Qualifying Final 2: Brumbies v Chiefs. Sat. 19/07

[fatprop]

These semis are fun this year, I can sit there and cheer for both sides to rip the shit out of eachother (while hoping the Brumbies win)

 

[wamberal]

These semis are fun this year, I can sit there and cheer for both sides to rip the shit out of eachother (while hoping the Brumbies win)

That's one way of looking at it.


On the other hand, would you prefer to win the Bledisloe? Getting the shit ripped out of our prospective Wallabies is not what I want to see. Maybe I am just getting old. Older.

 

[Pfitzy]

These semis are fun this year, I can sit there and cheer for both sides to rip the shit out of eachother (while hoping the Brumbies win)

Just wish the Shorks/Clan game was before this one so I could determine the degree of shit-ripping I want to occur to the Brumbies.

EDIT: then again, if my wishes were to come true and the Highlanders win, then the Brumbies beat the Crusaders in controversial circumstances, and THEN the Tahs win, there will no doubt be some mealy-mouthed Cantab who claims the Tahs didn't deserve the title based on the fact they didn't face the best Kiwi team.

 

[fatprop]

That's one way of looking at it.


On the other hand, would you prefer to win the Bledisloe? Getting the shit ripped out of our prospective Wallabies is not what I want to see. Maybe I am just getting old. Older.

I can compartmentalise my feeling on this, at the moment I am a Tahs supporter

 

[Brumby Jack]

Brumbies

1. Scott Sio
2. Josh Mann-Rea
3. Ben Alexander
4. Sam Carter
5. Leon Power
6. Scott Fardy
7. Jarrad Butler
8. Ben Mowen (c)
9. Nic White
10. Matt To'omua
11. Robbie Coleman
12. Christian Lealiifano
13. Tevita Kuridrani
14. Henry Speight
15. Jesse Mogg

16. Ruaidhri Murphy
17. Ruan Smith
18. Allan Ala'alatoa
19. Fotu Auelua
20. Tom McVerry
21. Michael Dowsett
22. Joe Tomane
23. Pat McCabe

 

[Pfitzy]

Hope the result is decided before Murphy comes on at hooker... couple of crucial lineouts could make it ugly.

 

[Benaud]

Coleman starting is surprising. Rest as expected.

 

[Brumby Jack]

Chiefs

1. Jamie Mackintosh
2. Mahonri Schwalger
3. Ben Tameifuna
4. Mike Fitzgerald
5. Brodie Retallick
6. Liam Messam
7. Tanerau Latimer
8. Liam Squire
9. Tawera Kerr-Barlow
10. Aaron Cruden ©
11. James Lowe
12. Bundee Aki
13. Tim Nanai-Williams
14. Asaeli Tikoirotuma
15. Dwayne Sweeney
    
16. Nathan Harris
17. Pauliasi Manu
18. Nick Barrett
19. Matt Symons
20. Tevita Koloamatangi
21. Augustine Pulu
22. Gareth Anscombe
23. Tom Marshall

 

[Benaud]

And Sweeney the surprise there. They've both thrown one curve ball in the back 3!

 

[Pfitzy]

That is a pretty good Chiefs side. I'd say that bench is much better - particularly in the forwards - which could be significant in the closing stages. Can't believe Sweeney starts ahead of Marshall though.

 

[Blue]

What did Anscombe do wrong to be riding the pine?

 

[qwerty51]

What did Anscombe do wrong to be riding the pine?

Leave?

 

[TahDan]

Leaning toward the Brumbies, but they can't afford another goal kicking performance like last week...

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Two good looking sides I reckon at near full strength. Should be a ball tearer.

 

[Braveheart81]

Two good looking sides I reckon at near full strength. Should be a ball tearer.

Buck's starting to look worried.

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

Nah mate, it's the French who should be worried!

 

[Lindommer]

The Chiefs are starting to look ominous, that's a very impressive team list. Much as I'd like to see a Ponies/Clan double I wouldn't put money on it.

 

[Shiggins]

I think the mediaAnd the brumbies are reading into the force game way to much. The chiefs will be offside the whole game and stop the brumbies unlike the force and they had the complete run of The refs calls last week that have them an easy win. I think they will loose this week unfortunately.

 

[Hawko]

I think the media
And the brumbies are reading into the force game way to much. The chiefs will be offside the whole game and stop the brumbies unlike the force and they had the complete run of
The refs calls last week that have them an easy win. I think they will loose this week unfortunately.

With both teams playing offside then I suspect it might get pretty ugly rugby pretty quickly.

 

[Shiggins]

With both teams playing offside then I suspect it might get pretty ugly rugby pretty quickly.

I don't think I've ever seen broady retalic onside.