Cheetahs v Waratahs, round 17, Sunday 7 June

[Lindommer]

This thread is for discussing this match only

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[Lindommer]

Can the Tahs dust themselves off and register a win on the high veldt without Latu, Skelton and Horne? Fucking oath they can!

 

[ACT Crusader]

Let's go Cheetahs. Do us Crusaders a favour.

Did Betham travel with the squad?

 

[Tahspark]

Let's go Cheetahs. Do us Crusaders a favour.

Did Betham travel with the squad?

Betham is there & will be in the mix for a starting spot. Alternatively, AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) will move to the wing due to Horne's suspension, Carraro will go to outside centre and Betham will be on the bench.

 

[Jagman]

Problem is they need a winger who defend at 12 so they probably will move AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper).


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[Braveheart81]

I reckon they'll pick Matt Carraro on the wing and Jono Lance will play on a 6:2 bench with Brendan McKibbin.

 

[Tahspark]

Whichever way Cheika & the selectors go with the backline, we must play up tempo from the get go in the vein of the most recent example of the 2 tries scored against the Lions when down 10-27.

The Tahs must shoot for and believe they can achieve a bonus point win to remain in command of top spot in the Oz conference before heading home to face the Reds.

 

[A mutterer]

We need the forwards to step up and make some metres if we want to play up tempo.

 

[fatprop]

I reckon they'll pick Matt Carraro on the wing and Jono Lance will play on a 6:2 bench with Brendan McKibbin.

Yep, we need someone to do Beale's tackling

 

[Braveheart81]

Yep, we need someone to do Beale's tackling

Our defensive stats against the Lions were disastrous because Beale's defensive stats were about average for most of the backline and better than Foley's.

Only AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) and Horne had good defensive stats and Horne obviously got himself yellow carded which was arguably the difference between winning and losing.

 

[Froggy]

If it were me, I'd have a standard 5/3 bench for this, start with Carraro on the wing and have both him and AAC (Adam Ashley-Cooper) move in one in defence, and have both Betham and Lance on the bench.
As has been said before, our forwards really need to step up for this, we need serious go-forward. I believe we need 5 points each of the next two weeks to be secure in getting a home semi, which means playing like we can for 80 minutes, not just for a 20 minute period sometime during the match.

 

[PiXeL_Ninja]

Coach Naka's departure last outing resulted in a hiding for the Cheetahs. New coach, players will be keen to show that they are/were not the problem. They will give it their all, but for a small union, with the amount of injuries they have(virtually all their boks), anything less than a 5 point win for the Tahs will be failure.

 

[KOB1987]

Carraro named on the wing and Potgeiter at 6 in place of Hoiles. everything else the same. 2 to be omitted from the bench.

 

[Brumby Runner]

Too good for the Cheetahs in their present form. Tahs by 15 - 20.

 

[A mutterer]

Too good for the Cheetahs in their present form. Tahs by 15 - 20.

you forget the tahs will be playing an 18 man strong cheetahs team on the park, possibly 19 with the tmo included with the on field officials

 

[Hugh Jarse]

@A mutterer - please read rule 4 in the OP above.

It is not a good look.

 

[A mutterer]

@A mutterer - please read rule 4 in the OP above.

It is not a good look.

would you have preferred [sarcasm] instead of derp face [/sarcasm]?

 

[Hugh Jarse]

[Sarcasm] is good.

I am sick of posters moaning about referee performance on these threads. It is not a good look, and seldom is there any whinge when Sir has dudded the opposition team. All sour grapes which doesn't portray Gaggerland, and in particular Wallaby fans on here in the best light.

Poor refereeing is not a phenomena that is restricted to Safferland. The Kiwi whistle blowers and our lot are as prone to howlers as are the Saffer Whistleblowers, ARs and TMOs.

Remember the Match Official that awarded the Worlds First Own Try in last years NRC (Rays v Stars) was one of our own. Yet to see a Saffer make a call as bad as that.

 

[A mutterer]

Yes but some trademark El nino like humour never goes astray

 

[Viking]

Dean Mumm playing this game? Curious to see what standard of rugby he is at given his high accolades in the NH.