Chiefs v Drua
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Question for Chiefs/Waikato fans? Whenever a kicker kicks the ball out of the stadium from a conversion or penalty, do they have a group of kids collecting them? It happens more often than not.
@Canes4life said in Chiefs v Drua:
Question for Chiefs/Waikato fans? Whenever a kicker kicks the ball out of the stadium from a conversion or penalty, do they have a group of kids collecting them? It happens more often than not.
Most likely. The ball used to go out of the ground much more in the old days of Rugby Park. Now you have a giant TV screen at one end to act as a barrier.
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I fucking like the Drua.
Penalty given on about the 22, in front of posts.
Kick for 3? No.
Kick for corner and lineout/maul-try? No.
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Very happy with that performance overall. My only gripes are the mistakes in the first half which led to a couple of tries instantly from Drua, and Xavier Roe looked farkin poor off the bench. Also, ALB copped a knee in the back of the head.
That drone show low-key fucking slapped.
@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs v Drua:
That drone show low-key fucking slapped.
I've got to say that what Sky showed of the drone light show was not close to the whole spectacle. And then we had fuckin' Kirstie Stanway talking over it.
As to the game, I thought both starting locks played well. I'm not the biggest fan of MSR but he was busy. Tupou owned the kickoff receptions but completely butchered a try early in the 2nd half by not passing to Finau.
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@akan004 said in Chiefs v Drua:
DMac is still far too loose. Wouldn't want him starting for the ABs at 10.
What? I am trying to comprehend this. Who in Super Rugby would you have instead? In my opinion, if Dmac goes down, the ABs are in a world of trouble.
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@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs v Drua:
That drone show low-key fucking slapped.
I've got to say that what Sky showed of the drone light show was not close to the whole spectacle. And then we had fuckin' Kirstie Stanway talking over it.
As to the game, I thought both starting locks played well. I'm not the biggest fan of MSR but he was busy. Tupou owned the kickoff receptions but completely butchered a try early in the 2nd half by not passing to Finau.
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@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs v Drua:
Very happy with that performance overall. My only gripes are the mistakes in the first half which led to a couple of tries instantly from Drua, and Xavier Roe looked farkin poor off the bench. Also, ALB copped a knee in the back of the head.
That drone show low-key fucking slapped.
Drua look so big and strong and awesome when flowing on attack, very much like their 7s team on song. Chiefs did well to contain that for most of the game then pull away at the end.
For those of us oldies, does that mean you liked, or disliked the drone show?
@Machpants said in Chiefs v Drua:
For those of us oldies, does that mean you liked, or disliked the drone show?
Yeah sorry it was cool.
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@akan004 said in Chiefs v Drua:
DMac is still far too loose. Wouldn't want him starting for the ABs at 10.
What? I am trying to comprehend this. Who in Super Rugby would you have instead? In my opinion, if Dmac goes down, the ABs are in a world of trouble.
@Old-Samurai-Jack said in Chiefs v Drua:
@akan004 said in Chiefs v Drua:
DMac is still far too loose. Wouldn't want him starting for the ABs at 10.
What? I am trying to comprehend this. Who in Super Rugby would you have instead? In my opinion, if Dmac goes down, the ABs are in a world of trouble.
Name me a test match against a top test nation where he has actually performed at 10? Looking good against teams we are trashing by 40 points doesn't count. Take away his time and space and he goes missing. He was rubbish against Australia in Dunedin last year, a game which he should have dominated.
I hope that I'm wrong and that he's turned the corner, but I saw enough in this game that suggests he still lacks patience, often will go for the 50/50 plays that normally don't come off and tends to rush things.
As much as I don't rate Beauden anymore, I think he deserves first crack at the starting spot until DMac can prove to be the better option. DMac off the bench for me.
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@Old-Samurai-Jack said in Chiefs v Drua:
@akan004 said in Chiefs v Drua:
DMac is still far too loose. Wouldn't want him starting for the ABs at 10.
What? I am trying to comprehend this. Who in Super Rugby would you have instead? In my opinion, if Dmac goes down, the ABs are in a world of trouble.
Name me a test match against a top test nation where he has actually performed at 10? Looking good against teams we are trashing by 40 points doesn't count. Take away his time and space and he goes missing. He was rubbish against Australia in Dunedin last year, a game which he should have dominated.
I hope that I'm wrong and that he's turned the corner, but I saw enough in this game that suggests he still lacks patience, often will go for the 50/50 plays that normally don't come off and tends to rush things.
As much as I don't rate Beauden anymore, I think he deserves first crack at the starting spot until DMac can prove to be the better option. DMac off the bench for me.
@akan004 said in Chiefs v Drua:
As much as I don't rate Beauden anymore, I think he deserves first crack at the starting spot until DMac can prove to be the better option. DMac off the bench for me.
BB has been a proven sub-standard 10 at test level for a long time now.
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@Old-Samurai-Jack said in Chiefs v Drua:
@akan004 said in Chiefs v Drua:
DMac is still far too loose. Wouldn't want him starting for the ABs at 10.
What? I am trying to comprehend this. Who in Super Rugby would you have instead? In my opinion, if Dmac goes down, the ABs are in a world of trouble.
Name me a test match against a top test nation where he has actually performed at 10? Looking good against teams we are trashing by 40 points doesn't count. Take away his time and space and he goes missing. He was rubbish against Australia in Dunedin last year, a game which he should have dominated.
I hope that I'm wrong and that he's turned the corner, but I saw enough in this game that suggests he still lacks patience, often will go for the 50/50 plays that normally don't come off and tends to rush things.
As much as I don't rate Beauden anymore, I think he deserves first crack at the starting spot until DMac can prove to be the better option. DMac off the bench for me.
@akan004 said in Chiefs v Drua:
As much as I don't rate Beauden anymore, I think he deserves first crack at the starting spot
that's retarded
The ABs completely changed when they finally fucked BB off from 10 after the disaster in South Africa, and you want to go back??? i struggle to remember the last time he was even decent at 10
DMac may not be perfect, far from it actually, but he's way better than everyone else.
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@akan004 said in Chiefs v Drua:
As much as I don't rate Beauden anymore, I think he deserves first crack at the starting spot
that's retarded
The ABs completely changed when they finally fucked BB off from 10 after the disaster in South Africa, and you want to go back??? i struggle to remember the last time he was even decent at 10
DMac may not be perfect, far from it actually, but he's way better than everyone else.
@mariner4life said in Chiefs v Drua:
DMac may not be perfect, far from it actually, but he's way better than everyone else.
When I see evidence of that at test level I will agree with you. Haven't seen it yet.
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whereas you have a mountain of evidence that BB can't do it, yet you want to go back to that? Seems legit
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@mariner4life said in Chiefs v Drua:
DMac may not be perfect, far from it actually, but he's way better than everyone else.
When I see evidence of that at test level I will agree with you. Haven't seen it yet.
@akan004 said in Chiefs v Drua:
@mariner4life said in Chiefs v Drua:
DMac may not be perfect, far from it actually, but he's way better than everyone else.
When I see evidence of that at test level I will agree with you. Haven't seen it yet.
How does one get evidence if he doesn't start? The England series is a fantastic way to see if he can step up. Rolling out BB one more time does not help us find a 10 going forward.
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@mariner4life said in Chiefs v Drua:
DMac may not be perfect, far from it actually, but he's way better than everyone else.
When I see evidence of that at test level I will agree with you. Haven't seen it yet.
@akan004 said in Chiefs v Drua:
@mariner4life said in Chiefs v Drua:
DMac may not be perfect, far from it actually, but he's way better than everyone else.
When I see evidence of that at test level I will agree with you. Haven't seen it yet.
He was bloody outstanding V Argentina in Argentina last year in a game many were picking the argies would trip us up in.
Agree not his best against Aussie but we had our second string forward pack and Christie delivering him the ball at a rate the local postman would likely surprass.
BB is the epitome of 50/50 plays after 3 years of wathcing him chip kick the ball on his own 22 as we haven't broken the defensive line after 3 rucks I've had more than enough of his "play" at 10 to last me a lifetime.
Yes Dmac needs to deliver this year - but the only way to test him is to start him and see how he goes.
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@Bones said in Chiefs v Drua:
Classic that BB deserves first crack. What the fuck has he done to deserve it I wonder?
well durr, he was world player of the year.
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@Bones said in Chiefs v Drua:
Classic that BB deserves first crack. What the fuck has he done to deserve it I wonder?
well durr, he was world player of the year.
@mariner4life said in Chiefs v Drua:
@Bones said in Chiefs v Drua:
Classic that BB deserves first crack. What the fuck has he done to deserve it I wonder?
well durr, he was world player of the year.
Ardie for ten.
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I'll just leave this here. Too flakey eh. Can't see him being wanted by the A....
