Hurricanes v Blues
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For you Blues fans, this is your predicted line-up. Though correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t Faiane and Narawa injured?
https://www.instagram.com/p/CLcxSsgM1_w/?igshid=1qlvo2wsi5akp
I'd be surprised if the Blues don't have specialist openside cover
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I'd be surprised if the Blues don't have specialist openside cover
@duluth SNAP!
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@canes4life Also who in that team is going to play openside when Gibson comes off injured in the 12th minute?
@daffy-jaffy would you have Dalton over Robinson?
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@tim who would you swap for them? Plummer, Sullivan and Apisai?
@canes4life said in Hurricanes v Blues:
@tim who would you swap for them? Plummer, Sullivan and Apisai?
Plummer, Sullivan or Perofeta, Tolai.
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@canes4life said in Hurricanes v Blues:
@tim who would you swap for them? Plummer, Sullivan and Apisai?
Plummer, Sullivan or Perofeta, Tolai.
@tim good thing you don’t have to go to Apisai just yet then.
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@kiwimurph doesn’t really matter, they all have f all experience. It’s up to our forward pack to ensure they don’t get too rattled at ruck time.
I hope this doesn’t end being our starting team: i’d swap Prinsep for Flanders, Blackwell for Walker-Leawere and Savea for Rayasi.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CLiDHcBl8au/?igshid=12kvd50k3p0sr
@canes4life said in Hurricanes v Blues:
@kiwimurph doesn’t really matter, they all have f all experience. It’s up to our forward pack to ensure they don’t get too rattled at ruck time.
I hope this doesn’t end being our starting team: i’d swap Prinsep for Flanders, Blackwell for Walker-Leawere and Savea for Rayasi.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CLiDHcBl8au/?igshid=12kvd50k3p0sr
Fuck, even the Chiefs might be able to beat that rabble.
Blues by plenty.
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@canes4life said in Hurricanes v Blues:
@kiwimurph doesn’t really matter, they all have f all experience. It’s up to our forward pack to ensure they don’t get too rattled at ruck time.
I hope this doesn’t end being our starting team: i’d swap Prinsep for Flanders, Blackwell for Walker-Leawere and Savea for Rayasi.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CLiDHcBl8au/?igshid=12kvd50k3p0sr
Fuck, even the Chiefs might be able to beat that rabble.
Blues by plenty.
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I'd be surprised if the Blues don't have specialist openside cover
@duluth said in Hurricanes v Blues:
I'd be surprised if the Blues don't have specialist openside cover
Paps won’t start at 7?
I dont see why Gibson should get a look in, except to rotate Paps occasionally.
Akira, Paps, Sotutu with Robinson on the bench and rotate Robinson, Akira, and Sotutu as bench players, occasionally rest one and bring in Gibson against weaker teams.
Hold on. I just saw that Canes predicted line up.
So, as you were, this makes sense.
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@gt12 nah Chiefs are mud.
@canes4life said in Hurricanes v Blues:
@gt12 nah Chiefs are mud.
We will find out how mud if you run out that team against us.
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@daffy-jaffy would you have Dalton over Robinson?
@canes4life I would like to see them starting Akira at 8, Papalii at 7, Robinson at 6 with Gibson and Sotutu off the bench since he hasn't played at all preseason. Robinson covering lock. As an aside I thought Choat was excellent in the game of three halves and is proving very good cover for Hunts absence. Although he played at 8 on the weekend.
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@canes4life said in Hurricanes v Blues:
@gt12 nah Chiefs are mud.
We will find out how mud if you run out that team against us.
@gt12 if Holland starts Prinsep, Blackwell and Savea every game we may well be the Chiefs of 2020. If they select the team I want them to then I’d expect us to win more often then not.
Only one way to find out.
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@canes4life Also who in that team is going to play openside when Gibson comes off injured in the 12th minute?
@daffy-jaffy mate.....he came off 10mins into that 3rd 'half'.
Doubtful for this week.
Looked like a rib injury
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A settled Hurricanes side looks likely for the season opener, with frontliners Dane Coles and Reed Prinsep unlikely starters as they work their way back from injuries. Out wide, Barrett looks likely to be flanked by Wes Goosen and Julian Savea, the former crowd favourite who was re-signed by the Hurricanes on return from France and was heavily involved in Alexandra. Said Barrett of the man they call The Bus: “Jules is in unbelievable condition, trains well and has so much knowledge for myself and the other young boys in the team. He’s seriously impressive and I’m looking forward to seeing him play well on Saturday. He went well at the weekend and it’s good to have Bus back.” -
I'm interested to see if Mark Telea can hold onto that right wing spot. I thought AJ Lam and Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens had better NPC seasons than him.
@dice said in Hurricanes v Blues:
I'm interested to see if Mark Telea can hold onto that right wing spot. I thought AJ Lam and Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens had better NPC seasons than him.
His defence and ability under the high ball improved a lot with Ta$man though, and they might prefer experience first up. I remember Narawa having a shocker on defence in Wellington last year.
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A settled Hurricanes side looks likely for the season opener, with frontliners Dane Coles and Reed Prinsep unlikely starters as they work their way back from injuries. Out wide, Barrett looks likely to be flanked by Wes Goosen and Julian Savea, the former crowd favourite who was re-signed by the Hurricanes on return from France and was heavily involved in Alexandra. Said Barrett of the man they call The Bus: “Jules is in unbelievable condition, trains well and has so much knowledge for myself and the other young boys in the team. He’s seriously impressive and I’m looking forward to seeing him play well on Saturday. He went well at the weekend and it’s good to have Bus back.”@duluth man I hope the so called new and improved Savea performs. A lot of hype for someone that hasn’t delivered for about 5 years now.
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@dice said in Hurricanes v Blues:
I'm interested to see if Mark Telea can hold onto that right wing spot. I thought AJ Lam and Ratumaitavuki-Kneepkens had better NPC seasons than him.
His defence and ability under the high ball improved a lot with Ta$man though, and they might prefer experience first up. I remember Narawa having a shocker on defence in Wellington last year.
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@duluth man I hope the so called new and improved Savea performs. A lot of hype for someone that hasn’t delivered for about 5 years now.
@canes4life agree, He looks good but he seems abit erratic w ball in hand. the one time he got the ball and could of had a go or draw n pass to Laumape for a try smh. earlydays maybe? anyway id swap him for Rayasi, or maybe even AJ Lam or Ratumaitavuki-kneepkens any day lol
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The jury is out on AJ Lam for me - I'm happy to have him in the squad (for his own benefit I think he probably should have taken the Highlanders offer) but he faded badly at the back end of the Mitre 10 Cup season and the bigger the game was the less impact he had. His brother was similar in that aspect. I know there was an injury issue in the Mitre 10 Cup too but just a feeling that I can't throw.
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The jury is out on AJ Lam for me - I'm happy to have him in the squad (for his own benefit I think he probably should have taken the Highlanders offer) but he faded badly at the back end of the Mitre 10 Cup season and the bigger the game was the less impact he had. His brother was similar in that aspect. I know there was an injury issue in the Mitre 10 Cup too but just a feeling that I can't throw.
@kiwimurph I think not having Faiane in at 12 didn't help. With Telea at 12, Lam barely got the ball.
