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HOOPER! GENIA! WOO!

Tahs haven't looked too bad on attack. Got caught out wide by some hard running from depth from the Sharks out wide.

Tah's discipline has fallen off a cliff.

Having a shot? What a joke!

Foley goes over! Good patience from the Tahs! Fantastic unders line from Foley, he has been great.

Looks like Adam Byrnes - no surprises there.

Perfect build up, very nice phase play.

Tommy Boy! Looks like Rebels still can't tackle!

Chiefs team: 1. Arizona Taumalolo 2. Hika Elliot 3. Ben Afeaki 4. Craig Clarke 5. Brodie 6. Retallick / Liam Messam (c) 7. Sam Cane 8. Fritz Lee 9. Brendon Leonard 10. Aaron Cruden 11. Tim Nanai-Williams 12. Sonny Bill Williams 13. Richard Kahui 14. Lelia Masaga 15. Robbie Robinson Bench...

How have the Samoans looked? Have the Tahs just been too good, or have their opposition been woeful or a combination of both?

If we are going to be reasonably objective about it... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World's_most_livable_cities http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_of_Living_Survey 1. Melbourne 2. Sydney 3. Perth ... 4. Adelaide/Canberra/Brisbane

Jeez, if the Chiefs forward pack are starving you of ball, then you are really gonna struggle to keep possession. What a waste of attacking talent.

I'm not saying its some sort of conspiracy, but its understandable that he did swallow his whistle. I think Bryce Lawrence in the SA vs. Aus semi is a good example of what happens when a ref is overwhelmed by pressure and as a result their decision-making slows and is less accurate.

I remember reading some psychological research once that found crowd noise has an impact of decision-making when referees have to decide whether to award a penalty against the home team, and indeed award significantly less penalties against the home team. Which is why I wasn't surprised that...

Maybe he was referring to his man-love for Lee? That's what I saw it as anyway.

Don't pick Cooper until he learns to defend. That should be motivation enough.

Salesi has definitely been better in the scrum than Alexander. Taf (when healthy) is probably a shade better than Moore in that aspect.

Oh I agree completely. But I'm just getting stats from Foxsports. I'm sure that professional teams would gather information concerning defensive misreads and chase-down tackles, not just because it helps them gameplan against opposition, but also identify weaknesses of their own that they need...

Eh, I'd question the view that Phipps is a bad defender. He lead all halfbacks in tackles during the super 15 with 188 tackles (the next highest being Sheehan with 110) and made 81% of his tackles. Comparatively, if we look the top ten halfbacks in terms of tackles made - Vermaak made 86%...

Yeah I'm not sure why the commentator blamed Mortlock for that. He took Barnes (which was the right decision) and Fruean took...air.