Blues v Rebels

[Bones]

@Tim said in Blues v Rebels:

@Machpants Don't know what you've been watching this year, but his carrying has been excellent.

I can only think he's focused on test rugby...Clarke is definitely a rough pick, makes a lot of errors - but hell so does Bridge (and Jordan but at least he has positives).

[Bovidae]

Although Graham Cooper doesn't seem to ref too many games he has always impressed me.

[KiwiMurph]

@Bovidae hard to tell in a game like that but would like to see more.

[Duluth]

Defenders beaten:

Clarke 9
Rieko 7
RTS 4

[Tim]

@Duluth said in Blues v Rebels:

Defenders beaten:
Clarke 9

Classic performance of a guy with no power.

[KiwiMurph]

As bad as the Rebels were it's much better watching that than reset scrums and yellow cards

[nzzp]

Bloody hell that was a good night out.

After four early errors that cost 14, the Blues just stayed on task and worked.

Very high accuracy.
Some great decisions out there.
Try of the season for me was the second to last in the first half, just shooting back to the left and running draw and pass in 10m, then pace.

Blues look like they are having fun and playing for each other. Great to see, well done the whole organisation.

Rebels were poor, but made to look amateur by a very good performance.

Statement performance. Wonderful fun, vocal crowd, and a good game to watch. Roll on the reds next week, and come on the Chiefs

[Stargazer]

[Canes4life]

Just saw the highlights of this game and man the Blues look slick despite the Rebels looking severely average.

[Nevorian]

@Tim said in Blues v Rebels:

@Duluth said in Blues v Rebels:

Defenders beaten:
Clarke 9

Classic performance of a guy with no power.

He dived over three of them to score - is that included?

[Canerbry]

"Blues ship 28 points to average Rebels."

[Stargazer]

The security people got a bit of a work-out, too!

And then there was a second pitch invader. What's up with these attention-seeking morons?

[taniwharugby]

@Stargazer red card in the first one, head contact surely, although mitigation of the guy being a fluffybunny...muppets

[Machpants]

I'm going to have to re watch this, I missed a couple of tries and a fair bit of detail in the pub. So I'll retract my Caleb Clarke comment and MVP scoring until after re watch!

[booboo]

Justin Marshall. Dick.

Going on about Telea's try...

[booboo]

PDG First half

[booboo]

@Bones said in Blues v Rebels:

I dunno, RTS doesn't look a heck of a lot different to Havili for me, just without the wide passing. Probably a bit more solid on defence though.

Get what you're saying, but tend to think he's less likely to get knocked backwards.

[booboo]

@MajorRage said in Blues v Rebels:

Akira Ioane playing in a blinder for a dominant team. Who would have thunk it.

Maybe the team is dominant because certain players are having a blinder?

[booboo]

@Machpants said in Blues v Rebels:

Caleb Clarke is not that great still. Def not starting AB level

Think we're watching different players.

[booboo]

@KiwiMurph said in Blues v Rebels:

I know it's dewy but it's the errors Clarke needs to tidy up.

Hopefully game time sorts it out

Think there was a rebel hand in that.