Blues v Crusaders

[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!

[Chris B.]

@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.

[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.

[nostrildamus]

@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.

[Old Samurai Jack]

@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?

[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

FIFY

[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

FIFY

Den stora finalen.

[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

FIFY

Den stora finalen.

I assume you're speaking Norwegish?

[nostrildamus]

@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

FIFY

Den stora finalen.

I assume you're speaking Norwegish?

Stockholmska

[Steven Harris]

Heard ticket sales are not great only around 5k

[Bovidae]

Rieko to have a big game on his birthday?

[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).

[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

[Steven Harris]

@nzzp hoping so ,under 10 would be a disgrace

[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.

[nzzp]

@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

[Duluth]

Eklund on the bench according to the list Sky showed

[KiwiMurph]

Sky saying 20k + crowd

[antipodean]

@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.

[Steven Harris]

@KiwiMurph looks more like 10-12 gaps all around the stadium