Hurricanes 2023

Canes4life

@cgrant said in Hurricanes 2023:

The Canes should be well off at 2nd Five with Jordie Barrett, Riley Higgins and Peter Umaga-Jensen.

This is going to be the strongest Canes squad since we won the title me thinks.

canefan

@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2023:

@cgrant said in Hurricanes 2023:

The Canes should be well off at 2nd Five with Jordie Barrett, Riley Higgins and Peter Umaga-Jensen.

This is going to be the strongest Canes squad since we won the title me thinks.

As long as we have it in the forwards...

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Canes4life

@canefan said in Hurricanes 2023:

@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2023:

@cgrant said in Hurricanes 2023:

The Canes should be well off at 2nd Five with Jordie Barrett, Riley Higgins and Peter Umaga-Jensen.

This is going to be the strongest Canes squad since we won the title me thinks.

As long as we have it in the forwards...

If you take into account the way Wellington outmuscled Canterbury in the weekend, and then you add in the likes of Sangster, Lomax, Mafileo, Walker-Leawere, Flanders etc there shouldn’t be any reason why we can’t front against the best packs.

It all depends on who Holland selects of course.

Canes4life

So the squad is pretty much this with ? at hooker and prop:

Numia
Mafileo
Rakete-Stones
Lomax
Franks
?
Aumua
Coles
?
Blackwell
Bird
Sangster
Walker-Leawere
Delany
Howden
Prinsep
Kirifi
A Savea
Gibson
Lakai
Flanders
Iose
Perenara
Roigard
Booth
Morgan
Cameron
Love
Higgins
Umaga-Jensen
Sullivan
Proctor
Barrett
Sinkinson
Rayasi
J Savea
Moorby
Naholo

foobaNZ

@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2023:

So the squad is pretty much this with ? at hooker and prop:

Numia

Mafileo

Rakete-Stones

Lomax

Franks

?

Aumua

Coles

?

Blackwell

Bird

Sangster

Walker-Leawere

Delany

Howden

Prinsep

Kirifi

A Savea

Gibson

Lakai

Flanders

Iose

Perenara

Roigard

Booth

Morgan

Cameron

Love

Higgins

Umaga-Jensen

Sullivan

Proctor

Barrett

Sinkinson

Rayasi

J Savea

Moorby

Naholo

That's a hell of a squad apart from our old mate Prinsep.

Canes4life

@foobaNZ said in Hurricanes 2023:

@Canes4life said in Hurricanes 2023:

So the squad is pretty much this with ? at hooker and prop:

Numia

Mafileo

Rakete-Stones

Lomax

Franks

?

Aumua

Coles

?

Blackwell

Bird

Sangster

Walker-Leawere

Delany

Howden

Prinsep

Kirifi

A Savea

Gibson

Lakai

Flanders

Iose

Perenara

Roigard

Booth

Morgan

Cameron

Love

Higgins

Umaga-Jensen

Sullivan

Proctor

Barrett

Sinkinson

Rayasi

J Savea

Moorby

Naholo

That's a hell of a squad apart from our old mate Prinsep.

Would prefer Laubscher over Prinsep any day. Hey we may still get a nice surprise come 10am.

Winger

@Canes4life agree 100% Although TBH I've seen very little of TL. But what i did he looked impressive. Prinsep is though an 80 minute man that Holland loves.

Winger

@Canes4life weakness could be 1st 5. But otherwise a better team than this year

Canes4life

@Winger said in Hurricanes 2023:

@Canes4life agree 100% Although TBH I've seen very little of TL. But what i did he looked impressive. Prinsep is though an 80 minute man that Holland loves.

Lol how average was he when he came on in the final on Saturday. I wouldn’t have him anywhere near the starting side.

foobaNZ

@Canes4life yea he's my favourite player when he's in the opposition.

I am curious how our back line ends up.

If Jordie plays 12 for the ABs in EOYT then you'd think he'll be there for Canes. Higgins and PUJ more than capable if he doesn't.

So do you play Moorby at 15 or Love?

If Moorby is at 15 does Love play 10? I think Love is better than Morgan but he's probably more a 15 than a 10.

If Morgan plays Jordie or Love need to be on the park to kick goals.

Canes4life

@foobaNZ said in Hurricanes 2023:

@Canes4life yea he's my favourite player when he's in the opposition.

I am curious how our back line ends up.

If Jordie plays 12 for the ABs in EOYT then you'd think he'll be there for Canes. Higgins and PUJ more than capable if he doesn't.

So do you play Moorby at 15 or Love?

If Moorby is at 15 does Love play 10? I think Love is better than Morgan but he's probably more a 15 than a 10.

If Morgan plays Jordie or Love need to be on the park to kick goals.

Personally, I’d like to see this backline:

Roigard 10. Morgan 11. Rayasi 12. Barrett 13. Proctor 14. Moorby 15. Love, and then my bench players would be 21. Perenara 22. Higgins 23. Umaga-Jensen/Sullivan.

foobaNZ

@Canes4life I like yours except I'd have Sullivan at 13. Proctor D though is probably better.

This would be handy too:

Roigard
Love
Rayasi
Higgins
Sullivan
Moorby
Barrett

Canes4life

@foobaNZ said in Hurricanes 2023:

@Canes4life I like yours except I'd have Sullivan at 13. Proctor D though is probably better.

This would be handy too:

Roigard
Love
Rayasi
Higgins
Sullivan
Moorby
Barrett

I like that aswell. Nice mix, I think we will see a few combinations this year but we look strong and that’s the main thing.

foobaNZ

@Canes4life yea normally we're griping about who they pick, this year all options are solid.

I do think though Perenara is a locked on starter, and probably Julian too. Even though they shouldn't be.

Canes4life

@foobaNZ if Julian starts I don’t think we should start Rayasi.

Two big wingers rarely works. I’d shift Moorby to the left wing if we start Savea.

I think there will be plenty of rotation.

Canes4life

Hurricanes 2023 squad.

Canes4life

So Tosi is the 6th prop, Devery is the third hooker, and Gibson has been dropped.

That squad is strong and I think we can definitely win the title. Need to keep key players fit though.

Bovidae

A lot of loose forwards, even after moving Delany to lock.

Crucial

Kini Naholo makes his third Super side. Has he ever actually played a game though?

The Silver Fern

Hurricanes 2023