FYI... another eastern state journo off the mark!!!

[BDAVEY]

Well round one is done and dusted and we're cruising into week two of this year's Super 14 competition. But hold up just a minute; what did you make of the season's opening exchanges. Here are some brief assessments to kick off proceedings - please add your thoughts below!

1. Bulls - Am I allowed to say they kicked on from where they left off last season? An impressive start to their title defence as the Bulls find their legs.

2. Chiefs - It was not flashy but what a result. The Chiefs were the only team to leave home shores in round one and four points at Durban is nothing to be sneezed at.

3. Hurricanes - The traditional slow starters from seasons past have produced a convincing win away from home. Could this be the season of the Canes?

4. Crusaders - Beating the Highlanders is nothing to write home about, but they did what they had to do by grabbing the bonus point.

5. Brumbies - They were missing some heavy hitters but got the points away from home. Things can only get better.

6. Stormers - They have recruited some big names and they delivered in round one. A solid start to the season.

7. Waratahs - Were very lucky to escape from Brisbane with the points, but it's good to see they have not lost that winning mentality.

8. Reds - You could argue that the better team lost in the cross-border derby, but the bonus is some consolation. Some!

9. Sharks - Rory Kockett so nearly kicked them to victory, but at home teams need to score tries and that cost the Sharks in the final two minutes.

10. Cheetahs - Were well in the hunt with 25 minutes to go, but just couldn't stick with Bulls. The signs look good for avoiding the wooden spoon.

11. Blues - Talented but thoughtless. They got off to a blazing start but the Hurricanes chipped away before grabbing a convincing win.

12. Highlanders - There is no doubt that they are a willing team, but they do not have the cattle to match it with the big boys.

11. Force - They were undermanned but rubbish nevertheless. Lacked the composure to oust the Brumbies in the final 10 minutes.

14. Lions - It's one thing to be beaten at home by the Stormers, it's another to be completely outclassed. It could be a long season.

[joblot]

Who wrote this crap?

[BDAVEY]

RUGBY HEAVEN.COM
Super 14 Power Rankings
a Mr STEVE SAMUELSON (yes u ask who the f k is he ... exactly)

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RUGBY HEAVEN.COM
Super 14 Power Rankings
a Mr STEVE SAMUELSON (yes u ask who the f k is he ... exactly)

http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/un...0218-og9j.html.

[brokendown gunfighter]

RUGBY HEAVEN.COM
Super 14 Power Rankings
a Mr STEVE SAMUELSON (yes u ask who the f k is he ... exactly)

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http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/un...0218-og9j.html.

Thats Muddie's real name!

[Darren]

5. Brumbies - They were missing some heavy hitters but got the points away from home. Things can only get better.

11. Force - They were undermanned but rubbish nevertheless. Lacked the composure to oust the Brumbies in the final 10 minutes.

Hang about - didn't these 2 teams play each other?

It's blokes like this that give journo's a bad name. You're meant to hit the sauce after you write your articles, not before ...

[Burgs]

If anyone is up for it, that would be worth a question on their site, surely?
Personally I haven't ventured on their chat room since two months after TWF was born...

[WARHORSE]

I thought it was a fair assessment of all teams in round 1
The Farce were pretty bad

[Darren]

Brumbies were bad, Force were just inexperienced - at least all the areas where we got done ...

[SeanWF]

Agreed. How the hell can the brumbies be so far up??

[BDAVEY]

written by some twank that lives in Sydney and prob a cadet or work experiance goffer for the Sun Herald knows nothing about rugby the teams....... and doesnt read the WFRSS site

[jazza93]

I hope he doesn't get paid to write these masterpeices. That cheifs vs sharks report was BS but you could tell the journo took the time to watch the game at least.

[Bronski Beat]

Perhaps gentlemen we are letting some bias cloud our judgment? I think his assesment was pretty spot on.

[Burgs]

The point being BB, the assessment doesn't match the two teams for the one match. You can't have the winner playing a hard fought match and the loser being shithouse. We collectively ae often stated to have Force tinted glasses but this one is fairly obvious when you stop to see the point most of us are making.

[jazza93]

But you can tell he knows nothing from reading every review, for example the Crusaders looked like winning the comp, and the Highlanders look like a real threat this year with their outside backs.

Yet according to this the crusaders did not win by enough and the Highlanders cant match it with the big guns, even though that is almost exactly what they did for 60 minutes on the weekend.

[palitu]

better thsan the last one where the brumbies were #1 "even without elsom and giteau"...

i smoted that one....