SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs

[foobaNZ]

@Canes4life here's hoping we get close to 30K. A bit disappointing it's not close to an instant sell out tbh.

[Canes4life]

@foobaNZ yeah it is a bit, I'd say if we make it through to the final though it will sell out rapidly.

[nzzp]

@Canes4life said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

@foobaNZ yeah it is a bit, I'd say if we make it through to the final though it will sell out rapidly.

Same

carn the Chiefs

[Canes4life]

@nzzp said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

@Canes4life said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

@foobaNZ yeah it is a bit, I'd say if we make it through to the final though it will sell out rapidly.

Same

carn the Chiefs

I'm hoping for a Paul Tito-esque finish from the Canes in this one.

[Duluth]

The opta match pack from the super.rugby site

Hurricanes v Chiefs match pack

[Canes4life]

This is super interesting

[Canes4life]

[Canes4life]

[foobaNZ]

All media I'm consuming is picking Chiefs to take this, except Parsons.

[Frank]

@foobaNZ said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

All media I'm consuming is picking Chiefs to take this, except Parsons.

You're eating newspapers?

[Canes4life]

@foobaNZ said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

All media I'm consuming is picking Chiefs to take this, except Parsons.

Interesting, I've heard quite a few people picking the Canes (including Parsons). This game is literally 50/50 for me, could go either way.

The media are also flakey as fk, how many times have people flipped flopped this year on who they think will win the comp, it changes every week. Chiefs were the best performing team last week, doesn't mean that will be the case this week. Small margins in these games.

[mariner4life]

@Frank said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

@foobaNZ said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

All media I'm consuming is picking Chiefs to take this, except Parsons.

You're eating newspapers?

in this economy? absolutely

[george33]

@Canes4life 50/50

[Machpants]

@foobaNZ said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

All media I'm consuming is picking Chiefs to take this, except Parsons.

Canes have been the smokeys all season, very rarely picked as winners or top dogs in the big games. Yet here they are top of the table with home semi! Once good performance by the Chiefs and that's enough for them to be favourites in the media away from home against the top team.

I am sure it'll be close

[Landers92]

Ruben Love expected to be named in 15 but will be getting similar treatment to last week. May be a late pull like last week but the hope is he can tough it out.

[Canes4life]

@Machpants rarely picked as winners in the big games? We've been favourites on our home patch in the big games, and we are favourites again this week. Not sure what you're talking about.

As I said the media are flakey with their predictions, they've gone Blues as favourites, then picked the Canes as favourites, now it's the Chiefs. Any team can win from here but the Canes are favourites for this one because they've won 9 on the trot at home including wins against the Crusaders, Chiefs, Blues, Highlanders etc.

The Chiefs were favourites in Hamilton despite the Canes looking the better of the teams leading into that game. Home advantage is massive.

[Canes4life]

@Landers92 said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

Ruben Love expected to be named in 15 but will be getting similar treatment to last week. May be a late pull like last week but the hope is he can tough it out.

Thanks for the scoop. On the Canes story today he was running around with a smile on his face. Hope that points to him playing this week.

[foobaNZ]

@Frank said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

@foobaNZ said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

All media I'm consuming is picking Chiefs to take this, except Parsons.

You're eating newspapers?

You're not?

[foobaNZ]

@Canes4life TAB had us as outsiders at home versus Blues and Chiefs from memory.

[Canes4life]

@foobaNZ we were faves against the Chiefs but underdogs against the Blues at home but not by much. We were also faves against the Saders in Chch which is also always a big game.