Crusaders v Blues
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I would be finding a way to have JoC starting if I was the Saders.
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@frugby seems a lack of smarts and inability to read a game.and adjust to what is required.
Too many of the poor.decisions seem almost as if they are part of a game plan.
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You have got to give Rob Penny and his coaching group his dues for keeping Fletcher Newall on the paddock for the entire 80 minutes , 2 very impactful moments at scrum time in the last 10 minutes
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@Steven-Harris said in Crusaders v Blues:
You have got to give Rob Penny and his coaching group his dues for keeping Fletcher Newall on the paddock for the entire 80 minutes , 2 very impactful moments at scrum time in the last 10 minutes
We are often critical of coaches who make pre arranged subs but on this occasion common sense prevailedYeah 100% you would have to think without Newell who demolished the young Blues TH those last 2 penalties would not have been won.
The reserve prop was Sykes - Martin a LH being tried as a TH. -
@taniwharugby said in Crusaders v Blues:
@frugby seems a lack of smarts and inability to read a game.and adjust to what is required.
Too many of the poor.decisions seem almost as if they are part of a game plan.
I don’t think they were ,Penny did say at HT the Crusaders were playing too much in their half and needed to adjust to play in the right area of the park.
It seems some players didn’t take that in and still played to much in their own half.
There was also a stiff breeze the Crusaders were playing in to in the 2nd half which was hard to kick out of the 22. -
@Chris I was talking generally rather than specific to this game
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@Steven-Harris said in Crusaders v Blues:
You have got to give Rob Penny and his coaching group his dues for keeping Fletcher Newall on the paddock for the entire 80 minutes , 2 very impactful moments at scrum time in the last 10 minutes
We are often critical of coaches who make pre arranged subs but on this occasion common sense prevailedLet's see how Newell's season plays out.
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@taniwharugby said in Crusaders v Blues:
@Chris I was talking generally rather than specific to this game
ok fair enough.
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So, the Blues have more AB backs than can fit on the park in Christie, Barrett, Ioane, Telea, Clarke, Perofeta, Plummer. And yet AJ Lam is their best back?
Lio-Willie played well, but he's just another in the small-medium sized loosie category. I wouldn't mind him making the ABs in itself, but not unless we drop some of our 6 or so incumbents who are the same size. -
@brodean I thought for a game that Newall needed to make an impact he more than nailed it .
There’s no reason why he can’t take this form into the last several weeks
Best game I have seen from Angus Ta’vao in a very long time -
@reprobate said in Crusaders v Blues:
So, the Blues have more AB backs than can fit on the park in Christie, Barrett, Ioane, Telea, Clarke, Perofeta, Plummer. And yet AJ Lam is their best back?
Half of the ones you mentioned may have already mentally packed for overseas.
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@nostrildamus said in Crusaders v Blues:
@reprobate said in Crusaders v Blues:
So, the Blues have more AB backs than can fit on the park in Christie, Barrett, Ioane, Telea, Clarke, Perofeta, Plummer. And yet AJ Lam is their best back?
Half of the ones you mentioned may have already mentally packed for overseas.
Maybe, but he was better than just about all of them last year too.
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@george33 said in Crusaders v Blues:
Christie, Clarke not committed yet beyond this season, and we all no Plummer and Talea moving, AJ and Perofeta still got 2 years on contract, and Beauden also 2 more.
Angus I hear is heading in to the media and this maybe his last year.
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@reprobate said in Crusaders v Blues:
1 @nostrildamus said in Crusaders v Blues:@reprobate said in Crusaders v Blues:
So, the Blues have more AB backs than can fit on the park in Christie, Barrett, Ioane, Telea, Clarke, Perofeta, Plummer. And yet AJ Lam is their best back?
Half of the ones you mentioned may have already mentally packed for overseas.
Maybe, but he was better than just about all of them last year too.
No argument from me!
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@nostrildamus said in Crusaders v Blues:
@reprobate said in Crusaders v Blues:
So, the Blues have more AB backs than can fit on the park in Christie, Barrett, Ioane, Telea, Clarke, Perofeta, Plummer. And yet AJ Lam is their best back?
Half of the ones you mentioned may have already mentally packed for overseas.
Which would be a sad indictment for any pro player who is still contracted to play at the level they have been selected for.
I hope this isn’t the case for these Blues players or any other player in this situation.
