Crusaders v Blues a.k.a. NZ's festum odii

[waiopehu oldboy]

^ YC Akira for sure if Blackadder hadn't scored, uber-cynical.

Edit: ditto Grace (?) up the other end.

 

[zer0]

That was needless and blatant af from Choat. Tuipulotu needs to give him a slap.

 

[zer0]

Kick that bitch into the corner.

EDIT: Yeah boiiii.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

All bias aside, Harry Plummer seems to have a multi-faceted kicking game that seems built for test rugby. Why has no AB selector prick noticed this so far?

Predictably the stupid hapless Cantabs reassume their vintage 2017 form the instant the dumbarse Blues come to town. FFS. Just roll over and die for once.

 

[zer0]

Suspicious lack of a clean look at Taylor's tap. Indeed, head-on replay only starts as he's picking the ball up...

 

[molman]

Suspicious lack of a clean look at Taylor's tap. Indeed, head-on replay only starts as he's picking the ball up...

Only reverse angle on my feed. Looks placed at his foot, so hard to see the actual tap.

Blues won't be happy with that soft try.

 

[dillyboy]

Blues down to 14.

Commentary is so biased - I thought they were lucky to stay on for the "charge down" in the first half too

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Harsh YC that.

 

[dillyboy]

Harsh YC that.

I've seen Reds players yellowed for a better attempt at an intercept

 

[zer0]

Blues just need to get back to the possession grind. I don't recall seeing any possession stats, but reckon they must be down on their season average.

 

[zer0]

Starting scrum will have to be in top form. I don't have much hope for the reserve props.

As I said.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

You can see why there's so much wank about Slackbladder; he's probably outplayed Akira and Choat combined

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Burke has just redeemed himself for tonight's multiple fuck-ups.

 

[dillyboy]

Crusaders finally remember how to play!

 

[zer0]

Perofeta over-commited. Should've just camped in Hotham's blind-spot and hit him with everything he had as soon as he receives the ball. Everyone else was covered and far too risky to try an intercept, which was his only other option.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

You can see why there's so much wank about Slackbladder; he's probably outplayed Akira and Choat combined

Mike Brewer- or Liam Barry-like. Not flash but does the shit work others don't want to know about.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Next score wins.

 

[zer0]

Eesh. Tricky conversion. Tuipulotu reminding the ref about the offsides and tapping from centre-field may have been a better play...

 

[dillyboy]

Blues shat the bed there - not finding touch could hurt them

 

[zer0]

Far out, no need to push for so much territory with that penalty. ~30m out is still within goal-kicking range.