Crusaders v Reds

Damo

@Damo said in Crusaders v Reds:

@Nevorian said in Crusaders v Reds:

So general consensus would be Havili experiment has cost the Crusaders tonight?

I think that is a bit harsh. He's been OK. One charge down but otherwise he has been competent.

Just what an All Black team needs to spark them

I was not suggesting that he is an All Black 10 (or an All Black anything frankly). Just that you can't blame the position the Crusaders were in on him.

I would put more blame on dodgy lineout throwing.

This one is not over yet.

KiwiMurph

Smart to target Vunivalu's wing

Canes4life

Reds are about to botch another one

MN5

@Damo said in Crusaders v Reds:

@MN5 said in Crusaders v Reds:

@Damo said in Crusaders v Reds:

@Nevorian said in Crusaders v Reds:

So general consensus would be Havili experiment has cost the Crusaders tonight?

I think that is a bit harsh. He's been OK. One charge down but otherwise he has been competent.

Just what an All Black team needs to spark them

I was not suggesting that he is an All Black 10 (or an All Black anything frankly). Just that you can't blame the position the Crusaders were in on him.

I would put more blame on dodgy lineout throwing.

This one is not over yet.

He was moved there by request from the AB coach though was he not ?

Damo

@MN5 said in Crusaders v Reds:

@Damo said in Crusaders v Reds:

@MN5 said in Crusaders v Reds:

@Damo said in Crusaders v Reds:

@Nevorian said in Crusaders v Reds:

So general consensus would be Havili experiment has cost the Crusaders tonight?

I think that is a bit harsh. He's been OK. One charge down but otherwise he has been competent.

Just what an All Black team needs to spark them

I was not suggesting that he is an All Black 10 (or an All Black anything frankly). Just that you can't blame the position the Crusaders were in on him.

I would put more blame on dodgy lineout throwing.

This one is not over yet.

He was moved there by request from the AB coach though was he not ?

I suspect they only want to see if they can get away with him covering 10 on the bench.

Jury is still out on that.

Victor Meldrew

@MN5 said in Crusaders v Reds:

He was moved there by request from the AB coach though was he not ?

Yep. And good to see the coaches working together.

Duluth

Good defence

Hames is terrible

Damo

That is a dodgy call there. He said "release" player pulled his hands out and disrupted the ball. Should be a PK to Crusaders.

KiwiMurph

Deserved Reds win.

Highly entertaining game.

Duluth

The Reds finally win a close one

Horatio

@Damo I guess its balanced out by the fact they got awarded a try without grounding the ball?

booboo

Going in to bat for the Saders: ref missed a couple of "marginal" calls at the end.

KiwiMurph

@booboo said in Crusaders v Reds:

Going in to bat for the Saders: ref missed a couple of "marginal" calls at the end.

And Crusaders got awarded a try they shouldn't have.

Frank

Was Havili good at 10?

booboo

@Horatio said in Crusaders v Reds:

@Damo I guess its balanced out by the fact they got awarded a try without grounding the ball?

AR saw it down. TV did not show it not down.

KiwiMurph

@Frank said in Crusaders v Reds:

Was Havili good at 10?

Mixed

Mostly fine but got charged down badly for a Reds try

KiwiMurph

@booboo said in Crusaders v Reds:

@Horatio said in Crusaders v Reds:

@Damo I guess its balanced out by the fact they got awarded a try without grounding the ball?

AR saw it down. TV did not show it not down.

AR was wrong and TMO was gutless. Reds got dudded.

Horatio

@booboo Lol

Damo

@Horatio said in Crusaders v Reds:

@Damo I guess its balanced out by the fact they got awarded a try without grounding the ball?

Yeah the TMO decision was far worse.

I just thought that was a pretty clear decision that ref bottled because of the time on the clock. Any other time in the game he very likely gives that PK.

Duluth

@KiwiMurph said in Crusaders v Reds:

@Frank said in Crusaders v Reds:

Was Havili good at 10?

Mixed

Mostly fine but got charged down badly for a Reds try

The best 10 the Crusaders have had this year. Not an AB level performance but they should stick with him

The Silver Fern

Crusaders v Reds