Chiefs v Reds 5.05pm Friday 12/05 - New Plymouth

[BDA]

If reds had lost i probably would have been on here bemoaning the referee's performance. He was largely fine but he definitely missed 3 or 4 crucial calls which should have gone in favour of the reds including a rather cynical early tackle on a runaway mcreight and a clear scrum penalty for the reds, both of which were called out by the commentators. I certainly wouldnt say they got the rub of the green so they thoroughly deserved the victory

 

[Dan54]

Ask a teammate to hold the ball?

No put ball on tee properly, there was no wind, I have no idea why it toppled. I was there iy was still!!!!

 

[Adam84]

after a game like that and people are focussing on the kicking tee

 

[Dan54]

after a game like that and people are focussing on the kicking tee

Actually noone focusing on it, jsut discussing it as you saw what happened.

 

[Marce]

after a game like that and people are focussing on the kicking tee

In a game that you won by 3 points. Losing 2 points like that is almost as wasting drinking water in the desert

 

[Adam84]

And one missed tackle or one shit pass is the difference in a try and 5 points…. But yeah, let’s focus on the kicking tee when they’ve just had an amazing win

 

[dru]

Awesome win Reds. Let's see if we can keep that quality up, who knows?

Got to say, thanks Brad.

 

[Oracle83]

I'm watching the replay. What a stupid way to lose 2 points in the first conversion by Creighton

Creighton is club rugby level at best - he also was instrumental in chiefs getting their first try

 

[pundit]

Creighton is club rugby level at best - he also was instrumental in chiefs getting their first try

A gust of wind blew the ball off the tee. What would have you done in that situation?

 

[Dan54]

A gust of wind blew the ball off the tee. What would have you done in that situation?

There was no bloody gust of wind! I was at game and it was absolutely still! It was just not settled properly on tee, a little mistake he won't make again.

 

[RugbyReg]

There was no bloody gust of wind! I was at game and it was absolutely still! It was just not settled properly on tee, a little mistake he won't make again.

Did anyone check the grassy knoll? If you watch the replay it was interesting to see the ball fall back and across. Back and across. Back……and across.

 

[Wilson]

Did anyone check the grassy knoll? If you watch the replay it was interesting to see the ball fall back and across. Back and across. Back……and across.

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I'm pretty sure I saw someone who looked an awful lot like Dan filing down one side of the tee in the background of the broadcast, he knew the Chiefs didn't have a hope in hell against the Reds so went in for a bit of sabotage. No wonder he keeps trying to blame it on Creighton.

 

[drewprint]

I’m sure Hamish was involved somehow.

 

[Dan54]

I'm pretty sure I saw someone who looked an awful lot like Dan filing down one side of the tee in the background of the broadcast, he knew the Chiefs didn't have a hope in hell against the Reds so went in for a bit of sabotage. No wonder he keeps trying to blame it on Creighton.

Bugger I thought I was disguised enough to, and at speed I move you must of replayed it slowed down huh???

 

[Wilson]

Good run down of the match tactics here:

ANALYSIS: The tactical masterclass that saw Thorn flip the script - and showed how teams can stop Chiefs

The last time the Queensland Reds won in New Zealand, Quade Cooper scored 16 points, Bundee Aki and Gareth Anscombe were Chiefs, and Steve…

www.theroar.com.au

One line in particular caught my eye:

....a frankly astonishing 47 minutes of ball in play time.

Surely that can't be right can it? I don't remember ever seeing a ball in play stat that high.

 

[RugbyReg]

Particularly with so much kicking. But I guess it was tactical kicking and not so much to touch?

 

[Wilson]

Particularly with so much kicking. But I guess it was tactical kicking and not so much to touch?

Yeah, I'm guessing the new laws have really helped minimise the impact of the stoppages there too.

I think it also goes to show how much our discipline has impacted our fitness this year - go through a game only conceding 6 penalties and no cards and all of a sudden our fitness holds up beyond the 80.