Crusaders vs Force
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Well, we win and get a bonus point. The rolling maul is working well.
Do we play The Bye next week? I might watch that - it might be more entertaining than this second half!
David Havili is so much better when he just sticks to the basics. Good game David!
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@Rapido said in Crusaders vs Force:
But they seemed to have decided that of all the possible patterns to arrange yellow/black such as a band or hoops, raglan, sash, chevron etc that they would choose a swirly almost exact replica hurricane retro kit from 1996/97.
Its a stylised black swan, I believe.
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@Chris-B. We play the Tahs next week. Hopefully we fire up a bit. Hard to say to much about this game. Force didn't put much pressure on the breakdown and seemed intent on allowing us to maintain possession.
Positives were no major injuries and Drummond/Hunt got another game under their belts together.
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@ACT-Crusader ..and we finally got a bonus point....and we're top of the table!
edit: The board won't allow my html small font joke.
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Even taking into account that the Force are a weak opponent, it was a good game from the Crusaders, showing that they can actually start a game well. Some good tries, too, although the Romano try was weird. I thought that one shouldn't have been awarded. In the end it did balance out, because at the other side of the field the try should have been denied as well (obstruction).
Good performance again from Crockett, Whitelock - doing well as captain too - Romano, Taufua - who showed he is as good at 8 as at 6, even winning a line-out. Full beastmode, as that Force player will still be feeling for a while. In the backs, Crotty was massive and Havili & Bateman played very well, too.
I definitely prefer Barrett at lock, but he wasn't too bad at 6. Give him a few more games there and he'll nail it.
Not sure what was wrong with the ref. Didn't understand most of his scrum decisions at all. On many occasions, he should just have let play continue. This was just plain boring to watch.
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@Chris-B. said in Crusaders vs Force:
Game seems to be a complete lottery as far as refereeing goes.
Seven man Crusaders scrum destroys the Force, where the eight men were being pinged out of the game.
Why does Pete Samu not get binned for the early tackle with a try in the offing?
Many others I can't comprehend!
Thetvscrum was straight after Crockett replaced perry. Nuff said
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@KiwiMurph said in Crusaders vs Force:
@Rapido Wasnt yellow a huge part of the original Force kit in 06ish era.
and the Force and Canes jerseys were quite similar for a bit with the general colour and design.
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This was quite a boring game really.
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What is it with the poofs running in to cuddle the forwards when they get a penalty?
I noticed Sumo and Lose making some comment about that.
Not wanting to be countryist about it but it seems a very Australian thing. Also very passive aggressive.
Hate it.
Especially at 42 mins in when the Saders have just destroyed the Farce scrum but somehow gave away a penalty all the backs cone running in with the "yeah! yeah! Wow!" reactions. That seems somewhat hollow and I'm sure makes the forwards feel good given they've just had their arse handed to them.
/rant
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Rolling the tape on may be a bit insensitive as Farce props busts his wing and us in a bit of pain.
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@booboo said in Crusaders vs Force:
What is it with the poofs running in to cuddle the forwards when they get a penalty?
I noticed Sumo and Lose making some comment about that.
Not wanting to be countryist about it but it seems a very Australian thing. Also very passive aggressive.
Hate it.
Especially at 42 mins in when the Saders have just destroyed the Farce scrum but somehow gave away a penalty all the backs cone running in with the "yeah! yeah! Wow!" reactions. That seems somewhat hollow and I'm sure makes the forwards feel good given they've just had their arse handed to them.
/rant
As opposed to when the Sader's backs did the same thing at 62mins ...
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@JC said in Crusaders vs Force:
Wyatt Crockett might just be one of my favourite players at the mo. I've liked pretty much all of what I've seen of him this season
Well said JC. Wyatt was on fire last season for the ABs as a high impact guy in the 2nd half. Has carried it into this season. We're pretty fortunate to have 3 first choice AB props in our squad.
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@ACT-Crusader And next week he can equal Mealamu's record for number of caps!
