Chiefs v Brumbies
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@Mauss exactly - flood their options channels and they either have to keep the ball, or inevitably make a blind pass you can intercept.
The benefit then is they're horribly compromised in defence. Extremely difficult to transition, but the Brumbies benefit from having genuine pace in their back three.
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@antipodean said in Chiefs v Brumbies:
exactly - flood their options channels and they either have to keep the ball, or inevitably make a blind pass you can intercept.
The benefit then is they're horribly compromised in defence. Extremely difficult to transition, but the Brumbies benefit from having genuine pace in their back three.
It does look like the Brumbies have good scramble defence, with their quick back three like you say, as well as a quick loose forward trio, with players like Reimer, Scott and Cale. Even when the Chiefs broke the line, the Brumbies were able to reorganize pretty well. It's more their defensive structure which seems to be causing issues.
They're also using the double backdoor pods selectively, mostly from set-piece situations or turnover ball. So their attack has looked pretty good but their defence has lost them a few games already.
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@akan004 said in Chiefs v Brumbies:
Aussie teams are no longer the easybeats they once were.
About time too
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@Mr-Fish said in Chiefs v Brumbies:
The Brumbies have always been the standard for Australia. They've been their top-ranked side in cross- Ta$man competitions since 2021. So they're not really the litmus test for Australian strength...
Good point but it looks as though they might be 3rd best Aussie team this year
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@Frank said in Chiefs v Brumbies:
Is Jacomb looking AB level ? (asking keenly hoping for a Beauden Barret replacement)
Well I think he is. But I also been on his wagon all last year , saying he next long term AB 10 , so I probably biased. I also think Godfrey from Canes is looking not bad.
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@taniwharugby said in Chiefs v Brumbies:
Breakdowns are a mess...off feet, playing ball on deck
That's what you get with Doleman. Anything goes, until it doesn't.
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@Mattasaurus said in Chiefs v Brumbies:
thought there might've been a bigger crowd... what's the attendance?
~11500.
There were a lot of empty seats around me which are usually full with non-season members.
Charging 2-3 times the normal price for a ticket because of the musicians was always going to be a big mistake. I wouldn't have went along if I had to buy a ticket on the day. And it was fuckin' hot for those of us not sitting in the covered stands.
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As to the game, I didn't think that the Chiefs played that well. It's as if the conditions meant the forwards got carried away playing without doing the hard work up front. Better after a HT word.
This was never going to be an easy game, but the Chiefs are making a habit of having a strong 2nd half. The game was still in the balance when DMac went off and the Chiefs only had 14 players on the field.
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@Bovidae I think the Brumbies did well to disrupt a lot of ball but they fell away once Reimer left the field
They were missing missing both Hooper and Valentini who gives them so much gainline
Jury is still out on Brown , gets around the paddock but I don’t see him having a higher ceiling than what he’s showing at the minute -
@Bovidae said in Chiefs v Brumbies:
@gt12 said in Chiefs v Brumbies:
Mataele is a terrible signing for us.
The slowest Fijian winger I've seen live. He's only a WTG player and shouldn't be near the 23 once everyone is fit.
Weird to think he's still running round in NZ in 2025. He was destined for big things I feel at around 2018/19 but injuries have certainly caught up with him.
