Crusaders vs Chiefs

[Nepia]

@tim said in Crusaders vs. Chiefs:

Was it a coincidence that the Chiefs looked much better once Bird went off?

I don't think so, they didn't get better until well after he went off.

[gt12]

Weber’s passing has been good.

Then he throws a shit one.

[hydro11]

@paekakboyz said in Crusaders vs. Chiefs:

Shoulder charge v swinging arm? The only thing that saved him was the refs call on tackled player ducking

Higgers tackled him high and kept a neck roll to pull him to the ground. That's equal to the swinging arm.

I wouldn't have given Higgenbotham a red either - just a yellow and a lengthy ban.

[gt12]

Ngatai is wasted at 15, and it’s Stevenson’s best position, so what is going on? It’s not like we’ve got a good 2nd five anyway.

[Tim]

@gt12 Shielding him from contact.

[gt12]

@tim

That actually makes sense, probably the best way to maximize the chance of him lasting three games

[Tim]

Cane and Retallick took about 25 minutes to wake up. Looking good now though.

[gt12]

Chiefs scrum five out. Good passage of play.

Cane has such class, he’s like Richie v2.

[Tim]

Chiefs scrum getting killed in this half.

[gt12]

Fuck. What a shit scrum by us and fantastic one by the Saders. Missing Bird there.

Why have we got two loosies on the bench???

[Nepia]

Uh oh - is Ngatai injured?

[Tim]

Whole front row changing.

[Tim]

Bridge really looks a level below the rest of the Crusaders.

[Tim]

@nepia Maybe he's using the Blues' trainer?

[antipodean]

@nepia Can hardly be surprised?

[Tim]

Oh boy, Sean Wainui is on.

[gt12]

Look at the fucking NPC team we’ve got out there now.

[gt12]

@nepia said in Crusaders vs. Chiefs:

Uh oh - is Ngatai injured?

That ones on me. I shouldn’t have brought it up.

[gt12]

Cane, what a fucking tackle.

[Tim]

Solid defence. Crusaders look a bit out of ideas.

Goodhue looks like their best.

It's early days, but he and ALB have looked sharper than Crotty.