Hurricanes vs Highlanders
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
@Tim said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
Head coach Clark Laidlaw will be forced to make at least one change to his starting XV for the Highlanders with the Hurricanes expected to announce that winger Kini Naholo’s season is over after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his knee inside the opening 10 minutes.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360685804/why-bye-came-perfect-time-hurricanes-after-upsetting-chiefs
Shame about Kini but not exactly surprising.
Wonder if this will stuff up his contract in Japan?
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@Grooter said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
@SouthernMann looks like the Mako fella might be at 10 and I'm not talking about Robinson, I'm talking about a guy with 1 NPC game
Which one is that? Are we playing first five lottery?
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Is it Cooper Grant?
https://nelsonapp.co.nz/news/articles/680831f99150a802b2dba823
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Bingo as you will see in these photos he isn't wearing the yellow Bib alongside the other obvious starters Nareki, Tavatavanawai & Ma'u
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@Grooter said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
Bingo as you will see in these photos he isn't wearing the yellow Bib alongside the other obvious starters Nareki, Tavatavanawai & Ma'u
Is that him with the beard in-between Vikena and Stodart?
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Is it fair to say this is close to the Landers 23 going from those photos?
- De Groot
- Taylor
- Mau'u
- Holland
- Dunshea
- Howden
- Lasaga
- Withy
- Hastie
- Grant
- Nareki
- Tavatavanawai
- Telea'a
- Lowe
- Rautamatuvuki-Kneepkens
- Vikena
- Bartlett
- Wingham
- Haig
- Stodart
- Fakatava
- Millar
- Umaga-Jensen
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From the Canes socials looks like Aumua isn't training (maybe because of Covid). Bason is back with the Canes.
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@SouthernMann yeah and if my assumption that he is starting is correct I wish him the very best, tough challenge for a guy who's only npc game I can recall is when Ta$man B visited Dunedin during a storm week
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@Grooter said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
@SouthernMann yeah and if my assumption that he is starting is correct I wish him the very best, tough challenge for a guy who's only npc game I can recall is when Ta$man B visited Dunedin during a storm week
Really screams trust in the two uninjured contracted 10s.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
Is it fair to say this is close to the Landers 23 going from those photos?
- De Groot
- Taylor
- Mau'u
- Holland
- Dunshea
- Howden
- Lasaga
- Withy
- Hastie
- Grant
- Nareki
- Tavatavanawai
- Telea'a
- Lowe
- Rautamatuvuki-Kneepkens
- Vikena
- Bartlett
- Wingham
- Haig
- Stodart
- Fakatava
- Millar
- Umaga-Jensen
Hard to judge. Seems to be a few combinations in the photos. Especially in the backs. Seen both Lennox and Hastie at halfback.
Same at hooker with both Vikena and Taylor in the top strip.
Could be a bit of a lottery. Really will say a lot about the opinion of our current 10s if a guy with one NPC start gets the gig
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@frugby said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
Going out on a limb to say those initial shots are from training at the start of the week, hence the bibs as opposed to the usual white alternate kit. I'd be surprised if Grant is at 10.
I think we should be taking some risks. What that looks like, I'm not sure. It doesn't look like Sam Gilbert and Jonah Lowe though.
On a side note, I went back and watched some NPC highlights from last year. Initially to find the game Grant played. Then watched some Otago packages. The best Cam Millar played was when he had Hurley outside him. Having Hurley running at pace at the line. Bit of a moot point as the little fella is out now. Just shows what sort of player and style bring out Millar's best attacking attributes.
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@SouthernMann Millar (or any 10 for that matter) would look better if our pack was giving front-foot ball. I also think a better 10 would put our pack in better positions to get front-foot ball, so possibly a chicken and the egg situation.
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@frugby said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
@SouthernMann Millar (or any 10 for that matter) would look better if our pack was giving front-foot ball. I also think a better 10 would put our pack in better positions to get front-foot ball, so possibly a chicken and the egg situation.
Yes.
What I was pointing out is if you look at the highlights. He is at his best with Hurley hole running off him. A lot of the tries Hurley scored were in combination with Millar.
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@SouthernMann Sure, but JRK can do this also - but it is hard to run a hole as Hurley did against the Waratahs when we don’t have front foot ball, because generally that is how gaps get created in defence.
My feeling is our issues are highly interconnected, and will be fixed by time but also a better first five.
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@frugby said in Hurricanes vs Highlanders:
@SouthernMann Sure, but JRK can do this also - but it is hard to run a hole as Hurley did against the Waratahs when we don’t have front foot ball, because generally that is how gaps get created in defence.
My feeling is our issues are highly interconnected, and will be fixed by time but also a better first five.
Dude. It was simply an observation from highlights.
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@SouthernMann Robinson will start at 10
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Friday forecast for this match is perfect conditions with a slight breeze.
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The Hurricanes are wearing their Captain America jerseys again this week.
I’m so looking forward to not being able to tell which team has the ball.
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