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mrbrownstone

I find him very hit or miss. He's clearly exceptionally passionate and knowledgable about the game and when he focuses on that he has some brilliant insights. He's also very good and careful with pronuncing players' names correctly, which is more than can be said for most commentators. On the other...

mrbrownstone

I find him very hit or miss. He's clearly exceptionally passionate and knowledgable about the game and when he focuses on that he has some brilliant insights. He's also very good and careful with pronuncing players' names correctly, which is more than can be said for most commentators. On the other ...

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Auckman wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 3:10 am Final: Crusaders 31-17 Chiefs - Highlights

Baby Sadists too good in the tight.

Champions once again

Please ignore what the senior team and Matatu are doing

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Well piss. Another week, more injuries. Strange and Crotty pulled out pre-game despite being named, and Havili limped off. That brings the current toll to: 1. Williams 2. McAlister 3. Franks 4. Barrett 5. Strange 6. Blackadder 7. 8. Lio-Willie 9. 10. Burke 11. Mataele 12. Havili 13. Ennor 14. Halfpe...

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Congrats Blues, well deserved win.

That went about as I expected it to. Our lineout faltered with 20 and 21 year old locks, and Bell's throwing remains a concern. Our attack looks clueless and I don't understand the use of Aumua at all.

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Going to be an interesting game this from a neutral’s perspective. I see the Crusaders have stuck with Havili and Auma as their preferred midfield. Opportunity to deliver there. Who is going to kick for the Blues? How far down the replacement to the replacement are the Crusaders going to go with th...

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Blues at home, captain returning, against the winless Crusaders. I fear this will get ugly. I predict the Blues will be out for revenge from last year's semi final, and we could see a similar scoreline in the opposite direction. I'd do a head to head, but I'm not sure which Crusaders you'd take? New...

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Going to be an interesting game this from a neutral’s perspective. I see the Crusaders have stuck with Havili and Auma as their preferred midfield. Opportunity to deliver there. Who is going to kick for the Blues? How far down the replacement to the replacement are the Crusaders going to go with th...

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Mate , just a bit of talk from mate who is there or thereabouts in rugby admin stuff, known him for years from my days on PU boards. He did say the playing at end of this season was highly unlikely really, but has just heard whispers about him coming home, and nothing is confirmed etc. Just usually...

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Crusaders 26-22 Blues - Highlights Blues blew it! Had it within their reach to roll over the top of the baby Saders but dropped the ball (twice). Finals on Saturday. I'm going to enjoy this one, as it's the only time the Crusaders will beat the Blues this week. Nice try. If there’s any team that ca...

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Any of you guys planning to start a match thread? Or has complacency set in, and games against bottom of the table sides aren't worth discussing?

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How much creedence we going to give to whispers that we may just see Sam W back at Crusaders next year? Source? I've not heard that one. Hope so, I'd have him back in a heartbeat. Although, I wouldn't want to lessen the impact of his final act in a Crusaders jersey being winning a title away only t...

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Read today that Lio willie sprained his ankle in R2 and could possibly be back next week for the Chiefs. That makes sense. His absence is inexplicable otherwise. He's a better player than Kellow or Gardiner and we desperately need his ball-running threat in a pack that desperately lacks go-forward ...

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Auckman wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 6:30 am Crusaders 26-22 Blues - Highlights

Blues blew it! Had it within their reach to roll over the top of the baby Saders but dropped the ball (twice).

Finals on Saturday.

I'm going to enjoy this one, as it's the only time the Crusaders will beat the Blues this week.

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WR is determined to kill the game if you ask me. Or turn it to league with 30 players. If they wanted faster scrums, they could look at the old school scrums from the 70s and 80s.. Players were also about half the size back then. I think the extra strength, power, technique etc these days makes tha...

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One way to deal with the free kick for scrum loophole is to make it clear that any team deliberately doing it will be guilty of unsportsmanlike conduct with a resulting penalty and yellow card (2nd offence) red card (3rd offence) Agree in theory, but how does one police the difference between delib...

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Fascinated to see what other unintended consequences these have (as they inevitably will).

I don't think the scrum one in particular is very well thought through at all. Easy loophole for the team with the weaker scrum to intentionally give away free kicks, surely?

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The consequent headclashes are accidental and thus should not be allowed to ruin the game How can something that's intentionally coached be accidental? It's an unintended consequence, sure, but a consequence nonetheless. At a certain point, if you know that a headclash is a possible outcome from ta...

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The consequent headclashes are accidental and thus should not be allowed to ruin the game How can something that's intentionally coached be accidental? It's an unintended consequence, sure, but a consequence nonetheless. At a certain point, if you know that a headclash is a possible outcome from ta...

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Because they want to make it more appealing and watchable What’s so hard to understand? The coaching has adjusted as have the players. If they can't bend at the hip to make s tackle, then they shouldn't be playing rugby beyond year 7. Make them play a different, less enjoyable, game. ] Agree with t...

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Because they want to make it more appealing and watchable What’s so hard to understand? The coaching has adjusted as have the players. If they can't bend at the hip to make s tackle, then they shouldn't be playing rugby beyond year 7. Make them play a different, less enjoyable, game. That is just c...

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Drummond must be injured... https://crusaders.co.nz/assets/Images/Layer-33.png Another game I'll miss as I'll be on the water for SailGP in Lyttelton No mention of it which is odd. Only injury update I saw is that Gallagher picked up a concussion. The Crusaders’ coach has made just one injury-force...

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JPNZ wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 3:02 am https://crusaders.co.nz/latest/news/hom ... ge-jersey/

Can we just wear those for the rest of the season? Much better.

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Mark from restart :lol: who are these clowns I presume it's to streamline the laws. There's a reason not to have it for kick offs but it's yet another area where you have to explain to a casual fan that there's exceptions to the rule and once you're explaining, you're losing. ...are you? "You can c...

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Which he will either get, or depending on how the bankruptcy goes, he will get part of, that’s the way things work. How long does his “strike” go on for, how many matches does he sit out? Its not a strike. Its a breach of contract by the Rebels. I certainly wouldnt be playing if I wasnt being paid ...

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Legally I can understand why the aru did what they did. In my experience relocation fees wouldn’t typically sit inside an employment contract but a side letter. I’ve seen it done a couple of ways. 1) the company just does it all and you don’t lift a finger. Just be there when the movers rock up. 2)...

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Because he's being paid to? He's arguing a relocation fee, which has nothing to do with what he's being paid to play, like someone has said, he is now a creditor and will get what he can out of the bankruptcy deal. If he has decided that he's not prepared to play over what amounts to a paltry amoun...

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Except he's not. At least, not on time. Isn't that kinda the whole point of the article? Can't pay me what you owe on time? I'm not going out there and risking injury, concussion, and my future health. Seems fair to me. I'm on the players' side, I'd do the same. He is being paid on time just like e...

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Im not even sure Roldy is right here. My (rudimentary granted) experience of contract law is that a contract was agreed between the Rebels and Daugunu. As a part of that an offer was made. A part of that offer was the relocation fees to be reimbursed. It might not sit within the contract itself but...

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Like anyone coming to grips with insolvency, this guy has to suck it up. He's still getting paid to play & refusing to stand by his team mates only makes him look a prick. With an attitude like that other Super coaches may prefer to leave this guy in the wilderness. Except he's not. At least, not o...

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He is being paid on time just like everyone else. The ARU has backstopped all players pay. This isn’t pay. It’s a relocation/moving fee to cover expenses which he obviously fronted and the Rebels were supposed to reimburse him for. This is a highly standard approach for all business with people mov...

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Like anyone coming to grips with insolvency, this guy has to suck it up. He's still getting paid to play & refusing to stand by his team mates only makes him look a prick. With an attitude like that other Super coaches may prefer to leave this guy in the wilderness. Except he's not. At least, not o...

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Crusaders fans can take some consolation that this weekend will be their annual hiding of the Blues game. Yeah, The Blues have lost 19 of the last 20 against the red and blacks in Super Rugby. It's a bit like the Craps against Aussie, hell the Canes usual form against the Saders, I think you are us...

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Like anyone coming to grips with insolvency, this guy has to suck it up. He's still getting paid to play & refusing to stand by his team mates only makes him look a prick. With an attitude like that other Super coaches may prefer to leave this guy in the wilderness. Except he's not. At least, not o...

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Franks cited and given a red card, which, reading between the lines, it looks like the Crusaders will try to defend. https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350216638/crusaders-prop-owen-franks-cited-alleged-foul-play-against-hurricanes Franks issued a 2 week ban. Deserved. Lenient, if anything. Edit: Could ...

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The results we have seen this season are just as related to Razor's absence than injuries. Crusaders have a shitload of 'system' players who have a relatively limited skillset and simply don't posess the raw talent to excel at international level, however as we'd seen over the last 4-5 years Robert...

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It was four NPC titles in a row, and all with Razor as his assistant, the title in 2012 was under Matson also with Razor as the prominent assistant, but the run of titles between 2012-2016 were arguably more impressive given the players who had left and the age-profile of the group. It's also the f...

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Pigs.

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It is. Penney oversaw the worst season in the Waratah's history and the team regressed in every department under his leadership. More importantly he oversaw a toxic culture that led to established players like Holloway, Hannigan and Robertson leaving. While premier young talent like Angus Bell want...

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That was a while ago. I would have thought his NSW record would be more relevant. Hes currently getting lee way due to injuries but it'll be interesting to see how long that lasts if things don't change. Personally I think his familiarity with the Crusaders system - and immense success within that ...

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