Waratahs v Chiefs
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@antipodean to be fair - that would result in a more interesting comp than we have now.
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@Derpus said in Waratahs v Chiefs:
@antipodean to be fair - that would result in a more interesting comp than we have now.
Oh FFS, don't start this again, you're not logged into to G&GR.
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@Dan54 said in Waratahs v Chiefs:
Have to say Tahs almost deserve a bonus point in this one.
They'd probably drop the fucking thing.....
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It was willing. But the chiefs looked off their game tbh. Tahs get a try from an interception again this week. Created one. Bombed one.
Considering the changes in their team, that's not a bad result but zero points to show for it.
Fuck this is a good stadium tho.
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@KiwiMurph wing, full back cover,good player
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Stevenson Injured? or been subbed?
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@BerhamporeNinja he came off the bench tonight. How far behind are you?
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@Derpus said in Waratahs v Chiefs:
That last turnover was nonsense. Comes round the side, plays the half back and then picks the ball up while its still in the ruck. Like three penalties in one.
All changes once the ref decides ball is out. Cane took a chance on Wray’s 50/50 judgement in that area and won the gamble.
There was a similar one not long before when the ball was clearly out and Chiefs were penalised for going at it.
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@Nepia said in Waratahs v Chiefs:
This ref is on the take. How was Nankivell supposed to get out of the way when two Tahs fell on him?
It also didn't help that someone connected with his head which was the reason he fell awkwardly to the ground. But we didn't get endless replays and Turinui and co were very silent on this incident.
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BBBR described the game well, it was a grind. Both teams were guilty of some terrible handling errors, and that wasn't always due to pressure from the opposition. You have to give the Tahs plenty of credit for their defence and attacking the breakdown, which gave Weber problems. This game showed there are some players you don't want anywhere near the Chiefs starting XV in a big game, namely Slater and Gatland. The jury is still out on Selby-Rickit too, and I wonder if some of the issues in the scrum in the 1st half were partly due to him.
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@Bovidae said in Waratahs v Chiefs:
@Nepia said in Waratahs v Chiefs:
This ref is on the take. How was Nankivell supposed to get out of the way when two Tahs fell on him?
It also didn't help that someone connected with his head which was the reason he fell awkwardly to the ground. But we didn't get endless replays and Turinui and co were very silent on this incident.
It looked suspiciously like an elbow 'fend' too.
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@Bovidae said in Waratahs v Chiefs:
BBBR described the game well, it was a grind. Both teams were guilty of some terrible handling errors, and that wasn't always due to pressure from the opposition. You have to give the Tahs plenty of credit for their defence and attacking the breakdown, which gave Weber problems. This game showed there are some players you don't want anywhere near the Chiefs starting XV in a big game, namely Slater and Gatland. The jury is still out on Selby-Rickit too, and I wonder if some of the issues in the scrum in the 1st half were partly due to him.
Gatland sets way too deep. When we try and clear from around the 22 he is just about on the 5 metre line then the kick goes out just past the 22 again. In one instance I saw the halfback hesitating to find him and they didn't expect to see him so far away.
Tahs forwards did their homework on the ref and it appeared like the Chiefs didn't. They started trying the same crap of walking around the ruck and disrupting themselves in the second half
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i feel we are strugling at tighthead this season. ryan not us good as last season and dyer finding his feet. really need moli fit and back to best form which on last seasons form is unlikely,
happy enough where were are . happy that our rested players from the rebels had a week to get a game under there belts before the blues. have a feeling a lot of players ,even though its just one weeks rest,dont play well after a weeks rest especially if there is a group
