SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues

[Steven Harris]

@chris good point , but this game is still about taking your chances

[Chris]

@kev said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

@chris said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

I still think the blues selection have helped the Saders
Should have started Akita for one.

Akira’s work rate has been very low.

Agreed but Just think he’s a real danger with ball in hand

[Machpants]

Blues were poor, but saders certainly helped them with that. Nice rest for them before the final

[sparky]

Congratations to the Crusaders. Ruthless stuff from the champions.

So much hype about the Blues this year, mostly from their own fans, but yet again they failed to deliver.

[gt12]

@kev said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

@chris said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

I still think the blues selection have helped the Saders
Should have started Akita for one.

Akira’s work rate has been very low.

What?

He has the second highest number of runs and second highest run metres for the forwards, and he’s only played 25 odd minutes?

Edit: 7 defenders beaten (easily no. 1) plus two offloads and one clean break

And no missed tackles.

[broughie]

@kev I would normally agree with you but not today.

[KiwiMurph]

@gt12 said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

@kev said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

@chris said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

I still think the blues selection have helped the Saders
Should have started Akita for one.

Akira’s work rate has been very low.

What?

He has the second highest number of runs and second highest run metres for the forwards, and he’s only played 25 odd minutes?

It was a joke by Kev i believe

[Steven Harris]

@chris Akira has been way more of a threat than Blake Gibson was ..taking chances keeps you in the fight and causes indecision against the best of teams ..

[kev]

@gt12 said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

@kiwimurph said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

Perofeta not once had his position challenged this year.... sums it up.

If they can bring in Barrett and give Zarn a chance next year, this team could be really dangerous. Halfback is still a concern but the Blues have/will have the cattle to be the best team in the competition.

Nock and Christie are fine. Even Ruru. The Blues problems are wider and more general than a single position.

[Chris]

@steven-harris said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

@chris good point , but this game is still about taking your chances

True but I think the selections hurt the Blues they lost rhythm.
Now the Chiefs May rest players but if the Blues win with a bonus point and deny the chiefs a point. They can make the final
On points diff
So a dilemma for the Chiefs maybe a risk to rest players.

[gt12]

@kiwimurph

I really hope so, he was their second best player today.

[KiwiMurph]

@kev said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

@gt12 said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

@kiwimurph said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

Perofeta not once had his position challenged this year.... sums it up.

If they can bring in Barrett and give Zarn a chance next year, this team could be really dangerous. Halfback is still a concern but the Blues have/will have the cattle to be the best team in the competition.

Nock and Christie are fine. Even Ruru. The Blues problems are wider and more general than a single position.

Dude Ruru is not fine. The guy cannot pass and has dodgy hands. And a bad decision maker. As a 9....

[Chris]

The Blues are they coming or are they not ?.Are problems just being patched over or are they progressing,
??

[ACT Crusader]

Without Moody, a wobbly scrum, no AB centre, halfbacks that still make silly errors, poor discipline that cost us 3 points too often. Very surprised we are leading the comp.

[ploughboy]

@chris said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

@steven-harris said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

@chris good point , but this game is still about taking your chances

True but I think the selections hurt the Blues they lost rhythm.
Now the Chiefs May rest players but if the Blues win with a bonus point and deny the chiefs a point. They can make the final
On points diff
So a dilemma for the Chiefs maybe a risk to rest players.

according to @Bovidae number of wins first

[gt12]

@kiwimurph said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

@kev said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

@gt12 said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

@kiwimurph said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

Perofeta not once had his position challenged this year.... sums it up.

If they can bring in Barrett and give Zarn a chance next year, this team could be really dangerous. Halfback is still a concern but the Blues have/will have the cattle to be the best team in the competition.

Nock and Christie are fine. Even Ruru. The Blues problems are wider and more general than a single position.

Dude Ruru is not fine. The guy cannot pass and has dodgy hands. And a bad decision maker. As a 9....

And for a ‘defensive’ HB, he apparently missed the most tackles for the Blues tonight (3)

Edit: updated number of missed tackles, still equal first.

[Chris]

@act-crusader said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

Without Moody, a wobbly scrum, no AB centre, halfbacks that still make silly errors, poor discipline that cost us 3 points too often. Very surprised we are leading the comp.

have faith Bro one game away from glory again.

[Chris]

@ploughboy said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

@chris said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

@steven-harris said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

@chris good point , but this game is still about taking your chances

True but I think the selections hurt the Blues they lost rhythm.
Now the Chiefs May rest players but if the Blues win with a bonus point and deny the chiefs a point. They can make the final
On points diff
So a dilemma for the Chiefs maybe a risk to rest players.

according to @Bovidae number of wins first

Ok I thought it was points Diff ?

[Steven Harris]

@chris I think the chiefs are in regardless of the result

[kev]

@gt12 said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

@kev said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

@chris said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

I still think the blues selection have helped the Saders
Should have started Akita for one.

Akira’s work rate has been very low.

What?

He has the second highest number of runs and second highest run metres for the forwards, and he’s only played 25 odd minutes?

Edit: 7 defenders beaten (easily no. 1) plus two offloads and one clean break

And no missed tackles.

@gt12 said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

@kev said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

@chris said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:

I still think the blues selection have helped the Saders
Should have started Akita for one.

Akira’s work rate has been very low.

What?

He has the second highest number of runs and second highest run metres for the forwards, and he’s only played 25 odd minutes?

Edit: 7 defenders beaten (easily no. 1) plus two offloads and one clean break

And no missed tackles.

He is always great with ball in hand. One big run up the middle. He often stops and starts, then shrugs off players one on one and then creates broken play. Those are not his issues. He hasn’t been starting because of the other things - so work rate is his issue.

Thought he was great at start of year.