Brumbies v Chiefs

[Derpus]

@Damo the top four Kiwi sides are so much better than everyone else. And the Saders are starting to get a roll on so I reckon they'll do their thing and win it again.

[Frank]

Just noticed the grub Darcy Swain is playing.

[Kirwan]

@Frank need a dislike button.

[Kirwan]

Good scramble by the Chiefs late in the game with a large margin in front.

[Tim]

On form, Hurricanes to send the Brumbies home in the QF.

[KiwiMurph]

Busted Brodie

[Tim]

Seatbelt tackle.

[Damo]

Should have taken then the 3. Chiefs don't need a bonus point to be guaranteed a top of the table finish.

[Dan54]

By geez this a good performance from Chiefs. Jacobson is again impressing the hell out of me.

[Nepia]

Teams seem to get on pretty well. They all seem to be chatting amongst each other which is good to see after there used to be a bit of animosity between the NZ and Oz players for a while IIRC.

[Dan54]

@Nepia said in Brumbies v Chiefs:

Teams seem to get on pretty well. They all seem to be chatting amongst each other which is good to see after there used to be a bit of animosity between the NZ and Oz players for a while IIRC.

Was thinking same Nepia. Was talking about it with adult gradaughter last week when she noticed it on tv. She doesn't watch rugby at all,and was quite impressed.

[Bovidae]

I will watch a full replay before making any comments, but this win gives McMillan plenty of options to rest/refresh some players before the QF. There looks to be a greater number of extras already in Canberra.

[SBW1]

@Tim That is provided they don't have to meet them in Canberra. I am not righting off the Brumbies.

[Steve]

@nzzp said in Brumbies v Chiefs:

significant drop in height?

I have no idea any more. I thought that was exactly what WR were trying to get out of the game- impacts to the head with force

The game is a laughing stock. The RWC will be decided on this garbage with the eyes of the world watching on.

Taa'vao gets red for accidental head clash where he comes out the worse off. Porter gets a yellow for an "absorbing" tackle....a term I had never heard uttered until that very day.

Then you see stuff like this.....they can fuck right off with decisions like that.

Either the head is sacrosanct or it isn't.

Danty got away with an identical one in the European Cup Final last week too.

This stuff fucking matters.

[Duluth]

[Crucial]

@Steve said in Brumbies v Chiefs:

@nzzp said in Brumbies v Chiefs:

significant drop in height?

I have no idea any more. I thought that was exactly what WR were trying to get out of the game- impacts to the head with force

The game is a laughing stock. The RWC will be decided on this garbage with the eyes of the world watching on.

Taa'vao gets red for accidental head clash where he comes out the worse off. Porter gets a yellow for an "absorbing" tackle....a term I had never heard uttered until that very day.

Then you see stuff like this.....they can fuck right off with decisions like that.

Either the head is sacrosanct or it isn't.

Danty got away with an identical one in the European Cup Final last week too.

This stuff fucking matters.

I see little difference in what happened there to the well known SBW Red.
Second tackler in with time to see the risk that the first tackler would be holding ball carrier in a position where the head was level with his shoulder.
What is a significant drop measured from? Standing upright?
As far as I saw BBBR didn’t drop after AA lined him up.

[Bovidae]

So an outstanding defensive effort by the Chiefs (ignoring ENS's positioning for the final Brumbies try), and the Chiefs nullified the Brumbies lineout drive. Jacobson was superb.

The backs were a little clunky on attack so that needs to be improved.

How was Samu allowed to return to the field after being subbed? He was off the field for longer than 10 mins.

[Bovidae]

@Nepia said in Brumbies v Chiefs:

I wish they'd just call Ratima by Cortez, it's hurting my ears when they butcher his last name.

Horan is best to keep his mouth shut.

[Bovidae]

@Nepia said in Brumbies v Chiefs:

Teams seem to get on pretty well. They all seem to be chatting amongst each other which is good to see after there used to be a bit of animosity between the NZ and Oz players for a while IIRC.

I noticed that all the Kiwi boys were chatting post-game, as some are/were provincial teammates.

[Bovidae]

@Kirwan said in Brumbies v Chiefs:

I know he just scored, but the Chiefs look better with DMac at 10

With Gatland's injury, Ioane needed to play so I could understand why he started. He also hasn't played much recently. DMac will be at 10 in the playoffs.