Match thread

Duluth

Queensland really lazy on the edge of that ruck

antipodean

Nice inside pass and good hard running with balance puts LF in under the posts.

Seems the Reds have played the vast majority of the rugby so far and find themselves 0 - 10 down.

@antipodean Kinda misleading though. 'Saders easily containing the Reds and then easily converting with any entry into the Reds half.

antipodean

@Derpus said in Reds v Crusaders:

@antipodean Kinda misleading though. 'Saders easily containing the Reds and then easily converting with any entry into the Reds half.

Some better handling and decision making would have a score board effect IMO.

antipodean

I'd be remonstrating with Murphy too. His positioning at that scrum was diabolical, obviously impeding a defender..

KiwiMurph

Lovely snipe

@antipodean Might as well just say if the Reds were good they'd score more points?

antipodean

@KiwiMurph said in Reds v Crusaders:

Lovely snipe

Ran straight at the gap created by taking the defender well beyond the ruck. Nice work.

antipodean

@Derpus said in Reds v Crusaders:

@antipodean Might as well just say if the Reds were good they'd score more points?

Skill and decision making can be improved. The positive is he building blocks are there. Case in point; that try.

Victor Meldrew

Some try by the Reds.

Damo

Pretty silly for the ref to go back to a scrum in the 22m rather than an opposition throw into a lineout on halfway.

Good to see sanity prevailed and they were offered the lineout - even if that isn't really in the laws.

@Damo Murphy is pretty silly generally.

Reds shown some glimpses but the basics are once again absent. Crusaders C will probably blow this open in the final 20.

Dan54

@Derpus said in Reds v Crusaders:

@Damo Murphy is pretty silly generally.

Reds shown some glimpses but the basics are once again absent. Crusaders C will probably blow this open in the final 20.

Lol Derps, I still remember seeing him ref his first ever senior game of rugby, it was Borthers 2nd grade against Logan at Brother's home ground. Damon was a Brother's player up till year before that, used to see him play a bit.

KiwiMurph

Vunivalu does not look fit

MajorStokes

Halfway through typing about this being pretty good defence by the Reds and then of course, the Crusaders score.

Not sure how I feel about being able to sub off props when in the middle of a scrum / reset scrum section of the game. Seems a bit of an unfair tactical advantage. I guess nothing is going to stop it going the other way too though.

Duluth

Players in SR are able to clean out rucks from crazy angles.. particularly on attack. That might burn us at the RWC

KiwiMurph

More poor options from JOC.

He really does look past it