Blues v Chiefs

[SammyC]

@tim said in Blues v Chiefs:

@nepia Wainui might be the worst defender I've seen in recent years of Super Rugby.

He’s terrible, even at club level. Very happy he went to the chiefs

[Tim]

http://www.chiefs.co.nz/news/news/latest-news/550-gallagher-chiefs-team-named-to-take-on-the-blues

1. Aidan Ross
2. Nathan Harris
3. Nepo Laulala
4. Brodie Retallick
5. Michael Allardice
6. Liam Messam
7. Sam Cane
8. Taleni Seu
9. Brad Weber
10. Damian McKenzie
11. Solomon Alaimalo
12. Johnny Faauli
13. Anton Lienert-Brown
14. Sean Wainui
15. Shaun Stevenson

RESERVES:

16. Liam Polwart
17. Karl Tu’inukuafe
18. Angus Ta’avao
19. Mitchell Brown*/Luke Jacobson
20. Lachlan Boshier
21. Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi
22. Tiaan Falcon
23. Bailyn Sullivan/Declan O’Donnell

[Bovidae]

Cooper needs to find more average Taranaki players. :rolling_eyes:

This is list I was interested in.

Unavailable for selection: Dominic Bird, Tim Nanai-Williams, Charlie Ngatai, Toni Pulu, Fin Hoeata, Alex Nankivell, Tyler Ardron, Regan Verney, Mitchell Graham, Sosefo Kautai, Sam McNicol, Atu Moli, Kane Hames, Marty McKenzie, Levi Aumua.

Blues to win this one.

[gt12]

@tim said in Blues v Chiefs:

http://www.chiefs.co.nz/news/news/latest-news/550-gallagher-chiefs-team-named-to-take-on-the-blues

1. Aidan Ross
2. Nathan Harris
3. Nepo Laulala
4. Brodie Retallick
5. Michael Allardice
6. Liam Messam
7. Sam Cane
8. Taleni Seu
9. Brad Weber
10. Damian McKenzie
11. Solomon Alaimalo
12. Johnny Faauli
13. Anton Lienert-Brown
14. Sean Wainui
15. Shaun Stevenson

RESERVES:

16. Liam Polwart
17. Karl Tu’inukuafe
18. Angus Ta’avao
19. Mitchell Brown*/Luke Jacobson
20. Lachlan Boshier
21. Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi
22. Tiaan Falcon
23. Bailyn Sullivan/Declan O’Donnell

Blues by 12.

[Stargazer]

@tim Falcon to be thrown into the deep end when/if he comes on. He has only had one preseason with the Canes and now one preseason with the Chiefs. Very, very limited time at 10 for the Magpies. Was very good for the NZU20s, but this is a big step up. Hope he'll go well. Not that I'm expecting him to get much game time, if any ...

[African Monkey]

@sammyc Interesting, every time I saw him play for Shirley he seemed to play very well, must not have liked playing Sydenham haha.

Anyway, don't know why people would be backing the Blues when we don't know how to win against fellow NZ teams. Something about this fixture gives me horrible thoughts of that Highlanders debacle at Eden Park last year.

Hopefully we can avoid yet another close loss.

[Tim]

@african-monkey Ihia West won't be dropping the ball at the back this week.

[Gunner]

Apart from a couple of questionable backs, I wouldn’t call that a terrible Chiefs team at all.

Even if they play pretty well, The Blues will find a way to lose, so what are you Chiefs fans claiming the moral underdog status for anyway?

[booboo]

@bovidae said in Blues v Chiefs:

Cooper needs to find more average Taranaki players. :rolling_eyes:

This is list I was interested in.

Unavailable for selection: Dominic Bird, Tim Nanai-Williams, Charlie Ngatai, Toni Pulu, Fin Hoeata, Alex Nankivell, Tyler Ardron, Regan Verney, Mitchell Graham, Sosefo Kautai, Sam McNicol, Atu Moli, Kane Hames, Marty McKenzie, Levi Aumua.

Blues to win this one.

Really? how many starters in that lot?

Dominic Bird - yep
Tim Nanai-Williams - at a pinch
Charlie Ngatai - yep
Toni Pulu - at a pinch
Fin Hoeata - no
Alex Nankivell - no
Tyler Ardron - no
Regan Verney - who?
Mitchell Graham - maybe
Sosefo Kautai - who?
Sam McNicol, - maybe
Atu Moli - yep
Kane Hames - yep
Marty McKenzie - nup
Levi Aumua - who?

[booboo]

In saying that Moli would likely be behind Hames and Laulala

[booboo]

Strange. I want the Blues to win. I think it's more important for NZ rugby.

[No Quarter]

@booboo said in Blues v Chiefs:

Strange. I want the Blues to win. I think it's more important for NZ rugby.

Agree. Also my 5 year old gets really upset when the Blues lose.

[Bovidae]

@booboo

But the injuries have effected the Chiefs' bench depth, particularly at prop and the outside backs.

Moli and Graham/Ross off the bench is better than what will happen on Fri night.

TNW would likely be the right winger or fullback.

[KiwiMurph]

Could be rain around by the looks - that might even it up somewhat.

[mariner4life]

@rocky-rockbottom said in Blues v Chiefs:

@no-quarter said in Blues v Chiefs:

Also my 5 year old gets really upset when the Blues lose.

The mind of a child has a special affinity with the cognitive dissonance of your average Blues player.

why you gotta insult his kids like that? #harsh

[No Quarter]

@rocky-rockbottom said in Blues v Chiefs:

@mariner4life said in Blues v Chiefs:

@rocky-rockbottom said in Blues v Chiefs:

@no-quarter said in Blues v Chiefs:

Also my 5 year old gets really upset when the Blues lose.

The mind of a child has a special affinity with the cognitive dissonance of your average Blues player.

why you gotta insult his kids like that? #harsh

I will retract my insult IF the child can play first five. For the Blues. This weekend.

He likes to run with the ball, is flaky on defense, doesn't really have a boot on him to speak of, and is erratic and very unpredictable as to what he will do next.

So a perfect fit.

[nzzp]

@no-quarter said in Blues v Chiefs:

@booboo said in Blues v Chiefs:

Strange. I want the Blues to win. I think it's more important for NZ rugby.

Agree. Also my 5 year old gets really upset when the Blues lose.

Five year olds are pretty angry, yours far more than most

[Dice]

I need an uppercut, because I'm actually confident about tonight.

Weather looking good so far. Plenty of clouds about today, but not much rain has come with it.

[pukunui]

Blues by 30

[nzzp]

@pukunui said in Blues v Chiefs:

Blues by 30

THIS IS OUR YEAR.

I initially mis typed to 'this is your year'. Guess Freud had something right after all Not feeling confident, we Blues can find a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory... particularly against the bloody Chiefs.