Highlanders v Crusaders
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@machpants said in SRA 2021 Round 1: Highlanders v Crusaders:
Great try, nareki to the skinny bishop. McLeod looks slow
McLeod looks like a taller, slower version of Parkes.
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@taniwharugby said in SRA 2021 Round 1: Highlanders v Crusaders:
Highlanders looking like wooden spooners already!
Geez really? I didn't think we were that bad - and certainly not as bad as the start of last season! I would've been happy with a 6 point loss against a stacked team.
Decision making was terrible, (e.g. shitty cross kicks when you have a 7 on 3), fix that and we're much better.
Fakatava needs to do more than get to the ruck and pass.
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@nta said in SRA 2021 Round 1: Highlanders v Crusaders:
@kiwimurph said in SRA 2021 Round 1: Highlanders v Crusaders:
@nta said in SRA 2021 Round 1: Highlanders v Crusaders:
@kiwimurph said in SRA 2021 Round 1: Highlanders v Crusaders:
@nta said in SRA 2021 Round 1: Highlanders v Crusaders:
Fucking hell BOK is gay for the crusaders - that was a straight red to Moody. Then lets him put his hands on the ground as Smith is trying for the ball there.
Straight red? You have to be kidding.
Striking to the face. Multiple times. Red card.
Open palm push whilst being held off the ball?
Push was the first one. The rest were open palm striking when Moody's lizard brain engaged.
Props for you.
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@sparky said in SRA 2021 Round 1: Highlanders v Crusaders:
@taniwharugby said in SRA 2021 Round 1: Highlanders v Crusaders:
SOme glimpses of class by the visitors, plenty of cobwebs blown out, they'll take that away win!
Highlanders looking like wooden spooners already!
We haven't seen the Hurrriances this year yet.
Give it a week
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Comments by Tony Brown
“If you look at tonight's game that's what sad about rugby at the minute,” he said. “We had 60 per cent possession, 60 per cent territory...we only concede eight penalties and they're conceding 19 penalties and numerous penalty advantages against them and then two yellow cards and they still win." -
We...that’s bloody annoying. Successfully manage to avoid any social media all evening, come home looking forward to watching the game and Stan only have the 7min highlights package available...a bit pissed actually
Can’t really comment on the game based on that
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Tony, how about getting a set piece that can win its own scrums and a reserve hooker who can throw the ball? You'd likely win that game with both, and go close with either.
Edit: And perhaps take a few more of those shots at goal if you can't fix the above?
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Ha! Both teams will be in the final. Too many Chiefs and Blues fanboys commenting on the thread! Landers need to find a scrum and a lineout drive though....
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@old-samurai-jack said in SRA 2021 Round 1: Highlanders v Crusaders:
Ha! Both teams will be in the final. Too many Chiefs and Blues fanboys commenting on the thread! Landers need to find a scrum and a lineout drive though....
Hah if it wasn't for Chiefs and blues fanboys commenting on this thread there wouldn't be any point having it up.
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@kiwimurph "“If you look at tonight's game that's what sad about rugby at the minute,” he said. “We had 60 per cent possession, 60 per cent territory...we only concede eight penalties and they're conceding 19 penalties and numerous penalty advantages against them and then two yellow cards and they still win."
Replace rugby with Highlanders or any other team trust is obviously inferior to the opposition. The fact the saders had all those punishments and still won showed the class difference. It Also showed the Highlanders were fucking stupid for not taking the 3, seven times the arrogant cocks, if the captain had used those penalties game to Landers.
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@machpants said in SRA 2021 Round 1: Highlanders v Crusaders:
@kiwimurph "“If you look at tonight's game that's what sad about rugby at the minute,” he said. “We had 60 per cent possession, 60 per cent territory...we only concede eight penalties and they're conceding 19 penalties and numerous penalty advantages against them and then two yellow cards and they still win."
Replace rugby with Highlanders or any other team trust is obviously inferior to the opposition. The fact the saders had all those punishments and still won showed the class difference. It Also showed the Highlanders were fucking stupid for not taking the 3, seven times the arrogant cocks, if the captain had used those penalties game to Landers.
You are quite right that the Clan should of made more of their chances, but up to a point Brownie is right, a good defence and set piece is all you need to win rugby these days, and I not sure rugby is better for it. I love the game and have for almost all my 66 years on this earth, but although I really enjoyed game, thought the Crusaders really deserved win, it does make me a little disappointed this is how we winning games. Same as Scott Barrett is one and has been one of my favourite players, but starting to find his cynical penalties beginning to pall a bit, and think razor needs to give him a bollocking, he is his captain.
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@bones maybe a bit harsh, and it aint like I havent been wrong before, but thier set piece looks like it will struggle against the other sides, which will put all other aspects of thier game under pressure, Smith only has so many rabbits in his hat!
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@machpants said in SRA 2021 Round 1: Highlanders v Crusaders:
@kiwimurph "“If you look at tonight's game that's what sad about rugby at the minute,” he said. “We had 60 per cent possession, 60 per cent territory...we only concede eight penalties and they're conceding 19 penalties and numerous penalty advantages against them and then two yellow cards and they still win."
Replace rugby with Highlanders or any other team trust is obviously inferior to the opposition. The fact the saders had all those punishments and still won showed the class difference. It Also showed the Highlanders were fucking stupid for not taking the 3, seven times the arrogant cocks, if the captain had used those penalties game to Landers.
In fairness, he not stupid, he’s aware we should have made better advantage, the point was the saders just kept giving away penalties in their own half/22, he’s saying it’s sad that seems to be legit strategy
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@gt12 said in SRA 2021 Round 1: Highlanders v Crusaders:
Tony, how about getting a set piece that can win its own scrums and a reserve hooker who can throw the ball? You'd likely win that game with both, and go close with either.
Edit: And perhaps take a few more of those shots at goal if you can't fix the above?
They also need a better kicking game.
A lot of that possession, particularly in the first half, was against a well set defensive line and it was going nowhere. Who cares if you dominate possession if it's easy for the defence to deal with?
Then on attack there was the poor option taking of those cross kicks and terrible execution. I see Brown criticised that out in the post match interview.
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@pakman said in SRA 2021 Round 1: Highlanders v Crusaders:
Taylor try was forward pass from Whitelock.
Maybe. Those short passes that might be marginally forward get missed all the time. It deserved a try because of the Tu'u poor effort
Incidentally Tu'u only made 3 tackles in the match. He finished last year with a string of low effort games on defence too. Good attacker, but need to add more to his game.
I thought they subbed the wrong loosie first. Frizell was going well and got subbed at 49mins. He's comfortable at SR level
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