Chiefs v Hurricanes
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knock on by Dmac, but Kirifi clearly off his feet getting it back
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@KiwiMurph said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:
The gap between Aaron Smith and every other halfback in NZ is like the Grand Canyon.
Unfortunately we don’t have a culture in NZ of producing top quality, technical halfbacks. We tend to favour guys who are great footy players, but who are a bit small, and then squeeze them in there. Every 30 years or so a Bachop or a Smith comes along but we really struggle to produce decent 9s consistently like other nations do (thinking especially countries like RSA, France and Wales here). A shit halfback is like having a shit forward pack - just kills everything at the source
@junior said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:
@KiwiMurph said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:
The gap between Aaron Smith and every other halfback in NZ is like the Grand Canyon.
Unfortunately we don’t have a culture in NZ of producing top quality, technical halfbacks. We tend to favour guys who are great footy players, but who are a bit small, and then squeeze them in there. Every 30 years or so a Bachop or a Smith comes along but we really struggle to produce decent 9s consistently like other nations do (thinking especially countries like RSA, France and Wales here). A shit halfback is like having a shit forward pack - just kills everything at the source
And when people identify a suitable candidate to replace Smith, he gets no gametime.
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who else is available in the loosies?
I see no reason to not invest in TTT as much as possible
ALB is needed of course
And some help out wide - both Alaimalo and Stevenson are missing?
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I don't have a problem with that card. Clearly offside at the lineout and on a team warning for too many penalties.
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I don't have a problem with that card. Clearly offside at the lineout and on a team warning for too many penalties.
@antipodean said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:
I don't have a problem with that card. Clearly offside at the lineout and on a team warning for too many penalties.
And all the five in a row the chiefs got first half?
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@gt12 Is there a six in the squad?
Depth is poor this year (worse than recent years), and it's really showing.
@Tim said in Chiefs v Hurricanes:
@gt12 Is there a six in the squad?
Depth is poor this year (worse than recent years), and it's really showing.
Or a decent 8.
Flanders just resgined with the Canes otherwise he would have been a good pickup for these positions.
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@gt12 Is there a six in the squad?
Depth is poor this year (worse than recent years), and it's really showing.
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Does Webber know his primary job is to pass to others?
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Does Webber know his primary job is to pass to others?
@antipodean although TBF, when TJP took off was a prime chance for him to take a quick dart into that space.
BUt jeez, the chiefs need to put name tags on each other
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The Chiefs aren't a bad team. They have good players. I think they're just coached badly.
Pretty strange selections too I think.
