Crusaders v Blues
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@tj said in Crusaders v Blues:
@pakman said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
Unlucky saders, might have been a different result without Barrett brain spasms.
Congrats blues! Can't help but think Beauds should have gone off and Perofeta stayed on...
Bones, you and I are at one on that. Perofeta would have been much more measured.
Yea, cos Perofeta was playing amazing rugby before he came off... there is some absolute rubbish mentioned on here.
Yeah, he wilted a bit under the pressure. Good experience for him to improve from.
I prefer Sullivan at 15, but Perofeta has been good for us at ten.
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@kirwan said in Crusaders v Blues:
Our looses completely dominated theirs.
Not being a dick here, but honestly didn't notice Blackadder at all. Big Red had his number.
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@steven-harris said in Crusaders v Blues:
@dan54 great for the comp ,and just the game it needed , can’t wait to see the sky ratings
Where the hell do you ever find Sky ratings!
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@kirwan said in Crusaders v Blues:
@tj said in Crusaders v Blues:
@pakman said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
Unlucky saders, might have been a different result without Barrett brain spasms.
Congrats blues! Can't help but think Beauds should have gone off and Perofeta stayed on...
Bones, you and I are at one on that. Perofeta would have been much more measured.
Yea, cos Perofeta was playing amazing rugby before he came off... there is some absolute rubbish mentioned on here.
Yeah, he wilted a bit under the pressure. Good experience for him to improve from.
I prefer Sullivan at 15, but Perofeta has been good for us at ten.
Absolutely, think he is a good player and will learn from it, but definitely the right call to take him off in this game
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Hats off to Goodhue as well. Outplayed some All Blacks this year.
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I am prepared to say I pretty keen to see Dalton have a run at 6 sometime, in saying that he was brilliant tonight at 7.
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@tim said in Crusaders v Blues:
Hats off to Goodhue as well. Outplayed some All Blacks this year.
Absolutely. I’ve been critical of him in the past.. particularly his lack of physicality. Not this year.
He’s responded really well to being a senior lock
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@tj said in Crusaders v Blues:
@pakman said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
Unlucky saders, might have been a different result without Barrett brain spasms.
Congrats blues! Can't help but think Beauds should have gone off and Perofeta stayed on...
Bones, you and I are at one on that. Perofeta would have been much more measured.
Yea, cos Perofeta was playing amazing rugby before he came off... there is some absolute rubbish mentioned on here.
No you're right, Barrett closed it out perfectly.
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@tj said in Crusaders v Blues:
@pakman said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
Unlucky saders, might have been a different result without Barrett brain spasms.
Congrats blues! Can't help but think Beauds should have gone off and Perofeta stayed on...
Bones, you and I are at one on that. Perofeta would have been much more measured.
Yea, cos Perofeta was playing amazing rugby before he came off... there is some absolute rubbish mentioned on here.
He was at fullback, and may have been overplaying at times. But at that point BB was kicking very poorly, and Perofeta is more calculating.
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I really like the look of Sullivan, he seems to have space and time and that boot is incredible. I hope he continues to develop in the Blues environment.
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@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
@tj said in Crusaders v Blues:
@pakman said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
Unlucky saders, might have been a different result without Barrett brain spasms.
Congrats blues! Can't help but think Beauds should have gone off and Perofeta stayed on...
Bones, you and I are at one on that. Perofeta would have been much more measured.
Yea, cos Perofeta was playing amazing rugby before he came off... there is some absolute rubbish mentioned on here.
No you're right, Barrett closed it out perfectly.
So your solution is move the player missing easy kicks at goal and falling over chasing kicks to run the ship?
BB was instrumental in us winning that game.
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@tim said in Crusaders v Blues:
@kirwan said in Crusaders v Blues:
Our looses completely dominated theirs.
Not being a dick here, but honestly didn't notice Blackadder at all. Big Red had his number.
I thought he had been subbed in the second half.
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Grace was ok, but a long way behind Sotutu
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@kirwan said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
@tj said in Crusaders v Blues:
@pakman said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
Unlucky saders, might have been a different result without Barrett brain spasms.
Congrats blues! Can't help but think Beauds should have gone off and Perofeta stayed on...
Bones, you and I are at one on that. Perofeta would have been much more measured.
Yea, cos Perofeta was playing amazing rugby before he came off... there is some absolute rubbish mentioned on here.
No you're right, Barrett closed it out perfectly.
So your solution is move the player missing easy kicks at goal and falling over chasing kicks to run the ship?
BB was instrumental in us winning that game.
He was also instrumental in the crusaders nearly winning that game.
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@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
@kirwan said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
@tj said in Crusaders v Blues:
@pakman said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
Unlucky saders, might have been a different result without Barrett brain spasms.
Congrats blues! Can't help but think Beauds should have gone off and Perofeta stayed on...
Bones, you and I are at one on that. Perofeta would have been much more measured.
Yea, cos Perofeta was playing amazing rugby before he came off... there is some absolute rubbish mentioned on here.
No you're right, Barrett closed it out perfectly.
So your solution is move the player missing easy kicks at goal and falling over chasing kicks to run the ship?
BB was instrumental in us winning that game.
He was also instrumental in the crusaders nearly winning that game.
Again, the solution to that is not replacing him with a player playing worse.
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It's weird, I hardly ever notice Papali'i even when I am looking out for him. Maybe he needs a hair cut that stands out.
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@kirwan said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
@kirwan said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
@tj said in Crusaders v Blues:
@pakman said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
Unlucky saders, might have been a different result without Barrett brain spasms.
Congrats blues! Can't help but think Beauds should have gone off and Perofeta stayed on...
Bones, you and I are at one on that. Perofeta would have been much more measured.
Yea, cos Perofeta was playing amazing rugby before he came off... there is some absolute rubbish mentioned on here.
No you're right, Barrett closed it out perfectly.
So your solution is move the player missing easy kicks at goal and falling over chasing kicks to run the ship?
BB was instrumental in us winning that game.
He was also instrumental in the crusaders nearly winning that game.
Again, the solution to that is not replacing him with a player playing worse.
Worse? Nice try 😂
No you're right. Barrett closed it out perfectly.
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@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
@kirwan said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
@kirwan said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
@tj said in Crusaders v Blues:
@pakman said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
Unlucky saders, might have been a different result without Barrett brain spasms.
Congrats blues! Can't help but think Beauds should have gone off and Perofeta stayed on...
Bones, you and I are at one on that. Perofeta would have been much more measured.
Yea, cos Perofeta was playing amazing rugby before he came off... there is some absolute rubbish mentioned on here.
No you're right, Barrett closed it out perfectly.
So your solution is move the player missing easy kicks at goal and falling over chasing kicks to run the ship?
BB was instrumental in us winning that game.
He was also instrumental in the crusaders nearly winning that game.
Again, the solution to that is not replacing him with a player playing worse.
Worse? Nice try 😂
No you're right. Barrett closed it out perfectly.
Looks at the scoreboard. Seems ok.
BB played well.
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@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
@kirwan said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
@kirwan said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
@tj said in Crusaders v Blues:
@pakman said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
Unlucky saders, might have been a different result without Barrett brain spasms.
Congrats blues! Can't help but think Beauds should have gone off and Perofeta stayed on...
Bones, you and I are at one on that. Perofeta would have been much more measured.
Yea, cos Perofeta was playing amazing rugby before he came off... there is some absolute rubbish mentioned on here.
No you're right, Barrett closed it out perfectly.
So your solution is move the player missing easy kicks at goal and falling over chasing kicks to run the ship?
BB was instrumental in us winning that game.
He was also instrumental in the crusaders nearly winning that game.
Again, the solution to that is not replacing him with a player playing worse.
Worse? Nice try 😂
No you're right. Barrett closed it out perfectly.
Absolutely he was playing worse.
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@crazy-horse said in Crusaders v Blues:
It's weird, I hardly ever notice Papali'i even when I am looking out for him. Maybe he needs a hair cut that stands out.
That is pretty weird when anytime there's a big defensive play, he's there!
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@crazy-horse said in Crusaders v Blues:
It's weird, I hardly ever notice Papali'i even when I am looking out for him. Maybe he needs a hair cut that stands out.
He was the dude scoring trys and making all the tackles.
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@kirwan said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
@kirwan said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
@kirwan said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
@tj said in Crusaders v Blues:
@pakman said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
Unlucky saders, might have been a different result without Barrett brain spasms.
Congrats blues! Can't help but think Beauds should have gone off and Perofeta stayed on...
Bones, you and I are at one on that. Perofeta would have been much more measured.
Yea, cos Perofeta was playing amazing rugby before he came off... there is some absolute rubbish mentioned on here.
No you're right, Barrett closed it out perfectly.
So your solution is move the player missing easy kicks at goal and falling over chasing kicks to run the ship?
BB was instrumental in us winning that game.
He was also instrumental in the crusaders nearly winning that game.
Again, the solution to that is not replacing him with a player playing worse.
Worse? Nice try 😂
No you're right. Barrett closed it out perfectly.
Looks at the scoreboard. Seems ok.
BB played well.
Any idea what the score was when Perofeta went off?
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@tj said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
@kirwan said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
@kirwan said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
@tj said in Crusaders v Blues:
@pakman said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
Unlucky saders, might have been a different result without Barrett brain spasms.
Congrats blues! Can't help but think Beauds should have gone off and Perofeta stayed on...
Bones, you and I are at one on that. Perofeta would have been much more measured.
Yea, cos Perofeta was playing amazing rugby before he came off... there is some absolute rubbish mentioned on here.
No you're right, Barrett closed it out perfectly.
So your solution is move the player missing easy kicks at goal and falling over chasing kicks to run the ship?
BB was instrumental in us winning that game.
He was also instrumental in the crusaders nearly winning that game.
Again, the solution to that is not replacing him with a player playing worse.
Worse? Nice try 😂
No you're right. Barrett closed it out perfectly.
Absolutely he was playing worse.
Any examples? That aren't matched by Barrett doing something equally as gross?
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@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
@crazy-horse said in Crusaders v Blues:
It's weird, I hardly ever notice Papali'i even when I am looking out for him. Maybe he needs a hair cut that stands out.
That is pretty weird when anytime there's a big defensive play, he's there!
I know! I see him on replays. I like the guy, but I have a hard time spotting him. He must have a generic looking head or something. Or maybe Richie's invisibility cloak.
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@crazy-horse said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
@crazy-horse said in Crusaders v Blues:
It's weird, I hardly ever notice Papali'i even when I am looking out for him. Maybe he needs a hair cut that stands out.
That is pretty weird when anytime there's a big defensive play, he's there!
I know! I see him on replays. I like the guy, but I have a hard time spotting him. He must have a generic looking head or something. Or maybe Richie's invisibility cloak.
Similar to Cane in that regard?
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Just got back from the game......absolutely stoked to finally win down here for once! Credit to the Crusaders for the way they fought back especially when they were down to 14, showing how hard they are to beat no matter the situation, but also credit to the Blues for digging deep especially with a few desperate bits of defending from Rieko on Jordan which led to our first try, and his effort on Gardiner in the corner to win it for us, and also for big Luke Romano and his effort charging down the wing in the 70th minute to attempt to make a cover tackle after the shift he put in. Yes, they ended up with a 5 meter scrum, but its moments like that which live long in the memory. I put my hand up, I thought he shouldn't be playing so many minutes and was well over the hill, but his carries are invaluable and he really gives us a hard edge. Well played big fella.
Everyone really stepped up in the forwards tonight, especially our loose trio led by Dalton Papalii. A superb shift from him and well complemented by Sotutu and Robinson as well as big Ofa who was everywhere.
Hope Hodgman is OK. An awful shot put on him by Barrett. No excuse for it and needs a lengthy suspension for it. Gallagher and Gardiner did well under the circumstances.
Was disappointed with our kicking game just giving it back to Jordan. I wanted to strangle Barrett after that chip which led to the Reece try but in general play he was decent, just his kicking game was poor, and Perofeta didn't have a great night either especially that missed kick on half time. Mounga and Jordan began to drive us back and all we did was hand it back to them instead of putting it in the stands, or going to the air, but we did enough to hold on!
Must say i let a huge celebration on fulltime, with a few glares but they all came and congratulated me which was nice and were generally in good spirits apart from the booing when Barrett got sent off. A great night to be a blues fan, wins in chch dont come everyday thats for sure!
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How did Gallagher go for Canterbury? And Goodhue for the Blues?
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@tim said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones This is getting rather tedious.
I agree, not sure why Barrett is getting a pass for poor play.
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Leicester was shut down. Thought Bridge offered more when he came on, probably got himself back into the top xv
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@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
@tim said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones This is getting rather tedious.
I agree, not sure why Barrett is getting a pass for poor play.
The two trys he set up and good goal kicking? You know, stuff that won us the game.
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@machpants said in Crusaders v Blues:
@antipodean said in Crusaders v Blues:
Surely Jordan has to be the All Black fullback? He needs to get his hands on the ball more in Test rugby.
Not decent international teams ten are going to kick it to him as much as beaudy did
BB's kicking and/or the Blues tactics in the last quarter were awful.
Apart from that, dunno who was the better 10 tonight - BB or Ritchie.
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@kirwan said in Crusaders v Blues:
BB played well.
For the first 50-60 minutes he was outstanding I thought. No so much after that.
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What a game.
The intensity level was something else.
Unfortunately Perofeta, Telea and Leicester probably didn't push their cases forward for higher honours
At what point do ABs cut loose the likes of Scott Barrett and Laulala? The discipline issue is a huge problem.
Very happy to break the streak.
Jordan wants that AB 15 shirt.
Rieko wants that AB 13 shirt.
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@victor-meldrew said in Crusaders v Blues:
@machpants said in Crusaders v Blues:
@antipodean said in Crusaders v Blues:
Surely Jordan has to be the All Black fullback? He needs to get his hands on the ball more in Test rugby.
Not decent international teams ten are going to kick it to him as much as beaudy did
BB's kicking and/or the Blues tactics in the last quarter were awful.
Apart from that, dunno who was the better 10 tonight - BB or Ritchie.
BB was better in first 55, but then seemed to stop attacking, and kicked indiscriminately.
Blues probably started to tire, game became looser, and Ritchie, Willie and Steevie came to fore.
Didn’t really notice it at time, but on reflection substitution of Christie (T) by Matera seemed to coincide with Chch getting more change in loose.
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@kirwan said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in Crusaders v Blues:
@tim said in Crusaders v Blues:
@bones This is getting rather tedious.
I agree, not sure why Barrett is getting a pass for poor play.
The two trys he set up and good goal kicking? You know, stuff that won us the game.
Cheeky sky UK! Knew it was too good to be true they were actually showing SRP. The game they showed here had most of that occuring before Perofeta went off. Uk version had the crusaders storming back into contention from bizarre blues play.
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@dan54 said in Crusaders v Blues:
I am prepared to say I pretty keen to see Dalton have a run at 6 sometime, in saying that he was brilliant tonight at 7.
Agreed. ABs need to try Dalton at 6. Thought Robinson shaded Blackadder.
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@victor-meldrew said in Crusaders v Blues:
@machpants said in Crusaders v Blues:
@antipodean said in Crusaders v Blues:
Surely Jordan has to be the All Black fullback? He needs to get his hands on the ball more in Test rugby.
Not decent international teams ten are going to kick it to him as much as beaudy did
BB's kicking and/or the Blues tactics in the last quarter were awful.
Apart from that, dunno who was the better 10 tonight - BB or Ritchie.
Only take away for me is (from the first 50) Beauds still has it and when both on form, has less weaknesses (Mounga has opposition plays dedicated to his defence).
Mounga against a tiring defence has the tip over Beauds though for me.
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@kirwan said in Crusaders v Blues:
FC must be the form halfback in the country too.
He looked pretty much at home in the black jersey after stepping up last year.
Be great if he carries that form into the ABs.
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