Crusaders v Blues
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Their starting halfback is a journeyman who wouldn't make the wider squad of other NZ sides & their replacement halfback is a 19 year old. Leon's Blues ought to be firm favourites and you know it mate.
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Definitely a big choke if the Blues don't comfortably win it:beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:
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Definitely a big choke if the Blues don't comfortably win it:beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:
@Old-Samurai-Jack said in Crusaders v Blues:
Definitely a big choke if the Blues don't comfortably win it:beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:
Lol! There it is.
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Gardiner injured or paying the price for a slightly disappointing few games at 6?
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@Bovidae said in Crusaders v Blues:
@mariner4life said in Crusaders v Blues:
The only place i give the saders the advantage is in the tight 5.
The Blues should have an advantage in the scrum once the props are replaced.
I think that's the plan for Akira as well, they want to finish strong.
@Kirwan said in Crusaders v Blues:
@Bovidae said in Crusaders v Blues:
@mariner4life said in Crusaders v Blues:
The only place i give the saders the advantage is in the tight 5.
The Blues should have an advantage in the scrum once the props are replaced.
I think that's the plan for Akira as well, they want to finish strong.
Why are they starting with Choat ahead of Akira?
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@mariner4life said in Crusaders v Blues:
@Kirwan said in Crusaders v Blues:
@mariner4life said in Crusaders v Blues:
on paper the blues deserve to be strong favourites
Not with the Crusaders home advantage and Jordan back.
lol scrambling for the underdog status is unseemly.
That Blues starting backline and bench is significantly better, and the loosies are very strong. The only place i give the saders the advantage is in the tight 5.
Not scrambling, being realistic. I don't think it's true that the Blues are favourites, and gave my reasons.
Do you not think Jordan is a factor, or home advantage?
@Kirwan said in Crusaders v Blues:
Do you not think Jordan is a factor, or home advantage?
He's no R. Ioane, or even Caleb Clarke, I've been told.
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@Kirwan said in Crusaders v Blues:
@Bovidae said in Crusaders v Blues:
@mariner4life said in Crusaders v Blues:
The only place i give the saders the advantage is in the tight 5.
The Blues should have an advantage in the scrum once the props are replaced.
I think that's the plan for Akira as well, they want to finish strong.
Why are they starting with Choat ahead of Akira?
@Frank said in Crusaders v Blues:
@Kirwan said in Crusaders v Blues:
@Bovidae said in Crusaders v Blues:
@mariner4life said in Crusaders v Blues:
The only place i give the saders the advantage is in the tight 5.
The Blues should have an advantage in the scrum once the props are replaced.
I think that's the plan for Akira as well, they want to finish strong.
Why are they starting with Choat ahead of Akira?
Because Choat is better with a higher workrate?
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@Kirwan said in Crusaders v Blues:
@Bovidae said in Crusaders v Blues:
@mariner4life said in Crusaders v Blues:
The only place i give the saders the advantage is in the tight 5.
The Blues should have an advantage in the scrum once the props are replaced.
I think that's the plan for Akira as well, they want to finish strong.
Why are they starting with Choat ahead of Akira?
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@Kirwan said in Crusaders v Blues:
Do you not think Jordan is a factor, or home advantage?
He's no R. Ioane, or even Caleb Clarke, I've been told.
@nostrildamus said in Crusaders v Blues:
@Kirwan said in Crusaders v Blues:
Do you not think Jordan is a factor, or home advantage?
He's no R. Ioane, or even Caleb Clarke, I've been told.
Please look up what "on par with" means. It'll help future conversations.
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Suafoa has been one of the Blues best this year and he's also on the bench. Lay has been going better than Renata. They seem to be putting an emphasis on how the pack finishes the match.
@Duluth said in Crusaders v Blues:
Suafoa has been one of the Blues best this year and he's also on the bench. Lay has been going better than Renata. They seem to be putting an emphasis on how the pack finishes the match.
Yeah, Suafoa has been huge for us this year and with Lay being on the bench as well, it's clear what the strategy is.
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@Frank said in Crusaders v Blues:
@Kirwan said in Crusaders v Blues:
@Bovidae said in Crusaders v Blues:
@mariner4life said in Crusaders v Blues:
The only place i give the saders the advantage is in the tight 5.
The Blues should have an advantage in the scrum once the props are replaced.
I think that's the plan for Akira as well, they want to finish strong.
Why are they starting with Choat ahead of Akira?
Because Choat is better with a higher workrate?
@Jailbreak7 it's more a tactical decision than one being better than the other as they are completely different styles of players.
I'd expect Akira to come on at around the 50 minute mark.
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@Jailbreak7 it's more a tactical decision than one being better than the other as they are completely different styles of players.
I'd expect Akira to come on at around the 50 minute mark.
@African-Monkey Keep expecting Akira to hit the turbo button, hoping we will see a head-turning performance from him to give Fozzie something to think about.
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@African-Monkey Keep expecting Akira to hit the turbo button, hoping we will see a head-turning performance from him to give Fozzie something to think about.
@Jailbreak7 said in Crusaders v Blues:
@African-Monkey Keep expecting Akira to hit the turbo button, hoping we will see a head-turning performance from him to give Fozzie something to think about.
Did you see him last week, seemed to have ignored the turbo and just gone full V8 power.
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Holy smokes! So much for the lack of interest in Super rugby. The Chiefs game and now this sell out. Hope the crowd give the latte drinkers a good old-fashioned ear shellacking (without the inbred boorish shit that sometimes goes on...).
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Holy smokes! So much for the lack of interest in Super rugby. The Chiefs game and now this sell out. Hope the crowd give the latte drinkers a good old-fashioned ear shellacking (without the inbred boorish shit that sometimes goes on...).
@Old-Samurai-Jack said in Crusaders v Blues:
Holy smokes! So much for the lack of interest in Super rugby. The Chiefs game and now this sell out. Hope the crowd give the latte drinkers a good old-fashioned ear shellacking (without the inbred boorish shit that sometimes goes on...).
Tell me you are over 40 without saying you are over 40.
Should be a great game, awesome it’s sold out.
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