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He doesn't really smile... More a permanent wince. But whatever, I reckon he was a dick in the lead up to the game and a dick after. So maybe the bloke is just a "duckhead" as they say in NZ ;-).

Nah. Listen to him again. Rod Kafer asks him about it being the wrong result and Read says "yeah I bet you're real upset". He sort of pauses realising he's being a dick and then tries to make out like he was talking about the Team.

Does anyone else think Read comes across like a rank sook and a sore loser? He lacked total grace in both demanding the pre game photo take place at the stadium as opposed to in front of the opera house, and then refused to hang around when Hooper was late coming all the way from Moore Park to...

Spoke to a few Irish boys after the game. Leinster fans, so they were going for us, but obviously not as wedded to the result. They thought he was pretty fair - doing his thing and giving the attacking team the advantage most of the time. The only seriously contentious refereeing decision was...

Still had trouble speaking most of today. What a game... can't ever recall feeling this good after a result. Not even after the '99 RWC win. This just kills everything with the drama, the pressure, the years of waiting. I lost my fucking shit watching that game 100 times yelling at everything...

Shouldn't have been - we outplayed them massively. But fuck it never felt like it wasn't in doubt!

Tell you what, don't think Blackadder will open his big mouth about ANZ Stadium being a neutral f**king venue again! Seriously, talk about a stupid comment... They're the NEW SOUTH WALES WARATAHS YOU DUMB F###! Not the bloody Moore park Waratahs! We could have played it in Newcastle and it...

FUCK YEEEAHHHH!!!!!

Starting to get really nervous about the game now... The Crusaders powerful set-piece and Carter's pin-point tactical kicking just have me worried that they'll have that much more ability to dictate the terms in this match.

Nothing so far, which means it's probably stalled at around 55k. I'm bringing mates and have done what little I can with a hastily put together call to arms over at the roar, but ultimately it looks like the place won't get very close to capacity sadly. Still, in a few years time if the NSWRU...

What's interesting though as that the media both here and (especially) across tha dutch have pretty well decided the Crusaders already have their 8th title... I for one am pretty happy with that. Means all the big talk is on one side and NSW can just focus on the task at hand.

You hit the nail on the head when you say burdens or motivators. It really depends on the mindset of the guys. They've been handling the pressure alright this season, and so hopefully it'll be purely a motivator for them. That said, the Crusaders have a lot of talent at their disposal and a...

Ideally you'd want the crowd to by 65k+ if you're playing it at Homebush. It's pretty awesome being there when it's full, even if the view and noise is still better at the SFS. To be honest I reckon it's pretty disappointing that the Tahs won't fill the place out. I mean for fuck sake, if a...

What I was more implying there was that if one team treats a game like a grand final and the other treats it like any other match, then the one playing for more often gets the win, simply because they want it so much more. I don't think the Crusaders will be playing this with anything like the...

I'm not so sure about that logic... one of the things that used to kill the 'Tahs early in the comp against the Reds in particular was this nonsense that they were treating like any other game. Meanwhile, the Reds, even if they were playing terribly throughout the year, would treat it like it...

Are you Sydney based? Then you should support the 'Tahs for two very good reasons: 1) You should always back where 'you get your bread and butter' - even if you make them your second team. 2) If you're in Sydney the sad fact is Union just sadly isn't a priority sport for most people...

Part of the reason for the interest in the crowd is simply because the fucking thing is at the desolate Homebush stadium, where pretty well anything below 70k has no atmosphere because of its shithouse acoustics and distance from the field. So having only 50k or less would weaken the atmosphere...

I think for most people it's because it will firstly make the atmosphere at the Grand Final electric if there's 80k screaming Waratahs fans, and secondly having such a massive crowd will mean that the appeal of the game has extended well beyond the traditional fan base. Of course, most of us...

Very interesting... What about stadium members though? Is there a way for their tix to become avaiable if any of them won't/can't go?

Very true - Peyper was a pox on the match, and I'm incredibly relieved to hear he'll be no where near the final. He also missed a fair few skewed Brumbies line-out throws (no bias in my view on this :D ). I said that to a mate of mine a few weeks ago, but now I'm not feeling so confident...