Crusaders v Highlanders
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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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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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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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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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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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The most obvious selection is that Tokolahi needs to start ahead of Thwaites.
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happy to see we get another Avo game, especially in chch, grounds just a bit more enjoyable during the day
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@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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@mariner4life #umbrellahats
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@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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@Machpants hard to be optimistic at the moment...but i appreciate the effort
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@Kiwiwomble I'm mostly doing that cos we beat them last
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@Machpants i see what you did there
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We are likely to Have Ennor and Moodey back for this game bonus no injuries from the Chiefs game.
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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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@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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@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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@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’KeeffeThat'll teach BO'K!!
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@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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Johnstone to score a length-of-the-field try.
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@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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hunt to finally become one of us with a droppie to win it?
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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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@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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@Kiwiwomble said in Crusaders v Highlanders:
hunt to finally become one of us with a drop
psie to win it?He's been practicing that for the opposition all season.
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@Bones thats harsh, i thought we mostly thought his form was pretty good since the re start
largely as expected
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Back to a 6:2 bench.
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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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Walden
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@Yeetyaah who?
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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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That's a good pack and quality halves.
Midfield is where it starts to go a bit haywire.
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@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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3 Magpies, but 2 more starting than the Canes.
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I commented on the Highlanders post about the team naming asking what Walden did wrong and got an unexpected like on my comment
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@Yeetyaah wow....thats interesting
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@Yeetyaah ha, I saw that comment, I know who you are now
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@Yeetyaah Looks like it didn't take MMT long to be advised to not like posts like yours.
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@taniwharugby doxed myself
