Crusaders v Force
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Also shows how poor a lot of NZ Super Pacific backs are at choosing / reading and running good lines
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that was a nicely taken try. Havili playing well (eating my hat from earlier)
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WJ looks a bit rusty at times but his class is evident. Crusaders are a different beast with an attacking weapon at fullback.
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@KiwiMurph said in Crusaders v Force:
10s who don't find touch from penalties.......should be made to run laps
I think that's one of the Fern things that is lagging behind the coaching.
You've got to penalty line-kick with ambition and if you miss occasionally, then suck it up. In particular, it's massively valuable if you can kick to give yourself a lineout 5 metres out. It's way better than conservatively making sure of a kick 15 metres out that gives you no opportunity to drive for a try from the subsequent lineout.
But even with others, you've got to show ambition rather than excessive safety.
That being said, I didn't really register the missed kick - I think it was the Force?
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Force are being allowed to be offside a lot.... their defensive line is regularly not getting back onside..... but you play to the officials I guess
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@Chris-B said in Crusaders v Force:
It's way better than conservatively making sure of a kick 15 metres out that gives you no opportunity to drive for a try from the subsequent lineout
15 metres out gives you no opportunity to drive for a try? Rubbish.
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Certainly give Jordan a passing mark for 1st game back...... classy and he will only get better from here. great to see him back
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@Machpants said in Crusaders v Force:
@Chris-B said in Crusaders v Force:
The threat Will Jordan offers is almost night and day to Fergus Burke - drawing defenders and opening gaps.
Great idea and execution to skip hungus ennor
I don't have him so much as a hungus, as someone who seems to go to ground much too easily when he does have a go.
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@Chris-B said in Crusaders v Force:
@Machpants said in Crusaders v Force:
@Chris-B said in Crusaders v Force:
The threat Will Jordan offers is almost night and day to Fergus Burke - drawing defenders and opening gaps.
Great idea and execution to skip hungus ennor
I don't have him so much as a hungus, as someone who seems to go to ground much too easily when he does have a go.
Depends how you define it. He's never going to make it so pass
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I think the only thing we'll learn from this fixture is Cron made an error taking the Force coaching role.
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@antipodean said in Crusaders v Force:
I think the only thing we'll learn from this fixture is Cron made an error taking the Force coaching role.
And force have best away jersey. Looks like a rugby jersey, even tho it is basically Taranaki 🤮
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@akan004 said in Crusaders v Force:
Don't see the point of continuing to play well past the 80th minute when you are so far ahead. Only risk getting injured. Kick the ball out and take the win.
Confidence-building?
