Chiefs v Drua
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Chiefs v Drua:
@chimoaus said in Chiefs v Drua:
@antipodean said in Chiefs v Drua:
ALB's best passage of play and now he's injured.
Any idea what happened to him?
Concussion
COME ON SHEEPLE IT WAS THE FUCKING DRONES WAKE UP
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Very happy with that performance overall. My only gripes are the mistakes in the first half which led to a couple of tries instantly from Drua, and Xavier Roe looked farkin poor off the bench. Also, ALB copped a knee in the back of the head.
That drone show low-key fucking slapped.
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@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs v Drua:
Very happy with that performance overall. My only gripes are the mistakes in the first half which led to a couple of tries instantly from Drua, and Xavier Roe looked farkin poor off the bench. Also, ALB copped a knee in the back of the head.
That drone show low-key fucking slapped.
Drua look so big and strong and awesome when flowing on attack, very much like their 7s team on song. Chiefs did well to contain that for most of the game then pull away at the end.
For those of us oldies, does that mean you liked, or disliked the drone show?
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@Duluth said in Chiefs v Drua:
Jacomb is on the bench. Ioane with a late injury?
I've just watched the replay and they didn't go into specifics either. Did Ioane actually play for the Chiefs Dev team vs Blues A? It could have just been about giving him more game time with a view of starting next Sat.
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@Canes4life said in Chiefs v Drua:
Question for Chiefs/Waikato fans? Whenever a kicker kicks the ball out of the stadium from a conversion or penalty, do they have a group of kids collecting them? It happens more often than not.
Most likely. The ball used to go out of the ground much more in the old days of Rugby Park. Now you have a giant TV screen at one end to act as a barrier.
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@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs v Drua:
That drone show low-key fucking slapped.
I've got to say that what Sky showed of the drone light show was not close to the whole spectacle. And then we had fuckin' Kirstie Stanway talking over it.
As to the game, I thought both starting locks played well. I'm not the biggest fan of MSR but he was busy. Tupou owned the kickoff receptions but completely butchered a try early in the 2nd half by not passing to Finau.
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@akan004 said in Chiefs v Drua:
DMac is still far too loose. Wouldn't want him starting for the ABs at 10.
What? I am trying to comprehend this. Who in Super Rugby would you have instead? In my opinion, if Dmac goes down, the ABs are in a world of trouble.
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@Machpants said in Chiefs v Drua:
For those of us oldies, does that mean you liked, or disliked the drone show?
Yeah sorry it was cool.
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@Old-Samurai-Jack said in Chiefs v Drua:
@akan004 said in Chiefs v Drua:
DMac is still far too loose. Wouldn't want him starting for the ABs at 10.
What? I am trying to comprehend this. Who in Super Rugby would you have instead? In my opinion, if Dmac goes down, the ABs are in a world of trouble.
Name me a test match against a top test nation where he has actually performed at 10? Looking good against teams we are trashing by 40 points doesn't count. Take away his time and space and he goes missing. He was rubbish against Australia in Dunedin last year, a game which he should have dominated.
I hope that I'm wrong and that he's turned the corner, but I saw enough in this game that suggests he still lacks patience, often will go for the 50/50 plays that normally don't come off and tends to rush things.
As much as I don't rate Beauden anymore, I think he deserves first crack at the starting spot until DMac can prove to be the better option. DMac off the bench for me.
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@akan004 said in Chiefs v Drua:
As much as I don't rate Beauden anymore, I think he deserves first crack at the starting spot until DMac can prove to be the better option. DMac off the bench for me.
BB has been a proven sub-standard 10 at test level for a long time now.
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@akan004 said in Chiefs v Drua:
As much as I don't rate Beauden anymore, I think he deserves first crack at the starting spot
that's retarded
The ABs completely changed when they finally fucked BB off from 10 after the disaster in South Africa, and you want to go back??? i struggle to remember the last time he was even decent at 10
DMac may not be perfect, far from it actually, but he's way better than everyone else.
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@mariner4life said in Chiefs v Drua:
DMac may not be perfect, far from it actually, but he's way better than everyone else.
When I see evidence of that at test level I will agree with you. Haven't seen it yet.
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whereas you have a mountain of evidence that BB can't do it, yet you want to go back to that? Seems legit
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@akan004 said in Chiefs v Drua:
@mariner4life said in Chiefs v Drua:
DMac may not be perfect, far from it actually, but he's way better than everyone else.
When I see evidence of that at test level I will agree with you. Haven't seen it yet.
How does one get evidence if he doesn't start? The England series is a fantastic way to see if he can step up. Rolling out BB one more time does not help us find a 10 going forward.
