Rebels v Crusaders

[Derpus]

@KiwiMurph and they lost without a bonus point. Brillo.

[ARHS]

Masterclass from Crusaders. Got a bonus point after being well outplayed in first half. Havili and Ennor were great and Moananu added a lot in last 20. Tamaiti Williams had a great game too.

Carter Gordon and Brad Wilkin are real talents for Rebels.

[Chris B.]

@ACT-Crusader Fergus was quietly having a shocker, so a good move to sub him.

Thought Goodhue was really good, as well. Making good decisions as usual - including not to play a lot of footie in our own 22.

Grace was excellent and the new hooker had a debut to remember - I presume it was his debut, because I can't recall seeing him anywhere before.

[Duluth]

@Chris-B he played in the loss against the Drua

[Chris B.]

@Duluth Wiped from the memory banks!

Definitely not a debut to remember!

[antipodean]

If the Rebels could play for 80mins, they'd be a force in this competition.

[Duluth]

Rebels ran out of gas on defence. Fell off a lot of tackles in the last quarter. The stats were one sided at half time.. the reward came late

The non turnover from Hodge followed by the sin binning of Ekuasi was a big moment

[ARHS]

@antipodean. And if the Force could play 80 minutes they would be Rebels with a cause

[Derpus]

@Duluth O'Keefe watched a tackled player do a full roll toward the try-line and said, out loud, yeah that's fine. So anything goes really.

[ACT Crusader]

@antipodean said in Rebels v Crusaders:

If the Rebels could play for 80mins, they'd be a force in this competition.

They lost a bit of direction. Losing Stacey Ili didn’t help on that front given he often sets the tone for how the backline plays.

[ACT Crusader]

@Chris-B the backline we finished with

Heinz, Richie, Macca, Goodhue, Ennor, McLeod, Havili

Far more direct and played really well I thought.

[Canes4life]

@ACT-Crusader said in Rebels v Crusaders:

@antipodean said in Rebels v Crusaders:

If the Rebels could play for 80mins, they'd be a force in this competition.

They lost a bit of direction. Losing Stacey Ili didn’t help on that front given he often sets the tone for how the backline plays.

Don’t forget arguably their best in Hardwick aswell. Rebels have the makings of a very good side.

[Bones]

A coach being saved by a selection forced on him at hooker. Seems familiar.

[Bones]

@Canes4life is Moananu related to the Poneke boys?

[Bones]

McLeod does a lot right eh, doesn't look like much but uses his size well and makes good decisions. Hopefully he carries on this improvement and will be in the running well and truly next year.

[Nevorian]

Good to see Goodhue back and playing well

[SBW1]

Saw the score at halftime and had that sinking feeling. Awesome second half by the sound of it, yet to see highlights or player ratings. Saders have struggled this year, at the same time have brought in a lot of newbies.

[kev]

@Nevorian said in Rebels v Crusaders:

Good to see Goodhue back and playing well

They had lots of mistakes from players to tonight - but Goodhue and McLeod added some accuracy.

[SBW1]

[mikedogz]

@Bones said in Rebels v Crusaders:

@Canes4life is Moananu related to the Poneke boys?

I know he is Auckland raised, De La Salle College, Manurewa club, debut for Counties last year.