The TMO/ref blunders were one for each team. Incompetence all around.
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@brodean isn’t this a bi product of the game itself? , so bloody subjective we have the luxury of slow motion replays where as the referee’s are literally metres from the play and have got to make quick decisions
There was a clear hand in a ruck ripped the ball missed by the 2 officials that’s were metres away which I can assume was missed and yet at International level the TMO would have intervened no question
Possibly 2 or 3 other subjective decisions but in the main it’s the players I focus on more and DPK summed it up nicely it was quite a scrappy game
@KiwiMurph said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
Cahill is a big improvement at lock for Crusaders
Yes, he looks to have bulked up and is now more physical.
@KiwiMurph said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
Cahill is a big improvement at lock for Crusaders
Looks to be everything Hannah isn't.
@Steven-Harris Gardiner was certainly more effective than Blackadder.
Disappointed there weren't a few more scrums.
Pretty happy with that a lot better performance from the Crusaders we could have won that some shocking ref decisions Gardiner didn’t score and 2 Canes tries from forward passes.
We get Jordan and Barrett back that was a lot better performance away against the form team,
Quite a bit to build on going forward.
I thought we might get smoked the way we were playing a bonus point is ok for me,
Weird game. I thought the Crusaders looked the better side, but they were just always behind. Terrible reffing throughout.
Blackadder and Lio Willie and Leicester looked the better loose forward combination. Lakai a bit anonymous by comparison. Flanders some nice touches when he came on.
Surprised to see Hotham getting praise - other than the well-taken try, I thought his decision-making was pretty shit, went the wrong way several times.
Cahill is a good player eh, Gardiner too.
Canes front row look the real deal. Hope Aumua isn't injured. Brutal line from Tuputupu, love it. Like several other tries, that one could easily have been called back (Kirifi holding Leicester down outside of ruck).
Fehi dangerous as. Love was a bit disappointing, some good stuff still but some errors creeping in too.
A few bad errors gave up tries: the soft one to Reihana with players biting in, Mcdonald not staying wide, and Dearns drifting off Roigard. Good to see players taking advantage of those mistakes though.
@antipodean said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
Another example of Proctor's defence?
Unpleasant undertones of Twickenham, which happened right in front of where I was sitting.
Just got back from the game. 17K fans turned up tonight which isn’t bad for a Friday game, pretty good atmosphere and an epic fireworks display at halftime. Good to see the Canes and Hnry stadium putting in the effort.
On the rugger, after a lot of aimless kicking in the first 20 by both teams, it was a pretty brutal game from the stands. Kirifi was noticeable when carrying, has absolutely no respect for his body.
I thought Love had a mixed bag, did some things really well but then let himself down with some aimless kicking. I thought Barrett and Proctor weren’t as sharp as what we’ve seen from them earlier in the season. On the Canes, I was impressed how they kept a cool head despite going down by 7 early. Roigard and Love are really good in that area, not getting carried away when we are down and not getting too big headed when we are up. Two cool heads calling the shots which is good to see.
Overall, really enjoyable game but I think a lot of those Canes first stringers really need a rest. Four weeks of big games have taken a toll.
What happened to Aumua? Anyone hear?
@reprobate said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
Blackadder and Lio Willie and Leicester
Maybe for the first 5-10 minutes. I don't know what you were watching for the rest of the match.
@Bones said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
Delaney carried with oomph today eh, must read my posts.
Cahill looked like Holland.
If Delany was slightly taller he’d be in the conversation. So consistent.
Got an update on Aumua and it could be bad news for us. Shoulder injury and it doesn’t look good. Hopefully not as bad as first thought but he’ll go for scans on Monday.
@Canes4life Sad to hear that. Was hoping he would get good minutes for ABs this year.
@Tim said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
@Canes4life Sad to hear that. Was hoping he would get good minutes for ABs this year.
Injuries have really hampered his career so let’s hope he gets some luck with this one. Playing very well atm.
@Chris said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
Pretty happy with that a lot better performance from the Crusaders we could have won that some shocking ref decisions Gardiner didn’t score and 2 Canes tries from forward passes.
We get Jordan and Barrett back that was a lot better performance away against the form team,
Quite a bit to build on going forward.
I thought we might get smoked the way we were playing a bonus point is ok for me,
Yeah I'm pretty happy with that too, thought before the match we'd get thrashed and was worried when they scored those 2 quick tries before halftime that the floodgates would open.
Lio-Willie's best game of the season. Bkackadder/Gardiner was a good 1-2 punch at 6. Cahill very physical again.
We should have kept McLeod on the wing and put Macdonald at 13, he's a natural 13 and has been carving up at club level playing there.
Havili is an idiot, ruined at least 3 good attacking opportunities with terrible kicks. But to his credit he did defend well.
Next week at home v the blues is going to be good fun.
I'm over NZ refs, so many errors costing both sides tonight (how many turnovers did he let go each way yelling "first man" but ignoring tacklers lying all over the ruck)
Doleman and O'Keefe are both such posers, both seem more concerned with seeing themselves on the big screen than anything else.