Chiefs v Blues
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@KiwiMurph said in Chiefs v Blues:
What the hell was up with Weber's kicking? Was not a good look.
He was poor overall. The replacement halfback for the Chiefs was a marked improvement I thought.
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@ACT-Crusader Yep I thought so too - on both counts. The young HB brought some edge.
Cruden looked dangerous every time he touched the ball - straightened the attack and when he did that, we looked good. Tupaea was good in patches, but lost the ball in contact too many times. -
@African-Monkey said in Chiefs v Blues:
@trodthesod And a lot of penalties we're giving away are due to our over-eagerness at breakdown more than anything. It should be an easy fix but it's 2 weeks in a row now so hopefully it gets sorted quickly.
Players not keeping their feet has been a feature of the first two rounds so far.
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@ACT-Crusader With that in mind, maybe we should revisit the wrestling techniques that Henry favored. All about centre of gravity and positioning.
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@Jailbreak7 said in Chiefs v Blues:
@ACT-Crusader Yep I thought so too - on both counts. The young HB brought some edge.
Cruden looked dangerous every time he touched the ball - straightened the attack and when he did that, we looked good. Tupaea was good in patches, but lost the ball in contact too many times.Cruden is a quality player, but that 10/12/13 combination just wasn’t working tonight. Blues forward momentum made it difficult for large parts of the game, but even when Cruden took on the line he didn’t have the bodies in motion outside him to cause any real damage.
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@ACT-Crusader Agreed. Absence of any attacking plays were noticeable tonight - disappointing. The coaches box looked pretty flat. too Would have thought Randle might have brought some fresh ideas. to the party
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@Tim said in Chiefs v Blues:
What a pass! The Chief fella thought for quite a while the interecept was on, but pass was inch perfect!
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Clever performance by the Blues in the rain. Strong backrow defensive effort. Patrick Tuipulotu playing the best Rugby of his career. Akira Ioane showing discipline and focus. Dalton Papali'i has improved since last season. Hoskins Sotutu and Caleb Clarke should be in the next ABs squad.
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@sparky said in Chiefs v Blues:
Clever performance by the Blues in the rain. Strong backrow defensive effort. Patrick Tuipulotu playing the best Rugby of his career. Akira Ioane showing discipline and focus. Dalton Papali'i has improved since last season. Hoskins Sotutu and Caleb Clarke should be in the next ABs squad.
You had me at Clever. Great shift by the tighties, can't wait to sit down and watch the game properly
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@voodoo said in Chiefs v Blues:
@kiwiinmelb said in Chiefs v Blues:
@ACT-Crusader said in Chiefs v Blues:
DMac hasn’t had the greatest game today but you can’t doubt the guys fearlessness. Man he takes on the line, gets smashed but gets straight back up.
I love him for his courage , it’s easy to forget how little he is
Shit, nobody doubts his courage! I used to play subbies with a legend of a bloke, played mostly wing but a bit of 15 too. Can't have weighed more than 70kgs, but was fearless. Threw himself into everything, no respect for his body whatsoever.
I loved the guy.
But I want him about as close as Dmac to a fucking All Black jumper.
I wasn’t talking all black selection,
Just admiring his courage,
But there have been plenty of players I have enjoyed watching play ,that I didn’t want them in the Allblacks either .
Lelia masaga was a classic example
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Having suffered much criticism over a long time,I would like to commend James Parsons games this year.He seems of recent games to be taking himself out of those channels where he gets hammered backwards.His lineout throwing top class and good carries.Well done that man! He more than any player must be enjoying the Blues resurgence.
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@trodthesod he seems to have cut a bit of Richie's cloak. He "clears" a lot of rucks by going head first into the ground beyond them but it's working!
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@trodthesod great call fella,
I think he (like the team) are just doing their core roles. Parsons doesn't need to be a ball carrier in this team, just has to hit his lineout targets, push in the scrum, and get around the field on defence. It's when you get asked to go outside the stuff you can succeed at that things go pear shaped.
Hell of a decent human being by the look, and I agree - stoked for him and this Blues team. We have just stopped being the undisciplined rabble that's been killing us for so long. They are a proper team, and I'm stoked for them.
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I only had one eye on the game as we had something else on but it looked to me like the Chiefs weren't nearly clinical enough after creating opportunities and then gambled on catch up rugby.
I would have thought that Gatland would bring a more clinical element to their game.
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@nzzp said in Chiefs v Blues:
@trodthesod great call fella,
I think he (like the team) are just doing their core roles. Parsons doesn't need to be a ball carrier in this team, just has to hit his lineout targets, push in the scrum, and get around the field on defence. It's when you get asked to go outside the stuff you can succeed at that things go pear shaped.
Hell of a decent human being by the look, and I agree - stoked for him and this Blues team. We have just stopped being the undisciplined rabble that's been killing us for so long. They are a proper team, and I'm stoked for them.
I’ve heard him speak a few times on radio sport ,
Seems like a real decent guy with a great sense of humour, quite insightful with his analysis,
After hearing him talk about the game you get the sense his limitations are physical ones , not between the ears
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@kiwiinmelb said in Chiefs v Blues:
After hearing him talk about the game you get the sense his limitations are physical ones , not between the ears
Might make a good coach in the future.
