@Bones said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

@Darth-Sader said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

@Bones said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

I still maintain Hotham is young Perenara.

Unfortunately, yes. He needs to go away and watch some old Aaron Smith clips.

Has his upsides, young Perenara was a great difference maker until he learnt to fly. Powerful pass that's on song occasionally. Dynamic, strong player into everything.

Oh he has potential for sure! Just needs to work on the fundamentals first.

@KiwiMurph said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

This Reds attack is garbage

A lot of standing and catching, not many bodies in motion

Really liking what I've seen of Ennor since his return. Tough to say

@Darth-Sader said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

@Bones said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

@Darth-Sader said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

@Bones said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

I still maintain Hotham is young Perenara.

Unfortunately, yes. He needs to go away and watch some old Aaron Smith clips.

Has his upsides, young Perenara was a great difference maker until he learnt to fly. Powerful pass that's on song occasionally. Dynamic, strong player into everything.

Oh he has potential for sure! Just needs to work on the fundamentals first.

I'd have him over Christie in the Abs squad

Williams has some incredible skill for a prop 20-25 metre left to right pass
There’s some backs around that struggle to do that

@Mattasaurus said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

@Darth-Sader said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

@Bones said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

@Darth-Sader said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

@Bones said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

I still maintain Hotham is young Perenara.

Unfortunately, yes. He needs to go away and watch some old Aaron Smith clips.

Has his upsides, young Perenara was a great difference maker until he learnt to fly. Powerful pass that's on song occasionally. Dynamic, strong player into everything.

Oh he has potential for sure! Just needs to work on the fundamentals first.

I'd have him over Christie in the Abs squad

Low bar....

@Bones said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

Really liking what I've seen of Ennor since his return. Tough to say

Havili and Ennor in the AB midfield you reckon?

Just quietly, Blackadder and Havili have both played very well.

@Mattasaurus said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

@Darth-Sader said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

@Bones said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

@Darth-Sader said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

@Bones said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

I still maintain Hotham is young Perenara.

Unfortunately, yes. He needs to go away and watch some old Aaron Smith clips.

Has his upsides, young Perenara was a great difference maker until he learnt to fly. Powerful pass that's on song occasionally. Dynamic, strong player into everything.

Oh he has potential for sure! Just needs to work on the fundamentals first.

I'd have him over Christie in the Abs squad

I'd have Helen Keller over Christie.

@Canes4life said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

@Bones said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

Really liking what I've seen of Ennor since his return. Tough to say

Havili and Ennor in the AB midfield you reckon?

McLeod is available.

Nice pressure Reds

Are you allowed to "tackle" a player on the deck now?

Best passage of play reds have had. They need points here

@taniwharugby said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

Are you allowed to "tackle" a player on the deck now?

Just flop on top, no release and get back to your feet

I expect Turunui is fuming.

Game over

Did Jordan release him there or am I blind?

@Canes4life said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

@Bones said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

Really liking what I've seen of Ennor since his return. Tough to say

Havili and Ennor in the AB midfield you reckon?

Along with Reece, Jordan, Barrett, Taylor, Williams, Blackadder., Fih…..

Reds fluffed that

Ohh JOC… uncrusader like

@ACT-Crusader said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

@Canes4life said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

@Bones said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

Really liking what I've seen of Ennor since his return. Tough to say

Havili and Ennor in the AB midfield you reckon?

Along with Reece, Jordan, Barrett, Taylor, Williams, Blackadder., Fih…..

Don't forget Bower and Bell.

Aussie plant…..

@Darth-Sader said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

Reds fluffed that

They look slow in attack. Ponderous. Lateral

@Bones said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

@Canes4life said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

@Bones said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

Really liking what I've seen of Ennor since his return. Tough to say

Havili and Ennor in the AB midfield you reckon?

McLeod is available.

Bench impact

Will Jordan not releasing ... but we see some rare consistency from the refs lol bring on the Aussie tears

Jeez this is a circus. Horrible rugby.

@brodean said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

@ACT-Crusader said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

@Canes4life said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

@Bones said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

Really liking what I've seen of Ennor since his return. Tough to say

Havili and Ennor in the AB midfield you reckon?

Along with Reece, Jordan, Barrett, Taylor, Williams, Blackadder., Fih…..

Don't forget Bower and Bell.

Newell, Grace, Lio-Willie

JOC doing his best to keep his former team alive

Last bit of play was comedy gold just needed the Benny Hill sound track

Shit Wallaby James O'Connor.

@Canes4life said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

Jeez this is a circus. Horrible rugby.

Being in chch (and not man enough to brave the weather haha) it’s farking cold out there, hands will be frozen. In saying that, Crusaders have been good. Reds, not so much…

Has any team, ever, in the history of rugby been 12-0 up just before halftime and turned down the shot to go 15-0 up and elected to kick to the corner?

Absolutely baffling.

Got what it deserved by JOC missing the touch.

@MajorRage said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

Has any team, ever, in the history of rugby been 12-0 up just before halftime and turned down the shot to go 15-0 up and elected to kick to the corner?

Absolutely baffling.

Got what it deserved by JOC missing the touch.

The Reds have done this all season

@MajorRage said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

Has any team, ever, in the history of rugby been 12-0 up just before halftime and turned down the shot to go 15-0 up and elected to kick to the corner?

Absolutely baffling.

Got what it deserved by JOC missing the touch.

Given the way JOC kicked for touch he would have missed the shot at goal

@Steven-Harris said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

Last bit of play was comedy gold just needed the Benny Hill sound track

Well, it was at least better than the KFC Catch the Colonel bit they just showed live ...

Fark me, that was embarrassing.

lol did anyone see the halftime entertainment. Poor bugger had to be Usain Bolt to beat the colonel.

We can criticise the Aussie refs but Williams is a terrible ref.

I'm sure Blackadder was in front of Barrett in the lineout before Williams try. That's obstruction.

Rivez going off is a secret ploy to get Richie Mo back next week now that he’s finished his Japan season.

@Bovidae said in QF Crusaders v Reds:

We can criticise the Aussie refs but Williams is a terrible ref.

Not to mention Doleman

@Bovidae IMO he's the worst SR ref in NZ. I still recall him denying the Ioane brothers try which at the time I thought was the result of an aneurysm.

@ACT-Crusader

I’ll double down … in a knockout game?

2 scores ahead to 3 is a big diff.

But @KiwiMurph does make a very good point ….