Final - Crusaders v Chiefs
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@Bones said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@Yeetyaah said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
Taking bets on who referees this one? Gardner or BOK maybe?
Hopefully BOK. Aussie refs have finally caught up with how kiwis reffed the crusaders in the early noughties.
a big no to o'thief has to be a neutral
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@Darth-Sader said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@sparky the Chiefs have shown they can unlock the Crusaders defence. The game last night was the template for how the Saders can win… but, I don’t think they’ll be able to hold the Chiefs …unless there’s another massive choke coming
Oh come on let's not turn this into 'we're the underdogs because.....' thread
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Crusaders by a thousand..
I’m not sure our set piece will hold up in Christchurch. I don’t know if the Saders can challenge our line out to the same extent as the Blues, but it remains a risk. If they get Williams back, their scrum gets scary too.
I did not like how the Brumbies were able to find so much space to gain territory in the semi - they missed a couple of opportunities to score points that the Crusaders would have taken, and a couple of times the Chiefs got incredibly lucky with points and territory through the Brumbies just not marking up a pillar at the ruck. The Saders won’t do that either.
Christchurch is a fluffybunny of a place to win, and literally no one has ever done it in a playoff match. Thats a crazy stat.
I’m hoping we can turn it around but we fucked up two weeks ago and this is the huge (deserved) penalty - a home final for the Saders. I’d be feeling pretty confident as a Saders supporter.
The competition needs a team to beat them there, I hope we can do it.
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Well I give the Chiefs a shot with their 9 10 combo's. If they can drive the Chiefs into the right parts of the field and keep eyes open to gaps out wide, they will create enough opportunities to win. They will not want to repeat the ultra conservative tactics used against Blues.
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Reckon the Chiefs are going to do it this year unfortunately. Crusaders too green in the pivot positions and it is the Chiefs strong point. There are going to be some insufferable, unfashionable fans with cowbells this year.
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@Old-Samurai-Jack said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
There are going to be some insufferable, unfashionable fans with cowbells this year.
you make it sound like it would be a new thing!
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@booboo said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@frugby said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
I would expect O'Keffee as he didn't do a semi-final.
My reading of that is the two top rated refs are Berry and Doleman.
In the last decade, generally the ref who has reffed the final did not do a semi-final.= Exceptions for this are 2022 and 2017.
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@frugby said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@booboo said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@frugby said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
I would expect O'Keffee as he didn't do a semi-final.
My reading of that is the two top rated refs are Berry and Doleman.
In the last decade, generally the ref who has reffed the final did not do a semi-final.= Exceptions for this are 2022 and 2017.
Fair enough. Am not a fan of that though.
That's how you get 28yo Wayne Barnes reffing a QF while the best refs run touch.
Have the best refs running the biggest matches.
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@Ghost678 said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@Yeetyaah yeah, I checked right at full time and again this morning, Air NZ fully milking it - prices went up couple hundred for return last night! Luckily flying out from Wellington so was about 550 return.
that is still highway robbery!
