Why do the Crusaders win?
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@mariner4life said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
I have long been of the opinion that the lineout is the most important set piece. If you can dominate that area, you go a long way to winning games, because the territory battle is yours. Doubly so in shit weather.
Way too much emphasis is put on the scrum relatively speaking. You have way more lineouts in any given footy match and each lineout is much more of a 50/50 contest. Having a properly functioning lineout was key to our success between 2010 and 2016.
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@nzzp said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
Historically, the best players too. Not so much any more, but the tight 5 for a few years was off the charts good.
Their tight 5 is always good. They lacked a bit of depth at hooker this year with Makalio not there but apart from that.
It's also worth noting Mounga's incredible durability at the Crusaders - he must have started 95% of the Crusaders games since 2017.
One thing I think Razor does a wonderful job of is playing to the team's strengths (and player's strengths). They allow Mo'unga a free reign to use his brilliant running game, they allow Sevu Reece to pop up all over the field, they give Leicester opportunities to show his power - they use their good tight 5 to scrum and maul well etc. They don't ask players to do things that don't suit them (i.e. square peg + round hole).
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Tangibles - experienced players in key positions; quality 1st 5 and serviceable halfbacks; enough instinctual backs to take advantage of poor opposition kicks; forward focused ruck work; targeting opposition lineout (not just the Blues 😉)
Intangibles - belief within the organisation; tradition; a coach that the team seem to want to play for;
I do not underestimate that to win stuff in sport there is also luck involved. The luck I refer to is that sometimes the stars align a certain way e.g. the way a draw plays out or another result goes in your favour, less injuries to key players (or an injury that forces a selection change that works out) etc. That ‘luck’ will help along with those tangibles and intangibles.
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I understand all the self belief , winning culture and all that stuff which is real ,
But I also think when the big games come around , year after year more often that not , they have the fewer weak links in their lineup ,
Their side always seems to look the closest to what you might want from a test team ,particularly a good pack and a 10, but i really thought the Blues were catching them in this area this year
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@kiwiinmelb said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
I understand all the self belief , winning culture and all that stuff which is real ,
But I also think when the big games come around , year after year more often that not , they have the fewer weak links in their lineup ,
Their side always seems to look the closest to what you might want from a test team ,particularly a good pack and a 10, but i really thought the Blues were catching them in this area this year
They can make Scott Hamiltons and George Bridges amd countless others look like a world beaters at SR level. NZs best team by some distance
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@kiwiinmelb said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
I understand all the self belief , winning culture and all that stuff which is real ,
But I also think when the big games come around , year after year more often that not , they have the fewer weak links in their lineup ,
So how do you explain 2012-2016?
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@nzzp said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@kiwiinmelb said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
I understand all the self belief , winning culture and all that stuff which is real ,
But I also think when the big games come around , year after year more often that not , they have the fewer weak links in their lineup ,
So how do you explain 2012-2016?
Well he did say more often than not.....
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@nzzp said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@kiwiinmelb said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
I understand all the self belief , winning culture and all that stuff which is real ,
But I also think when the big games come around , year after year more often that not , they have the fewer weak links in their lineup ,
So how do you explain 2012-2016?
well, they did dip out in the semis twice to the eventual winners, and then lost a final in suspect circumstances.
That's pretty fucking decent. Even their "shit" years they are right at the pointy end
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@nzzp said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@kiwiinmelb said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
I understand all the self belief , winning culture and all that stuff which is real ,
But I also think when the big games come around , year after year more often that not , they have the fewer weak links in their lineup ,
So how do you explain 2012-2016?
You mean 2012-13 and 2015-16.
Highway rolex gifting robbery is how you explain what happened in 2014.
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@nzzp said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@kiwiinmelb said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
I understand all the self belief , winning culture and all that stuff which is real ,
But I also think when the big games come around , year after year more often that not , they have the fewer weak links in their lineup ,
So how do you explain 2012-2016?
That's it, we had a better roster through that period and couldn't win.Along comes Razor and turns it all around.
This squad had 6 forwards under 21,Burke played quit a few games.
Mounga was out for 6 games.
Barrett was suspended for 3 weeks.
Whitelock was out for a while with injury and started the season 3 weeks late.
Lost Moody and Dunshea for the season early on.
Lost Blackadder at the tail end.
Strange out for 6 weeks with a calf injury.
McAlister out for 6 weeks with a calf injury.
Goodhue only came back half way through the season.With all that injury and disruption the coaching staff still keep them winning enough to get to the playoff and finish 2nd.
Razor plans ahead so far to stay one step ahead and has a good tactical brain.
A couple of people on here early in the season were posting it was the worst roster the Crusaders had for year's and they could not win with it.
they under estimated not just Razor but Jason Ryan,Andrew Goodman and Scott Hansen.Tahiti Ellison did an awesome job as defensive coach.
it is a well run Franchise with good coaching who pull together in the same direction,With a winning history that drives the next group coming in to add to the legacy. -
@nzzp said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@kiwiinmelb said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
I understand all the self belief , winning culture and all that stuff which is real ,
But I also think when the big games come around , year after year more often that not , they have the fewer weak links in their lineup ,
So how do you explain 2012-2016?
A core group of elite players that needed to play super rugby but prioritised the rugby that came later in the year.
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@Chris said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@nzzp said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@kiwiinmelb said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
I understand all the self belief , winning culture and all that stuff which is real ,
But I also think when the big games come around , year after year more often that not , they have the fewer weak links in their lineup ,
So how do you explain 2012-2016?
That's it, we had a better roster through that period and couldn't win.Along comes Razor and turns it all around.
This squad had 6 forwards under 21,Burke played quit a few games.
Mounga was out for 6 games.
Barrett was suspended for 3 weeks.
Whitelock was out for a while with injury and started the season 3 weeks late.
Lost Moody and Dunshea for the season early on.
Lost Blackadder at the tail end.
Strange out for 6 weeks with a calf injury.
McAlister out for 6 weeks with a calf injury.
Goodhue only came back half way through the season.With all that injury and disruption the coaching staff still keep them winning enough to get to the playoff and finish 2nd.
Razor plans ahead so far to stay one step ahead and has a good tactical brain.
A couple of people on here early in the season were posting it was the worst roster the Crusaders had for year's and they could not win with it.
they under estimated not just Razor but Jason Ryan,Andrew Goodman and Scott Hansen.Tahiti Ellison did an awesome job as defensive coach.
it is a well run Franchise with good coaching who pull together in the same direction,With a winning history that drives the next group coming in to add to the legacy.I'm interested to see whether these people were Crusaders supporters, because I don't remember anyone seriously suggesting that the Saders wouldn't be there at the pointy end of the season.
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@gt12 said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@Chris said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@nzzp said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@kiwiinmelb said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
I understand all the self belief , winning culture and all that stuff which is real ,
But I also think when the big games come around , year after year more often that not , they have the fewer weak links in their lineup ,
So how do you explain 2012-2016?
That's it, we had a better roster through that period and couldn't win.Along comes Razor and turns it all around.
This squad had 6 forwards under 21,Burke played quit a few games.
Mounga was out for 6 games.
Barrett was suspended for 3 weeks.
Whitelock was out for a while with injury and started the season 3 weeks late.
Lost Moody and Dunshea for the season early on.
Lost Blackadder at the tail end.
Strange out for 6 weeks with a calf injury.
McAlister out for 6 weeks with a calf injury.
Goodhue only came back half way through the season.With all that injury and disruption the coaching staff still keep them winning enough to get to the playoff and finish 2nd.
Razor plans ahead so far to stay one step ahead and has a good tactical brain.
A couple of people on here early in the season were posting it was the worst roster the Crusaders had for year's and they could not win with it.
they under estimated not just Razor but Jason Ryan,Andrew Goodman and Scott Hansen.Tahiti Ellison did an awesome job as defensive coach.
it is a well run Franchise with good coaching who pull together in the same direction,With a winning history that drives the next group coming in to add to the legacy.I'm interested to see whether these people were Crusaders supporters, because I don't remember anyone seriously suggesting that the Saders wouldn't be there at the pointy end of the season.
Kiwiexpat was one
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@Chris said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@gt12 said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@Chris said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@nzzp said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@kiwiinmelb said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
I understand all the self belief , winning culture and all that stuff which is real ,
But I also think when the big games come around , year after year more often that not , they have the fewer weak links in their lineup ,
So how do you explain 2012-2016?
That's it, we had a better roster through that period and couldn't win.Along comes Razor and turns it all around.
This squad had 6 forwards under 21,Burke played quit a few games.
Mounga was out for 6 games.
Barrett was suspended for 3 weeks.
Whitelock was out for a while with injury and started the season 3 weeks late.
Lost Moody and Dunshea for the season early on.
Lost Blackadder at the tail end.
Strange out for 6 weeks with a calf injury.
McAlister out for 6 weeks with a calf injury.
Goodhue only came back half way through the season.With all that injury and disruption the coaching staff still keep them winning enough to get to the playoff and finish 2nd.
Razor plans ahead so far to stay one step ahead and has a good tactical brain.
A couple of people on here early in the season were posting it was the worst roster the Crusaders had for year's and they could not win with it.
they under estimated not just Razor but Jason Ryan,Andrew Goodman and Scott Hansen.Tahiti Ellison did an awesome job as defensive coach.
it is a well run Franchise with good coaching who pull together in the same direction,With a winning history that drives the next group coming in to add to the legacy.I'm interested to see whether these people were Crusaders supporters, because I don't remember anyone seriously suggesting that the Saders wouldn't be there at the pointy end of the season.
Kiwiexpat was one
That was narrative
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@Chris said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@gt12 said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@Chris said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@nzzp said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
@kiwiinmelb said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
I understand all the self belief , winning culture and all that stuff which is real ,
But I also think when the big games come around , year after year more often that not , they have the fewer weak links in their lineup ,
So how do you explain 2012-2016?
That's it, we had a better roster through that period and couldn't win.Along comes Razor and turns it all around.
This squad had 6 forwards under 21,Burke played quit a few games.
Mounga was out for 6 games.
Barrett was suspended for 3 weeks.
Whitelock was out for a while with injury and started the season 3 weeks late.
Lost Moody and Dunshea for the season early on.
Lost Blackadder at the tail end.
Strange out for 6 weeks with a calf injury.
McAlister out for 6 weeks with a calf injury.
Goodhue only came back half way through the season.With all that injury and disruption the coaching staff still keep them winning enough to get to the playoff and finish 2nd.
Razor plans ahead so far to stay one step ahead and has a good tactical brain.
A couple of people on here early in the season were posting it was the worst roster the Crusaders had for year's and they could not win with it.
they under estimated not just Razor but Jason Ryan,Andrew Goodman and Scott Hansen.Tahiti Ellison did an awesome job as defensive coach.
it is a well run Franchise with good coaching who pull together in the same direction,With a winning history that drives the next group coming in to add to the legacy.I'm interested to see whether these people were Crusaders supporters, because I don't remember anyone seriously suggesting that the Saders wouldn't be there at the pointy end of the season.
Kiwiexpat was one
See above.
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@mariner4life said in Why do the Crusaders win?:
narrative
Yes it got to be a boring non factual story.
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