The Chiefs are yet to play at home this year and this week they travel to Sydney.
The Chiefs will certainly believe that an away win is possible in the S14. There were more away wins than home wins last week.
The Waratahs got off to a flyer with a Bonus Point away win in Wellington last week and will hope to do the same at home.
Venue: Sydney Football Stadium
Kick-off: 19:40 Local Time, 10:40 SA Time
Referee: Stuart Dickinson (Australia)
ARs: Ian Smith (Australia), Damien Mitchelmore (Australia)
TMO: George Ayoub (Australia)
Waratahs:
15.Sam Norton-Knight, 14.Lachie Turner, 13.Rob Horne, 12.Timana Tahu, 11.Lote Tuqiri, 10.Kurtley Beale, 9.Luke Burgess, 8.Wycliff Palu, 7.Phil Waugh (captain), 6.Ben Mowen, 5.Will Caldwell, 4.Dean Mumm, 3.Al Baxter, 2.Tatafu Polota-Nau, 1.Benn Robinson.
Replacements:
16.Adam Freier, 17.Dan Palmer, 18.Chris Thomson, 19.Scott Fava, 20.Brett Sheehan, 21.Daniel Halangahu, 22.Tom Carter.
Chiefs:
15 Mike Delany, 14 Lelia Masaga, 13 Richard Kahui, 12 Callum Bruce, 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 10 Stephen Donald, 9 Brendon Leonard, 8 Colin Bourke, 7 Tanerau Latimer, 6 Liam Messam (captain), 5 Kevin O’Neill, 4 Toby Lynn, 3 Ben May, 2 Hika Elliot, 1 Sona Taumalolo.
Replacements:
16 Aled de Malmanche, 17 James McGougan, 18 Craig Clarke, 19 Serge Lilo, 20 Toby Morland, 21 Dwayne Sweeney, 22 James Wilson.
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This should be a good game.
@McLovin (Comment 1) :
I bloody hope it is.
Tahs by a lot IMO.
Picked them by 12 on SB. (Had to check my Email for that SB not handling the traffic)
boys on the pitch …
and the game …. is …. on !
Tahs take clean LO on the Chiefs 22.
Maul it up and then spread.
TT’s second favourite Ref on Duty.
Chiefs get a FK for a ruck error by the Tahs.
Donald clears
Tahs kick it back
Chiefs kisk it back
(you get the idea)
Beale runs a few yards and kicks it out on the full
@KSA Shark © (Comment 2) : Think I picked the Tahs by a few.
Moment of memory lapse for the commentator.
“Polota-Nau!!!! Inside to…….. his flatmate” 😆
tah’s by 7 – i’m starting to visualise NOW
Commentators having a bit of fun with a Sydney boy reffing a Sydney team. 😀
@McLovin (Comment 7) : By 6.
TAHS!!!! ….by 7 !!!
10 min
Tahs 0 – 0 Chiefs
@KSA Shark © (Comment 6) : no probs cos i selected waratahs. i learn from my mistakes. watch him be vigilant now and help the chiefs out.
he missed a high tackle there IMO.
Tahs clear from their tryline under pressure.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 10) : a week late to be talking about that. last week i thought stuart was in the tahs team. i thought stuart might be the goalie cos his jersey was a different colour. but he definately was playing for the tahs.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 10) : Interestingly enough on the Oz Rugby Club they said that neutral refs were first introduced because coaches asked for it as they felt they weren’t getting a fair deal.
And now the merit based refs system was voted for by the coaches.
So seems the refs just can’t win. 🙄 😆
@KSA Shark © (Comment 15) : which team high tackled.?
@McLovin (Comment 17) : simplify the laws so the refs get a good deal.
Scrum Tahs inside the Chiefs 22.
time off as they see to Waugh’s bleeding head.
4 phases from the scrum, Tahs still on attack
Tahu TRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Beale does a kick pass to the corner and collects to go over.
Crowds seem really poor in Aus/NZ so far.
I’m sure with the Sharks & Stormers matches we’ll see much higher attendance than in NZ/Aus.
Conversion misses
5 – 0 Tahs
17 min
@McLovin (Comment 24) :
I agree.
PK Tahs, going at goal
Short and wide from the Chiefs10m line
Sivivatu TRY!!!!!!!!!!!
Knock-on. 👿
@KSA Shark © (Comment 29) :
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it was a knock on. 😯
I’ve got the Chiefs by 5. 😯
Awesome counter Ruck from the Chiefs 5m out and they SCORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
How is Mr Dickenson doing.
@Salmonoid (Comment 34) :
Okay IMO, but still early days. 😉
Donald converts Taumalolo’s try.
Tahs 5 – 7 Chiefs
28min
Beale looking good
Beale puts the kick-off out on the full by a mile.
7 phases on attack for the chiefs and they can’t get into the tahs 22.
FK Chiefs for Tahs not getting up at the tackle.
Chiefs go for scrum.
@robdylan (Comment 37) : his only weakness is he kicks low making it easier to intercept.
Chiefs scrum disintegrates and Tahs get FK.
@robdylan (Comment 37) : good. My jinx worked
@KSA Shark © (Comment 39) : bloody stuart, he allowed that last week.
34min
Tahs 5 – 7 Chiefs
Andre Watson must be worried. 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 223) :
Ok lets summarise here… :
You have your squad of 30 (which last the entire competition) Correct?
Each week though you can use those players and create a starting 15? Correct?
Can you choose a new Captain as well every week?
BTW – You are having your firste lesson in speaking Blonde…now dont forget that, ok??
@KSA Shark © (Comment 29) : @McLovin (Comment 30) :
Just removed him from my big 15… 😐
PK Tahs for Chiefs entering ruck from the side.
Tahs going at goal 15 in from touch 1m inside Chiefs 22
Beale misses to the right. costing me valuable FL points all these misses.
😯 Ive been speaking Blonde all my life. I’m starting to understand……
@Ice (you can leave your hat on!) (Comment 45) :
All correct and you have 10 trades to change the players in your squad of 30 through the season.
Yes you can choose a new captain everyweek.
@Ice (you can leave your hat on!) (Comment 45) :
Correct – and you can change your captain every week…
And you can change you big squad of 30… but you only have 10 trades for the entire competition.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 48) : he’s in your team? OK…. now I understand
Chiefs hoof it up.
Beale has to defend on his own
clears under cover and charged down straight into touch.
Drop Goal from 30m out for the Chiefs
MISS!!!!
HALF TIME
Waratahs 5 – 7 Chiefs
@KSA Shark © (Comment 54) :
all that excitement for a ……MISS! 🙄
@robdylan (Comment 52) :
yeah everytime he misses a kick I get minus points. 😳
@blackshark (Comment 56) :
HeHeHe
@KSA Shark © (Comment 48) :
He’s in my team too… 👿
@blackshark (Comment 59) :
Fortunately not in my Starting XV.
Which raises an interesting question. If I score minus points for a player in my Starting XV is that also increased by 1,5?
All I can say is beale ain’t in my XV this week. Force, Sharks and Stormers only!!!!!
Kette Rocks!!!!!!!!!!!! I just got toasted Chicken mayo for lunch. 😎
Even the convicts pronounce it Dayboo???????????????
Loads of handling errors. 👿
@KSA Shark © (Comment 61) : she feels bad for leaving you out her avatar.
reset scrum
reset scrum
etc.
@try time (Comment 64) :
Hehehehhehe
i was the photographer. 😀
@KSA Shark © (Comment 66) : funny thing is you cannot remember taking the photo. 😈 😆
good game?
53min
Waratahs 5 – 7 Chiefs
Possession
Tahs 66%
Chiefs 34%
@robdylan (Comment 68) : not really.
yeah there is no commentary. the chic toastie must be realy messy that they cannot type. mmm messy chicken toasties.
@robdylan (Comment 68) :
Riveting. 🙄
@robdylan (Comment 68) : better than the previous one though.
@robdylan (Comment 68) : um …. better than the last but hoping the rest of the weekend proves more exciting
PK Tahs for Hightackle
Beale finally gets 1.
1 from 4 tonight.
Recycling lorry has finally arrived. 🙄
and the kick is good !
8-7 Tahs
55 minutes
who am I kidding?
cos KSA can’t read my score :
8 – 7 Waratahs
55 minutes
😈 🙄
drop goal for the Tahs !
11-7 Waratahs
58 minutes
@KSA Sharkette (Comment 79) :
60min
Waratahs 11 – 7 Chiefs
Dickenson tells the Chiefs “there’ll now be penalties on the ground”
Scrum tahs on attack just inside the Chiefs 22
Can’t get the ball out well and the Chiefs get a FK for tahs going to ground.
tahs counter from the kick from the FK and give away another FK on the ground.
Cheifs kick at the again. 😕
65min
Tahs 11 – 7 Chiefs
15 minutes …..
😉
hold the score and then give me a penalty with a minute to go – starting to visualise it now !
Chiefs put it in skew at the LO and Tahs opt for scrum
on the Tahs 10m line
Tahs pick and go from the scrum and are suddenly in the chiefs half.
Chiefs turn it over
Tahs turn it over again.
Chiefs knock.
Scrum tahs 10m outside Chiefs 22.
All a bit helter skelter.
These guys are taking forever toset at the scrums. 😕
10 minutes to go
no change in score …yet 😉
FK Chiefs at the engage
tap and go
gain a lot before giving away a PK to Waugh.
Sheehan going at goal from 46m out
Pulls it left.
@KSA Sharkette (Comment 88) :
I will take a try without conversion..
tahs going at goal ….
and the kick is ….
crap !!! 👿
11 – 7 Tahs
72 minutes
Sivivatu chip and collect. 😎
Chiefs kick it ahead and Tahs have to hack it into touch.
Chiefs LO 15m out on attack.
FK Tahs for Chiefs scrweing up the LO royaly.
@KSA Shark © (Comment 99) : Was a ‘debacle’.
Suddenly Chiefs play well and are on attack.
As i say that Donald knocks it on. 😆
Where was all this pace early in the game.
PK Tahs right in front 25m out.
Hooter goes and tahs don’t bother going for poles.
Game over.
should almost be over
At least got one result correct this round.
FULL TIME
Waratahs 11 – 7 Chiefs
ok so i got the win and I’ll get the margin ….
Log updated
Tahs go 2 from 2 and TOP the log
Chiefs go 0 from 2 and are 10th
ha ha. two games stuart has blown for the waratahs and twice they have won. the press are going to have a field day. i can see the kiwis now. yup stuart wheres a different colour jersey cos he is the tahs goalie.
@McLovin (Comment 105) :
I’m two from two so far.
@try time (Comment 109) :
Still no match where a team with a home side ref has lost from 9 games. 😉
@KSA Shark © (Comment 110) : 😛 😛 😛
so I am still standing 😀 Waratahs seemed a sure bet for this one. but from your posts it looks like there was a struggle.
those getting the closest score must be smiling — only 4 people had the tahs winning by 4…… 15 had them winning by 7 😯
Cheers all!! Only half day for me!! 😀
GO SHARKS!!!!
@rekinek (Comment 113) : here you are again rekinek. nice to see you again. hope you become a regular. (Rob said i must be nice to all visitors cos i scared a newbie off by jokingly saying he should keep up with the news.) beez please come back! didn’t you see the smiley face.
@McLovin (Comment 1) :any further predictions? 🙂
@try time (Comment 116) : Must be that gimp mask in you’re avatar that scared him. 😉
@Ice (you can leave your hat on!) (Comment 115) :
Sheez!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I woulda stayed at work to be with my mates on the internet. 👿
@robdylan (Comment 117) :
😆 Phsychic I’m not. 😆
@McLovin (Comment 118) : hey honour the gimp. he is dead. some lesbo is taking his place in june. (to all dykes please please don’t take offence, i love dykes in fact i am an honourary dyke)
@KSA Shark © (Comment 111) : damn. next weeks ref better not be a kiwi ref.
2 / 2 …not too shabby…
Come on Cheetahs…
@try time (Comment 116) : not too worry – i’m a toughy and usually keeping up with news (at least some 😉
@rekinek (Comment 124) : schweet, join us on the new game thread.