Chiefs v Reds

[taniwharugby]

@Tordah cos he did look like a beast when he was playing with kids....guess he is still young

[Damo]

I have no confidence at all that any of these scrum penalties are legit.

[Tordah]

Lowe in after rubbish tackle from some Reds fuck

[Gunner]

Lowe had no right to score that try.
Weak defense from the Reds.

[Rancid Schnitzel]

@KiwiMurph said in Chiefs v Reds:

@Rancid-Schnitzel Reds have at least won a game this season. Edit - woops did win one. Reds have won one more game though.

The Reds are in a tradition strong rugby area. The Rebels are in Melbourne. There should be no comparison. The Reds are a disgrace and embarrassment.

[Damo]

Cooper and Higginbotham should hang their heads in shame there.

[RVader]

@Tordah
Lowe is currently one of the most robust and physical wingers in NZ, would have been a great choice against the BI Lions

[taniwharugby]

Fuck BBBR gets through some work!

[taniwharugby]

jeez, Kqwaiyde, you owe ytour mate a few beers!

[Gunner]

Didn't see a clear release there from Smith on that penalty

[Tordah]

@Gunner said in Chiefs v Reds:

Didn't see a clear release there from Smith on that penalty

ref was absolute dogshit for both teams, Reds probably a bit more aggrieved overall (because those things led to tries), but Chiefs also had some shit blown against them (and not blown) that beggared belief.

[Bones]

Has Ngatai always had that facial tick? Or is that concussion symptoms showing up again?

[Bovidae]

The Chiefs are still making frustrating handling errors and leaving points out on the park.

At least they got a BP this week.

@Bones I saw that too. Let's hope it was only the lights.

[akan004]

@Bones said in Chiefs v Reds:

Has Ngatai always had that facial tick? Or is that concussion symptoms showing up again?

Same thought went through my mind.

[Crucial]

Big games from Cane, BBBR, TKB. Good with great moments from Beaver, DMac, Lowe, Ngatai. Solid Conrad Smith type game from ALB.
Hopefully this will be the start of the tournament end game for the Chiefs.

[Billy Tell]

@Bones said in Chiefs v Reds:

Has Ngatai always had that facial tick? Or is that concussion symptoms showing up again?

A tick is not a symptom of concussion. Just leave it at that. Else there is the conspiracy theories thread in off-topic.

[infidel]

I was a bit surprised Ngatai wasn't wearing headgear. Not sure how effective the headgear might be in cushioning the blow of a hard knock, but thought every little bit of help might be useful. The headgear may be a bit uncomfortable perhaps, and restrict peripheral vision?

[Crucial]

Nutbrown has the makings of a good ref, he just gets inconsistent seemingly because he tries to adjust his own decision making during a game.
In the first half he made two overly strict calls on the ball not being out of a ruck even though it had popped out into clear air then later in the game he was allowing players to attack the halfback when he had barely touched the ball.
It was like he realised he was being too strict then adjusted back too far.
Apart from that though, I don't mind him. He comes across less arrogant than Jackson.

[Crucial]

@infidel said in Chiefs v Reds:

I was a bit surprised Ngatai wasn't wearing headgear. Not sure how effective the headgear might be in cushioning the blow of a hard knock, but thought every little bit of help might be useful. The headgear may be a bit uncomfortable perhaps, and restrict peripheral vision?

Headgear does absolutely nothing for concussion. Concussion comes from your brain moving inside your head and smacking against the inside of your skull. That's why whiplash type knocks are the worst for symptoms occurring e.g. Ben Smith against the Chiefs.

[Bones]

@Billy-Tell said in Chiefs v Reds:

@Bones said in Chiefs v Reds:

Has Ngatai always had that facial tick? Or is that concussion symptoms showing up again?

A tick is not a symptom of concussion. Just leave it at that. Else there is the conspiracy theories thread in off-topic.

Oh right. How very awful of me. Ever so sorry sir.