Waratahs v Crusaders, Friday 12th April, in Sydney
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KOB1987
John Eales (66)
I was surprised he (Tane) started tonight. He won't again.
drewprint
Dick Tooth (41)
In the post match interview Coleman said he was almost going to start him in this match. So yep lock it in for the next I reckon.
Marce
John Hipwell (52)
Let's see what happens. Harrison's body is a concern
Slim 293
Stirling Mortlock (74)
The actor?
Hawko
Tony Shaw (54)
Mark down 2024 as one of the best ever. Beat the Crusaders twice in the normal season rounds. Has any Australian team done that before?
At the game the atmosphere was electric. Neither team played like they were in the bottom four. Two weeks ago the Crusaders beat the Chiefs convincingly and then had the bye to freshen up. Before the game I expected our scrum to crumble. At the game it looked close to break even, maybe a slight points victory Saders. Every time the Crusaders pulled away we managed to pull them back in range. Fair dinkum, I reckon we butchered at least five tries and yet still we were close. And then we pulled level at the end of normal time. OK I thought, the Crusaders will do what they normally do. But no, we chose correctly, kept the play at their end, kept the pressure on and then Harrison became the hero. Finally we had won a close one.
I thought Berry had a poor game. I counted three deliberate knock-downs and Berry had to be talked into carding the last and most obvious one. It looked to me like the Crusaders collapsed the maul that he ruled was held up. There were lots of other things let go that favoured the Crusaders. I'll re-watch the game tomorrow, sometimes at the ground its not easy to see everything.
The front row stood up. I expected a bloodbath and it wasn't. Swinton had a blinder apart from one time when he reacted to a late cleanout. We made some lovely breaks that came to nothing, we need to learn to finish. Perese never passes and opposition teams know it. So they just box him up and shut the movement down. I don't know who our best two centres are, but Walton is one of them. Harrison has to start for the rest of the season, he is a class above Edmed despite a couple of bad kicks tonight.
We are not out of this comp yet, though I doubt we can make the top four. But other teams will fear meeting us if we continue the passion and add some polish.
At the game the atmosphere was electric. Neither team played like they were in the bottom four. Two weeks ago the Crusaders beat the Chiefs convincingly and then had the bye to freshen up. Before the game I expected our scrum to crumble. At the game it looked close to break even, maybe a slight points victory Saders. Every time the Crusaders pulled away we managed to pull them back in range. Fair dinkum, I reckon we butchered at least five tries and yet still we were close. And then we pulled level at the end of normal time. OK I thought, the Crusaders will do what they normally do. But no, we chose correctly, kept the play at their end, kept the pressure on and then Harrison became the hero. Finally we had won a close one.
I thought Berry had a poor game. I counted three deliberate knock-downs and Berry had to be talked into carding the last and most obvious one. It looked to me like the Crusaders collapsed the maul that he ruled was held up. There were lots of other things let go that favoured the Crusaders. I'll re-watch the game tomorrow, sometimes at the ground its not easy to see everything.
The front row stood up. I expected a bloodbath and it wasn't. Swinton had a blinder apart from one time when he reacted to a late cleanout. We made some lovely breaks that came to nothing, we need to learn to finish. Perese never passes and opposition teams know it. So they just box him up and shut the movement down. I don't know who our best two centres are, but Walton is one of them. Harrison has to start for the rest of the season, he is a class above Edmed despite a couple of bad kicks tonight.
We are not out of this comp yet, though I doubt we can make the top four. But other teams will fear meeting us if we continue the passion and add some polish.
Dan54
David Wilson (68)
Well have to say Tahs deserved the win, but by christ what a couple of bog standard teams on field. Game was kind of exciting only because of score, defence seemed pretty optional at times. For Crusaders Reece was in full energiser bunny mode but apart from Hannah going well, there were none that stuck up hand and said look how good I can play! For Tahs, Harrison looked good when he came on, but still hard to put finger on why they keep looking so ordinary, look like a team of goodish tradesmenlike players, but sure some of them are better than that.
It certainly looked like a bottom of table clash I thought.
Would add when Canes beat Reds earlier in year, I said I felt for Reds as neither team deserved to lose game, this game I thought neither team deserved to win!!
It certainly looked like a bottom of table clash I thought.
Would add when Canes beat Reds earlier in year, I said I felt for Reds as neither team deserved to lose game, this game I thought neither team deserved to win!!
HogansHeros
Jim Clark (26)
I know everyone wants to talk up Harrison and rightly so, but Thompson-Stringer but in a bloody good shift last night.
wamberal99
Jim Clark (26)
Strewthcobber
Simon Poidevin (60)
Try was scored at 78:26 and awarded at 78:28, so right decision was made according to the broadcast clock.
I don't think we know what the shot clock at the ground was saying, but the ref immediately said as he kicked it that he kicked it before time. It must have only been one or two seconds in it
As did Heaven
Froggy
Nicholas Shehadie (39)
Considering our injuries, I thought the scrum was excelent, certainly didn't dominate but held their own which was what we needed. Front row were really solid, Heaven is really stepping up to this grade.
Good performances all over the park, but you can't help but wonder at Harrison. Two years missed for injury, comes back, adds spark to the attack, kicks the conversion from the sideline, then the crunch penalty to tie the game. Then takes control in extra time, sets himself for the field goal, telling Grant and the forwards where he wants the breakdown moved to, and then calling for it at the appropriate time and nailing it. You can't teach that level of presence of mind and confidence.
Good performances all over the park, but you can't help but wonder at Harrison. Two years missed for injury, comes back, adds spark to the attack, kicks the conversion from the sideline, then the crunch penalty to tie the game. Then takes control in extra time, sets himself for the field goal, telling Grant and the forwards where he wants the breakdown moved to, and then calling for it at the appropriate time and nailing it. You can't teach that level of presence of mind and confidence.
KOB1987
John Eales (66)
The general feeling was that Harrison was the most talented of that U20s crop which included Lolesio and Donaldson, but he has been forgotten, through no-one's fault as he has been injured. It was also generally considered that he needed time, and he's now had that in spadefuls. It will be interesting to see where this goes.
KOB1987
John Eales (66)
Absolutely. I had a look during the game to see if there was any aussie grandparents or something.
I do rate him, but he is 3 games back and needs time to build confidence and get back his game sense
waiopehu oldboy
George Smith (75)
Dismal Pillock
Michael Lynagh (62)
"Hello, Mr Reihana. I represent a Canterbury-based group of, uh, businessmen. It might be in your best interests Sir to please perhaps consider making your way back to Hamilton to continue with the rest of your life. We would like to thank you for your contributions to the Crusader organisation. When should you go? Oh, no hurry. Anytime today would be fine."
