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Where goats go to escape
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Enzedder wrote: ↑Fri Mar 14, 2025 6:18 pm
Gumboot wrote: ↑Fri Mar 14, 2025 7:50 am Canes take it 20-18.
Strange game. Always interesting but so many mistakes in the red zone. Canes should have walked that.
Yeah, it all felt pretty disjointed.

Is it my imagination, or are there a helluva lot of charge-downs this year?

And have the PA blokes been told to go easy on the intrusive filler music?
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Gumboot wrote: ↑Fri Mar 14, 2025 6:23 pm
Enzedder wrote: ↑Fri Mar 14, 2025 6:18 pm
Gumboot wrote: ↑Fri Mar 14, 2025 7:50 am Canes take it 20-18.
Strange game. Always interesting but so many mistakes in the red zone. Canes should have walked that.
Yeah, it all felt pretty disjointed.

Is it my imagination, or are there a helluva lot of charge-downs this year?

And have the PA blokes been told to go easy on the intrusive filler music?
Don't tell me that my ten year crusade is paying dividends.

The answer up here though is a big fat no.

Last night was very noisy but they really pander to that university crowd.
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True, but last night seemed like an anomaly to me. Could well be wrong, but I wonder if the relative lack of lengthy injury/water breaks is giving the pricks less opportunity to rev up Sweet Feckin' Caroline.
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Gumboot wrote: ↑Fri Mar 14, 2025 7:01 pm True, but last night seemed like an anomaly to me. Could well be wrong, but I wonder if the relative lack of lengthy injury/water breaks is giving the pricks less opportunity to rev up Sweet Feckin' Caroline.
You have perked my interest. Could they be luring me back? I shall keep an ear out on the telly tonight.
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Saders vs Force just about to kick off in Christchurch.

Crusaders:
Will Jordan, Sevu Reece, Braydon Ennor, David Havili (capt), Macca Springer, Taha Kemara, Kyle Preston; Christian Lio-Willie, Tom Christie, Corey Kellow, Antonio Shalfoon, Scott Barrett, Fletcher Newell, Codie Taylor, Tamaiti Williams. Reserves: Ioane Moananu, George Bower, Seb Calder, Tahlor Cahill, Xavier Saifoloi, Mitchell Drummond, James O'Connor, Levi Aumua.

Force:
Mac Grealy, Harry Potter, Sio Tomkinson, Reesjan Pasitoa, George Poolman, Max Burey, Issak Fines-Leleiwasa, Reed Prinsep, Kane Koteka, Will Harris, Darcy Swain, Jeremy WIlliams (capt), Tom Robertson, Brandon Paenga-Amosa, Marley Pearce. Reserves: Ryan Coxon, Nic Dolly, Atu Moli, Sam Carter, Josh Thompson, Henry Robertson, Coby Miln, Divad Palu
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Ennor and Springer back in for the Saders, Blackadder rested...

and the Force are a decent outfit this year. Could be juicy.
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Wasted an overlap there the Force.
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Errors from the Saders letting the Force in and if the Saders don't get their shit together and build some sort of lead they'll be playing into a setting sun in the second half with all the problems that causes with seeing the thing.
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That was an unbelievable pick up. Off his shoe laces.

That might be the worst conversion attempt ever seen.
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Kemara's kicking is utter shite today
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Kiwias wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 3:58 am Kemara's kicking is utter shite today
And another miss. :problem:
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Kiwias wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 3:58 am Kemara's kicking is utter shite today
Indeed. Another poor conversion attempt there.
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Iron Man Crusaders ahead 20-18 at HT.

Ennor doesn't look at all rusty after his long break.
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Gumboot wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 4:22 am Iron Man Crusaders ahead 20-18 at HT.

Ennor doesn't look at all rusty after his long break.
He and Havili have been electric. Force starting to drop off some tackles / leaving gaps and the Saders good enough to capitalise so far. Second half should be a cracker.
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Guy Smiley wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 4:24 am
Gumboot wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 4:22 am Iron Man Crusaders ahead 20-18 at HT.

Ennor doesn't look at all rusty after his long break.
He and Havili have been electric. Force starting to drop off some tackles / leaving gaps and the Saders good enough to capitalise so far. Second half should be a cracker.
The Crusaders midfield is the best we have seen all year.
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Guy Smiley wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 4:24 am
Gumboot wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 4:22 am Iron Man Crusaders ahead 20-18 at HT.

Ennor doesn't look at all rusty after his long break.
He and Havili have been electric. Force starting to drop off some tackles / leaving gaps and the Saders good enough to capitalise so far. Second half should be a cracker.
The Crusaders midfield is the best we have seen all year.

The Force are an absolute pain in the arse at the breakdown. Crusaders forwards need to be more forceful in protecting the ball.
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Williams is having a strong game.

Edit: was
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Scott Barrett having one of those trademark games of his where you only notice him when the ref is pointing at him.
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O'Connor was great there - I think the floodgates are gonna open now.
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How many times have both wings scored hattricks?

Superb sideline conversion by Bieber -- sorry, O'Connor. He was only Bieber when he was playing for the oppo.
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Jimmy O’Beiber has been sensational
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Great finish.
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Superb passes from Jordan for both the last two tries
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Guy Smiley
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Good grief. Put me in a rocking chair and throw a rug over my knees
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Saders racking up some classy tries. :thumbup:
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Wow!
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If you were coaching a kids team you'd show the wingers this match for some great pointers. Great wing play.
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Guy Smiley wrote: ↑Sat Mar 15, 2025 3:48 am Errors from the Saders letting the Force in and if the Saders don't get their shit together and build some sort of lead they'll be playing into a setting sun in the second half with all the problems that causes with seeing the thing.
Solution: don't let the oppo have the ball
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Starting to feel uneasy about how I might have to refer to Rob Penney from now on…
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ah well... time to go to work. That was fun.
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