Blues v Chiefs

hydro11

You have to give credit to the Chiefs - made most of the play in the first half but go in behind. It's easy to wilt in those circumstances, but they have kept up the pressure in the second half. Strong defence as well when they needed it. The bench and yellow card were the turning points.

Machpants

@gt12 said in Blues v Chiefs:

Blues really miss Akira and Sotutu.

And miss missing beaudy

ACT Crusader

@African-Monkey said in Blues v Chiefs:

Fair play to the Chiefs, their bench has made the difference.

Yep. Ratima to 9 and DMac moving to 10 has been the difference.

African Monkey

@gt12 said in Blues v Chiefs:

Blues really miss Akira and Sotutu.

Both overrated according to the south islanders.

gt12

I’m very impressed by the impact of the returning ABs from the bench. Vaa’ii has been excellent.

Yeetyaah

Mark Tele'a fell off

gt12

That’s a good kick Dmac

Machpants

Oh look you can actually kick the ball long into touch

ACT Crusader

@African-Monkey said in Blues v Chiefs:

@gt12 said in Blues v Chiefs:

Blues really miss Akira and Sotutu.

Both overrated according to the south islanders.

Not a hard shoulder in sight…..

African Monkey

@ACT-Crusader said in Blues v Chiefs:

@African-Monkey said in Blues v Chiefs:

@gt12 said in Blues v Chiefs:

Blues really miss Akira and Sotutu.

Both overrated according to the south islanders.

Not a hard shoulder in sight…..

Not tonight no.

Yeetyaah

Up the fucking Chiefs cheeeehooooo

antipodean

You can't carry Choat and Segner in place of Sotutu and Ioane, while relying on good decisions from Christie and Barrett, and hope to dominate territory and possession.

KiwiMurph

Well done Chiefs

About how I expected the game to go

gt12

Tipping schmipping.
Fantastic start and an engaging game of footy.
You’d think both of these teams will be strong playoff teams.

African Monkey

Fair play Chiefs, could this be your year?

Mattasaurus

Huge amount of penalties from the Blues tonight - BB just like he does to the ABs - kicks possession away far too much.

Chiefs played well fwds were very good and I thought Tupaea played particularly well - - but game changed with Ratima to 9 and Dmac to 10 imo

Duluth

13-6 penalty count the difference. Too much easy possession

Blues player of the match voting:
https://www.forum.thesilverfern.com/topic/7184/blues-motm-v-chiefs/1

Edit penalty count was actually 15-6

nostrildamus

@African-Monkey said in Blues v Chiefs:

@gt12 said in Blues v Chiefs:

Blues really miss Akira and Sotutu.

Both overrated according to the south islanders.

or maybe they (secretly) rated them so highly they connived to get rid of them??

nostrildamus

This season could be a good test of Vern's coaching agility, can he mould the replacements into his style or will he have to change his tactics?

ploughboy

@African-Monkey said in Blues v Chiefs:

Jacobsen whinges like Kieran Read used to when he was Crusaders captain.

that a complement comparing him to a all black great captian

The Silver Fern

Blues v Chiefs