SR Final - Blues v Chiefs

Frank

Bloody hard to see the Chiefs winning this.
The Blues have the ideal playing style for the wet and the template to keep racking up points.

Victor Meldrew

Pressure, pressure, pressure from the Blues. Chiefs really haven't much of an answer.

MN5

@BorderJB said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:

Darry - lord of the lineout

…..and clears it like a young John Eales. Get that man in the ABs !!!

Nepia

Not looking good for the Chiefs.

Ah well they did their job, got rid of the Canes ...

African Monkey

@MN5 He did haha.

Donsteppa

Have had the nagging thought all week that no-one would out-stern Vern.

Clayton is on the right track, but still has 20 years of sternness and GOM-ness to catch up on.

Tim

Chiefs will come out and run hard and spin the ball.

Machpants

@Tim said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:

Chiefs will come out and run hard and spin the ball.

Stevenson will drop it

MN5

Holy shit. Eden Park is having a rave at half time

gt12

Blues set piece and carry clean doing the job.

Chiefs disciple and some silly errors have made sure they have had few chances (and given them opportunities). They aren’t really in the game. Yet.

I cant see us getting there, hopefully the 2nd half is a bit more competitive.

Gunner

@MN5 said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:

@BorderJB said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:

Darry - lord of the lineout

…..and clears it like a young John Eales. Get that man in the ABs !!!

But can he kick a penalty from 40?

Mr Fish

Chiefs need to win their lineout and take their chances. Simple stuff, really.

Of course, if the Blues start taking all their chances too then it's going to remain one-way traffic.

gt12

Stevenson will not be an AB.

Narawa has done little for his chances.

Machpants

@gt12 said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:

Blues set piece and carry clean doing the job.

Chiefs disciple and some silly errors have made sure they have had few chances (and given them opportunities). They aren’t really in the game. Yet.

I cant see us getting there, hopefully the 2nd half is a bit more competitive.

Personally I'm hoping for something akin to 09

nostrildamus

@gt12 said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:

Stevenson will not be an AB.

Narawa has done little for his chances.

This hasn't been a game to shine but I feel Narawa has a good ceiling. Stevenson, however, has quite a bit of work to do to dispell a reputation of fairweather flake.
Which is such a pity, because when he is good, he is excellent.

Canes4life

Blues have been very good tonight. Darry and Tuipolotu at the forefront for me.

nostrildamus

IMO the chiefs locks have ben outplayed so far.
Luke the only (Chiefs) loosie with fire.
This looks a very disciplined Blues side- hat off to the coaching staff.

Frank

@nostrildamus said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:

IMO the chiefs locks have ben outplayed so far.
Luke the only (Chiefs) loosie with fire.
This looks a very disciplined Blues side- hat off to the coaching staff.

The best two AB locks are Barrett and Tuipolotu, despite so many predictions of Vaii starting.

gt12

Fucking discipline

Just terrible.

Machpants

Perofeta showing his quality

The Silver Fern

SR Final - Blues v Chiefs