QF - Lions v Crusaders
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<p>saders by 8 (23-15 type score)</p>
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Lions 32 - 35 Crusaders.
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<p>I am hoping the Saders win. Without Nadolo though I am not sure and the pack is not as strong through injury. Have to give home field advantage as the decider.</p>
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<p>I'm not too worried about the starting pack - we're really only missing Moody. Biggest problem is the bench - we've really got nothing fearsome, in fact it's a little bit shit. I presume we've got both Barrett and Tupou on the bench, because we haven't got a dispensation for Jed Brown - no real seven cover, but we will manage! :)</p>
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<p>Nadolo missing is pretty huge - watching the highlights of the round robin game on the breakdown the other night, seemed like he set up several tries. On the other hand, we coped OK when he was binned for three weeks earlier in the season - and if we get through this one hopefully he and Moody will be well rested for whomever.</p>
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<p>Interestingly if you flick back to the team we used in the round robin vs the Lions, we started with Moody, Whitelock and Taufua on the bench and got away with it.</p>
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