SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs
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@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
@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.
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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.
@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.
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@foobaNZ said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
All media I'm consuming is picking Chiefs to take this, except Parsons.
You're eating newspapers?
@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?
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@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.
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@Canes4life TAB had us as outsiders at home versus Blues and Chiefs from memory.
@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.
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@nzzp I reckon those odds will shift towards the Chiefs if Lomax and Love aren't named at 4pm.
@Canes4life said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
@nzzp I reckon those odds will shift towards the Chiefs if Lomax and Love aren't named at 4pm.
loss insurance @Canes4life ... you know you want to!
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@Canes4life said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
@nzzp I reckon those odds will shift towards the Chiefs if Lomax and Love aren't named at 4pm.
loss insurance @Canes4life ... you know you want to!
@nzzp said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
@Canes4life said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
@nzzp I reckon those odds will shift towards the Chiefs if Lomax and Love aren't named at 4pm.
loss insurance @Canes4life ... you know you want to!
Let's wait until 4.
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looks shit, no real quality, Chiefs by 15
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Same team as the QF.
Unavailable for selection: Kaleb Trask, Malachi Wrampling, Gideon Wrampling and Josh Lord.
https://www.chiefs.co.nz/news-item/gallagher-chiefs-maintain-momentum-for-semi-final
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Starting ABs everywhere, proper Super Rugby Team. Inevitable
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@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.
@Canes4life said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
Interesting, I've heard quite a few people picking the Canes (including Parsons).
Parsons really wants the Chiefs to win so the Blues can have a home final.
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So they’ve announced this game for 4.35pm on Saturday. I really don’t get the logic behind that considering it’s a big game and the crowd numbers would be a lot higher (close to a sellout) if it was at 7.05pm. Both the club and college rugby community in Wellington won’t be able to get to the game now. They’ll be f’d off.
If they want to make it family friendly then play it on a Sunday arvo so then everyone can go.
A strong team except for our backs reserves and Cameron that are a bit so-so.
I'm unsure why Sullivan is rated so highly.
https://www.hurricanes.co.nz/news/article/semi-final-rugby-returns-to-sky-stadium
The Hurricanes team to take on the Chiefs at Our House, Saturday 4:35pm.Pouri-Rakete-Stones
Asafo Aumua
Tyrel Lomax
Justin Sangster
Isaia Walker-Leawere
Brad Shields
Peter Lakai
Brayden IoseTJ Perenara
Brett Cameron
Salesi Rayasi
Jordie Barrett
Billy Proctor
Josh Moorby
Ruben LoveJames O’Reilly
Tevita Mafileo
Pasilio Tosi
James Tucker
Devan Flanders
Du’Plessis Kirifi
Richard Judd
Bailyn Sullivan
Unavailable: Caleb Delany, Ben Grant, Xavier Numia, Cam Roigard -
The big dog is back. Shields starts and Naholo dropped. Canes to munch the Chiefs upfront
@Canes4life said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
The big dog is back. Shields starts and Naholo dropped. Canes to munch the Chiefs upfront
But George 33 said Lomax was going to be scratched
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@Canes4life said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
The big dog is back. Shields starts and Naholo dropped. Canes to munch the Chiefs upfront
But George 33 said Lomax was going to be scratched
@canefan said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
@Canes4life said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:
The big dog is back. Shields starts and Naholo dropped. Canes to munch the Chiefs upfront
But George 33 said Lomax was going to be scratched
That’s why we don’t listen to him.
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The Chiefs have by far the better 10, which counts for a lot come finals time.
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The Chiefs have by far the better 10, which counts for a lot come finals time.
@No-Quarter he didn’t do much the last two times we played you. Probably a game for him to remind everyone why he should be the AB no 1 ten though.
Proctor’s playing aswell. We don’t lose when he’s in the field.
