Blues 14 - 25 Chiefs

Full time

15 Feb 2025

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Eden Park

The Chiefs secured a 25-14 victory against the Blues at Eden Park. Damian McKenzie was instrumental for the Chiefs, scoring a try and contributing 13 points through penalties and conversions. The Blues initially surged ahead with tries from Dalton Papali'i and AJ Lam, both converted by Beauden Barrett, taking a 14-6 lead at halftime. However, the Chiefs rallied in the second half, with McKenzie scoring early and Leroy Carter adding another try late in the game. The turning point came when the Blues' Fusitu'a received a yellow card, leaving them temporarily a man down. Despite a strong performance, the Blues were unable to capitalize on their early advantage. The Chiefs' resilience and tactical execution ultimately earned them a solid win.

Weather

Temperature: 21.1°C (Feels like 17.5°C) Condition: Cloudy Wind: 22.9 km/h, gusting to 46.9 km/h Humidity: 63% Cloud Cover: 96%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
13'

Penalty

Damian McKenzie · Chiefs

0 - 3
28'

Try

Dalton Papali'i · Blues

5 - 3
29'

Conversion

Beauden Barrett · Blues

7 - 3
34'

Penalty

Damian McKenzie · Chiefs

7 - 6
39'

Try

AJ Lam · Blues

12 - 6
40'

Conversion

Beauden Barrett · Blues

14 - 6
Halftime 14 - 6
Second Half
43'

Substitution

Finlay Christie on for Taufa Funaki · Blues
43'

Substitution

Josh Fusitu'a on for Ofa Tu'ungafasi · Blues
43'

Substitution

Bradley Slater on for Brodie McAlister · Chiefs
49'

Substitution

Tupou Vaa'i on for Josh Lord · Chiefs
50'

Substitution

Samipeni Finau on for Kaylum Boshier · Chiefs
50'

Substitution

Cortez Ratima on for Xavier Roe · Chiefs
50'

Substitution

Emoni Narawa on for Josh Jacomb · Chiefs
52'

Try

Damian McKenzie · Chiefs

14 - 11
53'

Substitution

Angus Ta'avao on for Marcel Renata · Blues
54'

Substitution

Adrian Choat on for Laghlan McWhannell · Blues
60'

Substitution

Anton Lienert-Brown on for Daniel Rona · Chiefs
60'

Substitution

Aidan Ross on for Ollie Norris · Chiefs
63'

Yellow Card

Josh Fusitu'a · Blues
65'

Substitution

Ofa Tu'ungafasi on for Dalton Papali'i · Blues
65'

Substitution

Kaylum Boshier on for Samipeni Finau · Chiefs
67'

Try

Leroy Carter · Chiefs

14 - 16
68'

Conversion

Damian McKenzie · Chiefs

14 - 18
72'

Substitution

Nathaniel Pole on for Ricky Riccitelli · Blues
73'

Substitution

Dalton Papali'i on for Ofa Tu'ungafasi · Blues
73'

Substitution

Corey Evans on for AJ Lam · Blues
73'

Substitution

Che Clark on for Anton Segner · Blues
73'

Yellow Card Complete

Josh Fusitu'a · Blues
74'

Conversion

Damian McKenzie · Chiefs

14 - 20
74'

Try

Damian McKenzie · Chiefs

14 - 25
74'

Substitution

Daniel Rona on for Etene Nanai-Seturo · Chiefs
74'

Substitution

Reuben O'Neill on for George Dyer · Chiefs
74'

Substitution

Cole Forbes on for Beauden Barrett · Blues
74'

Substitution

Samipeni Finau on for Kaylum Boshier · Chiefs
Fulltime 14 - 25

Player ratings

Blues

15 Beauden Barrett 6.4
14 Mark Tele'a 6.9
13 Rieko Ioane 6.4
12 AJ Lam 7.4
11 Caleb Clarke 6.6
10 Harry Plummer 5.9
9 Taufa Funaki 5.7
1 Ofa Tu'ungafasi 5.8
2 Ricky Riccitelli 8.2
3 Marcel Renata 6.2
4 Patrick Tuipulotu 6.4
5 Laghlan McWhannell 6.5
6 Anton Segner 6.7
7 Dalton Papali'i 6.9
8 Cameron Suafoa 7.4
16 Nathaniel Pole –
17 Josh Fusitu'a 4.9
18 Angus Ta'avao 5.9
19 Che Clark –
20 Adrian Choat 6.7
21 Finlay Christie 6.2
22 Corey Evans –
23 Cole Forbes –

Chiefs

15 Damian McKenzie 10.0
14 Leroy Carter 9.3
13 Daniel Rona 7.3
12 Quinn Tupaea 7.6
11 Etene Nanai-Seturo 6.8
10 Josh Jacomb 6.4
9 Xavier Roe 6.6
1 Ollie Norris 7.9
2 Brodie McAlister 7.4
3 George Dyer 6.4
4 Naitoa Ah Kuoi 7.5
5 Josh Lord 7.2
6 Simon Parker 7.5
7 Kaylum Boshier 6.7
8 Luke Jacobson 7.5
16 Bradley Slater 7.2
17 Aidan Ross 6.7
18 Reuben O'Neill –
19 Tupou Vaa'i 6.8
20 Samipeni Finau 6.5
21 Cortez Ratima 7.5
22 Anton Lienert-Brown 6.7
23 Emoni Narawa 7.1