Waratahs v Crusaders
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After watching game , I went to nbed thinking I had just watched a couple of bog standard teams play, and the game's saving grace was score alternating. For Crusaders Reece was full energy bunny, but generally apart from maybe Hannah ,I didn't think any really put hand up. Have to agree with @DaGrubster ,I not sure Grace looks test class, good in lineouts, but fairly average apart from that? Backline just seem flat as f*** to me, headless chooks at time. Defence quite optional.
Tahs deserved win, but were hardly a real good team either!It must be pretty hard for any of the Crusaders players to shine at the moment as the team is in crisis mode and trying to get their season to a point of some type of respectability.
Not sure if the Tahs deserved it but they took their chance when they got a sniff at the end. Much like the ABs in the Raynal test in Aus.
The clock/last kick is really curious. I don’t think I have ever had to consider thinking about this before.
I know they had a lot of injuries and defections but the Crusaders really shouldn’t be this bad!
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It must be pretty hard for any of the Crusaders players to shine at the moment as the team is in crisis mode and trying to get their season to a point of some type of respectability.
Not sure if the Tahs deserved it but they took their chance when they got a sniff at the end. Much like the ABs in the Raynal test in Aus.
The clock/last kick is really curious. I don’t think I have ever had to consider thinking about this before.
I know they had a lot of injuries and defections but the Crusaders really shouldn’t be this bad!
@DaGrubster said in Waratahs v Crusaders:
I know they had a lot of injuries and defections but the Crusaders really shouldn’t be this bad!
The Tahs tried to hand that game to the Crusaders multiple times in the last 10 minutes. The game had some really good tries, but the tackling was terrible.
Restart retrieval from both sides was atrocious. They are struggling to win for a reason. And at the end the Saders definitely blew it mentally - the kick, the knock forward by JM and then a terrible lineout meant they can look inwards as to why that game got away from them.
All that, and they'll still probably make the 8 with soft teams to come.
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@Kirwan said in Waratahs v Crusaders:
Pretty damning of the comp structure if they do.
It demeans regular season, but keeps lower mid table teams interested. And frankly it's about broadcasting dollars.
Original Super was merit based - 11 games, top 4 go to knockouts. And not too long a comp so if you don't perform it doesn't drag on and on. I have vivid memories as a Blues fan of our season basically being over at Easter (or even before the end of the cricket season!), but the comp having months to go.
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Where was the on field leadership (or even waterboy) making sure the time was confirmed by the ref and the captain saying wait for the clock etc? Was drummand still on the field to have a quiet word? DId the ref get questioned as to why the restart if the clock was red?
Leadership is an issue still with so many rookies methinks
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@Kirwan by making the top 8 the Crusaders can still ruin someone's season, we could knock out the Hurricanes in the quarters...
The already have ruined someone’s season. Their own.
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@Kirwan by making the top 8 the Crusaders can still ruin someone's season, we could knock out the Hurricanes in the quarters...
