Blown off the park in the first half - one of those games where not much went right.

Well done Chiefs.

That felt good. Coming right at the right time my ass. Up the Mana.

At this point I'm not too fussed who out of Love or McKenzie is at 10 and who is on the bench (or at fullback). As long as Barrett isn't in the 23.

How shit was the Crusaders midfield btw. Havili and Ennor looked like 12th grade players.

@Yeetyaah said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

How shit was the Crusaders midfield btw. Havili and Ennor looked like 12th grade players.

Hopefully GH didn't think they looked like ABs...

I was confident about this game. Undefeated against the Crusaders in home SFs.

And a fitting performance for DMac's 150th game.

That firsthalf was just fucking crazy.

For the Saders at least they get to play off for 3rd ...

@antipodean said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

LoL. According to TJ Havili has been in excellent form the mast few weeks

He kinda has

@mariner4life said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

Lol this is a shocker of a second half.

Always going to be. Not at all surprised at the more turgid 2nd half.

But by fuck that first half was fun

@mariner4life said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

@antipodean Dmac showed a passing and instinct game no one else in NZ has.

I would start him at 15.

Agreed. His ability to spot an opportunity given more time and space is unequalled in New Zealand. But the 10 jersey has to be Love's.

@booboo said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

@antipodean said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

LoL. According to TJ Havili has been in excellent form the mast few weeks

He kinda has

Playing against President's Grade Pita Ahki and Canes B team.....

@game_film said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

Weighed. Measured. Found wanting.

Who?

@booboo said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

@antipodean said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

LoL. According to TJ Havili has been in excellent form the mast few weeks

He kinda has

That game against the Hurricanes (his 150th) seems to have been forgotten.

@antipodean said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

@game_film said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

Weighed. Measured. Found wanting.

Who?

I think it was Dmac

@Bones said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

How average has Jacomb looked this season

This. Was a fanboi, but he's trended downwards

@Landers92 said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

Is Codie Taylor playing in the loosies?

You need to stop there

@mariner4life said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

@antipodean Dmac showed a passing and instinct game no one else in NZ has.

I would start him at 15.

Would upvote, but he's my starting 10.

@antipodean I hope Love has a solid end to Super to prove this- not saying he won't but would blow up in lot of faces if he shits the bed....
We need him and Dmac to fire so the BB train is parked

@kidcalder said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

@antipodean I hope Love has a solid end to Super to prove this- not saying he won't but would blow up in lot of faces if he shits the bed....
We need him and Dmac to fire so the BB train is parked

We need BB to suffer a season ending injury.....

@KiwiMurph said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

@booboo said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

@antipodean said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

LoL. According to TJ Havili has been in excellent form the mast few weeks

He kinda has

Playing against President's Grade Pita Ahki and Canes B team.....

Played ok tonight for me

Didn't expect a win tonight, but that was embarrassing. Reminded me of the all blacks playing the books last year.

I'd love the chiefs to smash the canes next week.

@SammyC said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

Didn't expect a win tonight, but that was embarrassing. Reminded me of the all blacks playing the books last year.

I'd love the chiefs to smash the canes next week.

Booooooo!

@canefan said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

@kidcalder said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

@antipodean I hope Love has a solid end to Super to prove this- not saying he won't but would blow up in lot of faces if he shits the bed....
We need him and Dmac to fire so the BB train is parked

We need BB to suffer a season ending injury.....

Wishing injury on any player is some really petty bulshit....

@SammyC said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

@canefan said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

@kidcalder said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

@antipodean I hope Love has a solid end to Super to prove this- not saying he won't but would blow up in lot of faces if he shits the bed....
We need him and Dmac to fire so the BB train is parked

We need BB to suffer a season ending injury.....

Wishing injury on any player is some really petty bulshit....

The alternative is the others just need to play better than him, especially in the big games.

@SammyC said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

@canefan said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

@kidcalder said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

@antipodean I hope Love has a solid end to Super to prove this- not saying he won't but would blow up in lot of faces if he shits the bed....
We need him and Dmac to fire so the BB train is parked

We need BB to suffer a season ending injury.....

Wishing injury on any player is some really petty bulshit....

Yeah I struggled with that comment. I don't really want to see him get hurt. I just wish the selectors would do the right thing and leave him out

@Canes4life said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

Sheesh Carter scrambles well

There is a 13 in him for sure.

Can we keep this thread about the Chiefs v Crusaders game please

@antipodean Not the Chiefs.

@Canerbry said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

This is the most excited I've ever seen thesilverfern.

You must admit though, it was a disgraceful display from your lot down Phillipstown way. A lot of past players and coaches who have bled red and black through and through would have been sick to the stomach after that first half effort.

Well.... that was comprehensive.

The Crusaders were so comprehensively thumped, you'd be forgiven for thinking that they were an Australian side.

Am I allowed to say, I a Canes man, and really like the way Love is playing, but regardless, I would be picking DMac at 10 in first test. He has been bloody exceptional last couple of weeks.
Also thought Chiefs midfield was bloody good, and MOTM was for me between DMac, Luke Jacobson (geez he was also real ggod) and Quinn T.

@Dan54 said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

Am I allowed to say, I a Canes man, and really like the way Love is playing, but regardless, I would be picking DMac at 10 in first test. He has been bloody exceptional last couple of weeks.
Also thought Chiefs midfield was bloody good, and MOTM was for me between DMac, Luke Jacobson (geez he was also real ggod) and Quinn T.

G-God! I think we have a new expression...

@Mattasaurus said in SF: Chiefs v Crusaders:

the amount of times Jacobson gets away with slowing the ball down in illegal positions is quite impressive... just not sure that he would get away with it at international level

"If you're not cheating you're not trying hard enough".

@kidcalder and while in motion, makes it much harder to defend than the static tripe we've come used to seeing.

Well done the Chiefs just too good for The Crusaders, a good thing for the competition a new champion this year
I had the feeling we had hit our ceiling at Semi Final time, a lot of key injuries and we were too inconsistent.

Should be a cracking Final next week, As a Crusader supporter I don't know who to cheer for.
The Chiefs fourth Final and could lose again that would be pretty hard for Chiefs fans to stomach or The Canes who are playing some Awesome Rugby great to watch, I just Can't see the Blues getting into the Final.

Up the Wahs

Well done Chiefs. Haven’t seen all of the game, as somehow my phone ended up on the other side of the tram when the score was 28-0!…..

After we stuffed up that break by Fihaki early on and then Chiefs scored their first just minutes later, I had this bad feeling about this game. Just can’t give a good side like the Chiefs especially on their ground, any small opening. After that first try they dominated.