Waratahs v Crusaders

Dan54

@Dan54 said in Waratahs v Crusaders:

@antipodean said in Waratahs v Crusaders:

@Kirwan said in Waratahs v Crusaders:

Havilli has missed 3 tackles already.

That's when he's not putting his teammates under pressure on attack.

He's having a mare isn't he? He's not the lone ranger there though. I struggling to see a Crusader I think is going well, let's see if they can improve in second half.

Prop opposing Bell is doing his job.

Yep a few did job, but not a lot excelled at job. Waratahs were a lot better team all round I thought.

I hate to say it but even Sam Whitelock looking like he closer to 40 than 35 today.

Machpants

@Kirwan said in Waratahs v Crusaders:

@nzzp said in Waratahs v Crusaders:

@antipodean said in Waratahs v Crusaders:

@taniwharugby said in Waratahs v Crusaders:

The start of a new era...

I did laugh. Harrison is a clown of a commentator.

Havili and Goodhue demonstrated they're not the answer for the All Black's midfield.

Goodhue gets a pass for now. Coming back from long term injury means you can't judge him yet

Maybe. Akira was straight back to a high standard.

I think being outside DH was the biggest problem for him, so gets a pass for that alone.

Akira had a few weeks off, not an entire year+

Damo

@nzzp said in Waratahs v Crusaders:

@Pepe said in Waratahs v Crusaders:

@Damo said in Waratahs v Crusaders:

Crusaders were appalling. Almost stole it.

Ref should not have allowed the Tahs to waste time at the end then kick it out and end the game. PK was awarded with time on clock, game should restart.

You are grasping at straws..

yuo know that guy isn't a Crusaders supporter, and is a proper ref right?

Nah, I just thought it was stupid the way the player was able to wait for time to tick off and then tap it and kick it out. Not sure what could be done about it but it was stupid.

Former ref - and a bad one at that.

Kirwan

@Machpants said in Waratahs v Crusaders:

@Kirwan said in Waratahs v Crusaders:

@nzzp said in Waratahs v Crusaders:

@antipodean said in Waratahs v Crusaders:

@taniwharugby said in Waratahs v Crusaders:

The start of a new era...

I did laugh. Harrison is a clown of a commentator.

Havili and Goodhue demonstrated they're not the answer for the All Black's midfield.

Goodhue gets a pass for now. Coming back from long term injury means you can't judge him yet

Maybe. Akira was straight back to a high standard.

I think being outside DH was the biggest problem for him, so gets a pass for that alone.

Akira had a few weeks off, not an entire year+

Pfft, a few weeks. His first game this season.

Derpus

@KiwiMurph I'm here. Chuffed with that.

sparky

Well done the Tahs, pleased for @NTA.

Bovidae

@Kirwan said in Waratahs v Crusaders:

Tahs 11 is my MOM

As a back, he just needs to avoid joining mauls.

The Tahs are much improved under Coleman.

Kirwan

@Bovidae said in Waratahs v Crusaders:

@Kirwan said in Waratahs v Crusaders:

Tahs 11 is my MOM

As a back, he just needs to avoid joining mauls.

The Tahs are much improved under Coleman.

Felt like he learned a new Law tonight.

chimoaus

I hope Fozzie was taking notes.

Derpus

I dont want to come across as whining about the ref but the bloke who ended Hoopers night with a high tackle should have already been sent from the field a few minutes earlier for direct contact to the head.

O'Keefe failed on the player safety front IMO.

Kirwan

@Derpus said in Waratahs v Crusaders:

I dont want to come across as whining about the ref but the bloke who ended Hoopers night with a high tackle should have already been sent from the field a few minutes earlier for direct contact to the head.

O'Keefe failed on the player safety front IMO.

At least a penalty. Have seen similar get carded, most agreed live with that view.

The second was awful. Scott Barrett level awful.

Bovidae

@Yeetyaah said in Waratahs v Crusaders:

Didn't realize Dalzell was a Chiefs WTG member this year.

He played for the Chiefs in that game of 3 halves in Queenstown.

Dalzell has obviously been taking tackling lessons from Barrett.

antipodean

@Derpus said in Waratahs v Crusaders:

I dont want to come across as whining about the ref but the bloke who ended Hoopers night with a high tackle should have already been sent from the field a few minutes earlier for direct contact to the head.

O'Keefe failed on the player safety front IMO.

A penalty for the technical violation, sure. But if you're sending players from the field because they bend over and inadvertently knock heads with a player who is spinning and dipping, the game is ruined.

Derpus

@antipodean he was spinning but barely dipped at all. Defender made no effort to lower his body height.

Kirwan

@Derpus said in Waratahs v Crusaders:

@antipodean he was spinning but barely dipped at all. Defender made no effort to lower his body height.

Second part isn’t true, he was just tall. He bent at the hips, that’s the main thing that saved him.

Should have been a penalty IMO, he still hit the guy high.

Frank

@antipodean said in Waratahs v Crusaders:

Havili and Goodhue demonstrated they're not the answer for the All Black's midfield.

@Kirwan said in Waratahs v Crusaders:

I think being outside DH was the biggest problem for him,

@antipodean said in Waratahs v Crusaders:

Whitelock looked old tonight. Crusaders backrow badly dominated too.

My Safe White boy XV looks bang on and I think I might add Cullen Grace after tonight.

Frank

You an count on Havili to go missing when the pressure comes on.

Tim

Didn't watch the game, but how bad would Blackadder have been?

Tim

Man, who was the ref? One assumes ....

Kirwan

@Tim said in Waratahs v Crusaders:

Didn't watch the game, but how bad would Blackadder have been?

All the loosies were inaccurate so he would have fit right in.

The Silver Fern

Waratahs v Crusaders