Chiefs v Hurricanes

[junior]

@gt12 said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:

Boshier makes no impact under these new interpretations.

Yeah he and Kirifi are now just good for giving away penalties

[voodoo]

So disorganised from the Canes, awful passing, no linking up off the breaks, only the shit Chiefs scrambling defense enabled that try.

[taniwharugby]

fuck that was so telegraphed I saw it yesterday

[KiwiMurph]

Chiefs missing ALB badly.

[gt12]

I find the offside penalties against the chiefs very interesting after seeing the Canes Respect for the offside line

[Stargazer]

Well-deserved try for the Canes.

[antipodean]

@Stargazer said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:

@Tim He fully deserved his ABs call-up, last year. Just not this year.

It was his support play and speed that got him in the All Blacks as very much third choice.

He's not a very average player. He's in very average form.

He's a very average halfback.

[Mokey]

Chiefs are the Broncos of SRA.

[taniwharugby]

poor line d from the CHiefs there, no comms at all, people sliding into holes laving holes

[KiwiMurph]

The gap between Aaron Smith and every other halfback in NZ is like the Grand Canyon.

[Machpants]

What a kick!

[taniwharugby]

looking ike I am going to get my frst match result wrong in SRA!! Useless Chiefs!

[gt12]

who else is available in the loosies?

I see no reason to not invest in TTT as much as possible

ALB is needed of course

And some help out wide - both Alaimalo and Stevenson are missing?

[voodoo]

What a weapon of a boot Jordie has. I'm not saying it justifies a spot in the side, but it sure changes the dynamic when opposition have to be wary around every ruck and offside line from 60m out. The same way Steyn changed the rules about kicking back to him.

[taniwharugby]

@Machpants imagine where eh could kick from at altitude.

[Stargazer]

And casually Jordie B kicks a penalty from 58m. That's probably the only reason why he should be an AB again. His boot is great.

[KiwiMurph]

Jordie could still kick those and play at 12. Just saying.

[Winger]

@Stargazer said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:

And casually Jordie B kicks a penalty from 58m. That's probably the only reason why he should be an AB again. His boot is great.

Barrett is coming back from an injury. And hasn't played super rugby for some time. He was in great form before the close down

[kiwiinmelb]

@voodoo said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:

What a weapon of a boot Jordie has. I'm not saying it justifies a spot in the side, but it sure changes the dynamic when opposition have to be wary around every ruck and offside line from 60m out. The same way Steyn changed the rules about kicking back to him.

It’s a great weapon to have , and is more valuable at the higher level imo,

I think Jordie is young enough to be a great test fullback down the track , plenty of raw potential

[junior]

@KiwiMurph said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:

The gap between Aaron Smith and every other halfback in NZ is like the Grand Canyon.

Unfortunately we don’t have a culture in NZ of producing top quality, technical halfbacks. We tend to favour guys who are great footy players, but who are a bit small, and then squeeze them in there. Every 30 years or so a Bachop or a Smith comes along but we really struggle to produce decent 9s consistently like other nations do (thinking especially countries like RSA, France and Wales here). A shit halfback is like having a shit forward pack - just kills everything at the source