Blues v Crusaders

booboo

@Crucial said in Blues v Crusaders:

@Machpants said in Blues v Crusaders:

Seems to be lots of talk about last years GF, is that girl friend, gluten free? Dunno.

Anyway what is interesting is this game is a repeat of last year's final, surprised no one has pointed that out yet

Thank you.

Can't stand that Aussie thing of Final/Grand Final.

Final means final. Not decide who plays next week.

And then there's the stupidity of 'Finale'.

That reminds me. The GOM thread needs some new additions.....

ive been in ~~australia~~ Stockholm so long I wasnt aware its an Aussie thing , its just become part of the language

FIFY

nostrildamus

@booboo said in Blues v Crusaders:

ive been in ~~australia~~ Stockholm so long I wasnt aware its an Aussie thing , its just become part of the language

FIFY

Den stora finalen.

booboo

@nostrildamus said in Blues v Crusaders:

@booboo said in Blues v Crusaders:

ive been in ~~australia~~ Stockholm so long I wasnt aware its an Aussie thing , its just become part of the language

FIFY

Den stora finalen.

I assume you're speaking Norwegish?

nostrildamus

@booboo said in Blues v Crusaders:

@nostrildamus said in Blues v Crusaders:

@booboo said in Blues v Crusaders:

ive been in ~~australia~~ Stockholm so long I wasnt aware its an Aussie thing , its just become part of the language

FIFY

Den stora finalen.

I assume you're speaking Norwegish?

Stockholmska

Steven Harris

Heard ticket sales are not great only around 5k

Bovidae

Rieko to have a big game on his birthday?

KiwiMurph

@Steven-Harris said in Blues v Crusaders:

Heard ticket sales are not great only around 5k

That's absolutely horrendous if true.

Traditional rivals - good weather - mid-March (so not too early) - kids going free. Blues starting the season relatively well.

That should have alarm bells ringing at NZR (and RA).

nzzp

@KiwiMurph said in Blues v Crusaders:

That's absolutely horrendous if true.

remember that excludes season ticket holders, and walkup crowds (which Auckland is notorious for)

I suspect 15k sales on the night

Steven Harris

@nzzp hoping so ,under 10 would be a disgrace

number9

@nzzp said in Blues v Crusaders:

@KiwiMurph said in Blues v Crusaders:

That's absolutely horrendous if true.

remember that excludes season ticket holders, and walkup crowds (which Auckland is notorious for)

I suspect 15k sales on the night

I'm down at the game there is a hell of a lot more than 5,000. Looks like a great turn out for a game this big.

nzzp

@number9 said in Blues v Crusaders:

@nzzp said in Blues v Crusaders:

@KiwiMurph said in Blues v Crusaders:

That's absolutely horrendous if true.

remember that excludes season ticket holders, and walkup crowds (which Auckland is notorious for)

I suspect 15k sales on the night

I'm down at the game there is a hell of a lot more than 5,000. Looks like a great turn out for a game this big.

Same

Not sure it's quite 15k, but it's a decent crowd

Duluth

Eklund on the bench according to the list Sky showed

KiwiMurph

Sky saying 20k + crowd

antipodean

@KiwiMurph said in Blues v Crusaders:

Sky saying 20k + crowd

That wouldn't surprise me given the ground. A good crowd can look sparse when spread out.

Steven Harris

@KiwiMurph looks more like 10-12 gaps all around the stadium

Bones

Paps needed to cut in and pop rather than go out

KiwiMurph

Blues lineout already in trouble

KiwiMurph

Nice skills

antipodean

Can a more knowledgeable rugby brain than mine see any pattern to the Blues attack so far? Looks like quick recycle and fling to me.

Bones

Mounga rock solid on defence, shutting down two of the blues most dangerous runners.

The Silver Fern

Blues v Crusaders