Crusaders 2022
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@george33 said in 2021 Crusaders:
@chris b a shoot out between crusaders and blues backs for title mayb blues have edge in forwards tho
Maybe but the Crusaders pack of
Taylor
Moody
Jager
Whitelock
Barrett
Blackadder
Matera
Graceis not to shabby.
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@george33 said in 2021 Crusaders:
@chris b a shoot out between crusaders and blues backs for title mayb blues have edge in forwards tho
Maybe but the Crusaders pack of
Taylor
Moody
Jager
Whitelock
Barrett
Blackadder
Matera
Graceis not to shabby.
@chris said in 2021 Crusaders:
@george33 said in 2021 Crusaders:
@chris b a shoot out between crusaders and blues backs for title mayb blues have edge in forwards tho
Maybe but the Crusaders pack of
Taylor
Moody
Jager
Whitelock
Barrett
Blackadder
Matera
Graceis not to shabby.
loooool
the Crusaders top 23 would win a lot of tests.
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@chris Ala'alatoa is a big loss, but damn the rest of that pack is good.
Blues need some locks.
@tim said in 2021 Crusaders:
@chris Ala'alatoa is a big loss, but damn the rest of that pack is good.
Blues need some locks.
Yep the Blues weak point lock maybe .
Dunshea and Stange bench options along with Bower,Williams,Makalio,Havilli
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@george33 said in 2021 Crusaders:
@chris b a shoot out between crusaders and blues backs for title mayb blues have edge in forwards tho
who do the Blues have in their backs?
The Crusaders have 7 fucking All Blacks in their backs alone. Then another guy who was bloody good this year.
@mariner4life beauden,ioane,clarke,talea,Roger tuivase sheck,kata,perofeta,Christie,zarn Sullivan,ruru,narawa and kneepkins wingers from taranaki,heem,plummer AJ Lam,and young u21 midfielders Corey Evans
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@mariner4life beauden,ioane,clarke,talea,Roger tuivase sheck,kata,perofeta,Christie,zarn Sullivan,ruru,narawa and kneepkins wingers from taranaki,heem,plummer AJ Lam,and young u21 midfielders Corey Evans
@george33 said in 2021 Crusaders:
@mariner4life beauden,ioane,clarke,talea,Roger tuivase sheck,kata,perofeta,Christie,zarn Sullivan,ruru,narawa and kneepkins wingers from taranaki,heem,plummer AJ Lam,and young u21 midfielders Corey Evans
oh yeah totally matches up...
If the Crusaders don't go unbeaten in 2022 then it's a massive choke job
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@chris said in 2021 Crusaders:
@george33 said in 2021 Crusaders:
@chris b a shoot out between crusaders and blues backs for title mayb blues have edge in forwards tho
Maybe but the Crusaders pack of
Taylor
Moody
Jager
Whitelock
Barrett
Blackadder
Matera
Graceis not to shabby.
loooool
the Crusaders top 23 would win a lot of tests.
@mariner4life
Sotutu
Papalii
A.ioane
Darry
Tuipoluto
Laulala
Tuinakafe
Hodgman
Tuungafasi
Dillion hunt
Renata
T.Robinson
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@george33 said in 2021 Crusaders:
@chris think they chasing england test lock itoje
Good pickup if they can pull it off.
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@stargazer well quite. It's a discussion board, and discussions are fluid
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Don't really get why Naholo has gone to the Crusaders. Don't think he will see much game time there. With Lester, Bridge, Reece, Jordan and Ennor all capable of playing wing I don't think he will see many minutes VS the Highlanders where he could have competed for a starting position.
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Don't really get why Naholo has gone to the Crusaders. Don't think he will see much game time there. With Lester, Bridge, Reece, Jordan and Ennor all capable of playing wing I don't think he will see many minutes VS the Highlanders where he could have competed for a starting position.
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@canes4life Unless the Highlanders already decided to sign his brother ...
@stargazer that's true. Probably had room for both though.
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the chat was we were trying for both...but maybe not true, id say more likely playing for the legendary Crusaders being more attractive is a more obvious reason, young bloke are always full of confidence they can prove themselves and displace an incumbent
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Posting the offical news in the right thread :winking_face_with_tongue:
https://twitter.com/crusadersrugby/status/1443424062534000641
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the chat was we were trying for both...but maybe not true, id say more likely playing for the legendary Crusaders being more attractive is a more obvious reason, young bloke are always full of confidence they can prove themselves and displace an incumbent
@kiwiwomble tbf to outplay Bridge all you have to do is catch the ball.
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From what I can find out the 2022 Squad looks like this with some gaps to be filled
A Lock maybe Romano.
2 Loose Forwards Segner maybe one.
First five unless Havilli is used as cover . If so another back or a 7th Prop maybe the option.
2 more backs. Isiah Punivai and Dallas McLeod I would be happy to not see these 2 getting those spots.Props:
Joe Moody, Ollie Jager, Isi Tuungafasi, George Bower, , Tamaiti Williams, Fletcher Newell
Hookers:
Codie Taylor, Brodie McAlister, Andrew Makalio,
Locks:
Scott Barrett, Quentin Strange, Mitchell Dunshea, Sam Whitelock,
Loose forwards:
Cullen Grace, Pablo Matera Ethan Blackadder, Sione Havili, , Tom Christie
Halfbacks:
Mitch Drummond, , Bryn Hall,Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi
Inside backs:
Richie Mo’unga, Fergus Burke,
Midfield:
Jack Goodhue, , Braydon Ennor, ,David Havilli,
Outside backs:
Chay Fihaki, George Bridge,Kini Naholo , Sevu Reece, Will Jordan, Leicester Faingaanuku, -
@shark said in Crusaders 2022:
@duluth said in Crusaders 2022:
@stargazer said in Crusaders 2022:
And here it is. The most underwhelming Crusaders signing in many years.
Stop criticising the Crusaders! Everyone picks on them. It’s not fair.
Too right.
The Hurricanes have benefitted from, well, umm, Reed Prinsep, but at 1.78m he's given their line out a significant boost now for a number of years.
This surely a joke isn’t it?
@mikey07 The height thing is. He's 1.92 in Internet metres.
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From what I can find out the 2022 Squad looks like this with some gaps to be filled
A Lock maybe Romano.
2 Loose Forwards Segner maybe one.
First five unless Havilli is used as cover . If so another back or a 7th Prop maybe the option.
2 more backs. Isiah Punivai and Dallas McLeod I would be happy to not see these 2 getting those spots.Props:
Joe Moody, Ollie Jager, Isi Tuungafasi, George Bower, , Tamaiti Williams, Fletcher Newell
Hookers:
Codie Taylor, Brodie McAlister, Andrew Makalio,
Locks:
Scott Barrett, Quentin Strange, Mitchell Dunshea, Sam Whitelock,
Loose forwards:
Cullen Grace, Pablo Matera Ethan Blackadder, Sione Havili, , Tom Christie
Halfbacks:
Mitch Drummond, , Bryn Hall,Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi
Inside backs:
Richie Mo’unga, Fergus Burke,
Midfield:
Jack Goodhue, , Braydon Ennor, ,David Havilli,
Outside backs:
Chay Fihaki, George Bridge,Kini Naholo , Sevu Reece, Will Jordan, Leicester Faingaanuku,@chris said in Crusaders 2022:
From what I can find out the 2022 Squad looks like this with some gaps to be filled
A Lock maybe Romano.
2 Loose Forwards Segner maybe one.
First five unless Havilli is used as cover . If so another back or a 7th Prop maybe the option.
2 more backs. Isiah Punivai and Dallas McLeod I would be happy to not see these 2 getting those spots.Props:
Joe Moody, Ollie Jager, Isi Tuungafasi, George Bower, , Tamaiti Williams, Fletcher Newell
Hookers:
Codie Taylor, Brodie McAlister, Andrew Makalio,
Locks:
Scott Barrett, Quentin Strange, Mitchell Dunshea, Sam Whitelock,
Loose forwards:
Cullen Grace, Pablo Matera Ethan Blackadder, Sione Havili, , Tom Christie
Halfbacks:
Mitch Drummond, , Bryn Hall,Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi
Inside backs:
Richie Mo’unga, Fergus Burke,
Midfield:
Jack Goodhue, , Braydon Ennor, ,David Havilli,
Outside backs:
Chay Fihaki, George Bridge,Kini Naholo , Sevu Reece, Will Jordan, Leicester Faingaanuku,That's a fucking loaded team, but if Mo'unga gets injured, it's very beatable.
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From what I can find out the 2022 Squad looks like this with some gaps to be filled
A Lock maybe Romano.
2 Loose Forwards Segner maybe one.
First five unless Havilli is used as cover . If so another back or a 7th Prop maybe the option.
2 more backs. Isiah Punivai and Dallas McLeod I would be happy to not see these 2 getting those spots.Props:
Joe Moody, Ollie Jager, Isi Tuungafasi, George Bower, , Tamaiti Williams, Fletcher Newell
Hookers:
Codie Taylor, Brodie McAlister, Andrew Makalio,
Locks:
Scott Barrett, Quentin Strange, Mitchell Dunshea, Sam Whitelock,
Loose forwards:
Cullen Grace, Pablo Matera Ethan Blackadder, Sione Havili, , Tom Christie
Halfbacks:
Mitch Drummond, , Bryn Hall,Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi
Inside backs:
Richie Mo’unga, Fergus Burke,
Midfield:
Jack Goodhue, , Braydon Ennor, ,David Havilli,
Outside backs:
Chay Fihaki, George Bridge,Kini Naholo , Sevu Reece, Will Jordan, Leicester Faingaanuku,@chris said in Crusaders 2022:
From what I can find out the 2022 Squad looks like this with some gaps to be filled
A Lock maybe Romano.
2 Loose Forwards Segner maybe one.
First five unless Havilli is used as cover . If so another back or a 7th Prop maybe the option.
2 more backs. Isiah Punivai and Dallas McLeod I would be happy to not see these 2 getting those spots.Props:
Joe Moody, Ollie Jager, Isi Tuungafasi, George Bower, , Tamaiti Williams, Fletcher Newell
Hookers:
Codie Taylor, Brodie McAlister, Andrew Makalio,
Locks:
Scott Barrett, Quentin Strange, Mitchell Dunshea, Sam Whitelock,
Loose forwards:
Cullen Grace, Pablo Matera Ethan Blackadder, Sione Havili, , Tom Christie
Halfbacks:
Mitch Drummond, , Bryn Hall,Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi
Inside backs:
Richie Mo’unga, Fergus Burke,
Midfield:
Jack Goodhue, , Braydon Ennor, ,David Havilli,
Outside backs:
Chay Fihaki, George Bridge,Kini Naholo , Sevu Reece, Will Jordan, Leicester Faingaanuku,Pablo Matera Ethan Blackadder? Must have interesting parentage.
Fihaki sounds interesting, will they play him longterm at wing centre or FB given he apparently can really kick the ball?
