The Silver Fern

@mariner4life said in Chiefs vs Bulls:

@sammyc said in Chiefs vs Bulls:

@crucial said in Chiefs vs Bulls:

@magpie_in_aus said in Chiefs vs Bulls:

Can I just chuck my vote for MOTM for each June series for BBBR now to save myself some time.

Born on plains in Canterbury
Flattest state in the land of the free
Raised on the field so's he knew all to see
He cleared out a ruck when he was only three
Brodie, Brodie Retallick, king of the wild frontier!
Fought single-handed through the Chieftan War
Till the Bulls was whipped an' peace was in store
An' while he was a-handlin' this risky chore
Made hisself a legend for evermore
Brodie, Brodie Retallick, the man who don't know fear!

I like Retallick, but this is one of the gayest posts I’ve read on this forum.

And that's a tough field to lead

@MN5 still well in front, cumulatively.

@number9 said in Blues v Chiefs:

Our problems are in our midfield, Moala needs to be replaced you have the #1v Winger in the world and he gets no ball because Moala does not pass. Teams know that all they need to do is rush him because he aint passing the pill.

This is where Tana needs to make a big call and replace Moala or move Rieko to the Centres and play Nanai on the Wing, drop Collins to full back have Moala coming off the bench.

Your problems are way more than your midfield.

If that is all the problem is and it is so bad then the rest of the team did pretty well to overcome it and get within a score of winning.

When SBW is back then Moala becomes reserve. Your suggestion may well be the way they go as a stopgap though.

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Looking at the penalty try last night, it reminded me of a similar one in the 2015 semi-final, where Jacques Potgieter got sinbinned, as the Highlanders were awarded a penalty try.

The online article is more comprehensive than what I had read in the newspaper.

@WillieTheWaiter What has Waikato spent on player salaries in recent years compared to other provinces? I remember reading that it was well below the salary cap, largely due to the historical debt owed by the WRU.

As mentioned it is hard to keep players (and develop them) if there are better offers in Europe/Japan and they are not getting a SR contract.

FYI

Brad being a great mate.

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@Frank said in Crusaders v Chiefs (SF):

@Snowy said in Crusaders v Chiefs (SF):

@SammyC said in Crusaders v Chiefs (SF):

Inspired move by Robertson to convert him into a fulltime winger.

Robertson does seem to be a good coach and gets the best out of the team after some very average years (by Crusaders standards). However if Sam Walker is correct about on field leadership, it might be Sam Whitelock's influence that has turned around their fortunes? Not a great thought as a fan of the Ab's and Kieran.

The cross-eyed surfer outwitting genius future AB coach in waiting Dave Rennie - appearances are deceiving.

Mount Maunganui College's finest. Rennie stood no chance 🙂

@Kruse Probably. I think last week I was a self-harming victim of no look recording!

Scott SIO
Josh MANN-REA
Allan ALAALATOA
Rory ARNOLD
Sam CARTER (c)
Scott FARDY
Chris ALCOCK
Jordan SMILER
Joe POWELL
Wharenui HAWERA
James DARGAVILLE
Andrew SMITH
Tevita KURIDRANI
Henry SPEIGHT
Tom BANKS
REPLACEMENTS

Robbie ABEL
Ben ALEXANDER
Leslie LEULUA’IALI’I-MAKIN
Blake ENEVER
Jarrad BUTLER
Tomas CUBELLI
Jordan JACKSON-HOPE
Christian LEALIIFANO

@Bovidae there was one that the Chiefs got pinged for the other night when the tackler clearly made every effort (with 2 guys on top of him) and did so much quicker than you see others get away with, one where you just shake your head and think WTF.

am liking the way ALB has progressed this year, also looks to have put on a few kgs

@taniwharugby The backline formation was all over the place. At one stage it appeared that Cruden was defending on the wing and Stevenson was on the wing nearest where I was sitting. That could only leave Alaimalo in the midfield. Having 2 outside backs on the bench wasn't ideal.

Did I miss comments on Chiefs scrum? Hames had Charlie F in real trouble a couple of times, something one doesn't often see. Laulala also seemed to shade Tu-ungafasi, who I thought didn't go badly. Pat T didn't show much. Neither did Bird, who was not amused when substituted on 53! Thought Blues loosies again were the more impressive. Cane seemed to me somewhat of a one man band.
Interesting that Crusaders top the table, with perhaps 9 All black forwards, but only two backs.

Samu might be picked for the Samoan squad..

@Unco Rennie was happy enough. Solid would be my assessment. Harris will get better with time on the park, and will provide a good combo with Elliot.

That was a dead cert penalty try. The only questions would be if Beaver didn't catch the pass or fumbled the grounding. Any thought that he would have been tackled short is ridiculous.
The offending player gets removed from the situation. You can't imagine that he didn't offend but did something else instead.

@Crucial Dumb in as much as he seemed quite near to the Chiefs player's head also

There's something about Cheetahs-Chiefs games in SA and this went to script. I'm not sure I would have been impressed after 20 mins if I watched this match live. But anyway, 5 pts and on to Perth.

ALB's knee injury is a concern as midfield options are already depleted.

@Crucial said in Stormers v Chiefs:

That Stormers 14 looks classy

He had a cracking game. Looks even smaller than DMac

@Damo And see Herald this week has also lauded TJP's 'refereeing'!

@mariner4life said in Rebels v Chiefs:

@Nepia not even close? Nonu's last few years were unreal. Run threat, pass threat, a kicking game, and defensively hard. I reckon it's a valid discussion (after Horan was undisputed for years)

Nonu had a key ingedient that probably gets overlooked a lot , intimidation