More misery for the Chiefs, and just like the grand final last season, they've let victory slip from them late on against the Blues. They dictated and dominated the defending champions for the vast majority of this contest, putting on a performance that was of stark contrast to their opening round defeat to Matatū last week. Not many teams have been able to nullify the Blues up front in recent times, but that's exactly what the Manawa did, forcing errors from their opponents, and putting themselves into attacking field position.