Match thread

Tim

Surprised that Jacomb is kicking below 70%. Sharp passing in that movement.

KiwiMurph

@Tim said in Crusaders v Chiefs:

Surprised that Jacomb is kicking below 70%.

I'm not when I saw the kick....

Is it me or does Kyren just look a more well rounded player this year? He was an absolute turnstile in defence last year but he looks markedly better this year.

KiwiMurph

@Fale009 said in Crusaders v Chiefs:

Is it me or does Kyren just look a more well rounded player this year? He was an absolute turnstile in defence last year but he looks markedly better this year.

It's not just you. As the season has gone on he has gotten better and better. A function of going from a cellar dweller team to a top team

Landers92

@Donsteppa said in Crusaders v Chiefs:

Nice try. Great work against some soft cover defence.

Straight through Sevu like it was nothing

Tim

@Landers92 Insane that he was an AB last year or the year before.

Yeetyaah

Great steal Vaa'i

KiwiMurph

Hotham has some real wheels

Donsteppa

Now sleepy D from the Chiefs down that side of the park...

Landers92

LCF could have ran a few more steps and tackled him normally there. Be regretting that when he sees the replay

good start from both teams good watching

Yeetyaah

2 defenders at the lineout anyway right? Not really overly sure of that law

Bones

Sign me up for Hutchinson. Making every post a winner.

Yeetyaah

Good shit Hutchie

Donsteppa

Took the officials a while to spot that one. Especially the "Assistant Referee"

ffs just get on with it

KiwiMurph

Doleman you fucking clown

Just rule it out

Landers92

Sounds like he wanted to do the in goal replay so the crowd could see it. They weren’t seeing what we were seeing on TV. Never heard a ref do that before

Nepia

@Bones said in Crusaders v Chiefs:

Sign me up for Hutchinson. Making every post a winner.

TJ is clearly signed up, I think he'd mentioned he's from Chch at least 3 times so far.

Donsteppa

Cracking start to the game.

Luke (side entry ) Jacobson

Landers92

Nice work from Newell to trap him in the ruck there. The dark arts

@KiwiMurph said in Crusaders v Chiefs:

@Fale009 said in Crusaders v Chiefs:

Is it me or does Kyren just look a more well rounded player this year? He was an absolute turnstile in defence last year but he looks markedly better this year.

It's not just you. As the season has gone on he has gotten better and better. A function of going from a cellar dweller team to a top team

He's gone from being built like Code Vai to being built like Macca Springer

Donsteppa

Fair warning...

How long is Hutchinson signed for? He gonna be the next Brodie/ALB/DMac?

shocking reffing

KiwiMurph

Leicester is very useful around the fringes.

Donsteppa

Well rewarded for a relentless few minutes of play.

Still getting used to Lester in 7.

Yeetyaah

Doleman allowing the Crusaders 30 seconds to clear the ball after a maul collapse what a guy

Landers92

@Fale009 said in Crusaders v Chiefs:

How long is Hutchinson signed for? He gonna be the next Brodie/ALB/DMac?

2 years mate. End of 2027

Donsteppa

Have we had the ball in the last five minutes...

KiwiMurph

Dumb from Fihaki - did the hard work

@Yeetyaah said in Crusaders v Chiefs:

Doleman allowing the Crusaders 30 seconds to clear the ball after a maul collapse what a guy

I was stunned he didn't call the Chiefs for collapsing it

Landers92

Good first 20. I would give the chiefs the upper hand with players the have on the bench. They keep this close and they are a real chance

Yeetyaah

Give Hutchie a 10 year deal

KiwiMurph

Hutchison keeps playing like this he's putting himself in the AB frame I dont care how many games he has played

David Havilli is a massive weakness in this Crusaders team

Tim

Sititi can carry it a bit too upright in close.