Game of three halves - Blues/Crusaders/Chiefs - 20/02, 12pm

[Stargazer]

Will have to watch these games again, tonight. Having shit internet here, and my phone is just too small for good viewing.

[Tim]

Hodgman late scratching. Lay starting.

[Stargazer]

O'Keefe much more lenient than the ref in the previous game.

[Tim]

@stargazer Lot of attacking players going off their feet in this half.

[Yeetyaah]

Geez been a long off-season for Weber, he's looking pretty shit.

[Tim]

Some brutal collisions out there. Big tackle and turnover from Papalii earlier.

[Stargazer]

Laulala off with what looks like a shoulder injury.

[Chris]

@stargazer said in Game of three halves - Blues/Crusaders/Chiefs - 20/02, 12pm:

Grace and Blackadder were impressive for the Crusaders.

Roe looking good for the Chiefs. Loved seeing Jonah Lowe turning up in the midfield a lot.

Mate what was the score please Crusaders v Chiefs

[Yeetyaah]

Chiefs just can't do anything in the opponents 22.

[number9]

@tim said in Game of three halves - Blues/Crusaders/Chiefs - 20/02, 12pm:

Hodgman late scratching. Lay starting.

No he was playing went off after 10 minutes, looked like a shin injury, saw him rubbing it.

[Tim]

@number9 Thanks. Commentators getting it wrong is not surprising!

[Tim]

All Blues attack was up the middle or around the fringes in this half. Would be nice to see it go quick and wide to a wing.

[Yeetyaah]

Finally a try, pretty good one at that.

[Tim]

@yeetyaah He's been pretty good today.

[Stargazer]

@yeetyaah Well-deserved.

[Stargazer]

I wish they stopped referring to BB not being there. He wasn't that influential and good, last year. The Blues have plenty of talent to replace him.

[Stargazer]

@chris

Crusaders 21 - 14 Chiefs

Crusaders: Grace, Reece, McAlister; Mo'unga (3) con; McAlister and Grace got yellow (but were replaced)
Chiefs: Tupaea, Stevenson tries ; Gatland (2) con

Havili leaving the field in the 3rd minute after a head clash; Jordan going off with a rib injury in the 11th minute.

[Steven Harris]

Some really impressive individual performances..Ruru had a very good game in the first hit out , but I thought Sam Nock was superb in the 2nd 40 against the chiefs he is starting to eye opportunities, which holds the defence and gives times for support players to get themselves in the right positions, Thought he had the best pass of any of the halfbacks on show ,Both Eklund amd Tolai showed that Parsons will not be missed ..much more physical with ball in hand ..Akira i thought was very good ,has added some nice offloads to his game ,plenty of depth in the loose forwards to keep him honest..Josh Goodhue after a superb season with the Taniwha last year now showing the sort of consistency at lineout and kickoff time , and carry into contact with aggression..Tom Robinson just another energy charged performance as per normal ..
And Caleb Clark looked in good nick ..I have seen him training at Waitakere stadium with Danny Tusitala consistently throughout the summer ..
Special mention to Xavier Rowe ,looked really good in a team that look at bit lost in terms of attack in the backline ..

[Tim]

@steven-harris said in Game of three halves - Blues/Crusaders/Chiefs - 20/02, 12pm:

Xavier Rowe

Yeah, really looking forward to watching him this year.

[African Monkey]

@stargazer Yup agree with that. Think his only real standout performance was in our last game against the Highlanders.