Final - Crusaders v Chiefs
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@canefan said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@mariner4life said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
We still got any of them vuvuzelas laying around?
Now they were the most annoying noise in sports
I raise you 60,000 mouth breathing Carlton fans yelling "baaaaallllllll!" Every time someone half makes a tackle
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@reprobate said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@canefan said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
For the sake of NZ rugby and the ABs, I hope the Chiefs beat the Crusaders well. I don't know what the fuss is about with Ethan. I watched him closely for passages of the game last weekend. He's almost always late to the breakdown, and when he gets there he flops onto the ruck and maybe gives it a push if at all. But I wouldn't say he seems to hit the rucks with any sort of ferocity. He's shit at carrying, doesn't have a passing game, and isn't really a dominant tackler (just ask Caleb). I must be missing something. But if I'm not, I hope he and the rest of the pack are exposed by the Chiefs
Fuss is probably the 31 tackles made, when 19 was the next best on either team.
13 carries for 51 metres isn't terrible either, better than all the other loosies except CLW, but not worth making a fuss over.Maybe the numbers lie. The Saders loosies were quicker to the breakdown than the Blues loosies, but it generally wasn't EB there first second or third when I was paying special attention. I don't remember thinking the red pack having dominant physicality over the Blue pack. I'd like Mauss to watch the game again and record the tackle stats for the collective
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@Yeetyaah said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
'Melt them at the gate': Cowbells banned for Chiefs-Crusaders final
Crusaders chief executive Colin Mansbridge said the ban was due to spectator safety, noting the "tight" confines at Apollo Projects Stadium.
What a bunch of pussies.
What an effing tosser he is for doing that. Never have I seen anyone harmed by one. This act runs against the spirit of the competition. I can only hope it fires up the Chiefs and their fans, or that NZRU over-rules petty parochialism.
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@canefan said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
For the sake of NZ rugby and the ABs, I hope the Chiefs beat the Crusaders well. I don't know what the fuss is about with Ethan. I watched him closely for passages of the game last weekend. He's almost always late to the breakdown, and when he gets there he flops onto the ruck and maybe gives it a push if at all. But I wouldn't say he seems to hit the rucks with any sort of ferocity. He's shit at carrying, doesn't have a passing game, and isn't really a dominant tackler (just ask Caleb). I must be missing something. But if I'm not, I hope he and the rest of the pack are exposed by the Chiefs
So you want the chiefs to win because otherwise some people might give Ethan Blackadder some credit?
I suppose you did watch him closely.
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Chiefs have to go in as favourites for me. Saders defending well but attack isnt special.
Chiefs backs took us apart in the second half last time and without the reduction in table place from a game that didnt really matter in reality were still the top of the table team.
31-0 means nothing, its history not the present. And the present is chiefs are a (slightly) better team/squad.
You have no idea how much I hate having to say that but we aren't back to 2023 std yet let alone better. -
Stevenson and Ratima both available for the final, Lord still touch and go.
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https://www.theroar.com.au/2025/06/18/why-i-couldnt-care-less-about-the-super-rugby-final/
Absolute dribble from someone who admits not enjoying super rugby in the first place in the article lmfao
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@Chris said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@Yeetyaah said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@Chris ah we have Colin Mainsbridge here on the fern.
Yeah keep your cowbells to yourself you can clang away as much as you want on your home ground.
Frankly embarrassing for Cantabs
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@Donsteppa said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
I don't think even the Bay has ever banned cowbells at the flash-as Tauranga Domain.
We might have threatened to melt cowbells down at Checkpoint Kaimai though...
But we do boycott the Chiefs due to the cowbells - they should be used for Waikato games only.
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@Yeetyaah said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
https://www.theroar.com.au/2025/06/18/why-i-couldnt-care-less-about-the-super-rugby-final/
Absolute dribble from someone who admits not enjoying super rugby in the first place in the article lmfao
I have zero interest in who wins State of Origin (and won't be watching), do I get to write an article to go in the league section for The Roar too?
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@booboo said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@Chris said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@Yeetyaah said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
@Chris ah we have Colin Mainsbridge here on the fern.
Yeah keep your cowbells to yourself you can clang away as much as you want on your home ground.
Frankly embarrassing for Cantabs
Not as embarrassing as the cowbells.
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@Yeetyaah said in Final - Crusaders v Chiefs:
https://www.theroar.com.au/2025/06/18/why-i-couldnt-care-less-about-the-super-rugby-final/
Absolute dribble from someone who admits not enjoying super rugby in the first place in the article lmfao
The Roar trying to steal Reddit's user base. A food journalist writing in the rugby section why he doesn't care (clearly enough to tell everyone). Although it does have some worth in capturing the fickle nature of the whiners who follow teams, not sports.
Surely none of these "experts" get remunerated for this shite?
