SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs
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@bovidae said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
Gallagher Chiefs:
- Aidan Ross (42)
- Samisoni Taukei’aho (43)
- Angus Ta’avao (42)
- Tupou Vaa’i (13)
- Mitchell Brown (52)
- Pita Gus Sowakula (33)
- Lachlan Boshier (58)
- Luke Jacobson (31)
- Brad Weber (92)
- Bryn Gatland (5)
- Etene Nanai-Seturo (20)
- Alex Nankivell (37)
- Anton Lienert-Brown (88)
- Jonah Lowe (5)
- Damian McKenzie (91)
Reserves:
16. Bradley Slater (21)
17. Ollie Norris (11)
18. Sione Mafileo (5)
19. Naitoa Ah Kuoi (19)
20. Zane Kapeli (1)
21. Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi (45)
22. Rameka Poihipi (2)
23. Chase Tiatia (5)pack of plucky underdogs heading deep in to enemy territory to attempt the impossible
god speed chaps
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@bovidae said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
Gallagher Chiefs:
- Aidan Ross (42)
- Samisoni Taukei’aho (43)
- Angus Ta’avao (42)
- Tupou Vaa’i (13)
- Mitchell Brown (52)
- Pita Gus Sowakula (33)
- Lachlan Boshier (58)
- Luke Jacobson (31)
- Brad Weber (92)
- Bryn Gatland (5)
- Etene Nanai-Seturo (20)
- Alex Nankivell (37)
- Anton Lienert-Brown (88)
- Jonah Lowe (5)
- Damian McKenzie (91)
Reserves:
16. Bradley Slater (21)
17. Ollie Norris (11)
18. Sione Mafileo (5)
19. Naitoa Ah Kuoi (19)
20. Zane Kapeli (1)
21. Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi (45)
22. Rameka Poihipi (2)
23. Chase Tiatia (5)Pretty much the expected.
Sowakula getting rewarded for last week as is Kapeli.
I assume that Tiatia will go 15 when DMac moves to 10 but would still like to see ENS with licence to come up as a surprise option.
Chiefs by heaps.
(Heaps means more that the Saders)
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Unavailable for selection:
Atu Moli (hips), Kaylum Boshier (shoulder), Laghlan McWhannell (knee), Mitchell Karpik (knee), Reuben O’Neill (concussion), Sam Cane (shoulder/pectoral), Samipeni Finau (shoulder), Sean Wainui (hamstring), Simon Parker (foot), Quinn Tupaea (knee). -
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@yeetyaah said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
No Trask. I thought Kapeli was quite good last week tbh, dude runs hard.
I don't think Trask has really grabbed his opportunities tbf.
Can't say Gatland has been great but once he gets past his terrible starts he usually goes OK. Those starts are shocking though.
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@yeetyaah said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
No Trask. I thought Kapeli was quite good last week tbh, dude runs hard.
I don't think Trask did himself any favours against the Blues. He spilled a few under the high ball and threw some poor passes, albeit playing at fullback.
I'm curious to see how McMillan uses his bench with this team. Ah Kuoi to replace Brown and Kapeli for Sowakula or Boshier.
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@crucial the bench lineups seem a little tilted the Crusaders' way.
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Saders by plenty.
Huge difference in class between the teams right across the park.
Our second row isn't big enough and our lineout will struggle, and with our exit problems, we'll likely serve up too many opportunities to get close.
I'm so pleased with the team for making the final, but I have no hope that they will win.
So fuck em, go win it.
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@nostrildamus said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
@crucial the bench lineups seem a little tilted the Crusaders' way.
It's not the bench lineups I am worried about. The prospect of TJ and Marshall commentating this terrifies me. Nisbo getting everyone's names wrong will be preferable.
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Bloody stoked with that chiefs team. Dmac in at 10 in the second half to close it out after a dominant first half.
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Also interesting they keep Jacobson at 8 (usually a 6) and PGS at 6 (usually an 8). Is this calls from higher up to give LJ more time at 8 for later in the year?
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@bovidae said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
I don't think Trask did himself any favours against the Blues. He spilled a few under the high ball and threw some poor passes, albeit playing at fullback.
Yep. That he was at fullback probably impressed Clayton even less, given that's where he played him all NPC.
@bovidae said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
and Stevenson ahead of Tiatia in the reserves. Tiatia is the coaches pet though.
Either that, or that Stevenson runs even more hot and cold than Tiatia
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@yeahtheboys said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
Also interesting they keep Jacobson at 8 (usually a 6) and PGS at 6 (usually an 8). Is this calls from higher up to give LJ more time at 8 for later in the year?
LJ has played at 8 the last part of the comp hasn't he? Made a bloody good fist of it too, so I reckon it is a good move to leave him there even with PGS.
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Crusaders $1.24
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@crazy-horse said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
@yeahtheboys said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
Also interesting they keep Jacobson at 8 (usually a 6) and PGS at 6 (usually an 8). Is this calls from higher up to give LJ more time at 8 for later in the year?
LJ has played at 8 the last part of the comp hasn't he? Made a bloody good fist of it too, so I reckon it is a good move to leave him there even with PGS.
I was going to ask if LJ played 8, it would be a good idea regards AB positions...
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@chris-b said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
I thought they might go with Ennor's greater experience over Leicester's match play, but not a big surprise that they didn't.
The legend of Ennor really has grown hugely while he's been injured eh. He's not exactly some old vet! Only really one season over Faingaanuku.
Out of interest it's a 2 hour drive from Braydon to Leicester.
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@donsteppa said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
@bovidae said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
and Stevenson ahead of Tiatia in the reserves. Tiatia is the coaches pet though.
Either that, or that Stevenson runs even more hot and cold than Tiatia
Yeah. Stevenson hasn't moved to BOP yet.
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@yeahtheboys said in SRA: Final. Crusaders vs Chiefs:
Also interesting they keep Jacobson at 8 (usually a 6) and PGS at 6 (usually an 8). Is this calls from higher up to give LJ more time at 8 for later in the year?
McMillan did say at the start of SRA that they prefer Jacobson at no.8 so he can get his hands on the ball more. PGS can also have some handling errors off the back of the scrum. Or near the goal line.
