Waratahs v Chiefs
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<p>Speaking of which: Folau has never had a lightning top speed, though he's no slouch. Was quite impressed he managed to hold distance on McKenzie, having a couple of metres' head start.</p>
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<p>Haha, we were impressed that he DMac managed to close the gap and reckon another 10 metres on the field and he would have caught him. </p> -
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<p>Haha, we were impressed that he DMac managed to close the gap and reckon another 10 metres on the field and he would have caught him. </p>
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<p>Would it have mattered if he had caught him? Good chance he'd just have been bounced off.</p> -
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<p>Haha, nepia my Mrs is Mexican and scrums are her favourite part of the game also!</p>
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<p>Hilarious. Must be an Americas (South of the US) thing.</p>
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<p>Would it have mattered if he had caught him? Good chance he'd just have been bounced off.</p>
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<p>Or tripped over his lace on reaching him. Wasn't really my point though. ;)</p> -
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<p>Oh yea, very much so! Possibly my most disliked team.</p>
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<p>Pretty much - though just in the last couple of weeks I've thought I may have misjudged them a little and they might not be completely without redeeming features! :)</p> -
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<p>Pretty much - though just in the last couple of weeks I've thought I may have misjudged them a little and <strong>they might not be completely without redeeming features!</strong> :)</p>
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<p>Watching the first half I was pumped that the Chief forwards were matching the Tahs. I hate the Tahs too but do admire their forward power. The Chiefs might have won if they were able to retain the ball a little more in the second half and run the Tahs off their feet. Would have, could have, should have. I guess they finally were worn down. Nothing wrong with Canes game. The Tahs had a few more big bodies who performed more like themselves 2 years ago. I thought Harris played well and disagree in the seagulling claim by Nepia.</p>
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<p>Hodor's little brother - Opdor.</p>
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<p>Let's see whether Toddy's men are good enough to walk through.</p> -
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Better to try and hold the guy on the deck, rather than let him pick his next victim to choke and DDT. 😉</p></blockquote>
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<p>Watched game in full now. The execution was a little off in places, but the Tahs - to a man - turned up physically and just bossed the shit out of the Chiefs.</p>
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<p>Some of the passing in the third quarter, where the game was basically won, is almost shockingly good to an Aussie rugby fan. A fair few Kiwis* would have to grudgingly admire some of the leadup work of the Tahs, and the Chiefs also had some fucking quick hands go on.</p>
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<p>That was a good game of footy. Everything about it was competitive though, as I said earlier, the Chiefs were just going wide while the Tahs were heading up the fat man's track. Contrast of styles, but both were fairly effective.</p>
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<p>What I think a few Tahs fans have forgotten (including me) is some missing players like Leith and Ngatai who were pretty handy. </p>
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<p>As for the Cane haters: what the fuck have you been drinking? He was in everything, and toward the end missed a couple of tackles because half of your forwards went missing. Brodie who? Barely sighted. The young bloke playing 8 was so busy chasing Tahs' linebreaks he barely saw any ball, and then your hooker is seagulling out on the wing trying to be Dane Coles or something, when he should have been doing more of his good work in close.</p>
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<p>They'll be shitty that they went into the mid-season break like that, and come out firing after.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size:10px;">* Cantabs, naturally, are excluded from this statement. Firstly, they don't consider themselves Kiwis unless there are minimum 50% of AB squad as Cantabs. Secondly, they're miserable fluffybunnies in general, who never support anyone but themselves.</span></p>
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<p>I liked your post NTA but I'm unsure how you noticed Cane and missed Brodie - he's the big lunk who was doing a bunch of work.</p>
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<p>I must say I didn't get much enjoyment from the Tahs interpassing etc on the night but it was good rugby to watch on the replay. Why the hell did they pick this game to start playing like a functioning team?</p> -
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<p><span style="font-size:10px;">* Cantabs, naturally, are excluded from this statement. Firstly, they don't consider themselves Kiwis unless there are minimum 50% of AB squad as Cantabs. Secondly, they're miserable fluffybunnys in general, who never support anyone but themselves.</span></p>
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<p>Yes - due to injuries only 33% of that Chiefs' squad should be Crusaders, so they don't make the support threshold! :)</p>
