Bulls v Crusaders
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Yeah - Richie looking the complete package - goal kicking might still need a bit of work. That Pollard is a metronome.
Sevu Reece came into the the game a bit more.
Bulls handling pretty ordinary.
I don't know why more NZ teams don't just take that quick channel ball in the scrum most of the time. Suits our style and that our propping stocks are looking a bit frail.
Razor got the tactics spot on for that game - implementation was excellent for the most part. The middle 20 minutes of the second half the Bulls had too much of the ball and there were too many penalties given away.
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@Chris-B said in Bulls v Crusaders:
Yeah - Richie looking the complete package - goal kicking might still need a bit of work. That Pollard is a metronome.
Not sure what that's about. Richie kicked 5 out of 6. Only missed one kick from a difficult angle after Dunshea scored in the corner.
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Read is building nicely and as for the Crusaders, may as well just give them the trophy now..the Hurricanes is the only team that could potentially threaten them in the backs but after watching the way their forwards have been dealt to at set piece throughout most of the season that could be a real challenge against a Crusaders pack that won’t lack leadership in key areas unlike the mob that fronted up against the Canes last night..
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@Stargazer nice chops..!
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@shark yeah don't need him and Franks broken. Not with a lot of the ABs backups looking average.
Mo'unga tho, man as long as him and Beaudy stay fit, paired with Smith and TJ - that's a good axis. Read coming back, Ardie a better explosive option off attacking scrums, bender in 15 & Taylor still great at hooker. Spine is looking fine
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@Steven-Harris yeah the Canes need Coles back through the playoffs. His leadership up front is vital if we have any chance of challenging.
Still a few weeks until the playoffs so anything can happen but the Crusaders look odds on for a home final where they will be bloody tough to beat.
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@Stargazer said in Bulls v Crusaders:
Read is steadily growing back into the game after his long injury break. Full of passion as well (expletives included haha).
Great news for the ABs.
Read was awesome... getting back to his physical best.
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Crusaders are obviously class but they weren't tested much by a limited Bulls side that offered very little.
Remember the Bulls got pumped by the Chiefs 56-20 in Pretoria in their only other game vs an NZ team so far this season (a Chiefs team that was 1 draw and 3 losses from 4 games going into the game).
Best part for the Bulls was the good crowd - promo seemed to work.
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@KiwiMurph said in Bulls v Crusaders:
Crusaders are obviously class but they weren't tested much by a limited Bulls side that offered very little.
Remember the Bulls got pumped by the Chiefs 56-20 in Pretoria in their only other game vs an NZ team so far this season (a Chiefs team that was 1 draw and 3 losses from 4 games going into the game).
Best part for the Bulls was the good crowd - promo seemed to work.
Yeah the bulls were terrible, never looked in the game.
We seem to be taking a sevens style approach against the big African teams and a more structured gameplan when we play the NZ team. Makes sense I suppose.
Thought George bridge was awesome, created a lot by beating the first man often, and so solid under the high ball ( they seemed to target him with bombs, but didn’t do the same to Reece for some reason)
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Bulls lineout and scrum pretty good. Everything else was amateur hour.
Mo’unga, Read, Barrett, Reece, Bridge all very good.
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@Machpants said in Bulls v Crusaders:
@shark yeah don't need him and Franks broken. Not with a lot of the ABs backups looking average.
Mo'unga tho, man as long as him and Beaudy stay fit, paired with Smith and TJ - that's a good axis. Read coming back, Ardie a better explosive option off attacking scrums, bender in 15 & Taylor still great at hooker. Spine is looking fine
Spine? Aaargh. Can you not?? 😝
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@shark said in Bulls v Crusaders:
@Machpants said in Bulls v Crusaders:
@shark yeah don't need him and Franks broken. Not with a lot of the ABs backups looking average.
Mo'unga tho, man as long as him and Beaudy stay fit, paired with Smith and TJ - that's a good axis. Read coming back, Ardie a better explosive option off attacking scrums, bender in 15 & Taylor still great at hooker. Spine is looking fine
Spine? Aaargh. Can you not?? 😝
Come on shark, the Warriors had a win on the weekend, league references are ok - until next week when we revert
