SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues
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@gt12 Yep not sure there the rugby IQ in Blues to win this. They have just basically used their scrum up to now, and not a lot else. Papali'i is playing well but they badly need Tom Robinson to give him a hand, because Sotutu and Ioane certainly didn't help him last week.
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@nogusta said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:
So do the Blues make changes and throw some 'new' guys under the bus...or does McDonald stay conservative/status quo??
What was the eventual situation with the ginga? Could well have been a different outcome with him leading on field.
I am guessing that he won't be available so that's one change. Hodgman managed to weaken the scrum for this week.
Any change will have to be major. The halves and fullback setup probably.
Saders have struggled in the last few weeks against teams not willing to attack them through the middle. Canes didn't have the right personnel setup (or slowed their attack by not trusting their 10) but Chiefs did by giving DMac the 10 jersey and licence to keep changing the point of attack and moving the ball away at speed.
Question is whether the Blues can play like that or have the players to do so. Also whether the Saders have made adjustments to cope with opposition playing that way.
On paper the Blues loosies should dominate although Dalton P vs Sanders will be pretty huge.
If I was Rangi I would be tempted to play Perofeta at 10 to try one gameplan with the ability to change over to Blackif they need to. -
@crucial think they said Tom was a big cut (not HIA) so assume stitches and a bandaged head he could play?
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@taniwharugby said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:
@crucial think they said Tom was a big cut (not HIA) so assume stitches and a bandaged head he could play?
Good, because apart from his beacon head I hardly noticed Akira. IIRC he made a good hold up tackle?
They needed a forward to take things on up the guts over and over again and get others doing the same. That was an area of the Landers that could have been broken down. Once broken the opportunities would have flowed. -
Throw in the fact that they’re likely to call on their third captain of the season this week, with initial choice Patrick Tuipulotu (neck/shoulder) and replacement Tom Robinson (head knock) both looking unlikely starters
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@crucial said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:
@taniwharugby said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:
@crucial think they said Tom was a big cut (not HIA) so assume stitches and a bandaged head he could play?
Good, because apart from his beacon head I hardly noticed Akira. IIRC he made a good hold up tackle?
They needed a forward to take things on up the guts over and over again and get others doing the same. That was an area of the Landers that could have been broken down. Once broken the opportunities would have flowed.I noticed him looking pudgy and unfit when he was losing ground on MMT - that was rather unexpected as he was definitely looking fit at the start of the season and you don't expect him to get blown away by anyone pace wise.
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@stargazer Hmmm @Nogusta does know his stuff. Don't be suprised if he is in the side haha.
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@bones said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:
@crucial said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:
@taniwharugby said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:
@crucial think they said Tom was a big cut (not HIA) so assume stitches and a bandaged head he could play?
Good, because apart from his beacon head I hardly noticed Akira. IIRC he made a good hold up tackle?
They needed a forward to take things on up the guts over and over again and get others doing the same. That was an area of the Landers that could have been broken down. Once broken the opportunities would have flowed.I noticed him looking pudgy and unfit when he was losing ground on MMT - that was rather unexpected as he was definitely looking fit at the start of the season and you don't expect him to get blown away by anyone pace wise.
Umm, he got caught flat footed from the scrum, turned and chased him down and helped clean up the break. Caught him pretty easily, looked fast to me.
Was a good effort to fix his mistake.
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@kirwan said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:
@bones said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:
@crucial said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:
@taniwharugby said in SRA Round 9: Crusaders v Blues:
@crucial think they said Tom was a big cut (not HIA) so assume stitches and a bandaged head he could play?
Good, because apart from his beacon head I hardly noticed Akira. IIRC he made a good hold up tackle?
They needed a forward to take things on up the guts over and over again and get others doing the same. That was an area of the Landers that could have been broken down. Once broken the opportunities would have flowed.I noticed him looking pudgy and unfit when he was losing ground on MMT - that was rather unexpected as he was definitely looking fit at the start of the season and you don't expect him to get blown away by anyone pace wise.
Umm, he got caught flat footed from the scrum, turned and chased him down and helped clean up the break. Caught him pretty easily, looked fast to me.
Was a good effort to fix his mistake.
Bit slow on the reply there Mrs Ioane.
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