Blues v Crusaders
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@mn5 said in Blues v Crusaders:
Speaking of locks as someone mentioned earlier it’s pretty hard to look past Sam Whitelock as one of the best we’ve had, he’s played well for about a million years.
Yes I can't recall a single shit game from him.
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@antipodean He looked a bit tired and didn't have a huge impact on the 2019 RWC semi Final and the loss against Argentina last year. But his overall record is superb and for the Crusaders outstanding. Razor seems to know how to get the best out of him too. Great player.
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@sparky said in Blues v Crusaders:
@nta said in Blues v Crusaders:
Bit of saltiness going around on twitter
Classic Auckland media types trying to manufacture a "someone else is the asshole" crisis.
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@canerbry We need to get large crowds back watching Rugby in New Zealand. Its characters that will do that. Both Ioanes, Mo'unga and Reece as well as being fantastic Rugby players are guys with big personalities. Huge assets for NZ Rugby at the moment.
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@mackerzzzz said in Blues v Crusaders:
Tom Robinson is such an underrated player
Wouldn't have thought. Most were picking him for the ABs last year before he was injured.
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@nzzp said in Blues v Crusaders:
@crazy-horse said in Blues v Crusaders:
@nta I see I am going to have to watch what Reece did again. Didn't notice any theatrics apart from him putting his hand out to 'appeal' for a penalty.
I'm astonished ... he went down and stayed down like he'd been shot. Very soccer-like
It was the fact his arms were up and flung out before he had even hit the ground. If he was injured or in danger, he would have used those arms to protect himself. It was fkn digusting soccer-ism, he did the same last week (without the pretending to be injured until TMO call then straight up) when he was bumped after the whistle
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@sparky You missed a post in that thread:
Harmon replied to Wall; Gourdie responded to Harmon's reply. So Gourdie agreed with Harmon, not Wall.
Also, this was indeed what Mo'unga said (he hadn't seen Reece's try celebration, so could only respond to how it was described to him):
Wall says in response to someone else, who asked whether he was kidding: "Yes, I am kidding". (Not sure I believe that. Wall is a known Crusaders-hater, and Canes supporter btw, not a Blues supporter). -
@stargazer I saw it. Seriously anyone who has a problem with Reece's celebration needs to lighten up a bit. It's entertainment not church.
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@machpants said in Blues v Crusaders:
@nzzp said in Blues v Crusaders:
@crazy-horse said in Blues v Crusaders:
@nta I see I am going to have to watch what Reece did again. Didn't notice any theatrics apart from him putting his hand out to 'appeal' for a penalty.
I'm astonished ... he went down and stayed down like he'd been shot. Very soccer-like
It was the fact his arms were up and flung out before he had even hit the ground. If he was injured or in danger, he would have used those arms to protect himself. It was fkn digusting soccer-ism, he did the same last week (without the pretending to be injured until TMO call then straight up) when he was bumped after the whistle
Just watched the replay of it and all I can say is how the fuck did I miss that first time around? Perhaps children that is why we don't use the mobile phone while driving!
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@crazy-horse Reece's acting skills are excellent. Both his Neymar impersonation and his Rieko impersonation were very well executed. What's NZ's version of the Oscar?
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@canerbry said in Blues v Crusaders:
@sparky said in Blues v Crusaders:
@nta said in Blues v Crusaders:
Bit of saltiness going around on twitter
Classic Auckland media types trying to manufacture a "someone else is the asshole" crisis.
Classic Canerbry blame everything on Aucklanders. Don't they have media types in the rest of the country? Jamie Wall grew up in Wellington.
Edit: and my crack team of research hounds suggest Gourdie went to school in Victora Australia: St Bede's College. -
@stargazer said in Blues v Crusaders:
@crazy-horse Reece's acting skills are excellent. Both his Neymar impersonation and his Rieko impersonation were very well executed. What's NZ's version of the Oscar?
The Trev?
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@kiwimurph said in Blues v Crusaders:
Havili might not prefer playing 12 but he's playing his way into the AB 12 jersey.
I hadnt thought of that but you could be right. 12 is a real weakness in NZ at the moment. Hardly any test worthy options, last years JG/ALB combo was underwhelming, and laumape just doesn’t have the rugby brain.
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@machpants said in Blues v Crusaders:
@crazy-horse said in Blues v Crusaders:
@machpants said in Blues v Crusaders:
@kiwimurph said in Blues v Crusaders:
Fuck that was some soccer level arm throwing. He's such a fluffybunny, total wimp unless it's his partner he can beat
I get he has a shitty past and people won't forget, but it was hardly soccer level. He could have easily milked that for more.
Bollx as he went down 'injured' he had the time to throw his arms out, in a pathetic way. Then lay on the ground, with nothing at all wrong. This shit needs to be stamped out of the game
I thought it was pretty funny that Williams just told him "No!" Immediately. No one was buying it.
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@billy-tell Hasn't been anyone better at 12 than Havili this year. Position is wide open.
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@nzzp said in Blues v Crusaders:
quick post match reaction.
Good game. Clearly the best two teams in the comp. As expected, teh experience of the Crusaders tight 5 and Richie were pretty much the difference.
The Crusaders maul is a thing of beauty. They set it and defend it better than anyone else - respect.
Not at all disappointed with the Blues. Clear dominance in the scrum, and when we got going with foraward drives the Crusaders couldn't live with it. It was good to watch. Dumb play cost us though - feeding possession and gifting points early in the second half was the game.
Crusaders were good, very well drilled, but the Blues have shown enough dominance to see a path to victory. Get to teh final, and it's all on. You know you're rattling them when flopping starts - and lots of injury breaks. Plues physicality was strong today.
So, pretty much as expected. Roll on the rest of the comp - would love to see these two in the final. It's a game of millimetres, and today the Crusaders were better. Who knows next time ... Blues building nicely from what I can see
That game boiled down to the three soft penalties Blues leaked between 50 and 60.
Then consider Akira's Blues 2017 pass and Eklund's WWE move.
Small margins.
Blues needed to be closer after first half, when the score really flattered Chch.
But mental fragility showed in second.
Christie/Plummer/Faiane looked very sharp at end, and hurt Saders.
For me it was Red and Black ruck work which won it for them -- the mauls flowed from that.
