Blues v Hurricanes
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Great win for the Canes. Blues completely outmuscled us but there was enough turnover ball to prove the difference.
Must admit the win is all the more sweeter after reading all the salty tears shed over the ref.
@Toddy said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Great win for the Canes. Blues completely outmuscled us but there was enough turnover ball to prove the difference.
Must admit the win is all the more sweeter after reading all the salty tears shed over the ref.
Read in context. He was making mistakes, and there is nothing wrong with commenting on them. Especially when they aren’t applied to the other team.
That and every second post was critical of the Blues.
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Blues props look unfit and alternate having toasters for hands. Their bench halfback and five-eighth options are a big step down. There still looks to be a lack of calmness and direction once Nock left.
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So the cripple fight is set up again between Blues v Chiefs to see who is the shittest kiwi team. Blues giving me small hope.
That clown at 8 is way overrated
@Hooroo I'd back you guys to take it tbh despite you guys not being at your best this season. We're mentally scarred against NZ opposition.
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So the cripple fight is set up again between Blues v Chiefs to see who is the shittest kiwi team. Blues giving me small hope.
That clown at 8 is way overrated
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@Toddy said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Great win for the Canes. Blues completely outmuscled us but there was enough turnover ball to prove the difference.
Must admit the win is all the more sweeter after reading all the salty tears shed over the ref.
Read in context. He was making mistakes, and there is nothing wrong with commenting on them. Especially when they aren’t applied to the other team.
That and every second post was critical of the Blues.
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Blues attack lost all shape when Plummer went off. The defence setup was off all night particularly on turnovers.
Good to see Scrafton back.. when he gets more match fitness he should be the starterAnother strong game from Dalton
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Ardie is best player in Super Rugby ATM, at least in what I've watched (all NZ games, plus a few others)
@Machpants said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Ardie is best player in Super Rugby ATM, at least in what I've watched (all NZ games, plus a few others)
Best loosie.
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@Rocky-Rockbottom hey pal how's it going? So remember that bet we had??
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@Rocky-Rockbottom said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Canes defend well, take a couple of chances, do fuck-all else and win. Again. Like they have been all season
Blues dominate ball, get knackered, run out of ideas, fuck up 36 key moments, and lose. Again. Like they have been for the last 8,000 matches
everyone enjoy another 80 minutes of sneering disdain from TJ? not like the Blues dipshits didnt deserve it but ffs. If a Barrett or Ardie scored the try Papali'i did TJ would be shrieking to the rafters like his ballsack was on fire. Instead its just meh whatever.
When is the avartar change taking place?
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Credit to the Canes they took their very few chances and their scrambling defence was brilliant with their big players stepping up when it counted.
@African-Monkey said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Credit to the Canes they took their very few chances and their scrambling defence was brilliant with their big players stepping up when it counted.
Canes have not looked great this year, feels like we're miles away from having a chance of winning the thing, but our W/L is bloody good and the table says we're the 2nd best team in the comp by a distance. Is it just the Crusaders being so good making everyone else look shit? Or the quality of the comp continuing to degrade?
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@Rocky-Rockbottom said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Canes defend well, take a couple of chances, do fuck-all else and win. Again. Like they have been all season
Blues dominate ball, get knackered, run out of ideas, fuck up 36 key moments, and lose. Again. Like they have been for the last 8,000 matches
everyone enjoy another 80 minutes of sneering disdain from TJ? not like the Blues dipshits didnt deserve it but ffs. If a Barrett or Ardie scored the try Papali'i did TJ would be shrieking to the rafters like his ballsack was on fire. Instead its just meh whatever.
When is the avartar change taking place?
@Higgins @Canes4life accountability is paramount on the Fern
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Blues attack lost all shape when Plummer went off. The defence setup was off all night particularly on turnovers.
Good to see Scrafton back.. when he gets more match fitness he should be the starterAnother strong game from Dalton
@Duluth said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Blues attack lost all shape when Plummer went off. The defence setup was off all night particularly on turnovers.
Good to see Scrafton back.. when he gets more match fitness he should be the starterAnother strong game from Dalton
Yep, we are getting a few answers on players. And like you said last week, our squad has no depth, so the next step down is marked in some positions.
This was the most Tana-era like performance this season. Structure lasted 20mins and for brief periods and then we looked at sea.
The attacking maul looked better tonight. I guess.
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@African-Monkey said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Credit to the Canes they took their very few chances and their scrambling defence was brilliant with their big players stepping up when it counted.
Canes have not looked great this year, feels like we're miles away from having a chance of winning the thing, but our W/L is bloody good and the table says we're the 2nd best team in the comp by a distance. Is it just the Crusaders being so good making everyone else look shit? Or the quality of the comp continuing to degrade?
@No-Quarter said in Blues v Hurricanes:
@African-Monkey said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Credit to the Canes they took their very few chances and their scrambling defence was brilliant with their big players stepping up when it counted.
Canes have not looked great this year, feels like we're miles away from having a chance of winning the thing, but our W/L is bloody good and the table says we're the 2nd best team in the comp by a distance. Is it just the Crusaders being so good making everyone else look shit? Or the quality of the comp continuing to degrade?
Canes a really good at absorbing pressure and then counter punching. Best 9 & 10 combo in the country by quite a distance too, so that helps.
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@No-Quarter said in Blues v Hurricanes:
@African-Monkey said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Credit to the Canes they took their very few chances and their scrambling defence was brilliant with their big players stepping up when it counted.
Canes have not looked great this year, feels like we're miles away from having a chance of winning the thing, but our W/L is bloody good and the table says we're the 2nd best team in the comp by a distance. Is it just the Crusaders being so good making everyone else look shit? Or the quality of the comp continuing to degrade?
Canes a really good at absorbing pressure and then counter punching. Best 9 & 10 combo in the country by quite a distance too, so that helps.
@No-Quarter It's funny the Canes haven't looked great for most of the year but they've played pretty great for the team that they have.
You just aren't going to win the competition with a forward pack of that low a quality. You can see why Plumtree chased Akira so hard and was looking for a big munter of a lock.
Canes couldn't get any go forward (besides the bad defence from the Blues flankers on the scrum). Was actually a bit embarassing at times.
Nonu looked to be trying a bit too hard at times to make the advantage line and sacrificed ball security. Bit more patience is needed from a senior player.
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@Toddy said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Great win for the Canes. Blues completely outmuscled us but there was enough turnover ball to prove the difference.
Must admit the win is all the more sweeter after reading all the salty tears shed over the ref.
Read in context. He was making mistakes, and there is nothing wrong with commenting on them. Especially when they aren’t applied to the other team.
That and every second post was critical of the Blues.
I read this thread going "fuckin stop moaning Kirwan", then read your self-righteous defenses, so this is the tally this thread:
Kirwan's Posts criticising the Ref: 17
Kirwan's Posts pro the Blues: 15
Kirwan's Posts criticising the Blues: 12
Kirwan's Posts criticising the Canes: 1
Kirwan's Neutral posts (no apparent bias): 11
Kirwan's Posts complaining about being called biased: 2
