Highlanders vs Chiefs

[Bones]

Fucking hell, Fekitoa never fails to find new levels of stupidity.

[Stargazer]

Hope Buckman is ready to play next week.

[Tim]

@taniwharugby said in Highlanders vs Chiefs:

bit early to be writing people off though isnt it?

Not to mention how often players have been shite all super season then turned it on in black...

That said, Aaron Smith's stocks took a hit last year, has a big hill to climb

I may be having a little bit of a troll tonight. Just a bit through.

[antipodean]

An abyss of talent between BFA and Faddes.

[Stargazer]

This game deserves to be a draw.

[taniwharugby]

@antipodean TBF there is an abyss between BFA and most other 15s (and 14s)

[antipodean]

@taniwharugby said in Highlanders vs Chiefs:

@antipodean TBF there is an abyss between BFA and most other 15s (and 14s)

True. Although, in this squad it's a Mariana Trench.

I think the Highlanders midfield has been quite good this half.

[Bones]

Faddes has had a terrible drop in form since the middle of last season.

[Mokey]

What a fuck up by the Landers. They have wasted so many opportunities.

[Tim]

Well, the Chiefs defence is going to be very good again this season.

Have your off night next week eh.

[kiwiinmelb]

Big win to the chiefs , an away win there is pretty valuable

[Bones]

What a bucket of shit that was.

Hammett! You fucking fuck just fuck off and stop ruining my teams!

[cheetahsBO]

Not exactly the stupid rugby you expect from a NZ side.

Highlanders reserve tighthead was born with a single brain cell quite clearly

[mariner4life]

Two intercepts, a piece of set piece brilliance, and a shit load of tackling and guts. It's like the glory days of (pro) Springbok rugby.

Rarely will you see a less deserved bonus point win

[mariner4life]

@Stargazer fuck off it does!!

[Bovidae]

A scrappy win, but a win!

[Canerbry]

It was like the Highlanders had been practicing heaps but hadn't learned all their lines, lots of set piece moves that came to nothing and some shithouse individual performances. They had no answer for the Chiefs' 22 defense.

TKB, DMac join Rieko in the team of the week.

[antipodean]

Defence like that can take you a long way in a competition.

Landers can take some solace in what they created. Some more accuracy and patience, they'll do fine.

Can't say I was impressed with Fraser's refereeing, but good teams manage it and the Chiefs were superb in that regard.

[Bones]

For all the talk of the Chiefs defence, I think they were in trouble a few times if you take out the fuck ups by ABs.

[Bovidae]

Yeah, I think the Chiefs scrambled well but were busted a few times by the likes of Naholo and Squire in close.

This game reminded me of a few Chiefs-Highlanders games in the previous 6-game losing streak where one team creates plenty of opportunities but poor options and handling means they get nothing from it. In the past that has been the Chiefs but the Landers had that disease tonight.

I thought Cruden was very quiet tonight.