SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs

[Stag]

Nothing as good as seeing the nutjuice sucker on the losing side…

[Frank]

@mariner4life said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

but I'm still not convinced, for all his power and skill, he does enough.

Razor likes high workrate players like Blackadder, but I think Finau will still be the starting 6.

[mariner4life]

@Frank said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

@mariner4life said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

but I'm still not convinced, for all his power and skill, he does enough.

Razor likes high workrate players like Blackadder, but I think Finau will still be the starting 6.

Picking busy ineffective guys is a blindspot for a few coaches.
Find talent, mould it. You can build workrate with instructions and positioning.

[KiwiMurph]

I went back and watched the 2nd Chiefs try off the charge down

It was entirely Perenara's fault

After the ball was charged down Perenara got possession and he inexplicably threw the ball back basically straight to Sititi

[mariner4life]

That said, every team needs role players. Just not in the loose forwards.

[Stag]

A number of Hurricanes wilted in a pressure game and probably fatally affected there All Black chances.
A number of Chiefs did the opposite.

[mariner4life]

For all that I thought a few canes were really good.
JBarrett is not what some try to make out, but he is the best hard carrying midfielder in the country. Of he and DMac can gel they should create oodles of space
I thought Love was good at FB
Lakai is a weapon of an openside
That's as good as I've seen IWL play
The front row were good.

[Winger]

@antipodean said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

Canes shouldn't have started Shields.

Esp with Flanders in such good form

[Dan54]

@BerniesCorner said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

Chiefs 6, 8, 9, 10 AB team

I doubt whether Sititi will amke it this year. 6, and 10 with 9 perhaps in the squad I can see.

[Tim]

@KiwiMurph Really hope he isn't in the team. Dreadful at international level.

[Crazy Horse]

@mariner4life said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

@KiwiMurph said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

@mariner4life said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

@KiwiMurph said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

@antipodean said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

Canes shouldn't have started Shields.

Really was prophetic him dropping the ball coming out in the tunnel

No! That didn't happen did it?

100% happened.

Loooool

And that's what Shields and TJ did when it happened.

[KiwiMurph]

@Dan54 said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

@BerniesCorner said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

Chiefs 6, 8, 9, 10 AB team

I doubt whether Sititi will amke it this year. 6, and 10 with 9 perhaps in the squad I can see.

I always enjoy your reluctance to ever select a new player

'Perhaps 9 in the squad' who are these other 9s making the squad over Ratima haha?

[sparky]

@mariner4life Mostly agree. But the gap in class at First Five was as wide as the Grand Canyon.

[Canes4life]

@sparky said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

@mariner4life Mostly agree. But the gap in class at First Five was as wide as the Grand Canyon.

Yeah Cameron was the worst player on the park for me. Had an absolute shocker.

Barrett, Moorby and Perenara also had games to forget. Probably a few more but I’m too disappointed haha

[Crazy Horse]

@mariner4life said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

But, the Canes worked out how to beat it, play straight and hard.

If only the Blues could play that way they'd have a chance.

[mariner4life]

@Crazy-Horse said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

@mariner4life said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

But, the Canes worked out how to beat it, play straight and hard.

If only the Blues could play that way they'd have a chance.

That's why they are heavy favourites in my eyes. Especially if ST is out they'll just roll us.

[Jailbreak7]

@mariner4life said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

For all that I thought a few canes were really good.
JBarrett is not what some try to make out, but he is the best hard carrying midfielder in the country. Of he and DMac can gel they should create oodles of space
I thought Love was good at FB
Lakai is a weapon of an openside
That's as good as I've seen IWL play
The front row were good.

Agree with all of the above. IWL caught me by surprise, he kept carrying hard. I like Canes midfield, their blend works. I am super pleased the Chiefs won, they played out of their skins. However you could argue the Canes would have been a different proposition with Roigard.

[KiwiMurph]

@Canes4life said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

@sparky said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

@mariner4life Mostly agree. But the gap in class at First Five was as wide as the Grand Canyon.

Yeah Cameron was the worst player on the park for me. Had an absolute shocker.

Barrett, Moorby and Perenara also had games to forget. Probably a few more but I’m too disappointed haha

Commiserations. Were you at the game?

Canes need to take inspiration from the Chiefs and come back next year with a focus to lift in the playoffs.

[BerniesCorner]

@Dan54 said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

@BerniesCorner said in SF - Hurricanes vs Chiefs:

Chiefs 6, 8, 9, 10 AB team

I doubt whether Sititi will amke it this year. 6, and 10 with 9 perhaps in the squad I can see.

IMO the ABs hobbled themselves over recent years by not picking obvious talent. Sititi has it in spades.
Players in this category not fully utilised by the ABs include Roigard, DMac, Finau, Paps.

[African Monkey]

@mariner4life No no don't start playing that game haha.