Chiefs v Crusaders (Suva)

Tim

Yep, that one's a complete mystery.

taniwharugby

that is not good at all!

Bones

@Tim I'm thinking it's to do with that facial tick.

Stargazer

After what he's been through with all his head knocks and concussion, I'm starting to wonder whether he should be playing at all. Playing rugby might not be worth the risk.

taniwharugby

RS interviewed Rennie and they asked him and apparently after training Monday he said he had a headache so they made the decision to leave him behind then, whats worse is they reviewed game footage and could not find any sign of a knock

KiwiMurph

@taniwharugby Plus they had a bye last weekend, so if Rennie means this Monday that's more than a week after the game.

antipodean

@taniwharugby said in Chiefs v Crusaders (Suva):

RS interviewed Rennie and they asked him and apparently after training Monday he said he had a headache so they made the decision to leave him behind then, whats worse is they reviewed game footage and could not find any sign of a knock

Same issue with Dane's headaches. I guess they can only trust in the protocols.

taniwharugby

@KiwiMurph he did, as he said they were flying out the following day so had to make the decision then to leave him

Stargazer

They didn't look at footage from the game but from training.

"We just don't know, we've checked footage but we couldn't see anything that happened at training that might have caused it.

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Crucial

This, and Coles' issue could well be over cautiousness and playing safely.
FFS I can get a headache after doing something but it doesn't mean I have a head injury.
Combine a headache with a known previous concussion and you play it carefully just in case they are related.
They had to make a call on taking him and decided is was less disruptive to preparation if they didn't have the possibility of a late withdrawal. Fair call and I don't think it warrants people without the inside knowledge of the situation making judgement calls on his playing future

antipodean

@Crucial I get headaches from dehydration.

Stargazer

@Crucial Who is making judgement calls in this thread?

Crucial

@Stargazer said in Chiefs v Crusaders (Suva):

@Crucial Who is making judgement calls in this thread?

Openly wondering if he should be playing rugby at all?

Certainly heading down that path.

Apologies if that wasn't your intention but that's how it reads to me.

Chris B.

On paper, these two teams are very evenly matched. Young coaching tyros Razor and Rangi up against the old dogs Rennie and Keane.

Should be pretty exciting, though recent history suggests the Chiefs will edge it.

Be good to see recent history broken!

Stargazer

@Crucial

It was clearly not a rhetorical question. If I meant to suggest he should stop playing, I would have said so. Some people (definitely me) can just genuinely ask a question.

Bovidae

@Chris-B. The Crusaders are favourites of course as their record suggests. :

Mike Fraser is the ref in an all-NZ crew.

Chris B.

@Bovidae Home game for the Chiefs and the Crusaders still ravaged by injuries? ...The only thing that gives me a slight amount of hope is that Hometown Jacko isn't reffing.

Mind you, Mike Fraser, born in New Plymouth...that's nearly as good as getting Jacko!

ACT Crusader

@Chris-B. said in Chiefs v Crusaders (Suva):

@Bovidae Home game for the Chiefs and the Crusaders still ravaged by injuries? ...The only thing that gives me a slight amount of hope is that Hometown Jacko isn't reffing.

Mind you, Mike Fraser, born in New Plymouth...that's nearly as good as getting Jacko!

Saders missing Read, S Barrett, Dagg, Ioane, not to mention McCaw, Carter, Ellis and Flynn.....

Chris B.

@ACT-Crusader At full strength, we'd thrash them.

Mind you - at full strength we'd have half of their players!

Wurzel

@ACT-Crusader said in Chiefs v Crusaders (Suva):

@Chris-B. said in Chiefs v Crusaders (Suva):

@Bovidae Home game for the Chiefs and the Crusaders still ravaged by injuries? ...The only thing that gives me a slight amount of hope is that Hometown Jacko isn't reffing.

Mind you, Mike Fraser, born in New Plymouth...that's nearly as good as getting Jacko!

Saders missing Read, S Barrett, Dagg, Ioane, not to mention McCaw, Carter, Ellis and Flynn.....

Aaron Flynn, no less

The Silver Fern

Chiefs v Crusaders (Suva)