Crusaders vs. Highlanders
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Pretty much what ACT and I agreed on, except Dagg is benched and Bridge will start.
In last year's NPC Final, one of Razor's key plans was to rattle Marty Banks and (unfortunately) it worked. Though this time Marty will be getting the ball from Aaron Smith instead of Billy Guyton and will have Rob Thompson helping him instead of hassling him.
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@Chris-B. said in Crusaders vs. Highlanders:
Pretty much what ACT and I agreed on, except Dagg is benched and Bridge will start.
In last year's NPC Final, one of Razor's key plans was to rattle Marty Banks and (unfortunately) it worked. Though this time Marty will be getting the ball from Aaron Smith instead of Billy Guyton and will have Rob Thompson helping him instead of hassling him.
Good to see Razor is listening to the faithful
Expect to see Crotty and Todd putting that same sort of pressure on Marty.
Against the Rebels we played extremely flat in attack with a high number of offloads. Rebels were far too passive in defence. I expect us to be a little more conventional against the Landers defence which is solid in the pack and excellent in the midfield.
It will be interesting to see how Razor uses Dagg in the second half.
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Matt Todd and Sam Whitelock excellent over the ball.
Been watching Moody closely and he covers a lot of ground in defence.
Landers attack a little predictable so far.
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Dumb play.
Saders down to 14.
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@ACT-Crusader said in Crusaders vs. Highlanders:
Matt Todd and Sam Whitelock excellent over the ball.
I can't imagine him getting selected ahead of Cane but I think Todd is clearly the best openside in NZ. That's probably been true for a few years now
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Poor kick by Mo'unga. Good run by Fekitoa. Saders scramble well.
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Far too compressed in that defensive line off the scrum.
Easy try to Landers.
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wow, saders defence way too far in there.
