Nigel Yalden

What do they do?

They try to run, they muff it, drop the ball, and then the Crusaders just go to work and get the victory.

So from those games, what did we learn?

Key moments are the difference.

The Chiefs need to understand and make better decision in those key moments, maintain their discipline,

I believe that they have got the ability to win this game on Friday night.

I think they're better defensively than the Crusaders.

I think the Chiefs and the Hurricanes are easily the best defensive teams in the competition.

And so the key is going to be, can they limit the Crusaders scoring?

Because the Crusaders aren't exactly watertight defensively themselves at the moment.

They have been leaking some points.

So I think that that's going to be quite critical.

And Jamie, I'll leave you with this.

In 2023, the Chiefs won both regular season games but lost to the Crusaders in the final.

In 2025, the Chiefs won both regular season games but lost in the final.

In 2026, the Crusaders have won both regular season games heading into the semifinal.