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Blues v Crusaders

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  • ACT CrusaderA Offline
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    ACT Crusader
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    Who’s Romano? I thought it was Romero

    On the lineout from last years final, I think a number of things went wrong for the Blues - hesitant throwing, poor timing on the lift. Trying to throw over instead of in front, lack of variation. And as we know once you miss a couple the yips start to settle in with the added pressure of a final.

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      Old Samurai Jack
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      You look at the tight five and think, wow the Crusaders by a thousand....then you look at the backs and think, wow Blues by a thousand! Interesting game!

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      • O Old Samurai Jack

        You look at the tight five and think, wow the Crusaders by a thousand....then you look at the backs and think, wow Blues by a thousand! Interesting game!

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        @Old-Samurai-Jack Yeah - tough one to call. Both teams pretty compromised.

        Unfortunately, it's almost certainly going to be a fine night, which makes it harder to starve the Blues backs.

        McLeod, Ennor and Burke need to have big games.

        Not a good look for Fihaki not making the 23 for this game.

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        • O Old Samurai Jack

          You look at the tight five and think, wow the Crusaders by a thousand....then you look at the backs and think, wow Blues by a thousand! Interesting game!

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          cgrant
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          #47

          @Old-Samurai-Jack said in Blues v Crusaders:

          You look at the tight five and think, wow the Crusaders by a thousand....then you look at the backs and think, wow Blues by a thousand! Interesting game!

          The forwards make it possible to win a game. The backs decide by how much.

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          • M Machpants

            @Crucial said in Blues v Crusaders:

            @Machpants said in Blues v Crusaders:

            Seems to be lots of talk about last years GF, is that girl friend, gluten free? Dunno.

            Anyway what is interesting is this game is a repeat of last year's final, surprised no one has pointed that out yet

            Thank you.

            Can't stand that Aussie thing of Final/Grand Final.

            Final means final. Not decide who plays next week.

            And then there's the stupidity of 'Finale'.

            That reminds me. The GOM thread needs some new additions.....

            Yeah I was going to go there, too. Finale is just French, but grand final is ozzie tautological rubbish.

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            nostrildamus
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            #48

            @Machpants said in Blues v Crusaders:

            ozzie tautological rubbish.

            I am not sure if you said the same thing twice or the same thing thrice.

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            • C cgrant

              @Old-Samurai-Jack said in Blues v Crusaders:

              You look at the tight five and think, wow the Crusaders by a thousand....then you look at the backs and think, wow Blues by a thousand! Interesting game!

              The forwards make it possible to win a game. The backs decide by how much.

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              Old Samurai Jack
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              #49

              @cgrant said in Blues v Crusaders:

              @Old-Samurai-Jack said in Blues v Crusaders:

              You look at the tight five and think, wow the Crusaders by a thousand....then you look at the backs and think, wow Blues by a thousand! Interesting game!

              The forwards make it possible to win a game. The backs decide by how much.

              What's your claim then?

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              • kiwiinmelbK kiwiinmelb

                @Crucial said in Blues v Crusaders:

                @Machpants said in Blues v Crusaders:

                Seems to be lots of talk about last years GF, is that girl friend, gluten free? Dunno.

                Anyway what is interesting is this game is a repeat of last year's final, surprised no one has pointed that out yet

                Thank you.

                Can't stand that Aussie thing of Final/Grand Final.

                Final means final. Not decide who plays next week.

                And then there's the stupidity of 'Finale'.

                That reminds me. The GOM thread needs some new additions.....

                ive been in australia so long I wasnt aware its an Aussie thing , its just become part of the language πŸ™‚

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                booboo
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                #50

                @kiwiinmelb said in Blues v Crusaders:

                @Crucial said in Blues v Crusaders:

                @Machpants said in Blues v Crusaders:

                Seems to be lots of talk about last years GF, is that girl friend, gluten free? Dunno.

                Anyway what is interesting is this game is a repeat of last year's final, surprised no one has pointed that out yet

                Thank you.

                Can't stand that Aussie thing of Final/Grand Final.

                Final means final. Not decide who plays next week.

                And then there's the stupidity of 'Finale'.

                That reminds me. The GOM thread needs some new additions.....

                ive been in australia Stockholm so long I wasnt aware its an Aussie thing , its just become part of the language πŸ™‚

                FIFY

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                • boobooB booboo

                  @kiwiinmelb said in Blues v Crusaders:

                  @Crucial said in Blues v Crusaders:

                  @Machpants said in Blues v Crusaders:

                  Seems to be lots of talk about last years GF, is that girl friend, gluten free? Dunno.

                  Anyway what is interesting is this game is a repeat of last year's final, surprised no one has pointed that out yet

                  Thank you.

                  Can't stand that Aussie thing of Final/Grand Final.

                  Final means final. Not decide who plays next week.

                  And then there's the stupidity of 'Finale'.

                  That reminds me. The GOM thread needs some new additions.....

                  ive been in australia Stockholm so long I wasnt aware its an Aussie thing , its just become part of the language πŸ™‚

                  FIFY

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                  nostrildamus
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                  #51

                  @booboo said in Blues v Crusaders:

                  ive been in australia Stockholm so long I wasnt aware its an Aussie thing , its just become part of the language πŸ™‚

                  FIFY

                  Den stora finalen.

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                  • nostrildamusN nostrildamus

                    @booboo said in Blues v Crusaders:

                    ive been in australia Stockholm so long I wasnt aware its an Aussie thing , its just become part of the language πŸ™‚

                    FIFY

                    Den stora finalen.

                    boobooB Online
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                    booboo
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                    #52

                    @nostrildamus said in Blues v Crusaders:

                    @booboo said in Blues v Crusaders:

                    ive been in australia Stockholm so long I wasnt aware its an Aussie thing , its just become part of the language πŸ™‚

                    FIFY

                    Den stora finalen.

                    I assume you're speaking Norwegish?

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                    • boobooB booboo

                      @nostrildamus said in Blues v Crusaders:

                      @booboo said in Blues v Crusaders:

                      ive been in australia Stockholm so long I wasnt aware its an Aussie thing , its just become part of the language πŸ™‚

                      FIFY

                      Den stora finalen.

                      I assume you're speaking Norwegish?

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                      nostrildamus
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                      #53

                      @booboo said in Blues v Crusaders:

                      @nostrildamus said in Blues v Crusaders:

                      @booboo said in Blues v Crusaders:

                      ive been in australia Stockholm so long I wasnt aware its an Aussie thing , its just become part of the language πŸ™‚

                      FIFY

                      Den stora finalen.

                      I assume you're speaking Norwegish?

                      Stockholmska

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                        Steven Harris
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                        #54

                        Heard ticket sales are not great only around 5k

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                          Bovidae
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                          Rieko to have a big game on his birthday?

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                            Heard ticket sales are not great only around 5k

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                            KiwiMurph
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                            @Steven-Harris said in Blues v Crusaders:

                            Heard ticket sales are not great only around 5k

                            That's absolutely horrendous if true.

                            Traditional rivals - good weather - mid-March (so not too early) - kids going free. Blues starting the season relatively well.

                            That should have alarm bells ringing at NZR (and RA).

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                            • KiwiMurphK KiwiMurph

                              @Steven-Harris said in Blues v Crusaders:

                              Heard ticket sales are not great only around 5k

                              That's absolutely horrendous if true.

                              Traditional rivals - good weather - mid-March (so not too early) - kids going free. Blues starting the season relatively well.

                              That should have alarm bells ringing at NZR (and RA).

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                              nzzp
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                              @KiwiMurph said in Blues v Crusaders:

                              That's absolutely horrendous if true.

                              remember that excludes season ticket holders, and walkup crowds (which Auckland is notorious for)

                              I suspect 15k sales on the night

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                              • nzzpN nzzp

                                @KiwiMurph said in Blues v Crusaders:

                                That's absolutely horrendous if true.

                                remember that excludes season ticket holders, and walkup crowds (which Auckland is notorious for)

                                I suspect 15k sales on the night

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                                Steven Harris
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                                @nzzp hoping so ,under 10 would be a disgrace

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                                • nzzpN nzzp

                                  @KiwiMurph said in Blues v Crusaders:

                                  That's absolutely horrendous if true.

                                  remember that excludes season ticket holders, and walkup crowds (which Auckland is notorious for)

                                  I suspect 15k sales on the night

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                                  @nzzp said in Blues v Crusaders:

                                  @KiwiMurph said in Blues v Crusaders:

                                  That's absolutely horrendous if true.

                                  remember that excludes season ticket holders, and walkup crowds (which Auckland is notorious for)

                                  I suspect 15k sales on the night

                                  I'm down at the game there is a hell of a lot more than 5,000. Looks like a great turn out for a game this big.

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                                  • number9N number9

                                    @nzzp said in Blues v Crusaders:

                                    @KiwiMurph said in Blues v Crusaders:

                                    That's absolutely horrendous if true.

                                    remember that excludes season ticket holders, and walkup crowds (which Auckland is notorious for)

                                    I suspect 15k sales on the night

                                    I'm down at the game there is a hell of a lot more than 5,000. Looks like a great turn out for a game this big.

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                                    nzzp
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                                    @number9 said in Blues v Crusaders:

                                    @nzzp said in Blues v Crusaders:

                                    @KiwiMurph said in Blues v Crusaders:

                                    That's absolutely horrendous if true.

                                    remember that excludes season ticket holders, and walkup crowds (which Auckland is notorious for)

                                    I suspect 15k sales on the night

                                    I'm down at the game there is a hell of a lot more than 5,000. Looks like a great turn out for a game this big.

                                    Same

                                    Not sure it's quite 15k, but it's a decent crowd

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                                      Duluth
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                                      Eklund on the bench according to the list Sky showed

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                                        KiwiMurph
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                                        Sky saying 20k + crowd

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                                        • KiwiMurphK KiwiMurph

                                          Sky saying 20k + crowd

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                                          @KiwiMurph said in Blues v Crusaders:

                                          Sky saying 20k + crowd

                                          That wouldn't surprise me given the ground. A good crowd can look sparse when spread out.

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