And then something curious happened. They found themselves. They may even have found the philosopher’s stone, a stone that Joel Glazer wouldn’t recognise if it hit him on the head. The Chiefs discovered that sport, like the novel, like most good things in life, is about people. Listening to some of the players talk after they had just tipped over the Crusaders was a revelation. Anton Lienert-Brown talked about “sticking tight” and “not cracking”. He said; “In all honesty when we were in that hole, we probably went away from what the Chiefs are good at. So Clayton’s [coach Clayton McMillan] given amongst this group about Chiefs’ footy, play what’s in front...It’s good to put some mana back in this jersey.”