Hurricanes v Chiefs
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<p>Must have had family movie night with this wiseguy:</p>
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<p>Weak looking Chiefs team!!! Hurricanes by 13+!!!!! Savea is gonna smash Cane back into the dark ages!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
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<p>Just so the Horrell fans don't get all upset,<span> not considered for selection: </span></p>
<p><span>Nepo Laulala, Mitchell Karpik, Pauliasi Manu, Sam Henwood, Johan Bardoul, Glen Fisiiahi, Maama Vaipulu, Michael Allardice, James Tucker, Charlie Ngatai, Andrew Horrell, Stephen Donald, Augustine Pulu (All Blacks Sevens).</span></p> -
<p>I don't understand the chopping and changing of the halfbacks.</p>
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<p>Amazing bench!</p>
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<p>Oh and I am really liking Sam McNicholl. Only first noticed him against Wales where he played a blinder and he keeps getting stronger in the game. Good decision maker.</p> -
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<p>I don't understand the chopping and changing of the halfbacks.</p>
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<p>Tactics. TKB will provide better defence around the fringes of the ruck, where the Canes will look to use their runners.</p> -
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<p>Just so the Horrell fans don't get all upset, not considered for selection:</p>
<p>Nepo Laulala, Mitchell Karpik, Pauliasi Manu, Sam Henwood, Johan Bardoul, Glen Fisiiahi, Maama Vaipulu, Michael Allardice, James Tucker, Charlie Ngatai, Andrew Horrell, Stephen Donald, Augustine Pulu (All Blacks Sevens).</p>
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<p>Geez, that's 13 tighthead props unavailable. Hope we won't have to go to Golden Oldies again. </p> -
<p>I hope we see a similar performance to this one by the mighty Canes. (Note Angus Gardner is refing) </p>
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<p>Tactics. TKB will provide better defence around the fringes of the ruck, where the Canes will look to use their runners.</p>
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<p>Yeah I get that but for some reason I am preferring Weber to get things moving</p> -
<p>I'm picking it to be more like this though.</p>
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<p>I don't understand the chopping and changing of the halfbacks.</p>
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<p>Amazing bench!</p>
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<p>Oh and I am really liking Sam McNicholl.<strong> Only first noticed him against Wales where he played a blinder and he keeps getting stronger in the game. </strong>Good decision maker.</p>
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<p>You were lucky you didn't notice his cabbage early season form.</p>
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<p>Really looking forward to this game. If there are no TMO/reffing controversies, it will be great to watch.</p>
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<p>The weather forecast says "Showers and gale northwesterlies, easing later". So it won't be as bad as last week. </p>
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<p>Four hours ago, the Canes tweeted that 25,000 tickets had been sold. Not a sell-out yet (capacity 34,500??), but a good crowd.</p> -
Not happy with Brad Webber not starting. All TKB really offers is that he is the best defensive half back in the competition. And that is fine that he is a standout tackler<br>but surely you should be picking your half back for his offence coordination abilities.
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="hurricane" data-cid="600999" data-time="1469691396"><p>Not happy with Brad Webber not starting. All TKB really offers is that he is the best defensive half back in the competition. And that is fine that he is a standout tackler<br>
but surely you should be picking your half back for his offence coordination abilities.</p></blockquote>
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<p>I'm a bit worried about Coles captaining and Angus reffing. Coles has shown a sh*t attitude towards refs and Angus will be having none of that. Could have a pretty big impact on the game (if Coles is passed fit).</p>
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<p>I'll be pretty surprised if Coles is playing - the way he was walking around the field last week didn't look like something that's going to be cured with a good night's sleep. I reckon that bracketing is just to keep the Chiefs guessing a bit.</p> -
<p>I hope he does play, as he wont be anywhere near 100%. </p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="hurricane" data-cid="600999" data-time="1469691396"><p>Not happy with Brad Webber not starting. All TKB really offers is that he is the best defensive half back in the competition. And that is fine that he is a standout tackler<br>
but surely you should be picking your half back for his offence coordination abilities.</p></blockquote>
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Why are you not happy? If you think Weber is better surely you'd be pleased?<br>
Anyway, the AB selectors rate TKB as a test player and also state that knockout rugby is the closest to tests for judging players. I'm sure the Chiefs staff have it well thought out.
