Hurricanes vs Crusaders
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Nah anyone saying Barrett has been good before tonight is delusional.
But he was very good tonight and when he plays like that he’s one of our top locks for sure.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
I thought Lakai was the best player on the park in that second half. He was everywhere. Iose is not a 6 and was massively shown up tonight. Way too loose.
I was referring to Aumua and Love. Both had a chance to make a statement and didn't. Agree on Lakai.
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@Bovidae said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
I thought Lakai was the best player on the park in that second half. He was everywhere. Iose is not a 6 and was massively shown up tonight. Way too loose.
I was referring to Aumua and Love. Both had a chance to make a statement and didn't. Agree on Lakai.
Aumua still looks like he’s half injured. Definitely needs to get fit again fast.
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Moananu has spunk. Lots of spunk.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
@Bovidae said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
I thought Lakai was the best player on the park in that second half. He was everywhere. Iose is not a 6 and was massively shown up tonight. Way too loose.
I was referring to Aumua and Love. Both had a chance to make a statement and didn't. Agree on Lakai.
Aumua still looks like he’s half injured. Definitely needs to get fit again fast.
That Canes FR are coming into the season very slowly. Lomax seemed a bit better tonight but I only saw the first half really and he still looks like he ate Lomax in the off season.
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@Bones said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
@Bovidae said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
I thought Lakai was the best player on the park in that second half. He was everywhere. Iose is not a 6 and was massively shown up tonight. Way too loose.
I was referring to Aumua and Love. Both had a chance to make a statement and didn't. Agree on Lakai.
Aumua still looks like he’s half injured. Definitely needs to get fit again fast.
That Canes FR are coming into the season very slowly. Lomax seemed a bit better tonight but I only saw the first half really and he still looks like he ate Lomax in the off season.
Hopefully a trip on the road will do this team good. Aumua and Lomax need to start playing well if the Canes want to make the top 6 from here.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
@Bones said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
@Bovidae said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
I thought Lakai was the best player on the park in that second half. He was everywhere. Iose is not a 6 and was massively shown up tonight. Way too loose.
I was referring to Aumua and Love. Both had a chance to make a statement and didn't. Agree on Lakai.
Aumua still looks like he’s half injured. Definitely needs to get fit again fast.
That Canes FR are coming into the season very slowly. Lomax seemed a bit better tonight but I only saw the first half really and he still looks like he ate Lomax in the off season.
Hopefully a trip on the road will do this team good. Aumua and Lomax need to start playing well if the Canes want to make the top 6 from here.
If you look at it from a wider perspective, there appears to be a number of mainstay ABs that look as though they're struggling to get into the game and generally looking well off the pace. So hopefully it's just the change in the coaching regime has had an even bigger impact than usual on some players training schedule.
DMac, Ardie, Vaai notable exceptions.
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Yeah sorry Canes, you'll need to do better than that.
Quite a few things not quite ticking for the Crusaders yet but it is early in the season - shit handling, missed tackles, standing off turnover ball, but we certainly have the individuals and it will get better.
Shit Wallaby James O'Connor playing the best rugby of his life for the Crusaders. We are adding Moananu to Springer for nominations for Best Outstanding Breakout Crusader Performance Of The Year in the Fernies. Nice game from Dogroll.
The pass at 13:08 in the video above was forward.
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@Bones said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
@Bones said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
@Bovidae said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
I thought Lakai was the best player on the park in that second half. He was everywhere. Iose is not a 6 and was massively shown up tonight. Way too loose.
I was referring to Aumua and Love. Both had a chance to make a statement and didn't. Agree on Lakai.
Aumua still looks like he’s half injured. Definitely needs to get fit again fast.
That Canes FR are coming into the season very slowly. Lomax seemed a bit better tonight but I only saw the first half really and he still looks like he ate Lomax in the off season.
Hopefully a trip on the road will do this team good. Aumua and Lomax need to start playing well if the Canes want to make the top 6 from here.
If you look at it from a wider perspective, there appears to be a number of mainstay ABs that look as though they're struggling to get into the game and generally looking well off the pace. So hopefully it's just the change in the coaching regime has had an even bigger impact than usual on some players training schedule.
DMac, Ardie, Vaai notable exceptions.
Nek minute
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Was George Bell the wrong player to invest in for the ABs last year?
Moananu looks 10 times better.
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@African-Monkey said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
Was George Bell the wrong player to invest in for the ABs last year?
Moananu looks 10 times better.
Too early to tell, Bell has hardly been on the park. Bell was pretty bloody good at age grade level so there is some talent there. It will be an interesting battle.
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Moananu looks a AB in waiting. I won't be writing off Bell yet, he was a real talent at U20s.
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@Crazy-Horse said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
@African-Monkey said in Hurricanes vs Crusaders:
Was George Bell the wrong player to invest in for the ABs last year?
Moananu looks 10 times better.
Too early to tell, Bell has hardly been on the park. Bell was pretty bloody good at age grade level so there is some talent there. It will be an interesting battle.
He was last year and was awful albeit in a struggling side, yet managed 3 tests undeserved.
From what I've seen of both, Moananu looks the far better prospect. Quicker over the ball (one of the best in the comp), stronger on the carry, better thrower (Bell was awful in that department last year), so yeah, I think Moananu could be the better one and looks like a matter of when, not if he gets a callup to the next level.
