Chiefs v Blues

[Duluth]

Sotutu should be man of the match again. Tuipulotu not far behind

The defence of the loosies was incredible (current ESPN stats):

----	Tackles	Misses
Papali'i	13	0
Sotutu	14	1
Ioane	13	0

@hooroo Solid tight match from Akira. Loads of tackles some carries in tight and an important turnover. Definitely not fat :shortcake:

Promising cameo from Christie too

[Anonymous]

@Tim said in Chiefs v Blues:

15,000 tickets already sold for the Highlanders game at Eden Park.

That's just the people in quarantine, right?

[Bones]

@Duluth a couple of steals and a rip? Papalii missed out on ten minutes of defence too.

[antipodean]

Anyone notice Karl Te Nana has borrowed his Jewish aunt's glasses?

[African Monkey]

@Duluth Brilliant from out loose trio. Akira goes alright for someone with a lack of work rate.....

[antipodean]

@African-Monkey said in Chiefs v Blues:

@Duluth Brilliant from out loose trio. Akira goes alright for someone with a lack of work rate.....

Playing tight in these conditions showed his effectiveness on defence.

[Tim]

Two tightheads and a dominant lineout. Mind you, the Chiefs forgot to put locks in their squad this year. Maybe Gatland should be focussing less on the Lions ...

[Chris]

@African-Monkey said in Chiefs v Blues:

@Duluth Brilliant from out loose trio. Akira goes alright for someone with a lack of work rate.....

Touché

[Duluth]

@Bones said in Chiefs v Blues:

a couple of steals and a rip? Papalii missed out on ten minutes of defence too.

Ioane subbed off late. There's only 4mins between them

[Stargazer]

@Tim said in Chiefs v Blues:

Two tightheads and a dominant lineout. Mind you, the Chiefs forgot to put locks in their squad this year. Maybe Gatland should be focussing less on the Lions ...

Two of their locks are out with season-ending injuries, and the most important one isn't allowed to play.

[Tim]

@Stargazer You can select five ...

[Tim]

That pass from Sotutu for Talea's try was a blinder. Off the left hand.

[voodoo]

@kiwiinmelb said in Chiefs v Blues:

@ACT-Crusader said in Chiefs v Blues:

DMac hasn’t had the greatest game today but you can’t doubt the guys fearlessness. Man he takes on the line, gets smashed but gets straight back up.

I love him for his courage , it’s easy to forget how little he is

Shit, nobody doubts his courage! I used to play subbies with a legend of a bloke, played mostly wing but a bit of 15 too. Can't have weighed more than 70kgs, but was fearless. Threw himself into everything, no respect for his body whatsoever.

I loved the guy.

But I want him about as close as Dmac to a fucking All Black jumper.

[Tim]

One thing with MacKenzie is that he's coming back from a serious knee injury. Might take another 9 months or so for him to recover a good level of acceleration and agility.

[KiwiMurph]

What the hell was up with Weber's kicking? Was not a good look.

[Tim]

@KiwiMurph He's consistently poor under pressure. Always has been.

[Stargazer]

@KiwiMurph Main problem was his forward pack. He had to back-track several times before taking the kick. Apart from that, just as average as the rest of the squad.

[Rebound]

If there's 1 person in NZ that's probably more excited than most watching the Blues forwards, it's John Plumtree. They playing a style that's suits his template

[junior]

@Duluth said in Chiefs v Blues:

Sotutu should be man of the match again. Tuipulotu not far behind

The defence of the loosies was incredible (current ESPN stats):

----	Tackles	Misses
Papali'i	13	0
Sotutu	14	1
Ioane	13	0

@hooroo Solid tight match from Akira. Loads of tackles some carries in tight and an important turnover. Definitely not fat :shortcake:

Promising cameo from Christie too

Yep some really key moments on D showing just how strong and powerful he can be

[voodoo]

@Tim said in Chiefs v Blues:

One thing with MacKenzie is that he's coming back from a serious knee injury. Might take another 9 months or so for him to recover a good level of acceleration and agility.

For me it's not either of those things that he lacks, it's just decision making.