SF - Blues v Brumbies

[NTA]

@Kirwan said in SF - Blues v Brumbies:

Pretty happy to win (easily) playing well for 30mins.

They certainly haven't wasted any good moves. Laughably easy

[Dan54]

@NTA said in SF - Blues v Brumbies:

Frost's yellow card is fine.

Especially with Plummer tripping Muirhead earlier in the game and getting zero sanction

Yep and Caleb copping a shoulder to head when chasing through a kick in first half. Tough life for some players huh?

[NTA]

@Dan54 officials did nothing about two of them. Why? Usually the TMO is absolutely erect for anything resembling foul play

[Tim]

@NTA Not this year.

[Kirwan]

@Tim said in SF - Blues v Brumbies:

@NTA Not this year.

And the games have been better for it

[ARHS]

Mystified by the officiating. Seemed poor. Plummer And Riccitelli very good tonight. Funaki not.

[KiwiMurph]

Not the biggest Darry fan but I thought he was very good tonight. Stepped up as the senior lock.

[Duluth]

[Machpants]

@Canes4life said in SF - Blues v Brumbies:

@Tim said in SF - Blues v Brumbies:

Any news on Papalii?

He failed his HIA. Wouldn’t that put him out for next week?

Only of he fails assessment 2

[Old Samurai Jack]

I personally think whoever wins on Saturday wins the tournament. Blues pack played as individuals tonight. If they do that again in the final, .... I am sure Cotter is well aware and will read the riot act this week though. Plummer, Clarke, Ofa, and Renata were good.

[SBW1]

[KiwiMurph]

[African Monkey]

@Old-Samurai-Jack I was quite happy funnily enough haha. I get we weren't at our best for a lot of the game, but what's the point if the game was virtually done and dusted at 25 mins? We virtually stayed in 2nd gear after that which is good, no need to empty the tank when the main job was done.

Hurricanes I can understand thinking they're favourites as they'll be home and have been very good this season but the Chiefs? We bullied them all over the park 2 weeks ago. They did well to only lose 31-17.

[Tim]

@African-Monkey No, they played as "individuals" because they are bad people from Auckland. We have a real genius here.

[African Monkey]

@Tim Semi final, comfortable 34-20 victory, you offer that to any team in the world before any semi final and they take that any day of the week.

[Dan54]

@NTA said in SF - Blues v Brumbies:

@Dan54 officials did nothing about two of them. Why? Usually the TMO is absolutely erect for anything resembling foul play

Yep mate, why I realised there was nothing there, the TMO would of looked in background and said nothing. Does the TMO have to be on air with everything he checks in background?. Kind of what I was getting at, sometimes these things look one way, but under a quick replay etc maybe aren't?

Like the fella that got sinbinned, TMO told Doleman to relook at how Clarke landed, which he did, and the reason it got upgraded to YC was the fact he actually landed dangerously.

[Bones]

@Tim said in SF - Blues v Brumbies:

@African-Monkey No, they played as "individuals" because they are bad people from Auckland. We have a real genius here.

Yeah that first twenty was a fine display of the most in sync individuals in NZ rugby in years. Prolly doesn't fit a narrative though.

Strange
Hannah
Grace
Christie
Blackadder
Lio-Willie
Havili
McLeod
Aumua

...

[pakman]

@KiwiMurph said in SF - Blues v Brumbies:

I love Telea but he's not especially fast

Judging by the marked reduction in top since start of season I suspect he's nursing a hammy or something similar.

[Duluth]

Interesting that the Funaki kick was something they had trained. Obviously executed poorly though as everyone was put offside

[Duluth]

That was 15 wins in a row at Eden Park