Hurricanes v Crusaders
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@Bones said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
@No-Quarter stands soooo bloody deep though!
Lousi is really starting to shape up nicely.
He is. I would like (hope) to see Fatialofa back next week though in the reserves as we are now down to two locks with Fifita at 6. Likewise with Coles. The other issue is at LH. Uhila looks unfit whereas he was outstanding at the end last year. We have had a bad run with injuries this year in the forwards and its a credit to Plumtree etc what they have done with the next level down players. Lousi wouldn't have got a look in without many lock injuries (4 if include Thomson) yet he's looking good
Black played well in this game. He just needs game time and lots of it to see what he can do. Hopefully he can step up at the Blues
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@Damo said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
Terrible decision from Drummond to tap the PK at the end. Down by 9 with 90 seconds to go its ALWAYS a shot at goal. Quite apart from anything else, Crusaders giving up th BP means Lions only need to win rather than win wit a BP.
Lions are only two points behind (61 vs 63). So I don't think it would make any diff. Lions must win though as with a draw most wins decide top spot. (Then points diff)
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@Winger The table I saw was 61 - 64. I could be wrong. My main point still stands though.
If you need 2 scores its quickest to take pk first then go for try. Even if they scored from quick tap, the game would have been over after conversion, whereas kick the goal and there is almost certainly time for a restart.
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@Chris-B. said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
@hydro11 Actually, I have to take that back, after quite a few play throughs - I think that try was fair.
I'm fucked if I know how Newman got that on one view though.
From the one replay I saw on a shitty TV it appeared it wasn't going to be clear and obvious so I assumed he saw a better version of that.
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@Chris-B. said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
@ACT-Crusader A pretty unbelievable performance, but his video assistant is worse.
Doesn't take long to see a boot very clearly planted on the touchline in that final try that was instantly given on review.
You need to watch it again. The front on replay shows a clear try. TMO got it 100% right.
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The Hurricanes are such a bizarre team. They lose the Super final at home with unarguably their best ever team, but win the next years sans both midfields, both locks and NMS.
Then this year they beat the undefeated Crusaders without BB, giraffe in midfield and TJP playing his worst game all season.
Knock out the Barretts and Saveas and they'll probably go on and win the entire thing.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
The Hurricanes are such a bizarre team. They lose the Super final at home with unarguably their best ever team, but win the next years sans both midfields, both locks and NMS.
Then this year they beat the undefeated Crusaders without BB, giraffe in midfield and TJP playing his worst game all season.
Knock out the Barretts and Saveas and they'll probably go on and win the entire thing.
It was funny how our golden generation fell short only for a bunch of apparent no names to win it all a year later
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guess we will see in a fortnight if thier run has flattered to deceive, I think they are worthy finalists (much, much more worthy than the Brumbies) and could well go all the way*, but the conference system still sucks balls
*and cause more talk about how we lost Aura
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@canefan said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
I see the lions topped the table without having played a single nz team. I know you can only play who is in front of you but if ever there was an undeserving top qualifier they are it
Hang on doesn't that cut both ways? NZ teams are pretty lucky they didn't have to face the lions.
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@Bones said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
@canefan said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
I see the lions topped the table without having played a single nz team. I know you can only play who is in front of you but if ever there was an undeserving top qualifier they are it
Hang on doesn't that cut both ways? NZ teams are pretty lucky they didn't have to face the lions.
The Lions are only one team and the only scary South African team. New Zealand has at least four of the best five teams in the competition and the Blues are probably on par with the Stormers.
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@Damo said in Hurricanes v Crusaders:
@Winger The table I saw was 61 - 64. I could be wrong. My main point still stands though.
If you need 2 scores its quickest to take pk first then go for try. Even if they scored from quick tap, the game would have been over after conversion, whereas kick the goal and there is almost certainly time for a restart.
The table they showed was a live table. As in, that would be the points table if the game finished right then and there. Crusaders were on 63, and would be on 64 points because they were losing by 7 points of less.
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Gutted about that, bloody nervous about playing the Highlanders this week.
Bryn Hall is a huge weakness I reckon, the clearance from the ruck was so much quicker when Drummond came on for the last 10.
Havilli not a 12 either, hardly ran with the ball all night.
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@SammyC Yeah - I know Havili's played a lot at 2nd five last year for the Crusaders and for the Mako$, but he's been much better at fullback. After the lessons from the Lions game I would have definitely played Bateman at 2nd five and put Bridge on the bench - one of Dagg or Tamanivalu can surely play on the left wing.
To be honest, I'm not sure why Digby Ioane didn't feature ahead of Bridge.
Seems like they prefer Hall over Drummond, but I'm not sure why. Drummie needed to convert that break he made, though - that was really the big chance to win the game.
