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Super Rugby: Hurricanes - Chiefs in Wellington (13/07/2012)
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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 517020" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>I agree that the Chiefs were very unlucky with the TMO call - I couldn't see a single frame where it clearly showed the ball grounded, so I'm not sure how the TMO could have awarded the try. However it is the Chiefs own fault for getting themselves in that position - with less than 2 minutes to go they had the ball on about there own 10m line, and rather than just keep the ball in close and grind out the victory they kicked the ball out and handed the Hurricanes the chance of scoring. I can't understand what was going through their heads at that stage - if they want to win the competition for the first time they are going to have to be a bitter smarter than that!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yeah the schooling he gave him when he passed straight into Cruden's hands for an easy 7 points was particularly impressive :lol: I didn't think Cruden was at his best (hopefully a good week off will help him recover from his achilles injury), but despite that I thought Cruden and Barrett were very even. Based on this seasons form though Cruden is miles ahead - he has been by far the best 10 on display this entire competition, and I'd suggest it has been one of the most dominant displays by a NZ 10 in Super Rugby for many years. I definitely agree that Barrett's performance this season has been very impressive for a rookie (far better than Cruden's first season in my opnion), but he still has a long way to go before he gets to Cruden's level.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I thought Messam was ok, but I certainly wouldn't describe his performance as 'brilliant'. He did some very good work on defense, but he wasn't very effective at all with ball in hand, often struggling to make it to the advantage line. In contrast Vito looked like breaking the line with every touch of the ball - he did make a couple of errors, but he was easily the best loose-forward on display in my opinion (followed by Shields and Messam)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Agree 100% with you there Don.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 517020, member: 24910"] I agree that the Chiefs were very unlucky with the TMO call - I couldn't see a single frame where it clearly showed the ball grounded, so I'm not sure how the TMO could have awarded the try. However it is the Chiefs own fault for getting themselves in that position - with less than 2 minutes to go they had the ball on about there own 10m line, and rather than just keep the ball in close and grind out the victory they kicked the ball out and handed the Hurricanes the chance of scoring. I can't understand what was going through their heads at that stage - if they want to win the competition for the first time they are going to have to be a bitter smarter than that! Yeah the schooling he gave him when he passed straight into Cruden's hands for an easy 7 points was particularly impressive :lol: I didn't think Cruden was at his best (hopefully a good week off will help him recover from his achilles injury), but despite that I thought Cruden and Barrett were very even. Based on this seasons form though Cruden is miles ahead - he has been by far the best 10 on display this entire competition, and I'd suggest it has been one of the most dominant displays by a NZ 10 in Super Rugby for many years. I definitely agree that Barrett's performance this season has been very impressive for a rookie (far better than Cruden's first season in my opnion), but he still has a long way to go before he gets to Cruden's level. I thought Messam was ok, but I certainly wouldn't describe his performance as 'brilliant'. He did some very good work on defense, but he wasn't very effective at all with ball in hand, often struggling to make it to the advantage line. In contrast Vito looked like breaking the line with every touch of the ball - he did make a couple of errors, but he was easily the best loose-forward on display in my opinion (followed by Shields and Messam) Agree 100% with you there Don. [/QUOTE]
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