Crusaders vs Sharks
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@taniwharugby Yep I'd say. With Sammy and Ritchie restored to the team they look a lot better.
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@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.
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@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.
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@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,
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@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 -
@Steven-Harris His games don’t seem to flow. Pinging players all over the place.
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@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.
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@nzzp said in Crusaders vs Sharks:
If Mo'unga plays tonight, Saders win. I think it really is as simple as that.
Mo’unga’s pass and quickness is a big difference when we are in our own half. He takes on the line or he can organise and release runners. Noticeable difference tonight.
Sure there was a real battle up front, but even when we’ve had that this season Mo’unga has still been able to do his thing.
In saying that, I don’t think Hunt was too bad tonight compared to previous outings this season.
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@Dice run in to Rikki when I am calling games for RS..she’s a really good type and has done bloody well as TV caller
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@ACT-Crusader Mo’unga is top drawer. Hunt looked well off the pace to me. His kick out on the full early 2nd half, followed by some lame attempts at taking the high ball, the grubber close to the line that was low percentage....
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So with the game ending in a draw, you can say that the ref cost the Crusaders the win. Several of those penalties that Bosch converted into points were questionable to say the least. If only one of those had not been awarded, the Crusaders would have won.
Great defence from the Shorks; they can be proud of their effort. I wouldn't be proud if my team only scored points from penalties though.
Barrett, Taufua and Read the best Crusaders' forwards IMO.
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@kev said in Crusaders vs Sharks:
@ACT-Crusader Mo’unga is top drawer. Hunt looked well off the pace to me. His kick out on the full early 2nd half, followed by some lame attempts at taking the high ball, the grubber close to the line that was low percentage....
Hunt is coming off a pretty low base before tonight’s game....
Which is disappointing because I thought last year he was showing real signs of development and taking that next step up. Fortunately he’s still young and hopefully we can keep learning from this.
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@ACT-Crusader agree. Don’t throw away a player based on one game. Tough game when your usually dominant forwards run into a pack that was as physical as the Sharks.
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Some selection lessons for Razor out of that game. If you're going to rest Mo'unga, then you need most of the rest of the top team wrapped around his replacement.
Tonight's team selections looked a bit too much like what ran out against the Waratahs - which I guess is fine if Razor's really wanting to test his young guns - but, he got a few answers.
Was interesting to see him shift Barrett to 6 and bulk up the forwards and also persist with Hunt - so that Blackadder and Cameron weren't required. Both good moves IMO.
Thought the forwards overplayed their hands a bit too much tonight, starved the backs of the ball - and proceeded to make a lot of turnovers through being too fancy, as well as some very stupid plays (Codie Taylor). Joe Moody seems like he's trying to take Wyatt's penalty record in the last few weeks.
Scott Barrett has become a bloody good player. Taufua was good. Read in the second half. Goodhue as usual. Bridge. Drummond better than Hall tonight.
