SR Final - Blues v Chiefs
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@Donsteppa said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@nzzp said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
Feels about right. Chiefs owning firm underdog status for this one.
I thought I was going to claim underdog status?
Seriously though, the narrative of one of these sides losing 2 finals in 3 years will be brutal. And not warranted. But the media will go there anyway.
Should be a cracking game
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@mariner4life Lol they get a lot of support for a side that's won less than 50% of their games.
There's only 1 team in Auckland and they play rugby union.
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@mariner4life said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
Yeah Auckland is a desert when it comes to success
Nah just the little Wah wahs.....
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@mariner4life said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
Chiefs firming as the peoples choice this week
for those south of the Bombay Hills...
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@antipodean said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@mariner4life said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
Chiefs firming as the peoples choice this week
for those south of the Bombay Hills...
And north of the bridge. The elitist Blues treat them with disdain as well
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Cripes this week is gonna feel like a year
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Who will be the Chiefs hookers ? Thompson and ?
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@KiwiMurph Relax mate, these days as a Blues fan are a piece of piss compared to the dark days of the 2010s.
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@mariner4life said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@antipodean said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@mariner4life said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
Chiefs firming as the peoples choice this week
for those south of the Bombay Hills...
And north of the bridge. The elitist Blues treat them with disdain as well
Says Mariner Saeed al-Sahhaf.
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@cgrant said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
Who will be the Chiefs hookers ? Thompson and ?
Slater is in the same position as Papalii with his HIA.
The hooker in the WTG is Millenium Sanerivi.
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@Bovidae said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
Slater is in the same position as Papalii with his HIA.
Daltons HIA test was discussed in the post match press conference. He misunderstood a question and failed the test. Basically the concussion is fine but he failed the IQ test
So he’ll get cleared on Monday
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@Duluth said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@Bovidae said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
Slater is in the same position as Papalii with his HIA.
Daltons HIA test was discussed in the post match press conference. He misunderstood a question and failed the test. Basically the concussion is fine but he failed the IQ test
So he’ll get cleared on Monday
Si he's not concussed he's dumb? Gotcha
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If the Blues roll their sleeves up, and we let them, they’ll just roll over us to get their points.
And here’s the thing - I think it might be good for NZ rugby if the team that goes through the middle first is the best team in the competition.
That’s not to say that I don’t want to fuck it up for them, I really do, but we’ll need to do it with a forward effort I’m not sure we are capable of - especially without Sami T.
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Fuck the underdog rubbish.
We are at home, mostly fit squad, several players in career best form, sending off a popular player within the team, and have been building since 2021.
After the round robin result, do the Chiefs pull a Will Carling and go out onto the field not expecting to win?
Time for the Blues to deliver.
(That should give plenty of ammunition if we fuck it up, but it nice watching the Blues expecting them to win. All hail Vern. )
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@Crazy-Horse said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
Stupidly I have gone and scheduled a trip to the grand old US of A that happens to coincide with this game and also the ABs first test of the season. Does anyone know if my Aussie Stan app will work in the States?
I use tunnelbear free version when overseas and my UK sky app. Just back from Crete and worked a treat - tunnelbear say you only get 2gb download on free but it doesn't track your usage at all.
- Open tunnelbear on phone and connect VPN.
- Turn on phone hotspot (make sure WiFi is turned off).
- On tablet/laptop connect to hotspot and open sky app.
You'll want to make sure your tablet/laptop is set to the appropriate timezone (i.e. the one where your app provider is based).
Sounds complicated but it's pretty easy, I've found it doesn't work if you use the VPN on the same device as you're watching. If the connection falls over just close everything and go through the steps again.
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@mariner4life said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@sparky said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@Kirwan said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@sparky said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
Home field advantage won't matter so much when at least half the crowd will be travelling Chiefs fans.
You can keep repeating it, doesn’t make it true.
Just listen to those cowbells as Luke Jacobson lifts up the trophy.
Fuck. Off.
Cowbells are for DSW
It’s been a long time between drinks to hear that. That made me laugh
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@Kirwan said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
Fuck the underdog rubbish.
We are at home, mostly fit squad, several players in career best form, sending off a popular player within the team, and have been building since 2021.
After the round robin result, do the Chiefs pull a Will Carling and go out onto the field not expecting to win?
Time for the Blues to deliver.
(That should give plenty of ammunition if we fuck it up, but it nice watching the Blues expecting them to win. All hail Vern. )
All this. I hate fans trying to be underdogs like it actually makes a difference. It doesn’t. Sucees is often built on confidence, claiming underdog status is loser talk.
Chiefs form team. Theirs to lose! 😛
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"Meanwhile, Dalton Papali'i failed a HIA but was then allowed to take another one post-match, which feels a little odd." Gotta love it when a pro reporter has no idea of how the protocols work
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What chance this is a 4:35 pm kickoff?
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@Bovidae said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
What chance this is a 4:35 pm kickoff?
Zero. Already announced 7.05pm kickoff Sat
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Ah just remembered Im heading to Port for the weekend. Guess I'll be watching on my phone
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@Machpants and he will have more again over the next few days too.
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@mariner4life Save yourself the hassle and don't bother 👌
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Maybe you're right, I'll just cut straight to the celebratory drinking
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@mariner4life said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
Maybe you're right, I'll just cut straight to the celebratory drinking
Welcome onboard the Blues train!
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@nostrildamus said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
@mariner4life said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
Maybe you're right, I'll just cut straight to the celebratory drinking
Welcome onboard the Blues train!
celebratory, commiseratory, who cares right
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also, tickets sorted. Bandwagon jumpers ahoy - got 11 tickets for an extended group. Should be a blast
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With Taukei'aho out we will target their lineout. Beehre or McWhannell? Beehre is the better ball carrier.
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@Tim said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
With Taukei'aho out we will target their lineout. Beehre or McWhannell? Beehre is the better ball carrier.
It's pretty worrying for us, as your scrum is also a weapon.
If we get our set piece right, we still have to worry about your carry and clean. That's before even considering the talent in your 3/4. It's a good Blues team, and I've got a bit of wood for Stern Vern's style.
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Are Solomone Tukuafu or Rhys Marshall genuine options for Chiefs? Else I assume Sanerivi or maybe Vernon Bason? Shilo Klein?
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“This year they’ve shown a really good maul, really good scrum, and that power game with their carry one off the ruck, and forwards and backs joining in,” said Larkham of the Blues. “And they’re one of the strongest teams in all aspects defensively.
“They’re very well drilled. They’re big bodies. They’re going to be hard to beat. When you get these conditions on this surface and those big bodies coming at you, it’s pretty hard to stop them.”
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The Blues will have an extra day’s preparation, and hope to get Bryce Heem and Laghlan McWhannell back into their selection. They also shrugged off Dalton Papali’i’s failed HIA as a non-issue due to a “misunderstanding”.
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In related news, Papali’i also sent a clear message to his team that they had achieved nothing yet. “We can celebrate just a little bit making it to a final because it takes a lot of heart. But we’ve got one more job to do. We’ve been in this position and we’ve failed. We know what’s on the line.”
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This is just sad from geriatric Phil Gifford:
Ask anyone on the streets of Te Awamutu or Morrinsville and they’ll tell you the edge for rugby teams from the Waikato area playing Auckland has always been in the forwards, where the Queen St Yanks can’t match the grit of the rural grafters in red, yellow, and black.
No one in NZ has ever used the term "yanks".
He has dementia.
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@mariner4life said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
Ah just remembered Im heading to Port for the weekend. Guess I'll be watching on my phone
I'd say catch up for a beer, but am home this week.
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@Tim said in SR Final - Blues v Chiefs:
This is just sad from geriatric Phil Gifford:
Ask anyone on the streets of Te Awamutu or Morrinsville and they’ll tell you the edge for rugby teams from the Waikato area playing Auckland has always been in the forwards, where the Queen St Yanks can’t match the grit of the rural grafters in red, yellow, and black.
No one in NZ has ever used the term "yanks".
He has dementia.
Actually have heard the term - but not for many much years. You're likely far too young.
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