Rebels vs Cantabs. Sun, Apr 24 2022

[WorkingClassRugger]

7-3 at half time is a massive result

You can say that again. If the Rebels had a better than 50% kicker they could even be leading 7-9. Wouldn't that be a mindfuck. Seriously. They've been scrambling non-stop. I'm genuinely amazed by the scoreline be at the moment.

 

[Scooter]

Happy to be 7-3 at half time. Thankful for the Crusaders numerous handling errors.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Happy to be 7-3 at half time. Thankful for the Crusaders numerous handling errors.

The Rebels have been scrambling well they've needed to.

 

[Dismal Pillock]

Ennor is an utter, utter joke. His confidence is shattered. He's got the keys to the Rolls Royce midfield but keeps pissing down his trouser leg all over the Rollers custom-appointed floormats.

Is Australia a continent?

I think it is you know.

Ennor = dribbling in continents.

 

[Upthenuts]

bombed a try there passing to ennor! good seeing the saders have a bad day out there

 

[KOB1987]

How does Mo’unga get away with diving over the ball there while Hodge is trying to pilfer it?? Blatant professional foul.

 

[Scooter]

The flood gates have well and truly opened. No urgency shown by Rebels when that kick was put through.

 

[Equalizer]

Happy to be 7-3 at half time. Thankful for the Crusaders numerous handling errors.

I think your happy place has now disappeared.

 

[waiopehu oldboy]

Will go into the books as a convincing CruSadists win but fuck me they've got plenty to work on before next week.

 

[Dctarget]

Didn’t watch the game, don’t think I can drag myself to. But for the Rebels contingent, who performed well??
How did Gordon go with the game time?

 

[KOB1987]

Didn’t watch the game, don’t think I can drag myself to. But for the Rebels contingent, who performed well??
How did Gordon go with the game time?

Hodge was pretty good. Gordon went well early but then came back to earth a bit. Orr and Wells probably the pick of the pigs.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Didn’t watch the game, don’t think I can drag myself to. But for the Rebels contingent, who performed well??
How did Gordon go with the game time?

That's a good question. The water boy perhaps.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

Hodge was pretty good. Gordon went well early but then came back to earth a bit. Orr and Wells probably the pick of the pigs.

Really? I mean outside of the try he didn't set the world on fire.

 

[Dan54]

Didn’t watch the game, don’t think I can drag myself to. But for the Rebels contingent, who performed well??
How did Gordon go with the game time?

Funny you mention Gordon, just after he came on son who is here said to me bugger me watch that fella, he looks from a distance like David Knox, and when you saw him run , he even seemed to run like him. Starting playing with my mind after that!!

 

[AFL_Converted]

Really? I mean outside of the try he didn't set the world on fire.

I didn't see him do too much wrong. Kicked well.

 

[Jeffrey]

I am a Crusaders man so this is an unpopular opinion.

This wasn't really a contest. Crusaders put 40 on, they looked at least 50-60 points superior today, and they didn't even play that well.
Not really sure what to make of it, but Codie Taylor continues to be the antithesis of confidence-inspiring.
The ball dies too often with Geroge Bridge, which is reflective of his AB career.
A few blokes - Leicester, Ethan, Pablo, Zach were pretty good.

A little tickled by Dom Gardner taking photos with the kids at the end, and then waiting around to see if it met the kids' approval before moving along.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

So, having seen all of the games this weekend I have some observations. First, there is far too much respect for NZ Rugby in the Australian game. Respect is important but not to the point where it shades your attitudes on the pitch. We have NZ teams far too much time, space and ball. Take the game just finished. The Rebels barely competed at the ricks providing the Crusaders with all the ball speed they wanted. And the results came.

Second, we have serious issues around staying focused in games with large periods when our intensity falls off a cliff. And that's all of the Australian teams.

Third, and I'm sorry for the language but fucking skills and execution. We're sloppy on both. Which is baffling as these blokes are professional athletes but cannot execute basics at times. There has been progress. As a Tahs fan I'm very critical of their performances but they were not half as good as the Chiefs. The Refs lack composure still. The Brumbies eased off too soon. And the Rebels are in serious trouble.

 

[Scooter]

I am a Crusaders man so this is an unpopular opinion.

This wasn't really a contest. Crusaders put 40 on, they looked at least 50-60 points superior today, and they didn't even play that well.
Not really sure what to make of it, but Codie Taylor continues to be the antithesis of confidence-inspiring.
The ball dies too often with Geroge Bridge, which is reflective of his AB career.
A few blokes - Leicester, Ethan, Pablo, Zach were pretty good.

A little tickled by Dom Gardner taking photos with the kids at the end, and then waiting around to see if it met the kids' approval before moving along.

Jeffrey I said to my friend I was at the game with that the Rebels were lucky that Crusaders made "20" handling errors because otherwise they would have scored 80 points.

 

[KOB1987]

Really? I mean outside of the try he didn't set the world on fire.

I didn’t say he set the world on fire, I just said he was pretty good. Like AFL said, he didn’t do anything wrong. The question was asked who performed well, so I attempted to answer it.

 

[WorkingClassRugger]

I didn't see him do too much wrong. Kicked well.

Kicking is only one facet of the game. He didn't really stand out all that much.