Blues v Cheetahs

[African Monkey]

Good reffing there. Definitely not a penalty.

[taniwharugby]

head clash there, slightly high maybe, pen only

[Crucial]

@taniwharugby said in Blues v Cheetahs:

head clash there, slightly high maybe, pen only

It looked to me like PT was actually run into after being set and tried to turn from the impact.

[Tim]

Good decision buddy.

[Tim]

They all look the same?

[Crucial]

Those fellas all look the same eh? Quick, let's get offended!

[Damo]

Does Moala ever pass the ball in open space? I've seen him offload a few times but I can't recall him ever just passing the ball.

[Tim]

Can we get Adrian Smith in to replace Faiva?

[Tim]

Yeah that maul defence might be a problem.

[Tordah]

third maul try. Blues so shit at defending it, Cheetahs good at exploiting shit rugby laws

[Crucial]

Every team that plays the Blues must love it when they get the chance of a maul drive.

Not enough leg work in defending. Dare I say it but it is indicative of players that spend their formative years capitalising on their upper body strength.

[African Monkey]

We'll have problems next week in Cape Town with the rolling maul which could prove our downfall.

[Tim]

Think we lost a lot of shape when Francis went off.

[Tim]

Is Gibson lacking in his linking game, or do the Blues play such unstructured rugby that it's hard to do?

[African Monkey]

I never really took notice of it until someone mentioned it on here, but seeing James Parsons doing interviews in his headgear makes me laugh.

[pukunui]

@Damo said in Blues v Cheetahs:

Does Moala ever pass the ball in open space? I've seen him offload a few times but I can't recall him ever just passing the ball.

Was thinking the same thing 1st, 2nd and 3rd options are to run. Then offload if he runs out of space. Think they should swap him and Ioane. Ioane is a much better 13 than Moala.

Nanai had a few small mistakes but was dangerous. Expect he will be back to the bench next week for the superstar Collins.

Really sucks that Luatua and Faumauina are off after this season.

[Crucial]

@African-Monkey said in Blues v Cheetahs:

We'll have problems next week in Cape Town with the rolling maul which could prove our downfall.

I just never see any of the Blues forwards setting low and driving with their legs. They all lean in.
I know it is a skill to get your timing right to do that but what I see from SA teams in particular is use of the whole body to drive. add that to their size and it becomes a real strength.
Disappointed that the Blues haven't improved in this area after the weakness was exposed massively by the Crusaders.
as much as I like Steve Jackson from the good work he did at CM, the maul defence was a weakness there as well.

[Rembrandt]

I'm surprised at how negative most of the comments are here. If I hadn't watched the game I would have thought the Blues had lost. Are we all starting to get high expectations from our perennial cellar dwellers? Good entertaining win.

[Bovidae]

@Crucial said in Blues v Cheetahs:

@KiwiMurph said in Blues v Cheetahs:

@African-Monkey its very frustrating. They just straight up are not fit enough.

They used to use that real hard ass S&C coach whose name I can't remember but when he left they promoted his assistant who had joined the team as an intern. Maybe it is his inexperience coming through, not knowing the levels needed?

Wally Rifle?

[Tim]

@African-Monkey It fucking owns.