Chiefs v Crusaders

[KiwiMurph]

Good game. Crusaders won't be too despondent.

Hopefully injured players on both sides are ok

[Mattasaurus]

Well done Chiefs

Super rugby still not a great product

Commentators still painful

Berry still one of my least favorite officials - that said I liked him calling for the ball to be used so quickly.

[KiwiMurph]

@Mattasaurus said in Chiefs v Crusaders:

Super rugby still not a great product

Interesting take after a good opening game in front of a good crowd

[African Monkey]

Good game that - well done to both teams. Crusaders will only get better with more time to build combinations as will the Chiefs. Hope Tupaea is OK.

[gt12]

@Kirwan said in Chiefs v Crusaders:

@gt12 said in Chiefs v Crusaders:

That was very very hard work.

If we have lost Dmac for an extended timeframe, we will not be going anywhere - Stevenson looks like half the player he is where they just shovel ball to him and hope he’ll do something.

Also really showed up our lack of depth - LCF and Tupou are two examples of players who just aren’t good enough for this level.

Stevensons kicking is so valuable from fullback.

Agreed, but he needs Dmac there to get his / our positioning right, plus we have no counter attack without Dmac out there holding defenders

[Kirwan]

@Mattasaurus said in Chiefs v Crusaders:

Well done Chiefs

Super rugby still not a great product

Commentators still painful

Berry still one of my least favorite officials - that said I liked him calling for the ball to be used so quickly.

Well I’m a neutral in that I hate both teams, and I enjoyed that game. Not sure what else you could ask for, that was a fun game, good trys, massive hits.

[Duluth]

@gt12 said in Chiefs v Crusaders:

If we have lost Dmac for an extended timeframe, we will not be going anywhere

If he’s out, start Jacomb

[chimoaus]

Not sure McLeod and Levi are going to be that dominant going forward.

[Kirwan]

@chimoaus said in Chiefs v Crusaders:

Not sure McLeod and Levi are going to be that dominant going forward.

Bit samey and not very involved.

[taniwharugby]

@chimoaus be better having Crotty at 12 and one if them outside him.

[gt12]

@Duluth said in Chiefs v Crusaders:

@gt12 said in Chiefs v Crusaders:

If we have lost Dmac for an extended timeframe, we will not be going anywhere

If he’s out, start Jacomb

Very tempting.

[chimoaus]

I will say that try to Roe in the first half was pure gold though.

[Duluth]

@taniwharugby said in Chiefs v Crusaders:

be better having Crotty at 12 and one if them outside him.

McLeod might be a better winger.

Havili is back soon too (next week?). I’d be tempted to find room for him and Crotty somehow

[KiwiPie]

I thought that game was great for an opener - contrast in styles, great intensity and a close finish. Plenty of mistakes but that added to the drama.

[Tim]

Yeah, the ball seemed to be in play a lot, and the pace was high. More please.

[Canes4life]

That game felt like Super Rugby of old. Well played by both teams.

[cgrant]

I wonder why Parker warmed the bench for such a long time. He came in at the 75th minute. It's very odd since the Chiefs forwards needed more fresh legs in the second spell.

[Old Samurai Jack]

Can't see Lio-Willie being kept out of the starting 15 for too long. Workhorse for the Crusaders in the 2nd-half.

[Canes4life]

@Old-Samurai-Jack agreed, Gardiner was rubbish in that first half.

[Yeetyaah]

Never in doubt