Blues v Chiefs

[Tim]

Awful game so far.

[gt12]

@tim

It’s mainly the ref..

[antipodean]

@gt12 said in Blues v Chiefs:

@tim

It’s mainly the ref..

He is dreadful.

[gt12]

No!!! That’s Cane!!!!

[Crucial]

No wrapping

[Crucial]

Another non knock on. That was clear from Akira

[antipodean]

@crucial said in Blues v Chiefs:

No wrapping

You can't when smashing a 12 year old - they bounce off.

[gt12]

Pretty average game, tackling a bit optional. Some good hits though.

[Tim]

Did Faiane touch the ball in that half?

[KiwiMurph]

Nanai very dangerous at 15.

[Tim]

Very average rugby. Poor handling, awful defence, tentative tacklers and counter attacking, constant fast ruck ball that seemed unearned.

[Crucial]

@antipodean said in Blues v Chiefs:

@crucial said in Blues v Chiefs:

No wrapping

You can't when smashing a 12 year old - they bounce off.

I don't have a big problem with it but just saying that the whole point of that law is so players don't get hit with the point of the shoulder as happened there.
That was just a timing thing as Duffie was wrapping but it came late.
Another example of the laws not actually stopping real injury causing actions but clamping hard instead on the ones that look bad on tv

[Crucial]

@kiwimurph said in Blues v Chiefs:

Nanai very dangerous at 15.

One good run and tackled by DMac?

[Tim]

@crucial I would stop watching rugby if that was considered a penalty.

Good clean hit, arms were wrapping but the impact jarred McKenzie backwards.

[Tim]

Penalty on Ioane will probably be the worst thing I see this year.

[Tim]

We desperately need Gibson back.

[Bovidae]

Harris isn't playing like an AB.

DMac is a tough bugger. That was the only tackle Duffie has made all night.

[KiwiMurph]

@tim Papalii would also be useful.

[Tim]

@bovidae Not many players looking like ABs out there!

[Bovidae]

@tim said in Blues v Chiefs:

Penalty on Ioane will probably be the worst thing I see this year.

Think back to the 2nd Lions test. It's a stupid law but the refs have no choice. I'd blame the passer.