QF - Lions v Crusaders

[antipodean]

<p>How on earth did he give that scrum penalty? The overhead was clear that the Lions drove sideways.</p>
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<p>Then to give the try after 30 seconds of wrestling is a joke.</p>

[gt12]

That's the penalty for contesting

[antipodean]

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<p>Todd shrugged off...</p>
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<p>Not tall enough to play against South Africans.</p>

[Stargazer]

<p>It's hard playing against Joubert.</p>

[KiwiMurph]

Footage shows Lions clearly got that maul try down early - it just took forever for Joubert to call it.<br><br>
Looked like a home town call on the scrum though.

[gt12]

22-10 and the crusaders are pretty fucked.<br><br>
They've been screwed by a few calls, screwed by a good Lions team (important to remember that), and pretty fucking useless the rest of the time (missed tackles, dropped balls).<br><br>
I can't see them winning, but I guess I stay up and see.

[Damo]

<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="antipodean" data-cid="599449" data-time="1469287018"><p>
How on earth did he give that scrum penalty? The overhead was clear that the Lions drove sideways.<br><br>
Then to give the try after 30 seconds of wrestling is a joke.</p></blockquote>
The only thing to ask at scrum time is which team is going forward before the collapse. <br><br>
That's it. No other considerations required.

[Bones]

Yeah Crusaders seem to be panicking a bit. Some silly stuff when they've had it a few phases, loose carries looking for the offload and no look passes to nowhere. I think they'll come back into it in the 2nd half. Calm heads needed.

[broughie]

<p>Its half time GT12.  It was always going to be a tall order.  Take a sedative.</p>

[gt12]

On All Black watch, not much to report - none have said, fuck, I'm an AB, I'll stand up and make an effort except for Whitelock and a few efforts by Read (he's also conceded two penalties).<br><br>
Luke fatass Romano is clearly trying to get himself out of the 4N squad with a shocking missed first up tackle (5 points) and a YC from a maul (another 7). To his credit, he has run well after his 10 minute break, but still too high to actually make any ground.

[Chris B.]

<p>Couldn't have hoped for a worse start! Romano outstanding in that regard.  :)</p>
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<p>Lions looking hungrier than us - we're going to have to have to hope they run out of gas, because it's hard to see our bench winning it for us.</p>

[ACT Crusader]

Haha the Lions pack angle in as a whole and Crockett is penalised. <br><br>
Romano and Macalai liabilities. <br><br>
Taufua has lost his punch. <br><br>
Richie started to get more involved ball in hand which is better to see. <br><br>
Lions rush defence good, we need to be a little smarter with the ball.

[antipodean]

<p>Some patience is all they need. When they mounted some pressure they got a try. The difficulty will be fixing their defence. They're not taking guys to ground and that's when they're not falling off tackles.</p>
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<p>Romano isn't bending the line on his carries either. If someone ran on his shoulder and he popped a pass, they'd probably waltz through.</p>

[Bones]

Thought Crockett has gone ok - that tackle on Skosan was legendary.

[Tordah]

<p>that was a bs penalty against Taufua</p>

[gt12]

Taufua having a good game too. Penalized to start the half

[antipodean]

<p>Seriously Joubert.</p>

[gt12]

Seriously???

[Chris B.]

<p>How many times is de Klerk allowed to knock the ball down, before he gets penalized - let alone carded?</p>
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<p>That's four now.</p>

[ACT Crusader]

This is better. Just be patient and the gaps will appear. <br><br>
Good offloading and support play.