Tamaiti Williams, Codie Taylor, Fletcher Newell, Scott Barrett, Antonio Shalfoon, Ethan Blackadder, Tom Christie, Christian Lio-Willie, Noah Hotham, Rivez Reihana, Sevu Reece, David Havili (c), Braydon Ennor, Chay Fihaki, Will Jordan
Replacements: George Bell, George Bower, Kershawl Sykes-Martin, Tahlor Cahill, Cullen Grace, Kyle Preston, James O'Connor, Dallas McLeod
Sef Fa'agase, Richie Asiata, Zane Nonggorr, Josh Canham, Ryan Smith, Joe Brial, Fraser McReight, Harry Wilson, Tate McDermott (c), Tom Lynagh, Filipo Daugunu, Hunter Paisami, Josh Flook, Lachie Anderson, Jock Campbell
Replacements: Josh Nasser, Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, Nick Bloomfield, Angus Blyth, John Bryant, Kalani Thomas, Dre Pakeho, Tim Ryan
@Chris-B
Yeah, the team I posted is from the super rugby site. It looks different from the team on the Crusaders website
You'd assume the Crusaders have their own team correct
@Chris-B said in QF Crusaders v Reds:
@Duluth Stuff website has your team... who knows!
The Crusaders Instagram has Cahill and McLeod on the bench
@Chris said in QF Crusaders v Reds:
@Chris-B said in QF Crusaders v Reds:
@Duluth Stuff website has your team... who knows!
The Crusaders Instagram has Cahill and McLeod on the bench
Someone's having end-of-season drinks early.
That doesn't bode well! 
@Chris said in QF Crusaders v Reds:
@Chris-B said in QF Crusaders v Reds:
@Duluth Stuff website has your team... who knows!
The Crusaders Instagram has Cahill and McLeod on the bench
Yet McNicol and Hannah are listed on the Crusaders website.
Johnny Mac has been a standout for us, so very unlucky to miss out.
Only surprise in the forwards is Sykes-Martin getting the bench spot.
I'm reminded of a quote from Queensland's Jeff Thomson, playing cricket in England.
"At home, it's not even as cold as this in my fridge".
Crusader fans doing their absolute best to single handedly bring the super rugby average fan attendance down
World class fullback play. Brilliant work to maneuver himself to not make any tackles on the reds break then kicks it into touch with his winger in space.
@antipodean said in QF Crusaders v Reds:
The more I watch Tate, the higher I consider the chances of Lions success if he's starting.
A good runner of the ball but that's basically it. There's a reason why he's never locked down the 9 jersey for Australia... There must be better options for the bench still.
Havili follows it up with an adroit kick into touch forcing the Reds to a defensive lineout five metres out.
Subsequent lineout the Reds fuck it up and Crusaders score
@NTA said in QF Crusaders v Reds:
Where's the crowd?
At home
5 degrees and a southerly
Having been there I can confirm the stadium is an absolute shithole.
@KiwiMurph said in QF Crusaders v Reds:
@NTA said in QF Crusaders v Reds:
Where's the crowd?
At home
5 degrees and a southerly
Having been there I can confirm the stadium is an absolute shithole.
I'm told Cantabs are stoic, hardy people and don't care about such things
@KiwiMurph said in QF Crusaders v Reds:
@NTA said in QF Crusaders v Reds:
Where's the crowd?
At home
5 degrees and a southerly
Having been there I can confirm the stadium is an absolute shithole.
Yep, a shithole alright but not exactly their fault.
With the roofed stadium opening up next year, the Crusaders will lose their biggest advantage of freezing their opposition to death.
@NTA said in QF Crusaders v Reds:
@KiwiMurph said in QF Crusaders v Reds:
@NTA said in QF Crusaders v Reds:
Where's the crowd?
At home
5 degrees and a southerly
Having been there I can confirm the stadium is an absolute shithole.
I'm told Cantabs are stoic, hardy people and don't care about such things
They also claim to watch rugby with both eyes......
The Reds are going to lose this not because they're cold, and getting bashed physically, but because they are taking the dumbest options possible
@NTA said in QF Crusaders v Reds:
The Reds are going to lose this not because they're cold, and getting bashed physically, but because they are taking the dumbest options possible
And they keep dropping it cold.
@Steven-Harris said in QF Crusaders v Reds:
Red’s undoing some good work with handling errors
It's double trouble when their scrum is getting absolutely destroyed too
@Steven-Harris said in QF Crusaders v Reds:
Red’s undoing some good work with handling errors
And it's because after the initial break, the Crusaders are recovering defensively and they're having a glance.
Nonggor is such a shit scrummager. No idea why he keeps getting selected
