Crusaders v Waratahs
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@Damo said in Crusaders v Waratahs:
@Nepia said in Crusaders v Waratahs:
That wasn't "unselfish" play by Mo, that was dumb.
Improved angle for kick by about 10m. Is it an +EV play or a -EV play? Probably about neutral I reckon. Would depend on chances of a dropped ball versus the likelihood of the improved angle making the conversion more likely.
More to the point, my view is that players who do that sort of thing are clearly full of confidence and enjoying their rugby. That seems to be a feature of well coached teams. I am OK with letting players express themselves like this.
Guaranteed 5 vs slightly better chance for 2 ... Ah, well, it came off for him so it's a win.
If a Reiko/DMac had done certain corners of the Fern would melt down.
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@Nepia said in Crusaders v Waratahs:
@Damo said in Crusaders v Waratahs:
@Nepia said in Crusaders v Waratahs:
That wasn't "unselfish" play by Mo, that was dumb.
Improved angle for kick by about 10m. Is it an +EV play or a -EV play? Probably about neutral I reckon. Would depend on chances of a dropped ball versus the likelihood of the improved angle making the conversion more likely.
More to the point, my view is that players who do that sort of thing are clearly full of confidence and enjoying their rugby. That seems to be a feature of well coached teams. I am OK with letting players express themselves like this.
Guaranteed 5 vs slightly better chance for 2 ... Ah, well, it came off for him so it's a win.
If a Reiko/DMac had done certain corners of the Fern would melt down.
Whilst I don't disagree with what you are saying Damo - I tend to agree with Nepia.. its just unnecessary additional risk .. which seems to have creeped in to the NZ game in recent years.
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Good crowd in....
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Comfortable win... injury concerns for the the Saders.
Tahs were pretty poor.
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Must have thought the injury ward was looking a bit empty.
Lio Willie was standing in the huddle at the end, but looking a bit ginger - hopefully a good sign that he's not too serious.
Saw Havili's hammy in real time and suspected he wasn't going to get up quickly.
Aside from that a good win - most of our guys played well after the first 10-15 minutes. Shout out to Fergus Burke who produced some magic.
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@KiwiMurph He flew out just two days ago from France economy class.
Former All Black makes shock return in Crusaders win
John Afoa answered the call and became the oldest player in Super Rugby history.
