Highlanders v Crusaders
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@Daffy-Jaffy they prob hope the Force do win. The alternative is a Drua win which pushes Crusaders further away from 8th (not accounting for an unlikely draw)
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..and they could be 7 or 8 points out of the 8 if the Drua win
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Nine kids 22 or under in that 23. While they have only won two games, there is what nine All Blacks in the Crusaders. Massive for the young boys
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@KiwiMurph said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
Credit to Cameron. Really stepped up the last 2 weeks
Oof
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@Bones said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
@KiwiMurph said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
Credit to Cameron. Really stepped up the last 2 weeks
Oof
*Cameron Millar
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@KiwiMurph said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
Penney sounds out of ideas.
Finishing up by apologising. He sounds like a broken man.
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@SouthernMann said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
@KiwiMurph said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
Penney sounds out of ideas.
Finishing up by apologising. He sounds like a broken man.
It isn't in our culture to sack coaches mid season so I can't see that happening. He might go in the off season though.
Most likely they keep him and assess after 3 or so games in 2025.
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@Machpants That bonus point moves the Crusaders into 9th ahead of Moana.
That was such a nothing yellow card at the end there. There was nobody guarding the ruck and he literally stepped over from an onside position. Gardner had a good game but those last two decisions against the Highlanders were utter crap. I doubt they would've been given had the Crusaders still been in with a chance to win it. Sympathy reffing.
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@ruggabee said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
@Machpants The Crusaders bonus point moves them into 9th ahead of Moana.
That was such a nothing yellow card at the end there. There was nobody guarding the ruck and he literally stepped over from an onside position.
Agreed. I was mystified as to how he determined that was worthy of a penalty let alone a YC.
Gardner had a good game
Disagree. He's not up to this level.
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@SouthernMann said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
Nine kids 22 or under in that 23. While they have only won two games, there is what nine All Blacks in the Crusaders. Massive for the young boys
I was thinking watching the game that there were quite a lot of the 2022 NZ U20 squad across both teams.
Highlanders - Fabian Holland, Oliver Haig, Jake Te Hiwi, Cam Millar, Finn Hurley
Crusaders - George Bell, Jamie Hannah, Noah Hotham, Macca Springer -
@Machpants said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
@ruggabee my point was, with or without that bonus point, they can still make the knock outs, given the right results
It's really hard for them. They need to get 3 points more than the Drua - and they play the Force tonight and Rebels in the last round with a game in hand on the Crusaders.
Or get 9 points more than the Highlanders, who finish with Blues Drua Canes.
So realistically Crusaders need to win 2/3 against Brumbies, Blues, M-P and pray that the Drua drop one of the Force or Rebels game. And that the Highlanders Drua game result falls their way. Or just win all 3 games to go of course!
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If I were a Crusaders fan, I think I'd rather miss out on the playoffs. I mean this respectfully too, but the Blues/Canes would put 50 on this Crusaders side at home.
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