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Super 15: THE GRAND FINAL! Reds v. Crusaders @ Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane (09-07-2011)
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<blockquote data-quote="madflyhalf" data-source="post: 417511" data-attributes="member: 41162"><p>It's the same for me.</p><p></p><p>I support Reds, "Red" is my nickname, I live in the "red city" of Italy (Bologna, <a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Emilia_Bologna1_tango7174.jpg" target="_blank">try to guess why</a> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> ), so it's almost a matter of legacy! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>But I think experience could do the match for Crusaders.</p><p>It's like boys against men, helluva boys, but still boys. If you look at the stats, it's all for 'Saders: age, SR experience, SR-Finals experience, international players...</p><p>And if Reds can keep 75-80% of these players, they surely will become the "new" Crusaders in a couple of years, but for now I don't think they could win this.</p><p></p><p>But anyway, I have in my mind 2 scenarios:</p><p></p><p>- If it will be a close contest, point-to-point match, Crusaders would win because of their experience; this means also that if the match will be this way until 65', there could have a Reds' fallout in the dying stages, widening the final gap.</p><p>- But if the Reds will be able to play THEIR RUGBY, made of a good defence and a sparkling and amazing attack, they could bring the game to the following level, hitting the Crusaders early and playing on their 2 weeks travel between ChCh, CT and Brisbane. In this case, the gap could be bigger than we expected!</p><p></p><p>Prob 1 = 70%</p><p>Prob 2 = 30%</p><p></p><p>I expect a "final-rugby" game, defence will be surely a huge steady point in this match, but I think it will be very exiting as well!</p><p></p><p></p><p>Anyway...</p><p></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: #BF0000">I AM RED</span></strong> <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="madflyhalf, post: 417511, member: 41162"] It's the same for me. I support Reds, "Red" is my nickname, I live in the "red city" of Italy (Bologna, [URL="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7c/Emilia_Bologna1_tango7174.jpg"]try to guess why[/URL] :p ), so it's almost a matter of legacy! :D But I think experience could do the match for Crusaders. It's like boys against men, helluva boys, but still boys. If you look at the stats, it's all for 'Saders: age, SR experience, SR-Finals experience, international players... And if Reds can keep 75-80% of these players, they surely will become the "new" Crusaders in a couple of years, but for now I don't think they could win this. But anyway, I have in my mind 2 scenarios: - If it will be a close contest, point-to-point match, Crusaders would win because of their experience; this means also that if the match will be this way until 65', there could have a Reds' fallout in the dying stages, widening the final gap. - But if the Reds will be able to play THEIR RUGBY, made of a good defence and a sparkling and amazing attack, they could bring the game to the following level, hitting the Crusaders early and playing on their 2 weeks travel between ChCh, CT and Brisbane. In this case, the gap could be bigger than we expected! Prob 1 = 70% Prob 2 = 30% I expect a "final-rugby" game, defence will be surely a huge steady point in this match, but I think it will be very exiting as well! Anyway... [B][COLOR="#BF0000"]I AM RED[/COLOR][/B] :D:D [/QUOTE]
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