Hurricanes v Chiefs
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@mimic said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
@Nepia said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
@mimic said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
@Rugger-Quizzes said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
Better team won tonight I feel and that's hard to say as a bogan from Upper Hutt. Too many errors from us. Jordie the better of the two Barretts by some way tonight,
I disagree. Cane's were the better team, but they're a bit arrogant in going for tries and turning down penalties.
Don't they lose better points for that? A better team would kick their penalties and the better did and the better team won.
The captain makes the decision, not the team. So I guess we can agree to disagree.
Captain forms part of the team.
Better team scores more points.
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@MiketheSnow said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
@Stargazer said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
...but a lot of offending by Chiefs players were not penalised (one example: there was a huge tackle on a player without the ball in first half, ref let play continue and Chiefs almost scored a try), more so than by Canes players. IMO the officiating was pretty bad, both ways, but Chiefs benefited from it more. I kept wondering during the game why there were assistant refs, because they didn't seem to notice anything and warn the ref.
Surprised they didn't have a look at JB's 'tackle' to slow down Cruden in his try attempt. Looked reckless and above shoulder to me.
Was about to pontificate on this one but realised I was getting mixed up with the tackle on BB.
On that one: on first glance at full speed I thought it was dodgy and potentially cardable.
Subsequent viewings I opened my other eye and thought it was ok.
Re the Cruden tackle I have no comment as I kept trying to look at his knee to see what he had done.
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@booboo said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
@Crucial said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
@Bovidae said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
I haven't read the game comments yet but ALB kept Laumape very quiet with excellent defence.
ALB was pretty awesome all around. looking the goods at the right time of the year.
Reminding me of Conrad.
Too fast for Conrad - that run he made in the second half was sensational
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@MiketheSnow said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
Surprised they didn't have a look at JB's 'tackle' to slow down Cruden in his try attempt. Looked reckless and above shoulder to me.
Agreed. The initial angle from behind looked damning but they never showed that replay again.
I also thought that the BB tackle on Ngatai deserved at least a penalty if not a YC. Ngatai completely flipped and landed on his head. You could argue it was accidental but it was still reckless.
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@mariner4life your transition to iconic Aussie battler is complete. Please hand in your passport at your convenience 😉
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Of interest to NZ teams:
Stormers have Cheetahs (A), Sunwolves (H) and Bulls (A)
Brumbies have Reds (A), Chiefs (A)
Sharks have Bulls (H), Lions (H)
Lions have Sunwolves (H), Sharks (A)
Aside from a slight mathematical chance of the Stormers being tipped out, I think the top 8 is locked in - just the order to be decided.
Surely the Highlanders will be good enough to take a bonus point win against the Reds in Dunedin - which will make it very difficult for the Sharks to get past them (unless the Lions roll over for them, which you'd hope they wouldn't after last year's disaster in Argentina).
I'm hoping it will pan out:
Crusaders vs Sharks
Lions vs Highlanders
Stormers vs Hurricanes
Brumbies vs ChiefsWhich I think will be the "fairest" result - including after last night's game.
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Was at the stadium.
I liked how dominant scrums in this game resulted in turnover scrum rests rather than penalties.
Was this a result of laws that front tower must actually hook? Or is that law being trialled elsewhere?
No idea if these were correct rules, , new rules, or rogue reffing. But I liked it, but am cautious of mexted-style unilateral ignoring of rules you don't like.
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@Rapido said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
Was at the stadium.
I liked how dominant scrums in this game resulted in turnover scrum rests rather than penalties.
Was this a result of laws that front tower must actually hook? Or is that law being trialled elsewhere?
No idea if these were correct rules, , new rules, or rogue reffing. But I liked it, but am cautious of mexted-style unilateral ignoring of rules you don't like.
Do you mean the rule trialled at U20s at the moment? (4th bullet). If that's the case, that's your answer:
Law trials to be rolled out at U20 Championship -
The guy who does the weekly wrap on the Roar said Ngatai schooled Laumape - didn't see the game myself, is that correct?
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@Billy-Tell said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
The guy who does the weekly wrap on the Roar said Ngatai schooled Laumape - didn't see the game myself, is that correct?
Strange comment, Ngatai played well but he hardly made Laumape look bad at any stage. Laumape was well contained - the Chiefs made sure they had 2 - 3 tacklers on him whenever he got the ball, but I don't think you can just put that down to Ngatai. ALB had more of a hand in the strong defense to contain the Canes midfield.
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am liking the way ALB has progressed this year, also looks to have put on a few kgs
