Bryan Hall

The Chiefs obviously saw something in the backfield, because a lot of those tries came from either attacking kicks in behind, a chip and chase, and then they just flooded through.

So it looked like it was a tactic that they had picked up, because obviously the Crusaders' defence has really increased.

They've been a big part of their success and stuff, just not allowed teams to score points, and then under the roof they've been able to sort of chance their arm.

But the kicking game, and when I say kicking game, I just think there's the attacking part that led to tries, but

Even the territory-based kicking, they just pinned the Crusaders down in their half and forced them to almost say, hey, if you want to play that style that you've been doing on the roof, have a crack.

I was actually on the breakdown and Goldie was like there's no way this game will be dictated by set piece and I was like I'm pretty sure it's going to play a pretty big part and mate the scrum and the line out against a team that you know like has been renowned for

Finals time, they'll squeeze you at the set piece.

To see it go the other way, and speaking with Jared Hoyata during the week, like, man, that set piece, the focus and their desire to dominate there, it's going to be a big challenge.

Like, I know the Canes have Warner Derns, but Tupo Vati, Josh Lord at line-out time are looking, you know, world-class.

And then at scrum time, the back five...

Like they are just a front rowers dream, the Chiefs back five.

Like the transition of weight, the desire and hunger, the back slaps to scrum.

Oh, it was pretty to see.

And how do you do that?

Is controlling the breakdown.

And they got lucky with a few.

I'm sure there'll be a few clips sent through the referees around how far they cleaned past the breakdown.

You obviously can't go past the metre.

Even if you looked at Leicester's injury, he was taken quite far past the breakdown.

So I think the ref's going to have a lot of say.