Chiefs v Blues
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Thought the difference was poor decisions by Blues leaders. They were always dangerous in following up high balls in Chiefs territory. Nail your penalties and use contestable kicks. Hated the tactics by Sotutu at 8 keeping ball in scrums so long but it worked.
Surprised by all the negativity on Dmac. Thought he got the Chiefs out of a lot of troublesome spots and nailed some tough kicks. Narawa was just awesome. A true bolter.. Liked the work of Cane and Finau as well as Weber tonite.
Blues front row was great and Christie was a dynamo. But some backs are playing well below their AB standing. Final rap is for Daniel Rona up against an AB 13 who was unable to make any impact.
Chiefs should not have been allowed to win that one. Finau could have been carded for high tackle but wasnt and that settled it.
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Chiefs player ratings vs Blues | Super Rugby Pacific
The Chiefs have bucked their recent trend of suffering at the hands of the Blues, holding tight for a 20-13 win over their 'big brothers' to stay unbeaten for the season. Who were their best performers on the night?
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@mariner4life said in Chiefs v Blues:
@Frank said in Chiefs v Blues:
Anyone think Finau might be future AB level?
Yeah, me, 12 months ago
ESPN has him with 13 made, one missed, and I’d say that they felt all of them.
I really like the way he hits people, even if he likely should have got yellow in there for one of them (I missed that incident, thanks my 4YO kid).
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@gt12 said in Chiefs v Blues:
@mariner4life said in Chiefs v Blues:
@Frank said in Chiefs v Blues:
Anyone think Finau might be future AB level?
Yeah, me, 12 months ago
ESPN has him with 13 made, one missed, and I’d say that they felt all of them.
I really like the way he hits people, even if he likely should have got yellow in there for one of them (I missed that incident, thanks my 4YO kid).
He likes to hurt people and NZ rugby doesn't have many like that
He's also a decent lineout operator and has footspeed
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@Yeetyaah said in Chiefs v Blues:
Isn't a try scoring motion the end of a penalty advantage?
It's difficult to argue that it shouldn't be given it's a clear opportunity there to score a try.
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Does DMac run further sideways than he does down the field?
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@mariner4life said in Chiefs v Blues:
@Frank said in Chiefs v Blues:
Anyone think Finau might be future AB level?
Yeah, me, 12 months ago
Stud!!
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That was the worst performance I've seen from Barrett in a long time. Maybe ever? It wasn't just his fluffed try or his poor goal kicking, his general game management was poor as well. All players have a use-by date, and I wonder if we are seeing BB reach his in a rather public and inglorious way? I thought the Blues still had enough ball and territory to win this game, but poor decision making and finishing cost them. Well done to the Chiefs though, they thoroughly deserved their win. They look like a team that knows their structure and enjoys playing together. This Chiefs team reminds me of the vintage Rennie-era great Chiefs teams, perhaps without the physicality and roughness that defined those teams. It looks well coached and is playing above the sum of its parts,
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Chiefs tight five decidedly better than their opposition (aside from scrumming) as expected.
Chiefs back three better too.
Individual match ups:
- Webber clearly better than Christie.
- Sotutu over Jacobson.
- Finau over Segner.
- DMac over a horrid Beauden.
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@Cantab79 said in Chiefs v Blues:
That was the worst performance I've seen from Barrett in a long time. Maybe ever? It wasn't just his fluffed try or his poor goal kicking, his general game management was poor as well.
The thing is this isn't a one off. This is a pattern. He's done.
No doubt Leon will stick him at 10 next week though......
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@KiwiMurph lol the Blues aren't the problem. Their fans don't want the bloke playing
And yet he'll be in the ABs without a shadow of a doubt
That's frankly ridiculous
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Even as an AB FB would BB now be in the top 3 in the country?
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@nostrildamus said in Chiefs v Blues:
Even as an AB FB would BB now be in the top 3 in the country?
How would you know he doesn't play there.
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@mariner4life said in Chiefs v Blues:
@nostrildamus said in Chiefs v Blues:
Even as an AB FB would BB now be in the top 3 in the country?
How would you know he doesn't play there.
?? BB has played 15 for the ABs recently, even if off the bench, and it goes into the calculations as to whether he is selected for the ABs as backup 10/15....
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@KiwiMurph said in Chiefs v Blues:
@Stargazer said in Chiefs v Blues:
This was supposed to be the best game of the weekend ...
Sums up the competition this year.
That’s being very generous to describe it that way…
As for this game there just isn’t the flow between forwards and backs with the Blues. 9 and 10 are a big issue, but not the only problem. I wonder if Rangi has lost the dressing room. All the speculation and 11th hour machinations last year that he was going to the ABs wouldn’t have helped with certainty and ‘getting on with the job’. Just a hunch.
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@antipodean said in Chiefs v Blues:
Does DMac run further sideways than he does down the field?
This old chestnut.
Don't get it confused with him looking to do something for himself. These days when he does it you should notice that it is because he has recieved the ball with a swarming defence and his forwards in front of him. Buying time until they can get behind and then trying to set up a recycle is a good move. Better than getting taken with no cleaners.
Doesn't always come off (as when Jacobsen stayed flat when DMac was trying to get to him to secure the ball), and it can certainly look headless but he knows what he is doing and it is way better than shovelling to ball to someone in a worse position (ala Mounga)
