Blues v Crusaders
-
Given the influence of cards on the game, I find it completely incomprehensible how easily the ref pulled a card on the blues and resisted it on the Saders.
This post is deleted! -
This post is deleted!
-
@RoninWC said in Blues v Crusaders:
@Chris said in Blues v Crusaders:
@RoninWC said in Blues v Crusaders:
Absolute shocker from the ref costs the Blues.
Crusaders laying around every ruck and/or hands over the ball, WTF.
That last call on the held up sums up the ref's performance, knee clearly on the ground but clueless ref gives it to the Saders. That's not earned, that's given.
Big fan of Beauden but that was arse from him all game, has gone backwards but then Mounga not much better.
What a load of BS,Blame everyone else but yo ur team.Who were perfect obviously.
Hahaha, clearly touched a nerve haven't I so you leap to defend the honour of your precious Cantabs and probably still butthurt over last week's loss.
Pffft, watch the closing stages again and this time try taking off the eye patch.
Like Christie not taping the quick penalty correctly but the ref played on and Clarke scored, which should've been disallowed or Heem taking Burke out in the air from a kick bringing him down to the ground even though Burke had the ball, no YC and no penalty.
Take your Eye patch of it went both ways,Just keep blaming the Ref for losing as it is all his fault as your boys were god like perfect.
I think it is your nerve that got hit you lost and spat the dummy at the Ref.Quite happy we beat you don't care about last week its all about the 4 points tonight.
Was it the Refs when you lost to the brumbies was it of course it was.
-
Well, I predicted the Crusaders forwards vs the Blues flash Harrys. It was kind of similar, the Crusader's efficiency vs the Blue's ability to strike from anywhere. Both teams had their moments both at efficiency and striking from deep. Could have gone either way.
For the Crusaders, Whitelock, S. Barrett, and Blackadder seem to be the backbone of the team and also the difference tonight. Moody was moody and back. LF very good.
For the Blues, I get the feeling if they had a dominant and mobile tight five, they would be pretty much unstoppable. Rampant loosies and some of the best strikers in the game. Long may they struggle in that department. -
After thinking on game, I really enjoyed it, loved that I didn't care who won and could just watch. Crusaders were pretty good as were Blues, and when it all comes down to it the 2 props getting injured early may well have cost the Blues the game, but that's how the cookie crumbles. Makes for interesting rematch.
-
This post is deleted!
-
I haven't read any of the comments yet, so this may have been discussed.
Doleman, as usual, was very inconsistent with his rulings and what should have been a YC. But Papalii showed a lack of leadership in the last 5 mins but not being in Doleman's ear as any good captain should have been, so that Christie was given a YC for such a cynical professional foul.
-
I haven't read any of the comments yet, so this may have been discussed.
Doleman, as usual, was very inconsistent with his rulings and what should have been a YC. But Papalii showed a lack of leadership in the last 5 mins but not being in Doleman's ear as any good captain should have been, so that Christie was given a YC for such a cynical professional foul.
-
@Bovidae the last 5mins of the match? Dalton was off the field
Agree he wasn’t putting pressure on the ref though. The lack of YC rulings through most of the second was crazy and the captain should’ve been making a lot of noise
-
Haven't watched the full game, only the "mini" on Stan* on phone, between watching the cricket on the tele, (edit) and haven't read the tthread ...
But am I wrong in thinking there is some inconsistency in rulings of what is "maintaining" possession?
It seems last week maintaining possession meant remaining contact with the ball, but this week not.
Or did Iiss something in my cursory glance at the highlights?
-
- there's an opportunity for Stan to get an editor to create a genuine highlights package. 40-45 mins, rather than the 25 mins. There's room for more play to get a better picture of the game, and room for the scoring plays starting at the restart of play, not some random point in the middle.
-
-
@Toddy said in Blues v Crusaders:
@Bovidae said in Blues v Crusaders:
@Duluth So whoever was captain at that time.
Beauden Barrett?
I do remember him talking to Doleman, so probably.
-
@Toddy said in Blues v Crusaders:
@Bovidae said in Blues v Crusaders:
@Duluth So whoever was captain at that time.
Beauden Barrett?
I do remember him talking to Doleman, so probably.
-
Dalton did go and talk to the ref a couple of times, once when the Blues had a period on attack and the crusaders should have had at least a warning.
Christie is a bit of an anomaly, when the blues go well, he is central to everything on attack and scrambling defence, but geez he really goes into headless chook mode firing passes all over the show and not controlling things.
Really surprised Leon didn't yank him earlier, Funaki has looked sharp off the bench
-
Finally got to watch the game to see what all the yellow card fuss was about. Agree the Crusaders were lucky to avoid a couple of yellows. I hate seeing yellows, so not complaining
I wouldn't be too concerned with that loss if I were the Blues. Crusaders got two tries when the Blues were down to 13 and they crossed the Crusader line twice without reward. On another day things could easily have gone the Blue's way.
Crusaders won the game that mattered last year after losing to the Blues at home during the season. No reason why the Blues can't do the same thing.
-
Dalton did go and talk to the ref a couple of times, once when the Blues had a period on attack and the crusaders should have had at least a warning.
Christie is a bit of an anomaly, when the blues go well, he is central to everything on attack and scrambling defence, but geez he really goes into headless chook mode firing passes all over the show and not controlling things.
Really surprised Leon didn't yank him earlier, Funaki has looked sharp off the bench
-
@taniwharugby As a halfback, Christie is more of a liability than most if you rush him and get in his face. I wouldn't be confident if he played in a RWC knockout match.
