Brumbies v Crusaders
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This game is almost on the 20th anniversary of the 2004 final (that was the 22nd of May). Ben Blair played well.
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This game is almost on the 20th anniversary of the 2004 final (that was the 22nd of May). Ben Blair played well.
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@george33 said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
@Chris I Am and Tamiti ? What's happened there ,has he been up North for the week
To bring Tamaiti Williams back and straight into the starting line up in a NZ derby when he hasn’t played any rugby since week 1 is terrible management in itself. Hes then pulled before half time, It makes no sense and sets Williams up to fail. You could tell he was well off it in regards to fitness.
I suppose that’s a theme from Penney this season though, he started Halfpenny after being out all season, has a shocker then pulls him early and he’s not in the matchday 23 the following week
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@george33 said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
@Chris I Am and Tamiti ? What's happened there ,has he been up North for the week
To bring Tamaiti Williams back and straight into the starting line up in a NZ derby when he hasn’t played any rugby since week 1 is terrible management in itself. Hes then pulled before half time, It makes no sense and sets Williams up to fail. You could tell he was well off it in regards to fitness.
I suppose that’s a theme from Penney this season though, he started Halfpenny after being out all season, has a shocker then pulls him early and he’s not in the matchday 23 the following week
very strange to see at super rugby level.@Landers92 said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
@george33 said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
@Chris I Am and Tamiti ? What's happened there ,has he been up North for the week
To bring Tamaiti Williams back and straight into the starting line up in a NZ derby when he hasn’t played any rugby since week 1 is terrible management in itself. Hes then pulled before half time, It makes no sense and sets Williams up to fail. You could tell he was well off it in regards to fitness.
I suppose that’s a theme from Penney this season though, he started Halfpenny after being out all season, has a shocker then pulls him early and he’s not in the matchday 23 the following week
very strange to see at super rugby level.Because Halfpenny had a calf injury he injured at the end of that game, pretty hard to select him the next week running on one leg
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@Chris yeah all good should just take his time, he looked out of sorts last week, family first hey
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Soooo does anyone give the Crusaders a chance this week? The Drua lose and the Crusaders win and somehow they're in the playoffs haha.
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Soooo does anyone give the Crusaders a chance this week? The Drua lose and the Crusaders win and somehow they're in the playoffs haha.
@African-Monkey said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
Soooo does anyone give the Crusaders a chance this week? The Drua lose and the Crusaders win and somehow they're in the playoffs haha.
A chance? THere's always a starters chance, like the beat the Chiefs. But I see them losing and Drua winning
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Soooo does anyone give the Crusaders a chance this week? The Drua lose and the Crusaders win and somehow they're in the playoffs haha.
@African-Monkey said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
Soooo does anyone give the Crusaders a chance this week? The Drua lose and the Crusaders win and somehow they're in the playoffs haha.
I was going to pick the Crusaders until I saw the team named. I was expecting Barrett & Blackadder because all the chat had been that those injuries were minor. It'll be tough with so many new combinations. Maybe a 20% chance?
Reds could easily beat the Drua in Fiji though. Lots of travel and Drua's away form was poor. That would be enough to keep the Crusaders alive
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It's like a slow death with a glimmer of hope. It's time to put the Saders to sleep.
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It's like a slow death with a glimmer of hope. It's time to put the Saders to sleep.
@Crazy-Horse said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
It's like a slow death with a glimmer of hope. It's time to put the Saders to sleep.
That will happen this week.
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@Crazy-Horse said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
It's like a slow death with a glimmer of hope. It's time to put the Saders to sleep.
That will happen this week.
@Chris said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
@Crazy-Horse said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
It's like a slow death with a glimmer of hope. It's time to put the Saders to sleep.
That will happen this week.
I still reckon they have a game or two left in them. If I bet, I'd take them as outsiders...
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@Chris said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
@Crazy-Horse said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
It's like a slow death with a glimmer of hope. It's time to put the Saders to sleep.
That will happen this week.
I still reckon they have a game or two left in them. If I bet, I'd take them as outsiders...
@nzzp said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
@Chris said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
@Crazy-Horse said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
It's like a slow death with a glimmer of hope. It's time to put the Saders to sleep.
That will happen this week.
I still reckon they have a game or two left in them. If I bet, I'd take them as outsiders...
I don’t have much faith,to many repeat games with no sign of fixing the fundamental mistakes that are losing them games for me.
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I was wondering if Fergus Burke makes a difference or not either. He's barely played as a starting 10 at this level but is a proper 10 and the best they have.
Also, what has happened to Zach Gallagher?
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I was wondering if Fergus Burke makes a difference or not either. He's barely played as a starting 10 at this level but is a proper 10 and the best they have.
Also, what has happened to Zach Gallagher?
@African-Monkey said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
I was wondering if Fergus Burke makes a difference or not either. He's barely played as a starting 10 at this level but is a proper 10 and the best they have.
Yeah better than the other 10's but a long way from being a reliable starter. His reputation in the media seems to have grown as others fumbled
If the Crusaders win that 10/12/13 combo has to fire
The Brumbies defence has been off all year. The second worst team in terms of missed tackles. Tua the worst offender is only behind Chase Tiatia. However they do scramble well and their points conceded is ok. Teams with good support play have hurt the Brumbies this year
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@African-Monkey said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
I was wondering if Fergus Burke makes a difference or not either. He's barely played as a starting 10 at this level but is a proper 10 and the best they have.
Yeah better than the other 10's but a long way from being a reliable starter. His reputation in the media seems to have grown as others fumbled
If the Crusaders win that 10/12/13 combo has to fire
The Brumbies defence has been off all year. The second worst team in terms of missed tackles. Tua the worst offender is only behind Chase Tiatia. However they do scramble well and their points conceded is ok. Teams with good support play have hurt the Brumbies this year
@Duluth Similar to here then, where the less you play, the higher you get rated.
Another area where these two teams were 1 and 2 in for many years was the set piece. Both teams in the past would hammer opposition at maul and scrum time, this year, not so much.
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@Landers92 said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
@george33 said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
@Chris I Am and Tamiti ? What's happened there ,has he been up North for the week
To bring Tamaiti Williams back and straight into the starting line up in a NZ derby when he hasn’t played any rugby since week 1 is terrible management in itself. Hes then pulled before half time, It makes no sense and sets Williams up to fail. You could tell he was well off it in regards to fitness.
I suppose that’s a theme from Penney this season though, he started Halfpenny after being out all season, has a shocker then pulls him early and he’s not in the matchday 23 the following week
very strange to see at super rugby level.Because Halfpenny had a calf injury he injured at the end of that game, pretty hard to select him the next week running on one leg
@Chris said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
@Landers92 said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
@george33 said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
@Chris I Am and Tamiti ? What's happened there ,has he been up North for the week
To bring Tamaiti Williams back and straight into the starting line up in a NZ derby when he hasn’t played any rugby since week 1 is terrible management in itself. Hes then pulled before half time, It makes no sense and sets Williams up to fail. You could tell he was well off it in regards to fitness.
I suppose that’s a theme from Penney this season though, he started Halfpenny after being out all season, has a shocker then pulls him early and he’s not in the matchday 23 the following week
very strange to see at super rugby level.Because Halfpenny had a calf injury he injured at the end of that game, pretty hard to select him the next week running on one leg
He was pulled around the 45minute mark. Didn’t know he got a calf injury but that in itself just proves my point. Haven’t played any rugby at all all season then thrown into the starting line up and gets injured again. Shock.
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I was wondering if Fergus Burke makes a difference or not either. He's barely played as a starting 10 at this level but is a proper 10 and the best they have.
Also, what has happened to Zach Gallagher?
@African-Monkey said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
I was wondering if Fergus Burke makes a difference or not either. He's barely played as a starting 10 at this level but is a proper 10 and the best they have.
Also, what has happened to Zach Gallagher?
Fergus Burke, another one who hasn’t played any rugby at all all season and thrown straight into the starting line up. Wasn’t eased back through club footy or anything, we’ve seen how this goes…. Happy to be proven wrong but again, it’s turned into a theme.
Zach plays at my club here in Christchurch, the chat was he was meant to play club rugby on the weekend just been but that never ended up happening. Haven’t heard anything since.
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@Chris said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
@Landers92 said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
@george33 said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
@Chris I Am and Tamiti ? What's happened there ,has he been up North for the week
To bring Tamaiti Williams back and straight into the starting line up in a NZ derby when he hasn’t played any rugby since week 1 is terrible management in itself. Hes then pulled before half time, It makes no sense and sets Williams up to fail. You could tell he was well off it in regards to fitness.
I suppose that’s a theme from Penney this season though, he started Halfpenny after being out all season, has a shocker then pulls him early and he’s not in the matchday 23 the following week
very strange to see at super rugby level.Because Halfpenny had a calf injury he injured at the end of that game, pretty hard to select him the next week running on one leg
He was pulled around the 45minute mark. Didn’t know he got a calf injury but that in itself just proves my point. Haven’t played any rugby at all all season then thrown into the starting line up and gets injured again. Shock.
@Landers92 said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
@Chris said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
@Landers92 said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
@george33 said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
@Chris I Am and Tamiti ? What's happened there ,has he been up North for the week
To bring Tamaiti Williams back and straight into the starting line up in a NZ derby when he hasn’t played any rugby since week 1 is terrible management in itself. Hes then pulled before half time, It makes no sense and sets Williams up to fail. You could tell he was well off it in regards to fitness.
I suppose that’s a theme from Penney this season though, he started Halfpenny after being out all season, has a shocker then pulls him early and he’s not in the matchday 23 the following week
very strange to see at super rugby level.Because Halfpenny had a calf injury he injured at the end of that game, pretty hard to select him the next week running on one leg
He was pulled around the 45minute mark. Didn’t know he got a calf injury but that in itself just proves my point. Haven’t played any rugby at all all season then thrown into the starting line up and gets injured again. Shock.
Blame James Marshall for that out of his depth as a coach,
Halfpenny still has that calf injury. -
@Duluth State of the Union lunch is on tomorrow with some players of both sides from that game. Don't know who yet.
@antipodean said in Brumbies v Crusaders:
@Duluth State of the Union lunch is on tomorrow with some players of both sides from that game. Don't know who yet.
One of them is Corey Flynn. I think the other is Aaron Mauger.
