Crusaders v Sunwolves
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@Bones said in Crusaders v Sunwolves:
Blues fans (and Nepia) really get bitter over TJ don't they?
I genuinely do not see why people get their undies in a twist over TJ commentating the Crusaders. If anyone can provide examples of TJ being orgasmic over the Crusaders and overly/unfairly critical of the Blues please do.
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@Crazy-Horse ditto, the last few times I've heard he's on I've gone out of my way to try and spot the source of outrage but come up empty. If anything I've thought he's sounded more excited for blues matches.
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@Crazy-Horse @Bones me three
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Yeah i can't say i have ever been able to pick any over the top bias from any of the NZ comms, except justin marshall who shouldn't be anywhere near the comm box (by the sound of it the other commentators are getting sick of his shit too).
However when the alternatives are kearns, mardo and kafer i don't think there is much to complain about outside that idiot Marshall.
From the game i thought all the returning guys went well. Tamanivalu looked in very good touch. Interesting to read the following. Bit of a joke when the Sunwolves 8 was allowed to play on for a few minutes after clearly being ko'd.
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@Bones said in Crusaders v Sunwolves:
@Crazy-Horse ditto, the last few times I've heard he's on I've gone out of my way to try and spot the source of outrage but come up empty. If anything I've thought he's sounded more excited for blues matches.
He criticises the Blues for things that all other teams do, he get far more excited when the opposition is about to score against us, and he often falls into that patronising tone "When will the Blues learn".
Crap like that. Doesn't do it for any other team. I'm not against having biased commentators, just would like a positive one for the Blues.
Same as the Chiefs get Cooper, Canes get Nisbett, Crusaders get TJ, etc
I know he's polarising but give us Sumo, least he enjoys the games. Would also like Ken 'second man play' Laban.
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I've noticed him say , with a hint of sarcasm , that it's typical blues , , or this what we have come to expect , when they make an error , it could be the first one of the night and the opposition has already made one that he didn't comment on .
Not Sure if he is still doing it , but it is something I had picked up on in previous seasons
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@pukunui said in Crusaders v Sunwolves:
Yeah i can't say i have ever been able to pick any over the top bias from any of the NZ comms, except justin marshall who shouldn't be anywhere near the comm box (by the sound of it the other commentators are getting sick of his shit too).
However when the alternatives are kearns, mardo and kafer i don't think there is much to complain about outside that idiot Marshall.
From the game i thought all the returning guys went well. Tamanivalu looked in very good touch. Interesting to read the following. Bit of a joke when the Sunwolves 8 was allowed to play on for a few minutes after clearly being ko'd.
Kearns, Marto and whoever else make Marshall sound intelligent.
This isn't lame Aussie bashing, this is fact.
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@Bones said in Crusaders v Sunwolves:
Blues fans (and Nepia) really get bitter over TJ don't they?
Hoi, I wasn't even involved in this one! I can't help it if Johnson is such a fan boy - damn, I think even Chris B thinks he's slightly over the top for all things red n black and Mako.
No more than others get bitter over Smithy and the Magpies (and various Canes players).
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@booboo said in Crusaders v Sunwolves:
@pukunui karma for trying to bullshit his way out if a card?
Yes for sure. Don't know if the tackler going down hurt has ever got them off but it seems to happen a fair bit. Do feel a bit sorry his as he was clearly on ice skates for the last metre or do before contact. Yellow was the right call though imo.
One of comms tried to point that out at the time but got shouted down by Marshall who started off on one of his rants, suggesting Seta should have no arms tackled him in the air instead ffs.
Not long after he had his rant about the Sunwolves taking the three from the penalty.
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@pukunui said in Crusaders v Sunwolves:
One of comms tried to point that out at the time but got shouted down by Marshall who started off on one of his rants, suggesting Seta should have no arms tackled him in the air instead ffs.
Yeah, it's not like the other commentator was saying none of it was Seta's fault and he should be exonerated and Knighted on the Queen's birthday honours list, simply a contributory factor as to why the incident happened. What was Seta supposed to do once he knew he was going to hit, shoulder charge the bloke in the air?
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@Nepia said in Crusaders v Sunwolves:
@Bones said in Crusaders v Sunwolves:
Blues fans (and Nepia) really get bitter over TJ don't they?
No more than others get bitter over Smithy and the Magpies (and various Canes players).
When the fark did that last happen?
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Just watched the highlights on Sky Sport 1, including that tackle in the air from Tamanivalu. There's no way he faked an injury. His whole demeanour was one of disappointment, nothing else.
You can see it on this video from 24'.35" of the game. It also clearly shows that he had no way of avoiding the collision because he was sliding the last few metres. Marshall was, as usual, talking a lot of nonsense. He saw Tamanivalu trying to wrap his arms around the player as a tackle attempt. It may or may not have been. You may just as well see it as an attempt to limit the impact of the collision which he clearly couldn't avoid at that point.
More interesting is that - apart from 3 missed goal kicks and one kick into touch on the full - Mo'unga had an excellent game. For someone who has been out for 7 weeks, he showed remarkable accuracy in his kicks. That kick leading to Bridge's try was absolutely brilliant. If he works on his goal kicking, all will be fine. I think he offers more than Hunt, who will probably be fighting for a bench spot with Mckenzie, rather than for a starting spot with Mo'unga.
Read also had a great game for someone who hadn't played at this (or higher) level for months. Havili was also good, as were Romano, Funnell and - obviously - Mataele.
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@Stargazer very out of character for you to leap to the defence of a crusaders player?
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Those two did play well but that game told us nothing about their form.
The Sunwolves were woeful, and it really shows how poor the Bulls are to lose to them. They were lucky it was so wet as I think in the dry, with a fast paced game the Crusaders would have got close to 100.
And did people really think it was a faked injury? Nobody that effective gets dragged for a fake injury.
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@Crash said in Crusaders v Sunwolves:
@Kirwan I've noticed when the Sunwolves play at home they are treated a lot more leniently than when the play overseas. Call this the rub pf the green (bang for your buck) - but this has happened too many times to be coincidence.
Quality of the ref a factor? Or have been using the normal refs?
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