Bryn Hall

So, you know, they were able to stay in that fight for the first part and then be able to use their attack in the execution.

When they do get their opportunities, they were able to score points.

And even look at Finnegan on all fours trial, like the game was in the balance and the Crusaders were doing really good things when it came to the defensive pressure there.

uh the crusaders were doing you talk around um the box kicks and being able to have that kind of uh pressure cycle but i've been able to take their opportunities around when they were to score points but finley and i went off a little pick and go replay ball and they score a try do you know what i mean so they it just felt like we're talking in our in our whatsapp group that

the Crusaders had to work very very hard for everything whereas the hurricanes did work hard but their opportunities came one two three phases and they're able to score points very very easily so um I thought it was just a very good balance performance from the hurricanes now it wasn't perfect in the hurricane the Crusaders did they have the opportunities to win the game at the back end of the game but the pressure in the first part of the first half I think was a big tick to stay in the the pressure cycles of the kicking game and being able to not

run the ball and then the second part of the second half being able to score points and I guess in that back end of the first half scoring two tries to be able to score points as well.

it's a tough run home i think playing the derby games in the top to the top teams in the competition but here you are right if they do sneak in they'll definitely be battle tested i think with with the teams that you do play and being derby games but at the same time if you look at the other side of the coin it'll be bloody hard in terms of being able to go into quarterfinal semi-final stage knowing that you've had that kind of run so it's whether they can if they have the chance where they can alter a few positions to be able to give them a rest but i think with

with how they kind of are at the moment, they can't afford to be able to rest players because of where they are in the competition.

So they've got to go all in.

Take a shot.

You are right though, Jip.

Like, yeah, they've got to be able to, to play all their players to get, to get the results.

So,

i think you know having will jordan coming back they've got to be able to get him back at some stage so hopefully for crusaders fans that um he's he's coming back but i think you're right him david harvilli i'm not too sure what scott barrett's involvement is going to be within the season chip i know he's in a sabbatical but i remember cody taylor did come back at the back end of his sabbatical a little bit earlier but if he did get a scott barrett coming back and they're able to sleep into the six then yeah they've got all their kind of players that i think they're big time players that can be able to you know win finals footy so they've just got to get themselves there and

have some injury luck and getting some players back for the right time of the year.

just on that, I think with the locking stocks, how could Sam Derry be?

You know, Scott Broward's going to be, Tupu Iwai, Paddy, and then that kind of fourth lock, there's a lot of movements of who you could pick.

Lorde, obviously, I think Hollands are going to be out.

I'm not too sure when he does come back, but I think Sam Derry, he's been playing outstanding for the Blues.

So he's definitely one, I think, in their locking stocks, should be thought about.