Crusaders vs Sharks

ACT Crusader

Great kick.

Has Hunt always had that first step in his approach? That is charge down risky.

nzzp

Good fun to watch. Physical sharks, well done. Really brought it.

MrDenmore

@Rebound Atrocious referee. Either on the take or incompetent or both.

taniwharugby

wake up call for the saders.

mammoth defensive effort by the Sharks, didnt offer much on attack, but as above, didnt need to with all the errors the saders were making in the red zone

Chris

@MrDenmore yep 3 tries to 0 and a draw

hydro11

@taniwharugby said in Crusaders vs Sharks:

reckon with 5 pens in a row within 5m of the line, a YC should have been issued

He let the Crusaders tap and go quickly though. Crusaders could have waited and got the yellow I think.

taniwharugby

@hydro11 that 15 sec quick tap?

African Monkey

@hydro11 Yes people would have then blamed the ref for stopping the Crusaders momentum if he stopped play to give a yellow out.

Rebound

@hydro11 But should it matter. Nothing prevents the ref from issuing the yellow afterwards

Jailbreak7

@taniwharugby Yep I'd say. With Sammy and Ritchie restored to the team they look a lot better.
Can;t rest on their laurels though.

hydro11

@taniwharugby said in Crusaders vs Sharks:

@hydro11 that 15 sec quick tap?

That was the earlier quick tap wasn't it? The final quick tap was after a double advantage for offside and head high IIRC. Then they weren't back ten. I don't think anything was yellow worthy before that. Sharks had only conceded 6 penalties in the first 77 minutes so you deserve credit for that.

hydro11

@Rebound said in Crusaders vs Sharks:

@hydro11 But should it matter. Nothing prevents the ref from issuing the yellow afterwards

He should have issued one after the Crusaders scored but probably no point as it was full time.

ACT Crusader

@hydro11 said in Crusaders vs Sharks:

@taniwharugby said in Crusaders vs Sharks:

reckon with 5 pens in a row within 5m of the line, a YC should have been issued

He let the Crusaders tap and go quickly though. Crusaders could have waited and got the yellow I think.

But there was no warning prior to that. So it was a 50/50 proposition whether a YC would’ve been given and given how the game was being managed I’m glad we took the tap.

kev

Not many times you see a Crusaders pack rag dolled like that. That’s how the Boks will play the ABs.

Hunt was terrible. Less Mounga’s absence, more the quality of his replacement and the heat the Sharks pack brought.

hydro11

@ACT-Crusader said in Crusaders vs Sharks:

@hydro11 said in Crusaders vs Sharks:

@taniwharugby said in Crusaders vs Sharks:

reckon with 5 pens in a row within 5m of the line, a YC should have been issued

He let the Crusaders tap and go quickly though. Crusaders could have waited and got the yellow I think.

But there was no warning prior to that. So it was a 50/50 proposition whether a YC would’ve been given and given how the game was being managed I’m glad we took the tap.

Yeah. If the ref was going to give a yellow he should have made the Crusaders aware so they had the option,

Rebound

@hydro11 How is it no point. There are rule the he must enforce, its irrelevant whether the game is done

Steven Harris

@kev hopefully Pickerall is not the official,Agree regarding Hunt,but to cut him some slack,showed steel nerves knocking over that conversion ..
Thought Kieran Read was huge in the 2nd half..
Got a good friend who supports the sharks,reckons they could possibly be the best team out of the republic,but probably the poorest coached team

Dice

This female commentator(Rikki Swannell?) is pretty decent. Most of the games I've seen from her, I haven't been able to fault her much.

kev

@Steven-Harris His games don’t seem to flow. Pinging players all over the place.

hydro11

@Dice said in Crusaders vs Sharks:

This female commentator(Rikki Swannell?) is pretty decent. Most of the games I've seen from her, I haven't been able to fault her much.

She cut her teeth in radio. She's a genuine sports commentator which makes her better than a random they brought it.

The Silver Fern

Crusaders vs Sharks