Chiefs v Blues

Tim

That's six in a row.

KiwiMurph

That's six in a row.

5 away wins in a row too.

Mokey

Chiefs were absolute rubbish. Screwed up opportunities left right and centre, aimless kicking, no space created, backline a shambles, was actually painful to watch. Blues definitely deserved to win, much better with ball in hand.

Cruden did not direct the backline well, the lineouts were bad, and whoever decided to give Adam Thomson a contract gets a hard slap. UGH. What the hell, Gatland. You can't blame that clusterfuck on the weather.

Tim

15,000 tickets already sold for the Highlanders game at Eden Park.

Bones

@KiwiMurph said in Chiefs v Blues:

@Tim said in Chiefs v Blues:

That's six in a row.

5 away wins in a row too.

A franchise record. Who woulda thought this is the best ever blues team eh?

Duluth

Sotutu should be man of the match again. Tuipulotu not far behind

The defence of the loosies was incredible (current ESPN stats):

----	Tackles	Misses
Papali'i	13	0
Sotutu	14	1
Ioane	13	0

@hooroo Solid tight match from Akira. Loads of tackles some carries in tight and an important turnover. Definitely not fat

Promising cameo from Christie too

Anonymous

@Tim said in Chiefs v Blues:

15,000 tickets already sold for the Highlanders game at Eden Park.

That's just the people in quarantine, right?

Bones

@Duluth a couple of steals and a rip? Papalii missed out on ten minutes of defence too.

antipodean

Anyone notice Karl Te Nana has borrowed his Jewish aunt's glasses?

African Monkey

@Duluth Brilliant from out loose trio. Akira goes alright for someone with a lack of work rate.....

antipodean

@African-Monkey said in Chiefs v Blues:

@Duluth Brilliant from out loose trio. Akira goes alright for someone with a lack of work rate.....

Playing tight in these conditions showed his effectiveness on defence.

Tim

Two tightheads and a dominant lineout. Mind you, the Chiefs forgot to put locks in their squad this year. Maybe Gatland should be focussing less on the Lions ...

Chris

@African-Monkey said in Chiefs v Blues:

@Duluth Brilliant from out loose trio. Akira goes alright for someone with a lack of work rate.....

Touché

Duluth

@Bones said in Chiefs v Blues:

a couple of steals and a rip? Papalii missed out on ten minutes of defence too.

Ioane subbed off late. There's only 4mins between them

Stargazer

@Tim said in Chiefs v Blues:

Two tightheads and a dominant lineout. Mind you, the Chiefs forgot to put locks in their squad this year. Maybe Gatland should be focussing less on the Lions ...

Two of their locks are out with season-ending injuries, and the most important one isn't allowed to play.

Tim

@Stargazer You can select five ...

Tim

That pass from Sotutu for Talea's try was a blinder. Off the left hand.

voodoo

@kiwiinmelb said in Chiefs v Blues:

@ACT-Crusader said in Chiefs v Blues:

DMac hasn’t had the greatest game today but you can’t doubt the guys fearlessness. Man he takes on the line, gets smashed but gets straight back up.

I love him for his courage , it’s easy to forget how little he is

Shit, nobody doubts his courage! I used to play subbies with a legend of a bloke, played mostly wing but a bit of 15 too. Can't have weighed more than 70kgs, but was fearless. Threw himself into everything, no respect for his body whatsoever.

I loved the guy.

But I want him about as close as Dmac to a fucking All Black jumper.

Tim

One thing with MacKenzie is that he's coming back from a serious knee injury. Might take another 9 months or so for him to recover a good level of acceleration and agility.

KiwiMurph

What the hell was up with Weber's kicking? Was not a good look.

The Silver Fern

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