Crusaders 2024
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If the evil empire can get a few wins to end the season, and have a few of their better players back, they are a team I wouldn't want in the first round.
Especially, if they can get better cohesion with what they can do with their available players, they could be much more dangerous. They look to me like they don't have a clear strategy of how they want to play on both sides of the ball.
If they simplified the game plan to maximise the skills of the players they have, I could see them being much more dangerous.
For example, I don't think they should be starting Heinz, but if they must, then ruck a kick/chase game off his box kicks.
Aumua should be brought into to 12 to be a go forward bail out option and basically the ball won't go much further past him (or Reece on the short ball) when they do run it unless there is a clear scoring option.
So, take out the side to side and opt for territory at the expense of anything in their half. Focus on in-hand kicking from 10 and from Fihaki, with lots of contestables to suit their wings and FB in the air.
For the forwards, the line-out needs fixing urgently. If they can't get that right, nothing else will really matter tbh. After that, it's accuracy on both sides of the ball and adding a few more class players.
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@Chris said in Crusaders 2024:
@Dan54 said in Crusaders 2024:
@Bones said in Crusaders 2024:
@Canes4life said in Crusaders 2024:
But jog on with your fickle support, just don't come running back when the Crusaders start winning again
Not sure telling supporters to jog on is the best thing for the game.
I don't think the post he was responding to was from a supporter mate, just someone who swaps between codes as suits.
No the person he responded to has been a long time Crusader supporter and has been heavily involved in the Chch rugby scene for a long time.
Ok , just the tone of his post seemed like a fickle type supporter who was crowing the death of rugby.
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@Dan54 said in Crusaders 2024:
@Chris said in Crusaders 2024:
@Dan54 said in Crusaders 2024:
@Bones said in Crusaders 2024:
@Canes4life said in Crusaders 2024:
But jog on with your fickle support, just don't come running back when the Crusaders start winning again
Not sure telling supporters to jog on is the best thing for the game.
I don't think the post he was responding to was from a supporter mate, just someone who swaps between codes as suits.
No the person he responded to has been a long time Crusader supporter and has been heavily involved in the Chch rugby scene for a long time.
Ok , just the tone of his post seemed like a fickle type supporter who was crowing the death of rugby.
No he is a true blue rugby man.
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On a positive note, I have never seen so many people making comments in the Crusaders thread from other franchises before. Crusaders 2024, bringing people together
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@Old-Samurai-Jack Yup, it's exactly like the Blues threads in the 2010s haha.
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Ignoring the Crusaders are bad = problems for the ABs. The actual shape of the saders in the example is so awful, who is attack coach there?
Will the Crusaders' decline spark a slow death for New Zealand rugby?
The once-mighty Crusaders franchise have lost all five Super Rugby Pacific matches this season, potentially destabilising the All Blacks.
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@Machpants said in Crusaders 2024:
Ignoring the Crusaders are bad = problems for the ABs. The actual shape of the saders in the example is so awful, who is attack coach there?
Will the Crusaders' decline spark a slow death for New Zealand rugby?
The once-mighty Crusaders franchise have lost all five Super Rugby Pacific matches this season, potentially destabilising the All Blacks.
James Marshall who I don't rate and was surprised he got the job.
Last Season Scott Hansen covered his arse by developing game plans for different teams but is not there now. -
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@ruggabee said in Crusaders 2024:
@Chris what's Ellison covering this year? I understand he's been defence since 2021 but didn't his role change this year with Matt Todd joining the group?
Ellison Still Defence helped by Todd who also has the breakdown to look after.
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@Kirwan said in Crusaders 2024:
The games have been the most entertaining for about ten years, it’s been great.
Going to take slight issue ... Super Rugby has been great for the last couple of years, just was cooler to slag the game off.
Just seems this year it's allowable to say so.
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@Bones said in Crusaders 2024:
@Canes4life said in Crusaders 2024:
But jog on with your fickle support, just don't come running back when the Crusaders start winning again
Not sure telling supporters to jog on is the best thing for the game.
I question your use of the bolded term when the post amounted to "I hate rugby because my team is losing".
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Blackadder,Burke,McAlister maybe LILO-Willie back straight after the bye.
Barrett and Williams a few weeks latter.
