Crusaders 2024
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I wouldn’t want to play us in the quarterfinals
with all our players back. -
I wouldn’t want to play us in the quarterfinals
with all our players back.@chchfanatic who are all these players, Barrett yes , Taylor maybe , rest ain't that much maybe Williams
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@Dan54 said in Crusaders 2024:
@Bones said in Crusaders 2024:
@Canes4life said in Crusaders 2024:
But jog on with your fickle support, just don't come running back when the Crusaders start winning again
Not sure telling supporters to jog on is the best thing for the game.
I don't think the post he was responding to was from a supporter mate, just someone who swaps between codes as suits.
No the person he responded to has been a long time Crusader supporter and has been heavily involved in the Chch rugby scene for a long time.
@Chris thanks mate. First year without being involved for 27 years. The CRFU has finally worn me down. They have zero care for club rugby. We have lost 2 great clubs this year and I know there’s a couple more that are struggling too.
For what they pay 1 All Black a year would be enough money to run all of club rugby in chch. Rant over
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@chchfanatic who are all these players, Barrett yes , Taylor maybe , rest ain't that much maybe Williams
@george33 Blackadder , Lio Willie.
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I wouldn’t want to play us in the quarterfinals
with all our players back.@chchfanatic said in Crusaders 2024:
I wouldn’t want to play us in the quarterfinals
with all our players back.Have to make the quarterfinals first
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@george33 Blackadder , Lio Willie.
Just a hooker that can throw would be nice.@chchfanatic Blackadder impossible, he will last all of 10 minutes if he even returns
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@chchfanatic said in Crusaders 2024:
I wouldn’t want to play us in the quarterfinals
with all our players back.Have to make the quarterfinals first
@Kirwan haha very true. Hopefully we can pick up a few wins.
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If the evil empire can get a few wins to end the season, and have a few of their better players back, they are a team I wouldn't want in the first round.
Especially, if they can get better cohesion with what they can do with their available players, they could be much more dangerous. They look to me like they don't have a clear strategy of how they want to play on both sides of the ball.
If they simplified the game plan to maximise the skills of the players they have, I could see them being much more dangerous.
For example, I don't think they should be starting Heinz, but if they must, then ruck a kick/chase game off his box kicks.
Aumua should be brought into to 12 to be a go forward bail out option and basically the ball won't go much further past him (or Reece on the short ball) when they do run it unless there is a clear scoring option.
So, take out the side to side and opt for territory at the expense of anything in their half. Focus on in-hand kicking from 10 and from Fihaki, with lots of contestables to suit their wings and FB in the air.
For the forwards, the line-out needs fixing urgently. If they can't get that right, nothing else will really matter tbh. After that, it's accuracy on both sides of the ball and adding a few more class players.
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@Dan54 said in Crusaders 2024:
@Bones said in Crusaders 2024:
@Canes4life said in Crusaders 2024:
But jog on with your fickle support, just don't come running back when the Crusaders start winning again
Not sure telling supporters to jog on is the best thing for the game.
I don't think the post he was responding to was from a supporter mate, just someone who swaps between codes as suits.
No the person he responded to has been a long time Crusader supporter and has been heavily involved in the Chch rugby scene for a long time.
@Chris said in Crusaders 2024:
@Dan54 said in Crusaders 2024:
@Bones said in Crusaders 2024:
@Canes4life said in Crusaders 2024:
But jog on with your fickle support, just don't come running back when the Crusaders start winning again
Not sure telling supporters to jog on is the best thing for the game.
I don't think the post he was responding to was from a supporter mate, just someone who swaps between codes as suits.
No the person he responded to has been a long time Crusader supporter and has been heavily involved in the Chch rugby scene for a long time.
Ok , just the tone of his post seemed like a fickle type supporter who was crowing the death of rugby.
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@Chris said in Crusaders 2024:
@Dan54 said in Crusaders 2024:
@Bones said in Crusaders 2024:
@Canes4life said in Crusaders 2024:
But jog on with your fickle support, just don't come running back when the Crusaders start winning again
Not sure telling supporters to jog on is the best thing for the game.
I don't think the post he was responding to was from a supporter mate, just someone who swaps between codes as suits.
No the person he responded to has been a long time Crusader supporter and has been heavily involved in the Chch rugby scene for a long time.
Ok , just the tone of his post seemed like a fickle type supporter who was crowing the death of rugby.
@Dan54 said in Crusaders 2024:
@Chris said in Crusaders 2024:
@Dan54 said in Crusaders 2024:
@Bones said in Crusaders 2024:
@Canes4life said in Crusaders 2024:
But jog on with your fickle support, just don't come running back when the Crusaders start winning again
Not sure telling supporters to jog on is the best thing for the game.
I don't think the post he was responding to was from a supporter mate, just someone who swaps between codes as suits.
No the person he responded to has been a long time Crusader supporter and has been heavily involved in the Chch rugby scene for a long time.
Ok , just the tone of his post seemed like a fickle type supporter who was crowing the death of rugby.
No he is a true blue rugby man.
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On a positive note, I have never seen so many people making comments in the Crusaders thread from other franchises before. Crusaders 2024, bringing people together
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On a positive note, I have never seen so many people making comments in the Crusaders thread from other franchises before. Crusaders 2024, bringing people together
@Old-Samurai-Jack Yup, it's exactly like the Blues threads in the 2010s haha.
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Tabai Matson is leaving his current job. He would be the perfect man to rebuild the Crusaders. https://twitter.com/rugbyinsideline/status/1773040485390602634
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Ignoring the Crusaders are bad = problems for the ABs. The actual shape of the saders in the example is so awful, who is attack coach there?
https://www.rugbypass.com/plus/will-the-crusaders-decline-spark-a-slow-death-for-new-zealand-rugby/
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Ignoring the Crusaders are bad = problems for the ABs. The actual shape of the saders in the example is so awful, who is attack coach there?
https://www.rugbypass.com/plus/will-the-crusaders-decline-spark-a-slow-death-for-new-zealand-rugby/
@Machpants said in Crusaders 2024:
Ignoring the Crusaders are bad = problems for the ABs. The actual shape of the saders in the example is so awful, who is attack coach there?
https://www.rugbypass.com/plus/will-the-crusaders-decline-spark-a-slow-death-for-new-zealand-rugby/
James Marshall who I don't rate and was surprised he got the job.
Last Season Scott Hansen covered his arse by developing game plans for different teams but is not there now. -
@Machpants said in Crusaders 2024:
Ignoring the Crusaders are bad = problems for the ABs. The actual shape of the saders in the example is so awful, who is attack coach there?
https://www.rugbypass.com/plus/will-the-crusaders-decline-spark-a-slow-death-for-new-zealand-rugby/
James Marshall who I don't rate and was surprised he got the job.
Last Season Scott Hansen covered his arse by developing game plans for different teams but is not there now. -
@Chris what's Ellison covering this year? I understand he's been defence since 2021 but didn't his role change this year with Matt Todd joining the group?
@ruggabee said in Crusaders 2024:
@Chris what's Ellison covering this year? I understand he's been defence since 2021 but didn't his role change this year with Matt Todd joining the group?
Ellison Still Defence helped by Todd who also has the breakdown to look after.
Ellison also covers the MF structure.
