Highlanders v Chiefs
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Lmao - correct call but now jackson goes to pocket..hate how refs rule last few mins differently to first 40mins
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So will lions reserve grade be good enough?<br><br>
Could we see replay of last year's final in same location? -
A dg gets a bp for Chiefs
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No BP and highlanders send the canes to the top...<br><br>
Now everyone to watch the big cats scrap it out to see where they go next week -
Fuuucckk that's awesome, at no point during this season did I think the Canes would top the conference. Bring on the finals!!
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Wow.. canes win conference.<br><br>
Jackson still bloody ordinary (loved hearing about him in second 40 fellas)<br><br>
TMOS still no clue<br><br>
Picking all kiwi final... -
<p>Such a good game of rugby. Game of the round (& round robin??)</p>
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<p>Chiefs came up against a team that defended their hearts out and they had no answer.</p>
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<p>Feel for Cane. He was huge in the 2nd half. Real 'follow me' performance. </p>
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<p>You really notice how niggle Brodie is when you don't have your All Black blinkers on.</p> -
Fuck I can't get over how shithouse our backs were tonight. Midfield was utter mud, right from the KO.<br><br>
Forwards were good, tho Messam totally anonymous a mile of the pace.. Normally in games like this he'd be dominant.<br><br>
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<p>So Highlanders get Brumbies.</p>
<p>Chiefs get Stormers</p>
<p>Crusaders get Canes if the Lions get at least one bonus point against the Jaguares - if not they get the Lions.</p>
<p>Canes get the Crusaders unless they win it all in which case they get the Shorks.</p> -
Where I think the game was lost is that Landers kept Pryor and one or two other strong players on the bench and brought them on fresh in the second half and while we seemed to a) run out of gas and
be reluctant to bring on our replacements even if they were quality people like Donald and Hika Elliot. I mean I know they came on eventually, but the Landers subs came sooner amd our lads started to flag it a bit with 15 to go.<br><br>Jamie Joseph is quite the coach. Super Rugby Coach of the year in my opinion. Not only his player changes in this match, but just the tactics he seems to come up with at half time seem to help as well. -
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<p>Fuck I can't get over how shithouse our backs were tonight. Midfield was utter mud, right from the KO.<br><br>
Forwards were good, tho Messam totally anonymous a mile of the pace.. Normally in games like this he'd be dominant.<br><br>
Bird really starting to fire. Such a massive unit.</p>
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<p>Agree that Bird had an excellent game.</p>
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<p>Which it makes it more odd that he was subbed off when playing well. </p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="hurricane" data-cid="597314" data-time="1468661793"><p>Where I think the game was lost is that Landers kept Pryor and one or two other strong players on the bench and brought them on fresh in the second half and while we seemed to a) run out of gas and
be reluctant to bring on our replacements even if they were quality people like Donald and Hika Elliot. I mean I know they came on eventually, but the Landers subs came sooner amd our lads started to flag it a bit with 15 to go.Jamie Joseph is quite the coach. Super Rugby Coach of the year in my opinion. Not only his player changes in this match, but just the tactics he seems to come up with at half time seem to help as well.</p></blockquote>
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The way he manages his squad uses his bench is sublime -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Chris B." data-cid="597312" data-time="1468661752"><p>So Highlanders get Brumbies.<br>
Chiefs get Stormers<br>
Crusaders get Canes if the Lions get at least one bonus point against the Jaguares - if not they get the Lions.<br>
Canes get the Crusaders unless they win it all in which case they get the Shorks.</p></blockquote>
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Does that put the lions ahead as they will have the same wins as the canes and the canes beat them in RR -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Mattasaurus" data-cid="597318" data-time="1468661958"><p>The way he manages his squad uses his bench is sublime</p></blockquote><br>Yes agree 100%.<br><br>Also his tactical change at half time was there for all to see. In the first half the Chiefs were getting numbers to their own rucks and making ball secuity and repeat phases/recycled ball a priority.<br><br>And we were doing well because of it. Joseph noticed that and directed his terrier like players to just be agressive to the nth degree of the law at the breakdown to stop the chiefs multi phase play.<br><br>Luckily for them the referee seemed to allow it. Often I felt the Landers were too aggressive. Yet it proved decisive. The Chiefs themselves could see what Otago were doing - and decided to launch into<br>some aggressive clean outs to send a message. This culiminated in Ben Smith flagrantly going in from the side and forcing the Chiefs player to react, which Sanders did illegally. I don't think the Landers<br>changed their tactics with the goal of that outcome, but they knew something good would come from them harrassing us at the ruck.
