Blues v Hurricanes
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@Chris I reckon if you switched 7 ,9 and 10 to the Blues..who wins..?
@Steven-Harris Blues would for Sure because The Blues forward pack I think has an edge. But you have to have decent possession for 9/10 to control a game Rebels sort of proved that last week
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@Chris it matters very little when the two players in control of the Blues (Nock and Plummer) face up against the best halves pair in the comp. You don't win the big games without an experienced halves pairing..
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@Canes4life I still think the Blues are a chance as they edge the Canes tight five which may negate 9 and 10 a little
@Chris it's not like the Blues are a dominant forward pack though so I doubt they will have much of an edge - just look at last week. Canes only need slight ascendency in their forwards and they will get the points like they have for the last five years against the Blues.
I think the biggest problem for the Blues is that mental toughness when the game is in the balance. They just don't seem to have the leadership to kick on in the big ones.
We will see though, this Blues side does seem slightly better than previous years so they could suprise.
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A few interesting duels :
Goosen vs Ioane
Laumape vs Nonu
Savea vs GibsonThe scrum battle will be interesting as well.
@cgrant that second matchup alone should draw a big crowd.
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@Chris it's not like the Blues are a dominant forward pack though so I doubt they will have much of an edge - just look at last week. Canes only need slight ascendency in their forwards and they will get the points like they have for the last five years against the Blues.
I think the biggest problem for the Blues is that mental toughness when the game is in the balance. They just don't seem to have the leadership to kick on in the big ones.
We will see though, this Blues side does seem slightly better than previous years so they could suprise.
@Canes4life I still think the Canes have looked vulnerable as The Crusaders have to be honest The Bulls worry me.
If you measure up the forward packs if The Blues don't come out ahead I am worried about our tight five for the WC there is 3 in the Blues who will be selected and if they get touched up by their Canes opponents we are Fucked for the WC.With Franks struggling aswell.
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@Canes4life I still think the Canes have looked vulnerable as The Crusaders have to be honest The Bulls worry me.
If you measure up the forward packs if The Blues don't come out ahead I am worried about our tight five for the WC there is 3 in the Blues who will be selected and if they get touched up by their Canes opponents we are Fucked for the WC.With Franks struggling aswell.
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@Chris it's not Blues players I'm worried about. The two forwards we can't afford to lose for the W.C are Rettalick and Franks. If either one of them miss out on the Cup then we could be in tatters.
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@Canes4life Thats what I mean you lose those 2 our bench players are in the Blues not very confident.Moodey has struggled take those 3 out god forbid. Look what's left. Big Karl,Ofsa,Pat T are in that 23
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@Chris Yeah it is a massive worry - 100%. Could be a blessing that both Franks and Rettalick are on ice atm. Wouldn't hurt to keep them that way until a month out from the WC.
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@Canes4life Yep I think you're right there
@Chris I think every other position we can handle an injury, however those two just seem too key and experienced to lose IMO.
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Reading this thread really makes me want the blues to win.
MacDonald will have the tight forwards pumped up after last weeks debacle. We’ve seen Barrett shut down by the crusaders a few times when his tight five are getting a beatdown.
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@Rocky-Rockbottom said in Blues v Hurricanes:
@SammyC said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Reading this thread really makes me want the blues to win.
I always knew you were a good guy. Despite that ridiculously vanilla avatar. Is that a stock photo you just found on the internet?
are you comparing Rueben Thorne to safe boring sex?
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Reading this thread really makes me want the blues to win.
MacDonald will have the tight forwards pumped up after last weeks debacle. We’ve seen Barrett shut down by the crusaders a few times when his tight five are getting a beatdown.
@SammyC said in Blues v Hurricanes:
We’ve seen Barrett shut down by the crusaders a few times when his tight five are getting a beatdown.
You are commenting as if the Blues pack is similar to the Crusaders.
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@Rocky-Rockbottom said in Blues v Hurricanes:
@SammyC said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Reading this thread really makes me want the blues to win.
I always knew you were a good guy. Despite that ridiculously vanilla avatar. Is that a stock photo you just found on the internet?
I just like how humble blues supporters have become after years of complete shitness.
The canes on the other hand, win 1 title 4 years ago and become quite the opposite!
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@Rocky-Rockbottom said in Blues v Hurricanes:
@SammyC said in Blues v Hurricanes:
Reading this thread really makes me want the blues to win.
I always knew you were a good guy. Despite that ridiculously vanilla avatar. Is that a stock photo you just found on the internet?
I just like how humble blues supporters have become after years of complete shitness.
The canes on the other hand, win 1 title 4 years ago and become quite the opposite!
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@SammyC Rich coming from a Crusaders supporter.
@Canes4life said in Blues v Hurricanes:
@SammyC Rich coming from a Crusaders supporter.
If your team Wins 8 more titles you can be as arrogant as you like.
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@Canes4life said in Blues v Hurricanes:
@SammyC Rich coming from a Crusaders supporter.
If your team Wins 8 more titles you can be as arrogant as you like.
@SammyC you must have two eye patches on. You can't even count how many titles your team has won.
