QF2 2012 - Crusaders vs Bulls
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AngrySeahorse
Peter Sullivan (51)
I give it about 5min. In the meantime, Carter deliberately hits the post to try & get a try on the rebound - obviously.
Damn, Bulls are in. Very good maul though.
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Peter Fenwicke (45)
Hasn't looked like the Bulls players have much belief they can come back in the 2nd half and that missed pen there from Carter probably would have sealed it. Bulls need to score in the next few minutes to generate some momentum or this game is just gonna be a no contest for 20 minutes.
AngrySeahorse
Peter Sullivan (51)
Very impressed with Dagg's taking of the high ball. Not impressed with the kicking.
AngrySeahorse
Peter Sullivan (51)
Donnelly is on! Go man go!
True regarding the kicking Bardon. The worst from the Saders tonight was from Dagg but both sides have been pretty poor in this area. The Bulls have been worse, Morne has shown some signs of his past kicking form but he's been too off. That being said I'm not putting it all on Morne, the whole Bulls team has been a bit off. TBH, I think my boys can play much better than this.
McCaw just gave the Bulls the claw! hehehe, but pinged for holding on I believe.
True regarding the kicking Bardon. The worst from the Saders tonight was from Dagg but both sides have been pretty poor in this area. The Bulls have been worse, Morne has shown some signs of his past kicking form but he's been too off. That being said I'm not putting it all on Morne, the whole Bulls team has been a bit off. TBH, I think my boys can play much better than this.
McCaw just gave the Bulls the claw! hehehe, but pinged for holding on I believe.
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Peter Fenwicke (45)
Yes I get the feeling Crusaders are playing within themselves and just doing enough to close out the game. Bulls never really applied much pressure apart from the first 10 minutes or so.
For most of the game the Bulls have looked flat and Steyn having such a bad first half probably had a lot to do with that. To have any chance in a QF away from home you need your best players playing to the best and leading from the front.
Sometimes teams can have a poor first half in knock out Rugby and get really fired up for the 2nd half. Never happened for the Bulls, they looked a beaten team after about 25 minutes of the first half and nothing has changed in the 2nd 40.
For most of the game the Bulls have looked flat and Steyn having such a bad first half probably had a lot to do with that. To have any chance in a QF away from home you need your best players playing to the best and leading from the front.
Sometimes teams can have a poor first half in knock out Rugby and get really fired up for the 2nd half. Never happened for the Bulls, they looked a beaten team after about 25 minutes of the first half and nothing has changed in the 2nd 40.
AngrySeahorse
Peter Sullivan (51)
Bulls over, Whitelock rushed up. Not real good from the Crusaders there. Come on!
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Peter Fenwicke (45)
Feel sorry for you Blue, nothing worse than to go through a whole season of effort to make the knock out stages and the ups and downs that means for the fans. Then have your team just not perform. At the very least we can accept it if our team goes down fighting, but performances like the Bulls tonight just leaves us hollow.
AngrySeahorse
Peter Sullivan (51)
Hard to argue with your account Blue. They really did not turn up at all tonight. It was nothing like the game against the Saders earlier in the year. Commiserations.
Blue
Andrew Slack (58)
The only silver lining is that now I don't need to listen to Nisbo and his fucking sidekick sideline Smitty any longer.
There is a fine line between criticizing an opposing team and being condescending. Smitty doesn't know from that line.
Oh fuck I am pissed we didn't even make the Crusaders work for it.
"It was another big battle tonight". No Richie, it was not. You could have won this running backwards. We would still have missed tackles and kicked it back like shit.
There is a fine line between criticizing an opposing team and being condescending. Smitty doesn't know from that line.
Oh fuck I am pissed we didn't even make the Crusaders work for it.
"It was another big battle tonight". No Richie, it was not. You could have won this running backwards. We would still have missed tackles and kicked it back like shit.
Blue
Andrew Slack (58)
Thanks. Should I drink or go to bed? Or drink and then go to bed?
AngrySeahorse
Peter Sullivan (51)
Sounded like the commentators were saying the Bulls were using the umbrella defence & coming in to cut the outside backs off? That may have had something to do with it but I tend to agree - I though Robbie Fruean was a bit quiet tonight too aside from a couple of good runs from broken play.
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Peter Fenwicke (45)
If I were you I'd drink and watch the other Quarter Final. Performances like that can put you off watching Rugby for a while if you let it fester. The phrases "get back on the horse" and "don't sleep on an argument" seem appropriate.
Whatever you do don't drink in bed that's a whole world of hurt there.
AngrySeahorse
Peter Sullivan (51)
I have a drinking game. Take a drink every time the Oz commentary mention Quade Cooper. A few minutes in & I'm positively smashed 
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Desmond Connor (43)
I second this, god they are cringe worthy. Especially Smithy, but especially Nisbo, but more importantly, especially Smithy. The thing is that there are quite a few decent commentators around NZ but they pick these same muppets all the time. I might have to listen to Jed Thian via Alternative Rugby Commentary for the Rugby Championship.
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