Crusaders v Highlanders

[KiwiMurph]

Bridge caught out there.

[Donsteppa]

Great speed from Moanga, but the Highlanders hit straight back.

Crusaders backs have looked pedestrian on defence a couple of times tonight.

[Crucial]

Don't rush up for a spot tackle when the next man in the line is Naholo. He only needs half a gap to make ground. A full gap = a try.

[Wreck Diver]

@taniwharugby ones obvious to Steve H so I bow to the knowledge of a back to back WC winning coach. I rate Todd highly, I think he may have the Marty Holah syndrome.

[taniwharugby]

@crucial if he had slid out to cover Naholo the space woulda been opened on the inside.

[Bones]

Going on this years form, teams with Todd in seem to function a lot better than teams with Savea...

Edited to add: The canes even looked much better early season when Henwood was playing.

[Crucial]

@taniwharugby said in Crusaders v Highlanders:

@crucial if he had slid out to cover Naholo the space woulda been opened on the inside.

Didn't need to slide. Rushing up created the hole. That's where sometimes you need to hold ground on defence and make them come to you.

[Bones]

L Whitelock is awesome.

[taniwharugby]

@crucial the whole line was broken there, if he is covering Naholo, carrier he goes inside and then Naholo still has space outside him as he cant tackle Naholo without the ball

[KiwiMurph]

Great hands Luke Whitelock....

[Crucial]

@kiwimurph said in Crusaders v Highlanders:

Great hands Luke Whitelock....

Good enough for an England call up if he wasn't already taken.

[kev]

@crucial the line was straight no slide from inside so gap would have opened up. The guys outside didn’t mark up.

[Frank]

@hydro11 said in Crusaders v Highlanders:

@tim said in Crusaders v Highlanders:

@hydro11 What are those?

Metres gained in contact is an obvious one. Pure speed as well.

Don't forget while Todd is pretty short, Ardie Savea is at least 6 foot 5 - a real lineout option at international level.

[Bones]

Haaa that's a bullshit penalty. Lying down Naholo prolly shouldn't be trying to pick the ball up out of a ruck.

[Gunner]

Why is Marshall saying Naholo shouldn’t have been allowed to go for that turnover in which he won the penalty?

He was the first man on his feet to the tackle, of course he is allowed a crack FFS, doesn’t matter how many people were involved in the tackle and now on the ground.

[Toddy]

@bones teams with George Bridge in them seem to function better than teams with Reiko Ioane

[taniwharugby]

@toddy only at Super level...

[Bones]

@toddy said in Crusaders v Highlanders:

@bones teams with George Bridge in them seem to function better than teams with Reiko Ioane

Really? Shit I didn't even notice Bridge playing for the AB's. What test was that?

[hydro11]

@gunner said in Crusaders v Highlanders:

Why is Marshall saying Naholo shouldn’t have been allowed to go for that turnover in which he won the penalty?

He was the first man on his feet to the tackle, of course he is allowed a crack FFS, doesn’t matter how many people were involved in the tackle and now on the ground.

He seemed to be saying that you can't get a turnover from a ruck.

[Crucial]

@kev bits of everything but if the defender had held back on his marker the ball carrier would likely have held on for a few more steps giving the rest of the D time to get in line. If he had still passed early then it was a pass behind the gain line with a chance for defenders to come across. As it was the defender forced the pass to a man in a gap made even bigger by rushing up.