Crusaders 2024

[African Monkey]

@Duluth Fair enough if that's the case, but yeah, I do think if Fihaki gets a regular run in the side, we could see a better version of him.

[george33]

@Crazy-Horse looked fine at training

[george33]

@Grooter did here that whisper last week, but have to wait and see

[chchfanatic]

Jordan definitely gone for season. Shoulder re construction coming up.

[KiwiMurph]

@chchfanatic boo

[Cyclops]

Feel a bit for Rob Penney. Finally gets a job that must have been a bit of a bucket list item and loses two of his best backs before the season has even started.

[booboo]

@chchfanatic said in Crusaders 2024:

Jordan definitely gone for season. Shoulder re construction coming up.

Define season? Super? ABs? NPC?

[chchfanatic]

Year I believe.

[KiwiMurph]

@booboo said in Crusaders 2024:

@chchfanatic said in Crusaders 2024:

Jordan definitely gone for season. Shoulder re construction coming up.

Define season? Super? ABs? NPC?

Crusaders have said 6 months today

[SBW1]

Crusaders player ratings vs Chiefs | Super Rugby Pacific 2024

The Crusaders and Chiefs approached the opening game of the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season with two very different outlooks on the match.

[Chris]

@SBW1 said in Crusaders 2024:

Crusaders player ratings vs Chiefs | Super Rugby Pacific 2024

The Crusaders and Chiefs approached the opening game of the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season with two very different outlooks on the match.

What another load of BS from Rugby Pass those ratings make no sense were they watching another game.

Barrett was much better than 6.5
Bower was a lot better than 5
Gardiner was not an 8 more like a 6
Amua was not 8 more like a 6
Fihaki was better than a 5 maybe a 7 sure he put in a couple of shit kicks and missed a couple of tackles but he made a couple of very good tackles that saved situations,Turned the ball over when we were under the pump was good under the high ball scored 2 tries the 2nd one he burnt of Stevenson.

[Chris]

Newell and Havilli both back next week.

[Canes4life]

@Chris I wonder if Havili will slot into the midfield and partner McLeod OR drop to fullback. Aumua probably had the least involvement of any player in Super history with his performance last night. Didn't touch the ball until the second half, crazy for a midfielder.

[Chris]

@Canes4life said in Crusaders 2024:

@Chris I wonder if Havili will slot into the midfield and partner McLeod OR drop to fullback. Aumua probably had the least involvement of any player in Super history with his performance last night. Didn't touch the ball until the second half, crazy for a midfielder.

Havilli to 2nd five I think.
Aumua he did make 9 tackles he did miss 3,
I still think outside a different 2nd five he could be a handful,McCloud was inclined to just run back in field and away from Aumua every time.
McCloud gave a great off load for Fihaki first try but he was very poor last night.

[SBW1]

Better than the opener last year, Saders were badly towled. Fergus Burke still to come in, who else is yet to return?

[Chris]

Havilli
Newell
Taylor
Blackadder
McAlister
Gallagher
Burke
And now Williams
All due back sometime during the season

[george33]

@Chris any news on Williams didn't look great hopefully not to serious for the young man

[Chris]

@george33 said in Crusaders 2024:

@Chris any news on Williams didn't look great hopefully not to serious for the young man

Out for a while Hamstring waiting on scans wether it is a tear or bad pull.
could be 6 weeks if its bad.

[Canes4life]

@Chris for a big guy like that you'd assume 6 weeks would be the minimum.

[Chris]

Reihana having scans for an AC shoulder joint problem, out for this week at least.