Crusaders v Blues

KiwiMurph

If Reds can bring the same defensive line next week as they did last night they'll eye up a win vs Blues.

antipodean

Christ on a bike the NZR looks amateur when a representative makes a rambling, disjointed speech like that.

kev

Choat and Grace the pick of the loosies for me, Christie had a huge game on D
Tuipolotu had one of his best games in a while

Saders pack - lineout in particular was very good and with out big Sam...

Pleased to see a glimpse of BBs running game.. may it grow and continue

The trouble with BB’s running game is it starts at 70mins. That is no good to his team.

Duluth

It didn’t affect the result but the TMO should be stood down for missing that huge knock on

antipodean

Fainga'anuku had a strong game.

Toddy

@Duluth said in Crusaders v Blues:

It didn’t affect the result but the TMO should be stood down for missing that huge knock on

Was it three phases of play after the knock on? Isn't there a rule that the TMO can only go back two phases?

Duluth

@Toddy that’s an old rule. Plus they were reviewing that exact moment for the card

Dan54

@kev said in Crusaders v Blues:

@Mattasaurus said in Crusaders v Blues:

Choat and Grace the pick of the loosies for me, Christie had a huge game on D
Tuipolotu had one of his best games in a while

Saders pack - lineout in particular was very good and with out big Sam...

Pleased to see a glimpse of BBs running game.. may it grow and continue

The trouble with BB’s running game is it starts at 70mins. That is no good to his team.

Whole team seems to use kick as first attack option until after the 60 min mark, makes you wonder who Blues attack coach is, if it's Rangi is this going to be ABs going forward?

Toddy

@Duluth said in Crusaders v Blues:

@Toddy that’s an old rule. Plus they were reviewing that exact moment for the card

Might be old - but is it still the relevant rule? (I've got no idea...). Or is it more the case the TMO should've picked it up earlier - before the try was scored?

Dan54

@Mattasaurus said in Crusaders v Blues:

Choat and Grace the pick of the loosies for me, Christie had a huge game on D

I thought Grace was good for a most of first half, took great lineout ball etc, but didn't really notice him a lot in second

Chris B.

@antipodean said in Crusaders v Blues:

Fainga'anuku had a strong game.

Yeah - thought he and Havili were both very prominent in the second half. Leicester finished the game especially strongly.

Duluth

@Toddy said in Crusaders v Blues:

@Duluth said in Crusaders v Blues:

@Toddy that’s an old rule. Plus they were reviewing that exact moment for the card

Might be old - but is it still the relevant rule? (I've got no idea...). Or is it more the case the TMO should've picked it up earlier - before the try was scored?

3 phases went a few years ago I believe. They look at what the ref asks them to. The play the tmo reviewed, and the angle he saw, showed a clear knock on

But yes the on field officials were at fault too. It was a huge knock on

Gunner

@antipodean said in Crusaders v Blues:

Fainga'anuku had a strong game.

Obviously pumped after Razors comments the other day…

SBW1

Bovidae

@Canes4life said in Crusaders v Blues:

Lol Karl Te Nana saying this is a top of the table clash. Is the guy thick? Clearly the Chiefs are at the top.

You answered your own question. Sky's commentators are generally terrible, and he is near the top of that list.

I turned the volume down for the 2nd half so didn't hear that shocker.

Dan54

@Bovidae well calling it top of table clash really doesn't have to be only the top of the ladder does it? I mean there would be no such thing as Chiefs can't play themsleves lol
When I work on a ladder I generally call most of the top half the top.

Bovidae

@Duluth said in Crusaders v Blues:

It didn’t affect the result but the TMO should be stood down for missing that huge knock on

Both Berry and Cronan are going to the RWC. That augurs well.

Crucial

@kev said in Crusaders v Blues:

@Mattasaurus said in Crusaders v Blues:

Choat and Grace the pick of the loosies for me, Christie had a huge game on D
Tuipolotu had one of his best games in a while

Saders pack - lineout in particular was very good and with out big Sam...

Pleased to see a glimpse of BBs running game.. may it grow and continue

The trouble with BB’s running game is it starts at 70mins. That is no good to his team.

The good thing about BB's running game is that it isn’t a cross field bomb

MiketheSnow

@Toddy said in Crusaders v Blues:

How can you release it after your tackled, not get to your feet, regather and pass the ball all from the ground.

That was an absolute fucking joke

ACT Crusader

@Tim said in Crusaders v Blues:

Blues are not using dummy runners, wrap arounds, any variety really.

That was surprising given they have used all of those things in previous games this season and played with a bit of variety in attack.

I know there was some pre-game banter on here about claiming underdog status, but I was feeling quietly confident not because we are playing our best footy but because I think we have a bit of a psychological edge given the record over recent years. We still have to play really well to win, but we seem to really lift to a finals like intensity facing the Blues.

The Silver Fern

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