Blues vs Hurricanes 02/2022
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@nepia was’nt just Goodhues lineout work ,his general play was superb in fact you could argue his best in a Blues Jersey and continuation of his form in the NPC ..Josh has always had talent ,but injuries have curtailed his progress .
Brayden Iose when he came on was absolutely superb , i posted last week the Canes would have a more balanced back 3 with Iose at 8,Flanders at 6 and Ardie at 7 ..
I thought Ruben Love played a little deeper and got his outsides into space nicely ..@steven-harris said in Blues vs Hurricanes 02/2022:
@nepia was’nt just Goodhues lineout work ,his general play was superb in fact you could argue his best in a Blues Jersey and continuation of his form in the NPC ..Josh has always had talent ,but injuries have curtailed his progress .
Brayden Iose when he came on was absolutely superb , i posted last week the Canes would have a more balanced back 3 with Iose at 8,Flanders at 6 and Ardie at 7 ..
I thought Ruben Love played a little deeper and got his outsides into space nicely ..Oh yeah, wasn't my intention to minimise his general game, just getting my dig in at the Canes locking selections.
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@steven-harris said in Blues vs Hurricanes 02/2022:
@nepia was’nt just Goodhues lineout work ,his general play was superb in fact you could argue his best in a Blues Jersey and continuation of his form in the NPC ..Josh has always had talent ,but injuries have curtailed his progress .
Brayden Iose when he came on was absolutely superb , i posted last week the Canes would have a more balanced back 3 with Iose at 8,Flanders at 6 and Ardie at 7 ..
I thought Ruben Love played a little deeper and got his outsides into space nicely ..Oh yeah, wasn't my intention to minimise his general game, just getting my dig in at the Canes locking selections.
@nepia gotta give the Canes their dues .their bench added so much ,cant say the same for the Blues bench ..
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@kiwimurph said in Blues vs Hurricanes 02/2022:
Does anyone know why Robinson went off (for Segner)? Hopefully not injury related.
He looked injured a couple of times during the game.Maybe he just emptied his tank.
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@african-monkey said in Blues vs Hurricanes 02/2022:
I go back to the stupid Nock intercept pass at 32-21 which gave the ball back to the canes which changed the whole thing. Fucken stupid pass to a guy standing in our backline.
Good comeback Canes but we should have closed the fucker out (Nock, I'm looking at you).
Yeah as a Nock fan he was terrible. He's done that before coming off the bench too. Very very loose.
@kiwimurph he strikes me as a guy with all the talent, but slmost like he is there for the social aspect and doesn't put in the work...
That guy in your team, late to training, first to the bar, always messing about
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For Me Josh Goodhue's performance was the standout by a lock in the first 2 rds.Very impressive.
@chris said in Blues vs Hurricanes 02/2022:
For Me Josh Goodhue's performance was the standout by a lock in the first 2 rds.Very impressive.
He won the Blues player fo the match fan vote. As an aside, I've had to unfollow that, they just spam out dozens of posts.
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@kiwimurph he strikes me as a guy with all the talent, but slmost like he is there for the social aspect and doesn't put in the work...
That guy in your team, late to training, first to the bar, always messing about
@taniwharugby said in Blues vs Hurricanes 02/2022:
@kiwimurph he strikes me as a guy with all the talent, but slmost like he is there for the social aspect and doesn't put in the work...
That guy in your team, late to training, first to the bar, always messing about
What do you mean? How do you know how he trains? Comments like this are unfair to the players.
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@taniwharugby said in Blues vs Hurricanes 02/2022:
@kiwimurph he strikes me as a guy with all the talent, but slmost like he is there for the social aspect and doesn't put in the work...
That guy in your team, late to training, first to the bar, always messing about
What do you mean? How do you know how he trains? Comments like this are unfair to the players.
@kev maybe, I know for a fact he used to work fucking hard on his game, as a teen, but from what I hear, I'm not sure that is the case in recent years.
I rate his game when on, IMO his pass is the closest to Smith, has a great box kick (even if I hate them) but there is def something missing, and this is usually between the ears.
The 2nd part of what I said wasn't saying that was what he does, just we have all had club mates with all the talent but just don't quite get there
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@kev maybe, I know for a fact he used to work fucking hard on his game, as a teen, but from what I hear, I'm not sure that is the case in recent years.
I rate his game when on, IMO his pass is the closest to Smith, has a great box kick (even if I hate them) but there is def something missing, and this is usually between the ears.
The 2nd part of what I said wasn't saying that was what he does, just we have all had club mates with all the talent but just don't quite get there
@taniwharugby said in Blues vs Hurricanes 02/2022:
@kev maybe, I know for a fact he used to work fucking hard on his game, as a teen, but from what I hear, I'm not sure that is the case in recent years.
I rate his game when on, IMO his pass is the closest to Smith, has a great box kick (even if I hate them) but there is def something missing, and this is usually between the ears.
My view of the weaknesses in his game are being decisive at ruck time, physicality, not that challenging D enough. But my opinion is he has worked on all of those things and has improved. Those are things I see on the rugby field - I don’t know him.
But you have just said he doesn’t train very well and he his thick - I think those comments are personal. Do you know him?
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Brutal way to lose. It reminded me of when the Canes beat us at the death in 2012 at Eden Park. We were also up by 6 points with a minute or so left on the clock back then too. I think Beauden makes a break and then puts Conrad away for a try, and then Beauden steps up and converts.
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So Stan Sport being fluffybunnies.
I don't want to watch the highlights, I want to watch the fucking game.
fluffybunnies.
@booboo said in Blues vs Hurricanes 02/2022:
So Stan Sport being fluffybunnies.
I don't want to watch the highlights, I want to watch the fucking game.
fluffybunnies.
I think this may be user error - the full game is there for me and 2 sets of highlights.
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Brutal way to lose. It reminded me of when the Canes beat us at the death in 2012 at Eden Park. We were also up by 6 points with a minute or so left on the clock back then too. I think Beauden makes a break and then puts Conrad away for a try, and then Beauden steps up and converts.
@dice one of the great Canes moments.
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@booboo said in Blues vs Hurricanes 02/2022:
So Stan Sport being fluffybunnies.
I don't want to watch the highlights, I want to watch the fucking game.
fluffybunnies.
I think this may be user error - the full game is there for me and 2 sets of highlights.
@nepia said in Blues vs Hurricanes 02/2022:
@booboo said in Blues vs Hurricanes 02/2022:
So Stan Sport being fluffybunnies.
I don't want to watch the highlights, I want to watch the fucking game.
fluffybunnies.
I think this may be user error - the full game is there for me and 2 sets of highlights.
Am sure it is, but couldn't find it for the life of me.
Bullshit result regardless
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Enjoyed that. It was a very fluid but physical game. I thought Choat was everywhere for the Blues. Julian. S has been bagged for being too slow by some but his impact was obvious. The Bus has a few games left in him yet!
Are Kiwi and Aussie teams playing a bit more direct this year or is it my imagination? -
The real turning point was when the Canes incumbent players come off the bench & were all on the field - if that fool Holland had started them in the first place we wouldn't have struggled so much throughout most of the match... the Blues were always going to fade a bit towards the back end of the match through lack of match fitness.
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Fun game, but how the fuck did the Blues give that up?
Just tired? Lack of bench impact?
They were there with 4 minutes to go and gave up two tries. Fuuuuuuuuucccck.
Feel sorry for RTS to be really good for 79 minutes then miss a bad one at the end.
I thought B Sullivan had a good game and I was pleased for him, as I felt like he never had enough chances at the Chiefs.
Goodhue was the best player on the park, well done that man, and I was also really impressed with Romano.
I watched it a few times, and I reckon Flanders was a bit lucky not to be penalized at the intercept (4 minutes out), but either way terrible option by Nock.
All in all, a fantastic watch and after yesterday (which found pretty boring as I knew the Saders would eventually win), this was maybe the game to get me back into Super rugby.
