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Super Rugby: Highlanders vs Chiefs in Dunedin (29/06/2012)
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<blockquote data-quote="Darwin" data-source="post: 514572" data-attributes="member: 24910"><p>Final score 27-21 to the Chiefs.</p><p></p><p>Gear was outstanding tonight (he would have been my man of the match) - massive work rate, dangerous on attack, and made some big hits on defense. Best performance I've seen from him this year.</p><p></p><p>Overall it was a bit of a scrappy game: both teams made quite a few basic errors, but the Chiefs defense won them the game. Toby Smith was very impressive at loose-head prop, while I thought Clarke looked good at lock too. Messam showed some good physicality, and Cane made a big impact when he came on. I thought Kerr-Barlow looked very good - he put a lot of pressure on Aaron Smith. Cruden was nowhere near his best (he was clearly not 100%), but he was good enough. The rest of the Chiefs backs didn't get that many chances, apart from Robbie Robinson, who was electric from fullback on the counter attack. I'm still not convinced Robinson is that good (though he has improved this season), but he certainly has some phenomenal acceleration.</p><p></p><p>I thought MackIntosh was pretty good around the field - he actually used his substantial bulk to good effect on defense on a couple of occasions. His consistent whinging to the ref got on my nerves though. Hore made a good impact when he came on, and his banter with the ref / opposition players is always entertaining. Thomson was outstanding at the kick-off, and was good around the field, but did give away a couple of stupid penalties. Smith has probably his worst game of the season at halfback, though the ball he was getting was very scrappy. Ellison looked powerful when he got the ball, and I was far more happy with Poki's performance this week - he had a big work-rate, forced a couple of turnovers at the breakdown, and looked dangerous on attack.</p><p></p><p>This loss takes the Highlanders chances of making the playoffs out of their hands.... oh well, there is always next year....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Darwin, post: 514572, member: 24910"] Final score 27-21 to the Chiefs. Gear was outstanding tonight (he would have been my man of the match) - massive work rate, dangerous on attack, and made some big hits on defense. Best performance I've seen from him this year. Overall it was a bit of a scrappy game: both teams made quite a few basic errors, but the Chiefs defense won them the game. Toby Smith was very impressive at loose-head prop, while I thought Clarke looked good at lock too. Messam showed some good physicality, and Cane made a big impact when he came on. I thought Kerr-Barlow looked very good - he put a lot of pressure on Aaron Smith. Cruden was nowhere near his best (he was clearly not 100%), but he was good enough. The rest of the Chiefs backs didn't get that many chances, apart from Robbie Robinson, who was electric from fullback on the counter attack. I'm still not convinced Robinson is that good (though he has improved this season), but he certainly has some phenomenal acceleration. I thought MackIntosh was pretty good around the field - he actually used his substantial bulk to good effect on defense on a couple of occasions. His consistent whinging to the ref got on my nerves though. Hore made a good impact when he came on, and his banter with the ref / opposition players is always entertaining. Thomson was outstanding at the kick-off, and was good around the field, but did give away a couple of stupid penalties. Smith has probably his worst game of the season at halfback, though the ball he was getting was very scrappy. Ellison looked powerful when he got the ball, and I was far more happy with Poki's performance this week - he had a big work-rate, forced a couple of turnovers at the breakdown, and looked dangerous on attack. This loss takes the Highlanders chances of making the playoffs out of their hands.... oh well, there is always next year.... [/QUOTE]
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