Semi Final 1: Crusaders vs Hurricanes
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@SammyC said in Semi Final 1: Crusaders vs Hurricanes:
@canefan said in Semi Final 1: Crusaders vs Hurricanes:
@Chris said in Semi Final 1: Crusaders vs Hurricanes:
@canefan But I see on this thread the Canes got the better of the Crusaders pack so BB had the easier ride,Mounga didn't according to posts on here so irrelevant point then. Wish people would make up their mind.
I said we held our own. I wasn't really talking about one game, the Saders are like the Storm. They can make good players look great. Having said that several of them ate excellent
If it’s all down to the pack he plays behind, then how come we look so bad when Ritchie isn’t playing?
My comment wasn't referring to Richie. I was actually thinking about a guy like Bridge, who looks the goods but I'm not ready to rush the guy into the RWC team
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@canefan said in Semi Final 1: Crusaders vs Hurricanes:
@SammyC said in Semi Final 1: Crusaders vs Hurricanes:
@canefan said in Semi Final 1: Crusaders vs Hurricanes:
@Chris said in Semi Final 1: Crusaders vs Hurricanes:
@canefan But I see on this thread the Canes got the better of the Crusaders pack so BB had the easier ride,Mounga didn't according to posts on here so irrelevant point then. Wish people would make up their mind.
I said we held our own. I wasn't really talking about one game, the Saders are like the Storm. They can make good players look great. Having said that several of them ate excellent
If it’s all down to the pack he plays behind, then how come we look so bad when Ritchie isn’t playing?
My comment wasn't referring to Richie. I was actually thinking about a guy like Bridge, who looks the goods but I'm not ready to rush the guy into the RWC team
My thing with bridge is I'm not picking him because he's running in tries on the end of the crusaders machine, but because his fundamentals are fucking sound, while still looking like he has a bit of spark about him.
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What an emotional roller coaster at the ground, didn’t really enjoy the game that much and thought the canes would pinch it at the end.
Had my doubts when Jason Ryan came out during the week and said it was our best training week in 3 years. Stupid comments like that often backfire.
Didn’t think we played well at all, where was our scrum dominance? We hardly won a lineout against the throw and for some reason in that second half we hung off Beauden and Coles and let them run at us.
Next weekend will be much more of a celebration... I don’t mind if we lose to the Jags
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@mariner4life Bridge is that Corey Jane type winger. Does everything well, great in the air, like having another fullback, great work rate.
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@SammyC said in Semi Final 1: Crusaders vs Hurricanes:
@canefan said in Semi Final 1: Crusaders vs Hurricanes:
@Chris said in Semi Final 1: Crusaders vs Hurricanes:
@canefan But I see on this thread the Canes got the better of the Crusaders pack so BB had the easier ride,Mounga didn't according to posts on here so irrelevant point then. Wish people would make up their mind.
I said we held our own. I wasn't really talking about one game, the Saders are like the Storm. They can make good players look great. Having said that several of them ate excellent
If it’s all down to the pack he plays behind, then how come we look so bad when Ritchie isn’t playing?
I agree. When he showed signs of a sore shoulder I thought to myself if he goes off the Canes are suddenly right in the game. As it turned out if he had gone off I think the Canes would have won easily in the end; he's become such an important player for the Saders.
Now that the alcohol and bitter disappointment has worn off and I can stop hating the fluffybunny I'm super excited about seeing both him and Beauden on the field for the ABs. They could provide a real point of difference for us, especially in the final 20.
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@Steven-Harris Read is our number 8 and we don’t have a replacement but he has lost a bit in the last couple of years.
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@broughie said in Semi Final 1: Crusaders vs Hurricanes:
@SammyC Although I am not a Crusader supporter I surely don’t want the Jags to win because it will be a good result for rugby. I want the Crusaders to win and perhaps smash them doing it :-).
I didn’t say I wanted the Jags to win.
But if it were to happen, it’d be far easier to handle than losing to the canes in a semi final.
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@Chris said in Semi Final 1: Crusaders vs Hurricanes:
@Rancid-Schnitzel No 1 goal kicker easy kick lets not get precious because someone questions your hero hes not fucking superman
Calling a touchline conversion easy is utterly absurd.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel Before you get all upset again what I said was Barrett missed one from his favoured side he should have kicked it thats what he is paid to do.
Mo'unga as I have said kicked 2 from the sideline from the harder side for a Right foot kicker
If it was reversed I would say the same thing everyone who has kicked goals as a Right foot kicker knows which is the harder kick and Mo'unga nailed 2 of them while Barrett missed the easier sideline conversion easy to understand and not utterly absurd in anyway shape or form.
And if you are the Starting kicker in a WC final you need to nail your kicks otherwise why are you selected to kick goals.BB didn't Mo'unga did simple as that. -
@Chris said in Semi Final 1: Crusaders vs Hurricanes:
@Rancid-Schnitzel Before you get all upset again what I said was Barrett missed one from his favoured side he should have kicked it thats what he is paid to do.
Mo'unga as I have said kicked 2 from the sideline from the harder side for a Right foot kicker
If it was reversed I would say the same thing everyone who has kicked goals as a Right foot kicker knows which is the harder kick and Mo'unga nailed 2 of them while Barrett missed the easier sideline conversion easy to understand and not utterly absurd in anyway shape or form.
And if you are the Starting kicker in a WC final you need to nail your kicks otherwise why are you selected to kick goals.BB didn't Mo'unga did simple as that.You said two easy kicks. Absurd.
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@broughie no question you are correct, we can all agree he’s not the player he once was ,there’s been many a great player that’s tread that path ,but the constant critique of the All Black skipper gets a little tiresome..I have no doubt like Richie McCaw back in 2015, (similar criticism) he’s pacing himself nicely..I would be more concerned if we did’nt have him..because there’s still daylight to Read and the next cab of the rack.
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@SammyC said in Semi Final 1: Crusaders vs Hurricanes:
@canefan said in Semi Final 1: Crusaders vs Hurricanes:
@Chris said in Semi Final 1: Crusaders vs Hurricanes:
@canefan But I see on this thread the Canes got the better of the Crusaders pack so BB had the easier ride,Mounga didn't according to posts on here so irrelevant point then. Wish people would make up their mind.
I said we held our own. I wasn't really talking about one game, the Saders are like the Storm. They can make good players look great. Having said that several of them ate excellent
If it’s all down to the pack he plays behind, then how come we look so bad when Ritchie isn’t playing?
I agree. I’ll add that when we haven’t started Hall and Mo’unga, we have looked less than prime also. Never underestimate a good 9/10.
Canes had an excellent pack some years ago but when they had Gopperth and Holwell their attack was held back in my view. Both okay players but lacked that class in such a critical position.
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@Rancid-Schnitzel yeah ok not entering into your panties in a twist episode
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As a neutral I spent the whole game entertained, ( until dickwad, great player, stink commentator asked the obvious again), well done Canes, gave it a good shot.
Mostly though I was warmly glowing at the prospects of the first fives we've got to choose from.
Read took the ball up well I thought, looked keen for some contact, tracking ok
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@Chris said in Semi Final 1: Crusaders vs Hurricanes:
@Rancid-Schnitzel yeah ok not entering into your panties in a twist episode
Why do you say someone is upset or has their panties in a twist just because they point out your statement was absurd?
That's certainly the first time I've seen sideline kicks at goal described as easy.
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@Bones said in Semi Final 1: Crusaders vs Hurricanes:
@Chris said in Semi Final 1: Crusaders vs Hurricanes:
@Rancid-Schnitzel yeah ok not entering into your panties in a twist episode
Why do you say someone is upset or has their panties in a twist just because they point out your statement was absurd?
That's certainly the first time I've seen sideline kicks at goal described as easy.
