Chiefs vs Crusaders
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@kiwimurph Saders missing Ennor and Moody though. Could be quite telling.
Good to see the Chiefs spreading it around with a big opportunity for several fringe players. Hope we can see Wrampling soon and on the wing. -
@mariner4life said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
Wasn't this fixture like a fortnight ago?
What a shit comp
I love having rugby to watch, don’t get me wrong, but this is shit. We literally just played these guys.
With nothing but NZ derbies, this competition sucks.
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@mariner4life said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
Wasn't this fixture like a fortnight ago?
What a shit comp
It's ok, you've got your Aussie sports NRL and AFL to watch. You don't need to pretend to be a rugby fan, we'll get by without you.
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@arhs said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
@kiwimurph Saders missing Ennor and Moody though. Could be quite telling.
Good to see the Chiefs spreading it around with a big opportunity for several fringe players. Hope we can see Wrampling soon and on the wing.And Whitelock
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@nzzp said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
@crucial said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
@bovidae said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
An updated list:
Unavailable for selection:
Luke Jacobson, Reuben O’Neill, Gideon Wrampling, Simon Parker, Anton Lienert-Brown, Xavier Roe, Emoni Narawa, Solomone Tukuafu, Laghlan McWhannell, Mitch Brown, Bradley Slater, Pita Gus Sowakula, Chase Tiatia.Slater has been finally diagnosed with a case of cantthrowforshit.
Contagious in some hookers
Deviant
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@arhs said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
@kiwimurph Saders missing Ennor and Moody though. Could be quite telling.
Less chances for the Chiefs to scrum after knock ons.
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@winger said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
@chris said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
The Chiefs have 7
7? I don't follow rugby as close as I use to but isn't it only 6
Ok one reserve
Crusaders 6 + 2
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@shark said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
Looking forward to this. Bit miffed that the Cheifs get a home crowd whilst our home dump was almost empty.
The Chiefs haven't played at home since May last year against the Brumbies. All the other NZ teams have at least done that since then, even if in front of no crowd.
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@crucial said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
@arhs said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
@kiwimurph Saders missing Ennor and Moody though. Could be quite telling.
Less chances for the Chiefs to scrum after knock ons.
Are you a mindreader?
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@arhs said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
@crucial said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
@arhs said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
@kiwimurph Saders missing Ennor and Moody though. Could be quite telling.
Less chances for the Chiefs to scrum after knock ons.
Are you a mindreader?
Not sure that you need to be a mindreader to expect Ennor to shell a catch running onto the ball. Averages at least one per game.
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@mariner4life let’s add 3 new teams and let the Saffa teams go north to shake things up and “reinvigorate” the comp, just so we can have yet another NPC match with a few slightly better players.
Super rugby yay….
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@winger said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
I rarely bet against a Crusaders win. But this looks a fairly even match up. What's Brewis like. Maybe the Crusaders backs won't have a dominating forward pack this game
Chiefs will be looking to dominate up front first and foremost. They know they can do it.
It will be interesting to see how Robertson counters the Chiefs tactic of keeping the ball away from Jordan and the back three (or at least not giving them time with it).
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@crucial said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
It will be interesting to see how Robertson counters the Chiefs tactic of keeping the ball away from Jordan and the back three (or at least not giving them time with it).
The Chiefs also exposed the lack of variety in the loosies late in that game. The quick return match is an interesting challenge for Robertson
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@duluth said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
@crucial said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
It will be interesting to see how Robertson counters the Chiefs tactic of keeping the ball away from Jordan and the back three (or at least not giving them time with it).
The Chiefs also exposed the lack of variety in the loosies late in that game. The quick return match is an interesting challenge for Robertson
The turnaround makes it like a test series for the coaches with tactics and counters.
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@crucial said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
@duluth said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
@crucial said in Chiefs vs Crusaders:
It will be interesting to see how Robertson counters the Chiefs tactic of keeping the ball away from Jordan and the back three (or at least not giving them time with it).
The Chiefs also exposed the lack of variety in the loosies late in that game. The quick return match is an interesting challenge for Robertson
The turnaround makes it like a test series for the coaches with tactics and counters.
I know it's not deliberate (this draw is a covid contingency, cancelled matches etc) but I like the different pressure this adds for the team that lost the first match
I'm not sure if they still do it, but the Heineken Cup used to have rounds either side of xmas with the same teams playing each other. Which team played at home was all that changed. The return matches had extra story lines and were often more intense. It only sucked if the first game was a blowout
