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    • Duluth
      Duluth last edited by

      Highlanders are now my second favourite team

      Highlanders Mana

      Aaron Smith to take a dive, Mo'unga gets red carded, Cameron subs on. Highlanders by 30

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      • Stargazer
        Stargazer last edited by

        Crusaders v Highlanders: Sunday 9 August, Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch

        Referee: Paul Williams
        Assistant Referee 1: Mike Fraser
        Assistant Referee 2: Brendon Pickerill
        TMO: Ben O’Keeffe

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        • Stargazer
          Stargazer last edited by

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          • Kiwiwomble
            Kiwiwomble last edited by

            couldn't beat them in dunners i doubt we'll be able to get up in chch, hope for a closer game than last time, hope we can come p with a game plan and execute it, if we do loose it would be nice if its just down the the Crusaders doing what the Crusaders do and not us trying to out crusader them

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            • KiwiMurph
              KiwiMurph last edited by

              Ioane at 10 definitely helps the Highlanders but they still look unsettled outside him in the backs.

              The scrum will be really important - Crusaders will target scrum dominance after seeing the Highlanders scrum last week - look for penalties there and then gain territory off of the back of it.

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              • Kiwiwomble
                Kiwiwomble last edited by

                i just have this feeling sio is going to get a card and the saders will get a lead and a head of steam...maybe collins and Thompson in the midfield...not exactly huge x factor though.....think we're really showing how important a good midfield is now days...can bank on just getting it to the wing and so can rely on those guys to have all the x factor

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                • Bovidae
                  Bovidae @KiwiMurph last edited by

                  @KiwiMurph

                  The most obvious selection is that Tokolahi needs to start ahead of Thwaites.

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                  • Kiwiwomble
                    Kiwiwomble last edited by

                    happy to see we get another Avo game, especially in chch, grounds just a bit more enjoyable during the day

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                    • mariner4life
                      mariner4life @Kiwiwomble last edited by

                      @Kiwiwomble said in Crusaders v Highlanders:

                      happy to see we get another Avo game, especially in chch, grounds just a bit more enjoyable during the day

                      stadium needs a roof

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                      • Kiwiwomble
                        Kiwiwomble @mariner4life last edited by

                        @mariner4life #umbrellahats

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                        • Machpants
                          Machpants @Kiwiwomble last edited by

                          @Kiwiwomble said in Crusaders v Highlanders:

                          couldn't beat them in dunners i doubt we'll be able to get up in chch, hope for a closer game than last time, hope we can come p with a game plan and execute it, if we do loose it would be nice if its just down the the Crusaders doing what the Crusaders do and not us trying to out crusader them

                          Saders lost their last game at home

                          #vulnerable

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                          • Kiwiwomble
                            Kiwiwomble @Machpants last edited by

                            @Machpants hard to be optimistic at the moment...but i appreciate the effort

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                            • Machpants
                              Machpants @Kiwiwomble last edited by

                              @Kiwiwomble I'm mostly doing that cos we beat them last 😏

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                              • Kiwiwomble
                                Kiwiwomble @Machpants last edited by

                                @Machpants i see what you did there

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                                • Chris
                                  Chris last edited by

                                  We are likely to Have Ennor and Moodey back for this game bonus no injuries from the Chiefs game.

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                                  • Bones
                                    Bones last edited by

                                    Walden to make a surprise appearance and leave half the crusaders backline with concussion because their brains couldn't handle his maaaad skilz.

                                    Matchbox to show his form was all about him protesting the treatment of Walden.

                                    @Kiwiwomble to be absolutely disgusted at posters being critical of their teams poor play.

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                                    • Kiwiwomble
                                      Kiwiwomble @Bones last edited by

                                      @Bones said in Crusaders v Highlanders:

                                      Walden to make a surprise appearance and leave half the crusaders backline with concussion because their brains couldn't handle his maaaad skilz.

                                      Matchbox to show his form was all about him protesting the treatment of Walden.

                                      @Kiwiwomble to be absolutely disgusted at posters being critical of their teams poor play.

                                      This ^^

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                                      • Bones
                                        Bones @Kiwiwomble last edited by

                                        @Kiwiwomble said in Crusaders v Highlanders:

                                        @Bones said in Crusaders v Highlanders:

                                        Walden to make a surprise appearance and leave half the crusaders backline with concussion because their brains couldn't handle his maaaad skilz.

                                        Matchbox to show his form was all about him protesting the treatment of Walden.

                                        @Kiwiwomble to be absolutely disgusted at posters being critical of their teams poor play.

                                        This ^^

                                        I can see the future.

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                                          pakman @Stargazer last edited by

                                          @Stargazer said in Crusaders v Highlanders:

                                          Crusaders v Highlanders: Sunday 9 August, Orangetheory Stadium, Christchurch

                                          Referee: Paul Williams
                                          Assistant Referee 1: Mike Fraser
                                          Assistant Referee 2: Brendon Pickerill
                                          TMO: Ben O’Keeffe

                                          That'll teach BO'K!!

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                                          • Yeetyaah
                                            Yeetyaah @Bones last edited by

                                            @Bones Nareki to do Nareki and play shit which includes but is not limited to not passing the ball for a guaranteed try.

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                                              cgrant last edited by

                                              Johnstone to score a length-of-the-field try.

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                                              • Bones
                                                Bones @Yeetyaah last edited by

                                                @Yeetyaah said in Crusaders v Highlanders:

                                                @Bones Nareki to do Nareki and play shit which includes but is not limited to not passing the ball for a guaranteed try.

                                                He's come right again, you should probably find new material.

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                                                • Kiwiwomble
                                                  Kiwiwomble last edited by

                                                  hunt to finally become one of us with a droppie to win it?

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                                                  • ACT Crusader
                                                    ACT Crusader last edited by

                                                    I never underestimate a game against the Highlanders. It’s just one of those things as a Saders fan. Our forwards will have to step it up because any sort of quick ball, the Smith/Ioane combo could do real damage.

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                                                    • Siam
                                                      Siam @Bones last edited by Siam

                                                      @Bones said in Crusaders v Highlanders:

                                                      @Yeetyaah said in Crusaders v Highlanders:

                                                      @Bones Nareki to do Nareki and play shit which includes but is not limited to not passing the ball for a guaranteed try.

                                                      He's come right again, you should probably find new material.

                                                      He still owes me 3 hatricks and a match winner - dumb fluffybunny, we had the alzheimer Aucklanders on toast!

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                                                      • Bones
                                                        Bones @Kiwiwomble last edited by

                                                        @Kiwiwomble said in Crusaders v Highlanders:

                                                        hunt to finally become one of us with a droppsie to win it?

                                                        He's been practicing that for the opposition all season.

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                                                        • Kiwiwomble
                                                          Kiwiwomble @Bones last edited by

                                                          @Bones thats harsh, i thought we mostly thought his form was pretty good since the re start

                                                          largely as expected

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                                                          • Bovidae
                                                            Bovidae last edited by

                                                            Back to a 6:2 bench.

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                                                            • Kiwiwomble
                                                              Kiwiwomble last edited by

                                                              hunt can cover 10 and then mckay can drop to 15 if punivai come on....works i guess

                                                              i can just see us being a bit behind late in the game and what we really need is some fresh backs...and we'll have nothing left in the tank

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                                                              • Yeetyaah
                                                                Yeetyaah last edited by

                                                                Walden

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                                                                • Kiwiwomble
                                                                  Kiwiwomble @Yeetyaah last edited by

                                                                  @Yeetyaah who?

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                                                                  • Yeetyaah
                                                                    Yeetyaah last edited by

                                                                    They're not playing Walden because he's gonna sign for the Taranaki home franchise of the Hurric...oops I mean Chiefs

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                                                                    • KiwiMurph
                                                                      KiwiMurph last edited by

                                                                      That's a good pack and quality halves.

                                                                      Midfield is where it starts to go a bit haywire.

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                                                                      • Kiwiwomble
                                                                        Kiwiwomble @KiwiMurph last edited by Kiwiwomble

                                                                        @KiwiMurph on paper but thats the same pack more of less that got done by the blues...

                                                                        I can see smith breaking to the blindside to try and put Nareki away as a go too move, scrum maybe under pressure so twisting to the blind

                                                                        also at very least some discussion about a big/late hit from sio

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                                                                        • Nepia
                                                                          Nepia last edited by

                                                                          3 Magpies, but 2 more starting than the Canes.

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                                                                          • Yeetyaah
                                                                            Yeetyaah last edited by

                                                                            I commented on the Highlanders post about the team naming asking what Walden did wrong and got an unexpected like on my comment IMG_20200807_141420.jpg

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                                                                            • Kiwiwomble
                                                                              Kiwiwomble @Yeetyaah last edited by

                                                                              @Yeetyaah wow....thats interesting

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                                                                              • taniwharugby
                                                                                taniwharugby @Yeetyaah last edited by

                                                                                @Yeetyaah ha, I saw that comment, I know who you are now 🙂

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                                                                                • antipodean
                                                                                  antipodean @Yeetyaah last edited by

                                                                                  @Yeetyaah Looks like it didn't take MMT long to be advised to not like posts like yours. 😃

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                                                                                  • Yeetyaah
                                                                                    Yeetyaah @taniwharugby last edited by

                                                                                    @taniwharugby doxed myself

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