Chiefs v Blues

antipodean

@Duluth Brilliant from out loose trio. Akira goes alright for someone with a lack of work rate.....

Playing tight in these conditions showed his effectiveness on defence.

Tim

Two tightheads and a dominant lineout. Mind you, the Chiefs forgot to put locks in their squad this year. Maybe Gatland should be focussing less on the Lions ...

Chris

@African-Monkey said in Chiefs v Blues:

@Duluth Brilliant from out loose trio. Akira goes alright for someone with a lack of work rate.....

Touché

Duluth

@Bones said in Chiefs v Blues:

a couple of steals and a rip? Papalii missed out on ten minutes of defence too.

Ioane subbed off late. There's only 4mins between them

Stargazer

@Tim said in Chiefs v Blues:

Two tightheads and a dominant lineout. Mind you, the Chiefs forgot to put locks in their squad this year. Maybe Gatland should be focussing less on the Lions ...

Two of their locks are out with season-ending injuries, and the most important one isn't allowed to play.

Tim

@Stargazer You can select five ...

Tim

That pass from Sotutu for Talea's try was a blinder. Off the left hand.

voodoo

@kiwiinmelb said in Chiefs v Blues:

@ACT-Crusader said in Chiefs v Blues:

DMac hasn’t had the greatest game today but you can’t doubt the guys fearlessness. Man he takes on the line, gets smashed but gets straight back up.

I love him for his courage , it’s easy to forget how little he is

Shit, nobody doubts his courage! I used to play subbies with a legend of a bloke, played mostly wing but a bit of 15 too. Can't have weighed more than 70kgs, but was fearless. Threw himself into everything, no respect for his body whatsoever.

I loved the guy.

But I want him about as close as Dmac to a fucking All Black jumper.

Tim

One thing with MacKenzie is that he's coming back from a serious knee injury. Might take another 9 months or so for him to recover a good level of acceleration and agility.

KiwiMurph

What the hell was up with Weber's kicking? Was not a good look.

Tim

@KiwiMurph He's consistently poor under pressure. Always has been.

Stargazer

@KiwiMurph Main problem was his forward pack. He had to back-track several times before taking the kick. Apart from that, just as average as the rest of the squad.

Rebound

If there's 1 person in NZ that's probably more excited than most watching the Blues forwards, it's John Plumtree. They playing a style that's suits his template

junior

@Duluth said in Chiefs v Blues:

Sotutu should be man of the match again. Tuipulotu not far behind

The defence of the loosies was incredible (current ESPN stats):

---- Tackles Misses

Papali'i 13 0

Sotutu 14 1

Ioane 13 0

@hooroo Solid tight match from Akira. Loads of tackles some carries in tight and an important turnover. Definitely not fat :shortcake:

Promising cameo from Christie too

Yep some really key moments on D showing just how strong and powerful he can be

voodoo

@Tim said in Chiefs v Blues:

One thing with MacKenzie is that he's coming back from a serious knee injury. Might take another 9 months or so for him to recover a good level of acceleration and agility.

For me it's not either of those things that he lacks, it's just decision making.

Jailbreak7

Looks like Gats has taken the Chiefs backwards in 2020 - may as well be 1996, the lack of knowledge in regards to how the laws are being reffed is staggering. I would have thought Gats would hve schooled his troops better.

Tim

@voodoo I think he's relied on those qualities in the past to get himself out if trouble, and to make breaks, so his game has to change a lot without them. He certainly could be a better decision maker.

voodoo

@Tim said in Chiefs v Blues:

@voodoo I think he's relied on those qualities in the past to get himself out if trouble, and to make breaks, so his game has to change a lot without them. He certainly could be a better decision maker.

Yep, fair point

Tim

@Jailbreak7 Maybe he's distracted by his big money 2021 coaching job with the Lions?

Machpants

@Machpants said in Chiefs v Blues:

Blues by plenty

Told ya

GG didn't watch that much, closely, I was in the club - but what I saw was enjoyable

The Silver Fern

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