Crusaders v Fijian Drua
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@antipodean said in Crusaders v Fijian Drua:
@Chris I use him to make my point. I've got form in saying Kirifi shouldn't be anywhere near an All Black squad.
Others have pointed out that a strong game against an opposition whose struggles to achieve consistency means less than fuck all.
But against quality opposition like the Brumbies, Christie is riding the pine. Hardly a compelling argument to be an All Black openside flanker.
No argument from me
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I think Christie could be in the ABs conversation in a few years (he's only 24) if he was bigger. He's much better than he gets credit for, but he's too small. I think he's a fair few injuries away from a call-up, but I'd definitely have him ahead of Kirifi.
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@antipodean for a start a number 7’s main role is turnovers and tackles. Try looking at Christie’s figures for both those stats in the games he has played this season. The only time you need a 7 that has to make you meters is if you have a 6 & 8 who don’t.
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Yeah, those linking 7s are shit. Especially those who make dominant tackles.
Were you one of those people who kept clamouring that someone else should start instead of McCaw because he hardly made turnovers anymore?
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@antipodean MaCaw was the greatest player to ever lace a pair of boots. As far as 7’s go in NZ rugby at the moment for playing style Christie is the closest to a MaCaw type of 7.
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@Stag said in Crusaders v Fijian Drua:
@antipodean MaCaw was the greatest player to ever lace a pair of boots. As far as 7’s go in NZ rugby at the moment for playing style Christie is the closest to a MaCaw type of 7.
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@Chris said in Crusaders v Fijian Drua:
I know it’s off topic But I have just walked into the QLd cricketers club at the Gabba for a Brisbane Heat sponsorship function,First fluffybunny I see is Chris Lynne who whines to me about not getting his Heat contract extended,And I blasted him for not scoring enough runs and thinking he is better than the rest of the team last season gooood start should be fun.
Where is the barLove fanfic tell me more
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@Frye said in Crusaders v Fijian Drua:
@Chris said in Crusaders v Fijian Drua:
I know it’s off topic But I have just walked into the QLd cricketers club at the Gabba for a Brisbane Heat sponsorship function,First fluffybunny I see is Chris Lynne who whines to me about not getting his Heat contract extended,And I blasted him for not scoring enough runs and thinking he is better than the rest of the team last season gooood start should be fun.
Where is the barLove fanfic tell me more
Mate just lost Billy Stankake to Tassie a few gutted people here after losing Symo.
Alfie Langer is here getting pissed so I hope he keeps his cloths on.
Alfie attends these as he tours with the QLd Bulls masters who raise money for local Cricket.
One I went to in McKay Julia Gillard was there she had a politicians table,Alfie got pissed Stripped naked danced on their table with his Wanger in Julia’s face.
Safe to say we lost a bit of funding for a couple of years after that.
Alfie always goes on tour with the QLd Bulls masters cricket boys along with Wendell Sailor -
@Stag said in Crusaders v Fijian Drua:
@antipodean MaCaw was the greatest player to ever lace a pair of boots. As far as 7’s go in NZ rugby at the moment for playing style Christie is the closest to a MaCaw type of 7.
Christie is pretty ineffective against quality opposition, see the Blues game where he got physically dominated by the Blues massive loose forwards.
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I have never seen him make an offensive tackle. He's not a bad player but he does not have the calibre of an international loose forward. -
@Stag said in Crusaders v Fijian Drua:
@antipodean MaCaw was the greatest player to ever lace a pair of boots. As far as 7’s go in NZ rugby at the moment for playing style Christie is the closest to a MaCaw type of 7.
Bollocks the closest in NZ is Sam Cane, get to the park and watch how he plays, he even built like McCaw, has the same ability to tackle regain feet and be in play or defensive line etc. I used to reckon if you ever really wanted to appreciate just how good McCaw was you had to actually be at game (I actually think that about most players), and I not saying Cane is as good as McCaw so you can all stop pursing your lips and getting fired up, just saying he plays the same style of game as McCaw. Reason I believe why he was bought through as his understudy for so long!
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@booboo said in Crusaders v Fijian Drua:
@Stag said in Crusaders v Fijian Drua:
Christie has to be very much in the discussion for the All Blacks number 7 jersey.
In as much as Christie may come into the conversation if Cane, Savea, Papalii and Balckadder are all injured?
I'd also put Billy Harmon ahead of Christie
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@booboo yeah as good as Christie may be (and I havent seen much of his play that made me think McCaw) we already have 2 7s in the AB squad, plus a guy playing 8 that should be 7, and then 2 other guys who have played 7 too....then the other options, while I would rate Christie ahead of Kirifi (as I would pretty much any 7 in NZ Rugby) but Kirifi is a million miles from AB quality, I think Chrstie is on a par with Harmon, Choat and Gibson...I'd say alot of stars need to align for him or them to get selected.
