Crusaders vs 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.
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@Chris-B said in Crusaders vs Sharks:
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 Hunt tonight.
Blackadder wasn't on the bench due to illness. Bill Harmon was wearing the 20 jersey and he came on in the 71st minute for Dunshea (Barrett moving back to the 2nd row).
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I was hoping after the Shorks had scored their 7th penalty, that the Crusaders would score a converted try sooner, so that Hunt could attempt another clutch droppie at the end again, like in that famous Highlanders game. Unfortunately, the try came too late. Would have been awesome.
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@Stargazer yep no doubt the Ref was shocking 2 kickable penalties awarded for not releasing the ball both are Rucks the Sharks should not of had their hands on the ball
3 times Moodey was penalised because the idiot ref couldn’t understand the Sharks were pulling back on the Crusaders ball.
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Dunshea is an undersized lock at club level, against a big African forward pack he’s never going to provide any impact. Hopefully the blues sign him next year.
Bitch fluffybunny can fuck off to the highlanders. Absolutely terrible game.
We (almost) lost that game because of our coaching teams ego, Robertson has never rated Romano and needs to get over that and pick him ahead of both Dunshea and Strange.
Too much blaming the ref on this forum as usual... sharks deserved to win.
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Ok. Am only up to half time in my viewing of the replay. Am tired and will watch the rest in the morning.
But christ Pickerell is a fucking awful referee. He's the anti-Jackson. Looking for every excuse to rule against the home team.
Fuck.
Sharks scrambling and not particularly impressive in the first half but riding the back of a few favourable decisions ahead by 2.
Hopefully the Evil Empire found a way to get home from here.
Taylor Moody Read good in the first 40.
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@booboo said in Crusaders vs Sharks:
But christ Pickerell is a fucking awful referee.
Yep. Matched only in sheer awfulness by the Crusaders constant knock-ons, stupid penalties and general ineptitude.
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That game can basically be summed up as Bosch drilling penalties, before the Crusaders hammered away at the line, turning the screw, until the last gasp try was the final nail in the Sharks hopes of victory.
In other news, I'm hearing Hansen has given Goodhue an ultimatum: get a haircut or face missing out on the RWC.
