Crusaders v Highlanders
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@kiwiwomble MMT himself was quite handy in this game, too. Steadily improving each game since his injury.
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@stargazer agreed, i think he's made it clear he's better than evans and then evans was very lively off the bench
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@kiwiwomble said in Crusaders v Highlanders:
@bones said in Crusaders v Highlanders:
@kiwiwomble said in Crusaders v Highlanders:
Find it to depressing to go on about the things we got wrong so will try and point out some positives
I thought withy played well, starting in a struggling team v the crusaders, nice to see a local kid come through
And Denny looked real lively, can see him being a real option for the rest of the season, could do some damage against some of the Aussie teams if we get to play them
Thought Gilbert was bloody good too.
i did too but there were a few critics during the game and didn't want to set myself up for an argument, the timing for the break off the MMT pop was beautiful
He's getting better at this level, but personally speaking I don't think he's the right fit for a Super rugby winger.
However, as both of you are Landers supporters though, and are pleased with him, then I say neat from a Chiefs perspective, as he's a bit of a donkey in comparison to the other wings running around.
He's not a bad player, as he tends to touch the ball a bit (between 6-8 runs a game over the last three or four games I looked at), and get around 30 - 50 (54 this last weekend), so he has upside. However, he's not particularly accurate; he had three turnovers and made (I'm pretty sure) at least one or two bad kicks. He also managed to miss 2 tackles (made 4).
That's a bit of a pattern even when he is a at FB (where I think he is better) as he missed half as many tackles as he made against the Blues (made 2, missed 1) and conceded a turnover, which was similar to the Canes (at 14) where he conceded 3 turnovers, missed 3, and made 2.
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@chris said in Crusaders v Highlanders:
@crazy-horse said in Crusaders v Highlanders:
Some random thoughts from a Crusader point of view after finally watching this game
Zach Gallagher is a mean looking kid. Maybe it's his thick neck, he looks like a fighter to me.
Loose forward has become a strength after being a weakness the last few years. Grace, Blackadder and Christie are pretty bloody handy at this level.
I was disappointed to see Ennor go straight to centre and LF move to the wing. I think there is more potential the other way around.
It will be interesting to see how the backline looks once Goodhue is back and hopefully firing. I think (hope) Bridge will be left out.
I rate Gallagher highly tough young bugger only 20.
Very physical player good size at 117kg and 197 c/m
He can also play 6.Crusades website says 117 kg, Wikipedia and All Blacks .com say 102kg.
I assume the Crusaders website is more up to date but that's some weight gain!! -
@gt12 said in Crusaders v Highlanders:
@kiwiwomble said in Crusaders v Highlanders:
@bones said in Crusaders v Highlanders:
@kiwiwomble said in Crusaders v Highlanders:
Find it to depressing to go on about the things we got wrong so will try and point out some positives
I thought withy played well, starting in a struggling team v the crusaders, nice to see a local kid come through
And Denny looked real lively, can see him being a real option for the rest of the season, could do some damage against some of the Aussie teams if we get to play them
Thought Gilbert was bloody good too.
i did too but there were a few critics during the game and didn't want to set myself up for an argument, the timing for the break off the MMT pop was beautiful
He's getting better at this level, but personally speaking I don't think he's the right fit for a Super rugby winger.
However, as both of you are Landers supporters though, and are pleased with him, then I say neat from a Chiefs perspective, as he's a bit of a donkey in comparison to the other wings running around.
He's not a bad player, as he tends to touch the ball a bit (between 6-8 runs a game over the last three or four games I looked at), and get around 30 - 50 (54 this last weekend), so he has upside. However, he's not particularly accurate; he had three turnovers and made (I'm pretty sure) at least one or two bad kicks. He also managed to miss 2 tackles (made 4).
That's a bit of a pattern even when he is a at FB (where I think he is better) as he missed half as many tackles as he made against the Blues (made 2, missed 1) and conceded a turnover, which was similar to the Canes (at 14) where he conceded 3 turnovers, missed 3, and made 2.
im not going to argue too much as there are obviously better wingers out there, and personally i prefer him at 15, not the finished article, but decent boot and seems to have an eye for coming into the line, but i think donkey is a little harsh, he's one type of winger, he's shown up a few times looping in from the blind side wing and has that timing down
which makes we wonder if theyve ever considered him in the midfield? @bones?
let not forget this is probably the longest run of games he's had at this level and so as long as he's looking to improve im happy enough
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@kiwiwomble said in Crusaders v Highlanders:
@gt12 said in Crusaders v Highlanders:
@kiwiwomble said in Crusaders v Highlanders:
@bones said in Crusaders v Highlanders:
@kiwiwomble said in Crusaders v Highlanders:
Find it to depressing to go on about the things we got wrong so will try and point out some positives
I thought withy played well, starting in a struggling team v the crusaders, nice to see a local kid come through
And Denny looked real lively, can see him being a real option for the rest of the season, could do some damage against some of the Aussie teams if we get to play them
Thought Gilbert was bloody good too.
i did too but there were a few critics during the game and didn't want to set myself up for an argument, the timing for the break off the MMT pop was beautiful
He's getting better at this level, but personally speaking I don't think he's the right fit for a Super rugby winger.
However, as both of you are Landers supporters though, and are pleased with him, then I say neat from a Chiefs perspective, as he's a bit of a donkey in comparison to the other wings running around.
He's not a bad player, as he tends to touch the ball a bit (between 6-8 runs a game over the last three or four games I looked at), and get around 30 - 50 (54 this last weekend), so he has upside. However, he's not particularly accurate; he had three turnovers and made (I'm pretty sure) at least one or two bad kicks. He also managed to miss 2 tackles (made 4).
That's a bit of a pattern even when he is a at FB (where I think he is better) as he missed half as many tackles as he made against the Blues (made 2, missed 1) and conceded a turnover, which was similar to the Canes (at 14) where he conceded 3 turnovers, missed 3, and made 2.
im not going to argue too much as there are obviously better wingers out there, and personally i prefer him at 15, not the finished article, but decent boot and seems to have an eye for coming into the line, but i think donkey is a little harsh, he's one type of winger, he's shown up a few times looping in from the blind side wing and has that timing down
which makes we wonder if theyve ever considered him in the midfield? @bones?
let not forget this is probably the longest run of games he's had at this level and so as long as he's looking to improve im happy enough
He'll no doubt carve up against the Chiefs now, so you have that to look forward to.
If they are going to persist with their current backs (they don't have many options), I'd be tempted to bring CGB back via 14 and put Gilbert at 15. The big one is how much you guys miss Nareki and TUJ. It would be a very different backline with those two there (and I'd see a clearer reason for Gilbert then too if you had Nareki on the other wing).
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@gt12 cant argue with that, as i say my preference with 14 CGB 15 gilbert, but yes, its more about the people we're missing and its pretty clear our over all plan involved them.
our current season is also a good example of the problem with a reasonably short season, a few losses on the trot and any long term plan gets put aside for just getting a win
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@kiwiwomble said in Crusaders v Highlanders:
@gt12 cant argue with that, as i say my preference with 14 CGB 15 gilbert, but yes, its more about the people we're missing and its pretty clear our over all plan involved them.
our current season is also a good example of the problem with a reasonably short season, a few losses on the trot and any long term plan gets put aside for just getting a win
Alaimalo not working out is the other elephant in the room.
If you had 11 Nareki, 14 CGB, and 15 Alaimalo with TUJ and maybe Paea at 13, you'd be really fun to watch. Then you would have Gilbert on the bench (or fighting it out with CGB to start) where I think he probably belongs in a team with substantial depth.
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@frank said in Crusaders v Highlanders:
@chris said in Crusaders v Highlanders:
@crazy-horse said in Crusaders v Highlanders:
Some random thoughts from a Crusader point of view after finally watching this game
Zach Gallagher is a mean looking kid. Maybe it's his thick neck, he looks like a fighter to me.
Loose forward has become a strength after being a weakness the last few years. Grace, Blackadder and Christie are pretty bloody handy at this level.
I was disappointed to see Ennor go straight to centre and LF move to the wing. I think there is more potential the other way around.
It will be interesting to see how the backline looks once Goodhue is back and hopefully firing. I think (hope) Bridge will be left out.
I rate Gallagher highly tough young bugger only 20.
Very physical player good size at 117kg and 197 c/m
He can also play 6.Crusades website says 117 kg, Wikipedia and All Blacks .com say 102kg.
I assume the Crusaders website is more up to date but that's some weight gain!!Yes it is the Wiki one was from his NZ schoolboys days, it hasn't been updated for about 3 years.
He is 117Kg now when you see him you will see he is a solid unit now. -
@gt12 said in Crusaders v Highlanders:
@kiwiwomble said in Crusaders v Highlanders:
@gt12 cant argue with that, as i say my preference with 14 CGB 15 gilbert, but yes, its more about the people we're missing and its pretty clear our over all plan involved them.
our current season is also a good example of the problem with a reasonably short season, a few losses on the trot and any long term plan gets put aside for just getting a win
Alaimalo not working out is the other elephant in the room.
If you had 11 Nareki, 14 CGB, and 15 Alaimalo with TUJ and maybe Paea at 13, you'd be really fun to watch. Then you would have Gilbert on the bench (or fighting it out with CGB to start) where I think he probably belongs in a team with substantial depth.
there was also some chat about gilbert as a 3rd choice 10 so that backline would work real well
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@frank said in Crusaders v Highlanders:
@chris said in Crusaders v Highlanders:
@crazy-horse said in Crusaders v Highlanders:
Some random thoughts from a Crusader point of view after finally watching this game
Zach Gallagher is a mean looking kid. Maybe it's his thick neck, he looks like a fighter to me.
Loose forward has become a strength after being a weakness the last few years. Grace, Blackadder and Christie are pretty bloody handy at this level.
I was disappointed to see Ennor go straight to centre and LF move to the wing. I think there is more potential the other way around.
It will be interesting to see how the backline looks once Goodhue is back and hopefully firing. I think (hope) Bridge will be left out.
I rate Gallagher highly tough young bugger only 20.
Very physical player good size at 117kg and 197 c/m
He can also play 6.Crusades website says 117 kg, Wikipedia and All Blacks .com say 102kg.
I assume the Crusaders website is more up to date but that's some weight gain!!That was the first time I had laid eyes on him and to have the confidence to get up and take a line out one minute into being on the field was really good to see. Hope he has a great future.
