Blues v Chiefs

[KiwiMurph]

Nanai very dangerous at 15.

[Tim]

Very average rugby. Poor handling, awful defence, tentative tacklers and counter attacking, constant fast ruck ball that seemed unearned.

[Crucial]

@antipodean said in Blues v Chiefs:

@crucial said in Blues v Chiefs:

No wrapping

You can't when smashing a 12 year old - they bounce off.

I don't have a big problem with it but just saying that the whole point of that law is so players don't get hit with the point of the shoulder as happened there.
That was just a timing thing as Duffie was wrapping but it came late.
Another example of the laws not actually stopping real injury causing actions but clamping hard instead on the ones that look bad on tv

[Crucial]

@kiwimurph said in Blues v Chiefs:

Nanai very dangerous at 15.

One good run and tackled by DMac?

[Tim]

@crucial I would stop watching rugby if that was considered a penalty.

Good clean hit, arms were wrapping but the impact jarred McKenzie backwards.

[Tim]

Penalty on Ioane will probably be the worst thing I see this year.

[Tim]

We desperately need Gibson back.

[Bovidae]

Harris isn't playing like an AB.

DMac is a tough bugger. That was the only tackle Duffie has made all night.

[KiwiMurph]

@tim Papalii would also be useful.

[Tim]

@bovidae Not many players looking like ABs out there!

[Bovidae]

@tim said in Blues v Chiefs:

Penalty on Ioane will probably be the worst thing I see this year.

Think back to the 2nd Lions test. It's a stupid law but the refs have no choice. I'd blame the passer.

[taniwharugby]

@tim or probably anyone over Taramai....

[hydro11]

I have to shake my head at some of the penalties in this game. I think the Blues will hold onto the win.

[Crucial]

@tim said in Blues v Chiefs:

@crucial I would stop watching rugby if that was considered a penalty.

Good clean hit, arms were wrapping but the impact jarred McKenzie backwards.

Yeah, I agree, just making the point that when you can rule something like Akiras action a penalty when nothing happened and no on was in danger yet flag away a point of the shoulder into the ribs (potentially a season wrecker) the game has got confused.
I'm not even saying it was a penalty. Ref should have warned Duffie to be careful though with his timing. Eg do it again and it shows a technique problem

[KiwiMurph]

Tupou has looked a lot better than Preston but i'm not sure whether thats Tupou playing well or that Preston was so bad.

Blues might have the lead but Chiefs with the second half wind will back themselves.

[antipodean]

@crucial I'd suggest the technique was perfect. Had he been tackling someone who weighed +80kg, he would've wrapped his arms.

[gt12]

@tim said in Blues v Chiefs:

@bovidae Not many players looking like ABs out there!

Akira does, which is pretty good news.

[Crucial]

@antipodean said in Blues v Chiefs:

@crucial I'd suggest the technique was perfect. Had he been tackling someone who weighed +80kg, he would've wrapped his arms.

That's like saying it isn't a high shot because the player was short.

[pukunui]

If that Duffie tackle is a penalty im turning off and cancelling my sky subscription.

The Ioane penalty was the typical farce we have come to expect.

[gt12]

Great defense.

I thought we were there earlier. Seu blew it