How many Crusaders in your AB 23?
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@Damo Codie Taylor was poor, missed a crucial tackle and poor throwing, Ethan Blackadder was anonymous.
I thought Reece was one of thier better players.
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@taniwharugby said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@Damo Codie Taylor was poor, missed a crucial tackle and poor throwing, Ethan Blackadder were anonymous.
I thought Reece was one of thier better players.
Blackadder didn't play lol
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@taniwharugby said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@Damo Codie Taylor was poor, missed a crucial tackle and poor throwing, Ethan Blackadder was anonymous.
I thought Reece was one of thier better players.
Yeah blackadder. Could make it.
Reece is popular but I don't really rate him. I don't have him in my 23.
Codie needs to get back to his best. He mightht be past it.
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@Damo said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
Reece is popular but I don't really rate him. I don't have him in my 23.
I like his workrate and his ability to pop up in the right place, he seems to read the game pretty well, his biggest issue is that he can often miss some easy tackles.
I also dont get the glee some get in the saders losing, for me, I want every single NZ team to win over any foreign opposition, although MP & the Drua have created a conundrum there as I want both to do well.
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@taniwharugby said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
I also dont get the glee some get in the saders losing, for me,
Its for the good of SRP. One team always winning and Aussie team always losing will almost kill it
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@Damo said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
Reece is popular but I don't really rate him. I don't have him in my 23.
I really rate him. His workrate is strong, his work over the ball is superb (see the penalty he won last night), the first two steps are electric (see the SA game in 2019).
That said, he's light. If you carry him, you compromise - need to carry bigger players around. It's like the loosies all over again; if you pick Cane cos he's captain, you need a lineout option at 6 or 8 ... and if you want your best athlete in Ardie at 8, then yo uneed peak Jerome equivalent at 6, who can also kick goals, drive the bus, coach teh side, etc ... I jest, but the compromises start to bite when yo uneed a world beater or two at 6 (one to cover bench/injury).
Reece is the same for me, but slighly less so because of where he plays. Some really really good things, but some weaknesses too
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@Damo said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
Is there any glee? I hadn't noticed any.
But in any event a competition where the results are predictable makes for a boring watch.
The Crusaders losing occasionally is no bad thing.
More frustration IMO, as the players struggling have been struggling in the ABs as well.
One person’s reputation that improved yesterday was Richie Mounga. He’s been papering over some pretty large cracks by the looks of things.
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@Kirwan said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@sparky said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@Kirwan He can't tackle though.
Not disagreeing, just pointing out that the Crusaders rely on him doing something special to cover their talent/depth issues
And they have for a while. Go back to the blues game two years ago, he single handedly won it for them.
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@Kirwan Richie Mo'unga is an absolute talisman for the Crusaders. Time and again he's the guy they go to find holes in defences and to pull out big plays. When he plays well he seems to give enormous confidence to the Crusaders. He's one of the great Super players of all time.
Sadly this doesn't translate to top test level where defences are that more organised and the opposition ball carriers are mountainous and know how to target the first-receiver's channel. Super Rugby stud, Test Rugby dud.
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@Winger said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@taniwharugby said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
I also dont get the glee some get in the saders losing, for me,
Its for the good of SRP. One team always winning and Aussie team always losing will almost kill it
It’s the tall poppy syndrome I guess.
I was just having a look at the ladder and was surprised to see the Crusaders are still top4 to be honest. Hard to see more than 5 players getting into a match day 23 at the moment- Whitelock, Blackadder, Moounga, Reece and Jordan. I originally had Moody and Taylor but injury and form look like ruling them out.
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@Nevorian said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@Winger said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@taniwharugby said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
I also dont get the glee some get in the saders losing, for me,
Its for the good of SRP. One team always winning and Aussie team always losing will almost kill it
It’s the tall poppy syndrome I guess.
I was just having a look at the ladder and was surprised to see the Crusaders are still top4 to be honest. Hard to see more than 5 players getting into a match day 23 at the moment- Whitelock, Blackadder, Moounga, Reece and Jordan. I originally had Moody and Taylor but injury and form look like ruling them out.
Whitelock is there on reputation and experience.
Blackadder is likely for the squad, but has stiff competition for the 23. A number of players at or above his level I reckon
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@nzzp said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
Whitelock is there on reputation and experience.
same applies for Retallick, which is a big concern.
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@nzzp said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@Nevorian said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@Winger said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@taniwharugby said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
I also dont get the glee some get in the saders losing, for me,
Its for the good of SRP. One team always winning and Aussie team always losing will almost kill it
It’s the tall poppy syndrome I guess.
I was just having a look at the ladder and was surprised to see the Crusaders are still top4 to be honest. Hard to see more than 5 players getting into a match day 23 at the moment- Whitelock, Blackadder, Moounga, Reece and Jordan. I originally had Moody and Taylor but injury and form look like ruling them out.
Whitelock is there on reputation and experience.
Blackadder is likely for the squad, but has stiff competition for the 23. A number of players at or above his level I reckon
@nzzp said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@Nevorian said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@Winger said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@taniwharugby said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
I also dont get the glee some get in the saders losing, for me,
Its for the good of SRP. One team always winning and Aussie team always losing will almost kill it
It’s the tall poppy syndrome I guess.
I was just having a look at the ladder and was surprised to see the Crusaders are still top4 to be honest. Hard to see more than 5 players getting into a match day 23 at the moment- Whitelock, Blackadder, Moounga, Reece and Jordan. I originally had Moody and Taylor but injury and form look like ruling them out.
Whitelock is there on reputation and experience.
Blackadder is likely for the squad, but has stiff competition for the 23. A number of players at or above his level I reckon
I would expect Blackadder to make a couple of the 23s this upcoming International season with rotation and the like
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@taniwharugby said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@nzzp said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
Whitelock is there on reputation and experience.
same applies for Retallick, which is a big concern.
I think Whitelocks form is still up there and expect his workrate to increase in Black. Also Lock is one position where it is good to have the old bloke in the team.
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@Nevorian said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@taniwharugby said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
@nzzp said in How many Crusaders in your AB 23?:
Whitelock is there on reputation and experience.
same applies for Retallick, which is a big concern.
I think Whitelocks form is still up there and expect his workrate to increase in Black. Also Lock is one position where it is good to have the old bloke in the team.
Also Whitelock has so far had a disrupted season he didn’t start SR until week 4.
Then has just come back from 4 weeks out with a broken finger .
He will get better the more he can string games together.
I wouldn’t want our AB’s peaking now it’s a long way to July,let alone August,September etc.
