SR Final - Blues v Chiefs

[Donsteppa]

Stevenson - catch ball, and run slowly sideways...

[MN5]

@Tim said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
> Finau is a lazy flat track bully. Ioane is by far the best six in NZ.

Yeah all his much vaunted big ( and sometimes high and late ) hits seem to be on first fives in vulnerable passing positions.

JK and JC smashed people of all shapes and sizes

[Machpants]

@Tim said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:

Finau is a lazy flat track bully. Ioane is by far the best six in NZ Japan.

But nah, blues have the dominant pack, makes Akira the flat tracker.

[Damo]

@Damo said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:

I wonder if Clarke was offside at the scrum there. He took that very flat straight from the scrum.

Yep he was. Clear on the wide angle.

[Tim]

Total dominance.

[nostrildamus]

@Machpants said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:

@Tim said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:

Finau is a lazy flat track bully. Ioane is by far the best six in NZ Japan.

But nah, blues have the dominant pack, makes Akira the flat tracker.

you must be trolling, Akira has done plenty of the hard yards.

[Gunner]

I’m on board with Lam as the smoky for the AB’s utility role, holds his own physically, low error rate, makes good decisions.

[Machpants]

@nostrildamus said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:

@Machpants said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:

@Tim said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:

Finau is a lazy flat track bully. Ioane is by far the best six in NZ Japan.

But nah, blues have the dominant pack, makes Akira the flat tracker.

you must be trolling, Akira has done plenty of the hard yards.

Yep I'm joking

[nostrildamus]

It's actually hard to gauge the Chiefs, I feel so sorry for them, they're completely flustered.

[Frank]

Get Patty T off and his knee in ice.

[sparky]

Patrick Tuipolutu has been fucking huge.

[Tim]

What an Auckland legend.

[Nepia]

@sparky said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:

Too many Chiefs haven't really turned up tonight. The Blues are a well-oiled machine.

Despite some of the comments in the thread over individual players I agree with @antipodean they haven't really had a chance - I don't think it's the individual players not turning up, they've just come up against a better team on the night, and there's little individual players can do to reverse the tide.

[MN5]

AJ Lam is stepping up at the right time

[Frank]

AJ Lam > Havili

[nostrildamus]

@Frank said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:

AJ Lam > Havili

I'd be surprised anyone would argue that-apart from maybe kicking.

[Machpants]

@Frank said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:

AJ Lam > Havili

Not hard

[Frank]

DMac has been solid.
Hasn't done stupid things under immense pressure.

[sparky]

@Nepia Chiefs have conceded ten penalties to the Blues 3. Poor discipline has made a bad situation worse for the Chiefs.

[Gunner]

@Nepia said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:

@sparky said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:

Too many Chiefs haven't really turned up tonight. The Blues are a well-oiled machine.

Despite some of the comments in the thread over individual players I agree with @antipodean they haven't really had a chance - I don't think it's the individual players not turning up, they've just come up against a better team on the night, and there's little individual players can do to reverse the tide.

100%

Chiefs worthy finalists (as the Canes would have been if they’d got there)

But the Blues just too good, total domination.

Have been the best team this year, and will be deserving winners.