Chiefs vs Crusaders
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Disappointing.
Margin should have been much higher. A lot to work on, first-up tackles in broken play were shocking, lineouts were abysmal, no support for kick chasers, handling a perennial worry. Refs were clearly against us.
Mounga left easy points unscored.
Should have had 2 bonus points against that rabble.
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Our back 3 weakness was exploited. Need Narawa and Lowe back for ENS and Trask. Nankivell can start over Tupaea too. Thought Cane and Vaii were very good but all 15 Crusaders went well at breakdown. Well done Razor.
@arhs said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
Our back 3 weakness was exploited. Need Narawa and Lowe back for ENS and Trask. Nankivell can start over Tupaea too. Thought Cane and Vaii were very good but all 15 Crusaders went well at breakdown. Well done Razor.
Trash was disappointing for sure
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Chiefs fans shouldn't be too despondent.
The problem is the step down from the likes of PSG and Narawa to their replacements is enormous.
Christie really schooled Cane eh.
@kiwimurph said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
Chiefs fans shouldn't be too despondent.
The Chiefs shouldn't play that badly again and they were in with a sniff for a lot of that game. They are more than capable of beating the Saders again.
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@arhs said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
Our back 3 weakness was exploited. Need Narawa and Lowe back for ENS and Trask. Nankivell can start over Tupaea too. Thought Cane and Vaii were very good but all 15 Crusaders went well at breakdown. Well done Razor.
Trash was disappointing for sure
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@kiwimurph said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
Chiefs fans shouldn't be too despondent.
The Chiefs shouldn't play that badly again and they were in with a sniff for a lot of that game. They are more than capable of beating the Saders again.
@crazy-horse said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
@kiwimurph said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
Chiefs fans shouldn't be too despondent.
The Chiefs shouldn't play that badly again and they were in with a sniff for a lot of that game. They are more than capable of beating the Saders again.
I didn't think the Chiefs were bad, the Crusaders were bloody good! As a kind of a neutral I thought it a bloody great game, and there will be some sore bodies tomorrow!
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@crazy-horse said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
@kiwimurph said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
Chiefs fans shouldn't be too despondent.
The Chiefs shouldn't play that badly again and they were in with a sniff for a lot of that game. They are more than capable of beating the Saders again.
I didn't think the Chiefs were bad, the Crusaders were bloody good! As a kind of a neutral I thought it a bloody great game, and there will be some sore bodies tomorrow!
@dan54 said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
@crazy-horse said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
@kiwimurph said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
Chiefs fans shouldn't be too despondent.
The Chiefs shouldn't play that badly again and they were in with a sniff for a lot of that game. They are more than capable of beating the Saders again.
I didn't think the Chiefs were bad, the Crusaders were bloody good! As a kind of a neutral I thought it a bloody great game, and there will be some sore bodies tomorrow!
Yeah was fierce game
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This game reminded of when the ABs used to be good and they could string along a team for 60 mins absorbing nearly everything and then running away with it comfortably without ever really being under any real pressure.
That was tidy tonight by the Crusaders
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This game reminded of when the ABs used to be good and they could string along a team for 60 mins absorbing nearly everything and then running away with it comfortably without ever really being under any real pressure.
That was tidy tonight by the Crusaders
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@hooroo yeah I totally agree, you're absolutely right we clearly need more Crusaders in the All Blacks, and of course the coach.
@canerbry said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
@hooroo yeah I totally agree, you're absolutely right we clearly need more Crusaders in the All Blacks, and of course the coach.
I’ll take the coach. Could not give a shit who the ABs play for.
One thing for sure is Jordan should be FB. Jordie isn’t a patch on him
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For all the funny stuff during the week the simple fact is all of the Crusaders points were scored by All Blacks (or a guy who should have been last year and will be this year)
And by all accounts those big names in the Chiefs might be cooked.
This seems bad for AB rugby.
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For all the funny stuff during the week the simple fact is all of the Crusaders points were scored by All Blacks (or a guy who should have been last year and will be this year)
And by all accounts those big names in the Chiefs might be cooked.
This seems bad for AB rugby.
@mariner4life said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
For all the funny stuff during the week the simple fact is all of the Crusaders points were scored by All Blacks (or a guy who should have been last year and will be this year)
And by all accounts those big names in the Chiefs might be cooked.
This seems bad for AB rugby.
Lol Leicester? As long as he's nowhere near the midfield!
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Cane was one of the Chiefses best, but yes Finlay Christie had a blinder. Blackadder also.
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For all the funny stuff during the week the simple fact is all of the Crusaders points were scored by All Blacks (or a guy who should have been last year and will be this year)
And by all accounts those big names in the Chiefs might be cooked.
This seems bad for AB rugby.
@mariner4life said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
For all the funny stuff during the week the simple fact is all of the Crusaders points were scored by All Blacks (or a guy who should have been last year and will be this year)
And by all accounts those big names in the Chiefs might be cooked.
This seems bad for AB rugby.
Actually when you look at that squad there weren't really too many big names playing for the Chiefs.
Weber had a shitter though but the stupid kicking tactics didn't help there; Cane had a pretty good game, got through a heap of work, but Christie was getting turnovers with impunity (I joked about Crusaders leeway at the ruck earlier in the thread but I think he got lucky with a couple); Retallick went off early.
That's really it for big names from the Chiefs in this match.
Of the slightly big names Vai'i was pretty quiet, Tupaea was average and went off fairly early, Taukei'aho was good, Lord pretty anonymous.
Of the not so big names Nankivell had a blinder. Trask was awful, Stevenson was his normal rocks and diamonds, Gatland was Gatland and Finau was way off the pace.
On Christie, that was easily the most complete game I've seen him play. Normally he just tackles, he added
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Too many mistakes tonight.
I said before the game it would be a battle of the coaches. Razor did well with tactics and we got Gatland to get his losing record going again.
@crucial said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
Too many mistakes tonight.
I said before the game it would be a battle of the coaches. Razor did well with tactics and we got Gatland to get his losing record going again.
The Crusaders cleaning up the penalties was the biggest difference from last week.
A coach who actually identifies problems and solves them... imagine that Fozzie?
Born from a much improved approach at the breakdown. A couple of their tries were born from lightning quick ball, which you just don't get against the Chiefs very often. They were first to the ruck on defence and on attack, even on the kick chase, they were able to get over the ball and then attack. They made a muck. The Chiefs defended hard and attacked with intent yet they couldn't hold onto the ball for more then five rucks. Razor implemented his gameplan to perfection tonight.
Crusaders missing Whitelock, Matera, Goodhue, McAllister, Ennor, Moody & others executed a very comprehensive win.
Well done Razor. Overtook Blackadder's wins as coach today after just 6 seasons. 87% win record - 23 higher than Blackadder & 14 higher than Robbie Deans (of whom had considerably stronger Crusader squads at their disposal including multiple GOAT's and all time franchise legends).
