AUPIKI 2024 FINAL: Blues v Chiefs Manawa
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@antipodean I think the NZH live is bizarre fantasy land under the belief that in Auckland an Eden Park sized number of people peruse their weekend newspaper selecting which sporting event they absolutely will attend regardless of who's playing or what sport it is.
As opposed to the possible reality that, you know, sports enthusiasts don't attend every single sporting event no matter what it is, and maybe have only a few sports they are interested in and follow. And out of those they're interested in maybe only one or two they would shell out their hard-earned cash to attend as a special event or to purchase a season pass for.
You know like a normal person.
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@Bovidae said in AUPIKI 2024 FINAL: Blues v Chiefs Manawa:
@Auckman Tubic was back in the reserves last game. I've no idea how many minutes she played.
Yeah you’re right. She came on in the 51st minute. Didn’t have much impact due in part to the really poor service from both AMT and then Baylor when she came on. Then McGoverne ran right through her to score the winning try due to a spectacular breakdown in communication between the newbie winger Reese Anderson who cleared from the back but never ran up to put her team mates onside. Everyone in front of her, including Tubic, couldn’t tackle as they were offside.
Blues should target AMT and Baylor. Their passing game has gone to rubbish in recent weeks.
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Blues team for the big game.
Fisher has fallen out of favour or injured and has missed out the match day 23 entirely. Itunu rewarded for her strong performances over recent weeks.
Puckett returns to starting halfback but it must’ve been a close call with Kahlia Awa performing exceptionally well in the past fortnight. Her Hawkes Bay first-five Cottrell will be key to the Blues go-forward as she has been all season.
The rest of the team names itself. They remain underdogs despite their recent success. The Chiefsaders are big game players and will want to right the wrongs of last year’s final.
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@KiwiMurph said in AUPIKI 2024 FINAL: Blues v Chiefs Manawa:
That Blues reserve 9 was very good.
She’s awesome. Apparently been earmarked since school. Definitely deserves a BF contract. I actually think both Puckett and Awa deserve the call up. I don’t think AMT (the incumbent) has been at all impressive in the backend of the season. Hohaia should be the incumbent.
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@Donsteppa said in AUPIKI 2024 FINAL: Blues v Chiefs Manawa:
A couple of the Chiefs ladies will have unhappy memories of that last 20 minutes for a long time...
Chelsea Semple’s BF career is pretty much over (or should be) after that howler. In the pouring rain, it should’ve been kicked to Ngaruawahia. They were still ahead at that point.
Reese Anderson the newbie has had a terrible two weeks. Vahaakolo should never have been allowed to run around her for that try.
Second year in a row that the Chiefs snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. The pressure of finals footy.
