Blues v Crusaders
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I'm not usually a Ruru fan, but he did have a good game last week. Don't mind too much that he's starting (hope I don't come back to regret saying this). It's funny in a way that we have developed a bit of depth at halfback, more or less because they've hung around so long and have slowly improved over time after struggling at this level early on.
Also happy enough that Heem is starting. His experience out there could be important given the Crusaders found a massive weakness there last year, and good to see TJ Faiane back. Some good competition with him and Plummer there now.
Not sure who will win (probably the Crusaders as usual), but GO THE BLUES!
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@mackerzzzz said in Blues v Crusaders:
Blues have lost...
Ruru starting over Nock???
Did you watch last week's game? Nock passed better, but Ruru put in a good shift in the rucks and defensively
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@mackerzzzz said in Blues v Crusaders:
@dan54 Ioane ahead of Goodhue🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
In your dreams.... Ioane cant defend a wet sack
This is the sort of insightful stuff I come here for. 🙄
Goodhue had been nothing special this season, Ioane a shit ton better, even with his lapses back into being a selfish winger. You've obviously been under a rock last year or so.
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Goodhue at 13? Thank you! Oh, I recall I support the other side-scratch that.
Good Crusaders team. The worst thing about being a Blues fan this year is it is increasingly hard to blame the coach (despite the heavy weight of tradition). -
@machpants said in Blues v Crusaders:
@mackerzzzz said in Blues v Crusaders:
@dan54 Ioane ahead of Goodhue🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
In your dreams.... Ioane cant defend a wet sack
This is the sort of insightful stuff I come here for. 🙄
Goodhue had been nothing special this season, Ioane a shit ton better, even with his lapses back into being a selfish winger. You've obviously been under a rock last year or so.
I'm intrigued to see how anyone defends a wet sack.
"Heyyyyy! You don't be mean to that sack!"
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I hope the Blues win but this is a very good side. Hard to identify any weaknesses. The Blues loosies are better if they play to their potential, other than that though... -
@machpants said in Blues v Crusaders:
@mackerzzzz said in Blues v Crusaders:
@dan54 Ioane ahead of Goodhue🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
In your dreams.... Ioane cant defend a wet sack
This is the sort of insightful stuff I come here for. 🙄
Goodhue had been nothing special this season, Ioane a shit ton better, even with his lapses back into being a selfish winger. You've obviously been under a rock last year or so.
who said it needed to be insightful...
Goodhue may not have been at his best this season but he is still a better all-around player.
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@mackerzzzz said in Blues v Crusaders:
@dan54 Ioane ahead of Goodhue🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
In your dreams.... Ioane cant defend a wet sack
I haven't noticed too many problems with his defence so far this year. I keen on Goodhue, but wonder if he a little short of pace to be a real top 13. I not an Ioane fanboy, but think he starting to look ok at 13, well the best in Super Aotearoa anyway at this stage. Not saying he will be by end, but I just commenting on form now which is what counts in this game.
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@bovidae said in Blues v Crusaders:
TMO: Brendon Pickerill
An Eden Park stitch up is certainly on...
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@dan54 Thinking the same thing. there is only an upside to Riko getting better and better at 13 but also get the feeling at test level against the big boys, in a game of inches when one mistake costs the game, Goodhue is the proven performer. On the other hand, Goodhue won't rip the game apart with individual brilliance like Riko...mmm....
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@old-samurai-jack said in Blues v Crusaders:
@dan54 Thinking the same thing. there is only an upside to Riko getting better and better at 13 but also get the feeling at test level against the big boys, in a game of inches when one mistake costs the game, Goodhue is the proven performer. On the other hand, Goodhue won't rip the game apart with individual brilliance like Riko...mmm....
I come from the era when the mark of a top 13 was how many tries the wings scored. JG has that skill.
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@pakman said in Blues v Crusaders:
@old-samurai-jack said in Blues v Crusaders:
@dan54 Thinking the same thing. there is only an upside to Riko getting better and better at 13 but also get the feeling at test level against the big boys, in a game of inches when one mistake costs the game, Goodhue is the proven performer. On the other hand, Goodhue won't rip the game apart with individual brilliance like Riko...mmm....
I come from the era when the mark of a top 13 was how many tries the wings scored. JG has that skill.
Sooo....we should send him back to the 80s? Has the hair anyway.
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@bones said in Blues v Crusaders:
@pakman said in Blues v Crusaders:
@old-samurai-jack said in Blues v Crusaders:
@dan54 Thinking the same thing. there is only an upside to Riko getting better and better at 13 but also get the feeling at test level against the big boys, in a game of inches when one mistake costs the game, Goodhue is the proven performer. On the other hand, Goodhue won't rip the game apart with individual brilliance like Riko...mmm....
I come from the era when the mark of a top 13 was how many tries the wings scored. JG has that skill.
Sooo....we should send him back to the 80s? Has the hair anyway.
Send Rieko back to learn how to hold a line and pass!
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@pakman said in Blues v Crusaders:
@bones said in Blues v Crusaders:
@pakman said in Blues v Crusaders:
@old-samurai-jack said in Blues v Crusaders:
@dan54 Thinking the same thing. there is only an upside to Riko getting better and better at 13 but also get the feeling at test level against the big boys, in a game of inches when one mistake costs the game, Goodhue is the proven performer. On the other hand, Goodhue won't rip the game apart with individual brilliance like Riko...mmm....
I come from the era when the mark of a top 13 was how many tries the wings scored. JG has that skill.
Sooo....we should send him back to the 80s? Has the hair anyway.
Send Rieko back to learn how to hold a line and pass!
Especially if he's passing to JK instead of JB.
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@act-crusader said in Blues v Crusaders:
@bovidae said in Blues v Crusaders:
TMO: Brendon Pickerill
An Eden Park stitch up is certainly on...
Skeen was unavailable today.
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@old-samurai-jack said in Blues v Crusaders:
@dan54 Thinking the same thing. there is only an upside to Riko getting better and better at 13 but also get the feeling at test level against the big boys, in a game of inches when one mistake costs the game, Goodhue is the proven performer. On the other hand, Goodhue won't rip the game apart with individual brilliance like Riko...mmm....
Understand that, and I not really suggesting Goodhue should go or Reiko start for ABs, I think it balance of team, I shudder to think we would pick a team that won't lose a match, I a fan of picking a team to win. And Goodhue is quite capable of being in that. but I do think you need pace, and maybe it depends who is on wings and inside centre.
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@pakman said in Blues v Crusaders:
@bones said in Blues v Crusaders:
@pakman said in Blues v Crusaders:
@old-samurai-jack said in Blues v Crusaders:
@dan54 Thinking the same thing. there is only an upside to Riko getting better and better at 13 but also get the feeling at test level against the big boys, in a game of inches when one mistake costs the game, Goodhue is the proven performer. On the other hand, Goodhue won't rip the game apart with individual brilliance like Riko...mmm....
I come from the era when the mark of a top 13 was how many tries the wings scored. JG has that skill.
Sooo....we should send him back to the 80s? Has the hair anyway.
Send Rieko back to learn how to hold a line and pass!
Funny how these are the discussions a week after he put two people away for tries. One of them when he didn't throw a stupid early pass that would have been picked off in traffic which would have set the moaners off. (Hope he doesn't morph into hungus Masaga 2 this week to make a liar out of me
).I'm also a JG fan at centre, not bloody 12 like last years experiment.
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@nepia said in Blues v Crusaders:
@pakman said in Blues v Crusaders:
@bones said in Blues v Crusaders:
@pakman said in Blues v Crusaders:
@old-samurai-jack said in Blues v Crusaders:
@dan54 Thinking the same thing. there is only an upside to Riko getting better and better at 13 but also get the feeling at test level against the big boys, in a game of inches when one mistake costs the game, Goodhue is the proven performer. On the other hand, Goodhue won't rip the game apart with individual brilliance like Riko...mmm....
I come from the era when the mark of a top 13 was how many tries the wings scored. JG has that skill.
Sooo....we should send him back to the 80s? Has the hair anyway.
Send Rieko back to learn how to hold a line and pass!
Funny how these are the discussions a week after he put two people away for tries. One of them when he didn't throw a stupid early pass that would have been picked off in traffic which would have set the moaners off. (Hope he doesn't morph into hungus Masaga 2 this week to make a liar out of me
).I'm also a JG fan at centre, not bloody 12 like last years experiment.
I'm a JG at 13 fan as well. 12 was a bloody disaster I reckon.
Also, on Rieko, people aren't talkinga bout the gas and the workrate to get up and take AKira's pass to score the try. Not many players are going to do that, get clear 35 m out and then get to the tryline. Great work
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@nepia said in Blues v Crusaders:
@pakman said in Blues v Crusaders:
@bones said in Blues v Crusaders:
@pakman said in Blues v Crusaders:
@old-samurai-jack said in Blues v Crusaders:
@dan54 Thinking the same thing. there is only an upside to Riko getting better and better at 13 but also get the feeling at test level against the big boys, in a game of inches when one mistake costs the game, Goodhue is the proven performer. On the other hand, Goodhue won't rip the game apart with individual brilliance like Riko...mmm....
I come from the era when the mark of a top 13 was how many tries the wings scored. JG has that skill.
Sooo....we should send him back to the 80s? Has the hair anyway.
Send Rieko back to learn how to hold a line and pass!
Funny how these are the discussions a week after he put two people away for tries. One of them when he didn't throw a stupid early pass that would have been picked off in traffic which would have set the moaners off. (Hope he doesn't morph into hungus Masaga 2 this week to make a liar out of me
).I'm also a JG fan at centre, not bloody 12 like last years experiment.
Ball to put Clarke in was sweet.
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@pakman said in Blues v Crusaders:
@nepia said in Blues v Crusaders:
@pakman said in Blues v Crusaders:
@bones said in Blues v Crusaders:
@pakman said in Blues v Crusaders:
@old-samurai-jack said in Blues v Crusaders:
@dan54 Thinking the same thing. there is only an upside to Riko getting better and better at 13 but also get the feeling at test level against the big boys, in a game of inches when one mistake costs the game, Goodhue is the proven performer. On the other hand, Goodhue won't rip the game apart with individual brilliance like Riko...mmm....
I come from the era when the mark of a top 13 was how many tries the wings scored. JG has that skill.
Sooo....we should send him back to the 80s? Has the hair anyway.
Send Rieko back to learn how to hold a line and pass!
Funny how these are the discussions a week after he put two people away for tries. One of them when he didn't throw a stupid early pass that would have been picked off in traffic which would have set the moaners off. (Hope he doesn't morph into hungus Masaga 2 this week to make a liar out of me
).I'm also a JG fan at centre, not bloody 12 like last years experiment.
Ball to put Clarke in was sweet.
Was that the one that we should be expecting school boys to do? It's sad that is considered outstanding midfield play nowadays.
I like Rieko, he is a magnificent athlete and has pace to burn. He is improving as a centre for sure.
I also like JG, but I said a few years ago I was worried about his pace when he was run down from behind during a Crusaders game and I think that lack of pace may be coming back to bite him. He's only going to get slower. He is still the best centre in NZ at setting up others and on defence IMO.
I guess it depends what the selectors want in their centre.
