Blues/Chiefs/Highlanders game of 3 halves

[number9]

@crucial said in Blues/Chiefs/Highlanders game of 3 halves:

Blues looked good but it was mostly looks.
17-7 to the Chiefs

Blues backs cost us the game.

[Bovidae]

The Chiefs better have signed Dyer. He is the long-term replacement for Ta'avao and the scrum looked better with him at TH too.

Tiatia back to being a liability.

[Machpants]

Jeez blues look like shit

[bobily2]

@machpants said in Blues/Chiefs/Highlanders game of 3 halves:

@tim said in Blues/Chiefs/Highlanders game of 3 halves:

@machpants Mafileo? He is a big unit.

He's got quality moobs, whoever he is. Commentator is such and improvement over Laban etc, who is it?

I think I'd find him a lot more bearable if he did a little more work on getting some of the more obscure names correct. Particular with some of the Pacific Island names it seems like he is randomly picking vowels (e.g. Nanai-Setoru instead of Seturo). Moses Dawai instead of Mosese. Lalamio instead of Lalamilo.

I can understand a casual observer making these mistakes, but if you're a commentator you should have a good understanding of the players, and how to say their names.

[Tim]

Porous defense out wide.

[Machpants]

Highlanders are greedy bastards with their nines

[antipodean]

The depth in the Blues is a big step down from the starting 23 isn't it?

[taniwharugby]

Real lack of cohesion in the blues.

[ARHS]

Just watched and I think Ioane and Lowe made big ground over Gatland and ENS. Still wonder about Kaylum Boshier as a 7.

I liked the way Roe set up his backline. I just don't think the Gatland & Ratima combo works that well.

Frustrating number of penalties given away. Liked the work of Selby Rickett and of T Telea.

[KiwiMurph]

@tim said in Blues/Chiefs/Highlanders game of 3 halves:

Porous defense out wide.

New defence coach for the Blues this year.

[Machpants]

Nice lines by Perofeta

[Dice]

That was Ekuasi who scored, not Sotutu.

[Tim]

Odd choice from Blues not to play a specialist 7 in this game.

[KiwiMurph]

@tim said in Blues/Chiefs/Highlanders game of 3 halves:

Odd choice from Blues not to play a specialist 7 in this game.

Who would they play? Segner is injured and Papali'i isn't playing.

[Dice]

@kiwimurph Choat? He's probably injured too.

[Machpants]

Nicely constructed try there

[Tim]

@kiwimurph Choat or Church.

[Dice]

Tamati Tua looks a bit bigger this season.

[taniwharugby]

Gee 2 passes and advantage usually over.

[bobily2]

@dice said in Blues/Chiefs/Highlanders game of 3 halves:

Tamati Tua looks a bit bigger this season.

So does TUJ. He doesnt look much smaller than Makalio