chiefs:
What am i missing here? Is this supposed to be a gif or just a still?
It's a gif here, bloody brilliant try.
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@Tim said in Stormers v Chiefs:
What am i missing here? Is this supposed to be a gif or just a still?
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That's one of the best passes I've ever seen. Off the ground, behind the back, perfect spiral about 8-10 metres hitting the man running at full pace perfectly to put him away. Fucking outrageous, that's the kind of thing you watch rugby for.
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For mine the Chiefs didn't make the most of their opportunities. On each raid in the Stormers 22 i would have been more inclined toward the L/O option (since the Chiefs has been the most reliable in the comp), rather than taking the three on offer. Also they let the Stormers get off to a flyer in the 1st spell which was always going to put them on the back foot and chase the game.
