Brumbies v Crusaders 7.45pm Friday 13th Canberra.
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Pass it to Dunning!
Bob Loudon (25)
Can't say I'm impressed with a team that only plays well for ten minutes.
KOB1987
John Eales (66)
That last kick? Yeah WTF was that all about??
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Arch Winning (36)
Never understand why teams play with urgency when they are way behind at the end of the game. Why not play like that from the beginning...
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Arch Winning (36)
It was poor rugby .... why kick when the bell had gone and you were chasing a bonus point.
Tomikin
David Codey (61)
They played earlier .. it wasn't just 10 minutes, just dumb errors e.g. running into your own player off a kick off, or just dropping it cold, and a really poor kicking game tonight.. short clearing kicks.. box kicks and up and unders that went straight up...
When we had the pill and held it we put on some great pressure.. errgh
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Ron Walden (29)
Watched the game live. I thought the brumbies were a little slow and had poor ball security (especially in the first half)
The crusaders werent flashy, they just played smart and kept the ball out of their half and kept our back two pinned.
The 65th ish minute on was great from the brumbies, they started to throw the ball around and have a go, they were lacking that for the rest of the game.
The crusaders werent flashy, they just played smart and kept the ball out of their half and kept our back two pinned.
The 65th ish minute on was great from the brumbies, they started to throw the ball around and have a go, they were lacking that for the rest of the game.
Marce
John Hipwell (52)
Full time for me
Updated: The combo 9/10, White/Iona was a completely disaster in the first half. Iona is not at Super Rugby standard IMO. White looked lost, Lonergan gave some speed to the attack in second half but he made 2 silly mistakes. That quick penalty to bring the ball into open play when they were in 5 meters of Saders and the final kick when they had the possesion.
The physical battle in the first half was won by Saders forwards and even some backs
The positive side: With just a couple of minutes of good rugby, Brumbies could scored but the unforced errors mostly in first half were fatal wounds.
Saders doesn't look impressive like other seasons but still they managed to win in the hardest Australian fortress. So I don't know if this is good or bad
Updated: The combo 9/10, White/Iona was a completely disaster in the first half. Iona is not at Super Rugby standard IMO. White looked lost, Lonergan gave some speed to the attack in second half but he made 2 silly mistakes. That quick penalty to bring the ball into open play when they were in 5 meters of Saders and the final kick when they had the possesion.
The physical battle in the first half was won by Saders forwards and even some backs
The positive side: With just a couple of minutes of good rugby, Brumbies could scored but the unforced errors mostly in first half were fatal wounds.
Saders doesn't look impressive like other seasons but still they managed to win in the hardest Australian fortress. So I don't know if this is good or bad
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David Wilson (68)
Thought Matera was bloody good, but also was well impessed with Sam W and Scott Barrett although he looked to fade a bit in second half.Cosy Taylor looked pretty ok too, and Blackadder and Grace didn't leave anything in the tank! That's where game was won, in the forwards.
Marce
John Hipwell (52)
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Watty Friend (18)
Some out of character scrum and maul performances from the Brums especially in the first half. I thought Hooper did an alright job as fill in for Bobby V and Reimer made a massive impact when he came on. Thought they were a little hard done by at the end from Angus but 60 minutes of poor rugby meant they were in that position.
Iona is not super rugby standard. He was barely NRC standard. They need to get rid of him. Maybe play Simone at 10 back-up for the rest of the season and then go hard on recruiting some depth for next.
Iona is not super rugby standard. He was barely NRC standard. They need to get rid of him. Maybe play Simone at 10 back-up for the rest of the season and then go hard on recruiting some depth for next.
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George Smith (75)
Didn't see it & have only seen the short highlights but obviously happy with the result & sounds like the performance was mostly good but with a slow start & maybe some buttoning off in the last 20.
Teams now level on the Table but Brums have an extra win so *takes a deeeep breath & says this really quickly* CruSadists need Loss Bleus to give them a touch-up next week to qualify second & potentially have a home SF.
We'll be in CheeChee SF weekend but it's Father-in-law's birthday so not sure I'd be able to get along to it, probably have to do dinner somewhere instead
Teams now level on the Table but Brums have an extra win so *takes a deeeep breath & says this really quickly* CruSadists need Loss Bleus to give them a touch-up next week to qualify second & potentially have a home SF.
We'll be in CheeChee SF weekend but it's Father-in-law's birthday so not sure I'd be able to get along to it, probably have to do dinner somewhere instead
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David Wilson (68)
Harsh, lads.
It seemed to me that Iona contributed errors, some major, including defence, certainly distribution. But for goodness sake, how much Super game time has he had? It struck me that the had skills consistent with a Super 10 and how he went against the Saders is hardly an ability ceiling. The Halves were struggling not just on their own account but because the opposition D was fierce and in their face. Brumbies lost this game by losing the collision, the physicality, the after contact meters, the cleanliness of ruck ball, and hence the speed of the play.
Any major intro to Super for a game player is likely to be rough, but against a better team controlling the ruck, well, it's a big ask. I would not be writing off Iona at all on that performance. There is something of a responsibility, I think, for the stronger Aus Super teams, to bring through talent. Iona has plenty to go before Brumbies can claim to have given that a decent go.
This all said, we are by default starting to see where Noah is. I'm liking it. Brumbies need him back. The combination at 9-10 in the Brumbies probably needs some respect at WB level. Not the only decision datapoint but one that should be added in.
Tomikin
David Codey (61)
This isnt Iona first rodeo.. his had plenty of opportunities even this season, but last night he didn't cover himself in glory.. Although White didn't help him, he should have box kicked that first charge down and should have taken the pressure off him where he could.
I personally think we need a better back up for Noah, but his what we got.
I thought Tom Hooper was great at 6.
dru
David Wilson (68)
OK, fill me in. I'm not a Brumbies fan and have not been watching his progress closely.
mst
Peter Johnson (47)
He has been around for years and never been able to get to Super Rugby standard. He made his debut for the Brumbies in 2014 against the NSW Waratahs and returned to Brumbies HQ in 2020 to train and was not added to the squad until half our young backs left to go to the Force. He struggled at the NRC level as well.
Personally, I would put Slipper, Frost, Brumby Jack or Jill at 10 in front of him. We have some options like Sapsford, Creighton or CFS or shift Simone for a game. This is just a result of poor recruitment.
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