Brumbies vs Chiefs
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Have alway wondered why Arnold has played so little test rugby. He has always impressed with his ball carrying and defensive maul work. When someone as average as Simmons can get so many caps, it's even more surprising.
@akan004 said in Brumbies vs Chiefs:
Have alway wondered why Arnold has played so little test rugby. He has always impressed with his ball carrying and defensive maul work. When someone as average as Simmons can get so many caps, it's even more surprising.
Inside word from senior management is he doesn't call lineouts, so they won't risk starting him where the bench can't do that job too.
Not an issue I understand given how simple that task seems.
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@akan004 said in Brumbies vs Chiefs:
@SammyC said in Brumbies vs Chiefs:
Absolutely brilliant! Thoroughly enjoying this game
Watching a kiwi team lose gives you joy?
Christchurch...
@antipodean Do I need to tell my story about watching Crusaders v reds with a bunch of fluffybunnies from Waiwhakamukau North Island in Samoa on my honeymoon again? Short ending: Me and the the hotel staff had a great time, the jealous pathetic pig islanders left embarassed muttering to themselves about Justin Marshall and Reuben Thorne. They were supporting the FUCKING REDS over a kiwi team, Samoans were shocked.
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@KiwiMurph Yes, I agree. Just wish they hadn't scored them against a Kiwi team.
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@SammyC said in Brumbies vs Chiefs:
Absolutely brilliant! Thoroughly enjoying this game
Watching a kiwi team lose gives you joy?
@akan004 said in Brumbies vs Chiefs:
@SammyC said in Brumbies vs Chiefs:
Absolutely brilliant! Thoroughly enjoying this game
Watching a kiwi team lose gives you joy?
Fuck yeah!
I have far more connection to chief's ferners than I do to NZ as a whole. I'd hate New Zealand, as a collective, to feel as demoralised, devoid of hope and shit as....(insert any fern chief supporter here) does right now.
Fuck patriotism when you can imagine the likes of @mariner4life question if he actually has more time for the Brisbane Lions than his birthrite rugby team....
And all on Brodie's 100th you fluffybunnies
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@Stargazer not sure you can just flush the dunny. Some changes required. McKenzie makes way too many mistakes and runs across field, so can’t see the Chiefs improving with him at 1st five. Stephenson just kicked the ball away with a meaningless grubber early on after the Chiefs had held the ball and built pressure - and then was a turnstile on defence for rest of game. That backline looked horrible. End the experiment and put Mckenzie back at full back where he doesn’t have to run the game.
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My pissed off verdict on the players.
- Aidan Ross - Garbage
- Nathan Harris - Garbage
- Nepo Laulala - ﹰMeh
- Brodie Retallick Alright but not his best
- Michael Allardice - Drop this dude.
- Mitchell Brown - Meh
- Lachlan Boshier - ﹰAlright
- Tyler Ardron - Meh
- Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi - Trash
- Damian McKenzie - Go back to Gore
- Etene Nanai-Seturo - Didn't do much, meh
- Anton Lienert-Brown - ﹰBest ﹰChief on the field
- Tumua Manu - Trash
- Ataata Moeakiola - Scored a good try, bad on defence, meh.
- Shaun Stevenson - Go play for the Blues
Reserves:
16. Samisoni Taukei’aho - Good, fuck Harris
17. Tevita Mafileo - Meh
18. Sosefo Kautai - Garbage
19. Taleni Seu - Average line out, meh
20. Mitchell Karpik - was only on for 10 mins didn't see much
21. Jonathan Taumateine - same as above
22. Orbyn Leger - Probably would have been a better starter over McKenzie
23. Bailyn Sullivan - Shit defence.I'm shook.
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Haven't watched it. Scores popping up on my watch. Is it 2002 again?
@mariner4life said in Brumbies vs Chiefs:
Haven't watched it. Scores popping up on my watch. Is it 2002 again?
Fuck I hope so
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@Stargazer not sure you can just flush the dunny. Some changes required. McKenzie makes way too many mistakes and runs across field, so can’t see the Chiefs improving with him at 1st five. Stephenson just kicked the ball away with a meaningless grubber early on after the Chiefs had held the ball and built pressure - and then was a turnstile on defence for rest of game. That backline looked horrible. End the experiment and put Mckenzie back at full back where he doesn’t have to run the game.
@kev said in Brumbies vs Chiefs:
@Stargazer not sure you can just flush the dunny. Some changes required. McKenzie makes way too many mistakes and runs across field, so can’t see the Chiefs improving with him at 1st five. Stephenson just kicked the ball away with a meaningless grubber early on after the Chiefs had held the ball and built pressure - and then was a turnstile on defence for rest of game. That backline looked horrible. End the experiment and put Mckenzie back at full back where he doesn’t have to run the game.
Oh, I agree 100%. I meant more that we as rugby fans should move on asap. It's far too frustrating to spend too much time thinking about games like these.
Not sure when Debreczeni will be back, and also not sure whether Cooper would even consider starting him at 10 and Dmac at 15, but it would IMO be the best thing to do. Dmac at 10 just doesn't work, but with Falcon out for the season, they may not want to make that change.
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The Brumbies were on fire but too many journeymen in that Chiefs line up. Some of the basic defensive positioning was dire. The intent you couldn't fault but the rugby IQ was seriously missing.
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@antipodean Do I need to tell my story about watching Crusaders v reds with a bunch of fluffybunnies from Waiwhakamukau North Island in Samoa on my honeymoon again? Short ending: Me and the the hotel staff had a great time, the jealous pathetic pig islanders left embarassed muttering to themselves about Justin Marshall and Reuben Thorne. They were supporting the FUCKING REDS over a kiwi team, Samoans were shocked.
@Canerbry said in Brumbies vs Chiefs:
@antipodean Do I need to tell my story about watching Crusaders v reds with a bunch of fluffybunnies from Waiwhakamukau North Island in Samoa on my honeymoon again? Short ending: Me and the the hotel staff had a great time, the jealous pathetic pig islanders left embarassed muttering to themselves about Justin Marshall and Reuben Thorne. They were supporting the FUCKING REDS over a kiwi team, Samoans were shocked.
only a Cantab could watch Rugby on his honeymoon.
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Rampant Brumbies, Incompetent Chiefs, and Feral Cantabs: yet more reasons to curse at rugby in February.
Bring on Bangladesh...
@Donsteppa said in Brumbies vs Chiefs:
Rampant Brumbies, Incompetent Chiefs, and Feral Cantabs: yet more reasons to curse at rugby in February.
Bring on Bangladesh...
Amen brother
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Oh and the chiefs are not my birthright. Bay 9f Plenty at the Tauranga Domain is my birth right.
The Chiefs are what I was assigned when this all kicked off, a team comprising of the Waikato pack and the Harbour backs.
And for some dumb ass reason I'm loyal to marketing so I've stuck strong.
And let's face it, I could have jumped at any number of lows, there have been a few. But I'm still here.
So this hurts. But our team is quite shit so I'm not surprised. The kiwis domination is over, we are too eroded. The chiefs, landers and blues are no better than okay. Other teams will trip us up all year.
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Oh and the chiefs are not my birthright. Bay 9f Plenty at the Tauranga Domain is my birth right.
The Chiefs are what I was assigned when this all kicked off, a team comprising of the Waikato pack and the Harbour backs.
And for some dumb ass reason I'm loyal to marketing so I've stuck strong.
And let's face it, I could have jumped at any number of lows, there have been a few. But I'm still here.
So this hurts. But our team is quite shit so I'm not surprised. The kiwis domination is over, we are too eroded. The chiefs, landers and blues are no better than okay. Other teams will trip us up all year.
@mariner4life and the canes, they were embarrassing against the saders
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@antipodean Do I need to tell my story about watching Crusaders v reds with a bunch of fluffybunnies from Waiwhakamukau North Island in Samoa on my honeymoon again? Short ending: Me and the the hotel staff had a great time, the jealous pathetic pig islanders left embarassed muttering to themselves about Justin Marshall and Reuben Thorne. They were supporting the FUCKING REDS over a kiwi team, Samoans were shocked.
@canerbry said in Brumbies vs Chiefs:
@antipodean Do I need to tell my story about watching Crusaders v reds with a bunch of fluffybunnies from Waiwhakamukau North Island in Samoa on my honeymoon again? Short ending: Me and the the hotel staff had a great time, the jealous pathetic pig islanders left embarassed muttering to themselves about Justin Marshall and Reuben Thorne. They were supporting the FUCKING REDS over a kiwi team, Samoans were shocked.
waaah, I left Canterbury that one time and some Chiefs fans were fluffybunnies, waaah!
Newsflash, princesses:
The 80/20 rule even applies to rugby fans - every team has a few oxygen thieves out there as supporters. If you haven’t seen them, it’s you.Should I remember my away fan visits to Lancaster Park by the many Canterbury fans who were pleased to see us in town, and engaged in good natured banter and great yarns. Or should I remember you lot by a small group of Canterbury fans with the collective IQ of a sewage pond and the wit of sloths - who swore at us from kickoff till final whistle one game, even once the Bay were down by 30 and the game was over as a contest.
But yay! Go Australian team, haha Chiefs
