Why do the Crusaders win?

canefan

@kiwiinmelb said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

I understand all the self belief , winning culture and all that stuff which is real ,

But I also think when the big games come around , year after year more often that not , they have the fewer weak links in their lineup ,

Their side always seems to look the closest to what you might want from a test team ,particularly a good pack and a 10, but i really thought the Blues were catching them in this area this year

They can make Scott Hamiltons and George Bridges amd countless others look like a world beaters at SR level. NZs best team by some distance

nzzp

@kiwiinmelb said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

I understand all the self belief , winning culture and all that stuff which is real ,

But I also think when the big games come around , year after year more often that not , they have the fewer weak links in their lineup ,

So how do you explain 2012-2016?

canefan

@nzzp said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

@kiwiinmelb said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

I understand all the self belief , winning culture and all that stuff which is real ,

But I also think when the big games come around , year after year more often that not , they have the fewer weak links in their lineup ,

So how do you explain 2012-2016?

Well he did say more often than not.....

mariner4life

@nzzp said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

@kiwiinmelb said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

I understand all the self belief , winning culture and all that stuff which is real ,

But I also think when the big games come around , year after year more often that not , they have the fewer weak links in their lineup ,

So how do you explain 2012-2016?

well, they did dip out in the semis twice to the eventual winners, and then lost a final in suspect circumstances.

That's pretty fucking decent. Even their "shit" years they are right at the pointy end

ACT Crusader

@nzzp said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

@kiwiinmelb said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

I understand all the self belief , winning culture and all that stuff which is real ,

But I also think when the big games come around , year after year more often that not , they have the fewer weak links in their lineup ,

So how do you explain 2012-2016?

You mean 2012-13 and 2015-16.

Highway rolex gifting robbery is how you explain what happened in 2014.

Chris

@nzzp said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

@kiwiinmelb said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

I understand all the self belief , winning culture and all that stuff which is real ,

But I also think when the big games come around , year after year more often that not , they have the fewer weak links in their lineup ,

So how do you explain 2012-2016?

That's it, we had a better roster through that period and couldn't win.Along comes Razor and turns it all around.
This squad had 6 forwards under 21,Burke played quit a few games.
Mounga was out for 6 games.
Barrett was suspended for 3 weeks.
Whitelock was out for a while with injury and started the season 3 weeks late.
Lost Moody and Dunshea for the season early on.
Lost Blackadder at the tail end.
Strange out for 6 weeks with a calf injury.
McAlister out for 6 weeks with a calf injury.
Goodhue only came back half way through the season.

With all that injury and disruption the coaching staff still keep them winning enough to get to the playoff and finish 2nd.

Razor plans ahead so far to stay one step ahead and has a good tactical brain.

A couple of people on here early in the season were posting it was the worst roster the Crusaders had for year's and they could not win with it.
they under estimated not just Razor but Jason Ryan,Andrew Goodman and Scott Hansen.

Tahiti Ellison did an awesome job as defensive coach.
it is a well run Franchise with good coaching who pull together in the same direction,With a winning history that drives the next group coming in to add to the legacy.

Bones

Because Foster is fat.

Toddy

@nzzp said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

@kiwiinmelb said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

I understand all the self belief , winning culture and all that stuff which is real ,

But I also think when the big games come around , year after year more often that not , they have the fewer weak links in their lineup ,

So how do you explain 2012-2016?

A core group of elite players that needed to play super rugby but prioritised the rugby that came later in the year.

gt12

@Chris said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

@nzzp said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

@kiwiinmelb said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

I understand all the self belief , winning culture and all that stuff which is real ,

But I also think when the big games come around , year after year more often that not , they have the fewer weak links in their lineup ,

So how do you explain 2012-2016?

That's it, we had a better roster through that period and couldn't win.Along comes Razor and turns it all around.
This squad had 6 forwards under 21,Burke played quit a few games.
Mounga was out for 6 games.
Barrett was suspended for 3 weeks.
Whitelock was out for a while with injury and started the season 3 weeks late.
Lost Moody and Dunshea for the season early on.
Lost Blackadder at the tail end.
Strange out for 6 weeks with a calf injury.
McAlister out for 6 weeks with a calf injury.
Goodhue only came back half way through the season.

With all that injury and disruption the coaching staff still keep them winning enough to get to the playoff and finish 2nd.

Razor plans ahead so far to stay one step ahead and has a good tactical brain.

A couple of people on here early in the season were posting it was the worst roster the Crusaders had for year's and they could not win with it.
they under estimated not just Razor but Jason Ryan,Andrew Goodman and Scott Hansen.

Tahiti Ellison did an awesome job as defensive coach.
it is a well run Franchise with good coaching who pull together in the same direction,With a winning history that drives the next group coming in to add to the legacy.

I'm interested to see whether these people were Crusaders supporters, because I don't remember anyone seriously suggesting that the Saders wouldn't be there at the pointy end of the season.

Chris

@gt12 said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

@Chris said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

@nzzp said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

@kiwiinmelb said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

I understand all the self belief , winning culture and all that stuff which is real ,

But I also think when the big games come around , year after year more often that not , they have the fewer weak links in their lineup ,

So how do you explain 2012-2016?

That's it, we had a better roster through that period and couldn't win.Along comes Razor and turns it all around.
This squad had 6 forwards under 21,Burke played quit a few games.
Mounga was out for 6 games.
Barrett was suspended for 3 weeks.
Whitelock was out for a while with injury and started the season 3 weeks late.
Lost Moody and Dunshea for the season early on.
Lost Blackadder at the tail end.
Strange out for 6 weeks with a calf injury.
McAlister out for 6 weeks with a calf injury.
Goodhue only came back half way through the season.

With all that injury and disruption the coaching staff still keep them winning enough to get to the playoff and finish 2nd.

Razor plans ahead so far to stay one step ahead and has a good tactical brain.

A couple of people on here early in the season were posting it was the worst roster the Crusaders had for year's and they could not win with it.
they under estimated not just Razor but Jason Ryan,Andrew Goodman and Scott Hansen.

Tahiti Ellison did an awesome job as defensive coach.
it is a well run Franchise with good coaching who pull together in the same direction,With a winning history that drives the next group coming in to add to the legacy.

I'm interested to see whether these people were Crusaders supporters, because I don't remember anyone seriously suggesting that the Saders wouldn't be there at the pointy end of the season.

Kiwiexpat was one

mariner4life

@Chris said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

@gt12 said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

@Chris said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

@nzzp said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

@kiwiinmelb said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

I understand all the self belief , winning culture and all that stuff which is real ,

But I also think when the big games come around , year after year more often that not , they have the fewer weak links in their lineup ,

So how do you explain 2012-2016?

That's it, we had a better roster through that period and couldn't win.Along comes Razor and turns it all around.
This squad had 6 forwards under 21,Burke played quit a few games.
Mounga was out for 6 games.
Barrett was suspended for 3 weeks.
Whitelock was out for a while with injury and started the season 3 weeks late.
Lost Moody and Dunshea for the season early on.
Lost Blackadder at the tail end.
Strange out for 6 weeks with a calf injury.
McAlister out for 6 weeks with a calf injury.
Goodhue only came back half way through the season.

With all that injury and disruption the coaching staff still keep them winning enough to get to the playoff and finish 2nd.

Razor plans ahead so far to stay one step ahead and has a good tactical brain.

A couple of people on here early in the season were posting it was the worst roster the Crusaders had for year's and they could not win with it.
they under estimated not just Razor but Jason Ryan,Andrew Goodman and Scott Hansen.

Tahiti Ellison did an awesome job as defensive coach.
it is a well run Franchise with good coaching who pull together in the same direction,With a winning history that drives the next group coming in to add to the legacy.

I'm interested to see whether these people were Crusaders supporters, because I don't remember anyone seriously suggesting that the Saders wouldn't be there at the pointy end of the season.

Kiwiexpat was one

That was narrative

gt12

@Chris said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

@gt12 said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

@Chris said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

@nzzp said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

@kiwiinmelb said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

I understand all the self belief , winning culture and all that stuff which is real ,

But I also think when the big games come around , year after year more often that not , they have the fewer weak links in their lineup ,

So how do you explain 2012-2016?

That's it, we had a better roster through that period and couldn't win.Along comes Razor and turns it all around.
This squad had 6 forwards under 21,Burke played quit a few games.
Mounga was out for 6 games.
Barrett was suspended for 3 weeks.
Whitelock was out for a while with injury and started the season 3 weeks late.
Lost Moody and Dunshea for the season early on.
Lost Blackadder at the tail end.
Strange out for 6 weeks with a calf injury.
McAlister out for 6 weeks with a calf injury.
Goodhue only came back half way through the season.

With all that injury and disruption the coaching staff still keep them winning enough to get to the playoff and finish 2nd.

Razor plans ahead so far to stay one step ahead and has a good tactical brain.

A couple of people on here early in the season were posting it was the worst roster the Crusaders had for year's and they could not win with it.
they under estimated not just Razor but Jason Ryan,Andrew Goodman and Scott Hansen.

Tahiti Ellison did an awesome job as defensive coach.
it is a well run Franchise with good coaching who pull together in the same direction,With a winning history that drives the next group coming in to add to the legacy.

I'm interested to see whether these people were Crusaders supporters, because I don't remember anyone seriously suggesting that the Saders wouldn't be there at the pointy end of the season.

Kiwiexpat was one

See above.

number9

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Chris

@mariner4life said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

narrative

Yes it got to be a boring non factual story.

ACT Crusader

@Bones said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

Because Foster is fat.

And Hansen is too.

Chris

@ACT-Crusader said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

@Bones said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

Because Foster is fat.

And Hansen is too.

So you have to be Fat to be the AB coach now.

ACT Crusader

@Chris said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

@ACT-Crusader said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

@Bones said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

Because Foster is fat.

And Hansen is too.

So you have to be Fat to be the AB coach now.

No.

They are just a couple of reasons bandied around as to why Razor is a ‘great’ coach….apparently

MajorRage

Excellent idea for a thread. What do the Crusaders do that others simply cannot replicate?

I think it's brains myself. I think they are logical in their recruiting to ensure they always have a high level of smart players in their core group.

Chris

@ACT-Crusader said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

@Chris said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

@ACT-Crusader said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

@Bones said in Why do the Crusaders win?:

Because Foster is fat.

And Hansen is too.

So you have to be Fat to be the AB coach now.

No.

They are just a couple of reasons bandied around as to why Razor is a ‘great’ coach….apparently

I don’t see why Foster being Fat makes Razor a great coach in some peoples minds.

I will have to delve into this further.

bayimports

I personally think it has been mentioned earlier, they focus on the process of making the final, but they also have the confidence and accuracy to continue to trust their processes in those big games, where others tend to bottle it or run out of steam.

I know there is more to it, but good teams like this just execute so well under pressure and then feed off their opponents mistakes and they are certainly an excellent exponent of this.

The Silver Fern

Why do the Crusaders win?