Un-Australian Activities 2018
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Peter Sullivan (51)
Yesh but the last pass was forward anyway
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Stirling Mortlock (74)
Red card. All. Day. Long.
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Stirling Mortlock (74)
Letter of the Law-wise it was obstruction, I think that's BS but it's the Law. I'm more concerned by McDermott talking the ref down from Red to Yellow, I thought it was pretty clearly both high & late therefore it doesn't really matter if DMac is slipping, sliding or doing the hokey pokey. High, swinging arm, contact to head, Red Card. Simples.
Agree Chiefs should've seen Yellow after about the sixth or seventh penalty.
Agree Chiefs should've seen Yellow after about the sixth or seventh penalty.
Derpus
George Gregan (70)
Well, yeah. You've only broken the law if you get caught
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Stirling Mortlock (74)
If the ref had shown someone a card after say the seventh penalty then clearly the Chiefs would've stopped doing what they were doing, but in the absence of a card of course they're going to keep doing it: It's called "playing to the whistle" & if it's not the first thing a coach teaches his players he's not doing his job properly.
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Nev Cottrell (35)
Well, we can focus on the referee's reluctance to card the Chiefs for repeated infringements, his strange backdown from red card to yellow for the blatant headhigh on McKenzie and the obstruction call but ultimately it was a match that I really enjoyed. I admit to be surprised by the all out attack with ball in hand approach from the Bulls but gee didn't they show a lot of skill and enterprise. Two teams willing to chance their hands. More of it please. Those things I mentioned will be forgotten before we forget some of the tries scored last night. (Well, maybe not the red card to yellow card "exercise". That was inexplicable.)
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Jim Lenehan (48)
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Tim Horan (67)
least
Thought I'd revisit this given the current talk.
1. No Dan, I dont think Only NZ teams do this. I said if you'd look at it before the red mist starts, that generally Kiwi teams are more positive than this. Which is why I was interested in a Kiwi perspective. If anything I'd think the least positive conference has possibly been SA, but that will start screams too.
2. I'm interested because I think Thorn is taking the Reds with a target not unlike the Chiefs. I bounce between being happy that their is some toughness to wishing for more.
3. I only saw 30 mins of the game from the pub last night but felt that the Chiefs were frustrating the opposition, but on the hole were playing on the right side of the line.
From what we are seeing here, comment is not likely to stop soon.
BTW Mitchell seems to be settling down.
Dan54
Tim Horan (67)
I did tend to think the ref was out of his depth a touch, I personally was calling for a yellow to Chiefs in 1st 40, and particularly the loosehead prop, mind you he seemed very reluctant to penalise either team for coming in side of maul, and both teams were guilty numerous times. Actually thought it was right call for obstruction as the Bulls player actually spread his arms, was not needed as Retallick was probably never going to get to player anyway. Was interested to see when TMO talked ref out of Red card which I thought it was. Also maybe an elbow to face may of been looked at, and player that accidently kneed ALB in head probably has to be a little careful, I like everyone could see it accidental but some refs may look at it as dangerous. All in all Chiefs were probably lucky, and they certainly relying on a few players at moment to do a lot, I thought D Mac, Sam Cane, Retallick were huge in the game.
I will also add with all the penalties in first half , is probably one of the fist times I have watched a game and thought if you don't improve your discipline in 2nd half Chiefs, I will cheer for a non NZ team.
I will also add with all the penalties in first half , is probably one of the fist times I have watched a game and thought if you don't improve your discipline in 2nd half Chiefs, I will cheer for a non NZ team.
Dismal Pillock
Simon Poidevin (60)
Some of the more Canterbury affiliated comms were aghast that the try was disallowed. I'm not sure who they were but I reckon Dismal could help out.
And if there is a player who spends more time on the wrong side of a breakdown holding defenders out of play than Wyatt Crockett, I cannot name them. And I'm not talking about cleaning out people contesting the ball.