Blues v Chiefs
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The funny thing about watching that game live , particularly the last 10 minutes , it felt like you had seen it before and were watching a replay .
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Reckon the next AB 6 might be Matt Duffie - hits hard on defence and clears out rucks...
And what is Mike from Breaking Bad doing as the Blues defence coach?
Fair play to the Chiefs - thought McKenzie closed out the game well, whereas the Blues looked like they lacked a plan.
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@pukunui said in Blues v Chiefs:
Worst of all for me would be Moala. His hungus cost the Blues so many chances. The Blues are going nowhere with him in midfield. Passing seems to be about 10th on his list of options when he gets the ball.
Yeah, he's diabolical in the midfield. Just can't seem to work out any option other than charge. I can't believe I was quite a fan a couple of seasons back.
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@act-crusader said in Blues v Chiefs:
@tim said in Blues v Chiefs:
Very average rugby. Poor handling, awful defence, tentative tacklers and counter attacking, constant fast ruck ball that seemed unearned.
Still better than the Aussie derbies
Was there another game on last night? Who knew...
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Our problems are in our midfield, Moala needs to be replaced you have the #1v Winger in the world and he gets no ball because Moala does not pass. Teams know that all they need to do is rush him because he aint passing the pill.
This is where Tana needs to make a big call and replace Moala or move Rieko to the Centres and play Nanai on the Wing, drop Collins to full back have Moala coming off the bench.
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Moala is just a big liability. Him leaving points and opportunities out there each week in close games is just criminal and should be enough to have him dropped.
Pulu plays his heart out and has his share of good plays, but he's such a flawed player. When I watch him, I always think that he'd make for an awesome hooker in league. His weaknesses in rugby wouldn't be as accentuated in that form of the game, while his strengths would be showcased more often.
Akira has had very little help from his backrow partners in these first two games. We need one of Gibson, Pryor or Papali'i to recover soon, because Taramai still looks as average as last season. Tupou's not much better.
Why did we sign Apisai? Hame Faiva was rightfully not re-signed by us and even he had shown more at the lower levels than him.
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@number9 said in Blues v Chiefs:
Our problems are in our midfield, Moala needs to be replaced you have the #1v Winger in the world and he gets no ball because Moala does not pass. Teams know that all they need to do is rush him because he aint passing the pill.
This is where Tana needs to make a big call and replace Moala or move Rieko to the Centres and play Nanai on the Wing, drop Collins to full back have Moala coming off the bench.
Your problems are way more than your midfield.
If that is all the problem is and it is so bad then the rest of the team did pretty well to overcome it and get within a score of winning.
When SBW is back then Moala becomes reserve. Your suggestion may well be the way they go as a stopgap though.
