Hurricanes v Chiefs
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@Bones lol what has Wainui done all season apart from look mediocre? McKenzie is trying to make up for what Wainui lacks in attacking ability and it's hurting his All Black chances.
Maybe it's just poor coaching that's holding Wainui and Stevenson back, but it's a worry. The Chiefs have totally lost their deadly attacking flair that they were renowned for during their title run and the few years afterwards.
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
@Bones lol what has Wainui done all season apart from look mediocre? McKenzie is trying to make up for what Wainui lacks in attacking ability and it's hurting his All Black chances.
Maybe it's just poor coaching that's holding Wainui and Stevenson back, but it's a worry. The Chiefs have totally lost their deadly attacking flair that they were renowned for during their title run and the few years afterwards.
Gotta agree with @Bones here, chief - the the Canes' wingers are nothing more than the South African versions of George Bridge
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@ploughboy said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
part of problem for chiefs injury's in tight five, be interesting for other teams to lose this type of depth.
gone with out playing moli, harris,coxon alladice, macwhanell,ardron
injured missed games ross,o'neill,taavao ah kuoi
plus BBBRIt’s pretty funny how often not having BBBR is brought up as a reason the Chiefs have no wins in this comp.
You don’t see Highlanders fans blaming losses on not having Ben Smith in the team or Crusaders fans saying Read is missing or even Canes fans blaming poor performances on BB fucking off.
BBBR was never in the team this year so stop using it as an excuse. As for injuries, the Chiefs always seem to have a shit load of injuries. Maybe they are causing it themselves through their training or conditioning.
@pukunui said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
@ploughboy said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
part of problem for chiefs injury's in tight five, be interesting for other teams to lose this type of depth.
gone with out playing moli, harris,coxon alladice, macwhanell,ardron
injured missed games ross,o'neill,taavao ah kuoi
plus BBBRIt’s pretty funny how often not having BBBR is brought up as a reason the Chiefs have no wins in this comp.
You don’t see Highlanders fans blaming losses on not having Ben Smith in the team or Crusaders fans saying Read is missing or even Canes fans blaming poor performances on BB fucking off.
BBBR was never in the team this year so stop using it as an excuse. As for injuries, the Chiefs always seem to have a shit load of injuries. Maybe they are causing it themselves through their training or conditioning.
BBBR wasnt meant as a excuse more along the lines of on top of all theses injuries . my point was how would other teams coped with this injury toll.
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@Bones if you’re on an 8 game losing streak and you keep selecting the same players expecting a different result then you’re dreaming. Rugby 101 bro, your wingers are your finishers. The Chiefs have produced plenty of pill this year to get the job done, I guess let’s blame the props and locks for not putting points on the board because I forgot it’s their job to do so.
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
@Bones if you’re on an 8 game losing streak and you keep selecting the same players expecting a different result then you’re dreaming. Rugby 101 bro, your wingers are your finishers. The Chiefs have produced plenty of pill this year to get the job done, I guess let’s blame the props and locks for not putting points on the board because I forgot it’s their job to do so.
The forwards determine who wins the game.
The backs determine the margin.Back to Wainui. He's been very good for the Chiefs this year.
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@ploughboy I’m not buying that, all teams have had injury issues throughout the season. The Chiefs have been in most of their games this year but have lacked that execution when it has counted. Take last week for example, they could have got on top of the Crusaders early in the second half but their so called micro skills and lack of finishing let them down. Story of their season really.
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
@ploughboy I’m not buying that, all teams have had injury issues throughout the season. The Chiefs have been in most of their games this year but have lacked that execution when it has counted. Take last week for example, they could have got on top of the Crusaders early in the second half but their so called micro skills and lack of finishing let them down. Story of their season really.
Imagine if they had all their first choice injured players available ...
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@Canes4life you dont think that if we didnt have so many injurys that we might have won some of those games?
@ploughboy said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
@Canes4life you dont think that if we didnt have so many injurys that we might have won some of those games?
#booboo
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@Yeetyaah surely that’s more of a selection issue isn’t it? The Chiefs could have signed Tom Parsons or Geoff Cridge out of Hawkes Bay. I guess the Chiefs are just one big shit show atm.
Best of luck to them turning things around.
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
@Yeetyaah surely that’s more of a selection issue isn’t it? The Chiefs could have signed Tom Parsons or Geoff Cridge out of Hawkes Bay. I guess the Chiefs are just one big shit show atm.
Best of luck to them turning things around.
These names keep coming up.
Who?
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The Chiefs have the best Hawke's lock in their squad. But guess what, he's injured.
It hasn't helped having an entire AB front row all unavailable for the majority of the year. Most of them through serious injuries requiring surgery, not your typical impact injuries.
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
Is history being made? Is this the first time the Canes have fielded an all white back 3?
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
Is history being made? Is this the first time the Canes have fielded an all white back 3?
@Dice said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
@Canes4life said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
Is history being made? Is this the first time the Canes have fielded an all white back 3?
#whitebacksmatter
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
Is history being made? Is this the first time the Canes have fielded an all white back 3?
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@pukunui said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
It is also all well and good to say your back 3 isn’t the reason you are losing. But with the margins in some of the games this year, if the back 3 was better and created/ finished off a few more scoring opportunities then the win:loss ratio could look a lot different.
Will be interesting to see how Naholo goes. Im not sure Alaimalo, Stevenson or Wainui are ever going to be much more than solid.
I seem to recall some on here mentioning Alaimalo as a future AB possibly after last years NPC. Not to make it last year but for the future. I don’t mind his game and he’s got some wheels, but he would have a few works on.
@ACT-Crusader said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
@pukunui said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
It is also all well and good to say your back 3 isn’t the reason you are losing. But with the margins in some of the games this year, if the back 3 was better and created/ finished off a few more scoring opportunities then the win:loss ratio could look a lot different.
Will be interesting to see how Naholo goes. Im not sure Alaimalo, Stevenson or Wainui are ever going to be much more than solid.
I seem to recall some on here mentioning Alaimalo as a future AB possibly after last years NPC. Not to make it last year but for the future. I don’t mind his game and he’s got some wheels, but he would have a few works on.
I don't remember Alaimalo in last years NPC, but a couple of years ago he was awesome in Super rugby, if it was a RWC he probably would have been whisked into the ABs.
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Oh this thread is juicy. I'll add to it and say I wouldn't pick any Chiefs in a combined Hurricanes-Chiefs team.
Bring it on bitches.
@No-Quarter said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
Oh this thread is juicy. I'll add to it and say I wouldn't pick any Chiefs in a combined Hurricanes-Chiefs team.
Bring it on bitches.
if our shit players who are poorly coached and poorly prepared physically somehow manage to cause the upset of the century and beat the besterest Super team ever in the history of the world
if that happens
i am going to carry on like an absolute fuckhead.
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@No-Quarter said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
Oh this thread is juicy. I'll add to it and say I wouldn't pick any Chiefs in a combined Hurricanes-Chiefs team.
Bring it on bitches.
if our shit players who are poorly coached and poorly prepared physically somehow manage to cause the upset of the century and beat the besterest Super team ever in the history of the world
if that happens
i am going to carry on like an absolute fuckhead.
@mariner4life said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
i am going to carry on like an absolute fuckhead.
:fishing_pole:
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@mariner4life said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
i am going to carry on like an absolute fuckhead.
:fishing_pole:
@Stargazer absolutely nothing
but i am going to find new levels
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@ACT-Crusader said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
@pukunui said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
It is also all well and good to say your back 3 isn’t the reason you are losing. But with the margins in some of the games this year, if the back 3 was better and created/ finished off a few more scoring opportunities then the win:loss ratio could look a lot different.
Will be interesting to see how Naholo goes. Im not sure Alaimalo, Stevenson or Wainui are ever going to be much more than solid.
I seem to recall some on here mentioning Alaimalo as a future AB possibly after last years NPC. Not to make it last year but for the future. I don’t mind his game and he’s got some wheels, but he would have a few works on.
I don't remember Alaimalo in last years NPC, but a couple of years ago he was awesome in Super rugby, if it was a RWC he probably would have been whisked into the ABs.
@Nepia it was after he left Northland and got involved with those Makos he went downhill!
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Two things i just noticed:
No Cruden, so i guess last week was his last game for the Chiefs.No Julian Savea. The race is still on to see which out of him and NMS was the more pointless signing. Could add Carter to that too but it sounds like he is adding lots off the field.
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Two things i just noticed:
No Cruden, so i guess last week was his last game for the Chiefs.No Julian Savea. The race is still on to see which out of him and NMS was the more pointless signing. Could add Carter to that too but it sounds like he is adding lots off the field.
@pukunui said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
Two things i just noticed:
No Cruden, so i guess last week was his last game for the Chiefs.No Julian Savea. The race is still on to see which out of him and NMS was the more pointless signing. Could add Carter to that too but it sounds like he is adding lots off the field.
NMS was signed for next year too, with the expectation that he would play this and next season. Bus has been signed basically as a trial and was never expected to play this game. Bus is trying to train his way into the squad for next year.
Canes coaches, as numpty as they are about locks, have gone in with eyes open to Julien. Not so sure about N Milner-Hammer
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@Canes4life said in Hurricanes v Chiefs:
Is history being made? Is this the first time the Canes have fielded an all white back 3?
