Highlanders v Crusaders

[SouthernMann]

I want to like Jake Te Hiwi. We have not produced a midfield back out of Otago for decades. If he can get some runs on the board. He can be a decent player. I do feel this is a bit of a hospital pass for him though.

[Landers92]

@SouthernMann from what I’ve seen over the last couple years he’s a fair way away. Not saying he can’t turn things around but it hasn’t been smooth sailing at all so far. Won’t even touch on Jonah Lowe, meh.

Forwards solid as it can get for us at the moment, a shame Renton is out and Haig coming back and starting 2 games - a bench spot was inevitable.

Time for some young lads to show what they have and hopefully lift for a big home game.

[Duluth]

https://crusaders.co.nz/latest/news/saifoloi-to-start-v-highlanders/

George Bower
(VC) Codie Taylor
Fletcher Newell
Scott Barrett
Jamie Hannah
Xavier Saifoloi
Tom Christie
Christian Lio-Willie
Noah Hotham
Taha Kemara
Macca Springer
(C) David Havili
Dallas McLeod
Sevu Reece
(VC) Will Jordan

Ioane Moananu
Tamaiti Williams
Kershawl Sykes-Martin
Tahlor Cahill
Corey Kellow
Kyle Preston
Rivez Reihana
Chay Fihaki

Blackadder is injured again

[SouthernMann]

@Landers92 said in Highlanders v Crusaders:

@SouthernMann from what I’ve seen over the last couple years he’s a fair way away. Not saying he can’t turn things around but it hasn’t been smooth sailing at all so far. Won’t even touch on Jonah Lowe, meh.

Forwards solid as it can get for us at the moment, a shame Renton is out and Haig coming back and starting 2 games - a bench spot was inevitable.

Time for some young lads to show what they have and hopefully lift for a big home game.

The thing with Te Hiwi is he has only played two or three games a season (both Otago and the Highlanders) since his debut. No continuity. Just one game, then a few weeks off. Then another game. This is a bit of a frying pan into fire game for him.

Looks like Renton is just not right according to Joseph.

[frugby]

Feels like we are shuffling the deck chairs on the Titanic… hope for the best I guess.

[nostrildamus]

@KiwiInLondon said in Highlanders v Crusaders:

The high work rate of the second row and back row will be easily matched by just a bigger, better, and more experienced second row and loose forward trio.

eh?? bigger? I think you have two very heavy props, Holland (maybe second tallest in the comp?), a second lock the height of Barrett, and if stats are still relevant the landers loosies are bigger (or at least taller).

Not sure the Crusaders are that huge in the forwards (their props are heavy but not esp tall).

[Bones]

@nostrildamus yeah, no idea how big Sailafoi is, but he'd have to be packing a fair bit of weight to make up for the other two loosies. Hannah must have also gained a lot of weight since I last saw him, when he made Jordie look bulky.

[Chris]

@Bones said in Highlanders v Crusaders:

Sailafo

6ft 5 114 kgs a decent size no.6.

[Bones]

@Chris said in Highlanders v Crusaders:

@Bones said in Highlanders v Crusaders:

Sailafo

6ft 5 114 kgs a decent size no.6.

That's about the same as Stodart right? Not enough to make up for the other two midgets

[Chris]

@Bones said in Highlanders v Crusaders:

@Chris said in Highlanders v Crusaders:

@Bones said in Highlanders v Crusaders:

Sailafo

6ft 5 114 kgs a decent size no.6.

That's about the same as Stodart right? Not enough to make up for the other two midgets

Yeah pretty much Stodarts size.

[nostrildamus]

@Chris said in Highlanders v Crusaders:

@Bones said in Highlanders v Crusaders:

Sailafo

6ft 5 114 kgs a decent size no.6.

Howden 1.95m 112kg is pretty similar

[Chris]

@nostrildamus said in Highlanders v Crusaders:

@Chris said in Highlanders v Crusaders:

@Bones said in Highlanders v Crusaders:

Sailafo

6ft 5 114 kgs a decent size no.6.

Howden 1.95m 112kg is pretty similar

Yep sounds about right they look similar.

[John]

@Bones who are the two midgets?

[booboo]

@Duluth said in Highlanders v Crusaders:

https://crusaders.co.nz/latest/news/saifoloi-to-start-v-highlanders/

George Bower
(VC) Codie Taylor
Fletcher Newell
Scott Barrett
Jamie Hannah
Xavier Saifoloi
Tom Christie
Christian Lio-Willie
Noah Hotham
Taha Kemara
Macca Springer
(C) David Havili
Dallas McLeod
Sevu Reece
(VC) Will Jordan

Ioane Moananu
Tamaiti Williams
Kershawl Sykes-Martin
Tahlor Cahill
Corey Kellow
Kyle Preston
Rivez Reihana
Chay Fihaki

Blackadder is injured again

no JOC?

But fair enough to give Reihana a crack.

[Bones]

@mikeyyy said in Highlanders v Crusaders:

@Bones who are the two midgets?

I didn't think it would be hard to figure out who the other two are in a trio....

[John]

@Bones yeah name them

[Bones]

@mikeyyy said in Highlanders v Crusaders:

@Bones yeah name them

The team sheet is on the thread.

[Duluth]

Just started

[Yeetyaah]

Does EDG make the All Blacks this year?

[KiwiInLondon]

@Yeetyaah said in Highlanders v Crusaders:

Does EDG make the All Blacks this year?

No