Chiefs v Reds 7/6 QF
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George Smith (75)
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Alan Cameron (40)
A wonderfully lucid comment Shiggins! This is bang on. When a game becomes jailhouse rules, we get torched.
Dan54
David Wilson (68)
Well some things remain the same. I just watched a bloody good game, but seems it wasn't as the ref wasn't up to the standard of some posters??
Chiefs won for one reason, they were better team, and mainly because they played with a lot more agression, and Reds for some reason were to passive at breakdown and carrting the ball especially in first half.
Chiefs won for one reason, they were better team, and mainly because they played with a lot more agression, and Reds for some reason were to passive at breakdown and carrting the ball especially in first half.
Half the turnovers were Tate being too damn slow at the breakdown. He was reluctant to reach in and grab the ball. He had a complete shocker.
KOB1987
John Eales (66)
Haha hardly full shiggins. I’m only talking about the bloke in the middle, I don’t mind the other officials being from NZ & Aus as long as there as a balance. I didn’t mean all the neutral refs have to be Fijian, I meant fly one in from anywhere.
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Colin Windon (37)
Except:
1. Play with more shape
2. Play with more endeavour
3. Beat and compete with kiwi teams
4. Attack instead of penalty goals
5. Have game plans
6. Be able to do post game interviews and articulate where your players are on their development continuum.
other than that, yep we lost a QF in NZ with a notoriously controversial referee who I saw get booed live…in Paris at the rugby World Cup!
Dan54
David Wilson (68)
I not sure what neutral refs are. Super is not international rugby, so long as refs from outside the area they are neutral. A few weeks back I watched a game with Reds in it, and Nic Berry Reffed it, Damon Murphy was one AR, and other one was too. Funnily enough there was no call from here for neutral refs?
Confucius Say
Colin Windon (37)
Plus Kiss has overseen a complete turnaround in discipline with the Reds getting the least yellow cards this season (both in the same game) at 2.
And they were the equal third highest try scoring team.
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And they were the equal third highest try scoring team.
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Fred Wood (13)
The game was won in the first half when the Chiefs played with excellent pace and power in a dominating defence effort - which facilitated their attack (which was also very well executed). The second half was won by the Reds score wise but was a much more even tussle in game play. The referee had the usual refeeing inconsistencies we see with all referees, but but by no means to an extent that affected the outcome of the match.
KOB1987
John Eales (66)
It wasn’t a final. When it gets to finals a neutral ref is one from another country.
Dan54
David Wilson (68)
Will make no difference to the complaints from losing team from whereevr the team is from. Some will blame ref regardless.
Strewthcobber
Simon Poidevin (60)
It's a tough old sport. The Reds were in the QF until the 76th minute last year in a 5 & 10 season and despite being a better team this year, were out of it far earlier in an 8 & 7 season.
Tomthumb
Desmond Connor (43)
Yet the season ended the EXACT same way
And if you lose by 22 points I’m sorry but you can’t blame the ref
Tomthumb
Desmond Connor (43)
Hang the bannerPlus Kiss has overseen a complete turnaround in discipline with the Reds getting the least yellow cards this season (both in the same game) at 2.
And they were the equal third highest try scoring team.
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Billy Sheehan (19)
Sustained brutality from the chiefs. A lot of complaints about the refereeing but chiefs were very accurate every time qld got slightly isolated which was where a lot of the first half turnovers came from. There was some leniency shown to the chiefs closer in which slowed the reds ball but a lot of that was on the back of qld losing first up contacts.
Individually there were good performances, particularly Hodgman and the centres. Backrow were busy but couldn't influence the breakdown, McReight still among the best though and his tackling continues to improve/impress. Uru very disappointing, short on physical presence when qld needed their big men to stand up.
Individually there were good performances, particularly Hodgman and the centres. Backrow were busy but couldn't influence the breakdown, McReight still among the best though and his tackling continues to improve/impress. Uru very disappointing, short on physical presence when qld needed their big men to stand up.