@Tim so in short, same old -same old. You don't have the cattle and will struggle to get them.
You are missing decent leaders across the park. Guys that the squad look up to and follow instead of ignoring. Look at the value Cane brought back to the field in the Chiefs. When he spoke or did, they followed and did so with confidence that if he believed the gameplan it was worth sticking to.

The Blues are worse than coach killers, they are a team dedicated in the pursuit of wrecking coaching careers and have been for a long time. That's the bit of the culture that needs rooting out.

@Machpants said in QF 3: Jaguares v Chiefs:

I'm very surprised by the chiefs optimistism, I think it's mostly inherent NZ bias. The jags are on a real roll, and are at home. The chiefs, even after their opposed training run last game, have a bloody long way to go to get to Argentina. I think there will be comfortable wins for all the home teams

I think it is fair to have optimism that the Chiefs MAY overcome those facts. I don't think anyone here is declaring them favourites by any stretch.
What we do know is that for the first week of playoffs the travel factor is not so big. Chiefs have ensured travel at NZ night time so body clocks aren't too disrupted and the lineup will be fairly stable (hopefully) so the training can focus on sharpness.
I'm simply looking forward to the game as I am expecting a good one.

Jags are pretty much an international side so our bunch of hicks should be the underdogs.

@Jaguares4real

Bigger is not better. I know the UK systems have focussed on size and the SAs are just bememoths anyway, but the beauty of rugby is that size does not equal effectiveness (even in the forwards).

This game should be a cracker as both sides rely on forcing errors and pouncing afterwards.

@MajorRage said in Boxing Thread:

@African-Monkey Cheers ... although the point was more than anybody can win on the day in this division.

Absolutely bow to your superior knowledge tho!

@MajorRage that's almost worth a ban.
This is the Fern! Superior knowledge only exists as you type your posts.

None of these guys will have faced something like Fury though. He was simply toying around switching stance, dropping his hands. I very much doubt if AJ would last long with him at all.
That bit against the ropes where he dodged four punches was Incredible. Ali himself would have been proud of that movement.

Bloody Lions fucked that up for the Chiefs.
Travel to Argie then Oz or SA.
If we ever made it through that we’d be screwed before walking out in Christchurch.

@Steven-Harris said in Rebels v Chiefs:

@Stargazer I can’t help feel the experiment of playing DMac at first five earlier in the season hurt the chiefs badly ..thanks for nothing Mr Hansen

I am bound to be accused of white knighting here but I'm pretty sure that if you go back to those games you will see about a 10% performance by the forwards compared to how they are now trucking. Yes, DMac tried to compensate by taking on too much himself (and failing) but he wasn't the main cause of the shit performances by any stretch.

On a separate topic, those that were screaming for Cooper's head mid season should look at what he and the team have managed to do with the fill in players. They have managed to turn so many average guys into quality performers over the last half of the tournament.

Now, if we make it to another game against the Saders it should be a cracker. If there are any front rows in the comp that can stand up to the AB one in red and black it is the Chiefs.

I have to phone in to a meeting now and will be on delay

How the fuck was that Rebels player allowed to pick the ball up and pass it while lying on his back?

Feed the Guzzler FFS!