Highlanders v Crusaders
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Chris B." data-cid="578819" data-time="1462952648"><p>Yeah - that one surprised me. Moody's scrummaging looks more reliable than Wyatt's. <br><br>
I'm also pretty surprised they've gone with Havili over Crotty. Even though Davey's been going well, surely you want your No.1 guys on the field for most of this game.</p></blockquote>
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Agee Moody has been excellent it Wyatt has also been very solid I thought. Other than one game where he looked to be under pressure and was penalised twice at scrum time, he has performed very well. <br><br>
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Cheer up crusaders fans. You're getting Romano and Crockett starting ahead often two other guys and you're splitting hairs? I think you'll survive the forward battle.<br><br>
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<p>TAB odds have come back to $1.87 for each team. Must have been a bit of money on the highlanders.</p>
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<p>I'm really excited for this game. Crusaders have had a pretty easy run to the top of the table. Quite easily our toughest match of the season so far.</p> -
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<p>TAB odds have come back to $1.87 for each team. Must have been a bit of money on the highlanders.</p>
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<p>I'm really excited for this game. Crusaders have had a pretty easy run to the top of the table. Quite easily our toughest match of the season so far.</p>
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<p>Mark Stafford from the TAB said last week all the money was going on the Chiefs right up until just before k/o when money started to go on the Highlanders, so maybe Highlander fans like to leave it late!</p> -
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<p>Cheer up crusaders fans. You're getting Romano and Crockett starting ahead often two other guys and you're splitting hairs? I think you'll survive the forward battle.<br>
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<p>I think we have to dominate the forward battle convincingly, because we're going to get beaten by their backs. For me, that entails running out our strongest pack at the start - so I'd be going with Moody over Wyatt - happy enough with Romano (I'd be starting Crotty).</p>
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<p>Like Sammy, I'm very much looking forward to this game, which is huge in terms of the NZ conference.</p>
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<p>Crusaders win and it's pretty much a two-way dogfight vs the Chiefs, with the other teams probably too far behind to make up the gap with just five games left - and us with some decent breathing space at the front and genuine favourites to win the conference.</p>
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<p>Highlanders win and suddenly a blanket is covering the field and we'll be looking more like pretenders. </p> -
Just home in time. Go the landers.<br><br><br>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Siam" data-cid="579343" data-time="1463124787"><p>Anyone know why they don't open that seating area behind the goalposts at one end?</p></blockquote>
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We look sharp in attack early on.
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What a run by Wyatt. I thought it was Codie
