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Super 15 Play Off QF: Crusaders - Sharks @ Trafalgar Park, Nelson (25-06-2011)
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<blockquote data-quote="Larksea" data-source="post: 414713" data-attributes="member: 43875"><p>good game. pretty easy win in the end to the crusaders with a lot of the praise going to Kieran Read. I've been thinking lately there are some players who are sure All Black selections that have just looked like they were not playing 100%, kinda like they were holding back a little. Read is one and Kaino is another and they Both had huge games this weekend.</p><p></p><p>Sonny Bill had a good game too and turned around some average form to amke a good performance. I did see him slide off a couple of tackles, didn't come to anything but it is a bit of a worry. Some nice touches as well one was a ruck on guildfords sideline where he saw a chance of winning a ruck and bowled in and pushed the whole ruck over and exposded the ball to the crusaders. It was pretty impressive, I dont know if I've ever seen a back do that and I doubt most forwards could do it either.</p><p></p><p>Guildford was pretty quiet which isn't like him but maitland was very impressive. That try he setup was superb, massive number of sharks cover flying out to meet him on the wing and he stepped inside all of them pushed through a tackle and gave a brilliant offload.</p><p></p><p>The blunder on defense that resulted in the Sharks try looked to be from Sam Whitelock who ran through the lineout, missed a tackle and left a huge gap for the sharks to exploit, and they did very well to turn it into a 5 pointer.</p><p></p><p>carter had a very quiet game and I think most of that was because Elis gave such poor delivery under pressure, Elis is a great 9 with front foot ball and the wind at his back but he isn't great under pressure. i'd put mathewson in that camp as well.</p><p></p><p>Sharks did well to put peressure on the Rucks and Elis and it worked but the crusaders did enough with the ball they had to stay in the game. Then as the game went on the sharks big men slowed down the crusaders put thier foot down and pulled away on the scoreboard.</p><p></p><p>Good result, interestingly the crusaders should have the vast majority of their players back in deck for selection next week. As long as Read is ok they will be in a great position. Dagg is obviously out and I'm not sure about Adam Whitelock but it seems everyone else will be fit, McCaw included.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Larksea, post: 414713, member: 43875"] good game. pretty easy win in the end to the crusaders with a lot of the praise going to Kieran Read. I've been thinking lately there are some players who are sure All Black selections that have just looked like they were not playing 100%, kinda like they were holding back a little. Read is one and Kaino is another and they Both had huge games this weekend. Sonny Bill had a good game too and turned around some average form to amke a good performance. I did see him slide off a couple of tackles, didn't come to anything but it is a bit of a worry. Some nice touches as well one was a ruck on guildfords sideline where he saw a chance of winning a ruck and bowled in and pushed the whole ruck over and exposded the ball to the crusaders. It was pretty impressive, I dont know if I've ever seen a back do that and I doubt most forwards could do it either. Guildford was pretty quiet which isn't like him but maitland was very impressive. That try he setup was superb, massive number of sharks cover flying out to meet him on the wing and he stepped inside all of them pushed through a tackle and gave a brilliant offload. The blunder on defense that resulted in the Sharks try looked to be from Sam Whitelock who ran through the lineout, missed a tackle and left a huge gap for the sharks to exploit, and they did very well to turn it into a 5 pointer. carter had a very quiet game and I think most of that was because Elis gave such poor delivery under pressure, Elis is a great 9 with front foot ball and the wind at his back but he isn't great under pressure. i'd put mathewson in that camp as well. Sharks did well to put peressure on the Rucks and Elis and it worked but the crusaders did enough with the ball they had to stay in the game. Then as the game went on the sharks big men slowed down the crusaders put thier foot down and pulled away on the scoreboard. Good result, interestingly the crusaders should have the vast majority of their players back in deck for selection next week. As long as Read is ok they will be in a great position. Dagg is obviously out and I'm not sure about Adam Whitelock but it seems everyone else will be fit, McCaw included. [/QUOTE]
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