SR Final - Blues v Chiefs
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@Kirwan said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
Fuck the underdog rubbish.
We are at home, mostly fit squad, several players in career best form, sending off a popular player within the team, and have been building since 2021.
After the round robin result, do the Chiefs pull a Will Carling and go out onto the field not expecting to win?
Time for the Blues to deliver.
(That should give plenty of ammunition if we fuck it up, but it nice watching the Blues expecting them to win. All hail Vern. )
All this. I hate fans trying to be underdogs like it actually makes a difference. It doesn’t. Sucees is often built on confidence, claiming underdog status is loser talk.
Chiefs form team. Theirs to lose! 😛
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Super Rugby Pacific semi-finals: What we learned
The Blues and the Chiefs meet in next weekend's final at Eden Park, here's what we found out about them in a couple of contrasting semis.
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Ah just remembered Im heading to Port for the weekend. Guess I'll be watching on my phone
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@Machpants and he will have more again over the next few days too.
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@mariner4life Save yourself the hassle and don't bother 👌
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Maybe you're right, I'll just cut straight to the celebratory drinking
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@mariner4life said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
Maybe you're right, I'll just cut straight to the celebratory drinking
Welcome onboard the Blues train!
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@nostrildamus said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@mariner4life said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
Maybe you're right, I'll just cut straight to the celebratory drinking
Welcome onboard the Blues train!
celebratory, commiseratory, who cares right
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@Tim said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
With Taukei'aho out we will target their lineout. Beehre or McWhannell? Beehre is the better ball carrier.
It's pretty worrying for us, as your scrum is also a weapon.
If we get our set piece right, we still have to worry about your carry and clean. That's before even considering the talent in your 3/4. It's a good Blues team, and I've got a bit of wood for Stern Vern's style.
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“This year they’ve shown a really good maul, really good scrum, and that power game with their carry one off the ruck, and forwards and backs joining in,” said Larkham of the Blues. “And they’re one of the strongest teams in all aspects defensively.
“They’re very well drilled. They’re big bodies. They’re going to be hard to beat. When you get these conditions on this surface and those big bodies coming at you, it’s pretty hard to stop them.”
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In related news, Papali’i also sent a clear message to his team that they had achieved nothing yet. “We can celebrate just a little bit making it to a final because it takes a lot of heart. But we’ve got one more job to do. We’ve been in this position and we’ve failed. We know what’s on the line.”
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