@Chris Is Tamati back let's hope so the game needs him ?

@george33 said in Blues v Crusaders:

@Chris Is Tamati back let's hope so the game needs him ?

No mate that was a mis print Newell playing TH.

@Chris thought he mite be bit early, what's the oil on Blackadder did he get another flair up injury wise?

@george33 said in Blues v Crusaders:

@Chris thought he mite be bit early, what's the oil on Blackadder did he get another flair up injury wise?

Just being Careful I hear due back after the bye along with McAlister and Burke.

Ben O'Keeffe is the ref. Not the news Blues fans will be wanting.

@Bovidae Crusaders by a thousand.

@Bovidae said in Blues v Crusaders:

Ben O'Keeffe is the ref. Not the news Blues fans will be wanting.

Oh FFS.

Why is Segner not in the 23?

@chimoaus said in Blues v Crusaders:

Why is Segner not in the 23?

Haven't seen any comment

Maybe he has a niggle? It wouldn't be the first time this year the injured list didn't include small knocks

Just having a break, the Blues pack is massive I've got it at 935kg the boys have all put on 2-3 kg under Vern , his style

Darry will be at Auckland, next year after Canterbury contract ends , must be following Segner

@Bovidae said in Blues v Crusaders:

Ben O'Keeffe is the ref. Not the news Blues fans will be wanting.

Why the hell not? In top 4-5 refs in the world, so why would the Blues problem??

@george33 said in Blues v Crusaders:

Darry will be at Auckland, next year after Canterbury contract ends , must be following Segner

Yeah Canterbury have a lot of young locks coming through.
Gallagher,Cahill,Hannah plus a couple in the u/20s Sa,Jack and Frost.
He played poorly in last NPC for Canterbury time to move on.

Darry had had few injuries as Gallagher has had good for NZ rugby these guys coming forward

@chimoaus said in Blues v Crusaders:

Why is Segner not in the 23?

All blacks rest

@Dan54 said in Blues v Crusaders:

@Bovidae said in Blues v Crusaders:

Ben O'Keeffe is the ref. Not the news Blues fans will be wanting.

Why the hell not? In top 4-5 refs in the world, so why would the Blues problem??

Refs differently against the Blues, particularly when it's the Cantabs. When the pressure comes on he is wildly inconsistent.

He earned the nickname Ben O'Thief.

Mate I a neutral, so I can assure you I see it differently. He's only called O'Thief by poor losers, as is the case when anyone does it about a ref.

@Chris said in Blues v Crusaders:

@george33 said in Blues v Crusaders:

Darry will be at Auckland, next year after Canterbury contract ends , must be following Segner

Yeah Canterbury have a lot of young locks coming through.
Gallagher,Cahill,Hannah plus a couple in the u/20s Sa,Jack and Frost.
He played poorly in last NPC for Canterbury time to move on.

Looking at the locks to come out of the Canterbury region the past 5 years (both those schooled there and those imported) and I really think the Crusaders have missed out on the best two (Holland and Darry).

I won't comment on those U20s guys, but IMO Gallagher, Cahill and Hannah all end up as journeyman. Darry could join them there, but he looked quite good in pre-season plus the early minutes prior to his injury.

@frugby said in Blues v Crusaders:

@Chris said in Blues v Crusaders:

@george33 said in Blues v Crusaders:

Darry will be at Auckland, next year after Canterbury contract ends , must be following Segner

Yeah Canterbury have a lot of young locks coming through.
Gallagher,Cahill,Hannah plus a couple in the u/20s Sa,Jack and Frost.
He played poorly in last NPC for Canterbury time to move on.

Looking at the locks to come out of the Canterbury region the past 5 years (both those schooled there and those imported) and I really think the Crusaders have missed out on the best two (Holland and Darry).

I won't comment on those U20s guys, but IMO Gallagher, Cahill and Hannah all end up as journeyman. Darry could join them there, but he looked quite good in pre-season plus the early minutes prior to his injury.

Time will tell they are young for locks.
Hannah looks like a real athlete to me.
The u/20 locks are all big units for their age
Will at least be one AB out of those 3,

Darry was poor for his first 2 years in SR even Blues fans on here were bagging him for being shit.
Young locks need time Hannah and Cahill have only had a few minutes off the bench so far in their careers.
A bit early based on a few minutes to brand them journeymen just yet.

Darry took a while to fill out but started to turn a corner of late but seems a bit injury prone currently. Don't know how far he'll go but he's slowly starting to realize his potential. Key for him is to stay on the field.

Hannah looks a real prospect to me, a rare bright spot for the Crusaders so far. Still has a bit of bulk to put on which will happen over time.