Highlanders v Crusaders
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@Landers92 said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
@KiwiInLondon said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
I feel sorry for these young highlanders players. Some of them have a lot of potential and their formative years are being wasted by shit coaching and getting thrashed. Going to be a waste of talent
I wouldn’t go that far juuuust yet. Another year or 2 and they’ll be in a much better place than they are right now but yes as it stands we are getting thrashed. Better days do in fact lie ahead
I hoped that too. But it is undeniable, we have gone backwards as the season has gone on..: JJ has panicked on the selection front.
This team is not that bad… as a fan I feel there is no hope
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Well that was a hard watch
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absolute arse reaming
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That’s a thumping and I suspect the Saders were in 2nd gear
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Great defensive effort by the Crusaders and some classy tries, but disappointed for the Highlanders, they fluffed that a bit
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JRK has had a good game. Dangerous on attack and some excellent touches on defence.
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Can we have Rikki doing more SR games?
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Would have liked to have seen Reece feed Fihaki would have made for a good contest against JRK ..
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Well done Crusaders, just far too good. Like I said last week, the gap against the chiefs showed itself and it was no different tonight. There’s a big gap. On to next week against Moana, one I suspect is going to be another very tough battle. The show goes on
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
Can we have Rikki doing more SR games?
Keeps Marshall quiet more than others seem to so yes, anyone that does that I’m in on.
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@KiwiInLondon said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
@Bones said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
@Frank said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
Ths competition is exposing a couple of previously hyped coaches - Jamie Joseph and Vern Cotter.
And helping the reputation of a previously maligned one - Rob Penney.I'm curious to the changes in that saders coaching group from last year. They're not exactly convincing but apart from the chiefs the other kiwi teams are terrible. Crusaders are just relentless though.
It’s the fact they can sit back on years on winning and experience. When things go wrong they can simple go back to what they know. The highlanders don’t have that luxury
I think everyone just needs to look why they were so bad last year. They had just bugger all of their test players available. Tis year they got them back, and you can see difference, Crusaders had 9 ABs on field, Highlanders had 2. The big difference between the Crusaders this and last year is the number of test players they got..They weren't that bad last year relly, with what they had available.
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@Bones said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
@Frank said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
Ths competition is exposing a couple of previously hyped coaches - Jamie Joseph and Vern Cotter.
And helping the reputation of a previously maligned one - Rob Penney.I'm curious to the changes in that saders coaching group from last year.
Ellison was replaced by Mooar as Crusaders 2IC, fuck that's not great for ABs....
Ellison was terrible last year as Crusaders 2IC and now ABs have a coaching group woefully out of their depth.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
Can we have Rikki doing more SR games?
She's very good isn't she Vic?
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@Donsteppa said in Highlanders v Crusaders:
That final play summed up a lot for both teams. Saders relentless, Highlanders... less so.
Don't forget Murphy saying "tackle" before the ball somehow spews out the side of a ruck.
