Chiefs v Crusaders

[Duluth]

I think that’s 11 losses and 5 wins for Penney’s Crusaders

[KiwiMurph]

Chiefs bench has schooled Crusaders bench

[Darth Sader]

The big question is what does this say about the Hurricanes

[antipodean]

Not sure the weight of captaincy is helping Havili's game.

[Machpants]

@Darth-Sader said in Chiefs v Crusaders:

The big question is what does this say about the Hurricanes

I'll let you know 630 ish tomorrow

But rugby doesn't work that way

[Torian]

Congrats Chiefs mana on the victory. Crusaders reserve 10 was Pants

[African Monkey]

@Machpants said in Chiefs v Crusaders:

Why didn't the crusaders play like this last game?

Too easy

They weren't playing the Hurricanes B team this week.

[KiwiMurph]

@Darth-Sader said in Chiefs v Crusaders:

The big question is what does this say about the Hurricanes

That they were missing Love, Proctor, Higgins, Lomax etc?

[Darth Sader]

@antipodean said in Chiefs v Crusaders:

Not sure the weight of captaincy is helping Havili's game.

Yeah. He’s struggling to reach the giddy heights of just being ‘pretty average’. Well done Chiefs, blew us away in the 2nd.

[kiwiinmelb]

Wow chiefs

[antipodean]

Only two weeks in but I'm liking Clayton's bench selection. Getting game defining impact from it.

[Mattasaurus]

Entertaining game , Chiefs played well , lineouts aside. Defense was sound right from the get go - set the tone for the game. A lot of very nice cameos

Saders second front row was bloody awful, and their attack was shambolic.
If i was the coach Preston Kemara and Aumua wouldn't be starting.

[Bones]

@antipodean said in Chiefs v Crusaders:

Only two weeks in but I'm liking Clayton's bench selection. Getting game defining impact from it.

Really liking the change up in 10/15 too, seems really smart.

DMac controlling out wide when the game is tight, then bringing him in when the defence gets tired to spark things.

[Tim]

Chiefs have the most in-form players, and the best squad depth. Bench is killing it. Going to be hard to stop.

[Bones]

@Tim rotating in AB level players when subbing or for injuries is pretty sweet.

[Dan54]

Geez that was seriously fun. By the powers the Chiefs turned it on when they needed to didn't they.
Gotta say I loving Tupaea's first to games!

[Tim]

Rugby Pass stats not great for Blackadder. 5 missed tackles, 5 carry metres.

https://www.rugbypass.com/live/chiefs-vs-crusaders/stats/?g=945269

[sparky]

@Tim said in Chiefs v Crusaders:

Jordan is flaky at fullback. Can only play wing.

He's a world-class Right Wing who can fill in at Fullback, but it makes little sense to pick him a position he clearly doesn't have the skill set for.

[sparky]

@Dan54 said in Chiefs v Crusaders:

Gotta say I loving Tupaea's first to games!

Quinn Tupaea is the Player of the Tournament so far and he was the best player of the All Blacks XV's European tour in November.

If he keeps this up, he clearly should be a key part of the All Blacks set up in 2025. A classy player.

[sparky]

Kudos to the Chiefs. That was an excellent performance and they have a whale of a roster this year. A full strength Blues might cause them difficulties up front, but the Chiefs are looking every inch favourites for the title this time around.